In a flashback sequence, Stefan reveals the Salvatore family history to Elena. Elena demands that Stefan explain the frightening events that have been happening in Mystic Falls. In flashbacks, Stefan explains how his rivalry with Damon began. Back in the present, Damon impulsively takes control of Vicki’s future, and a confused and frightened Vicki runs away. Finally, Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Lockwood take steps to protect the town.

Stefan finally came out as a vampire and Damon got his awesome strengthback on The Vampire Diaries, but this episode wasn‘t about the boyvampires.  Sure, they‘re very, very pretty to look at, but now it‘stime for the lady vampires to shine, because for the first time, thereARE lady vampires!The Vampire Diaries decided to up the ante by using flashbacks to 1864(complete with totally inauthentic dialogue and absolutely no Southernaccents) and by making one of the series regulars turn into a vampire. As if that wasn‘t cool enough, it‘s also my favorite non-Damoncharacter.  And the fantastic streak of randomly killing off minorrecurring characters continues!
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