Granted, the Vampire Diaries is a series that relies heavily on a constant bombardment of plot developments, counting on maintaining an almost permanent suspension of disbelief - and it does so remarkably well most of the time, but in this episode, I thought some things got a little out of hand, creating some inconsistencies that were too nagging for a pedant like myself. Case in point: Qetsya (least ancient Greek name ever, by the way) tells Damon how the Stephan and Helena doppelgangers keep meeting and falling in love throughout the centuries because they are destined to be together and so on. Arguably this would imply the two star-crossed doppelgangers have been born and have met repeatedly at several points in history - obviously being born at the same periods. Except 3 seconds of thought remind us that: 1. Stephan has met two of them, neither of which was born in his natural lifetime 2. He didn't end up with Katherine at all. So much for "they always fall in love" 3. Katherine also died without ever meeting her contemporary Stephan equivalent, in fact the love of her human life was Elijah - nor did she ever meet any other later doppelganger Stephans, aside from him, in the course of 6 centuries. And it took 500 years for another her to appear (arguably if there had been one in between Klaus would have found her), so the Stephans and Helenas don't even line up - and aren't nearly enough to make a decent sample if in 1000 years only two have shown up. There is something to be said about how this ties up (or not) with the whole Klaus story, but this would require more than 3 seconds of thought, so they can get away with it.
Also, another thing that I really couldn't stomach - Qetsya and Silas' story takes place in ancient Greece. How in the name of minimum reason did she bury him in North America, apparently just a few hours away from Mystic Falls? Yes, I know, all of this can be answered with "who cares" or "magic", but it still bothers me.
Also, another thing that I really couldn't stomach - Qetsya and Silas' story takes place in ancient Greece. How in the name of minimum reason did she bury him in North America, apparently just a few hours away from Mystic Falls? Yes, I know, all of this can be answered with "who cares" or "magic", but it still bothers me.