Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 5 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT A Proverbial Coin Toss
By Cindy McLennan | Season 3 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.10.2012
Gilbert Gables. Stefan and crew plan to ambush Vamparic at the fake Desikklaus location. Elena pleads with Stefan to make sure Jeremy is safe. Stefan says they have strength in numbers so Jeremy will be okay. Elena feels like every time someone walks out of her house, there's a chance they might not make it back. Stefan promises to do everything in his power to make sure they all come back. As he starts to leave, Elena wants to say something to him but then changes her mind. Stefan looks at her, turns away, turns back and marches right up to her. Taking her face in his hands, he kisses her long and hard. "That's just in case there is no later." Alone, Elena tries to smother a smile. .-- .... --- / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / . .-.. . -. .- / -.-. .... --- --- ... . ..--.. / .... --- .-- / . ...- . .-. / -.-. .- -. / .-- . / --. ..- . ... ... ..--..
Storage Facility. Damon's lounging on a couch as he calls Stefan to report that Bonnie has just left SFTiCEfBRaAtRaLbiFtFfDtL, and Rebekah should be there soon to pick up Desikklaus. Stefan says he's got Caroline and Elijah in place. "Jeremy will lead Alaric to us." When Damon gives Stefan crap about letting Elena make the decision, Stefan asks big brother what he would have done. Damon: "Grabbed her. Gagged her. Threw her in a well. I don't know -- anything other than let her trust Elijah!" Stefan chuckles as he says Elena would hate him for that. Damon knows. "Yeah, but she'd be alive, and she'd hate me. Thus the eternal difference between you and me, brother." This is not unimportant. Stefan says, "As soon as we get the stake, hand over the coffin and get out. Alaric's got half the police looking for Klaus's car." What? Did they desiccate Klaus and then swipe his car? That's fairly awesome. Or maybe Becky is using it. Either way, it works for me. When the SFTiCEfBRaAtRaLbiFtFfDtL elevator bell rings, Damon says he's got to go. "The Original sister is here."
Damon walks out into the hallway. "It's about time, Sexy Becks." It's not Rebekah, though. It's Vamparic. He grabs Damon in a headlock and asks where Desikklaus is. Damon's all, "How did you find me?" Vamparic sings the praises of Law Enforcement Officers who aren't corrupted by vampires. When Damon fess up which locker holds Desikklaus, Vamparic snaps his neck. I kind of feel bad that human Alaric never got to do that. M-m-memories... Oh and commercial.
Gilbert Gables. Matt brings Elena some tea. When she cringes after taking a sip, Matt lies that he added too much honey and then he asks her about her feelings for Stefan. She gives him the backstory on how Stefan saved her life. Matt wonders if she thinks she owes him something. Elena says it's not that. After the accident, she felt like she didn't know how to live anymore -- and that she didn't want to. After she met Stefan, she started to figure it out. "That's what love should be. You should love the person that makes you glad you're alive. [...] The problem is Damon. When I'm with him, it just consumes me, and I know that I can't love them both. I know that it's wrong, but I -- when I choose one, then I lose the other, and I don't want to lose anyone else. I--I just I wish that I had my mom here to give me some advice." Elena sighs, drinks her tea and stares out the window. We flash back to that fateful night...