In this episode, I’m joined by Lucia and podcast newcomer Heather M. (who you might know from TV Goodness and from right here at TheTelevixen.com)!

We chat about the first three new episodes of 2012, “The New Deal”, “Our Town” and “The Ties That Bind”.

Oh, and this was recorded before last week’s “Bringing Out the Dead” so we do refer to some points that have already been answered.

As always, we’d love to hear your questions and comments … feel free to sound off below!

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There were basically three things going on in Mystic Falls in this episode:

• Someone is killing the Mystic Falls Council Members – and it’s not Meredith!
• Bill Forbes has turned into John Gilbert!
• Meet the Originals!

Both Bill Forbes and Ric have been stabbed, but Meredith has an air-tight alibi.

Bill has vampire blood in his system and doesn’t want to turn. Bill’s final scene with Caroline was very reminiscent of John Gilbert’s letter to Elena. This scene – and the one between Elena and Caroline – both brought me to tears. It’s true that Candice Accola has chemistry with EVERYONE. I still marvel at the fact that in Season One, I just didn’t like her at all.

Meanwhile, Ric thinks that his ring will protect him from a supernatural death and asks Elena to kill him – which she does, with Matt watching. (Matt, I tend to agree with you … this is “messed up”.) Thankfully, it works and Ric survives.

I don’t know why, but it kept occurring to me during this episode that Matt may be the one behind these stabbings. Even as he was hugging Caroline – and later when he said the town is messed up and no one should have to live like this – I just felt there was a possibility that he was behind the stabbings. I know that there are those who think it’s Katherine (on the basis of the prints on the weapon belonging to Elena), or maybe it actually IS Elena. We shall just have to wait and see.

Let’s be honest, though – this episode was all about the Original Family.

Elijah picks up where he and Klaus left off, with Elijah saying that if Klaus thinks he’s pissed off, he can’t wait to see how Finn and Kol will feel. Finn has apparently been locked up for the past 900 years and Kol 100 years. Before you know it, Klaus is making all kinds of promises about uniting the family, and it appears that Elijah is buying into it.

While Bonnie and Abby work on a way to open up the mysterious coffin, an extremely entertaining dinner is taking place at Casa de Niklaus. Seriously, despite the episode’s rather shocking ending, this was the highlight – and maybe my favorite scene of the entire series so far. I could watch a loop of this scene forever. The chemistry between these four is fantastic in the extreme. You get the feeling that all four of them had a wonderful time and really like each other off set as well.

The Brothers Salvatore want to negotiate a truce, but Klaus and Elijah parry their efforts by regaling them with the tale of Tatia, the lovely Original Petrova. So far, Elena seems to be avoiding the curse of the “Petrova teenage pregnancy” because Tatia was already a mom by the time Elijah and Klaus BOTH fell in love with her (I loved this despite of – or maybe because of – the obvious parallel with the Salvatore Brothers’ dilemma. I even loved Damon’s reference to Stefan killing their father. Tet another parallel to the Original history!)

Anyway, in order to keep the peace between Klaus and Elijah, Original Mom “took” Tatia (what does that mean?) and later used her blood as part of the ritual to turn her kids into vampires. Let us not forget, Klaus is still tied to this blood line. The attempt at a truce – fake or otherwise – looks like a no go. Klaus makes an offer, and Stefan refuses. Klaus threatens and Damon and Elijah appear to leave to go and get the mystery coffin back. But they actually don’t go anywhere, except into the next room to undagger (love that word) Finn and Kol, who are obviously not happy. Klaus appears genuinely terrified. After being stabbed by both brothers he turns to make an escape, only to be confronted by a really pissed off Rebekah! She stabs him too.

At this point, Elijah tells the Salvatores they can leave because this is “family business”. (And I particularly love this because it gives me a chance to hear Daniel Gillies long “a” sound – lovely!)

As they walk home, each confesses their love of Elena. Finally it is out in the open. Now what? Well, for one thing, Damon appears to have taken part of that dinner conversation to heart. He ignores a call from Elena, a gesture meant to show that he intends to put some distance between them, for her sake! I love Damon. He is the better man Elena wants him to be, truly. They continue on to the cave, where they find Bonnie and Abby, both still alive but unconscious – and the coffin is open and empty!

Back at Casa de Niklaus, our Original Hybrid is a raving lunatic – ranting that he is a hybrid and has nothing to fear from them because he can’t be killed! But the anti-Klaus siblings have something else in mind. Elijah is reminding Klaus how dangerously close he is to turning into the person he hates the most – their father! And Rebekah intends to kill Elena, depriving Klaus of his blood supply and therefore leaving him utterly alone.

In the midst of this family revenge party, the door bursts open and everyone has a shocked look on their face! Because who walks into the midst of this encounter but ORIGINAL MOM!

Now, many people were not surprised by this turn of events (including me), BUT what she says IS a surprise. She is NOT there for revenge … she wants nothing more than for all of them to be a family again!

SAY WHAT?????

Call me cynical but I don’t trust this woman for a second. I don’t believe she has any intention of forgiving Klaus.For anything. In fact, I think she plans a huge, glorious scene for her own revenge.

A ball perhaps?

The next episode is “Dangerous Liaisons”. Those who do not agree with me might want to check out the plot of the movie. Just sayin’!

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TVD returns this Thursday with an all new episode, “Bringing Out the Dead”!

And thanks again to Bonnie for creating such a fantastic resource!

This episode was one of those unremarkable ones that moves the storyline along, but doesn’t pack the punch (or punches) of some of the others. Well, personally I want to thank the writers for giving us a breather. And for the one punch it did pack at the very end.

To quote the eldest Original sibling – “Boom!”

The episode opens with Bonnie – dreaming again – and this time she’s in the cemetery, with “the” coffin. Next thing you know, she’s IN the coffin, desperately trying to get out. (If you watch The Secret Circle, this is like déjà vu, but unlike Cassie, Bonnie can’t get out of the coffin on her own.) As she screams, a figure opens the coffin – Bonnie recognizes her.

In the cellar of the witch’s house, Bonnie tells Elena about the coffin dream. As they are talking, Stefan walks in. He’s pissed that Bonnie told Elena about the coffins, but Bonnie says she thinks the dream means that her mother can help them open the coffin that is spelled closed.

Elena had requested all information on Abby Bennett from the police, but it is Damon who locates her current whereabouts. Damon divulges that he and Elena have kissed, and now it’s weird. Bonnie and Elena set out on a road trip to find Abby – without Damon.

Elsewhere, Tyler apologizes to Caroline, and says he wants her compulsion-resistant Dad to help him learn control and resist his sire bond. When did Bill turn into a nice guy?

The scene moves to Alaric and Meredith eating lunch, and Alaric’s asking if next time it can be dinner. Meredith agrees. As she leaves, Damon enters, and tells Ric that she’s hot and smart and, therefore, damaged. He also informs Ric that the medical examiner is dead – staked like a vampire – and the doctor is the number one suspect.

At Casa Salvatore, Klaus and Stefan continue their chess game. As usual, Klaus is a few steps ahead of everyone else. Stefan still has the upper hand, but Klaus is making all kinds of moves on the chess board.

On their way to Abby’s house, Elena and Bonnie have a brief discussion about “the kiss”. Bonnie asks if it was good. Elena says it doesn’t matter … Bonnie knows that means it was!

Klaus’s latest hybrid shows up at Abby’s house just before Elena and Bonnie arrive and Abby lets him in. When they get there, they are greeted by Jamie, son of the man Abby was dating after she left Mystic Falls. He invites the girls in. Abby arrives home. (Observation – she must have been really young when Bonnie was born because she’s a very young woman herself.) She tells Elena that she is like her mom, Miranda, who was Abby’s best friend. And here begins a history lesson: 15 years ago, Mikael came to Mystic Falls looking for the doppelgänger. To protect her best friend’s child, Abby lured him out of town and cast a spell to desiccate him, leaving him in the crypt in Atlanta. The consequences were that it nearly killed Abby. She survived, but lost her powers. She realized that she had an opportunity to live a “normal” life so she did not return to Mystic Falls.

Abby did not come home because she wanted to be someone else – just a normal woman. She felt Grams was way better at this stuff than her. At this point, Bonnie realizes that Abby doesn’t know her mother is dead. With the realization, she asks Bonnie what happened. Bonnie explains that they were doing a rough spell and were exhausted – it took more of a toll on Grams, who ultimately died. Abby wants to know why Bonnie has come and she wants to help.

Damon meets Meredith at the hospital. He lets her know he thinks she killed the medical examiner and he wants to protect his buddy Ric. And just like that she sticks a vervain syringe in his neck, and takes some of his blood. When Damon regains consciousness, he goes to Alaric’s apartment and tells him that the doctor vervained and “blood-jacked” him. Why?

Meanwhile, Bill chains Tyler up and says he needs to turn to break the bond (he can change any time he wants to), but Tyler doesn’t know how to start the process (but he’ll do it because he loves Caroline). Tyler is turning – it’s painful and he hates it. Things get nasty when Bill tries to make Tyler speed up the process by making Tyler angry. “Turn or I’ll kill you here and now.” That works all too well … Tyler breaks his bonds and turns on Bill before he can escape.

Meanwhile, Elena has been outside while Bonnie catches up with her mom, and Stefan shows up. Jamie interrupts their conversation and Stefan compels him to leave, but Jamie returns – with a shotgun – and shoots Stefan with wooden buckshot (ouch)! He ties up Elena just as Abby appears to take Bonnie prisoner and puts her in the car.

Abby meets up with hybrid guy and tells him that Bonnie is not telling anyone where the coffins are. He tells her to try harder. Abby explains to Bonnie that she used herbs to remove her magic and she needs Bonnie to tell her where the coffins are or he’s going to have Jamie shoot himself. But as she tells her this, she writes a text and shows Bonnie what it says: “Warn your friends.”

Elena questions Jamie and he tells her what happened – and that the hybrid said that Elena was not to be hurt. Elena breaks free and knocks Jamie out! Then she digs into Stefan’s flesh with her fingers to remove the buckshot.

Back at the witch house, Damon is greeted by Klaus, but the witches are pissed and punish him with their aneurysm trick. Klaus knows that witches – living or dead – take care of each other, but he is going to kill every last one if he doesn’t get what he wants. He says, “My hybrid friend is prepared to end the Bennett line,” and the witches stop their torture, just like that. With a “please” Klaus asks for them to show him the coffins, and they all appear … except for that locked one. Damon explains they can’t show him that one because it’s not here. Bonnie got through to him and he only had time to get one out. And here I am struck by the incredible chemistry between Klaus and Damon in a confrontation. This is an even more interesting chess game than the one with Stefan.

Alaric meets up with Meredith at the hospital just as a badly injured Bill Forbes is brought in by ambulance, and Meredith reveals her secret – she’s a doctor who hates death, so she uses vampire blood to heal people. Bill is near death, but he will make it thanks to Damon’s blood. (I have a feeling Bill’s not going to like that one bit!) Later, Tyler visits him in the hospital to apologize. Bill tells him he knew the risk he was taking. But to break the sire bond, turning needs to be painless, and Bill won’t let Tyler near Caroline until he can act on his own free will. Tyler’s got a long row to hoe!

Back at Abby’s house, Stefan notices Elena’s changed. She’s stronger, tougher. She tells him, “We all had to change.” And then she tells him just how much and who she kissed. Stefan looks totally defeated. He gets up and walks away, speechless. She follows. Stefan apologizes for the bridge incident, but he cautions her that she can’t lie to him while Klaus is still alive. It’s too dangerous. “You are better than him, Elena – you’re better than both of us.” He no longer feels he deserves Elena, but he doesn’t think Damon does either.

Abby is now telling Bonnie the whole truth. Her magic abandoned her over time after putting Mikael down, as if it was a punishment for not returning to Mystic Falls and Bonnie. Maybe Bonnie can help her get it back – if she wants to help.

Now that Meredith has told Alaric her “secret”, he tells her his truth. He’s a semi-retired vampire hunter. He also tells her about his ring, and they begin to kiss as Elena walks in. Meredith leaves. Elena thanks Alaric for staying, and gives him permission to move on.

Is this what Elena’s been thinking about her own situation? That Stefan’s gone and it’s time for her to move on, too? Is that why she told Stefan about her kiss with Damon?

Speaking of which, Stefan arrives home, and when Damon asks if Elena is OK, Stefan hauls off and pounds him in the face with a huge blow. Damon knows immediately that Elena told him about the kiss and Stefan doesn’t want to talk about it. Noted.

“So let’s talk about this!” Damon holds up a familiar looking dagger!
Stefan – “What did you do?

#Damonpulledtheddaggerout!!!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Damon only had time to remove one coffin, but he also had time to remove a dagger in order to revive one of the Original Siblings. I’ve always loved Damon!!!

Klaus is talking to his hybrid when the guy gets a pained look on his face. His heart’s just been snatched by ELIJAH – who asks:

“What did I miss?”

So much, Elijah. So much!

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“The only way to call someone’s bluff, Stefan, is to be willing to lose everything if you’re wrong.”
- Damon Salvatore

For me, the high points of this episode – which left me breathless at every turn – were:

• Stefan’s game of chicken with Klaus
• Caroline coming to terms with being 17 forever
• Klaus and Caroline

There was a common theme in this episode for many of the main characters: coming to terms with their lives.

Tyler is trying to come to terms with being “sired” and admits to Caroline that he can’t put her first … and he’s sorry. So is she. He gives her a birthday gift – a charm bracelet. This is significant.

Klaus and Stefan are locked in conflict. Stefan is pushing all of Klaus’ buttons. This is also significant because Klaus likes to do that, and Stefan’s pretty good at it.

Klaus is moody – just ask his siblings.

Stefan gives him an ultimatum – get your hybrids out of Mystic Falls.

Klaus pushes back – I’ll be forced to retaliate – kill people.

Stefan pushes further – go ahead. Or maybe I care enough to drop Elijah in the Arctic.

Klaus – maybe I’d be willing to lose one brother if it meant killing yours.

Stefan – try me. Let’s find out.

Mindy? (Really? I haven’t heard a name like this since “The Preppy Handbook” in the 1970’s). Stefan takes her out with a single, decapitating blow (shades of Elijah!)

Caroline is not “feeling” her birthday. She’s stuck at 17 … a filler year, between Sweet 16 and the significance of 18. Being Caroline, it’s clear she will persevere, but she wants time. Her friends encircle her to help her along that processing path.

Meanwhile, Klaus is compelling Tyler to take a nip out Caroline, and Tyler doesn’t even realize it. This is a chess move, and it’s going to happen. And I hate Klaus even more than usual now because he’s going to use Caroline as a pawn in his chess game with Stefan – sweet Caroline!

Elsewhere, Damon and Alaric are contemplating whether or not there may be a gray area between the on and off switch for Stefan’s humanity. A dimmer switch.

Elena, Bonnie, Matt and Caroline take the birthday party to the Fell crypt at the cemetery to give the “old” Caroline’s life a proper funeral. Honestly, I thought this was a terrific idea and it worked well, right down to Bonnie lighting the candles on the birthday cake.

Caroline’s wish! Don’t you wonder what it was?

The Founder’s Council is having one of its meetings and there is a fundraiser for restoring the infamous Wickery Bridge, where the Gilberts died. And who shows up? Dr. Meredith Fell, who is fully aware of the history of Mystic Falls (she’s a Fell, don’t you know) and is also a member of the council, undoubtedly brought in to replace the Fell who was sacrificed during “Ghost World”.

It strikes me as rather creepy that the citizens of this town behave so “normally” in the midst of all these supernatural creatures and their plans and schemes. Carol, Klaus and Damon standing around talking about no more hybrid decapitations over cocktails is just too absurd in any other reality but the one in Mystic Falls!

At the birthday party/funeral, the drinks are loosening inhibitions, judgment, and tongues. Caroline is texting Tyler (who just broke it off with her) to join the fun, Bonnie is judging Elena’s controlling of Jeremy’s destiny (and thus his removal from Bonnie’s life) and Matt seems to be the only one with the sense to realize that the party is not the right occasion for this.

Sheriff Forbes, being a mother, knows that Carol is only complying with Klaus’s desires because he’s “protecting” Tyler, but she wants Damon to get Stefan to back off before someone gets hurt. Little does she know.

Alaric, meanwhile, gets a taste of who Meredith might be – a “psycho” according to her boss and former prom date.

And Stefan takes yet another provocative turn until Damon intervenes with the rules, one of which is “no dead hybrids at the Founder’s Party”. It’s nice to see Damon taking Liz Forbes’ warning seriously but Stefan is pushing for all it’s worth and declares that Elena’s safety is Damon’s responsibility now – he’s not going to let anything stop him from exacting his revenge on Klaus. Damon says he’s got to be smarter, but Stefan responds that you’ve got to fight fire with a bigger, badder fire.

Tyler shows up at the party and he’s sure he has everything under control. Things heat up and wham, Tyler takes a nip at Caroline. I don’t know who is more shocked – Tyler, who realizes that Klaus is still controlling him … or Caroline, who knows exactly what the bite of a hybrid means, and can’t believe it came from Tyler!

Stefan snatches Elena as she and Matt search for Caroline in the woods. Next thing you know, he’s racing down in the road with her in his car and calling Damon with Elena’s phone to tell him he’s making his next move. He’s going to feed Elena his blood and drive his car off Wickery Bridge, thus rendering Elena useless to Klaus as the tool to create more hybrids.

Say what?????

Damon tells Klaus that Stefan has just upped the ante, but at first, Klaus is sure Stefan would never do anything to hurt Elena. He claims that even if Stefan is “operating on crazy”, that kind of love never dies – he’s bluffing. But Damon reminds Klaus that no one knows Stefan better than his brother, and Damon doesn’t have a clue how far Stefan is willing to go. He thinks Klaus should blink.

All of this reminds me of another classic game of chicken from the film The Hunt for Red October – the infamous submarine challenge. There is a great line in that film:

“The hardest part of playing chicken is knowing when to flinch.”

Damon is sure it’s time for Klaus to flinch. I am sure Klaus has his next (and next, and next) moves already set up in this chess game, but when Klaus answers Stefan’s call, Stefan is feeding his blood to Elena and planning to drive her off Wickery Bridge.

With Elena screaming in the background, Klaus blinks!

Matt, who has found Caroline and carried her home, arrives at the Forbes house where Liz tells him to bring her in. What is Caroline’s reaction to her mother’s concern? “I’m sorry Mommy.” Even in this situation, Caroline’s first concern is not with herself – it’s for her mother.

I LOVE Caroline Forbes.

Back at the bridge, Elena leaps out of the car in a rage. Stefan tells her that Klaus had to believe that he would go through with his plan, so her fear had to be real. Elena wants to know what would have happened if Klaus hadn’t backed down. But Stefan is sure he’s latched on to Klaus’ single weakness, and that knowing it is the key to being able to destroy him. And ultimately that is what he plans to do.
Elena questions Stefan’s priorities – is that what matters most? Destroying Klaus? Stefan believes that he lost Elena when he left town with Klaus and that he will never get her back, so the only thing he has left is his humanity and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get that back. For her part, I think Elena now knows that Stefan no longer believes that he deserves her after everything he’s done, whether he did it of his own free will or not. And if Stefan believes he doesn’t deserve her, where does that leave Elena?

Back at the Forbes house, Klaus shows up. And yes, this is all part of his plan – the plan he set in motion at the beginning of the episode when he told Tyler to bite Caroline. He wanted Tyler to bite Caroline so he could save her with his blood. And of course Liz is going to allow him in to her home because what mother would not want to save her child at any price? So although Matt and Liz are not happy about it, it’s Klaus to the rescue.

And here starts one of those absolutely incredible scenes on TVD. You know the kind I mean: intense, shocking, emotionally devastating. These scenes leave you crying, or breathless, or both – but they reach deep into the heart and stay there.

Klaus walks into the room. Caroline asks, “Are you going to kill me?”

“On your birthday? You really think that low of me?” says Klaus, with a look on his face that is total despair (as in “I am hurt to my very core that you would think such an awful thing of me”) – even when we know that what he really means is “I’d kill you on any day unless I could use this occasion to my advantage.”

And sweet Caroline is no fool. She knows it too. Her response? “Yes!” YOU GO GIRL!!!!

As he looks at Caroline’s wound (notice, please, that Caroline is wearing Tyler’s bracelet gift), Klaus explains that she is collateral damage. How comforting.

He touches the bracelet – “I love birthdays.”

Caroline – “Yeah, aren’t you a bazilion or something?”

Klaus “As a vampire, you have to adjust your perception of time, celebrate the fact that you are no longer bound by trivial human conventions, you’re free.”

Caroline doesn’t see it that way: “No, I’m dying.”

Klaus sits on the bed next to her and begins the seduction – what else can you call this? Twisted and sexy at the same time, the man is nothing short of devastatingly charming, in the way I imagine Ted Bundy must have been.

“I could let you die, if that’s what you want. If you really believe your existence has no meaning. I’ve thought about it myself (tears in his eyes!) once or twice over the centuries, but I’ll let you in on a little secret. (smile, no more tears) There’s a whole world waiting out there for you, great cities and art and music.” (He touches her bracelet again) “Genuine beauty – and you can have all of it.”

Klaus – You can have a thousand more birthdays – all you have to do is ask.

Caroline – I don’t want to die.

Klaus – There you go sweetheart – have at it.

Happy Birthday Caroline!

Did you see that momentary waiver in Caroline’s face? Totally heartbreaking. She’s going down and she knows it. But honestly, what 17-year old could give it all up just to prove a point?

Elena, still smarting at Stefan’s methods, is not willing to agree with Damon that Stefan was the better villain – he got Klaus to blink. Damon is proud of him. And he exercises control, not pushing Elena to kiss him because he knows she is more conflicted than ever. Stefan may have been the better villain, but Damon (as always, in my eyes) is – finally – the better man.

Goodbye Jeremy. I am so glad we knew about this and that we know he’s coming back because otherwise this would have been really ugly.

Caroline wakes up … fine. And finds a jewelry box. With a card – from Klaus. Inside – a bracelet. Platinum hearts and diamonds.

Uh oh.

Matt meets Elena on Wickery Bridge. She reflects on his comment about being stuck. Elena feels that she is holding on to the girl who was supposed to die here with her parents and have a normal life. Matt tells her she’s not that girl any more, and it’s OK to let her go. Matt believes in this Elena and symbolically lays the old Elena to rest.

We end with Alaric and Meredith about to bond at the Mystic Grill bar …

… and Damon and Liz discussing the murder of the medical examiner. And not by supernatural means.

Wasn’t this the guy who called Dr. Meredith “a psycho”?

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PAUL WESLEY IS GOING TO BE AT TORONTO COMIC CON!!!

He’s scheduled to attend Saturday April 14th only.

Let the squeeing begin!!!

Wizard World Toronto Comic Con takes place April 14th-15th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Other guests this year include Eureka‘s Colin Ferguson, Whedonverse darling Amy Acker, and the cast of Syfy’s Being Human.

You might be asking, “So, what exactly are you giving away?”

Well, we’ve got 5 pairs of Weekend General Admission Passes to The Vampire Diaries Official Convention in Chicago, April 14-15, 2012!

You and a friend will be able to attend both days of the convention at the Westin O’Hare, which includes a non-reserved seat in the main theatre and admission to the vendors room. Please note the Weekend General Admission Passes do not include any autograph tickets or photo ops. Also, the prize does not include transportation or accommodations.

How to win …

There are 3 ways to enter:

One pair will go to a Facebook Page member. You must “Like” TheTelevixen.com’s Facebook Page and in the comments, share which cast member you’d be most excited to see of those scheduled to attend. You only need to comment once to enter, and we’ll draw one lucky winner from the entries.

One pair will go to a Twitter follower, and you have to be following @thetelevixen to qualify. Simply tweet: “I want some TVD in the Windy City @thetelevixen” . You can tweet once per day between now and the close of the contest, and one lucky winner will be selected from these entries.

And finally, we’ll be giving away three pairs of passes right here at TheTelevixen.com! Leave a comment below with the answer to this question: “Which TVD character would you most want to dance the night away with in a 1920s Chicago speakeasy?”  Again, you only need to comment once, and we’ll randomly pick three lucky winners.

Contest ends on Januaray 30th at 11:59pm ET

Special thanks to Creation Entertainment for the prizes. And be sure to check out more details on this event and their other conventions at CreationEnt.com!

Good luck!

We’ve drawn our winners! Congratulations to:

Our three website winners – CJ, Kassie and Samantha

Our Facebook winner – Dawn A.

And our Twitter winner – Meredith F.

We’ll be in touch with all winners very soon with more details.

A special thank you to everyone who entered!

I’m joined by Lee and Lucia for a general discussion on the season so far, and what we hope conspires in upcoming episodes.

This was almost called “Bangin’ Hybrids”, but ended up being “Flowers in the Tomb” (a good ol’ VC Andrews reference thrown in there for ya).

And I have to give Lee a major shout out on the Alaric Saltzman Academy – who wants to enrol in “Whittling, Whiskey and Weaponry” with me?

Have a listen and let us know what you think!

Oh, and welcome back to our TVs, Vampire Diaries!

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And now, we want to know who your fave TV bad boy is, whether they’re bad to the core or have a heart of gold!

Give us your picks in the comments below, and we’ll crown one bad boy next Wednesday, November 23rd.

OK, chat may not be an accurate description. It’s more like laugh hysterically, devise mind-blowing theories, sing Alaric’s praises, point out potential continuity errors and oh so much more!

Don’t forget to leave your comments below after you have a listen!

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