Jack Sampson

Gotta disagree. In the previous 3 seasons, there has never been a man express even slight disappointment with his wife's looks - but 4 women have.

If you notice, they addressed the major concerns people on here had last season. Trashley was frigid, David was a "hardened criminal" (as Trashley's friends tried to get people to believe) - so they asked more sex questions and made a point of checking everyone's criminal history and outstanding debt.

I suspect Tom just works for a yacht company as an independent contractor. Anyone involved in design work would at least have a portfolio website. I can't find anything.

The makeup is rough. I cringe thinking about what's going on under there. Her facetuned online photos don't even look like the same person. Will we have the first dude to express disappointment in his match's looks?

The opposite end is Mekalya - 30 year old hairdresser who apparently partied her youth away. Most people can't ride the carousel through their 20s and not be a jaded mess. My biggest problems with Lillian is that her idea of affection is someone doing things for her without being asked. Plus, she flunked out of medical school...excuse me, transferred to anthropology but is now in real estate. That makes her seem like she can't stay committed to anything.

Looking at these people talking about how they're "ready", how ready can you be if you're not even in shape?

The above article describes one woman as "Passionate about her career" and "Many of her relationships ended because of infidelity". That translates to "Doesn't devote enough time or effort to the men in her life". And another as "Ambitious, strong-willed and looking for someone who can be her equal". Really? An "ambitious" 32 year old stewardess has a hard time finding her equal? Where is all of that ambition directed toward? Is she secretly an American Ninja Warrior? Who's the Trashley of this season? The dude in the bus? Seriously, luxury touring buses depreciate quickly. Sell the thing and buy a house already.

Pretty sure I will. It's rare for a show to return after a long break and have any chemistry left. Anyone remember the original spell from VD? In it, the vampire had to be anchored to something living - the originals were linked to the white oak and Alaric was linked to Elena. What was Lucian/Marcel linked to? Near as I can tell, nothing.

So the show isn't coming back next fall? Does this mean that VD will only get half a season and be replaced by the Originals next year?

Don't forget, Lucian was going to kill Rebekah next - a woman Marcel claimed to love. The dude isn't even consistent in who he's willing to kill for.

That's a really good point. What if Elijah took his head, could he regrow that too? And why kill him? He could have just snapped his neck. Even if they knew that he'd taken the serum, he could have snapped his neck, then extracted it the same way they did to Aurora. As I said above, there are dozens of ways around it but forced writing is forced writing.

You have a problem with consent on a show where people are frequently compelled to injure or kill themselves and others? Hell, Caroline tried to compel someone to die of fright!

If Davina's spirit was right there, why couldn't they try the resurrection spell again. And why weren't any of the Ancestors around to try to stop them?

Elijah's a moron. All he had to do was talk Marcel down. "Think it through, do you really believe the Ancestors didn't build a failsafe into the super vamp formula?" "I was just shown a vision wherein you kill Hayley and Hope because the formula drives you insane." I can name a dozen ways to get poor Marcel to knock off the self-pity crap. Instead, he kick starts the prophesy. 1000 years hasn't given the family situational awareness. Also, are all NO witches de-powered now? Or at least dramatically reduced in power?

First, Caroline is horrible. These kids see her as their mom and she just abandoned them to follow her feels for Stefan - which will last for a few months. She can wait, she's effectively immortal. Raise your kids, Stefan will be around in 30-40 years. Second, couldn't they have used a hand from any of the dead Armory people? Third, there's no indication that they spent their time in the Armory researching what's in the vault or cataloging potential weapons. Bonnie lost her powers, you'd think she'd be researching a way to get them back. Fourth, we know that there are other members of the Armory organization, why didn't anyone show up to check on them? I know I'm looking for reason in one of the least consistent shows in history.

I don't know that it was ever explained to him what they did exactly. But, he was talking to her, Elijah attacked him and, when he woke up, Freya, Elijah and Davina were gone. Then, when they tried to resurrect Davina, her soul was gone. I assume he put 2 and 2 together.

They consecrated Davina. Vincent was doing that just as Freya started her spell to bring her to the circle.

Why would Vincent offer the super-vamp serum to Marcel? The one vampire who arguably treated the witches worse than the Mikaelsons. The dude banned all magic, then executed witches for performing even simple spells - plus he was the one responsible for the original Crescent Curse. Guess that's all forgotten because one girl, who made a ton of mistakes and sanctioned hits on fellow witches, got killed. I couldn't stand Davina. Girl lived in a graveyard for most of last season - where did she go to the bathroom, when did she shower?

Is Bonnie no longer a witch now?

Alaric is supposed to be in his mid 30s, right? Stefan wouldn't have to wait forever - and the dude has all the time in the world now that his mark is gone.

So, will everyone who's marked die when Bonnie dies? Or did they conveniently forget that part of the mark?

She was standing just outside the doorframe. But it does beg the questions, how does the spell reach him inside the bar? How do vampires work at all inside the bar? How does the dagger work inside the bar? Also, couldn't they have an abomination cure the bite like Kai did on VD?

Jono might be the first guy in the history of the show (any version) to express disappointment in his match's looks. And rightly so, Clare was huge and manly. I think Erin will be pregnant within a year. Christie is 39 and matched with a younger man, no way she was letting go. Although, I don't like her odds of having a healthy child at her age. And how do you leave a farm? Didn't he say he owned it? I can't imagine a farm is easy to sell. Simone is completely delusional if she thinks she'll find someone better than a younger ex-soccer player. Let's be honest, she should be looking for an older man if she wants someone so infatuated with her that every day will be the romantic adventure she seems to feel entitled to. Out of all of them, she's the one who did the show for fame.

Anyone watching the AU version? There's a Sam-like character named Clare who was calling her match a "bitch" and had the same boorish behavior. Unlike Sam, she was paired with an actual man who dumped her after 5 days. It was really fun to watch. The "experts" are still total dicks. They pair 2 people who live 10 hours away. Also, I HATE this software upgrade.

Would you be mad at the lateness, lack of sex or the possibility that he was with someone else?