Given that “By the Light of the Moon” aired in December instead of November, it can be forgiven for not hitting the whiz-bang heights of some of the previous episodes of The Vampire Diaries. Still, plenty to go on: Stefan and Katherine in the tomb; Damon, Bonnie, and Jeremy on Elena watch; Caroline on Tyler watch. Throw in a mysterious newcomer and some further Elijah mystery, and you’ve got yet another solid instalment of this insanely watchable series.

Teen Wolf, Too

Tyler’s watching Mason’s transformation video again, but the way that he’s also running around preparing his gear makes me think it’s not exactly for the second time. More like the hundredth. He’s resorted to leaving messages on Mason’s olde tyme answering machine, which some blonde overhears. Seriously, aren’t we past this kind of “technology” trapping? The only people who still have this kind of machine are my parents, who just discovered email a month ago. Find another way, writers. Tyler’s message, though vague, is just enough to perk up the blonde’s ears. She immediately heads from Florida to Mystic Falls (which, how fast can she drive?) to find Tyler. After talking to Lady Mayor about Mason’s disappearance, Jules (that’s the Blonde) heads to the Grill to find Tyler (for that is where Lady Mayor thinks he is), but not before making a phone call informing someone (pack master?) that Mason lied about there being no more werewolves in Mystic Falls. Hey! He died before Tyler killed that girl, okay? As far as he knew, he was the only one. Aw, I miss Mason.