
Film delivers the goods in a satisfying, if not familiar, summer-fun-fest
by JOHN VINCENT
Jun-18-2013 -
What gets around, comes around
This review may contain spoilers An underwhelming standard monster episode with no Leviathan arc elements, this episode foregrounds Dean's (Jensen Ackles) promiscuity and drinking problem then adds to the disappearing beer mystery. Of course, Sam (Jared Padalecki) has noticed Dean's prolific ...
Read MoreIn a battle between vampires and werewolves, you better choose the right side
This review may contain spoilers. The last time daddy-dearest came to town, his intent was to eradicate all the vampires from Mystic Falls. This time it appears that John (David Anders) is only intent on killing one vampire, Elijah (Daniel Gilles) -- for it is the only way to set Katherine (Nina ...
Read MoreFalling into the abyss of death and despair has never hurt so bad
This article may contain spoilers. Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Damon, what have you done? Fear and loneliness may drive a vampire into the arms of a willing embrace; but anger, frustration and pain only drives a vampire to thirst for blood. Literally. The five stages of grief have nothing on vamp ...
Read MoreThe best laid plans go awry, and half-baked plans go completely to hell
The Gilbert siblings jumped right into the fire with their plans to save everyone they loved. Elena (Nina Dobrev) enlisted Rose (Lauren Cohan) to offer herself up as the sacrifice so that Klaus would spare everyone she loved, and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) threw himself into Katherine's (Nina Dobrev ...
Read MoreA frightful tale of the first doppelganger sent shivers down our spines
In yet another dense and murky episode, there was entirely too much going on to properly focus: there was Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Katherine (Nina Dobrev) making a trip down memory lane in the tomb; Caroline (Candice Accola) confessed her sins to Stefan (Paul Wesley) in order to keep him from crashin ...
Read MoreNever provoke an angry vampire by killing her favorite pet
All for the sake of one little moonstone. How was Mason (Taylor Kinney) to know that once he got what he wanted that it would lead to his death? Whether it was going to be at Damon's (Ian Somerhalder) hand or Katherine's (Nina Dobrev) when she was done with him, Mason's days were numbered the minute ...
Read MoreAs the battle lines are drawn, it is important to know whose side you are on
This was the werewolf episode. Not that any were seen, but the werewolf curse was in the forefront of everyone's minds after Damon (Ian Somerhalder) stabbed Mason (Taylor Kinney) with a silver knife last week. Werewolves appear to be frail, easy to manipulate humans when there is no full moon -- ...
Read MoreNo good can come from a vampire traipsing down memory lane
Poor little vampire who nobody loves, what nasty secret are you hiding? With Katherine's (Nina Dobrev) return, she brought a few new tricks to unleash upon Elena (Nina Dobrev), Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder). After all, forewarned is forearmed, and the last time Katherine came acro ...
Read MoreIt's a supernatural party in Mystic Falls with vampires, witches and werewolves
With werewolves now in the mix in Mystic Falls, it's getting a bit crowded for the creatures of the night. Thanks to an ancient Aztec curse, vampires are slaves to the sun and werewolves are slaves to the moon. Thus, vampires are supposed to be confined only to the night and werewolves only come ...
Read MoreA witch, a vampire and a doppelganger! High school is a lot different these days
If this is the new world, then everyone had just better pack up their bags and leave town. Mystic Falls is no longer a place anyone would want to live. Even with the tomb vamps eradicated, and both Uncle John (David Anders) and Katherine (Nina Dobrev) gone, Mystic Falls is filled with tragedy and de ...
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