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; Night: Anna finds Damon and tells him the Revenge of the Refugee Tomb Vampires No-Star Revue is happening tonight when the fireworks start. "They want the founding families dead." Damon: "John Gilbert wants to use that invention on them." Anna: "We can't be here." Damon: "It's been deactivated." Oh crap, I was holding out hope that he was onto Bonnie and that his thanks was just a way of heaping hot coals on her head, but he truly was sincere. Anna points out that if the weapon's a no-go, a lot of people are going to die. The Tomb Vampires are already there.
Nameless gives his troupers a pep talk. Since they don't know which Townies eat a well-balanced diet that includes Vervain, tonight can't be about the feed, just the kill. "You know what to do."
Damon finds Alaric, gives him the lowdown and asks him to get his nifty anti-vampire weapons from his car. Alaric is off and running -- alone -- which makes me worried that the Fang Gang is going to gobble him right up. I mean -- wouldn't you?
Stefan and Elena are walking hand in hand and giggling, when Damon tracks them down. He clasps Elena's free hand. Just because he needs to save her life tout suite doesn't mean he won't try to get under Stefan's skin (and possibly hers) while doing so. He gives them skinny: "Fifteen words or less: tomb vamps are here. Founding families are the target. Get her out of here. Now." As he walks off, Stefan says: "Wait, wait, wait. Where are you going?" Damon: "That's more than fifteen words, Stefan." Stefan's ready to secret their girlfriend away, but Elena says they have to find the Germ. He's there, somewhere. As they rush off to find him, we cut to...
The Grill: Matt and Bonnie are sitting at a booth, but Matt can't enjoy himself, because Tyler's over at the pool table. The Mayor confronts Ty and reminds him he told him to go home. Ty's defiant and the Mayor is a werewolf hothead, so things escalate between them until Caroline realizes what's going on, puts herself between them, and acts like she has no idea that he's an abusive ass. And Matt, our Pudding Pop? Well, although he wants to beat the stuffing out of Ty, he doesn't want to let the Mayor do it, so he stands at the ready, which touches Ty. The Mayor takes a breath, gives Tyler the keys to his car, and pleads with him to leave and take his friends with him. Tyler agrees.
Anna finds Germ over by the Grill restrooms, she drags him into one so they can talk.