The Return was a great return for The Vampire Diaries. IF this episode set the tone for season 2, fans are in for a long and bumpy ride. Many things happened throughout the episode including things we didn’t even suspect to happen…or even this soon. This episode was jam packed with vampire goodness and it’s just the beginning of the season. Here are five things you should know about 2.01 – The Return.
1. Katherine is back and she’s ready to play. Nina Dobrev is the bomb.com for pulling off the innocent Elena and the cold-hearted Katherine. It is amazing seeing the transformation from one character to the next. It’s more than just a wardrobe change that really makes THE difference.
Katherine is back to break hearts a long the way. She enjoys toying with Stefan who actually let himself get sucked in to her power. It’s a very Stefan thing to want to play along to get the details, but this time he got wrapped up in Katherine’s allure.
And then there’s Damon. “Kiss me or kill me? We both know you can only do one.” She knows those boys so well and the fact that she could manipulate Damon the way she did with just a few minutes of conversation shows the girl definitely has skill.
2. Damon doesn’t like to be rejected. First Damon finds out that it wasn’t Elena that he kissed and then Elena throws a big landmine on him. “I’m not surprised that you would kiss me. I’m surprised you thought I would kiss you back.” This sends Damon into a downward spiral. He thinks Elena is lying to herself and he knows there is something between them. But we have to back up to Katherine. When he wants to know the truth if Katherine really loved him, she hits him with another landmine. She tells Damon that she never loved him and it was always Stefan! Fast Forward: Damon tries to kiss Elena again but she’s fighting him off and tells Damon that she cares about him, but she loves Stefan. It’s always been Stefan.
This causes Damon to act out and cross the line. He walks up to Jeremy who is coming to the defense of his sister and snaps his neck. Luckily, Jeremy is wearing that ring that protects again supernatural forces. Why did Damon have to do that? Did he realize it was going to ruin everything he had built with Elena? There could have been the possibility that Damon and Elena could exist in the world of The Vampire Diaries. But with that move, he destroyed it all. Stefan thinks Damon knew Jeremy was wearing the ring. There is no way Damon knew though. Damon participates in destructive behavior when he’s upset and drunk; he doesn’t really care about the consequences. Maybe I’m wrong, but Damon intended to cause pain to Elena and killing her brother was a way to do it. Thank goodness for those little black and silver rings!
3. The Lockwood Curse. Tyler is still reeling from the death of his father while everyone else in the town is trying to figure out why Mayor Lockwood and Tyler were stunned by the vampire device. Enter Mason Lockwood, he’s not so bad on the eyes. I’m sorry I had to say that because in the end it’s probably going to make his character more likable. This is just the first episode back so we really didn’t find out much about the Lockwood curse, but we do know it’s something that needs to be tamed. My prediction: The Lockwoods are going to be a major part of season 2 and there is probably a Katherine connection here.
4. Character changes. Did you see Stefan slap Jeremy around like a rag doll? Did you see that mean look in Bonnie’s eyes? The acting has definitely stepped it up a notch this season and it’s great to see. Elena had to stop Stefan from crossing the line with Jeremy. He threatened Uncle John in the hospital with turning him into a vampire if he didn’t leave. And Katherine even noticed how Stefan was meaner since the last time she saw him. Will Stefan’s aggression play a big part in this season? And will it drive Elena and Stefan apart or bring them closer together?
Bonnie was ready to play this episode. She didn’t back down and really showed herself as a force in Mystic Falls. She used her powers to take on Damon and tried again on Katherine. It was kind of funny how Katherine fake reacted to Bonnie’s power and then popped right out of it. BUT Bonnie did use her power to open the door so she wouldn’t be alone. Bonnie is smart on her toes and is ready to rid Mystic Falls of the vampires.
5. Caroline is going vamp! This was the biggest shocker of the entire episode. Not something that was expected, especially in the first episode out of the gate. Caroline is a pawn in Katherine’s game. Katherine suffocates Caroline with a pillow in the hospital and Caroline dies with Damon’s blood in her system. Damon offered to share some of his blood to help her survive the accident. So now Caroline has gone vamp so what does that mean for her and Bonnie’s relationship? Will Bonnie end up killing Caroline? How will Caroline adjust to being a vampire and most importantly, how is she going to make the transition into full vampiredom?
Matt just can’t get ahead in the Mystic Falls game because now Caroline has suffered the same fate as his sister! How will Caroline fit in to everyone’s life now?
Side note:
- Jeremy woke up and that’s good news. If anyone in the Gilbert family turns, it should be Elena! This was a good decision for the writers to have Jeremy wake up HEALED from Anna’s blood and not turned.
- It kind of bugged me that people couldn’t recognize a difference in Elena. Everyone kept mistaken her for Katherine (and I know they weren’t looking for a different person) but someone commenting on her edgy clothing or the curly hair would have been a little funny.
Up next week: The carnival from hell in 2.02 – Brave New World!
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Music: 2.01 – The Return
by Angela on September 10, 2010
This week’s music from 2.01 – The Return courtesy of music supervisor Chris Mollere.
- Played when Bonnie and Matt are talking about Caroline’s condition at the hospital.
- Gemma Hayes is an Irish singer/songwriter and has three albums under her belt. She is currently working on her fourth album. Out of Our Hands is on the album Hollow of Morning which was released on September 30, 2008.
- You can visit her site at: www.gemmahayes.com
- Played at the Lockwood house when Damon and Bonnie talk about why the Lockwoods were effected by the vampire device.
“You need to stop with the witches brew. You’re starting to believe your own press.” – Damon
- Played when Katherine and Stefan talk at the Lockwood house. “No rules Stefan, don’t your remember? No rules.” – Katherine
- Played when Tyler and Jeremy talk about the death of their fathers and bond. Continues when Mason and Tyler talk and Tyler drinks mourning the loss of this father.
- Hurts is Theo Hutchcraft & Adam Anderson from Manchester, England in The UK!
- Song off the album of their debut album Happiness, released on September 6, 2010 and the single was released on August 23, 2010.
- Style is electronica/pop
- Visit the site: www.informationhurts.com
- Plays when Tyler is upset over his father and Mason has to come in and calm him down. Tells him it’s the Lockwood curse. Continues on when Damon is at home and Katherine appears.
- Pop/Rock Singer/Songwriter from Denmark but now lives in London.
- He’s making his international debut sometime in 2011
- This particular song is not available for purchase yet. But you can get a free download of his song Beauty of The Dark on his myspace page: myspace.com/madslanger
- Played when Damon is watching over the Gilbert house and tries to kiss Elena.
- One Republic hit the mainstream with their hit Apologize feat. Timbaland.
- Sara Bareilles’ first hit was Love Song. She just released her new album entitled Kaleidoscope Heart this week. Her music has been used before on The Vampire Diaries (1.02 – Night of The Comet, Gravity.)
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