Sorry this went up late. We had so little to say about it that I forgot to post it. Whoops. In this episode, Elena kills someone and now we're all going to have to deal with that.

We learn more about The Five in a series of flashbacks where Jaime is very happy to see Elijah and Krista feels very bad for Rebekah. The girl just can't catch a break. Also, we meet creepy Professor Shane, who sucks.

In which Elena is unbearable, but let's focus on what's good: Damon teaming up with all the random people he hates! Jeremy, Klaus, and even an invite to Tyler. It's pretty delightful.

Elena can't keep blood down. Bonnie is struggling with her magic. There's a rude as fuck vampire hunter in town, with a mysterious tattoo that only Jeremy (so far) can see. The funeral for Pastor Young and the 11 other people he killed is interrupted by said hunter - like I said: RUDE - and Tyler is shot in front of everyone. Stefan decides to have a private memorial with his friends to say goodbye to the people they've lost, but Damon would rather talk to Ric's ghost. Same, Damon. Same.

We did it, y'all! We have arrived in Season 4, with all of its Elena-as-a-vampire glory despite Bonnie almost killing herself and Stefan's uncharacteristic Pollyanna hopefulness. What does this new development mean for her recent decision to pick Stefan over Damon now that she has remembered what he compelled her to forget? How will it affect her friends, and her brother? And what is the deal with that annoying Pastor going on a crusade and then blowing himself and the new Town Council up?

We did it, you guys! We made it through Season 3! And while we have to say goodbye to Ric, we get to say hello to vampire Elena! I mean, yes, yes, she hasn't made the transition yet, but what are the odds that she doesn't? And, lucky for Krista, we don't have to wait three months to find out what happens!

I apologize for getting this up so late; sometimes life just gets hectic. Join us anyway, as we discuss Klaus's panther-like pacing, Ric being a complete dick, Jeremy kinda dying again, and the Salvatores and Bonnie calling an audible switcheroo on the plan to take Ric down but instead targeting Klaus.

Thanks, we hate it.

Otherwise known as the one with The Kiss. The whole series has been building towards this moment, and it doesn't disappoint. But, while Damon and Elena are making out in Colorado, Stefan is trying not to kill Ric while he attempts to get the location of the remaining White Oak Stake from Ric's evil alter ego. Caroline and Tyler reunite, but their bliss is short lived once he sees the drawing Klaus made of her. Oh, and Esther is back to manipulate her way into killing her children and all vampires with them.

It's funny, we thought we'd have a lot to say about this one, but it turns out there isn't a whole lot to dig into. It's pretty straight forward: a plan to kill an Original in order to kill all of the Originals is made, it is thwarted by multiple circumstances, a new obstacle is revealed. But, at least Krista got her montage...kind of.