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S6E17
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
The Vampire Diaries · 2015-03-19 · 43 min
FLICKFEEL
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from 23 comments
COMMUNITY
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nobody yet
YOURS
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what happens
With the help of Bonnie and Kai, Damon and Elena set forth a plan to rescue Damon's mother Lily, who is trapped in the 1903 prison world. Meanwhile, when Caroline's plan for Stefan backfires, she is left to pick up the pieces. Elsewhere, back at Whitmore College, Enzo and Alaric's attempt to reel Caroline back in doesn't quite go as planned when they realize they're outmaneuvered. Lastly, an unexpected gift from Bonnie leaves Damon shaken to his core.
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
31
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
0
how much it moved you
Read from 23 comments — 4 said when.
Not enough to put a number on. The shape below is drawn from what there is, with the widest uncertainty band we use — it is the start of an answer, not one.
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.
Reddit23 read
“the director's head to pop right off. That was kind of amazing.”
crossbowincident▲ 48about 80–90% inread it ↗
“Nina Dobrev has been more of a minor character in these last few episodes”
▲ 26about 75–100% inread it ↗
“the way it ended with her wielding that giant knife was intense”
weathervaanes▲ 17about 80–100% inread it ↗
“I actually fucking jumped when Kai got choked.”
21letternameonly▲ 11about 60–70% in
who made it
- directed
- Joshua Butler
- written
- Neil Reynolds
guest cast
Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.
Chris Wood as Kai Parker
Annie Wersching as Lily Salvatore
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Jo Laughlin
Tristin Mays as Sarah Nelson- AAmber Watson as Female Student