Original Air Date: 05/06/2010
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writers: Caroline Dries & Brian Young

Isobel returns to town and stuns Alaric with her attitude and her demands that he arrange a meeting with Elena. When mother and daughter finally meet, Isobel refuses to answer most of Elena’s questions, but reveals that she will stop at nothing to find the mysterious invention Johnathan Gilbert has been searching for. Isobel’s dangerous actions lead Stefan, Damon and Bonnie to step in and help Elena deal with the situation

Featured Music

Vampire Weekend – “Giving Up The Gun”
Anya Marina – “All The Same To Me”
Cage the Elephant – “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked”
The Cribs – “We Share The Same Skies”
Band of Horses – “Laredo”

Quotes

Isobel: Stefan Salvatore. Why Stefan? Why didn’t you go for Damon? Or do you enjoy them both? Like Katherine did.

Elena: Who’s my father?
Isobel: Not important. He was a teenage waste of space.

Alaric: I was a little too distracted by my dead vampire wife to ask any questions.

Damon: Have fun with Mystic Queen. I know I did.

Isobel: You failed John. I’m gonna take it from here.

Stefan: What proof do you have?
Damon: I don’t need proof. That’s between Elena, John, Maury and a DNA test.

Isobel [to Elena]: As long as you have a Salvatore on each arm, you’re doomed.

Isobel: Don’t look for any redeeming qualities. I don’t have any.

Damon: I like being a living dead person.

Elena: Why are you doing this?
Isobel: I’m showing you how easy it is for me to hurt the ones you love.

Matt [to Tyler]: Don’t say anything. You’re a d**k. End of story.

Damon: I do believe in killing the messenger. Know why? It sends a message.

Damon: Stefan is different. He wants to be human. He wants to feel every episode of How I Met Your Mother.

Elena: Human life means that little to you?
Isobel: It means nothing to me. It’s just being who I am.

Alaric: She threatened to go on a killing spree.
Damon: I take it that’s not okay with you guys?

Damon: You successfully cured him of anything interesting about his personality.
Elena: Remember who helped me.
Damon: I hate myself.

Alaric: How could I not search for you?
Isobel: Because I wasn’t lost, Ric.