S6E16

The Downward Spiral

The Vampire Diaries · 2015-03-12 · 43 min

FLICKFEEL

from 24 comments

COMMUNITY

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nobody yet

YOURS

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what happens

After shutting off her humanity following the death of her mother, Caroline gives her friends an unexpected ultimatum. Not knowing how to handle the new Caroline, Stefan’s attempt to intervene sets off a dangerous chain of events, leaving him and Elena in a race against the clock. Meanwhile, after seeking answers from Kai about the prison world, Damon’s world is turned upside when he learns some devastating news about his mother Lily. Elsewhere, Enzo finds himself becoming increasingly intrigued by Sarah Salvatore, and Bonnie begins to struggle with the effects of being back in the real world.

how it went

Left to right is this episode — its opening to its closing minutes. This is the one span the comments were always describing.

FUN

how good a time it was

MEANINGFUL

how much it moved you

Read from 24 comments — 8 said when.

The number holds — it is read from every comment. The shape is not settled: only 8 said when something happened, and below 20 the same evidence split in half draws two different pictures. Drawn faint for that reason.

Not enough people said when to name this shape. The line is what the evidence draws, not a finding.

Hover the curveDrag across the curve to see what people said at any point.

height: how intense it got, 0–100
gold above: how tender it felt. violet below — what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
tension rail: how much was still unresolved
grey haze: how sure we are — wider means fewer people described it

openingending

what people actually wrote

Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.

Reddit24 read

“didn't expect the mom twist. I expected crazy witch... not that. Wow.”
_cboz▲ 39about 75–100% inread it ↗
“That closing shot of the two of them at the bar was the sexiest thing that has ever happened on this show.”
wajib▲ 34about 90–100% inread it ↗
“in the final scene it happened and I actually clapped.”
SawRub▲ 26about 90–100% inread it ↗
“That shot was beautiful.”
SawRub▲ 15about 90–100% inread it ↗

who made it

directed: Ian Somerhalder
written: Brian Young, Caroline Dries

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

Chris Wood as Kai Parker
Tristin Mays as Sarah Nelson
Marco James as Liam Davis
LLane Miller as Bartender
JJeremy Turner-Welch as Seth

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