@Joyeful, I agree....Robert Carlyle (sp?) is just great! I was thinking through the entire episode what a wonderful and multi-dimensional actor he seems to be!
I thought the episode last night was interesting from a fan's point of view because the prevailing opinions about the identity of August seem to have been that he is either A) Baelfire or B) Pinnochio. At first, I thought all those that chose Bae were right (and I was quite happy with that), but the promos for next week make me believe those that think Pinnochio are right. The other option is that he is the "writer" of the stories but I don't think so...
My only real confusion lies in how, if August is Pinnochio, did he manage to live outside of Storybrooke where, according to Henry, no fairy tale character leaves or visits? It makes sense that Baelfire would have been elsewhere, but not sure about August/P.....
Also, I do think it's interesting that the implication is that the entire curse was planted in Regina's head by Rumple as a way to get to his son...that her motives were secondary and that he is really the "protagonist" of the curse. Regina is a just a pawn in HIS plan rather than the other way around...
@Mrs Alex O'Loughlin: That was my first guess, Jeremy becomes a vamp to protect himself from going evil from the ring and to be in a better position to protect Elena. I'm not sure how I'd feel about Julie Plec for making that decision, though...is everyone in Mystic Falls going to become a Supernatural being at some point?! Is it going to be vampires, witches, dopplegangers and....Matt? My other guess would be to take off the ring permanently but I don't see how that protects Elena. We shall see, I guess!
Oh, and "Elena" totally does react. She is a "silently suffering", "noble yet cursed", kind of character. Her character is about being selfless yet always having to do selfish things. About everyone around her getting hurt to protect her, while she tries to protect everyone else. It's often done in teen lit, yes (Hunger Games, Twilight), but it's the core of the character. Watching Elena flip out, cry like a lunatic, rave...THAT would be out of character. The character has been shown to cry, suffer and mourn...
Ugh, Bored Now, please. Do stop watching. It is painful to read your critiques all the time. You are so negative. TVD is FUN! It's FUN to watch..they people are gorgeous, the stories are exciting if not a bit unrealistic (obviously), Ian Somerhalder is there... It's like chocolate cake for your brain...isn't really "good" for you the way CNN is (the carrot sticks of the TV world), but it is soooooo much more delicious!
However, I am excited for this kiss, though I wish the Canadians had left it a surprise :-/ I can't see or understand most of the rest, though, so not much spoiling for me!
@Annie, good point :-) That is the premise of the show and I, for one, find the triangle to be fun! Pretty girl, two gorgeous broody guys. Yeah it's been done, but it's the CW, not PBS or HBO. The CW is beautiful people doing sexy, funny and/or dangerous things. That's why it's a blast to watch!
Why do people get so upset and into to detail about what a character or characters must be thinking or what they might do? That confuses me. I get opinionated about the way the show is written or the direction a story is taken, especially a favorite show like TVD, but I am so baffled by the fact that some fans seem to think the characters have thoughts, motives, agendas or deeper ideas beyond what is written for the character. It is fun to analyze, sure, but the getting upset at characters themselves or making assumptions on how a character "really" feels is just odd. Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson make those decisions guys!
However, I am excited for this kiss, though I wish the Canadians had left it a surprise :-/ I can't see or understand most of the rest, though, so not much spoiling for me!
The face that Stefan and Elena go together to the dance doesn't leave me with much hope for something intimate happening with Damon and Elena in the episode prior to this...
I was very disappointed in this episode. So much lead up, anticipation and....Quinn is in a wheelchair but will walk again..and she has no other cuts or bruises to speak of? I kept thinking the episode was going to turn out to be some weird dream sequence and we would find out that Quinn was actually in a coma or something. Plus, where did Blaine's brother come from all of a sudden, and what is up with the pool cleaning business idea? Pretty sure Southern Cali has a lot of pool cleaners if there are as many pools as Puck said. I used to like Glee for the musical numbers, not so much the storylines. Now they try to eek out these really ridiculous story lines accompanied by a few songs per episode. Failing, Ryan Murphy...FAILING.
Lara...because of the whole Vampire Bloodlines thing...Rose changed Katherine, who changed Damon and Stefan...they need to know who changed Rose so they know which Original they aren't able to kill unless they want to kill Damon, Stefan and Caroline (who was changed by Damon's blood)...
@Debi..that actresses name is Bailee Madison..she was in "Just Go With It" with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anistin. Not a mini Ginnifer Goodwin, though an excellent casting choice!
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Agreed. I think that Regina's hatred for Snow began with the secret telling and amplified when she realized her mother orchestrated the entire horse thing (which means saving Snow technically was the start of her life going to Hell...but the King's obvious love for his late wife, Snow getting HER happily ever after (that Regina didn't get with Daniel)...that all contributed to her getting to the point where she put the curse on everyone.
Also, yes, the actress that plays Regina is great! It was hard for them to make her look "young" though, don't you think? I didn't buy her as being quite as young as they tried to portray it. The actress is beautiful, no doubt, but she has a more mature beauty.
I am not sure about August as Pinnochio..yes, some of the story seems to hint at it, but how was he able to come to Storybrooke as a stranger...all the fairy tale characters are already in Storybrooke and, as Henry says, no one leaves Storybrooke. Based on this, he couldn't be a fairy tale character, could he??
Cora as the QoH is a good idea..interesting! I wonder if Regina did something to result in the QoH having to have her face covered?
I really love this show...the writing is inspired and interesting. The back stories of the characters are unexpected and multi-dimensional. I even love the random nods to Disney versions of the tales, lol! I think the writers are very clever...
Joyeful, agreed! I thought the casting of young Snow was so perfect...she really did make the same faces as Ginnfer Goodwin..either awesome casting or a great little actress..or both!
Last comment, I promise...but @Borednow...why do you watch this show and the comment on reviews about it? Seriously. You bash it in every single review of every episode. Just stop watching. You really don't have to..it's just a TV show. You see that button on your remote...the one that says "power"? Just press it and..poof...off goes the TV and your suffering will end.
Oh: Most interesting takeaway from the episode: the bloodline all dying when an Original is killed, Elena admitting she is unsure about her feelings or Jeremy owning a dog?
Obviously Elena has feeling for Damon...file that under "duh". Who cares if Jeremy has a dog?! But I love the bloodline thing...something that totally makes sense in TVD world AND could drive the plot along!
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Did we meet Troy before..like, ever? And Finn the Martyr...so one dimensional. Sage by default, I guess. Though, I wouldn't have minded knowing a TAD more about their love story or Sage's history...
I don't get it...I LOVED this episode! I agree the second half of the season has been pretty shaky and uneven, but this was a GREAT one in my TVD book.
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
CLEARLY the moment with Stefan and Elena!! Are we not watching the same show?! Stefan is "well-adjusted" (ish) again, he realizes the error of his ways! Paul and Nina played it so well... AND, best of all, I remembered why I loved Stefan and Elena together way back in Season 1..you know, before they got boring in Season 2 and Stefan got "Rippery" in Season 3.
@Taylor, no worries! I mean, I would never get "pissed" at show writers...it's just TV after all...but I DO hate when the shows I like to "lose" myself in start losing that spark that made me want to watch. I don't think TVD is there, but it could get there if the writers don't try to tell a logical (as logical as a supernatural show can be) story, you know?
Another of my favorite shows, Supernatural, went in this direction a few seasons ago and it's so disappointing.. You still watch but it's just not the same fun it was when you loved the show so much!
@Lana, phew...good! Thought it was just me, lol! And see, now I am at home and I should do laundry but I went on Facebook and some how ended up here to read the "Roundtable" review. I need an intervention or something..
@Frida, I think Mikael became a vampire with them but did not turn them. Conceivably, anyone he turned could have died...but he was portrayed as hating being a vampire, so I'd assume he didn't really turn anyone..
@Anie, Julie Plec talked about Katherine in an interview and said that Katherine would be nowhere near Mystic Falls if Klaus is there.
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I thought the episode last night was interesting from a fan's point of view because the prevailing opinions about the identity of August seem to have been that he is either A) Baelfire or B) Pinnochio. At first, I thought all those that chose Bae were right (and I was quite happy with that), but the promos for next week make me believe those that think Pinnochio are right. The other option is that he is the "writer" of the stories but I don't think so...
My only real confusion lies in how, if August is Pinnochio, did he manage to live outside of Storybrooke where, according to Henry, no fairy tale character leaves or visits? It makes sense that Baelfire would have been elsewhere, but not sure about August/P.....
Also, I do think it's interesting that the implication is that the entire curse was planted in Regina's head by Rumple as a way to get to his son...that her motives were secondary and that he is really the "protagonist" of the curse. Regina is a just a pawn in HIS plan rather than the other way around...
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Why do people get so upset and into to detail about what a character or characters must be thinking or what they might do? That confuses me. I get opinionated about the way the show is written or the direction a story is taken, especially a favorite show like TVD, but I am so baffled by the fact that some fans seem to think the characters have thoughts, motives, agendas or deeper ideas beyond what is written for the character. It is fun to analyze, sure, but the getting upset at characters themselves or making assumptions on how a character "really" feels is just odd. Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson make those decisions guys!
However, I am excited for this kiss, though I wish the Canadians had left it a surprise :-/ I can't see or understand most of the rest, though, so not much spoiling for me!
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Agreed. I think that Regina's hatred for Snow began with the secret telling and amplified when she realized her mother orchestrated the entire horse thing (which means saving Snow technically was the start of her life going to Hell...but the King's obvious love for his late wife, Snow getting HER happily ever after (that Regina didn't get with Daniel)...that all contributed to her getting to the point where she put the curse on everyone.
Also, yes, the actress that plays Regina is great! It was hard for them to make her look "young" though, don't you think? I didn't buy her as being quite as young as they tried to portray it. The actress is beautiful, no doubt, but she has a more mature beauty.
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Cora as the QoH is a good idea..interesting! I wonder if Regina did something to result in the QoH having to have her face covered?
I really love this show...the writing is inspired and interesting. The back stories of the characters are unexpected and multi-dimensional. I even love the random nods to Disney versions of the tales, lol! I think the writers are very clever...
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Obviously Elena has feeling for Damon...file that under "duh". Who cares if Jeremy has a dog?! But I love the bloodline thing...something that totally makes sense in TVD world AND could drive the plot along!
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In comparison to other supernatural shows on TV, A-.....by season?
Season 1: A+
Season 2: B+
Season 3: C
Let's hope the writer's can "pull their grades up" for (hopefully) Season 4..
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Did we meet Troy before..like, ever? And Finn the Martyr...so one dimensional. Sage by default, I guess. Though, I wouldn't have minded knowing a TAD more about their love story or Sage's history...
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
CLEARLY the moment with Stefan and Elena!! Are we not watching the same show?! Stefan is "well-adjusted" (ish) again, he realizes the error of his ways! Paul and Nina played it so well... AND, best of all, I remembered why I loved Stefan and Elena together way back in Season 1..you know, before they got boring in Season 2 and Stefan got "Rippery" in Season 3.
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Another of my favorite shows, Supernatural, went in this direction a few seasons ago and it's so disappointing.. You still watch but it's just not the same fun it was when you loved the show so much!
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@Frida, I think Mikael became a vampire with them but did not turn them. Conceivably, anyone he turned could have died...but he was portrayed as hating being a vampire, so I'd assume he didn't really turn anyone..
@Anie, Julie Plec talked about Katherine in an interview and said that Katherine would be nowhere near Mystic Falls if Klaus is there.
I know too much about this.
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