Vampire Diaries Season 2 [New This Fall]

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Sep 072010

Vampire Diaries Season 2 premieres September 9 on CW

Vampire Diaries is an entertaining little vampire show from CW that I saved up to watch after the finale last season, but it was so good that I decide to follow it from the beginning this season.

Last season ended in quite a cliffhanger. Elena’s vampire double-ganger Katherine arrived in town with deadly and emotional consequences. It is now time for the others to find out. Damon kissed Katherine believing it was Elena, his moment of realization is sure to be a high point in the season premiere.

There will be werewolves this season according to early spoilers.

The Vampire Diaries is based on a novel series by L.J. Smith where you are given the insight into the diary of 17-year old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev). Elena and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), live with their Aunt Jenna (Sara Canning). Elena seeks comfort from her familiar social circle – best friend Bonnie (Katerina Graham), frenemy Caroline Forbes (Candice Accola), and former boyfriend Matt Donovan(Zach Roerig).

At Mystic Falls High, Elena and her friends become fixated by a mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Stefan and Damon(Ian Somerhalder) are vampire brothers – one good, one evil – at war for Elena’s soul.

Episodes

2.01 – The Return (CW)

Picking up on the same night as last season’s finale, Elena arrives home to a nightmare as she discovers Uncle John’s and Jeremy’s fate. At the hospital, Sheriff Forbes is comforted by Matt , Bonnie  and Damon while she waits to hear if Caroline will survive the car accident. After a confusing conversation with Elena about the night’s events, Damon is the first to realize that Katherine has returned. Katherine’s arrival sends Stefan and Damon on a path to find out what she wants, why she’s back, and how much of a threat she is to the people they love. Meanwhile, still reeling from his father’s death, Tyler is surprised when his charming and mysterious uncle, Mason Lockwood, arrives to console the family.

2.02 - Brave New World (CW)

THE CARNIVAL FROM HELL — When a confused and desperate Caroline leaves the hospital and joins her friends at the Mystic Falls Carnival, Damon wants to take immediate action, but Stefan and Elena come to Caroline’s defense. Matt is completely mystified by Caroline’s behavior, but still tries to tell her about his feelings for her.. Damon has suspicions about Tyler’s Uncle Mason (guest star Taylor Kinney..) and uses Tyler’s volatile personality in an attempt to get Mason to reveal his secret. Upset with everything going on around her, Bonnie (Katerina Graham) takes her anger out on Damon.

2.03 - Bad Moon Rising (CW)

STEFAN FACES A NEW DANGER — Elena, Damon and Alaric take a road trip to Duke University and search through Isobel’s research on folklore and paranormal phenomena to see if they can uncover any clues to the mystery surrounding the Lockwood family. Isobel’s former student, Vanessa (guest star Courtney Ford, Dexter) offers to guide them through the research and ends up getting quite an education herself. Stefan comes face to face with a terrifying new danger in the woods, and Tyler makes a shocking discovery about Mason (guest star Taylor Kinney)

Extended Vampire Diaries promo with a shorter Nikita promo at the end

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The Gates 1.09 – Identity Crisis [Short TV Review]

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Aug 242010

Last Week

Nick discovered werewolves in Dog Eat Dog. Dylan finds out about Christian and binds him to a tree facing sun rise.

This Week

This episode was a bit slow or else it was watching True Blood before that made me think so. FBI comes calling looking for a guy presumed to be living inside the Gates, but not everything is as it seems. The FBI agent is a vampire looking for revenge on the vampire who turned her.

The guy happened to be head of the vampires’ identity switching program with data on tens of thousands names on a flashdrive. She is out to kill all the vampires in the world.

Nick has to do it himself with the help of his assistants this time since Dylan in brooding over Clair’s betrayal.

The teen drama was the most interesting this week. Lexi wants Brett so she goes after Charlie to make Andie jealous. Andie is still not taking her pills and she is getting worse and worse until Brett more or less forces her to feed on him. She tells her best friend Mia she hurt when feeding from Brett, because she doesn’t love him. Mia gives her Devils Weed she stole from Devon. Does it sound like a good idea to give a Succubus something called Devils Weed?

The episode ends with a cliffhanger Andie sees Charlie kissing Lexi and Emily gets kidnapped by Christian, who is alive. Wonder how he survived that.

I am a bit unhappy with this episode, too much stuff happening without cohesion I think. We will see next time.

Next Week

Hiatus – The Gates returns September 5

The Gates 1.10 – Little Girl Lost (ABC)

Nick learns more about Claire and Dylan’s vampiric past after a kidnapper snatches Emily; Sarah presses Nick for details about the case; Brett deals with his relationship issues with Andie; Charlie becomes uncomfortably aware of his situation.

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True Blood 3.08 – Night on the Sun [Short Review]

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Aug 102010

Last Week

A lot of things happened last week, some characters checked out, some broke out and some went too far. Lorena became vampire Crème brûlée staked by Sookie and Alcide killed Cooter. Russell killed the Magistrate and married Sophie Ann which might very well be going too far but nowhere as far as Bill goes when he almost drains Sookie to death.

Tara and Sookie escape, Sookie meets the fairies. Sam breaks up a dogfight and takes his brother home. That about sums it up.

This Week

Break up and graphic reunion sex in the same episode wonder what is going to happen next time? This was an exciting episode, so many story lines on the brink of something now that I can’t wait on next episode. Russell and Debbie going after Sookie with Bill and Jessica fighting off the werewolves was very climactic, Bill really care for Jessica. She is such a hoot in every scene she is in and then she is saved by the bell when Eric Nordman stakes Talbot and Russell superman home. Debbie and Sookie really slugged it out there. That was no cat fight. Those girls hit hard.

So now Hoyt is on his way to Jessica while she munches on some werewolf alone in the wood. Russell is flying home. Jason takes his shotgun and threatens Crystal’s clan with the police unless they leave him alone. Is he going to be surprised when he learns the truth! Sookie and Bill do the aforementioned reunion thing. Jason is definitely getting his charm back. Tara’s dreams about Franklin don’t bode well for her but I can’t help it if I root for him to be undead again, he has been one of many highlights this season. It would be a pity to lose him.

Once again the people behind True Blood prove why they are the best on TV at the moment. Exquisite episode.

Said and done

  • Say Something, are you brain damaged (Jason)
  • They killed my Cooter (Debbie)

Post mortem

Next Week

True Blood 3.09 – Everything is Broken (HBO).
With the ratification of the Vampire Rights Amendment at hand, Nan Flanagan detours to Fangtasia to confront Eric about the Magister’s disappearance. A grief-stricken Russell vows revenge against his foes, vampire and human. Awakening from a slumber, Bill uncovers the truth about Sookie’s true identity. Jason gets unexpected help as he goes up against Felton and Calvin. Sam is distressed by Tommy’s attitude; Tara encounters a new ally and an old tormenter; Hadley introduces Sookie to a new family member; Arlene despairs about her future; Hoyt confronts his true feelings.

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True Blood 3.07 – Hitting the Ground

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Aug 032010

Last week

Mott and Tara tried to out twist Bill and Loreena’s but since no actual twisting was involved they failed. But Tara maced him good afterwards but more paranoid viewers suspect a smashed head just makes vamps angrier and gives you a headstart (pun intended). Tara is awesome when she wants to. Tara splits right after freeing Sookie and run into Alcide coming for the rescue. Loreena walks in on Sookie untying her man and decides to have a bite. And Sam catches on what his real parents are up to with their other son.

This week

Loorena learns how lovely Sookie tastes before Bill and Sookie makes vampire aspic out of her – it is gory. Tara and Alcide to the rescue but Debbie walks in on their rescue party with a gun. Tara is a strong little fighter, she unarm Debbie all by herself. Cooter bites a bullet from Alcide and Debbie swears to hunt Alcide.

They roll Bill up in canvas and stash him back in Alcide’s truck. I ride back her with him, Sookie says. Said and done, Sookie feeds the lifeless Bill and he ravages her until she is lifeless. Guess if she is going to forgive him that? They kick Bill out and drive Sookie to the hospital where they have difficulties to type  her blood.

Meanwhile in Jason’s world Hoyt gets a new girlfriend and Jason gets a lead on information about Crystal. He could ask that meth dealer in the county jail, who refuses to talk unless Jason gets him some Meth. So Jason is with Lafayette when they call from the hospital that he must come immediately, Sookie is in coma and expected to die. Jason holds her hand and they all have their talk with her.

Sookie meets Claudine (a special character from the books, all the fans jump up and down) in a dreamscape and dance with the fairies, they look really happy and gay btw. Claudine says your cup is empty, we can’t have that can we she says and they go for a refill in the spring. Lots of people are using that spring. But before long darkness  descends and the faeries jump into the spring and disappears (it is Bill coming into the room). Claudine parts with; don’t let him take your light. Bills blood saves her but her friends are not happy with Bill.

One of the most entertaining parts of this episode was Eric interrogating the queen, who he keeps in a birdcage. It looked quite cute. He threatens to drain her lover unless the queen tells him why she is interested in Sookie. The lover is Sookie’s cousin; she whispers the secret to Eric before she dies. Eric turns her before it is to late and then we switch to the Magistrate torturing Pam. Russell is very entertaining when he rejects ‘the authority’ and force the Magistrate to marry him and queen Sophie Ann before beheading him with a pointed stick.

On the side Sam track down the dogfight and confronts his family. They have been using Tommy to fight as a dog. Tommy elects to walk away with Sam. Wonder how long that will last.

There was no Jessica this week otherwise I am a happy, happy fan.

Said and done

  • I newer thought I was smart enough to get depressed (Jason)
  • Last time you came to me looking like that you wanted V (Lafayette)
    I left all that behind, I want Meth. No, It’s not for me (Jason)
  • I am so happy I could bleed (Queen Sophie Ann)

What we learned this week

  • Sookie has no blood type, but her brother does.

Post Mortem

Truebies & Newbies: Jessica & Debbie

Next week

True Blood 3.08 – Night on the Sun (HBO)
Shaken and disillusioned, Sookie rethinks her relationship with Bill. Sophie-Anne takes up a new residence as Russell plots his next move. Jessica and Bill reconcile; Jason throws down the gauntlet in hopes of saving Crystal; Lafayette gets a surprise visit from his mom, Ruby Jean; Sam tries to keep Tommy in check; Merlotte’s gets a new waitress; Eric proves the depth of his allegiance to Russell. Sookie finds herself in a vulnerable position when Alcide needs to deal with a family emergency.

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The Gates 1.05 – Repercussions (Review)

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Jul 272010

Last Week

We have a real cliffhanger from last week when Dylan saved Nick from that avenging sister and revealed his true nature at the same time. Nick was shocked. We could see that before the episode ended.

This Week

Dylan buries Tess/Amanda while Nick brings the kids home. They don’t meet until the day after, and they have a manly talk about it where Dylan, at least on the surface gets his will on how to handle it, but you can see Nick is not happy about it, but he is also scared. Marcus will miss Thess and now it is Nicks thing to suppress it. It is painful to see Nick refusing his Marcus and then he goes off and interrogate Dylan Radcliff by himself.

I feel sorry for Andie, finding out you are a succubus when you just started dating boys and the hormones are raging can not be easy. Peggy is kind of wonderful the way she helps Andie. I still doesn’t like Andie’s father.

Devon’s ex husband’s new girlfriend Vanessa shows up in Devon’s shop and reluctantly have ‘tea’ with her. Then she invites Devon to the party later that night she and her husband is throwing for the new chief of Police. Seems there is a lot of conflict under the surface. Barbara is gossiping like a lunatic here and there and Clair calls Christian to tell him they have a problem. Maybe Christian will take care of it for her?

Dylan is guilt ridden when he tells Claire he killed the day before. That is kind of a role reversal for them. They are still the most interesting couple in the Gates but Nick and Sarah are catching up.

After being sent home Marcus discovers Amanda’s notebook with notes on Nick’s activity’s in her luggage. He shows them to Leigh and they start to suspect Nick. But then they discover Theressa’s true identity and Marcus tells Nick he is sorry for allowing her to come so close to him.

Devon uses the party to break into her ex safe and remove a disc. Frank Vanessa’s husband and Devon’s ex is keeping recordings of all that happens inside the Gates. And this episode ends with him putting a recording of Devon killing Nick into his safe.

Things are heating up in the gates. It is getting a bit more dark and becoming more of it’s own show.

Next Week

The Gates 1.06 – Jurisdiction (ABC)
When a neighbor is murdered inside The Gates at the hand of a vampire, Nick enlists Dylan’s help to find the killer. Sarah organizes a school fundraiser at Devon’s Spa, but finds it difficult to bring bickering factions together. Claire attempts to end her “arrangement” with Christian, only to find him more entrenched in her life than ever. Frustrated by the side effects, Andie stops taking her medicine and tries to control her symptoms, resulting in dire consequences for those around her.

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True Blood 3.06 - I Got a Right to Sing the Blues

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Jul 262010

Last Week

It was rough last week but now all our principal characters are ‘guests’ of Russell.

This Week

I found it amusing when Talbot blew a fuse over the hole in the ceiling Bill made when the King stopped him, instead of reacting to the attempted staking. Great opening scene. Russell orders Bill to the slave pens and Lorena to kill him. Eric shutting Sookie up was also great.

Lafayette and Jesus continue to be cute together but they run into a snag when Jesus learns that Lafayette is a drug dealer.

Jessica is also cute when she displays her fangs at Arlene’s finger cut, scaring her. She is funny, a great addition outside Charlene Harris’ books.

Jason and Crystal also run into some problems when Jason meets her fiancée.

Russel’s interview with Sookie was exceptional. He also reveals Bill’s research to Sookie but she doesn’t seem to mind, she is determined to rescue Bill. I wonder if Talbot will cease to be comic relief and become a real problem for Russell. Anyway Eric and Russel go off and visit the Queen. Russell’s proposal to Sofie-Ann is another great scene. Eric is trying to seduce Russell so he can get his revenge.

Sam and Tommy start to have a talk about their father but are interrupted by momma. Seems like Sams folks are involved in dog fighting.

Mott and Tara try to surpass Bill and Loreena’s lovemaking but it is only part of Tara’s plan to get free. I like this new non whiny Tara. I wonder if banging the head in with a morning star kills a vampire, at least Tara seems to think it does. She frees Sookie and run for it only to run into Alcide who is out looking for Sookie.

Lorena tortures Bill while he tortures her right back when Cooter and Debbie shows up at Bill’s torture for some blood. It ends with Sookie being eaten by Lorena.

Amazing episode, a great deal of the remaining plots start to clear now. I can’t wait to see the next episode.

Said and done

  • Do you care nothing about our home! (Talbot)
  • I would love to tear you open and wear your ribcage as a hat (Lorena)
  • There is a fine line between feisty and delusional (Russell)

Postmortem

Next Week

True Blood 3.07 – Hitting the Ground (HBO)

Imperiled by Lorena, Sookie goes to extremes in her attempt to save Bill – with unforeseen consequences. Sam infiltrates a dog-fighting ring to extricate Tommy from his parents’ greedy influence. Jason heads to jail to uncover the truth about Crystal; Summer makes a homecooked play for Hoyt’s affections; Debbie vows revenge on Alcide; Eric uses Hadley as bait to get information from Sophie-Anne; Russell turns his back on the Authority, and on the Magiste.
Spoiler [Introducing Claudine]

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