Airdate: Thursday, April 21, 2011 8PM
Finally, we get to see Klaus
I love, love, love this episode. The opening sequence alone makes me smile like a loon. While I didn’t expect Elijah (Daniel Gillies) to wake up unaware and not knowing anything that happened to him, it was a nice touch. Especially when he sees Elena (Nina Dobrev) and immediately thinks she’s Katerina/ Katherine (Nina Dobrev). It’s plausible that his awakening would be like that of a newly made vampire. He doesn’t realize he’s a vampire or anything else about himself but still, he instinctively knows he can’t be in Elena’s house. Spooky.
I’m excited that we get to see the real Klaus (Joseph Morgan) because I’ve wanted to know who this guy is since Elijah first mentioned him. Finally, it looks like the show is getting back to the good stuff. How surprised were you to find out Elijah and Klaus are brothers? Not too much I hope. The two actors look enough alike to see that bombshell coming. But it does make their story all the more intriguing. Some siblings have a link—like twins—that is only broken under the most extreme circumstances, which it seems Elijah and Klaus may have. I think this means we’ll have quite a bit of storyline going for a while and that’s good. I won’t be bored. It also points to Katherine’s obsession with two other brothers.
Damon (Ian Somerhalder) so wants to be a part of the action. I get his reluctance to interfere with Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Elena’s plan (which isn’t really clear to me, but… whatever). There are quite a few things I like about what’s going on lately: the originals being the only vampires to compel other vampires, Klaus possessing Alaric (Matthew Davis), and Katherine sticking around. The compulsion of other vampires is, in a word, awesome. It means power, and with that power comes the knowledge that Klaus won’t be going away anytime soon. I wasn’t a big fan of Alaric being possessed only because I don’t like to see him as a bad guy, and I wanted to see the person known as Klaus. It was a bit of a copout but now, I see the benefits. And of course, Katherine is the best part of The Vampire Diaries. She still has something about her that we aren’t aware of yet. Whatever it is has to be revealed at some point now that both Klaus and Elijah are on the scene. It must have to do with her appeal. I’ll be darned if every guy doesn’t fall in love with her at some point. She’s got something all the boys want. Did I mention how much I love Elijah? He’s so cool.
Could Elijah have been in love with Katherine?
I find myself sitting on pins and needles waiting for Alaric-Klaus (as dubbed by Damon) to slip and say he’s a vamp. But no, he doesn’t do that; he does something better. Kudos to the writers and actors for making that scene feel genuine. I didn’t expect Jenna (Sara Canning) to be so accepting of what was being told to her, but she had to be shown to believe. Well now, Jenna wanted to know the truth. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for…
Favorite line:
Elijah: “Yes, I’m a little behind on the times, but I believe the term you’re searching for is… ‘OMG.’”
Overall, “Klaus” is a revealing episode, full of twists and surprises I didn’t see coming. If this is any indication of what’s to come, I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season. Although I haven’t read the books, this episode makes me just want to see if I can get a little extra something out of the TVD experience. The foreshadowing alone is enough to make me giggle with glee. And I have to confess, I didn’t miss Bonnie (Katerina Graham), Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) or Matt (Zach Roerig) during “Klaus.” Can you guess why?
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