And now we open with a double freak out - teenagers in the woods not actually being murdered (and Sherriff Liz Forbes being rather bored) looking all safe. Hah, no they all get mauled.
Now we have to go to Elena (alas) who is now getting a medical degree and training to be a doctor (wouldn't that have required her to have attended at least one class in her entire academic life?) she's also providing is with a vast info-dumpy voice over to recap the last season.
Alaric's back and is a vampire and now a college professor as well (one of Elena's no less) because of various plot reasons (but, I think, mainly because" Cult"fell through). Mystic Falls is still a mystical free zone - including vampires. Matt is working out (and I recognised his trainer so that's a new character) and Jeremy apparently making out with a woman which troubles Elena (while many sisters would be weirded out thinking of their baby brother's sex life, remember Elena had no problem with under-aged Jeremy and Vicki who was older than Elena) so I predict lots of angst-sex is happening there. Stefan has become a mechanic (seriously? When did Stefan pick up those skills in between killing people and moping?) though Elena thinks he's looking for a necromancer or medium.
Tyler's in college with Elena, Caroline has dropped out and is lurking around Mystic Falls unable to enter. Caroline is obsessing on breaking the spell on Mystic Falls and/or maybe getting Damon and Bonnie back and upset that Elena isn't more upset about Damon (ok, Caroline, you need to make up your mind whether you like Damon or hate him because this is getting weird). Caroline's also spending lots of time with her mother which is starting to creep Liz out - but she gets away when she hears of the two dead teenagers with neck wounds - why it looks like a vampire attack (both teenagers were POC so are we sure it wasn't Caroline, returning to her old feeding habits?)
Elena is dealing with all of this to drink some kind of potion and spend her time with Damon - apparently there and in the flesh.
To class in which Alaric is teaching about the occult - why Elena who wants to be a doctor is in this class is a little beyond me (or why a vampire feels the need to take a class on the occult for that matter) but she's actually in class so I suppose we should give some credit. Liv is also in class because... reasons? Why are Luke and Liv in college with Elena? For added bonus, Alaric is very much resisting the urge to eat his class.
Elena catches up with Luke after class because he's been supplying her with the potion she took, against his coven's orders (as I recall, their coven kills law breakers) which lets her see Damon. He also made Alaric his daylight bracelet. And you wondered what everyone would do without Bonnie to serve their every whim? Why they've got a new serving witch!Read more >>
