Waiting for the show to feel like it has stakes again?
Well, I got my wish and I have the tears to prove it.
The ending of tonight’s hour was shocking and powerful and I loved every second of it.
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And where we are currently in season 8, he definitely needs to be reminded of that again.
(Although I can’t imagine the guilt he will feel after what he just did.)
The episode starts with Cade running into Bonnie at the coffee shop.
So I guess we know how Cade likes his coffee: With a side of chaos.
With Stefan still chained up, Damon gives his brother a little update on the outside world.
You know what is part of the balance humanity-on lifestyle?
So Damon’s off to make some.
As for Matt, he’s just about done with all of this supernatural business.
As he puts it, “It’s hard to keep giving him a pass.”
It seems Cade freed him.
And of course, if Damon disobeys him, he’ll get to spend an eternity in hell.
(You gotta give it to Cade: The man knows how to bargain.)
But Matt’s (literally) sticking to his guns on this one.
As far as he’s concerned, becoming a vampire isn’t survival.
And while Dorian’s there, Caroline and Matt continue their disagreement.
But as Caroline reminds him, some people don’t regret it.
Cade quickly reads Damon’s mind and realizes the Salvatore is contemplating killing him.
Yep, you read that right.
Not only is this guy freakishly attractive, he’s also sort of invincible.
Translation: She wants to give Cade the cure.
Long story short, the cure is in Elena’s blood.
And THEN, years from now when Elena’s awake, Damon could take it from Enzo.
Well, Bonnie has one: What about her happiness?!
So, she agrees to get the cure for them to use on Cade.
(Something else that will come into play?
The additional Maxwell heirloom that Dorian later hands Matt.)
Caroline then gets Dorian to safety before Damon goes after Stefan.
That house Bonnie and Enzo are currently at?
It’s where she moved Elena after Damon and Enzo went missing.
And now, Stefan’s changing the lease.
He’s no longer invited in … but Stefan is.
Damon, desperate, calls his brother and begs him not to hurt Elena.
And now, Stefan’s on his way to kill the woman he once loved.
That’s why Stefan wants Elena gone.
(Anyone else have season 3 flashbacks of Stefan trying to make Elena hate him?)
And this is where it all happens.
Just as Bonnie finishes extracting the cure from Elena’s blood, Stefan rips out Enzo’s heart.
And just before he can kill Bonnie too, she injects him with the cure!
I have no idea what all that could meanDoes Bonnie have her magic back?
!but I know Enzo is dead, Stefan is human, and I have chills.
But all I know is that ending is going to stick with me for a while.
