The Vampire Diaries: "The Devil Inside"/

The Originals: "Dance Back from the Grave"

I. Hate. Katherine. 

And the look on Damon's face in this picture is exactly why. It's no secret that I have a not-so-healthy obsession with Damon Salvatore. And seeing the look on his face when Katherine (inside Elena's body) told him it was over between them, just about ripped my heart out of my chest. I was pretty convinced they were going to kill Katherine off in the 100th episode, and I'm honestly still upset that they didn't. That would have been a way better move. Yes, it will add good drama and be a good way to keep Damon and Elena apart so they can get back together at the end of the show, but come on. Katherine inside of Elena? I know this is The Vampire Diaries, but that is even a little ridiculous for this show. This better not end up being like The Host. They tortured us enough with the sire bond, is this really necessary? I think no.

And now Damon is going to go off and be ripper Damon with Enzo. Sigh....it's season three all over again, but with the a different ripper brother. 

At least we got to watch Stefan punch Tyler in the face though. That was just about the only good part of this episode for me. Unlike a lot of other TVD fans out there who hate Tyler's guts, I am actually a Tyler fan. What can I say, he's hot. But that being said, he has been a major idiot for the past season and a half. He's the one who left Caroline, and I think he has no right being mad that she slept with Klaus (plus I ship Klaroline hardcore, so anything that brings those two closer together makes me happy). He definitely deserved that punch in the face, and it was even better that it was Stefan who was doing the punching. Now if only we can get Caroline over to The Originals so her and Klaus can be together. I think it would actually be great for them to move her to that show. Her character doesn't have a lot going on on TVD besides cleaning/decorating/hanging out in her dorm room.

Speaking of The Originals, I decided to lump that in with my TVD post this week. Partly because life got crazy, and partly because not much is happening on The Originals right now. Basically the only thing that keeps me excited to watch every week is Elijah (swoon). Every time he opens his mouth, I can feel my baby-maker skip a beat. He is just all sorts of fantastic. I feel like his relationship with Hayley is about the only thing the show has going for it right now. Those two just need to get together already! Not only would it be a great relationship, it would also stir up the dynamic between him and Klaus, which would be really interesting to watch.

Other than that, we just have these creepy witches who just seem to chant a bunch of weird things every week and draw some funny pictures without getting much of anywhere. Bonnie could witch circles around these girls. Maybe she should move to The Originals too. She could teach them a thing or two I feel. It does, however, look like in next week's episode, one of the four girls who was killed in the Harvest ritual comes back to life. I sure hope the rest of them do too, because I really loved Devina! Her and Bonnie can become BFFs. And apparently I just think that I am writing the show. Haha. 

On that note, I am off! Until next time my fellow vamp lovers.

-LC

How I Met Your Mother

How Your Mother Met Me

It has now been a good 7 hours since I watched this episode, and I am still all little schoolgirl giddy on the inside. Really though. This is the best episode of HIMYM I have seen in a LONG time. It was the perfect combination of funny, sweet, charming, and sad. After torturing us for 15 episodes, we finally got to see The Mother for more than just a blip! I must admit that I was skepty about this chick for awhile since I ship Ted and Robyn so much, but this episode solidified my love for her. She's fantastic. I would probably marry her (don't tell my boyfriend).

I think the main thing about this episode that a lot of viewers probably weren't expecting is that it was actually pretty sad. We learned in this episode that The Mother was in love before, and her lover died. That's pretty heavy stuff, especially for a sitcom. However, I think that this little tidbit of info is a blatant foreshadowing. If you like spoilers as much as I do, then you've probably read the theories on the internet that the mother is actually dead, and that is why Ted has decided to tell his kids the story of how they met. I have held true to this theory for quite some time now, and there is quite a bit of evidence to support that. For one, she doesn't pipe in or show up at any point while Ted is telling the story. Don't you think she would want to be there and share her point of view? Secondly, the entire series points towards Ted ending up with Robin. Their relationship has been the main focus of basically the entire series (minus this season). To randomly have him end up with someone else doesn't make a whole lot of sense (even though the show is called How I Met Your Mother, and it's pretty obvious that Robin isn't the mother). Thirdly, there is that episode from last season where Ted runs to The Mother's door and gives his heart-wrenching speech about how he will meet her in 45 days and he wants those extra 45 days with her and he'll love her forever. That doesn't exactly sound like a speech you give to someone who's still around. And lastly, one of the writers said in an interview that by the end of the series we will find out that there is a specific reason Ted decided to tell his children this story at this particular point in time. What other reason could there possibly be?

A couple other interesting theories I have come across has to do with Barney. It's a bit of a stretch, but kind of fun to think about nonetheless. Basically the theory is that Barney and Ted are actually each other in the story. In other words, Ted essentially took all of Barney's qualities and used them to describe himself and used his qualities to describe Barney, so as to look better in front of his children. This theory does operate on the fact that The Mother got pregnant and that's why her and Ted got married, which I'm not sure is the case. It is a bit of a time crunch, but I think they got married first. If they didn't though, Ted would be the guy who dated a new girl every episode and married a girl he knocked up, and Barney would be the one who ended up with the "dream girl" of the show whom he was in love with. Like I said, it's a bit of a stretch, but a fun idea to play with. You can read the entire article here: http://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/1mmsa3/how_i_met_your_mother_the_mother_is_dead_and_ted/

Conspiracy theories aside, this was a great episode. I loved seeing all the flashbacks of their little run-ins over the years and of course Rachel Bilson :) Until next time, my fellow TV freaks!

-LC

The Bachelor: Week 4

The Honeymoon Is Over

        So let me just start off by saying that I am so excited to be back and even more excited that I am starting off with The Bachelor! I am a newbie to The Bachelor world, and let's just say my obsession is starting out strong. I watched The Bachelorette last season for the first time and fell in love with it, and this is my first time watching The Bachelor! Now down to business...

       I think it's safe to say that we have officially reached the point in the season where people's crazy is starting to show. I remember the first episode thinking how I liked almost all the girls and he had so many good ones to choose from. Oh, the good old days. I can safely say that the only two people I didn't want to punch during this episode were Renee and Andi. Because let's face it, those two haven't taken a wrong step yet. They are by far my favorites, I adore them both. But as for the rest of them...I don't even know where to begin.

      I guess we'll start with Nikki since she was the most atrocious in this episode. She was honestly my favorite from the first few episodes. Being a nursing student myself, I had a soft spot for her and I thought she was sweet and smart. What happened?? She was talking smack on everyone the entire episode and then she apparently she decided she was in a horror film and started lurking in the shadows while Claire and Juan Pablo were having their one-on-one time. So creepy! I'm not sure what her deal is, but hopefully she snaps out of it (although I'm not holding my breath for that).

     On that note, let's talk about Claire. Another one of my early favorites who seems to be hopping on the crazy train. While she was nowhere near as bad as Nikki, she was being a bit of an attention whore. While this is annoying, at least she is putting herself out there and getting noticed by Juan Pablo. That's more than I can say for Alli and Danielle, who I don't think we've seen have more than one conversation each with Juan Pablo. (Also, I just have to mention the best comment of the night, which was directed at Claire: "Come on, I know you've swallowed bigger things than that." I died).

    Then we have Sharleen. She is one I have disliked from the beginning (who says "sure" to a first impression rose? Really? Step up your acting skills, girl) and she just gets worse and worse as the weeks go by. Besides the fact that she is possibly the most awkward kisser ever, she is just a snob. My operating system has more emotion and personality than her. I believe at some point in the episode she said something to the effect of "you're not dull." Is that supposed to be a compliment? I'm confused. What's even more confusing is that he gave her the date rose even after she basically admitted to him that she doesn't want kids. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM? This infuriates me. 

    Juan Pablo was overall infuriating in this episode. Telling the girls that you aren't going to kiss anybody that night because of your daughter (who really shouldn't be watching the show since she's four) is just a cop out. Which is especially obvious when you start making out with Claire when nobody can see you. Be a man and just admit that you don't want to kiss some of them. And why would you randomly draw the line at 6 girls? Are you not going to kiss any of the other five girls at any point during the show? If so, you might as well send them home right now since you can't fall in love with someone without kissing them (poor Lauren.....I just wanted to sing "Kiss The Girl" the entire time I was watching her get rejected). Stupid Juan Pablo.

    Here's to hoping that next week is less infuriating.

-LC

We're Back! And... The Vampire Diaries 100th Episode

My fellow Televisionistas and I bit off a little more than we can chew the first time around, but we trimmed down the number of shows on our blog and we are really excited to get back to it!

Last night was the 100th episode of our favorite show The Vampire Diaries, seems like a good point to start our blog back up with. I thought it was a really good episode. It had some good twists, visits from some old familiar places and some Klaroline action!

I really enjoyed listening to everyone reminisce about the horrible things that Katherine has done to them, it was also interesting to realize how central she is to the plot of the show. None of our beloved main characters would be vampires if it weren't for her and so many of the things that have happened to them wouldn't have without her involvement.

I am obviously 100% team Delena, however even setting aside all of my crazy shipper feelings, I hope Damon and Elena can work things out. I mean come on, even Stefan thinks they belong together. And while we are on the subject of Damon and Elena, what is Caroline's problem? This is one thing that always bugs me. Yes Damon did some bad things in the beginning, and to Caroline in particular, but how is he any worse than any of the rest of them? How is Stefan the good brother? From what I can recall Damon has been the good one for a majority of the series now. He is the one saving everyone while Stefan is off ripping peoples heads of and/or pouting. 

KLAROLINE! I wasn't sure this was ever going to happen, but I'm so glad it is. And back to my previous rant, I hope maybe this will soften Caroline when it comes to Damon. Lets face it, Damon isn't half as bad as Klaus.

I am not sure how I feel about the Katherine taking over Elena's body twist. We kinda saw this coming in previous episodes but I thought she was actually really going to let herself die which to me would have been more shocking and memorable for the 100th episode. I am glad that Katherine isn't gone, but I am a little sick of the whole taking over someones body thing. We have seen it too much now, but I will try to have faith that this will be different and interesting.

All in all it was a really good episode, but I have thought that about all 99 of the previous ones as well.

-Avalon