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xerinmichellexBefore I begin the recap, I just want to say right here, right now, NaNoWriMo is kicking my arse. Hard. I suck with deadlines--except for when I was in school. I don't why I do, I just do. It's not even an "OMG! I must finish!!! Arghhhhhh!!!!!" and then I stress out and not get anything done. I just cannot meet a deadline. So, yeah, NaNoWriMo is not going too well.
Previous Episode
Last week on My Super Sweet One Hundred Sixty-Two Birthday, Damon tried to step up his scheming by staking Lexie, Stefan's sweet, blonde, platonic friend from back in the day. Stefan got back by staking Damon in the stomach, pronouncing they are even from that time a few episodes back when Damon saved his life. Elena's beginning to think mind freaking Jeremy wasn't a good idea because now she looks like the emotionally unstable one. The VD writers are totally shipping a Caroline-Matt romance. (Dibs on referring to them as CarMatt.) And Bonnie is still a witch who can lit things on fire and shock people with her special talisman. Under Grandma Jasmine's guidance, Bonnie has gained the extra special, incredibly awesome ability to have disturbing dreams about her dead ancestor and wake-up in the cemetery with no idea how she got there. What could possibly go wrong with that? (Clue: Everything)
Bonnie is dozing off in class, not that I can blame her since her science teacher is talking about measuring the shadow of the sun. Bonnie notices a quick movement in the doorway and she follows it. As no one is stopping her, I'm going out on a limb and saying she's dreaming. Bonnie follows the shadow down the hall, where it is revealed to be Emily Bennet roaming around. Bonnie continues tracking her as Emily steps outside...and into the woods surrounding the old cemetery. Yep, total Dreamland visit. By the way, nice touch with making Emily look all white and glowing, VD writers, so the audience knows she's a ghost. I would have been lost. /sarcasm
Emily stops in front of what remains of a stone structure. Bonnie is confused, until Emily asks for her help. "This is where it started...and this is where it has to end." Bonnie snaps awake, where she really did fall asleep in class. Only, Emily is sitting next to her and attacks her. This time, Bonnie wakes up for reals to discover she sleepwalked back to the cemetery. The ol' dream within a dream trick. Spooky. Also, Bonnie, you should really invest in a lock on your bedroom door or something.
I'm now starting to hum "One is the Loneliest Number" whenever that pathetic title card comes up.
It's a brand new day at school. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the pesky animal attacks have suddenly stopped, and Caroline is mad at Bonnie. She calls her a thief in Elena's face, which really makes a lot of sense since, according to Grandma Jasmine, that talisman belonged to Emily. Hey, Caroline, why don't we work on that whole not being a kiddie pool bit you were whining about last episode. Talking about that, Caroline and Matt have a weird "Hey" exchange. I wonder if there was more being exchanged a few nights ago. Must investigate further...
Elena goes to her history class where it is time to meet Mr.Tanner's replacement. Here's Alaric Saltzman!
Alaric: Hey kiddos! Look at how hip and cool I am when I talk about my name origin! I am so on your level!
Actually, he isn't all that bad compared to his novel counterpart. He's pretty tamed. Naturally, then, there is something seriously up with the dude, besides my not being convinced that Warren can play scholarly Alaric. We shall see.
Someone not at school who should be is Stefan. Uh oh, someone's being the rebellious one now. Damon hanging around isn't helping Stefan's mood; nor are Damon's explanations that he just wanted The Council off of their backs. Sadly, that was accomplished by Damon killing Lexie. Boo.
So, how hardcore is Stefan being? He's being...not so much hardcore when he and Damon slip into role playing each other. Perhaps I'm all RP’ed out from the Supernatural episode, but talking in third person about the other person's diabolical plans is not interesting. It's worse than finding out "Saltzman" has Germanic origins. The Damon-Stefan RPG is plain sad. The game ends when Stefan brings up Damon's diabolical scheme.
During lunch, Bonnie tells Elena all about her dreams. Turns out that old monument is Fells Church (I see what you did there!), where all those people--including Katherine--died during The Civil War. Bonnie asks if Elena believes in ghost.
Elena: And so much more than that.
Bonnie thinks she's being haunted and it all started after she found Emily's necklace and she just wants it to stop and nobody, including Grandma Jasmine understands and OMG! life is so hard!
After school, Jeremy has a mini-teacher meeting with Alaric. Mr. Tanner was more of an ass than ever thought possible because he had a "jackass file" that is devoted to Jeremy. Man, it is a good thing Damon fixed Jeremy, otherwise someone would be drinking hard that evening. Alaric has a sit down with Jeremy to discuss his grades. Jeremy says he's trying, but unfortunately it won't be enough with his failing grade from the first part of school. Unless... Alaric suggests Jeremy can do extra credit. He asks Jeremy to write a paper on the history of Mystic Falls--something that can't be found on Wikipedia. So, Alaric wants a paper on Jeremy's family origins, I suspect. Oh, hello there, spiffy ring Alaric has that looks just like the ones the Salvatores have. WTF? Alaric's now a vampire?!
We're combated by this startling revelation with Caroline and Matt running into each other without their friends around to distract them. Caroline is upset that Matt's pretending like nothing happened. Well, nothing did happen...it was just major cuddle action, but no sex. There is that simple fact too, Caroline, that Matt didn't want to be caught in your bedroom, at night, by your mother who is THE sheriff of Mystic Falls and keeps a gun on her at all times. Just a thought. Smart Matt goes with the whole Cop Mom excuse, but blows it with saying there is nothing more between them. Pull it together you two, because I want to be able to use my new nickname.
Elena walks out of school. Stefan is there waiting for her. She teases him for not being in class and meeting Alaric. That might have been the point, if Stefan knows who Alaric is. Mystic Falls High has already lost one history teacher, let's not make it two for two. Elena seems to be happy that Damon is still alive because...? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Stefan lets Elena know he's dropping out of school. She asks if it has to do with her. Stefan doesn't deny it.
Stefan: "You're angry, that's good. It would be easier if you hate me."
Still not having a good day is Bonnie. Damon is waiting for her in the parking lot. Pst, Bonnie, pack away all of your pheasant tops. They aren't doing a thing for you.
Back on track, Damon tells Bonnie he can get Emily off of her back. All she needs to do is hand over her necklace. Though she wants rid of her ancestor, Bonnie has enough sense not to give into Damon's offer. Grr! Damon gets mad and talks a big talk about how he'll just wait for Emily to get it for him. His threat clear, Damon acts all tough and leaves Bonnie to think things over. "Next time she comes out to play, you tell her, a deal's a deal." Ooooo, ominous.
Bonnie rants to Elena about Damon's little stunt in the parking lot on their way home from school. Elena tells her she needs to stay away from Damon. Stay. Away. Fearing for her friend's safety, Elena invites her over for a sleepover. I mean, it's not like Damon would use his open invitation to get into the Gilbert house to rip the necklace away from Bonnie. Bonnie suddenly pulls over and gets out of the car. She marches out to the field to throw the amulet away. Madness under control. Riiiiiiight. Elena looks at Bonnie like she's lost her damn mind.
Bonnie: "Grams isn't the one being haunted by a 150 year old ghost, is she?"
Moving out of Bonnie's delusions, Jeremy and Aunt Jenna are having a nice dinner at The Grill. I'm sure Jenna's just testing out her new theory that Jeremy's a pod person, what with his studying and being a good little boy. It doesn't take long for Jenna to notice the hot drink of water that's Alaric over yonder. Jeremy offers to introduce them, as it seems Aunt Jenna's over Logan.
At Chez Gilbert, Elena calls Stefan over to discuss the new Damon issue. Stefan honestly doesn't know why Damon's sniffing around Bonnie, till Elena brings up the necklace formerly belonging to Emily Bennet. Interest piqued, Stefan reveals that Emily, along with being a witch, was Katherine's handmaid. And now Emily's family is friends with Katherine's doppelganger. Wow, things are just coming full circle around here--sort of like what the episode title is hinting at. Well, as long as Elena doesn't end up like Katherine, we should be okay. I think.
Stefan admits he made the Bonnie-Emily connection back at the dinner Elena hosted in Episode 2. Elena continues on, explaining the necklace Damon appears to be so interested in. Will the owner of the sparkling, topaz crystal please stand up? Who stands up, but, lo and behold, Katherine! Things are about to get really messy. Seems Emily gave Katherine the necklace, and presumably got it back before she died. Or, Emily robbed it from Katherine's grave. With all this new information, Stefan promises to make Damon spill his reasons for badgering Bonnie.
Stefan: I'll make him squeal like a pig, I promise.
Elena: Yeah, don't get ahead of yourself, big boy.
Shifting back to The Grill, Aunt Jenna asks Jeremy about this new, oddly arriving just in the nick of time paper Alaric wants Jeremy to write. Jeremy explains it has to about the dull history of boring Mystic Falls where nothing exciting ever happens. Least, nothing that Jeremy is allowed to remember. Jenna, being ever so helpful, offers up the Gilbert Mayflower Box that's been stored in the attic. Now would be a good time for Alaric to join the discussion...
Alaric: Why, hello there, pretty lady I'd like to get to know better in the hopes of further fulfilling my true reasons for being in Mystic Falls because I am way too dreamy to be teaching high school history. How you doing?
Aunt Jenna: *is smitten*
Farther back at the bar, Stefan joins Damon, who has been spending his evenings drowning his sorrows. They settle into another Salvatore Role Playing Game where Stefan tries to reconnect with his brother. It is just as gay and annoying as last time. Give it a rest, boys. They finally do. When Stefan asks what Damon is doing at the bar, Damon replies he's working on a low profile. Stefan shoots back Damon could always leave. Psh, no he can't. Not when he has BIG! plans, Stefan. Also, nice try with subtly dragging info out of Damon. Something tells me you are in for a long night.
Preparing for a long night too is Caroline, who has arrived at Elena's fun sleepover bearing food. She makes her way through an apology to Bonnie. Elena most likely put her up to it. With water seemingly under the bridge, Caroline brings up the necklace. Smart, blondie. Bonnie tells her she threw it away. Caroline doesn't take the news all too well. She yells at Bonnie, until Elena brings up Damon's name. Caroline shuts right up. Doing manicures always helps ease a tense mood, so Caroline goes into Bonnie's bag to find her things...but finds Emily's crystal instead.
Bonnie: That was so not there this afternoon.
She soon realizes Emily is behind it. (That darn ghost!) Elena knows what is going on, but Caroline is out of the loop. Jealousy rears its ugly head, and the girls begin turning on each other. Emily's work beyond the grave? To make Caroline in on things, Bonnie confesses to her that she's a witch.
Caroline: Yeah, and I'm a rocket surgeon.
Bonnie storms off--which is the best choice. She could have lit Caroline on fire.
At The Grill, Jeremy leaves Aunt Jenna alone at the bar with Alaric. You're going to regret that later on, I think, Jeremy. Alaric digs for information on Jenna's life. So, whatever he's up to, it must be about the whole Gilbert family. Ruh oh. Jenna starts the night off well by talking about her man problems. Yes, Jen, kill the relationship before it begins. The tables turn and Jenna asks about Alaric's sad relationship tales. Alaric married young and his wife died...mysteriously. Translation: vampire. Ever so charming, Alaric woos Jenna even more. "I like it here, it's got a rich history." I think we all know what “rich history” Alaric is talking about.
Speaking of the rich history, there's two artifacts over there playing darts. The Salvatore Bonding night is limping on. I will point out that the last time the Salvatores bonded over something--or someone--it caused destruction. I suggest wrapping up this charade, Stefan. Though, Damon is getting suspicious about Stefan's motives. Hee, it's like calling the kettle black.
In the wrong again, Caroline goes to make amends, again, with Bonnie. I will say that Damon's bitchfest about Caroline being shallow has woken her up and she's trying to be a better person. For instance, even though she doesn't believe in all the witch stuff, Caroline will support Bonnie because she's her friend.
Bonnie: Gee, thanks.
Elena joins them out in the living, cause we all know she put Caroline up to the apology. Again. Sensing the evening is turning dull, Caroline offers up the "let's have a séance!" line. Whoa, whoa, Caroline. "Séance" and "good times" do not make a happy marriage on a television show--especially when the show's theme is all about the supernatural. First you make Bonnie dress-up like a witch for Halloween and now you're trying to get her to channel a spirit. I'm beginning to think your new-found respect for Bonnie's witching is a front.
And who are you to make great suggestions anyway, Caroline? Lest we forget, it was your idea to throw the party that resulted in Lexie becoming Damon and Stefan's scapegoat and ending up dead. Also, you gave Bonnie her ancestor's necklace back, which has placed a target on her forehead for Damon. And, you were the one who let Damon out of his cage, allowing him the opportunity to kill Zach. (Yes, still not over that one yet.) So, why don't you keep your "great" ideas to yourself, Caroline, and sit quietly in the corner. M'kay, thanks.
Bonnie resists at first because she knows as well as I do that it won't end well. Caroline persists, saying she wants to know what Emily Bennet's problem is. I’ll say it once more, let's not piss off an all powerful witch-ghost.
Somehow, Caroline convinces Elena and Bonnie séances equal a good time and they set it up like any other lame, call upon the spirits trick: dark room, teenage girls having a dull sleepover, and candles...lots and lots of candles. Which, you know, could lead to disaster since Bonnie likes lighting stuff up on fire. Wearing Emily's amulet once again, Bonnie calls for Emily. "Emily, you there?" Caroline doesn't like Bonnie's mockery of it, because of the appreciation for the witchcraft arts she discovered in under two minutes. What. Ever.
Bonnie tries harder and invites Emily in.
Elena: Oh, so she's a vampire now?
Bonnie: Huh?
Elena: Never mind.
Bonnie's invitation is accepted. The candle lights flare and the room grows cold and Caroline is totally wishing she didn't say the word "séance". Bonnie asks Emily to give her another sign that she's there. After a suspense building pause, Emily obliges and blows the windows open.
Elena: It's just a loose lock! It's just a loose lock! It has nothing to do with this séance! Nothing!
All the little girls get jumpy. Elena goes to shut the door, Bonnie stands up with enough force to knock the necklace off of her (no lie), and Caroline stands all pretty and stuff. Then, the lights go out, another great sign things will work themselves out on their own. Elena braves the other side of her bedroom and flips the lights on. The good news is everyone is still alive. The bad is Emily's necklace is gone.
Bonnie: Well why didn't you just take it when I threw away in the field?!
The Original Salvatore Brother Bonding Day continues with Stefan dragging Damon out to the football field. For the love of--Vampire Fucking Football?! Are we being real, here?! What. The. Fuck? You two aren't even wearing uniforms. At least Edward was nice enough to sew baseball uniforms for his family. They rough house (no, it's not as sexy as one would think) and fall down on the grass when they’re done. I DO NOT WANT A RECREATION OF THE MEADOW SCENE WITH THE TWO OF YOU, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
(An aside, I don't know if the writers intended it, but the first date metaphor that's going on between Stefan and Damon is way over-the-top.)
Damon's about as sick of the whole ordeal as I am and he demands to know what Stefan wants.
Damon: And if you utter the words, 'I can't quit you' I'm leaving.
Stefan begins by saying their love for Katherine wasn't real. Setting the mood right away, I like it. He continues to press Damon why he wants Emily's crystal. Oh, I'm sorry, what Damon wants with Katherine's crystal. Yes, seems before it belonged to Emily, then Damon, then Bonnie, the necklace was Katherine's. Boy, that necklace sure got around...sort of like Katherine. Hmm, should have made the connection sooner.
Damon gets all defensive, asking Stefan how he knew the necklace belonged to Katherine. Damon's heart is stomped on more when Stefan pulls a grandiose dick move and tells him he saw Katherine last. That’s right, Stefan saw her last. What you going to do about it in now?
In a huff, Damon makes his dramatic exit by screaming out his plans: "They're going to be HUGE! BIG!, I say!" So what are they? Damon finally spills.
Damon: "I’m going to bring her back."
Screech! Let's pump those brakes for a bit. I was right? I accurately predicted that the necklace brings people back from the dead? Huh? I was joking--I was distraught over Zach's death. I would have said anything to soften the blow by giving me hope. But, the necklace really brings dead people alive? And I'm not talking zombie alive. Alive-alive? I...what?...I'm so confuse...I want my mommy!
And that would mean Damon's planning to bring back...oh, shit. Katherine. Dun...dun...dunnnnnn!
The necklace--which is growing more important by the second--whodunit is still underway at the Gilberts' house. Elena thinks Caroline took it, since she was whining about it earlier in the evening. Caroline swears she didn't. Before Elena and Bonnie can play "Waterboard the Infidel" with Caroline, a shadowy movement crosses the hallway. Oh...yeah...Jeremy must be home--that's it. Bonnie finally spies the necklace...on the other side of Elena's room in her bathroom. Weird, it's like it moved on its own. When Bonnie goes into the bathroom to retrieve it, slam! The door shuts. Bonnie starts screaming or grunting or I don't know. The lights begin flashing, Elena and Caroline pound on the door (as if that ever works), and then everything abruptly stops.
Elena is able to open the door where she finds Bonnie alive and well. Only, it is clear that it isn't Bonnie--apart from Emily Bennet's reflection in the mirror--because she's acting rather calm after being locked in a bathroom so her long dead ancestor could possess her body. Again, séances are not the smartest thing to mess around with.
With things about to down, now seems to be a good time for Story Time with Damon Salvatore. Gather up the kids.
Long, long ago, back when indoor plumbing was in its infancy and Uncle Joe's reasons for not marrying were because "he hadn't found the right girl--no, not because he's gay, why do you ask?", the townsfolk of Mystic Falls were well aware of the vampires in their mist and they would kill them one by one. When it was clear they were going to go after Katherine, Damon sought the magical powers of Emily Bennet. He asked Emily to protect Katherine, her master, so Emily used her talisman and put a protection spell on Katherine. I guess. Damon claims Katherine didn't die in the church, which is strange since Stefan says he saw Katherine go inside.
Damon: No, you big dolt. She didn't die in the church. She's under the church in a nifty holding cell.
Stefan: Oh, right, because that makes soooo much more sense than Katherine dying in the church all those years ago.
The backstory dumps into an Information Highway. Damon explains why he needed to wait so long. It's a super long, super boring explanation that needs only to be summed up in one sentence, Emily needed to perform her witchcraft under The Comet of Doom! and Damon had to wait for that same comet to come traveling back. Yes, way back in Episode 2 the seeds of this episode were planted. With everything coming full circle here instead of on the season finale, I am so worried about what the writers are planning for the next 12 episodes.
Damon rounds out his little ditty by explaining to Stefan that Emily did what he asked because he promised to protect her lineage. Stefan mumbles something about Damon saving her kids, which leads me to imagining a whole Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt scenario. It also explains why Damon cannot kill Bonnie--obviously he needs her to harness Emily's soul to reverse the spell. Oh, wait, Emily's already doing that. Uh oh.
Back at the scene of the séance, Caroline is freaking out and ready to go home, Bonnie's acting robotic, and Elena now realizes putting the candles on her hardwood floor was not the brightest idea, since there's wax all over. Bonnie-bot packs it up and heads out, "Thank you for having me. I'll take it from here." Um, ladies, something isn't quite right with your friend... It takes until Bonnie has gone down the stairs for Elena to realize they did a better job with that seance than they thought, and now Emily is piggybacking off of Bonnie. Elena tries to stop her.
Bonnie/Emily: "I won't let him have it, it must be destroyed."
Oh well, I'm sure Damon will understand Emily. Not. Bonnie/Emily leaves. Elena and Caroline go after her, but the door is stuck. Damn old houses. The door finally opens from the outside--Jeremy returning home. I snort because he gives Elena such a disapproving look, like she's the one acting so strange. It’s a crazy switch-a-roo! Elena's about to lose it, so she calls the only person who can help her: Stefan. Awwww. She tells Stefan everything, with Damon overhearing a few feet away. Smooth. Stefan heads off to Fells Church to clean up the séance mess, something I'm sure he always dreamed of doing when he came back to Mystic Falls.
Damon's the quicker of the two and he cuts Bonnie/Emily off in the woods. Okay, Emily really, really doesn't want Katherine to come back, so I'm guessing Emily didn't get anything in her will. Emily's main concern--which is probably her reason for agreeing to help Damon--is to protect her family. Oh, you have been played, Damon. Emily preyed on your love for Katherine to prevent you from killing off her bloodline. Damon does not like being made a fool of. He lunges at Bonnie/Emily. But, Bonnie/Emily has a vampire to get rid of once and for all, so she mentally throws Damon into a tree and makes it stick by having a tree branch pierce his stomach.
Meanwhile, Jeremy is continuing the good student act. He digs out the Gilbert Mayflower Box Aunt Jenna was talking about at The Grill and unleashes the musty smell of Ode de History Repeating into the air. Aunt Jenna arrives home soon after, with Alaric. They're still in the getting to know you stage, talking and laughing. I'm sure it's only meant to distract us from the fact that Alaric hasn't stepped into the house. As feared, it seems Alaric has been changed--in more ways than one--into a vampire. Thankfully, one of the Gilbert girls has sense, and Jenna doesn't invite him in and bids him goodnight. Jeremy brings up how awkward it is for his aunt to date his teacher. Jenna replies, "I'm not dating him...yet." And he's not biting your neck...yet. Pick your worse poison. Also, Jeremy finds an old journal in the box. I’ve got a large whiff of history topic of DOOM!!!!
Returning to the more urgent task at hand, Stefan arrives and frees Damon from the tree. (*Snort* You've been pawned by a tree, D-bag? So not sexy.) Stefan watches Bonnie/Emily drag a tree branch on the dirt, marking out her pentagram.
Stefan: Hey, um, Bonnie/Emily/whoever, could you just drop the tree branch, walk away, and we'll talk?
Bonnie/Emily/whoever doesn't want to. "These people don't deserve this. They should never have to know such evil." And then she says, "I won't let you unleash them into this world." Hold up a sec. There's more than one? Stefan's just as upset and turns on Damon. Apparently, Emily couldn't save just Katherine, she had to save all of them in the church--all of them, who were 27 vampires in total. Oh, yeah, a slight hiccup.
Realizing Damon's out for revenge (really, D., that's been your whole plan? Lame.), Stefan sides with Bonnie/Emily. So, Emily isn't the enemy--she's trying to save everyone. It is always the misunderstood ghost who gets the bad rap.
Refusing to release all of them and thumbing her nose at Damon, Bonnie/Emily lights up the pentagram, because you know Bonnie's been itching to do it since that Founder's Party. As the pentagram's aglow, Elena arrives.
Elena: Ooooh, aaaah. Pretty lights.
In the pit of fire (symbolism for hell? maybe?), Bonnie/Emily destroys the amulet. Goodbye, Mr. Tanner, Zach, Logan, Vicki, Lexie, and all the nameless red shirts! Perhaps there's a twin, bringing back the dead talisman out there somewhere. (Note to Kevin Williamson: please don't let there be a twin necklace.)
The fires die down, but Damon is in a full-on rage. He attacks Bonnie. Dude, Stefan, you're standing right there. You couldn't have stopped him? What sort of vampire are you? Huh?! Stefan wakes up, finally, and fights Damon off of Bonnie. And she's not moving. Because really, since Emily's refused to help Damon free Katherine, Damon's going to keep up his end of the bargain and not eat Emily's family.
After Stefan officially checks Bonnie out, he says she's "barely alive". Which, I assume, is better than being "almost dead". Stefan plays Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman and makes Bonnie drink his blood. Bonnie starts to heal immediately.
Elena: Uh, Stefan? Did you just turn my friend into a super power--half best friend, half witch, half vampire?
Before we learn the answer to Elena's...insightful question, oh lookie, Matt's role playing too! He's playing the part of Edward Cullen to Caroline's Bella Swan. Though, his excuse for climbing through Caroline's window is much more adorable: "Uh, your window was open. I thought you should know." Then, Matt tells Caroline he lied about the whole cuddling incident meaning nothing because he doesn't like her. Never has. CarMatt is about to drive off the cliff. Matt reels it in, by saying that night was nice. You scored points there, but don't start comparing Caroline to your mother and sister. Caroline feels the same as I do, and tells Matt she doesn't want to be "a charity case." Matt says she doesn't get it...he's so alone and so is she. OMG! Matt knows. They are, like, so connected, it must be true love!
As well, Damon has it in his head that he really loved Katherine--she didn't compel him into it. Stefan leaves him thinking that. The guy's already had a very bad day. Damon tells Stefan he's going to leave Mystic Falls now that his HUGE! plans have been thwarted. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, D-bag.
Bonnie's recovered nicely from the Damon attack, but she's trying to make sense of it all. She wants answers, dammit! Looks like Elena and her are going to have a nice, long talk. Elena shoves Bonnie into the car when Stefan comes back to check on them. Elena brings up the whole bloodsucking thing she witnessed. As long as Bonnie doesn't die with Stefan's blood in her system, she won't turn into a vampire. So, it's like the “don't go to sleep after having a concussion” equivalent. That out of the way, Elena tells Stefan she has to tell Bonnie everything. Everything.
Stefan: Even about Vicki?
Elena: I did say everything.
Stefan: And...the fact that Damon and I are vampires?
Elena: Yes, Stefan, I believe that would be included in the "everything" category.
Well, something nice is about to come out of this. Because Stefan saved her friend, Elena's back to believing this relationship between her and Stefan can work. Unfortunately, her wishy-washy waned thin on Stefan. He doesn't think it can. He obliterates Elena’s hope by dropping this bombshell: "I'm leaving, Elena." With that, "It's all for you, Elena!" fades into the wind. Elena begs him to stay, but Stefan's mind is pretty much made up. He leaves Elena...just like her parents left her. Ah! History's repeating! History's repeating!
Elena: Why do people keep leaving me?
Bonnie: *sticking her head out the window* Because you're unlovable?
Elena: Shut up, walking Ouija board.
Time for the ending one shot/one sentence scene montage! Aunt Jenna stumbles over a photograph of her and Logan when they were teens, and she rips it up because now she has a new guy in her life. CarMatt are having a junk food party in Caroline's bedroom. Damon's stuck mournfully staring at Fells Church. Stefan is--drop the goddamn journal! No, don't throw it! Stop emo-ploding in silence! It is not cool! Elena and Bonnie are also trapped in a silent film, as Elena tells Bonnie everything. Everything!
The sound finally pops back on my television with the Gilbert doorbell ringing. It must be Stefan coming to apologize to Elena! Or it's Damon trying to finish off what he started with Bonnie! Or it's the necklace, that didn't really get destroyed in the fire, which would make both Damon and Stefan stay in Mystic Falls. Or it's...Logan? Whaaaaaaat? How did he....Oh, that's how.
Jenna opens the door and finds Logan standing on her doorstep. "Aren't you going to invite me in?" Gulp. Wow, Aunt Jenna, that's some vampire fetish you've got going on.
Spoiler based off of next week's preview: Stefan and Damon aren't going anywhere for a while and Logan is a totalasshat vampire.
Episode 10: "The Turning Point"
Previous Episode
Last week on My Super Sweet One Hundred Sixty-Two Birthday, Damon tried to step up his scheming by staking Lexie, Stefan's sweet, blonde, platonic friend from back in the day. Stefan got back by staking Damon in the stomach, pronouncing they are even from that time a few episodes back when Damon saved his life. Elena's beginning to think mind freaking Jeremy wasn't a good idea because now she looks like the emotionally unstable one. The VD writers are totally shipping a Caroline-Matt romance. (Dibs on referring to them as CarMatt.) And Bonnie is still a witch who can lit things on fire and shock people with her special talisman. Under Grandma Jasmine's guidance, Bonnie has gained the extra special, incredibly awesome ability to have disturbing dreams about her dead ancestor and wake-up in the cemetery with no idea how she got there. What could possibly go wrong with that? (Clue: Everything)
Bonnie is dozing off in class, not that I can blame her since her science teacher is talking about measuring the shadow of the sun. Bonnie notices a quick movement in the doorway and she follows it. As no one is stopping her, I'm going out on a limb and saying she's dreaming. Bonnie follows the shadow down the hall, where it is revealed to be Emily Bennet roaming around. Bonnie continues tracking her as Emily steps outside...and into the woods surrounding the old cemetery. Yep, total Dreamland visit. By the way, nice touch with making Emily look all white and glowing, VD writers, so the audience knows she's a ghost. I would have been lost. /sarcasm
Emily stops in front of what remains of a stone structure. Bonnie is confused, until Emily asks for her help. "This is where it started...and this is where it has to end." Bonnie snaps awake, where she really did fall asleep in class. Only, Emily is sitting next to her and attacks her. This time, Bonnie wakes up for reals to discover she sleepwalked back to the cemetery. The ol' dream within a dream trick. Spooky. Also, Bonnie, you should really invest in a lock on your bedroom door or something.
I'm now starting to hum "One is the Loneliest Number" whenever that pathetic title card comes up.
It's a brand new day at school. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the pesky animal attacks have suddenly stopped, and Caroline is mad at Bonnie. She calls her a thief in Elena's face, which really makes a lot of sense since, according to Grandma Jasmine, that talisman belonged to Emily. Hey, Caroline, why don't we work on that whole not being a kiddie pool bit you were whining about last episode. Talking about that, Caroline and Matt have a weird "Hey" exchange. I wonder if there was more being exchanged a few nights ago. Must investigate further...
Elena goes to her history class where it is time to meet Mr.Tanner's replacement. Here's Alaric Saltzman!
Alaric: Hey kiddos! Look at how hip and cool I am when I talk about my name origin! I am so on your level!
Actually, he isn't all that bad compared to his novel counterpart. He's pretty tamed. Naturally, then, there is something seriously up with the dude, besides my not being convinced that Warren can play scholarly Alaric. We shall see.
Someone not at school who should be is Stefan. Uh oh, someone's being the rebellious one now. Damon hanging around isn't helping Stefan's mood; nor are Damon's explanations that he just wanted The Council off of their backs. Sadly, that was accomplished by Damon killing Lexie. Boo.
So, how hardcore is Stefan being? He's being...not so much hardcore when he and Damon slip into role playing each other. Perhaps I'm all RP’ed out from the Supernatural episode, but talking in third person about the other person's diabolical plans is not interesting. It's worse than finding out "Saltzman" has Germanic origins. The Damon-Stefan RPG is plain sad. The game ends when Stefan brings up Damon's diabolical scheme.
During lunch, Bonnie tells Elena all about her dreams. Turns out that old monument is Fells Church (I see what you did there!), where all those people--including Katherine--died during The Civil War. Bonnie asks if Elena believes in ghost.
Elena: And so much more than that.
Bonnie thinks she's being haunted and it all started after she found Emily's necklace and she just wants it to stop and nobody, including Grandma Jasmine understands and OMG! life is so hard!
After school, Jeremy has a mini-teacher meeting with Alaric. Mr. Tanner was more of an ass than ever thought possible because he had a "jackass file" that is devoted to Jeremy. Man, it is a good thing Damon fixed Jeremy, otherwise someone would be drinking hard that evening. Alaric has a sit down with Jeremy to discuss his grades. Jeremy says he's trying, but unfortunately it won't be enough with his failing grade from the first part of school. Unless... Alaric suggests Jeremy can do extra credit. He asks Jeremy to write a paper on the history of Mystic Falls--something that can't be found on Wikipedia. So, Alaric wants a paper on Jeremy's family origins, I suspect. Oh, hello there, spiffy ring Alaric has that looks just like the ones the Salvatores have. WTF? Alaric's now a vampire?!
We're combated by this startling revelation with Caroline and Matt running into each other without their friends around to distract them. Caroline is upset that Matt's pretending like nothing happened. Well, nothing did happen...it was just major cuddle action, but no sex. There is that simple fact too, Caroline, that Matt didn't want to be caught in your bedroom, at night, by your mother who is THE sheriff of Mystic Falls and keeps a gun on her at all times. Just a thought. Smart Matt goes with the whole Cop Mom excuse, but blows it with saying there is nothing more between them. Pull it together you two, because I want to be able to use my new nickname.
Elena walks out of school. Stefan is there waiting for her. She teases him for not being in class and meeting Alaric. That might have been the point, if Stefan knows who Alaric is. Mystic Falls High has already lost one history teacher, let's not make it two for two. Elena seems to be happy that Damon is still alive because...? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Stefan lets Elena know he's dropping out of school. She asks if it has to do with her. Stefan doesn't deny it.
Stefan: "You're angry, that's good. It would be easier if you hate me."
Still not having a good day is Bonnie. Damon is waiting for her in the parking lot. Pst, Bonnie, pack away all of your pheasant tops. They aren't doing a thing for you.
Back on track, Damon tells Bonnie he can get Emily off of her back. All she needs to do is hand over her necklace. Though she wants rid of her ancestor, Bonnie has enough sense not to give into Damon's offer. Grr! Damon gets mad and talks a big talk about how he'll just wait for Emily to get it for him. His threat clear, Damon acts all tough and leaves Bonnie to think things over. "Next time she comes out to play, you tell her, a deal's a deal." Ooooo, ominous.
Bonnie rants to Elena about Damon's little stunt in the parking lot on their way home from school. Elena tells her she needs to stay away from Damon. Stay. Away. Fearing for her friend's safety, Elena invites her over for a sleepover. I mean, it's not like Damon would use his open invitation to get into the Gilbert house to rip the necklace away from Bonnie. Bonnie suddenly pulls over and gets out of the car. She marches out to the field to throw the amulet away. Madness under control. Riiiiiiight. Elena looks at Bonnie like she's lost her damn mind.
Bonnie: "Grams isn't the one being haunted by a 150 year old ghost, is she?"
Moving out of Bonnie's delusions, Jeremy and Aunt Jenna are having a nice dinner at The Grill. I'm sure Jenna's just testing out her new theory that Jeremy's a pod person, what with his studying and being a good little boy. It doesn't take long for Jenna to notice the hot drink of water that's Alaric over yonder. Jeremy offers to introduce them, as it seems Aunt Jenna's over Logan.
At Chez Gilbert, Elena calls Stefan over to discuss the new Damon issue. Stefan honestly doesn't know why Damon's sniffing around Bonnie, till Elena brings up the necklace formerly belonging to Emily Bennet. Interest piqued, Stefan reveals that Emily, along with being a witch, was Katherine's handmaid. And now Emily's family is friends with Katherine's doppelganger. Wow, things are just coming full circle around here--sort of like what the episode title is hinting at. Well, as long as Elena doesn't end up like Katherine, we should be okay. I think.
Stefan admits he made the Bonnie-Emily connection back at the dinner Elena hosted in Episode 2. Elena continues on, explaining the necklace Damon appears to be so interested in. Will the owner of the sparkling, topaz crystal please stand up? Who stands up, but, lo and behold, Katherine! Things are about to get really messy. Seems Emily gave Katherine the necklace, and presumably got it back before she died. Or, Emily robbed it from Katherine's grave. With all this new information, Stefan promises to make Damon spill his reasons for badgering Bonnie.
Stefan: I'll make him squeal like a pig, I promise.
Elena: Yeah, don't get ahead of yourself, big boy.
Shifting back to The Grill, Aunt Jenna asks Jeremy about this new, oddly arriving just in the nick of time paper Alaric wants Jeremy to write. Jeremy explains it has to about the dull history of boring Mystic Falls where nothing exciting ever happens. Least, nothing that Jeremy is allowed to remember. Jenna, being ever so helpful, offers up the Gilbert Mayflower Box that's been stored in the attic. Now would be a good time for Alaric to join the discussion...
Alaric: Why, hello there, pretty lady I'd like to get to know better in the hopes of further fulfilling my true reasons for being in Mystic Falls because I am way too dreamy to be teaching high school history. How you doing?
Aunt Jenna: *is smitten*
Farther back at the bar, Stefan joins Damon, who has been spending his evenings drowning his sorrows. They settle into another Salvatore Role Playing Game where Stefan tries to reconnect with his brother. It is just as gay and annoying as last time. Give it a rest, boys. They finally do. When Stefan asks what Damon is doing at the bar, Damon replies he's working on a low profile. Stefan shoots back Damon could always leave. Psh, no he can't. Not when he has BIG! plans, Stefan. Also, nice try with subtly dragging info out of Damon. Something tells me you are in for a long night.
Preparing for a long night too is Caroline, who has arrived at Elena's fun sleepover bearing food. She makes her way through an apology to Bonnie. Elena most likely put her up to it. With water seemingly under the bridge, Caroline brings up the necklace. Smart, blondie. Bonnie tells her she threw it away. Caroline doesn't take the news all too well. She yells at Bonnie, until Elena brings up Damon's name. Caroline shuts right up. Doing manicures always helps ease a tense mood, so Caroline goes into Bonnie's bag to find her things...but finds Emily's crystal instead.
Bonnie: That was so not there this afternoon.
She soon realizes Emily is behind it. (That darn ghost!) Elena knows what is going on, but Caroline is out of the loop. Jealousy rears its ugly head, and the girls begin turning on each other. Emily's work beyond the grave? To make Caroline in on things, Bonnie confesses to her that she's a witch.
Caroline: Yeah, and I'm a rocket surgeon.
Bonnie storms off--which is the best choice. She could have lit Caroline on fire.
At The Grill, Jeremy leaves Aunt Jenna alone at the bar with Alaric. You're going to regret that later on, I think, Jeremy. Alaric digs for information on Jenna's life. So, whatever he's up to, it must be about the whole Gilbert family. Ruh oh. Jenna starts the night off well by talking about her man problems. Yes, Jen, kill the relationship before it begins. The tables turn and Jenna asks about Alaric's sad relationship tales. Alaric married young and his wife died...mysteriously. Translation: vampire. Ever so charming, Alaric woos Jenna even more. "I like it here, it's got a rich history." I think we all know what “rich history” Alaric is talking about.
Speaking of the rich history, there's two artifacts over there playing darts. The Salvatore Bonding night is limping on. I will point out that the last time the Salvatores bonded over something--or someone--it caused destruction. I suggest wrapping up this charade, Stefan. Though, Damon is getting suspicious about Stefan's motives. Hee, it's like calling the kettle black.
In the wrong again, Caroline goes to make amends, again, with Bonnie. I will say that Damon's bitchfest about Caroline being shallow has woken her up and she's trying to be a better person. For instance, even though she doesn't believe in all the witch stuff, Caroline will support Bonnie because she's her friend.
Bonnie: Gee, thanks.
Elena joins them out in the living, cause we all know she put Caroline up to the apology. Again. Sensing the evening is turning dull, Caroline offers up the "let's have a séance!" line. Whoa, whoa, Caroline. "Séance" and "good times" do not make a happy marriage on a television show--especially when the show's theme is all about the supernatural. First you make Bonnie dress-up like a witch for Halloween and now you're trying to get her to channel a spirit. I'm beginning to think your new-found respect for Bonnie's witching is a front.
And who are you to make great suggestions anyway, Caroline? Lest we forget, it was your idea to throw the party that resulted in Lexie becoming Damon and Stefan's scapegoat and ending up dead. Also, you gave Bonnie her ancestor's necklace back, which has placed a target on her forehead for Damon. And, you were the one who let Damon out of his cage, allowing him the opportunity to kill Zach. (Yes, still not over that one yet.) So, why don't you keep your "great" ideas to yourself, Caroline, and sit quietly in the corner. M'kay, thanks.
Bonnie resists at first because she knows as well as I do that it won't end well. Caroline persists, saying she wants to know what Emily Bennet's problem is. I’ll say it once more, let's not piss off an all powerful witch-ghost.
Somehow, Caroline convinces Elena and Bonnie séances equal a good time and they set it up like any other lame, call upon the spirits trick: dark room, teenage girls having a dull sleepover, and candles...lots and lots of candles. Which, you know, could lead to disaster since Bonnie likes lighting stuff up on fire. Wearing Emily's amulet once again, Bonnie calls for Emily. "Emily, you there?" Caroline doesn't like Bonnie's mockery of it, because of the appreciation for the witchcraft arts she discovered in under two minutes. What. Ever.
Bonnie tries harder and invites Emily in.
Elena: Oh, so she's a vampire now?
Bonnie: Huh?
Elena: Never mind.
Bonnie's invitation is accepted. The candle lights flare and the room grows cold and Caroline is totally wishing she didn't say the word "séance". Bonnie asks Emily to give her another sign that she's there. After a suspense building pause, Emily obliges and blows the windows open.
Elena: It's just a loose lock! It's just a loose lock! It has nothing to do with this séance! Nothing!
All the little girls get jumpy. Elena goes to shut the door, Bonnie stands up with enough force to knock the necklace off of her (no lie), and Caroline stands all pretty and stuff. Then, the lights go out, another great sign things will work themselves out on their own. Elena braves the other side of her bedroom and flips the lights on. The good news is everyone is still alive. The bad is Emily's necklace is gone.
Bonnie: Well why didn't you just take it when I threw away in the field?!
The Original Salvatore Brother Bonding Day continues with Stefan dragging Damon out to the football field. For the love of--Vampire Fucking Football?! Are we being real, here?! What. The. Fuck? You two aren't even wearing uniforms. At least Edward was nice enough to sew baseball uniforms for his family. They rough house (no, it's not as sexy as one would think) and fall down on the grass when they’re done. I DO NOT WANT A RECREATION OF THE MEADOW SCENE WITH THE TWO OF YOU, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
(An aside, I don't know if the writers intended it, but the first date metaphor that's going on between Stefan and Damon is way over-the-top.)
Damon's about as sick of the whole ordeal as I am and he demands to know what Stefan wants.
Damon: And if you utter the words, 'I can't quit you' I'm leaving.
Stefan begins by saying their love for Katherine wasn't real. Setting the mood right away, I like it. He continues to press Damon why he wants Emily's crystal. Oh, I'm sorry, what Damon wants with Katherine's crystal. Yes, seems before it belonged to Emily, then Damon, then Bonnie, the necklace was Katherine's. Boy, that necklace sure got around...sort of like Katherine. Hmm, should have made the connection sooner.
Damon gets all defensive, asking Stefan how he knew the necklace belonged to Katherine. Damon's heart is stomped on more when Stefan pulls a grandiose dick move and tells him he saw Katherine last. That’s right, Stefan saw her last. What you going to do about it in now?
In a huff, Damon makes his dramatic exit by screaming out his plans: "They're going to be HUGE! BIG!, I say!" So what are they? Damon finally spills.
Damon: "I’m going to bring her back."
Screech! Let's pump those brakes for a bit. I was right? I accurately predicted that the necklace brings people back from the dead? Huh? I was joking--I was distraught over Zach's death. I would have said anything to soften the blow by giving me hope. But, the necklace really brings dead people alive? And I'm not talking zombie alive. Alive-alive? I...what?...I'm so confuse...I want my mommy!
And that would mean Damon's planning to bring back...oh, shit. Katherine. Dun...dun...dunnnnnn!
The necklace--which is growing more important by the second--whodunit is still underway at the Gilberts' house. Elena thinks Caroline took it, since she was whining about it earlier in the evening. Caroline swears she didn't. Before Elena and Bonnie can play "Waterboard the Infidel" with Caroline, a shadowy movement crosses the hallway. Oh...yeah...Jeremy must be home--that's it. Bonnie finally spies the necklace...on the other side of Elena's room in her bathroom. Weird, it's like it moved on its own. When Bonnie goes into the bathroom to retrieve it, slam! The door shuts. Bonnie starts screaming or grunting or I don't know. The lights begin flashing, Elena and Caroline pound on the door (as if that ever works), and then everything abruptly stops.
Elena is able to open the door where she finds Bonnie alive and well. Only, it is clear that it isn't Bonnie--apart from Emily Bennet's reflection in the mirror--because she's acting rather calm after being locked in a bathroom so her long dead ancestor could possess her body. Again, séances are not the smartest thing to mess around with.
With things about to down, now seems to be a good time for Story Time with Damon Salvatore. Gather up the kids.
Long, long ago, back when indoor plumbing was in its infancy and Uncle Joe's reasons for not marrying were because "he hadn't found the right girl--no, not because he's gay, why do you ask?", the townsfolk of Mystic Falls were well aware of the vampires in their mist and they would kill them one by one. When it was clear they were going to go after Katherine, Damon sought the magical powers of Emily Bennet. He asked Emily to protect Katherine, her master, so Emily used her talisman and put a protection spell on Katherine. I guess. Damon claims Katherine didn't die in the church, which is strange since Stefan says he saw Katherine go inside.
Damon: No, you big dolt. She didn't die in the church. She's under the church in a nifty holding cell.
Stefan: Oh, right, because that makes soooo much more sense than Katherine dying in the church all those years ago.
The backstory dumps into an Information Highway. Damon explains why he needed to wait so long. It's a super long, super boring explanation that needs only to be summed up in one sentence, Emily needed to perform her witchcraft under The Comet of Doom! and Damon had to wait for that same comet to come traveling back. Yes, way back in Episode 2 the seeds of this episode were planted. With everything coming full circle here instead of on the season finale, I am so worried about what the writers are planning for the next 12 episodes.
Damon rounds out his little ditty by explaining to Stefan that Emily did what he asked because he promised to protect her lineage. Stefan mumbles something about Damon saving her kids, which leads me to imagining a whole Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt scenario. It also explains why Damon cannot kill Bonnie--obviously he needs her to harness Emily's soul to reverse the spell. Oh, wait, Emily's already doing that. Uh oh.
Back at the scene of the séance, Caroline is freaking out and ready to go home, Bonnie's acting robotic, and Elena now realizes putting the candles on her hardwood floor was not the brightest idea, since there's wax all over. Bonnie-bot packs it up and heads out, "Thank you for having me. I'll take it from here." Um, ladies, something isn't quite right with your friend... It takes until Bonnie has gone down the stairs for Elena to realize they did a better job with that seance than they thought, and now Emily is piggybacking off of Bonnie. Elena tries to stop her.
Bonnie/Emily: "I won't let him have it, it must be destroyed."
Oh well, I'm sure Damon will understand Emily. Not. Bonnie/Emily leaves. Elena and Caroline go after her, but the door is stuck. Damn old houses. The door finally opens from the outside--Jeremy returning home. I snort because he gives Elena such a disapproving look, like she's the one acting so strange. It’s a crazy switch-a-roo! Elena's about to lose it, so she calls the only person who can help her: Stefan. Awwww. She tells Stefan everything, with Damon overhearing a few feet away. Smooth. Stefan heads off to Fells Church to clean up the séance mess, something I'm sure he always dreamed of doing when he came back to Mystic Falls.
Damon's the quicker of the two and he cuts Bonnie/Emily off in the woods. Okay, Emily really, really doesn't want Katherine to come back, so I'm guessing Emily didn't get anything in her will. Emily's main concern--which is probably her reason for agreeing to help Damon--is to protect her family. Oh, you have been played, Damon. Emily preyed on your love for Katherine to prevent you from killing off her bloodline. Damon does not like being made a fool of. He lunges at Bonnie/Emily. But, Bonnie/Emily has a vampire to get rid of once and for all, so she mentally throws Damon into a tree and makes it stick by having a tree branch pierce his stomach.
Meanwhile, Jeremy is continuing the good student act. He digs out the Gilbert Mayflower Box Aunt Jenna was talking about at The Grill and unleashes the musty smell of Ode de History Repeating into the air. Aunt Jenna arrives home soon after, with Alaric. They're still in the getting to know you stage, talking and laughing. I'm sure it's only meant to distract us from the fact that Alaric hasn't stepped into the house. As feared, it seems Alaric has been changed--in more ways than one--into a vampire. Thankfully, one of the Gilbert girls has sense, and Jenna doesn't invite him in and bids him goodnight. Jeremy brings up how awkward it is for his aunt to date his teacher. Jenna replies, "I'm not dating him...yet." And he's not biting your neck...yet. Pick your worse poison. Also, Jeremy finds an old journal in the box. I’ve got a large whiff of history topic of DOOM!!!!
Returning to the more urgent task at hand, Stefan arrives and frees Damon from the tree. (*Snort* You've been pawned by a tree, D-bag? So not sexy.) Stefan watches Bonnie/Emily drag a tree branch on the dirt, marking out her pentagram.
Stefan: Hey, um, Bonnie/Emily/whoever, could you just drop the tree branch, walk away, and we'll talk?
Bonnie/Emily/whoever doesn't want to. "These people don't deserve this. They should never have to know such evil." And then she says, "I won't let you unleash them into this world." Hold up a sec. There's more than one? Stefan's just as upset and turns on Damon. Apparently, Emily couldn't save just Katherine, she had to save all of them in the church--all of them, who were 27 vampires in total. Oh, yeah, a slight hiccup.
Realizing Damon's out for revenge (really, D., that's been your whole plan? Lame.), Stefan sides with Bonnie/Emily. So, Emily isn't the enemy--she's trying to save everyone. It is always the misunderstood ghost who gets the bad rap.
Refusing to release all of them and thumbing her nose at Damon, Bonnie/Emily lights up the pentagram, because you know Bonnie's been itching to do it since that Founder's Party. As the pentagram's aglow, Elena arrives.
Elena: Ooooh, aaaah. Pretty lights.
In the pit of fire (symbolism for hell? maybe?), Bonnie/Emily destroys the amulet. Goodbye, Mr. Tanner, Zach, Logan, Vicki, Lexie, and all the nameless red shirts! Perhaps there's a twin, bringing back the dead talisman out there somewhere. (Note to Kevin Williamson: please don't let there be a twin necklace.)
The fires die down, but Damon is in a full-on rage. He attacks Bonnie. Dude, Stefan, you're standing right there. You couldn't have stopped him? What sort of vampire are you? Huh?! Stefan wakes up, finally, and fights Damon off of Bonnie. And she's not moving. Because really, since Emily's refused to help Damon free Katherine, Damon's going to keep up his end of the bargain and not eat Emily's family.
After Stefan officially checks Bonnie out, he says she's "barely alive". Which, I assume, is better than being "almost dead". Stefan plays Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman and makes Bonnie drink his blood. Bonnie starts to heal immediately.
Elena: Uh, Stefan? Did you just turn my friend into a super power--half best friend, half witch, half vampire?
Before we learn the answer to Elena's...insightful question, oh lookie, Matt's role playing too! He's playing the part of Edward Cullen to Caroline's Bella Swan. Though, his excuse for climbing through Caroline's window is much more adorable: "Uh, your window was open. I thought you should know." Then, Matt tells Caroline he lied about the whole cuddling incident meaning nothing because he doesn't like her. Never has. CarMatt is about to drive off the cliff. Matt reels it in, by saying that night was nice. You scored points there, but don't start comparing Caroline to your mother and sister. Caroline feels the same as I do, and tells Matt she doesn't want to be "a charity case." Matt says she doesn't get it...he's so alone and so is she. OMG! Matt knows. They are, like, so connected, it must be true love!
As well, Damon has it in his head that he really loved Katherine--she didn't compel him into it. Stefan leaves him thinking that. The guy's already had a very bad day. Damon tells Stefan he's going to leave Mystic Falls now that his HUGE! plans have been thwarted. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, D-bag.
Bonnie's recovered nicely from the Damon attack, but she's trying to make sense of it all. She wants answers, dammit! Looks like Elena and her are going to have a nice, long talk. Elena shoves Bonnie into the car when Stefan comes back to check on them. Elena brings up the whole bloodsucking thing she witnessed. As long as Bonnie doesn't die with Stefan's blood in her system, she won't turn into a vampire. So, it's like the “don't go to sleep after having a concussion” equivalent. That out of the way, Elena tells Stefan she has to tell Bonnie everything. Everything.
Stefan: Even about Vicki?
Elena: I did say everything.
Stefan: And...the fact that Damon and I are vampires?
Elena: Yes, Stefan, I believe that would be included in the "everything" category.
Well, something nice is about to come out of this. Because Stefan saved her friend, Elena's back to believing this relationship between her and Stefan can work. Unfortunately, her wishy-washy waned thin on Stefan. He doesn't think it can. He obliterates Elena’s hope by dropping this bombshell: "I'm leaving, Elena." With that, "It's all for you, Elena!" fades into the wind. Elena begs him to stay, but Stefan's mind is pretty much made up. He leaves Elena...just like her parents left her. Ah! History's repeating! History's repeating!
Elena: Why do people keep leaving me?
Bonnie: *sticking her head out the window* Because you're unlovable?
Elena: Shut up, walking Ouija board.
Time for the ending one shot/one sentence scene montage! Aunt Jenna stumbles over a photograph of her and Logan when they were teens, and she rips it up because now she has a new guy in her life. CarMatt are having a junk food party in Caroline's bedroom. Damon's stuck mournfully staring at Fells Church. Stefan is--drop the goddamn journal! No, don't throw it! Stop emo-ploding in silence! It is not cool! Elena and Bonnie are also trapped in a silent film, as Elena tells Bonnie everything. Everything!
The sound finally pops back on my television with the Gilbert doorbell ringing. It must be Stefan coming to apologize to Elena! Or it's Damon trying to finish off what he started with Bonnie! Or it's the necklace, that didn't really get destroyed in the fire, which would make both Damon and Stefan stay in Mystic Falls. Or it's...Logan? Whaaaaaaat? How did he....Oh, that's how.
Jenna opens the door and finds Logan standing on her doorstep. "Aren't you going to invite me in?" Gulp. Wow, Aunt Jenna, that's some vampire fetish you've got going on.
Spoiler based off of next week's preview: Stefan and Damon aren't going anywhere for a while and Logan is a total
Episode 10: "The Turning Point"
