Original Air Date: 04/08/2010
Director: Dennis Smith
Writers: Brian Young

When Stefan and Damon make a dangerous new enemy, Stefan suddenly finds himself in a perilous situation when a handful of the vampires from the tomb abduct him and hold him hostage in their farmhouse to torture him. Damon and Elena try to convince Alaric to work with them to help rescue Stefan. Meanwhile, Matt is hopeful that his mother, Kelly, may be back to stay. Jeremy tries to convince Anna to turn him into a vampire. Anna refuses, but she soon learns that Jeremy’s reason is not what she thought. After her car breaks down in a storm, Caroline makes a horrific discovery that shocks everyone in town.

Featured Music

Class Actress – “Let Me Take You Out”
The Morning Benders – “I Was Wrong”
The Silent League – “Resignation Studies”
The Black Angels – “Young Men Dead”
Lights On – “Boy”
Systems Officer – “East”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Conscience Killer”
Sounds Under Radio – “All You Wanted”

Quotes

Damon [to Alaric]: Guess what? Everyone hates me. But you can’t deny: we were bad ass!

Elena: You were like this other person, and it’s my fault.
Stefan: You didn’t do anything. You were saving my life.

Damon: If I had a good side, not a way to get on it.

Tyler: The guy’s not even subtle about it.
Matt: Who is that?
Tyler: It’s not my mother.

Alaric: She’s human.
Damon: And I’m not. So I don’t care.

Damon: I get it. He’s the reason you live. His love lifts you up where you belong.

Jeremy: You should turn me because I don’t have anything else.

Damon: Am I leaving anything out?
Alaric: The part where I try to kill you again, but this time I don’t miss.

Frederick: Pearl says we’re not here for revenge. I say: that’s exactly what we’re here for!

Elena: What do they want with him?
Damon: Revenge.

Damon: I have two liters of soccer mom in the fridge.

Elena: Damon gets what he wants, no matter who he hurts in the process.
Damon: Well, you don’t need to be snarky about it.

Pearl: We’ll get our town back. We just have to have patience.

Anna: Dracula was a complete wuss. Never showered. Very smelly.

Damon: How long are you gonna blame me for turning your birth mother into a vampire?