Thank God they finally told Jenna. Good lord. That alone makes this a worthwhile episode for me.
Elijah was the best part about this episode. Such a wonderfully detached and melancholy performance, I loved every second of it. Also, damn, so the famous triangle reaches THAT far back? Interesting. And I feel ashamed in admitting that I saw sparks flitting between him and Elena. What can I say? This cast meshes so well together.
Elijah and Klaus as brothers and Klaus as a werewolf were unexpected twists.
I also liked the scene with Klaus-Alaric in the kitchen with Jenna and Stefan. Sara Canning did a great job with that, I thought.
I liked when I heard the sun and moon curse was fake, if it was fixing a writer screw-up it was a good job. It makes perfect sense. I didn't even miss Caroline until I saw the previews. One of my favorites.
"Dad's secretary once gave me a Woody.....she remembered he was my favorite Toy Story Character." Priceless.
As was Claire's reaction, I think she was about to say "Sweet Jesus."
I liked this episode. Lots of good moments - the deft switching of knife block with fruit bowl, Cam and Manny both using the word 'daunting' and of course Carmen Miranda.
Also, did Phil yell out "Son of Jor-El!" when the pan was on fire?
I liked Brittany knowing all there is to know about cat diseases, Santana sticking up for Kurt and Blaine and verbally taking Karofsky down (at least for now), Mike's dance, and Mercedes' performance. Gwyneth's performance was decent, too. The rest of the episode was boring, disjointed filler.
I have the same complaints about this ep that I had about much of season one -- people acted out of character because the writers needed them to to advance the plot (Will and Holly are suddenly both jealous enough to endanger their relationship, despite neither being the jealous type?), events occurred just because the writers needed them to, not for any legitimate reason (the club needed to be poor again? Of course Sue hid the Cheerios money in offshore accounts. Will needed to be free to get back together with Emma? Of course Holly conveniently got offered a four-month job), and the songs seemed to be chosen for no real reason other than the producers liked them (how many of those actually fit the night of neglect theme?).
Also, while I liked that both Mercedes and Mike got a few lines about being ignored and unappreciated, I was annoyed that Tina got crapped on. Again. We barely got to hear any of her song.
Ugh, why does nothing about the Chuck/Blair arc make sense? When did Blair see that Chuck had matured? When she overheard Raina dumping him for selling out Lily, similar to how he sold her out nearly a season ago? And it was really unsatisfying to see Blair kick Chuck to the curb in a way that doesn't really address the problems with how he's treated her. I think I should give up on ever seeing that moment though, sigh.
Blair and Dan continue to be totally adorable! I was hoping for more ambiguity about her feelings. It's definitely suspicious that she walked away "stunned" and then spent the week in bed, refusing to see Chuck, refusing to take Dan's call, but Leighton played it close to her chest. I can't tell, but it will be interesting to hear the interpretations both ways.
Charlie can stay, I guess. I'm curious about why she dropped out of college, why Carol was giving her and Dan the eye there at the end.
And Vanessa! They didn't even give her a relatable reason to snitch to Serena about what she overheard. Honestly, they just need to cut her loose at the end of this season, it's pretty clear they don't give a damn about her character anymore. Let Jessica do something else.
I think my favorite moment was Eric mocking Dan (and Dan smiling) that once he would have found Blair getting him included in the photoshoot to make him a more acceptable suitor repellant. But now he just finds it endearing because he liiiiiikes her, and it's too cute.
Teddy has to be the world's luckiest guy. Everywhere he turns, some guy wants him. Also, I thought we already dealt with Teddy's issues with commitment and relationships when he was with Silver. Didn't really understand the need to bring it up again.
I'm still puzzled as to why Naomi and Max have to keep their relationship a secret. I don't think anybody really associates doing well in school with being a loser.
Ade vs Silver is boring. Ade's character has been ruined. Navid didn't dump you because of Silver; he dumped you because you became a horrible person. Now she's messing with someone's medication?
This was a great episode. I especially loved the scene between Felicia and Paul... such powerful acting. I would have loved if they had left it at that, but it wouldn't be Desperate Housewives unless Felicia was planning something, now would it?
I'm very interested to see how this all plays out with Carlos and Bree. Hopefully we still see Andrew in the show as much as we are now. It was also good to see Lee again, for however limited it was.
Lynette almost seems to be getting what she deserves for pushing Tom to have that new job. Even so, I did feel sorry for her as she walked off the plane.
This was quite possibly the cutest episode of a sitcom I have ever seen. The only thing that could have made it better would have been Ben and Leslie dancing, though I don't know if that could have topped April dancing with Ron. So glad P&R is around.
LOVE Kevin Corrigan. His walking into class and throwing his satchel to the side cracked me up. I also loved the closeup as he talked about them being actors, not writers, as he stared in the distance.
I was surprised and pleased to see Stephen Tobolowsky,
Except for Corrigan, I think my favorite part of the ep was at the beginning as they were all talking about the electives. Love the Dean reminding people about the PA class.
Also enjoyed this line from Jeff: "It’s hard enough to find people you can stand in this life, let only someone who’s willing to stomach your imminent dementia and your present incontinence."
Abed's record scratching ap was good.
But overall, I wasn't bowled over by this ep. However, they always warrant a second viewing.
PLOT: Returning to Woodsboro to launch her new self-help book, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), once again finds herself the target of the Ghostface Killer. With the killer now stalking her niece Jill (Emma Roberts), and her group of friends, including horror fans Kirby (Hayden Panettiere), Robbie (Erik Knudsen), and Charlie (Rory Culkin), Sidney must once again team up with her old cohorts, Dewey (David Arquette), and Gale (Courteney Cox) to discover the identity of this new Ghostface before Jill and all of her friends are killed.
I was 90% sure they weren't gonna kill her but I will admit I still screamed: "OH MY GOD! THEY KILLED BONNIE! YOU BASTARDS!!"
And promptly felt like a dumbass 3 minutes later.
For me, the best parts of this episode were the Bonnie/Damon scenes and the Bonnie/Elena scenes. I only wish Caroline could have been a part of it. She's one of the powerpuff girls, too!
I really like the fact that they're bringing back the awesome Damon I've been missing for most of this season while still allowing him to evolve. This really came off in the Damon/Bonnie scenes. I think he does care about Bonnie (maybe he's even fond of her), but it's completely true (and in character) that he'd throw her under a school bus if it meant saving Elena. Maybe that will change if they become closer, but thank god they're not going the Spike route with his character. I mean they're not turning him into a care bear with fangs who randomly has some snarky lines just because he's "in love."
Matt Davis finally got to show his talent. He is great as Klaus. I do hope Klaus will leave Alaric's body without killing him. Damon's "we need to kill the REAL Klaus" line made me happy. I don't think he was very much into trying to kill "Klaus" now but would rather have the man show up in person so they can kill him. His plan was meant to save BOTH Alaric and Bonnie tonight and he did outsmart Klaus and seeing him back in form was great. The casting sides for Klaus described him as someone who can "out-Damon Damon", in this round, Damon wins. Klaus getting a bit offended when Damon told Alaric he was not impressed with Klaus so far was priceless. Both Klaus and Damon had some great lines this episode, can't wait for those two meet one another in person
And Bonnie! Bonnie Bonnie Bonnie! My love for this character keeps on growing. Along with Damon, this is the character that's evolved the most this episode. She's still not all Vampires!Yay! but her trust of the Salvatore brothers (especially Damon) was evident and seemed true and not rushed at all. I really hope this means we'll be getting more Damon/Bonnie scenes in the future. Their relationship really fascinates me and I'd love to see it grow. I know Bamon will never happen, but I can see them growing to genuinely respect and care for each other while still doing what is necessary to keep everyone alive.
