Ever since Elena was turned into a vampire, the race has been on to find out if there was a cure to restore her humanity.  Alas, that deadly search cost her the life of her brother Jeremy, and introduced a whole new big bad villain Silas, who will stop at nothing to get the cure for himself for his own nefarious purposes.  So it is only too fitting that this week’s episode is themed around the song of the same name “Pictures of You by the music group The Cure.  Clever.
 
The whole goal of this special prom episode was reminding Elena of her human life and finding a way to convince her to turn back on her emotions, for vampire without emotions is a threat to everyone.  But Elena is bound and determined to preserve her carefree, emotionless vampire life.  She does not see the need to be cured or to have human emotions back.  She is having too much fun running around killing to her heart’s content, without regret.
 
Prom would normally be the epitome of all things great during high school.  A girl attends with the boy of her dreams and wears a dress that memorializes that crowning moment for the rest of her life.  It is a night literally worth remembering.  If only Elena cared.  Even attending with two dreamy guys and wearing the best dress holds no real pleasure for her. Elena is merely going through the motions in order to achieve her own twisted goals.  So what is Elena dreaming of on prom night?  You’ll have to see it to believe it. [Read more…]