Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 2 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Just Because I Tell You Things Doesn't Mean You're Allowed To Know Them
By Cindy McLennan | Season 3 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.15.2011
At an outdoor table, Caroline tells Tyler that his mother was eying her strangely the other day. Just then, Jeremy walks up, greets them, and gives them their menus. There are no flies on Caroline. "Did Matt make you switch sections?" When Jeremy just shrugs, Caroline looks at Tyler. "He thinks we're dating." Tyler says, "So does my mother." When Caroline acts like that's preposterous, Ty adds, "We're together all the time. It's not a leap." Caroline laughs nervously. "That's crazy." Tyler tries to pretend he agrees. "Right?" As they both turn their gazes to quickly to their menu, Jeremy smiles. He knows they're dating, even if they don't.
Tulley, Southern Comfort Bar. Ray Sutton walks in and orders a drink. Tubey nudges me and points out that it's David "Simon Camden" Gallagher playing him. Big TWoPping deal, Tubey. Anyhow, Klaus walks up and confirms it's Ray and then gives him the whole big story of how he's been tracking Ray. Ray, understandably finds this creepy and goes to leave, but Stefan's standing on the other side and stops him. Ray quickly realizes at least some of what he's dealing with. "Vampires." Klaus clarifies that while Stefan is a vampire, Klaus is a vampire/werewolf hybrid. He goes on to say he wants to create more of his own kind and wants Ray to direct him to his pack. Ray refuses by pointing out that as a werewolf, he's immune to vampyric compulsion. That's when Stefan takes over. He's got some wolfsbane and somehow already has all the humans in this bar under his compulsion. Now how that keeps any other humans from entering for the rest of the night is beyond me, but whatever. Klaus says this going to be fun. I really hate Klaus. I mean that in the way I'm supposed to. He's an effective monster.
Tennessee. Alaric and Damon arrive at the house we saw in the opening scene. Damon shuts off his phone to avoid an incoming call from Elena. Alaric doesn't understand why Damon won't just tell her he is still tracking Stefan. Damon doesn't want to get her hopes up. Alaric says it's hard to be Damon's accomplice when he's "practically" living at Elena's house. Damon: "Still sleeping on the couch?" Alaric: "You know, I keep waiting for them to kick me out, but they don't. I don't know why. It's not like I'm helping or anything." As they survey the house, the guys agree it's far too quiet, before they walk in. When Damon has no trouble entering without an invite, it's clear the residents are dead. They take in all the blood and mess around the house and then find the corpses of Blondie and Sadly-not-a-witch, sitting straight up on the couch.