#awesome bamon

Maybe something to do with whatever Lily is going to reveal, and the secret that Bonnie is going to be keeping in the flashforward? I wonder if it’ll be connected to the Huntress at all.

I saw some folks speculating that Damon and Alaric might have a falling out over Jo being alive, if performing the spell or being so connected to the stone has some bad effect on Bonnie. Seems feasible, idk.

I agree. I did think the resurrection stuff was interesting at least and it was necessary to move the plot forward, but it’s kind of overshadowed Bonnie’s voice and character at this point. Like they had her starting out the episode with the intention of letting Alaric down gently and not disturbing Jo’s spirit when it’s at peace or whatever, but then just… dropped it. I guess because of Oscar. Still. 

Between that and completely leaving her out of the party stuff/costume opportunity again (and that line they gave her that spelled out exactly how they knew we were feeling about it felt like a taunt even though I’m sure they meant it as something more tongue-in-cheek… WOULD IT HAVE BEEN SO HARD TO COME UP WITH AN EXCUSE FOR HER TO BE IN COSTUME AT THE MORGUE?? I’D TAKE THAT AT THIS POINT), the episode was a step back for her, in my eyes. It’s been downhill since 7x02, as her actions become less and less about herself and her own desires, and more and more about what the TVD creative team needs to have happen to keep the plot moving forward, reminiscent of that plot device role she occupied in seasons past. 

To be fair, it’s still leaps and bounds better than seasons past (tho if the trend continues, idk how much longer that will be true), and she’s still more vocal than she used to be about how she’s feeling, but it’s getting to mean less and less when all the against-her-own-better-judgment choices mirror the choices she would’ve made when she was swallowing said emotions down in the past.

Even that is fine, since character development doesn’t necessarily happen in a straight line fashion, and Bonnie’s selflessness might not be so easy to shake given her good heart and the power she wields… but it has to be recognized as such by the narrative, there has to be some spotlight/struggle to make her seem like a person and not just backdrop. This doesn’t seem to be given that much thought at this point, it’s regression of convenience more than anything intentional.

It’s definitely dampening my enthusiasm for things rn. I miss 7x02, which did a much better job balancing her role as the-one-with-the-magic and her own inner struggles. Can we please have some more Brian Young episodes? 

Yessssssss, all of this! (Thank goodness they didn’t cut that Bonnie/Caroline scene, right?)

Very good points! From his interviews, it seems like outside of the flash forward scenes, he really doesn’t know how any of it is going to go. 

I’m absolutely expecting we’ll get heavier and heavier romantic Bamon development up to the point of some shocking scene where they have to confront their feelings for each other, and get scared away but will work their way back to each other after the flashforward timeline unfolds. 

And in tandem we’ll see the Bonnie/Enzo dynamic building up to whatever it is (or may be, since we still don’t know for 100% certain that it’s them) in the FFs.

What was the point of the Anon bringing this up?