TVD 4x12 reaction to the ridiclous
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jedi_of_urthI thought I was going to end up flouncing over this, but honestly? I can’t stop laughing long enough to flounce.
Not to mistake this for I’m not pissed off about Kol’s death, because I am, but it feels so...stupid. And the fact that they’ve already set up that Silas will end up raising the dead makes it feel completely temporary (no if Silas can resurrect Finn while he’s at it I’ll be all the happier). Just...the way it’s presented feels wrong for it mattering.
Now, if you’re Klaus, and you’re stuck in the Gilbert living room, isn’t the first person you call Elijah? He may not be answering, but you ought to at least try and tell him Kol’s dead and dear Elena’s responsible. Because that would set Elijah on a war path, and Elijah on a war path I’m pretty sure is nothing these people have seen before.
And yes, I’m pretty much allowing that my ship is probably dead at this point, at least not without some serious rehabilitation should the Elena and Elijah team work any more (I mean I *can* see him trying to write it off with extenuating circumstances, but it’s going to be hard to pull off). But really, I’ve already thrown in the towel on this season and figure I’ll just live in stuff that goes AU before the end of s3, so if my ship is capsized in s4, well it happened in s4 so it didn’t happen as far as I care.
Part of the reason I would be pissed off if I still cared is that the scenes between Elena and Kol are *really* good and *almost* act like Elena is still a character. So yeah I would be pissed at being denied more, if I had the energy to be pissed at all.
And really, the only characters I actually DO care about at this point are the Originals. Everyone else on this show is awful; I mean Stefan is a grade-A douche here; Damon jus IS a grade-A douche (and Klaus is back to saying perfectly logical things about the relationship between Elena and Damon even pre sire bond); and I have no ability to read Elena anymore. I kind of end up thinking that Elena has some deep issues with vampires that she’s never allowed herself to deal with; because she’s still clearly regretful that she’s ever killed anyone while she’s plotting the murder of the guy she’s discussing it with (as well as thousands of unconnected vampires to boot). Basically no one BUT the Originals is all that sympathetic anymore, because I feel way more sorry for the way they’re treated by the leads this episode than I feel anything for the leads themselves.
Although I am happy we continue to get actual Bonnie-story. Although I’m all the more wishing it was *only* about Bonnie’s story rather than having a built in escape hatch when the writers decide they don’t want to deal with the consequences of her choices, I’m pretty sure in the end we’re going to be told it was all Shane’s fault that Bonnie went this direction rather than the perfectly logical idea that Bonnie could have ended up here on her own because SHE’S tired of people being controlling dicks to her; but making it Shane’s fault means they won’t have to deal with the consequences, and this show hates consequences.
So at this point I’m pretty sure we’re going to see Silas released just before the spring hiatus and the last round of episodes will be dealing with everything that happens from that. Hopefully there will be Elijah for that, this time with him being the one that doesn’t really trust Team Elena and Elena realizing this is how it looks when Elijah doesn’t love her either (I’ll settle for the first since it’s unlikely the latter will get text even if it’s in the subtext).
(Really this whole thing is so ridiculous that I’m just glad I don’t care anymore.)
Not to mistake this for I’m not pissed off about Kol’s death, because I am, but it feels so...stupid. And the fact that they’ve already set up that Silas will end up raising the dead makes it feel completely temporary (no if Silas can resurrect Finn while he’s at it I’ll be all the happier). Just...the way it’s presented feels wrong for it mattering.
Now, if you’re Klaus, and you’re stuck in the Gilbert living room, isn’t the first person you call Elijah? He may not be answering, but you ought to at least try and tell him Kol’s dead and dear Elena’s responsible. Because that would set Elijah on a war path, and Elijah on a war path I’m pretty sure is nothing these people have seen before.
And yes, I’m pretty much allowing that my ship is probably dead at this point, at least not without some serious rehabilitation should the Elena and Elijah team work any more (I mean I *can* see him trying to write it off with extenuating circumstances, but it’s going to be hard to pull off). But really, I’ve already thrown in the towel on this season and figure I’ll just live in stuff that goes AU before the end of s3, so if my ship is capsized in s4, well it happened in s4 so it didn’t happen as far as I care.
Part of the reason I would be pissed off if I still cared is that the scenes between Elena and Kol are *really* good and *almost* act like Elena is still a character. So yeah I would be pissed at being denied more, if I had the energy to be pissed at all.
And really, the only characters I actually DO care about at this point are the Originals. Everyone else on this show is awful; I mean Stefan is a grade-A douche here; Damon jus IS a grade-A douche (and Klaus is back to saying perfectly logical things about the relationship between Elena and Damon even pre sire bond); and I have no ability to read Elena anymore. I kind of end up thinking that Elena has some deep issues with vampires that she’s never allowed herself to deal with; because she’s still clearly regretful that she’s ever killed anyone while she’s plotting the murder of the guy she’s discussing it with (as well as thousands of unconnected vampires to boot). Basically no one BUT the Originals is all that sympathetic anymore, because I feel way more sorry for the way they’re treated by the leads this episode than I feel anything for the leads themselves.
Although I am happy we continue to get actual Bonnie-story. Although I’m all the more wishing it was *only* about Bonnie’s story rather than having a built in escape hatch when the writers decide they don’t want to deal with the consequences of her choices, I’m pretty sure in the end we’re going to be told it was all Shane’s fault that Bonnie went this direction rather than the perfectly logical idea that Bonnie could have ended up here on her own because SHE’S tired of people being controlling dicks to her; but making it Shane’s fault means they won’t have to deal with the consequences, and this show hates consequences.
So at this point I’m pretty sure we’re going to see Silas released just before the spring hiatus and the last round of episodes will be dealing with everything that happens from that. Hopefully there will be Elijah for that, this time with him being the one that doesn’t really trust Team Elena and Elena realizing this is how it looks when Elijah doesn’t love her either (I’ll settle for the first since it’s unlikely the latter will get text even if it’s in the subtext).
(Really this whole thing is so ridiculous that I’m just glad I don’t care anymore.)
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Date: 2013-02-02 07:38 pm (UTC)This sums up my reaction in a nutshell. I feel like something has gone wrong along the way here.
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Date: 2013-02-02 10:03 pm (UTC)HA. Really, this season has been one bad decision after another (not that last season was great); and I mean that on the part of the writers more than I do the characters, because characters making bad choices can still be engaging, but this is just a mess.
denial...not just a river...
Date: 2013-02-08 06:54 am (UTC)Yup...ditto x20
What I'm trying to figure out is why the ratings are so high. I don't understand how any group of fans (no matter which ship they're sailin' on) could actually be enjoying this stuff.
"Hopefully there will be Elijah for that, this time with him being the one that doesn’t really trust Team Elena and Elena realizing this is how it looks when Elijah doesn’t love her either"
As much as I dislike Pod!Elena, it's going to be very painful (for me) to watch Elijah return after everything that has happened. If someone had asked me to describe my worst nightmare (for TVD)...this season would fit the bill. I wish I could derive some pleasure out of Elijah treating Pod!Elena with disdain but ...just.cant.do.it... I don't want the last images of Elejah that we get (on air) to be painful.
My New Year's resolution = Never again watch anything that Julie P. has written, produced or directed (or scripts she may have considered reading).
Thank you (as always) for the episode reviews! These days, the reviews and select YouTube clips are all I can handle.
Re: denial...not just a river...
Date: 2013-02-08 07:47 am (UTC)Giving it some thought..maybe Jeremy/Bonnie shippers are doing okay? It's not like anyone's mentioned Jaime in ages. Maybe if one is invested in Caroline's love life as there's hope for either side of that love triangle? But yeah pretty much all ships are mired in crap crap and more crap.
I wish I could derive some pleasure out of Elijah treating Pod!Elena with disdain but ...just.cant.do.it... I don't want the last images of Elejah that we get (on air) to be painful.
Of course what I *really* want is to see them brought down so they can rebuild things between them. I want the standing of their relationship to MATTER to the show, and Elena (rather than Elena-doll) as a character (not just because it would mean we were *getting* Elena over Elena-doll, but a good portion that). I want them fight about what's happened, and then I want to see them make up and admit that they don't like fighting with each other. I want to see them find their way back to solid ground in their relationship and realistically to part on a note of understanding that they're not good yet (look, I'm pissed off at all the Original killing, so I expect Elijah to be too) but things aren't over between them; for him to accept that he totally loves her enough to forgive her eventually in spite of everything, and her to know that she wants things to be right between them one day and they're both going to need to work for it.
Of course that would mean writing Elena as an actual person, which this season managed for a whole two or three episodes half the season ago. As things stand I think the best I can hope for is Elijah basically grieving that the girl he loved isn't there anymore and Elena-doll maybe recognizing that it might matter just a little to her what Elijah thinks of her. It would be painful to us as fans, but at least I CARE that it hurt, right now I just feel much of anything for this show (aside from pissed off sometimes, but even that...I mean compare my 'seriously? WTH?' reaction to Kol's death to my 'YOU BASTARDS WHY GODS WHY?' reaction to Finn's, and liked Kol more than Finn, I just cared more at that point than I do now).