Happy Friday, Creampuffs! Last week on Carmilla we met the fearsome and fierce Mattie, who just happens to be Carmilla’s sister and currently in charge of Silas University. She may have threatened to turn Laura into a bloody puddle of goo, but you can’t help but be drawn to Mattie. Maybe it’s that good ol’ vampire thrawl.
This week, Laura is PISSED that Carmilla failed to mention they were crashing in the dean’s old apartment. Carm acts like she doesn’t get why it’s such a big deal, but we know she was being a scardycat about telling Laura in the first place.
When Perry and LaFontaine join the party, Laura tries to tell them that ::gasp:: they are staying the the dean’s old place, but LaFontaine already knew that. Come on, Laura-the place is full of skulls, antlers and priceless artifacts. Did you think this was an airbnb?
Laura is also upset that Mattie is commandeering her news reports, but Carmilla assures her that if they just let Mattie do her thing, she’ll go back to home sooner rather than later. Laura, not one to compromise her ideals, seethes at the idea. Laura also suggests that maybe it was Mattie that slaughtered the newspaper staff because they were writing an exposé on the board. Carm shakes that notion off. Yes, death is kind of a vampire’s jam, but she might just be overreacting.
The next news segment kicks off, with Laura trying her best to inform the students of Silas of the horrors that await them on the way to class, but with Mattie sugarcoating everything.
I have to say, I’m buying what Mattie’s selling. She’s real good at this! She should run for office. I am however a little concerned with the shit show happening on campus. In addition to angry fish gods, harpies and Hunger Games fog, we now have zombies and airborne piranhas? This makes Ohio State look like paradise. (Sorry, I had to. Go Wolverines!)
After the broadcast, Mattie actually pays Laura a compliment. She gets why Carmilla is attracted to her. All that earnestness is kinda hot. Perry pops by to deliver mugs of goodness to Mattie and Laura, but Mattie grabs her and stops Perry in her tracks. Mattie thinks Perry looks familiar, and for a second I thought they might make out because helloooooo chemistry, but a wide eyed Perry just shrugs her off. Hmmm. Do you think Mattie recognizes Perry from the whole newspaper office murder scene, or perhaps there’s more to Perry than we thought?
After Perry leaves, there’s this loud screeching sound and LaFontaine rushes in to tell them that the library, is gone!
The next episode opens with Laura accusing Mattie of making the library go poof, but Carmilla points out that the library was kind of a supernatural force on its own, and maybe it disappeared it all by itself. Why would the library self destruct? LaFontaine reports that as they were on the way to the library, an army of men dressed in black were removing all the books. Mattie jumps in to be like, “Austerity, bitches.” The school needs money so they are selling the books to pay the deficits. LaFontaine tells Laura that a bunch of creepy shit went down and they made it out with lives. Again.
Oh by the way, JP has joined us, raising his one finger like usual. He gets all glitchy for a moment, because there’s some electrical disturbance on campus. Danny, Mel, Theo and Kirsch all burst in to freak out about the other cuts the board has made. No Summer Society Adonis festival (which doesn’t sound like my cup of tea anyway), the Zeta’s brew tanks have been taken (you monsters!) and a bunch a science equipment.
Everyone starts arguing and Mattie puts an end to it by siren screaming them all into submission. Everyone is effected except Carmilla, who gentle holds her poor girlfriend as she writhes in agony.
When Mattie stops screaming, she makes it quite clear that her decisions aren’t up for debate. There’s a new HBIC.
In case you haven’t heard, Carmilla actors Annie Briggs and Aaron Chartrand are doing a short film together about being actors in Toronto. They are having a Kickstarter to raise funds, so if you want to see Luvvie come to fruition, give them some luve. I mean love.
