The Vampire Diaries "Bad Moon Rising" Recap
Previously on The Vampire Diaries: Stefan lived in secret until he met Elena, blah blah blah, the same stuff he says ever week. He's a vampire, he loves Elena, Elena looks like Katherine. Tyler punched Jeremy—What's his problem? I bet Uncle Mason knows. Hi Uncle Mason, gosh you're pretty. Damon thinks the Lockwoods have a family secret, just like every other family on this show. (Vampires, werewolves, witches, secret council of vampire killers—are there normal families in this town?) Mason's eyes go wolflike. Elena loves Stefan always and forever, so Damon has to kill Jeremy. Because killing your love interest's emo brother is the best way to win their affection. Stefan plays the blame game and Katherine is the winner. Elena hates Damon. Sounds like the start of a love story. And Caroline is a vampire.
Now: Alaric, who is being called Rick, even though that sounds nowhere near as badass as Alaric, is at the Salvatore house. Damon offers him coffee, Bourbon, or coffee and Bourbon. Elena and Stefan are sitting on the couch, Elena with a cup of coffee that may or may not have Bourbon in it. If I were her, I'd need a drink or twelve to deal with Damon. Alaric is only there because Elena said she needs his help. His hair is also different, it's longer and wavier. But he's still hot because he's Alaric. Stefan wants to know what's up with the Lockwood family.
And here's Mason, sadly still wearing a shirt. The preview had him half naked in chains, but we aren't there yet. We're at the Lockwood mansion where Mason puts in earphones and walks out the door, sending shifty eyes to the stairs. Is he going somewhere secret? I bet so, since Tyler is following.
Why would Alaric know anything about the Lockwoods? He wouldn't, but his dead, not-dead, vampire wife might. As Damon points out. Alaric looks like he wants to punch Damon. Elena and Stefan talk about Isobel's research, and Alaric says it's rooted in folklore and legend. He thought most of it was fiction. Not all, only most. Like that amazing vampire story. As Damon points out again. Aside from vampires are the lycanthrope. For those in the audience who don't know what that means, Elena is all "Like, werewolves?" Damon's not down with that, because he's never seen one, and therefore they can't exist. Because, you know, 165 years is enough time to see everything that exists on this plant EVER.
Mason jogs through the woods, to some creepy steps, while Tyler follows behind him creepily. Damon's voice reminds us that vervain hurt the mayor and Tyler at Founders Day. Stefan's voice tells us that Mason showed inhuman behavior. Mason runs around somemore, while Tyler follows him some more. It's all very exciting.
Stefan and Elena think Isobels research can help, but all her stuff is still at Duke. Her office is still there and everything. Because the people at Duke wouldn't dare clean out the office of a chick that's been missing for years. That'd be crazy. Damon wants to know if they can get in.
Tyler goes inside the creepy ruins, using only his phone as a flashlight. Apparently, he hasn't watched enough scary movies. Luckily Damon has, and he knows werewolves aren't good. Tyler runs into some sort of metal thingy. Either his ancestors were into bondage, or something weird is going on. I say it's probably both. On the rock are scratches, and the music tells us this is a dramatic moment. So do Tyler's eyes. But in case that wasn't enough, Damon tells us Mason and Tyler are werewolves and he's screwed, albeit using pop culture references. Dun dun dun TITLE CARD
Wow, that took forever. Does it normally take this long to get to the title card?
Matt knocks at Caroline's door. Caroline can't answer because this is the real world, where vampires burn in the sun. So Matt calls and tells her Tyler is doing something and he wants them to spend the whole day together. That sort of implies he'd be hanging with Tyler otherwise, which probably doesn't do anything for Caroline's jealousy issues. But since this episode is all about the Lockwoods, every character has to say Tyler or Mason's name at least once.
Stefan asks Elena is she wants to do 'this'. Elena is all like, "what dig through my dead psycho vampire mom's stuff, or go do it with your dead pyscho vampire brother WHO TOTALLY KILLED MY BROTHER" Okay, so she didn't say that exactly, but it was in the subtext. We'll just paraphrase what they say from now on. That'll be more fun. But Elena is cool with going because 'Rick' is going to be there. And he's the only person who hates Damon as much as she does, so they can bond over that. So she's on a first name basis with her teacher now?
Elena: I wish you were coming instead of your douche-bag brother-killing brother.
Stefan: Maybe we should wait a few days, when I'm not babysitting Caroline and making sure she doesn't kill any carnies Bonnie likes.
Elena: Is it okay I go? Because I need your permission to do anything, even though I'm supposed to be written as an strong, independent girl. If Bella sets back feminism 50 years, I'll set it back 100!
Stefan: Bitch, please. We both know you're the one wearing the pants in this relationship. Look at my dating history. Where Kathrine had the power of compulsion, you have the power of love.
Elena: But you don't like that I'm going with Damon, right? Validate me!
Stefan: I hate it. But I love you more than all the puppies and rainbows and kitties in the world. And now because this is a Delena heavy episode, let's kiss to appease the Stelena fans.
Just a quick side note here: Caroline will be hanging out with Stefan. Caroline who dated Damon, who Elena has feelings for. Caroline who is dating Matt who used to date Elena. Caroline who wanted to hook up with Stefan, before he hooked up with Elena. So their taste in men is like, identical. Either Elena is really trusting, really secure, or really stupid.
Jenna and Alaric are in the doorway, and Alaric is giving that bullshit 'I've been busy' excuse for not seeing Jenna.
Jenna: I'm so glad that my niece has a connection to her dead mother through the guy I'm trying to date who used to be married to her. It's so awesome that you're taking her to poke through your dead wife's stuff.
Alaric: Yep, I love carrying my student who's a minor across state lines. Because that's not at all creepy and the sort of thing that could get me fired. Let me not mention I'm taking that Damon guy you hate along with us.
Then Alaric apologizes for things being 'start and stop' between. Um, Alaric, for things to be start and stop they actually have to start. Jenna calls him on that bullshit, and an awkward moment ensues. Stefan and Elena come down and Elena asks if Jenna is okay. Jenna comments on men and their baggage, and Elena can totally relate. You know, because she looks just like her boyfriend's baggage. And that baggage wants to ruin her life.
Elena eats Stefan's face to annoy Damon, and it's awesome. I love when Elena has these little bitchy moments.
Tyler asks his mom about the old Lockwood place. It burned down to the ground a long time ago, or else they would probably be living in it. Tyler asks about the BDSM cellar. Mommy Lockwood says they were for slaves, but I think she knows more than she is letting on. Mason comes in and asks what they were talking about. Tyler wants to have a party at the swim hole. Mommy Lockwood says that if anything happens on the property, they're liable. She and Mason share a look that may be fraught with significance. Or maybe she just realized how pretty he is.
Stefan tries to get Bonnie to make Caroline a daylight ring. But Bonnie doesn't think she can and doesn't know if she wants to. Bonnie doesn't know if she can trust Caroline not to hurt someone. But she can trust Stefan, because she has a selective memory and has forgotten about a girl named Amber Bradley who was Stefan's chewtoy in that one episode. Or maybe it's just because Caroline killed the only guy who ever hit on her without an ulterior motive. Like kidnapping her to force her to open a tomb full of vampires.
Roadtrip time. Alaric is driving, with Damon in the front seat and Elena in the back. Where she isn't wearing a seatbelt. Even after she's been in two car accidents. One of which killed her parents. But on to the conversation.
Damon: This whole pretending to hate me thing is getting a little silly. This show is based around a love triangle. We both know I'm getting you naked by the end of the season. Or next season. But we're going to do it.
Alaric points out that Damon killed Jeremy. Damon talks about the ring, which Elena knows he didn't know about. Damon asks why she is so sure he didn't know, Elena asks if he did. He says yes, she calls him a bit fat liar. Damon whines "Elena, I saw the ring. It's a big tacky thing, it's hard to miss." (Actual dialogue there.) Alaric wiggles his fingers and looks at his ring, wondering if it makes him look tacky. I bet this whole road trip was awful for him. I can just see him saying "Don't make me pull this car over."
Caroline is on her bed holding an equally tacky ring, and bitching about it. Bonnie isn't putting up with that crap. She lays down the lay, saying if Caroline hurts anyone, she'll despell the ring. Caroline is a vampire, the urge to kill is part of who she is. If she lets it take control, Bonnie will stop her. Is the urge to be a bitch part of who you are Bonnie? Caroline says it best with "Bonnie, you're supposed to be my friend."
Bonnie: Friends? You're a vampire! You're dead to me...oh, wait...You have to prove that you aren't a psycho who kills people when she feels like it. Like I tried to do last week with Damon.
Caroline: I didn't mean to kill the only guy on the show who's ever hit on you without wanting to kidnap you.
Bonnie: He's still not alive to date me. That means the Bamon shippers will keep reading my hatred toward Damon as sexual tension, and I don't have a boyfriend buffer.
Bonnie gets ready to spell the ring, and opens the window. Caroline flinches and Stefan flinches with her. I thought that was cute. Bonnie makes her spell-face, and it's over.
Caroline: That was anti-climatic. No wind, flickering lights, chanting, anything. You just close your eyes and the camera vooms in on your face. It's the same look for every spell. Why do you even have a spell book, if you do the same thing every time you use your powers?
Then Caroline asks if Bonnie has ever done it before, and Stefan says her name in this cute way, like she is a little girl misbehaving. It reminds me of the way my mom used to say my name right before/after I say something I shouldn't. Caroline isn't sure it worked, but to prove it did Bonnie throws open the curtains. Caroline makes a good point when she asks what if it didn't work, but Bonnie leaves Caroline to Stefan. Stefan is about as excited to be stuck with her as Bill was to be with Jessica from True Blood. Hopefully, he'll make a better vampire mentor.
Alaric, Damon, and Elena are at Duke. They meet Vanessa Monroe, who looks very happy to see them. Especially Damon, who she undresses with her eyes. And who can blame her? Alaric introduces everyone and Vanessa has to grab her keys. Vanessa waxes poetic about Isobel, then asks Alaric for an update on her missing status. Alaric lies and says there is no news. They all go inside Isobel's office that is crammed full of dusty old stuff. Vanessa leaves and comes back with a crossbow and shoots at Elena. Damon jumps in front of her and the arrow penetrates him instead. Because the only thing allowed to penetrate Damon is Alaric, Alaric slams Vanessa into the wall. Elena looks at Alaric and Vanessa, shocked. Alaric looks at Vanessa, confused. Vanessa looks at Alaric, turned on. Or maybe that's just me.
Damon has an arrow in his back, Elena is behind him, grossed out but also enjoying his suffering a little, I think. Damon asks her to pull it out, because it hurts. Insert obligatory 'that's what she said' joke here. Elena pulls it out, and she isn't at all gentle about it. That's okay—Damon likes it rough.
Damon: That bitch is dead.
Elena: Ah, you're not going to kill her.
Damon: Watch me.
Elena: You touch her, and I swear I'll never speak to you again.
Damon: What makes you think that has any power over me?
Um, because you told her you had something between you, kissed her, and then killed her brother when she told you she didn't love you? If that wasn't a crime of passion I don't know what is. But Elena doesn't say any of that, probably because Damon answers his own question with saying he took an arrow in the back for her. Because he does that for all the girls, you know. Elena is severely overestimating herself. Elena says she forgot she was speaking to a crazy person who snaps and kills people, and that he can do whatever he wants. Damon says that Elena is trying to manipulate him, and he is correct. And it also works. What girl hasn't used the whole 'do whatever you want, I don't care' thing on her boyfriend? It works like 75 percent of the time.
Meanwhile, Vanessa is freaking out. She thought Elena was Katherine and Damon should have been dead since 1864. She read it in Isobel's research. Alaric would have done the same thing. It isn't possible. Alaric points out that she read the research, so she knows it is. Elena comes in and tells Vanessa who she is, including that she is Isobel's daughter and Katherine's descendent. And she introduces Damon as who he is, and Damon tells Vanessa to be super duper nice to him, or else he'll kill her slowly and painfully. Actually he doesn't say all of that, but it's implied. Elena asks to look at Isobel's research, and Vanessa looks like she'd really like to crawl under a rock and die. Does anyone else think maybe she's up to something? Maybe involved in some nefarious plan to bring doom and destruction?
In the woods, Stefan and Caroline are hunting. Caroline is opposed to eating cute, defenseless, animals. She'd much rather snack on cute, defenseless Matt. Stefan wants Caroline to tell him if she isn't serious about all this. Why Stefan? So you can stake her? What would you really do? Caroline swears she is, but she hasn't been in the sun for days, and everyone else gets to go to Tyler's party, and ZOMG Matt finally told her he loved her after dating all of two weeks and she wants a pony, etc. And Stefan wants her to eat the bunnies and she is kinda freaking out. Stefan laughs, probably at just how adorable Caroline is in this scene. Caroline calls him out on it, and Stefan explains how being a vampire makes you be the version of you on crack.
Stefan: As a human, I was broody, emo and tortured. As a vampire, that got multiplied by a trillion and eleventy-seven.
Caroline: So you're saying that now, I'm basically and insecure, neurotic control-freak on crack?
Stefan wouldn't say it like that, but he does offer to take her to the swimming hole after they hunt. Caroline asks "Really?" in the most adorable of ways. She sounds like a little girl whose daddy just promised to take her to the park, if she finished her all her homework. These two really have nice chemistry, and I hope they have more scenes together. All those Staroline shippers (who are mostly Delena shippers, looking to toss Stefan off on someone) will probably be happy with the Stefan/Caroline this episode.
Back at Duke. Vanessa has a big box, it full of stuff about Katherine. Elena can't believe that'sall, but Vanessa says it is. Elena gives Vanessa some vervain, because there's no one more important to protect from vampires than the girl who just tried to kill her. Seriously Elena, you're too nice sometimes. I think she just likes Vanessa for shooting Damon. Vanessa asks if it'll work, and from across the room, Damon says it doesn't. Vanessa asks if he can hear them, which duh, he just heard you. You're a little slow, aren't you Vanessa? Damon's all "No, that would be creepy." First off, it wouldn't, because he isn't that far away. Second, if you can hear him and you're human, why the hell shouldn't he be able to hear you? Vanessa asks can he read minds. This part is funny. "No, if you want to see me naked, all you have to do is ask." is Damon's answer. Vanessa makes a face, but she looks at Elena for confirmationwhich makes me think she was thinking about seeing him naked. Don't feel bad Vanessa, so was I and about half the people watching the show. Elena assures Vanessa he can't read minds, but he is a jackass. Vanessa puts the vervain in her pocket.
Party time. The party everyone is at. Except Bonnie and Jeremy. I get that Jeremy isn't there, he isn't in this episode at all, but why isn't Bonnie? She seemed pretty interested in the Lockwood family secret at the mayor's wake. Seems like she would be there to check things out. Maybe she's babysitting Jeremy, making sure he doesn't try to kill himself again. Who cares, because there's Tyler and Matt. Tyler has noticed that Aimee Bradley's ass has gotten hotter. This lack of class amuses Matt now that it isn't directed at his sister or mom. Then they decide to talk about Caroline and it goes a little something like this:
Tyler: Where's Forbes?
Matt: I wish I knew.
Tyler: You guys on the outs already?
Matt: No we're fine. I'm fine. I'm just not sure what she is.
Tyler: ….
Matt: Hey, what's your uncle doing here? I was totally trying to emote and talk about my girl problems with the guy who screwed my sister and made out with my mom.
Tyler: Bye Matt.
Tyler walks over to his uncle and asks if he is busting them or joining them. He's a little too old to join them, seeing as they are in high school and he's way too cute to be that weird guy that hangs around high school parties when he's an adult. Besides, we already have Damon for that.
Mason: Make sure everyone's out of here by dark.
Tyler: What happens after dark?
Mason: I turn into a werewolf. Haven't you read the spoilers?...I mean, someone dies. In the lake. From drowning. Nothing to do with werewolves and the full moon and me at all.
Tyler doesn't want Mason to be a party killer. So adults that try to stop their underage relatives from getting drunk near large bodies of water are party killers now? Here I thought that was just being responsible. But nope, Mason doesn't care if they party, they just can't party there. He and Jenna should start a club: Bad Parenting Incorporated. Caroline's mom can join too. And Elena's Uncle Daddy John. Tyler agrees and Mason drives away while Stefan stares after him full of longing. I mean, curiosity.
Caroline asks why and there's this cute little scene between them where she talks about his serious vampire face, his worried vampire face, and his it's Tuesday face. Stefan deduces that Caroline thinks he is too serious, and these two are so darn cute this episode. I hope they become good friends. You know, since Damon already killed his BFF Lexi. Caroline can be his new best vampire friend.
Aimee Bradley, who may or may not be related to Stefan's chew toy Amber Bradley is flirting with Matt. Caroline will have none of that, and compels her to go find someone single to stalk. Matt is having none of that, and they squabble and he walks away. Caroline sad faces until Stefan comes over to (gently) scold her for compelling Aimee and discuss her jealously issues. Caroline's entire personality is killing her.
At Duke, Damon rapes Elena's personal space. And then tries to manipulate Elena into being his friend for what he knows about Katherine. I don't think Elena needs to know Katherine's cup size, Damon. What could Damon know that Stefan doesn't? Katherine liked Stefan more, she probably told him a lot more. Or not. Who knows with Katherine? Elena calls out Damon on trying to manipulate her. Alaric ignores their fight by showing them something. I love how he was totally not even paying attention to them. Probably to preserve his sanity. Vanessa explains the curse of the sun and moon, which is Aztec. It's this curse because 600 years ago, they were plagued by werewolves and vampires and a shaman made vampires slaves of the sun and werewolves slaves of the moon. Not to nitpick here, but he could have thought of a better curse. Or you know, cured them and made them regular old humans. Or even killed them all. Seriously, how was that curse effective? The can still kill, just less often.
As Vanessa talks, we see Mason going to the BDSM cellar and starts pulling out chains. We go between the two, Mason and Vanessa, but Vanessa's voice keeps telling us all about werewolves. To sum it up: they can't control the change, they change on the full moon and they think vampires are oh-so-yummy, and a werewolf bite can kill a vampire. Because of that, vampires killed off most of the werewolves a long time ago.
Tyler's party. The sun goes down and the moon comes up. Tyler wants people out of here. Matt is mad at Caroline, and Stefan will wait for her to talk to him. Elena calls to tell her boyfriend everything we just learned. We don't have to hear that all again though, because we get to watch Caroline and Matt kiss and make up. Matt don't want no drama, no, no, drama, no, no, no, no drama. He'd rather they go make out in the woods, because he doesn't watch scary movies. The horny kids in the woods always die first Matt. We see the end of the conversation with Elena and Stefan, where she tells him a werewolf bite can kill a vampire. It seems odd she waited to mention that last, but it has dramatic effect as Stefan looks for Caroline and sees she is gone. He tries to call her, but she left her phone behind. Stefan runs off to find Caroline.
In case we didn't know there was a full moon, from the hundred times it's been mentioned, we get shot of it hanging there in the sky. Then Mason shirtless and bound in chains. I had a dream that started that way. He's sweaty and panting. And shirtless. In chains. Take a minute to catch your breath. Okay, back to the recap. Mason pours something into a water bottle. I don't know what it is, maybe something for the morning after? Homemade hangover cures never work Mason, that's like the first thing I learned in college. Mason hears something, what could it be?
It's Tyler with Aimee Bradly. Is it Aimee or Amy or Amie? There's a hundred different ways to spell it. Let's stick with Aimee. Tyler leads her through the woods, much to her dismay. All the way to the creepy ruins.
Aimee: Is this the location for the next Saw movie?
Tyler: It's a room under my family's old estate. No one will know we're down here.
Aimee: That didn't sound rapey and weird at all. But other people are coming right? Right?
Tyler: No, I'm totally raping you down here. Lol, just kidding. Unless you want to hang out all alone in the BDSM cellar.
Aimee: You're single right? This blond chick with too much eye shadow wants me to stalk you.
Tyler: Um, have you met me? Who the hell would date me?
Aimee: Okay, I'm totally stalking you now.
And they go farther into the BDSM cellar, and come to barred doors. Instead of running away like a normal girl, Aimee is unfazed.
Mason runs through the woods, all sweaty and shirtless, abs glistening in the moonlight. Take a minute to visualize. Okay, back to the recap. He tries to chain himself to a tree, but the music goes dramatic and we get a close up of the moon. Then we see Mason grunting and writhing, all shirtless and sweaty and covered in chains. I had a dream that started that way. But poor Mason is crying out in pain, not pleasure. He crawls into the van, all shirtless and sweaty and the van starts to rock. I had a dream that...and that joke is already getting old. Cue dramatic music and close up of the moon, and back to the van and we hear a growl.
Elena is shuffling through papers and we see a surprisingly well-preserved picture of Katherine. I mean, it's almost like they took it in 2009 and tried to make it look old. Elena asks Vanessa about doppelgangers, and Vanessa tells her what she already knows, that doppelgangers try to ruin their look alike's life. Elena wants to know why they look alike. Damon says it's a head-scratcher and Elena wants to know if he knows anything, or is only being himself. Alaric makes a face, and I can't tell if he is amused or annoyed with these two. I think mostly he doesn't want to get in the middle of it. Elena tells Damon that friends don't manipulate friends, they help each other. Which is manipulation at it's finest. Props to Elena.
Back at the rape cellar, formerly known as the BDSM cellar, Tyler and Aimee are making out. Aimee says no and Tyler hears yes. She can't. She's not into it. Tyler wants to know why she came with him. Because nothing sets the mood like old abandoned, creepy ruins. Why wouldn't a girl want to get ravished in a place that could pass as a serial killer's lair? It's not because they're in the least romantic place on Earth, or that Tyler is the least romantic guy on Earth—it's because she likes Matt. Poor Tyler. His little mind is all twisted by that. He likes a girl that prefers Matt, I wonder if this foreshadowing some Tyler/Caroline/Matt love triangle.
In the woods, Stefan approaches the van and eyes stare back at him, before jumping straight through the glass and knocking Stefan on his back. And it keeps running? Seems like it'd be easier to attack Stefan now, but whatevs.
Back at Duke. Alaric trusts Vanessa not to say anything to anybody. Because the trust method works so much better than the having a vampire erase your memory method. Damon doesn't believe in trust, so he threatened to kill her in her sleep if she tells anyone. Vanessa shares this with Alaric, who laughs. Nothing funnier than death threats, those are real knee-slappers, there. The rest of their little talk is like this:
Vanessa: If you need anything, you'll call. Anything. At all. Like my body.
Alaric: I'm going to pretend not to notice you flirting with me. And I'm not calling you. I already have a love interest.
Vanessa: I'm trying to get in your pants man. Pay attention here. Look at my flirty eyes.
Alaric: You don't wanna get caught up in this, blah blah blah, I'm so tortured.
Vanessa: You're dead wife was totally killed by vampires, wasn't she?
Alaric: She wanted to become a vampire and she did. It was always about her wants and her needs...
Vanessa: So, you're available right?
Alaric: I'll ignore that obvious fishing for information...by brooding about my undead wife. And how I'm totally over her...but I'm still not into you.
While Alaric is being flirted with, Elena and Damon are at the car. Damon thinks Elena can't hate him forever, Elena disagrees. To earn back her friendship, Damon gives her a book labeled Petrova. Katherine originally came from Europe and Petrova was her real name. Elena wants to know how Damon knows, and the answer is that back in the day he was one of those snoopy boyfriends. I bet he's one of those guys who check their girlfriends email and read their text messages. Damon wants Elena to tell him what she finds out. Before Elena can get in the car, Damon gives this speech about how Elena has the right to hate him, but she hated him before and they became friends. He wants to know if he lost her forever. Elena doesn't say he has or hasn't, she just thanks him for the book. I think she didn't answer because she hasn't decided.
In the woods, Caroline and Matt are making out. Matt hears something, but all Caroline can hear is the sound of her hormones. She shoves Matt against a tree and attacks his face, all sloppy and desperate. Matt isn't complaining until he gets cut. Caroline sees all his yummy, yummy blood and can't resist. She bites his wrist, then his neck, until Stefan shows up to save the day. They hear the growly sound of a werewolf approaching. Stefan says they have to lead it from Matt, so Caroline and him run until Caroline stops them and asks what it is. Stefan tells her it is a werewolf and it can kill them.
During this scene, Stefan and Caroline are kind of grabbing unto each other, as people are wont to do when something is chasing them through a big scary woods. Tyler spots them and asks what they are doing. I think he gets the wrong impression here, seeing as he just lead a girl through the woods to make-out. And that's pretty much the only reason for a guy and girl to be alone in the woods at night. Stefan doesn't answer, and instead asks Tyler what's he doing, probably because he thinks he may be a werewolf. Stefan even sort of steps in front of Caroline, like he's going to protect her. Unfortunately, the werewolf jumps out of nowhere and knocks Caroline down, snarling and drooling over her. Stefan and Tyler both move closer, but Stefan is the one who knocks it off of her. Which is good, because I don't think Tyler would have been able to stop it, physically. Luckily, all he has to do is scream "No!" at it, and it takes off.
Caroline compels Matt to forget she tried to eat him, and then asks about Tyler. Stefan says he'll take care of him. Stefan wants to get Matt some vervain, and Caroline can't believe she hurt him because he is the one person on the whole planet she never wanted to hurt. Really Caroline? What about your parents? Or Elena and Bonnie? Okay, maybe not Bonnie since she's being a bitch this episode. Then Caroline and Stefan talk about whether they should be with the people they love, Matt and Elena. They both know they shouldn't, but Stefan can't leave Elena.
Tyler is over at the van and Mason comes from the woods, all naked and covered in dirt. Somehow, he still looks hot. Mason puts on his pants—I know, I was disappointed too—and him and Tyler have a moment of staring at each other. Tyler knows that the wolf was Mason, and Mason doesn't deny it. This is why I love this show, it doesn't drag out these things forever. Mason doesn't exactly explain anything to us, but probably because there are only four minutes left in the show. So another episode then.
This next scene is heartbreaking. Aimee Bradley is talking with Matt, and Caroline goes over and acts like a crazy jealous girlfriend and gets Matt to dump her. I love that she does this, because in a way it proves that she is both stronger and smarter than Stefan. She is strong enough to walk away to protect the person she loves, something Stefan has tried and failed to do. And maybe they'll be back together next week, but I hope not. All Caroline wants is someone to love her, it's all she has ever wanted and the fact that she is willing to give it up in order to protect him shows a new depth to her character. She still loves him, and she isn't going to get anything back for it. It's nice to see Caroline be selfless. And the way they break up shows she is smarter than Stefan. She makes Matt dump her instead of dumping him. If she dumped him, he'd be right back at her door in a few days, trying to win her over again. He wouldn't accept it, the same way Elena wouldn't if Stefan did it to her.
At the Gilbert's Alaric kisses the hell out of Jenna. He says he should have done it in the morning. Then they kiss again. I sure hope Jeremy or Elena don't walk in on that. Family members and teachers are not figures to be thought of in sexual situations. Especially together.
On the porch, Elena tells Damon things aren't the way they were before. Damon thinks he chipped a little off her wall of hatred. Elena needs to know the truth about Jeremy. Damon tells it: he didn't see the ring, he got lucky. And he's sorry. Because being sorry makes it all better. Elena thanks him for being honest and tells him he has lost her forever. Which we know is a lie, because the Delena shippers are over half the fan base and the CW can't afford to loose the ratings. Damon accuses Elena of already knowing that, and using him. I honestly think that she didn't decide for sure until she heard the truth about not seeing the ring, and she's just going along with this to hurt Damon, because he hurt her. But Elena says that he had information she needed. Damon quotes her earlier remark about friends not manipulating friends. It's kind of a moot point though, seeing as they weren't friends when she said it and aren't friends while he is saying it now. Then Damon goes for the jugular, metaphorically that is, and tells Elena she has a lot more in common with Katherine than her looks. Elena stupidly lets him make her feel bad with the comparison. Elena, the guy killed your brother—his words should loose the power to hurt you. Besides, you can't play fair with Damon. He's Damon. Play fair with him and you'll loose every time.
Caroline is asleep. Katherine is lurking evilly. How'd she get in there? Guess Liz let her in. Or something. Caroline wakes up and thinks it is Elena. When she figures out it's Katherine she is scared. As she should be, since Katherine killed her. Katherine tells her not to be frightened, and that they are going to have fun together. Because she is Katherine, that sounds about 30 percent like a lesbian come-on. Katholine is a horrible couple name though, so I won't ship them. All we know is Katherine wants to use Caroline in her evil plan. So Caroline is probably going to be dead by the end of the season.
Just a quick note. I looked up the last name Petrova and couldn't find anything. I did find something on Petrov though, which Petrova is a variant of. It's a Russian and/or Bulgarian name. For more info on it go here: h t t p : / / w w w . s u r n a m e d b . c o m / S u r n a m e / P e t r o v (You'll have to remove the spaces, the website won't show the link.)