And even then, he hated that fact.
After all, your humanity can never be more ON than when youre, you know, a human.
We start the hour with Matt dreaming of the moment the Maxwell bell rang and burned 100 witches alive.
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Also, hes VERY sweaty.
Between Ric and Dorian, they decide it might not have been so much a dream as a memory.
Turns out, the Maxwell necklace is more of a talisman.
(So Matt is Bonnie in season 1?)
Dorian thinks there could be a psychic link between Matt and Ethan Maxwell.
Now, Bonnies refusing to answer her phone except to briefly update Damon and Stefans just been arrested.
Turns out, you cant speed and have blood on your hands when youre a human.
Well, you might, but youll end up in jail thanks to a lack of supernatural compulsion.
Cade pays Damon a visit to let him know their deal is officially void.
I guess we shouldnt have expected a literal deal with the devil to end so easily, huh?
But before things go any further, Caroline arrives and compels Stefans crimes away from everyone except Stefan.
Its the real estate agent Stefan left for dead in the trunk of a car before he killed Enzo.
to make something right, he and Caroline decide to venture to find her.
If theyre lucky, the answer to their question is in Matts head.
(As Damon puts it, Thatd be a first.)
Once in the hypnotic state, Matt takes us back to the house where the witches were burned.
And because of the mind control of it all, Ethan has no choice but to ring it.
But it seems Ethan Maxwell was pretty smart, so he finds a loophole in the mind control.
In the end, they save their city, but all 100 of them fall.
Once he does, Matt finds the answer theyre looking for.
Damon stole that journal and is already long gone.
While all of this is going on, Abby arrives to comfort Bonnie.
(Caroline called her.)
Only, when they ask for a sign, Abby sees the moment of Enzos death.
She explains its the only way to break the connection.
Stefan eventually finds her, but when she sees him, her reaction is to stab him.
And seeing how hes human now, it actually hurts.
But as Caroline points out, that also doesnt mean they have to throw everything away.
Speaking of Bonnie, she arrives home to find Matt waiting on her porch.
He then kisses her on the head and says goodnight.
As for Stefan, he heads home to change.
Stefan finds Damon and thanks him for saving his life.
Stefan then heads to Bonnies where somebody tases him before he can make it to the front door.
As for Damon, he returns to the Armory to make things right with Ric.
Furthermore, Damon might be able to make up for giving the journal to Cade.
Apparently, Sybil had an insurance policy against Cade, and he thinks its this crazy dagger thing.
So perhaps the very thing Cade created could kill him?
Well, thats one idea.
But Kai has another!
Yep, Kai is back!
(And so is his wave!)
According to him, he has a better idea.
All in all, I dont have much to dislike about this hour.
The emotion felt real, and more than that, it felt earned.
It was equal parts moving and suspenseful, and did I mention that Kai is back?
Plus, it finally feels like this series is starting to conclude.
Something about Stefan putting his daylight ring in his pocket really hit me.
This show is actually ending, and I cant wait to see how it does.
