Air Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 8/7c on The CW
“When all is said and done, there’s nothing more important than the bond of family.” – Elena
Elena and Rebekah face off and my money is on Rebekah.
“Ordinary People” is touching, full of emotion and focuses on family. The cliffhanger from last week’s “Ghost World” had me excited to see Vikings (I know I’m not the only one); alas the ancient script was left by none other than the original vampire clan. Their story is the central focus of the episode—how they became vampires living in Mystic Falls and running from the vicious vampire hunter, Mikael (Sebastian Roché). “I now like to call him ‘Papa Original.’” Damon’s (Ian Somerhalder) quip is funny, but I didn’t think Mikael was anyone’s father. (Big shocker!) So why is he hunting down his son? The answer to that and more is uncovered by the ever persistent Elena (Nina Dobrev).
Observations and thoughts:
While I would love to take credit for his appearance in this episode, because of my consistent nagging about not seeing Elijah (Daniel Gillies), I can’t. Rebekah’s (Clair Holt) flashbacks are the only reason we see him, but that’s a start. It leads me to believe he may be making his return, but don’t quote me on that. Rebekah doesn’t want to divulge any information about her family, yet she spills her guts on a rush of emotion. The thought of losing her brother shows us her sensitive side. Klaus (Joseph Morgan) is the only true family she has left. But now I wonder if he hasn’t lost himself in his overwhelming quest for power.
Is this really all Alaric is good for? He's a vampire hunter for goodness sakes!
Alaric’s (Matt Davis) deciphering the symbols etched on the cave wall beneath the Lockwood property is a tad predictable. I think there is only one symbol I didn’t guess correctly and I’m no history teacher. I would have preferred a bit more intrigue and ambiguity surrounding the discovery. Resolving the cryptic story of the first vampires (Klaus, Rebekah, Mikael and Elijah) happens too quickly for me. I keep thinking Elena will tell Rebekah about the cave and try to get her to go down there to reveal what it all means, but no dice. Everything boils down to a feud with werewolves leaving the Originals as we now know them: the first immortal predators *wicked grin*. Again, a witch is involved in the creation of something abominable and I’m sure a witch will be needed to undo what’s been done. Ho hum… I have a feeling witches are the cause of any and all supernatural occurrences in the TVD universe, which begs the question, just how powerful are these witches and what does that mean for Bonnie (Kat Graham)?
Stefan’s (Paul Wesley) inability to get his head out of his ass prevents him from overcoming Klaus’ compulsion. Watching his brother nearly die seems to jolt him, but clearly it isn’t enough to bring him back from the unemotional world where he resides. Thankfully, it’s enough to shake things up and get him thinking. There may be hope for Stefan after all. Only, I don’t want him coming back from the edge. I like his demeanor and Wesley shines as the bad boy vampire.
I’m beginning to understand Rebekah and Anna’s (Malese Jow) reluctance to raise Mikael. He’s scary as hell. “Get Klaus back to Mystic Falls and I will gladly drive a stake through his heart; fail… I’ll drive it through yours.” (I got the chills!) Of course, he may be just what the doctor ordered to bring a new edge to the originals since their notoriety is beginning to fade. I still don’t want him to take out Klaus. There’s no fun in that.
The playfulness between Damon and Elena seems to have crossed a line. She’s no longer pushing him away or yelling at him to get away from her. Is he finally wearing her down, or is she beginning to realize Stefan isn’t coming back to her? Let’s get this relationship rolling, people!
Will Rebekah confront Klaus when she sees him again?
Okay, so now that we know how vampires were created (the Originals being the first), who’s going to explain where all the turned vampires have come from? You know, Rose begat Katherine (albeit unintentionally), Katherine begat the Salvatore brothers, etc. There must have been vampires in other places though, so who created them? Of the originals, the show focuses on four—Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and Mikael. But we know there are more brothers and sisters with stakes through their hearts in crates, courtesy of Klaus. Now I’m thinking about the six degrees of separation between them all. The originals had to go back to Europe at some point—fleeing the carnage left in the US— but did they leave behind sired vamps? And if so, who? I’m curious to know how many enemies the original trio may still have in the world.
Funny line:
Damon to Mikael: “I really hope this game of twenty questions isn’t your secret weapon.”
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Brotherly love is pretty strong but it’s nothing compared to a woman scorned. Now that Rebekah knows the truth about her mother’s death, what do you think she’ll do next? I don’t see her sitting around and doing nothing, that’s for sure. Plus, Klaus comes back next week. You don’t want to miss his return.
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Photo Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Klaus was not the one who turned Katherine. Katherine cut herself on purpose so that Rose would have to use her blood to heal her, and then Katherine hung herself (I think she hung herself. If not, then she killed herself in some other way), so that she could turn into a vampire. As a human, there would be no escaping Klaus, so Katherine decided to become a vampire in order to escape.
If the family left any sired vampires around, the number is probably very little, as siring is a rare occurrence. This doesn’t apply to the turning of werewolves into werewolf vampire hybrids because of the werewolf tendency to be loyal and conform to a pack. Siring is probably extremely likely to occur because the werewolves would perceive Klaus as their elder by a significant margin, and recognize him as the alpha dog (wolf).