Vampire Diaries: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 10

Summary:

"Fifry Shades of Grayson" received mixed reviews.
Cindy McLennan of Television Without Pity" gave an A- rate to the episode.
Thedude35 of Bitch Stole My Remote gave a good review to the episode saying that it was not bad for a midseason finale. "Besides a clever, laugh out loud title, ‘Fifty Shades of Grayson’ brings us some humour to break up the torture, death threats and broken hearts a-plenty."
Jen from TV Overmind said that the episode was a little bit "overwhelming" and "predictable" for a midseason finale. "I was expecting a bigger cliffhanger than just Katherine collapsing from a heart attack. That ending seemed less effective especially since we saw that she’ll be just barely hanging on in the hospital in the preview for the next episode in January. The little amount of time she’ll have left will probably be just enough time for Nadia, Matt, and Stefan (her only friends in Mystic Falls) to save her life. At least let’s hope they can save her, otherwise I’d be very disappointed."
Carrie Raisler from The A.V. Club gave a C- rate to the episode stating: "...it’s become readily apparent that the show is in the midst of a good, old-fashioned slump."
Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic rated the episode with 2.1/5 saying that it was a little bit of disappointment. "The Vampire Diaries has become a victim of its own success. Especially on a midseason finale, fans expect violence. They expect shocks. They look forward to twists and turns and one doozy of a cliffhanger. But The Vampire Diaries Season 5 Episode 10 offered up none of the above."
Mike from No White Noise gave the episode 1.5/4 saying that the episode was not particularly awful but "it was sort of like, “Sure. That satisfied the requirements for one hour.”"

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