‘The Vampire Diaries’ season 5 spoilers: Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and a cabin
Anytime that you have a supernatural horror show featuring a cabin, you know that there is not good news on the way. As a matter of fact, we’re not sure that a cabin on any show is an indicator of good news. Typically, it means that someone is either getting murdered or getting eaten up by bugs.
Since the characters on “The Vampire Diaries” do not seem to be bothered at all by mosquito bites, we’re imagining that the upcoming May 1 episode “What Lies Beneath” is going to be a little bit more about what happens when the characters experience fear in the form of Markos. This Traveler / monster / master of evil things wants to destroy some of our characters, and they need a hiding place. But what happens when the greatest enemy our heroes face is … themselves? Yes, that is extremely corny, but that’s what we think of when we read the synopsis for this hour below:
“When Tyler (Michael Trevino) turns up at the Salvatore house with the news that Markos’ (guest star Raffi Barsoumian) plan to break the witches’ curse puts Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) in imminent danger, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) suggests they hide out in the remote cabin once owned by Caroline’s (Candice Accola) father. Once there, it becomes obvious to Caroline that Stefan and Elena are keeping a secret, so Damon (Ian Somerhalder) comes up with a parlor game designed to expose the truth. A ghostly presence at the cabin uses violence and fire to make itself known. Meanwhile, Matt (Zach Roerig) takes charge of Tyler’s plan to get information from one of the Travelers, and Bonnie (Kat Graham) continues to keep the truth about the Other Side from Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), despite warnings from Grams (guest star Jasmine Guy).”
This entire synopsis feels like a back-to-basics approach for the show in the form that the triangle is in some way still alive; while Elena’s feelings may be still for Damon first and foremost, there is still something involving Stefan that is getting involved in the equation and holding her back … even if it is just ever so slightly.
Also, Matt gets a story again! We’ve said for a while that he is one of the series’ most interesting characters, and also one of the most under-utilized. (Luckily, we know that this will for sure change next year.)
Does all of this new excited you? Sound off below.