Oh Sybil, I am so done with you! The evil siren's latest actions were entirely loathsome, despicable, and otherwise obnoxious...which is clearly the point, as watching our heroes face off against a formidable and nearly unstoppable baddie is incredibly suspenseful. Let's talk about Sybil's continued reign of terror, the fall-out for the main characters, Alaric and Georgie's discovery about the villain's potential weakness, and of course, that ending.
Applesauce penguin, brother. Sybil decided that the only way to get Damon and Enzo under her control completely would be to target Bonnie, the woman they both care deeply for, as her latest victim. However, she added an extra maniacal twist by forcing Bonnie to choose either Damon or Enzo to die, or watch them fight to the death after she inserted that lovely idea into both of the mind-controlled vamps' minds. Bonnie and Caroline's series of verbal barbs at Sybil were a saving grace of this otherwise incredibly tense and frustrating situation. I don't think I'll be able to be patient with Enzo and Damon continuing to be under Sybil's control for much longer, let's put it that way.
We should be clear that every single time this happens, I hope that the vampire character only pretends to flip their switch. Sigh.
Sybil then cruelly ordered Damon to kill Bonnie, but little did the siren suspect that Alaric, with Georgie's help, had successfully found and figured out the use of the object that had once been forged to defeat her...a special tuning fork that once struck, can subdue Sybil. Yay! Finally, a moment of victory for our team of heroes after so many losses. Thank goodness Bonnie survived (is anyone else beyond ready for her to get her magic back?), and I'm also pretty glad that Georgie caught sight of the unusual goings-on. I am continuing to enjoy Georgie's character and relationship with Ric, and it will be fun to see what happens now that she's a little more clued in on his whole deal.
But alas, despite the gang now having Sybil imprisoned, she can still coo her annoying little melodies and maintain her sickening grip on Damon and Enzo's minds. Hence, Damon is unable to break free and merely informed Stefan that he's hitting the road for reasons he is physically incapable of explaining due to the siren's gag order.
So not only does Bonnie have to try and convince Enzo to flip his switch back, but Damon's off on a mission of doom with a bunch of fake-ass Sybil memories taking the place of his precious Elena and Bonnie recollections. I could not deal with the fact that Sybil hijacked the "flannel and pancakes" scene from season 6. Oh, hell, no. Really, Sybil? Really? Is nothing sacred?! She's got to go.
I loved Stefan and Alaric bonding in this episode. It was so classy that they came to a friendly understanding about Stefan's engagement to Caroline, and I adored Alaric's words about Damon, "You know, I never had a brother. Damon was the closest thing. And I have to believe that if you have gotten him back before, there has got to be a way to do it again."
Alaric deserves tons of extra brownie points for this episode, because this was the second time he gave me hope again in the midst of an incredibly bleak sequence of events! Well done writers on this great scene.
What did you think of the episode? Share your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to catch an all-new The Vampire Diaries, Friday at 8/7c on the CW!
