The Vampire Diaries

Previously on The Vampire Diaries:

For over a century, I have lived in secret. Until now.

I know the risk, but I have to know her.

- What are you? - I'm a vampire.

- That noise. - What noise?

- Aah! - Tyler!

What the hell?

Caroline! - I can give Caroline some blood.

No. No way.

Enough to heal. - Do it.

- So the black sheep returns. - Tyler?

Who's the guy with Carol?

Mayor's younger brother, Mason Lockwood.

Damon. Damon, I care about you. I do. But I love Stefan.

- Elena, what's going on in here? - No! Damon! Damon!

No, no, no.

- Why do I look like Katherine? - You are not Katherine.

You're the opposite of everything she was.

- Elena, what are you doing here? - My name is Katherine.

I was hoping you could give the Salvatore brothers a message for me. Game on.

What?

Excuse me. Where is everyone?

- It's the middle of the night, hon. - It is?

- Mm-hm. - Well, have you seen my mom?

She left after dinner with your boyfriend.

- And then your friend Elena stopped by. - She did?

Yeah, she did.

But she said her name was Katherine.

- Can I just get something to eat? - Breakfast comes around 7:00.

- But I'm hungry. - You should go back to sleep.

- What is that smell? - Back to bed.

What are you doing in here?

I don't know.

You need to get back to bed.

Need another hand over here.

I mean, Katherine looked just like you. It was freakish.

She is my ancestor.

I moved the student booths into the cafeteria.

Your vampire ancestor.

And she didn't just resemble you...

...like a family member would. She was you.

I don't know. I can't explain it, okay? It's creepy. That's all I got.

How do you know she's not out there pretending to be you.

I don't. But I could sit here and be tortured by the not knowing...

...or I could get these prizes to the ring toss.

Have you talked to Damon since he killed Jeremy?

- Or tried to kill Jeremy? - No, Bonnie, I haven't.

I won't and I don't wanna talk about Damon or anything vampire-related.

Copy that.

I'm human.

And I have to do human stuff, otherwise I'm gonna go crazy.

Okay. I'm sorry, I'll focus.

We have to make Caroline proud. Or she will kill us.

- I don't know how she does this. - Because she's not human, obviously.

Obviously, heh.

It's the same as the bracelet Elena gave you.

- So it protects me from compulsion? - Vervain is toxic to vampires.

You mean, like, poison?

Yeah. It's very poisonous. It'll keep them out of your head.

But why vervain?

I don't know. There's certain natural herbs and roots and other elements...

...that are harmful to vampires.

- Like a stake through the heart? - Right, but it has to be wood.

You're pretty confident...

...telling me all the different ways I could kill you.

If I thought you wanted to kill me, we'd be having a different conversation.

And Damon is the one that deserves it.

I want you to forget about Damon.

He's a hundred times stronger than you...

...and he's not stable. You gotta try to move forward.

I was killed by a vampire and brought back by a magic ring.

How do you move forward from that?

Today, we have a nice distraction courtesy of the slave driver Elena.

- Hello, Elena. - Hey, um, Jeremy...

Yeah, yeah, I set up the goldfish toss. All 300 goldfish.

It's gonna be epic.

Yeah. He's gonna be all right.

He's just been through a little bit of an ordeal.

I was hoping this carnival would reel him back...

...into the land of high school teenager.

- Oh, is that what we're doing here? - Yes, we all are.

We're gonna be boring students who live in a world...

...where the V-word is not uttered. - Got it.

Then later, you're gonna take me to the Ferris wheel.

We're gonna ride to the top, you're gonna kiss me.

And my heart will flutter like a normal girl.

- Do you see a running theme here? - Yeah. I'm seeing it.

I'm liking it. But I have a quick question.

- Um, what do we do about Damon? - Uh, no D-word, okay?

That has been deleted from the list of topics that we can discuss.

Unfortunately, Katherine showing up has him in a little bit of an odd place.

A little off-kilter. Kind of dangerous.

Who knows what he's up to.

So I understand John Gilbert has left town.

Have they found the vampire that attacked him?

Sheriff asked me to take the lead on that.

And I promise you, I will get to the bottom of it.

Which brings me to my next subject.

With Richard gone, I'll be acting as interim mayor until the elections.

And I'm going to need someone to spearhead the Council.

Hmm.

I'd like that person to be you.

Whatever you need, Carol.

As a founding family member, it's something that's close to me...

...so I would be honored to help keep this town safe from vampires.

Oh, jeez.

Is it safe to talk?

It's my brother-in-law, Mason. He's still visiting.

I just don't want him to hear us.

He didn't want any part of the Council when he lived here...

...and I see no reason to bring him into it now.

What was that, like seven?

Six. I don't count the last one.

- You crawled it. - What?

Think Grandma Lockwood actually passed you. In her walker.

- Yeah. Okay. Shoes off. Mud. My mom. - Cool. Yeah, yeah.

So all this anger and aggression you were talking about.

You notice the difference when you exercise?

Dude, I played three varsity sports.

I work out four times a week and run three. I'm gonna say no.

You have episodes? I mean, what happens exactly?

Starts out normal. I mean, I get angry. Typically over nothing.

I'm an angry guy. You know, it just amplifies and then I go off.

- You black out? - Yeah. It's like I go blind with rage.

Is there a pattern? Like, once a month? Only at night?

All I know is I lose myself. You know?

For that time, I become something else. And I hate it.

More tea? Damon?

Oh, yes, please. Thank you, Carol.

- Your mom said you're not eating. - It's gross.

It's hospital food. It's supposed to be gross.

She also said you're getting released tomorrow morning.

Morning? I need to get out tonight.

No. The carnival is gonna happen without you, Caroline.

I know it's hard for your neurotic personality to process...

...but Bonnie and Elena have it. - I'm not neurotic.

Yeah, you are, but it's cute, so...

Look, it's not about the carnival.

Okay? It's just that this place is just really depressing.

- That's because you're sitting in dark. - No, don't!

- What the hell? - Just close it. Please?

- What's wrong with you? - Close it.

Okay.

I'll just come back later, okay?

- Would you care for one? - No. Thank you. Not hungry. Just ate.

Aren't you worried that one day all the forest animals are gonna band together...

...and fight back? I mean, surely, they talk.

I'm just happy that's a blood bag and not a sorority girl...

...supplying your dinner.

I like this.

You walking on eggshells around me...

...because you think I'm gonna explode. It's very suspenseful.

Is Elena worried too? I bet I'm your every conversation.

Have you heard from Katherine?

I think the Lockwoods have a family secret.

The Gilbert device affected them but vervain didn't.

So they're not vampires. They're something else.

Is this your new obsession?

Oh, you'd rather some unknown supernatural element...

...running rampant in our town. Fine. I'll drop it.

We haven't seen the last of Katherine. You do know that, right?

- We have no idea what she's up to. - Pfft. Sure, we do.

She came back to profess her undying, eternal love for you.

So I'm gonna let you deal with her.

Because I have more important things to do...

...like explode.

Cheers.

That's pretty.

Yeah, my friend gave it to me.

What's wrong?

You can't tell anyone. You can't tell anyone!

I can't tell anyone.

You'll do what I say?

- I'll do what you say. - Good.

Because I'm starving.

Ring toss is out of Bart and Homer dolls...

...and Team Jacob tees. Okay.

I'll grab some from Science Club. We lost a speaker in the karaoke booth.

Hey, all good, Elena. Take a beat, look around, this is a huge success.

You mean I can do more than just wreak vampire havoc?

Go figure.

Hey, uh, Carter, right? You're with the carnival.

- That'd be me. - Okay, great.

Wow. What you need, beautiful?

Ha, ha. What do you know about karaoke speakers?

Show me the problem.

Yeah, Bonnie, show him the problem.

- Okay. Come on. - Come on?