Secret Diaries Chat
Episode #8: The Sacrifice of One

Ok my thoughts on the traitor from The Secret Circle: My first thought was Ethan but if it is indeed one of the adults and if this person is using magic to help the witch hunters now then one of the adults would have to have magic (probably from Charles and Dawn’s crystal) because so far that is the only shred of magic the adults have ever used in the show otherwise someone is taking a page out of John Blackwell’s book and is lying about not having at least some of their powers without the aid of a crystal. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Charles, Dawn, and Ethan had been lying to each other this whole time and one of them actually had their full powers? Another thing to consider is that we have not met Melissa’s parent yet, so what if it was this parent (or someone else we haven’t yet met) that is the traitor? One last MAJOR theory: You all said it had to be one of the adults who were on the boat…but what if it was one of THEIR parents who knew about the meeting on the boat, like Charles’ mom, Jane, or Jake’s grandfather? Granted it would be less likely to be Jane but it’s just my theory. No one considered the possibility that it could be an elder (who all still have their full powers). I know this was a long message, sorry. I just thought of that last theory but I think it’s a strong possibility.

Is anyone highly amused by the fact that, by killing Finn(and thus killing all the people he changed and all the people Sage changed and all the people they changed etc.), with the exception of the Originals, Matt now has the highest kill count out of all the VD characters, possibly tied with Reaper Stefan? He def now has the highest kill count of any character born within the last century ROFL

Is it possible that Tatia sired Rose? If not, then it’s most likely Elijah. When we were introduced to Rose, she and Trevor were fleeing from Elijah because they betrayed him by changing Katherine. It was ELIJAH they were running from for 500 years, not Klaus. This would seriously increase Elijah’s chances of being the sire.

I think you guys are being too hard on Bonnie. Remember that, when the Council tried to kill all the vamps in season 1, she saved Damon’s life. She is a good character. But she has a lot of reasons to hate vamps. Stefan and Damon’s obsession with Katherine and their attempt to break into Fell’s tomb killed her Grandma. Damon “killed” her mom. Not to mention the fact that vamps are against nature and, as children of nature, witches have an inherent dislike of them. Her mother abandoned her in the first place after Mikael attacked her. Vampires have played an instrumental role in stripping Bonnie of all her witch relations. She has no one left. 

Yeah, it was a little misguided that she blamed Elena for her mom turning but she was the reason Damon turned her. She had a right to be angry. And, while I do remember her being horrified when she realized that Caroline was a vamp and had killed the guy she had been flirting with earlier, I don’t remember Bonnie abandoning her. Bonnie even made her a day ring almost immediately. Bonnie never left her. But she has been clear that she doesn’t like vamps(which, all things considered, would be what is considered normal. Most people don’t like vamps. The blood-sucking thing is a bit of a turn-off). I think the writers have just done a very poor job developing her character overall.

I think we need to give Diana a pass with her reaction to Grant’s lie. First of all, the last 2 guys who lied to her about who he was ended up trying to kill her(Jake and the witch hunter Luke). With all the complications she has to deal with as a member of the Circle, I think she’s sick of lying and just wanted someone normal. Plus, when he suggested taking her away with him at the ice-rink. She seemed really into it. When she snapped at Cassie, I really got the sense that Diana is sick of the Circle and just wanted a normal life. You said in the last ep that you thought Adam and Cassie were the 2 most likely to leave the Circle. I think it’s actually Diana. She seemed really into the idea of this guy just taking her away from it all and that dream, however fleeting, died when she realized he wasn’t who she thought. I think all this Circle drama is just really getting to Diana and she’s tired of it.

HUGE BRAINWAVE HERE. What if the traitor is Jake’s mom? We saw her coughing but we never actually saw her die on the boat. Eben escaped so she could have too. The actions of John, Charles, Dawn and Ethan are the reason her husband died. If she blames them for his death, she could want them dead. Also, if she blames the kids for the death of her son, she could want to kill them too. Her powers were never stripped by the Elders cos everyone thought she was dead(or if they were stripped, she could be using the Armstrong crystal). Up until recently, Jake was with the witch hunters too so she had no reason to spare the Circle on his account. She could even be working with the hunters to ensure that they don’t kill Jake. Given the instrumental role Lucy played in the downfall of her Circle, Jake’s mom could have agreed to work with the Hunters if they killed Lucy as initial payment. This would explain why Eben would kill off such a unique character with such a unique talent for what was really a very minor mistake. Plus it would be a HUUUUUUUGE twist. My money’s on Sara Armstrong being the traitor.

Loved the ep you guys. Can’t wait for next week :D