Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 5 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Founders Finale Finally
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.13.2010
Town Square: The Mayor dedicates the evening's fireworks to the Founders' legacy. It's all because of them. That's what we call irony, children. As the show starts, he leads Mama Mulva away from the podium and cautions her to stay close. Meanwhile, the Fang Gang takes their positions for the Revenge of the Refugee Tomb Vampires No-Star Revue. Unfortunately for Nameless, he bumps into Bonnie, who immediately realizes what he is. As she follows him, we cut to a shot of Stefan and Elena rushing through the crowd.
Founders Hall: Inside, Uncle Snark Daddy is assembling the Gilbert Gizmo. As soon as he slides the supposedly deactivated piece into it, Damon finds him. "Do you have any idea what you've done?" Snark: "Yes. As a matter of fact, I do." Damon heads for him, but Snark sets off the device and its squeal disables him. He covers his ears, screams and falls to the floor.
Outside, Stefan is similarly affected. When he goes down, Elena drops to her knees, trying to figure out what's wrong with Mr. High Maintenance, now. Back in Founders Hall, Damon is writhing in agony, as Snark prepares a nice Vervain injection for him. Over in the Grill restroom, Germ watches helplessly as Anna succumbs to the noise. All over town, vamps are dropping and those in the know are then injecting them with Vervain.
But you know what else can hear things outside of normal human range? Dogs. And werewolves. And stuff like that there. Tyler and company must not be five blocks away yet, because he's overwhelmed by the sound too, and he's losing control of his Daddy's car. Matt and Caroline try to help, but they can't. CRASH!
Back in town, Alaric just manages to intercept a deputy who's headed straight for Stefan. Alaric sends him off in another direction and says he'll get this one. Thank goodness. Elena and Alaric drag Stefan out of sight while Alaric tells Elena what's going on.
Meanwhile, the Mayor collapses on the street. Mulva can't figure out what happened. And over at the grill, deputies bust into the restroom, inject Anna, and drag her out of Jeremy's arms and off into the night.
Founders Hall: The device has finished its... whatever -- process, I guess. John removes the not-so-deactivated magic piece and stows it in his pocket.
Grayson's Building: All the disabled vampires are dragged into the cellar. Damon listens as Snark explains to the deputies that the device is done and only Vervain is keeping the vampires down now. "We don't have much time. Let's finish this." Just then, Anna grabs Snark's ankle. He recognizes her, so he dismisses the deputies, and crouches beside her. Damon looks on, impotent, as Snark raises a giant stake and plunges it right into Anna's chest. The life drains out of her, leaving only her shriveled corpse behind. DAMN YOU, SNARK! Okay, quick question. Was that a mercy killing or an act of vengeance? Drop me an e-mail and let me know what you think.