I never paid attention to one simple fact: she never really asked questions.
YES. I think you just articulated what bugged the hell out of me in that 2x15 ep. It all comes to a head at the end when she tells Damon that ~the hate will get the better of him~ and it's like… okay well if you're so sure of that, woman, why are you letting him walk out the door? Buh? It was this VERY WEIRD condescending vibe of choosing for other people that they did/didn't need to be saved, which I thought was just me being cranky, but no. Validated.
Stefan gives up his agency for safety; that's the thing many people do.
YES.
Lexi made her realize that Stefan finally needs to save himself.
I HOPE SO. It'd be a really great consistent theme then. But I'm still not 100% convinced the show doesn't want us to take away that Stefan should reform himself ~for Elena's sake. Didn't feel like that much of a breakthrough, tbh.
From now on Elena makes Stefan responsible for his actions. Klaus might've compelled Stefan to "switch it off" (let' not even start on this...), but he didn't compel him not to switch it back on. This is his choice entirely.
I LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS. This storyline may be salvaged after all. But. You know. I'll keep my security blanket of cynicism handy. ;)
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Date: 2011-10-30 08:26 am (UTC)I never paid attention to one simple fact: she never really asked questions.
YES. I think you just articulated what bugged the hell out of me in that 2x15 ep. It all comes to a head at the end when she tells Damon that ~the hate will get the better of him~ and it's like… okay well if you're so sure of that, woman, why are you letting him walk out the door? Buh? It was this VERY WEIRD condescending vibe of choosing for other people that they did/didn't need to be saved, which I thought was just me being cranky, but no. Validated.
Stefan gives up his agency for safety; that's the thing many people do.
YES.
Lexi made her realize that Stefan finally needs to save himself.
I HOPE SO. It'd be a really great consistent theme then. But I'm still not 100% convinced the show doesn't want us to take away that Stefan should reform himself ~for Elena's sake. Didn't feel like that much of a breakthrough, tbh.
From now on Elena makes Stefan responsible for his actions. Klaus might've compelled Stefan to "switch it off" (let' not even start on this...), but he didn't compel him not to switch it back on. This is his choice entirely.
I LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS. This storyline may be salvaged after all. But. You know. I'll keep my security blanket of cynicism handy. ;)