I thought there was some sort of time limit - when the brother's girlfriend (the one that wasn't a vampire when he met her, man that family has rotten luck) got turned, wasn't there something where if she didn't feed she wouldn't turn all the way? Not that it matters currently, I was just trying to remember how it worked.

The way it just moves right along does seem striking in the current TV landscape. It's kind of a constant pleasant surprise that they pose some question and, boom, answer it right away. I like it.

Also "ambiguously supernatural mystery uncle" is dandy.

In character? I…didn't Damon break Jeremy's neck? Can I have a little repercussion? They punch it up at the end of every episode, and I appreciate the pacing, but it think they also totally cheat on the ramifications with omnipresent magic rings, instant forgiveness, and off-centre stakings.

See, but it moves so darn fast, I don't have time to think about those things!

It is peculiar which events have consequences and which don't, that's for sure. But I can barely remember what happened last week, so I am okay with that.

That's why I can't class it as more than crack. I can't really imagine rewatching for other than prurient, iliac crest-related reasons. It is fun. I don't get it being good.

Well, I think it is good crack because it is engaging enough to make me forget the other stuff

Oh god, I'm shipping Audrey/Nathan on Haven. He's just so puppy dog.

He is very cute about this thing. (Imagine, trying to get advice from Duke.)

Being Human, and other vampire shows: why can't people smell the blood when there's this bloody mess of a body right next to them?

Also, how is it possible that neither Damon nor Stefan could tell Elena from Katherine by scent or ambient body temperature?