The Vampire Hype hosts sniffle (whether from tears or colds though, we’re not telling) their way through this week’s episode, which is all about The Vampire Diaries episode “Stand By Me.” There are musical interludes, Buffy parallels, and brand new shipper names! Could you ask for more?

Shownotes:

– Fighting fire with fire! Burning down the house! And other songs
– Jeremy’s really dead. Sad times
– We discuss Julie Plec’s reasons for killing off Jeremy
– Buffy parallel: “The Body” (no spoilers)
– As a whole, this episode was very stark, invoking strong emotions
– The show is Catching Fire!
– As is the house. Are we sad the Gilbert house is gone?
– Elena letting go of her humanity and flipping the switch
– Was flipping Elena’s switch the right thing to do?
– Elena vs Katherine: are they the same?- We debate what turning off your humanity really means
– How will the sire bond work now?
– The Sire Band! Look for our EP……….soon
– Stefan and Damon bromance moment!
– Ahoy there, new ship Donnie! (Not that it’s new)
– Damon loves Bonnie now?
– Soooo Hayley’s in New Orleans
– And speaking of random, hi April
– Zach Roerig, all the awards
– What is Silas, anyway? Is he a vampire? Is he a metamorphmagus?
– Wait, Bonnie has a cousin?
– Listener feedback: “To sum up, Klaus is awesome, xoxo your listeners.” Point taken! We love you guys.

The Vampire Diaries returns March 14. Follow @VampireHype for updates about what we’re doing for the podcast in the meantime!