the perfect words never crossed my mind

I thought Alaric!Klaus was utterly terrifying! And Rose/Elijah/Katherine really built up this terrifying, powerful, ruthless, insatiable vampire - and I got this. :c Klaus/Caroline's scene could have been darkly dream-like and seductive: Klaus using Caroline's slowly deteriorating mind, broken heart over Tyler, and her need to be loved to have her choose him when she drank his blood. I found Stefan's scene realizing Klaus had been devotedly waiting for him, and preying on Stefan's isolation, to be completely all of that! But Klaus' monologue came across as some AU and plain weird? :( On my screen was a man child, and not even a properly psychopathic, unstable one, just - as you said! - pathetic "I just need love!". Candice really rocked the silent moment where she stares at the necklace he left her, however! I felt terror and wonder there, and could almost rewrite the scene in my mind to fit around it!

I forgave Matt for all the harshness he gave Caroline when they were dating and when they broke up, that is how much I loved him for giving Elena a much needed 'you are A+' speech! It was delivered in such a Matt way (ie a human way even Caroline is slowly removing herself from), too. He wasn't too cheerful, but he wasn't cynical either. He and Elena are on a similar wavelength, a somber balance of hopeful and jaded.

I don't understand why Katherine didn't outsmart HIM a long time ago into sinking to the bottom of the ocean! If and when he dies, we'll probably be subjected to flashbacks. :(