S6E16
The Downward Spiral
The Vampire Diaries · 2015-03-12 · 43 min
FLICKFEEL
65
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
60
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
42
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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
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.
“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