The AMPire Diaries Episode 20: “Know Thy Enemy” | “The Last Dance”

🎵Oh, where oh where can my baby be?🎵

AMPies! It is time to move along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, so this week, we’re talking “Know Thy Enemy” (Season 2, Episode 17) and “The Last Dance” (Season 2, Episode 18). Which means we’ve finally met Klaus. Sort of. It’s a whole thing. As is the big mistake—HUGE—Morgan makes during this episode.

What are we talking this week? Let’s see:

- A little bit of Pearl Jam, as a treat. (For the whole meal, listen to this week’s b-b-b-bonus clip.)

- Alaric!Klaus, aka the aforementioned “a whole thing.”

- Jill’s current frustrations at this point in Season 2—and it’s not the flashbacks and lack of Tyler.

- The need for a Jenna/Matt support group.

- John Gilbert: Cuck.

- Our transparent attempt to court fans of The L-Word.

- FINALLY, THE MOONSTONE IN THE SOAP DISH

- The rising supremacy of Team Caroline/Stefan (in LaToya’s mind).

Maddox, the show’s first white witch.

- Nina Dobrev's sneaky Canadian accent.

- Carol Lockwood and Liz Forbes’ worst town cover-up ever yet.

- Old. Witch. House.

- The Fast & Furious franchise.

- The long-awaited reveal of "The Gilbert Charm."

- A new podcast game called "The Klaus I Know."

- The Dana (and Chad!) Diaries.

- AMC original series.

- The feature film Jackie. (Justice for Jackie!)

- That time Stefan slapped Jeremy.

- TOUT.

“HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT” (“Know Thy Enemy”)

“DANCING WITH DANGER” (“The Last Dance”)

The more AMPED logline this time around? Much like the episode itself, gotta say, the logline for “The Last Dance” is far more AMPED than the one for “Know Thy Enemy.” Plus: puns!

Whether you’re a Vampire Diaries obsessive or newcomer, join along with hosts LaToya Ferguson (@lafergs—Vampire Diaries obsessive), Morgan Lutich (@LorganMutich—Vampire Diaries obsessive), and Jill Defiel (@jiilbobaggins—Vampire Diaries newcomer) on their new podcast journey. Most importantly, get AMPED (and horny) along with them on this journey. Ya gotta get AMPED.

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The Official CW Promo for “Know Thy Enemy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t7lep_6VCM

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “Know Thy Enemy”: The Mystic Falls Historical Society/Miranda Sommers-Gilbert Scholarship Fund… thing

The Official CW Promo for “The Last Dance”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7OusEb7Teg

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “The Last Dance”: Mystic Falls High’s ‘60s Decade Dance

The “Lawnmower Scene” from Mad Men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI2A8bQv2xA

The AMPire Diaries is now available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Amazon Podcasts as well as wherever you get your podcasts. The first 10 episodes (including the introduction episode) of The AMPire Diaries are also still available to stream over on the podcast feed for LaToya’s TV podcast with Maura Kate Elliott, The Televoid.

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