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There were so many great moments. I can see that Elena's courage and intact sense of self-esteem come from her family, 'cause her aunt Jenna refused to invite Logan in to the house. Well done, girls.

We weren't huge Logan fans before, but he was actually quite fun this week and now we're disappointed we won't see more of him. I mean, this whole newly turned unguided vamp thing is unexpectedly hilarious. How is it that the vamps about to be staked near the end of the episode have been so awesome right before they turn to stake-dust? We loved this line, and think it's possibly the best one this week: All I can think about is my ex-girlfriend. I want to be with her, and bite her and stuff. Awww, new vamp Logan is on par with a love-struck pre-teen. So cute! We wanna buy him a tasty blood-flavored milkshake or something.

Gotta say that it seems like being a new vamp means taking an extra dose of obtuse and invincible. Logan's big flaw here was, like the heroes of Greek mythology, an unjustified hubris. Really, feeling confident enough to take on the Salvatore brothers was not so smart. Shooting Damon with wood bullets (Did the sheriff really bury him in a shallow grave with a wood-filled firearm? whaaa?) was only going to make him cross. Fave Damon quote of the week: "No I'm not ok, I was ambushed. I was shot. And now, I'm vengeful."

As well he should be.

Logan's sacrifice was for the greater good, though. We would like to take a moment to thank Logan for showing up so Stefan can show us his extremely appealing menacing side. Ohhh, he's definitely got some Alpha going on there, and we like it. How did Alaric (a-LAR-ic, really? OK but don't be mad if we do call you AL-a-ric, though, k?) know where Logan was and know he needed staking? Was he staked because he was making a mess and being blatant, or was he torn asunder because he was going to reveal the secret to releasing Katherine and her 27 cohorts to Damon?

Speaking of Katherine, is it possible that Elena over-reacted? Assuming she and Stefan were glowing and semi-naked for some reason other than a satisfying game of Scrabble, we'd have liked her to give Stefan the benefit of the doubt and stick around to ask questions. And then believe his answers. Of course, she does tend to react, then go away and think, and come back, so maybe we just haven't made it that far yet. With luck, she'll be rescued in the nick of time when the show returns.

You know, we can't help but think that there was a full deck of foreshadowing being dealt this week.

What do you think? Where there's paranormals of the fanged variety, the furry kind can't be far behind...Tell us in the comments if you agree or you think we're becoming vamp show conspiracy theorists!