Daddy Issues

This seems to be a recurring them in TVD. Oh well, it always ends up for our benefit. The mysterious cave drawings from last episode turn out to be a visual depiction of the history of the original family with the names of the original family members written in Viking (NiKlaus, Rebekah, Elijah, and Michael). Alaric is having trouble deciphering what they mean and in another attempt to kill Klaus and free Stefan from his compulsion, Elena threatens Rebekah (yeah, I didn't know her name was spelled like that until this episode) that she will wake Michael unless Rebekah tells her the history of the original family. Damon in the meantime has a boys night out with Stefan (...).

This episode was a history lesson indeed, but it did have its twists an turns. In short, Rebekah's family began in Europe, but after a witch named Iyana told them a world where the people were disease free, the family relocated, having already lost a son. (The disease free people were werewolves). Moving there as humans, Rebekah, Elijah, NiKlaus, Michael, the youngest son Henrik, and their mother lived a peaceful life. Michael had a bit of a temper and overreacted when Klaus and Elijah were sparring for fun, clearly labeling him the villain. Once a month, the family along with the rest of the village humans hid in the tunnels (where the pictures are) underground to avoid the werewolves transformation. Klaus and Henrik stayed out one night and Henrik was killed. Having had enough of losing family members, Michael and Rebekah's mother beg Iyana to spell there children to protect them and make them eternal but she refuses. "If she won't do it, then it's up to you," says Michael to (Twist! Twist!) Rebekah's mother. Any guesses who she is?? That's right, the original witch. After successfully turning his remaining children, Michael kills his wife for cheating on him (the reason Klaus is half vampire, half werewolf). The end, aka Michael is bad. Or so Rebekah thinks.

Elena deciphers one of the last sentences on the cave walls and it turns out the symbols depicting Rebekah's mother's death shows the hybrid killing her (because his mother turned her back on him), not Michael. Klaus lied to her. In the end, Damon and Stefan (you didn't think I forgot about them) are found at the bar (where Damon has been encouraging Stefan's drinking habit all night) by Michael, and after Michael wraps his hand around Damon's heart and threatens Stefan to tell him where Klaus is (Stefan shows his humanity...yeeeeppp!), Stefan agrees to lure Klaus back to Mystic Falls.

Can I just say, I really want to see what happens when Rebekah comes face to face with Klaus again. Whether Klaus is more powerful or not, she could still probably tear him apart. The episode ends with Damon (in Elena's bed) talking with Elena until she falls asleep. I'm still in the middle of the whole Stelena vs. Delena debate, BUT if these two keeping going the way they're going, I wouldn't be opposed to that couple. Maybe they'll start dating after Stefan regains his humanity and they'll be an all out brawl like at the beginning of the series?? That would be interesting. I guess we'll have to wait until next week and then endure the hiatus to find out (next week is the mid-season finale...man I'm good...didn't I tell you?).