The Vampire Diaries 5x13 "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Sorry it took me forevs to review TVD; I've become apathetic. Also, I am annoyed at the title of this episode--a cheesy and predictable title for a (now) cheesy and predictable show.

If only he knew this was Katherine.

Okay I guess I should review it now. I'm gonna go ahead and break it up into the good(ish) and the bad.

The Good(ish):
-Caroline seems to be getting over her embarrassment/ heartbreak in a very Caroline way: shredding pictures of exes and attending a fancy college dance that she forced her friends to attend. Then she vamped out to help Bonnie, which is always good.
-This is no new revelation for longtime TVD watchers, but Nina Dobrev is a very good actress. She seemlessly transitions between Katherine and Elena. Without Katherine's subtle eyerolls and general disdain of everyone but Stefan, this episode would've sucked.
-I always like to see Stefan 1) Kick some ass (or at least threaten too) and 2) Care about and protect his brother. We saw both in this episode.
-Tyler and Matt actually being smart for once and figuring out what Nadia and Katherine are doing! Way to go!

totally surprising and brand new plot twist

The Bad:
-Everytime Elena hurts his feelings, Damon feels sorry for himself and becomes the villian again "because that's who he is, why should he be anything different?" *yawn* Where's seasons 1,2, & 3 Damon? The Damon that didn't take any shit? He was "bad" and sarcastic and fun! Now he's just an annoying lovesick puppy who let's a 19 year old girl control all of his thoughts, emotions, and actions. What a baby. Not to mention he did some really terrible things this time--all on purpose...his emotions are not off! Getting sick of Damon, to be honest. (Sorry Delena shippers!)
-Sick of Jeremy and Bonnie at this point, too. They are both plot devices. Bonnie is the witch whenever anything goes wrong or the writers get too lazy to fix something, so they just make a silly spell. And Jeremy is always used for leverage (how many times has this guy died??). Over them.
-What a way to "reignite" the love triangle JP! (jk) This isn't actually Stelena, and it isn't Steferine either so neither ship can be actually happy here. Also, I don't appreciate Stefan getting played--I hope he wises up before anything major happens.
-And of course, when Elena inevitably "reemerges", she won't remember any of this. She'll go back to Damon, which is fine, but he is seriously such a baby now, he needs to let go of Elena for a little bit and find the balls he lost. I just can't even. I have to stop.

Ugh. I'm done.