Original Air Date: 04/22/2010
Director: Marcos Siega
Writers: Bryan Oh & Caroline Dries

At the annual Founder’s Day Gala, Elena and Caroline compete with each other for the title of “Miss Mystic Falls” against other girls from town, whom include Tina Fell and Amber Bradley. Elena is happy to have Bonnie back in town, but Bonnie still has issues to work through over the death of her grandmother and her own developing powers. Meanwhile, John Gilbert attempts to intimidate Damon into revealing what he knows about the vamps, but his plan doesn’t have the desired effect. Also, Damon discovers that Stefan is hiding a dangerous secret that could impact everyone in town

Featured Music

Within Temptation – “All I Need”
Johann Strauss – “On The Beautiful Blue Danube”
Luigi Boccherini – “Menuet Celebre”
Coldplay – “Clocks”

Quotes

Stefan: The blood brings out what’s inside of me. If you think any differently, you’re an idiot.

Damon: Today has been a no-good, very-bad day.

Stefan: If I do this, if I give in, there’s no going back.

Stefan: I don’t hurt people. I don’t do that. I’m the good brother.

Stefan: I’m not sad. I’m frickin hungry!

Stefan: The blood? It doesn’t change anything.
Elena: It’s changing you.

Damon: He spent all this time fighting it, when he should have be learning to control it.

Damon: Nostalgia is a bitch.
Anna: If you’re just gonna mock me, can you just move along?

Elena: Only one of us was around when dance was invented.

Damon: I’ll sever your hand, pull your ring off and kill you. Do you understand that?

Pageant contestant: Just because my DUI made my community service mandatory doesn’t mean I was any less committed.

Damon: Why don’t you just walk up to Sheriff Forbes? Ask her to tap a vein?

Damon: Well, well, he’s a liar and a thief.

Damon: You spent the last century and a half being the poster child for Prozac. Now you want me to believe this new you has nothing to do with human blood.

Damon: John, whatever I can do to help make this town safe. Even if it means spending time with you.

Stefan: I just wanna spend as much time with you as possible.
Elena: I’m okay with that.

Stefan: I’m clean.
Damon: You’re lying.
Stefan: Believe what you want.

Damon: You’re playing house with half a tomb of really pissed off vampire. What did you think was gonna happen?

Damon: You seem awfully chipper lately. Less doom and gloom. More pep in your step.