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The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 12

A View to a Kill

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AIRED: Jan 31, 2013

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After Rebekah declines Klaus' demand to stop Kol and protect Jeremy, Klaus looks to Stefan for help. An angry Bonnie confronts her father Mayor Hopkins, about his unconventional methods to protect Mystic Falls from violence. After their disagreement, Bonnie has a frightening encounter with Kol, followed by a visit from an unexpected guest. Klaus adds to the tension between Stefan and Damon by revealing some information about Stefan's personal life, then surprises Damon by asking for some advice. Elena puts Stefan in a difficult spot after revealing her dangerous plan to save Jeremy. After Mayor Hopkins cancels the high school's 1980s Decade Dance, Stefan finds a charming way make the evening special for Rebekah.

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The Vampire Diaries "A View to a Kill" Review: Kol Dances into the Fire

This week's scheme, courtesy of Elena, involved her baiting Kol with a false truce while Stefan kept Rebekah wrapped up in another web of heartfelt emotional manipulation.

By Andy Daglas, Feb 01, 2013

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Getting Inconsistent

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By weeraymond, Apr 03, 2013

While I loved how the show continuously keep up the suspense, there are way too much convenient plot devices put in by the writers. The powers of the originals just shift convenient from powerful to weak depending the mood of the writers. If Elena was any other character, she would had been easily killed by Kol rather than putting up such a ridiculously strong resistance. Seriously, I am getting very tired of Elena's whining. Kill her off and make the show about the originals already. Rebecca's way hotter anyway.moreless
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By cookiekaren, Mar 13, 2013

How do you watch this
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The Cure

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By melkat16, Feb 17, 2013

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The Vampire Disease!
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Killing an original like that?

2.5

By samir89ns, Feb 08, 2013

IN this episode it was shown how Vampire Diaries is a poorly designed series... First, one can not beat an original like that, they are way stronger and faster, and cannot be killed with any wood. Then they suddenly have that wood, but still, they are too slow. And now, Elena (one month old vampire :D ) and his brother kill one of the originals! And they made it to do so using verbain - earlier they showed how original vampires were more resistant to verbain... (Damon was able to dring that water, while this same water crippled Kol - LOL)

By the time, Vampire Diaries became a bad series - pretty disappointing!

EDIT: also, I would love to see someone putting Elena down - she's become an annoying character...moreless
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TVD is revving up w/ A View to a Kill

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By StJamesBlonde, Feb 07, 2013

Elena has to be the wimpiest and annoying vampire ever! I can't wait until she takes the cure. She might get some sort of personality once she becomes human again. Gotta love the Originals, deep down their wicked cold blooded hearts, they care. Psycho-serial vampire killer Klaus loves Caroline and asking semi-reformed Damon for advice. Touching and disturbing. How cool was Bonnie boxing-in Klaus at the Gilbert residence? It's about time someone can cripple an Original. Don't hate me Stefan & Elena fans, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Rebekah & Stefan scenes. I think those two could truly make a go of it, if Stefan ever gets over his Elena obsession. Elena needs to stop drinking the Rebekah haterade. She lost the right to be jealous once she choose Damon and announced to the world she is in love with him. So grow up Elena, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Last, I must share my favorite jaw dropping shirtless. Any excuse to have Jeremy rip off his shirt I'm all for it. I had to manually close my jaw. I vote Jeremy to be shirtless for a full future episode! Who's with me? Hoping next episode really goes somewhere, cause this story line is dragging. Over n Out.moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

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Joseph Morgan	Klaus Mikaelson
Nina Dobrev	Elena Gilbert
Katerina Graham	Bonnie Bennett
Ian Somerhalder	Damon Salvatore
Paul Wesley	Stefan Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen	Jeremy Gilbert

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Rick Worthy	Rudy Hopkins	Guest Star
Nathaniel Buzolic	Kol Mikaelson	Recurring Role
Claire Holt	Rebekah Mikaelson	Recurring Role
Persia White	Abby Bennett Wilson	Recurring Role

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- Rebekah: What's going on with you? You're...fun tonight.
  Stefan: I can't listen to this music without thinking of my best friend, Lexi. We spent most of the '80's together. I remember this one time she snuck us backstage and compelled half the band to do tequila shots with us before the show. She was fearless. Kinda like you.
  Rebekah: So, you slept with her, too?
  Stefan: No, it wasn't like that. I was just a better person when I was with her. I didn't think I'd ever feel that way again.
  Rebekah: Until Elena.
  Stefan: Until Elena. And now that's over.
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- Rebekah: So is everything about the '80's so...excessive?
  Stefan: It had it's charm. Say Anything, Lloyd Dobler standing outside of a bedroom window with a boombox over his head, desperately trying to get back the girl of his dreams. Princess Bride, Wesley slays giant rats for love. Breakfast Club, one detention turns a bunch of outcasts into allies.
  Rebekah: So it was a decade of sentimental drivel, as well?
  Stefan: Well, I was gonna say love, friendship, possibility of anything happening. You would've loved it.
  Rebekah: And why is that?
  Stefan: Because as much as we both hate to admit it, we care about those things.
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- Although credited, Candace Accola (Caroline) and Michael Trevino (Tyler) do not appear in this episode.
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- Featured Music:
  "Just Another Girl" by Wild Belle
  "99 Red Balloons" by 7 Seconds
  "12 Gauge" by Bundle of Hiss
  "Maneater" by The Bird & The Bee
  "Half Asleep" by Trever Keith
  "Lovesong" by The Cure
  "Wanted Dead Or Alive" by Bon Jovi
  "If You Were Here" by Cary Brothers
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: Thursday, January 31, 2013 on CTV 2
  Australia: Friday, February 1, 2013 on FOX8
  Norway: Thursday, March 21, 2013 on FEM
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