And talk about fast paced, watching that show literally wears you out.

I've never seen a tv show wrap up three cliff-hangers fifteen minutes before the final break. And have it make sense. Usually, you get one or two wrapped up and then a huge one hanging. I half-expected them to leave us hanging on Elena's fate - was quite relieved they didn't do that - and chose to go with the much better cliff-hanger - the Michael reveal. Also creative twist - a "vampire who hunts vampires" or think "Holtz as a vampire" chasing Vamp Diaries version of Angelus and Darla. That's a wickedly imaginative.

Vamp Diaries has the most interesting gothic mythology I've seen in ages. Most shows just repeat the same old tropes over and over again.