The Vampire Diaries- Homecoming

“U know what never gets old? Revenge.”

This show is more intellectual then inception as the schemes are schemes within schemes. Nobody can be trusted and at this point, anyone can be dead in a heartbeat.

 The episode starts off with Stefan calling Klaus to tell him Micheal is dead. Since his is still compelled to Klaus he cannot lie so everything he says must be true. For the plan to fully be put into motion Micheal offers to be staked. Elena must do this because the dagger used would kill any vampire right after they killed an original. This shows Micheals dedication to killing Klaus as he puts his trust into the three to bring him back to life. This information is enough to lure Klaus back to Mystic Falls. As everyone is getting ready for homecoming, because yes amongst all the craziness happening, they all still have time to attend homecomig, Klaus floods the gym and moves the whole party to Tyler’s house, yet this isn’t homecoming anymore… it’s a celebratory wake.

 In order for the plan to be successful, the plan must be executed without error. There is no room for screw ups and nothing can be left to chance. Damon comes up with a plan of his own, that he does not Elena be a part of. Elena makes Rebekah believe that they are friends, and then stabs her in the back… Literally. One down, one to go. In order for this scheme to work they need to involve the least amount of people, and only to people that are truly commited can be trusted not to mess anything up. Although Rebekah helped them out, opened herself up to Elena, and lured  Klaus back just to drive a stake through his heart, her loyalty was still weary so she had to be silenced. Stefan also had to be silenced. His loyalty and sire to Klaus could pose as a problem because one wrong lie and the whole plan could be messed up. This isn’t to say that silencing Stefan couldn’t have been done in a less painful manner, but it is Micheal. He has no remorse for people.

 But who are we to think that we can fool Klaus, a powerful hybrid who has been up to no good and running for 1000 years. He is always one step ahead of everybody and and he definitely knew they were up to something. He warns Tyler that all of his friends shouldn’t try anything crazy tonight because his party is armed with hundreds and thousands of loyal and sired hybrids, that will kill if anyone tries to harm him. Tyler not being able to help himself from doing what Klaus says stabs Caroline with vervain and makes Matt take her far away from the party to ensure her safety. He knew that if she found out her friends were scheming to take on Klaus she would have tried to help and risked her life. Klaus would have no problem killing her and Tyler wouldn’t be able to do anything to stop him.

 Suddenly one of the hybrids goes to tell Klaus that he has a visitor by name of Micheal. Seperated by a clear door Klaus wont come out to face his father, and Micheal cannot enter the premises. He starts provoking Klaus to come face him and stop being a coward. Klaus tells him that he can watch his hybrids rip him to pieces but little does he know they are part vampire and have been compelled by Micheal. He even threatens to kill Elena and when Klaus calls his bluff he stabs her right in the back which leaves Klaus vulnerable- the perfect chance for Damon to drive the dagger through Klauses heart and close this chapter forever. As Elena, who we realize was Katerina the whole time gets up, Stefan runs and pushes Damon off of Klaus leaving him to kill Micheal and ruin the only weapon left to kill a hybrid. Holy Shit. At this point in the episode I was so shocked and frieghtened that I thought it was over for everybody. How the hell can they seriously get out of this one? Klaus won again. He always wins and he is going to want revenge on every single one of them.

But never fear, this is Vampire Diaries so of course there’s going to be tons of more schemes involved. Mad at the world Damon drinks his sorrow away wondering how the hell it all went wrong and why Stefan would screw this up. This moment between Elena and Damon would have been perfect for a kiss but of course the writers wont let that happen no matter how badly Elena wants it this time. They are interrupted by a phone call from Katerina who is on the run, as always. This time though she had an agenda of her own and she’s not alone. With Katherine you never know whose side her loyalty is on. Sometimes she sides with Damon, sometimes with Stefan, and sometimes she does her own goddamn thing, but no matter what, she is always there when they need her, and has no problem saving Elena’s life.

Why the plan went soo horribly wrong? Katerina posing as Elena ran and fed Stefan blood and pep talked him into stopping Damon from killing Klaus. Why? After she had a brief conversation with Klaus at the party he told her that if any of them even try to kill him he has insurance that the minute he dies, so will Damon. They have wanted to kill Klaus for 500 years, but this way they loose a friend and a brother. She needed Stefan to let his humanity through at least for a little and care enough to save his brother. I wonder if they plan on telling Damon this part of the story or are they going to let him sulk and feel like a complete and utter failure?  The show has really been focusing on this unbreakable bond of brother hood. No matter how much you hate your sibiling or how much they screw up, they are still your family and you still love them.

 In the end we see that Stefan is putting his freedom to good use. He calls his good friend Klaus and tells him that there is nothing better then revenge, as Klaus realizes that the coffins with his family members have disappeared right along with Stefan and Katerina. Does Stefan not realize that by doing this he is jeopardizing Elena and Damons lives again? Who is in those coffins besides Elijah… they have so many? Is there yet another way to kill Klaus that none of us knew about? Does Stefan even care about Elena anymore or has he accepted that she is better off with Damon? She would have been crushed if anything happened to Damon. Can’t blame the girl, if they killed off Damon I would have probably stopped watching all together. I have to give it to the writers though; the plotlines in season three are bloody brilliant. They have me fooled and gripping the edge of my seat at every freaking minute.

 Other Thoughts

-Where was Alaric. For someone who prides himself on vampire hunting you think they would ask him for help. He would have enjoyed this.

-Did Jeremy go on vacation? We haven’t seen him for two episodes after he broke Bonnies heart, was an asshole about it and left.

-They really need to get Matt more involved with the show or just kick him to the curb.

-Now that Caroline and Tyler have broken up, will Tyler go completely off the rails and obey Klaus?

- Anyone planning on waking up Rebekah? She’s going to be pist as hell! Especially because she never got to go to that damn highschoool dance.

Memorable Quotes

-Stefan: Well don’t look at me. I’m just in charge of getting him back here.

-Damon: Cause vampires are usually so reliable.

-Stefan: I’m 162 years old and I’m going to a homecoming dance. I need better ties.

-Stefan: If I look at your track record at homecoming dances I’d say it’s pretty tragic.

-Caroline: Quit hanging out with Rebekah the evil blood slut.

-Tyler: If I’m sired to anybody its you.

-Rebekah: Embarrassing story, this is my first high school dance.

-Elena: I’m so sorry I cant leave anything to chance either.

-Damon: In the back. Harsh.

-Damon: I’m not judging you. Very Katherine of you.

         -Elena: Not the way to make me feel better about myself    

                  Damon.

         -Damon: It was a compliment… Sort of.

-Tyler:  But I’m not throwing it Stefan. Im just doing what Klaus wants.

         Stefan: what do you mean?

         Tyler: Its not a party. It’s a wake.

-      Caroline: Our sired friend Tyler thought it was okay for his master to throw a party.

-      Stefan: Family? You mean the people you cart around in caskets?

-      Klaus: Seems the homecoming queen is still among the living which means Rebekah isn’t here. Where is she?

-      Damon: You couldn’t just break his neck?

o  Well it certainly occurred to me.

-      Klaus: I compelled her to go to church and pray for your friends.

-      Damon: Heres my RSVP. Hybrid.

-      Damon: As a host, you should know these hybrids don’t make the best first impression.

-      Damon: Your not suppose to witchy migraine me.

o  Bonnie: Your not suppose to kill Tyler!!

o  D: He tried to bite me…

-      Micheal: You cant kill me.

o  Klaus: But it’ll make a hell of a party game.

-      Micheal: Who do you have other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one.

-      Micheal: Your impulse Niklaus has been and will be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great.

-      Damon: She ran for the hills like usual, and who could blame her.

-      Elena: We’ll survive this. We always survive. Trust me.

o  Damon: We’re never getting Stefan back you know that don’t you?

o  E: Then we’ll let him go ok? We’ll have to let him go.

-Katherine: Care enough to save Damon’s life cause I am going back to that party and I am seeing this plan through. Klaus will be killed and we’ll have our freedom but then Damon will be dead. Your brother will be dead Stefan unless you care enough to do something about it.

- Katherine: I wasn’t just trying to save Damon’s life Stefan. I was trying to save yours.

         -Stefan: Come on Katherine, you don’t care about anyone but yourself.

         -K: You and I both know that that’s not true. I loved you. I loved Damon too. Humanity is a vampire’s greatest weakness. No matter how easy it is to turn it off it keeps fighting its way back in. Sometimes I let it.

-Katherine: You had a good plan and that’s high praise coming from me.

-Stefan: I wonder Klaus, for someone whose been one step ahead for a thousand years, were you prepared for this?