latest episode was confusing. How are damon and stephen alive when klaus is dead? how did stephen kill an original with his bare hands? through bonnie's spell?

Klaus is not dead. He's dessicated. They used the spell that was meant for Alaric. Abby used the same spell on Mikael.
The spell stops the heart and the blood flow, paralyzing them.

This post was edited by Arsenic_Touch on May 3 2012 09:11pm

oh, i guess i really need to brush up on my vocabulary, didn't know what dessicated meant

Because we all know the heart of a vampire beats in the first place

This show was entertaining at first but I'm getting tired of things like this.

This post was edited by Krypto on May 4 2012 07:19am

Things like what? you incorrectly combining established lore from other vampire genres into this one?
They made it pretty clear early on when Katherine was taunting Stefan that when they dessicate from not drinking enough blood, the heart still pumps and tries to push whatever blood is left in their system through their veins, causing the veins to rub together like sandpaper.

you sir are a true the vampire diaries fan, if this was fb i would have "liked" this comment

if it was me doing a rebuttal to krypto, i would have been stumped.

This post was edited by TempoONE on May 4 2012 06:24pm

Yeah. But a vampire is by definition an undead. They don't have beating heart... anyway they walk in the sun with pseudo magic, can get drunk, eat etc... there like humans that dont age...

I find this show entertaining and can overlook a couple details but it's beginning to make me loose interest. Let's be honest, this show is childish, but still fun to watch, to a certain point.

IMO ofc

Think about it...what enables a vampire to survive? Blood. So they drink blood, how would that blood enable them to survive? Simple: it serves as a replacement for the blood that they would have had in the their veins had they been alive.

So:
- Drink Blood --> Blood goes in veins --> Heart helps pump that blood throughout the body.
- Don't Drink Blood --> No blood in veins --> Veins rub together like sandpaper --> They dessicate and are weak and no longer able to move
- Alternative to not drinking blood? Stop the heart. No blood flow --> Dessication

This show is awesome. IMO better than True Blood and Twilight.

True Blood is too hillbilly and Twilight is too childish. Vampire Diaries is just "cool" and fun to watch.

This post was edited by PartyInMyPants on May 5 2012 06:41pm

Well said love this show

This man speaks the truth.