Logan "Scum" Fell is a vampire. He's back, and he's hungry, particularly for something Jenna-flavored, but based on his reaction when Jenna has the good sense to refuse him an invite, I wouldn't say he's picky. As a seemingly orphaned baby vamp (more on that in the weecap), Scum is not too clear on monster etiquette. He's also desperate to get some revenge on the Brothers Salvatore, or at least find out how and why they're "daywalkers" but his go-to means of persuasion is wooden bullets, so Damon's not feeling too chatty. When Scum absconds with Caroline from some nighttime event at the school, it's Damon and Stefan to her rescue. Since Scum has rendered the poor thing unconscious, Stefan takes her home, leaving Damon to slay Scum. And he's totally going to. He just wants to find out who sired him, first. If Scum knows, he's not saying, so Damon's about to decapitate him. But then -- Scum tells Damon he knows another way to free the vamps held captive beneath the old Falls Church (where Katherine and two baker's dozen other vamps are magically buried). Damon can't resist, so when he sees the Sheriff approaching the scene, he tells Scum to make it look like he over-powered him and then take off -- which he does. They plan to meet later, in the woods. When the sheriff arrives, Damon plays helpless and hapless human to the understanding Sheriff who is just glad to hear her daughter got home safely.
Meanwhile, Jeremy tries to make nice with Tyler, but Tyler hasn't been enthralled to the extent Jeremy was, so they end up coming to blows. Their fight is broken up by Tyler's Mayor-Dad and that new teacher who likes invites and bling -- Alaric Saltzman. But the Mayor then drags the boys outside and tries to make them fight each other, even though they're not interested. Alaric follows them and puts a stop to the Mayor's sadistic game, but not before the Mayor is all too rough on his son, acting -- in Alaric's words, like "a full-grown alpha male douche bag." Later, Alaric encounters Scum, knows him for what he is, and stakes him. Sigh. I have such a thing for slayers. And of course, because Damon can fall in shit and come up smelling like roses, when the sheriff finds Scum's decaying, vamp corpse, she thinks Damon is to thank -- so she does. And somewhere in there, Germ hunts Tyler down, and offers sympathy that his father is such a dick, but his sympathy pisses Tyler off, so he punches Germ. When Germ asks Ty what his problem is, Ty pauses under the FULL MOON, staggers, and says, "I don't know." Say, did anyone else think it was hinky that MFHS' teams are the Timberwolves? Yeah, me neither. Arrooooooo!
Meanwhile, Stefan and Elena continue to ride the seesaw of love. At first, that's a metaphor. Later? Not so much, if you know what I'm saying, and I know you do. Also? She tells him she loves him. But after the loving, he leaves her in his room while he goes to get her a drink, and she (FINALLY) finds Katherine's portrait – on account of the fact that he just left it lying out! Stefan's super-vamp hearing fails him, and he doesn't hear her take off. When he returns to his room, all that's left is her Vervain-laced amulet, lying atop Katherine's picture. As the magical necklace-free Elena makes her tearful way through the night, some vamp or other boogedy boogedy jumps in front of her car and she doesn't have time to swerve; she hits him; her windshield breaks; her car goes careening and flips over and over, landing upside down. Still trapped in the car, Elena tries not to freak as she looks out the window at her "victim." He unbreaks all his bones, stands and strides towards her wrecked car. Elena screams because these BASTARDS ARE LEAVING US HANGING LIKE THIS FOR THE HOLIDAY HIATUS. Grr. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.
I'll catch you on the flipside with the full weecap, which will include Matt's feelings for Caroline!!! In the meantime, come on over to the forums. It will keep you from inviting your ex in. Seriously? Don't invite him in.
After discussing this episode in our VD forums, then see how the show compares to Twilight and True Blood. And check back soon for the full weecap!