The Vampire Diaries Season 2, Ep 1 The Return (some spoilers)

Where do I begin?

Found the whole Elena/Katherine thing amusing...Especially the visual clues as far as how to tell them apart. :) I'm also curious to see if Katherine will continue to show up in all black or make things a bit more challenging...Where was Katherine lurking to find out all this stuff about Elena? I think that's got to be one of the scariest things about the episode.

Stefan --I still want to know what it is Elena and Katherine see in him, because I just don't know...I find broody and boring dull. It got very old with Angel, I don't love it here either.

Tyler --

Bonnie--I notice she gets paired with Damon in quite a few fanfics...I can't see that happening, especially not after what Damon did last night. She also doesn't strike me as the type to let her hormones carry her away...

Caroline--So, is she going to be a vamp now? I saw the previews from last week and I'm just like "Uh-oh...Is this going to be a repeat of Vicki?"

Damon--I started to feel sorry for him last night...and then he did what he did last night...I think he was even mad at himself, not because it was wrong, but because he realized that by doing that he'd lost whatever small chance he had of hooking up with Elena...

The vampires eating and drinking thing...I wish I understood the biology of this better...I guess it depends upon whose 'verse you're in. I remember some of them did eat in the Jossverse...It was weird. In I Will Remember You from Season 4 of Buffy, Angel makes this huge deal of being able to eat again, yet in Season's 3 -5? 6? of Buffy, Spike partakes of hot chocolate with little marshmallows, Weetabix in blood, Hot wings and bloomin' onions... Damon is also the second vampire I've seen that can get drunk. The food/liquid can't go in and not come out, so how does their biology? Guess that's the wrong word... Thanatology? work...I guess that's stuff they figure viewers/fangirls won't wonder about or won't pay any mind...The funny thing is, I can never shut my brain off and I read/watch too much supernatural/paranormal stuff not to be curious about this...I'm not motivated enough to do a Nitpicker's guide or anything like that...it's just one of those odd little things that set me to wondering is all.

Vampire Diaries season finale...

Was sorry to see that girl go...the one that lost her mother...

Elena's brother...Wonder if they'll stop him in time...

The softer side of Damon...who knew he had one?

Bonnie...Naturally there's going to be some type of misunderstanding next season and she'll get the wrong idea, the question is can she be stopped before she and Elena become bitter enemies.

Kathryn(sp?)...I knew it was a matter of time, but Wow! she surprised me with her craftiness last night. How long had she been watching from the shadows to pull that off?

I can't wait for next season. True Blood's Third Season looks awesome too! Trying to get more of the drink.

Vampire Diaries Book vs. Series...

Lately I've started to get into the Vampire Diaries. I'm also an Ian Somerhalder fan, so I was going to give it a shot right out of the box. I enjoy the TV series so much, I said "Hey! Why not try the books?" Once I did that, I found a few surprises. First, Elena is a blonde in the book. I'm glad they made her a brunette on TV. Blondes need to let brunettes take a turn in center stage. Bonnie is a red-headed white girl in the book...Again, I like the fact they went in a different direction as far as casting went on the TV show and decided to make the character African-American. Stefan and Damon...in the book they're twins...I'm glad they didn't do that here...Maybe they decided it was too cheesy to fly on camera? With the right actor that's a concept that could work, but it takes such a huge leap of faith...Another thing I've noticed about the book version of the series (so far I've only read the first one. I want to read them in order. It's also just come to my attention that there's a second set of books.), is that Elena is in a love triangle with the two brothers. You never get that impression on the series. She is very sure of which Salvatore brother she prefers. In this respect, I prefer the book...maybe they thought it would get stale too quick? Or that it's been done to death? Or maybe something changes as the series develops and I just need to be patient...not sure, but it'll be interesting to see what they do.

Speaking of which, I can't wait until Season 3 of True Blood starts!