Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 3 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Friends Don't Let Friends Kill Matt
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.25.2012
Mossy Manse. Elena is ransacking Damon's room when he arrives home. She lies that she's looking for booze to take the edge off, before going to Rebekah's party. He tells her to look in his top drawer. Elena does and finds his underwear. "You keep your alcohol in your underwear drawer?" No silly, he keeps his underwear in his alcohol drawer. Okay, no. He knows she's actually looking for the Son of White Oak stake. When Damon opens his shirt, Elena notices his arrow wound. He chalks it up to a hunter mishap. Elena tells him Connor was in their school today. Damon says he already knew, thanks to Jeremy. Elena asks why he was talking to Jeremy -- you know, her brother Damon once killed as part of an extreme hissy fit. Damon tells Elena not to worry her pretty little head about it, but Elena doesn't want Jeremy dragged into it. Damon shrugs that off. The Germ might actually prove useful. Damon -- knowing full well that Elena can't take her eyes off him -- peels off his shirt. When she just stares at him, he undoes his pants and asks her if she plans to stay for the whole show. I love him best when he's being a Pixie Monster. Elena, remembering herself, marches out of the room, pledging to find the stake. Insert your own cheap pun, here.
Connor's Camper, Exterior. Jeremy arrives to find Connor carving his specially marked stakes. He tells the hunter that while he hasn't identified a vampire yet, he knows where Connor can find one, and exposits about how Meredith uses vampire blood to heal people. He suggests that maybe Mere gives a vamp her blood for his. Connor: "You see? That's the problem. When a town protects one vampire, word spreads. More come. They feed. They turn. Soon, you've got a full-on infestation." He adds that the school is crawling with them. "One's even throwing a party." Jeremy asks if they're going to the party, but Connor says, "No. We're going to the hospital. As long as people are drinking at that party, I've got it covered. They'll be dead by sundown." Underage drinking, in Mystic Falls? That's like gambling in Casablanca. Oh crap. Everyone's doomed.
Rebekah's New House. Kegs and red Solo cups abound. Kids are doing keg stands, which I never did understand. When Elena and Stefan enter, Elena immediately fixates on the Beckster. Stefan compels a bystander to give up his beer and hands it to Elena. Don't drink it girl! Oh, she listens to me, but probably only because she sees April. Elena wants to talk to her, so Stefan excuses himself to find something stronger than beer.