Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Ooh, That's Gotta Sting!
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 14 | Aired on 02.11.2010
xtinguish the fire and grab Elena before she makes it free. I'm sitting on my couch yelling at Bonnie to open the damn curtains and let the sunshine help her out, but she doesn't listen to me. Instead, she listens to Ben who is threatening the life of her BFF. He orders Bonnie to come back in and lock the door. Because Elena is at risk, Bonnie complies. Commercial.Downtown, Anna runs into Jeremy who is now into her, and invites her to Duke the Douche from Duke's kegger, which will be happening in the old cemetery. Since that's right near the church ruins, Anna's all for it and will meet him there. He's all excited to be breaking out of his loner-dom, so he shouts, "Cool!" a little too eagerly as they part. Jeremy, from now on, if you like a girl, she is not the girl for you. I'm sorry, kid. Have you looked into the priesthood?
Next, Damon meets up with Anna and says, "You got a hot date, or are you just planning on nabbing the entire Gilbert family?" Ha. Hey, wait a minute. What's he doing there? I thought he *so* wasn't helping and wanted Elena to die. Faker. Anyhow, Anna points out the party's proximity to the scene of her planned crime and says, "Isn't that nice of them -- lots of warm bodies for starving vampires." Damon insists he works alone. Anna lies that she does too, but notes that she needs a spell book and he needs a witch. "So what do you say?" Damon warns her that Stefan will come after her. Anna doesn't care. She'll kill Elena if she doesn't get what she wants. Damon gives in, and asks when everything is supposed to happen. Anna smirks. "It's like 1864 all over again. You Salvatores are truly pathetic when it comes to women." She then tells him it's on for that night, after sundown, and to meet her at the church.
Motel: Ben enjoys taunting the ladies. "Witches don't have eternal life, right? So you guys can die." That's pretty much what that means, brain-trust. As Bonnie agrees with me, I hunt for Jasmine Guy's parting gift, because that wasn't subtle at all, and you know Katerina Graham ain't going anywhere. Ben laughs, "That sucks," and then Stefan kicks in the door, and Ben's face starts to fry. Stefan whips open the curtain (FINALLY) and Ben skitters away like the cockroach he is -- hiding in the shadow between the beds. The girls go running to Stefan who orders them to wait outside. Once he has Ben alone, Stefan tells him to leave town as soon as the sun goes down. "If I ever see you again, I'll kill you." Don't procrastinate, Stefan. That's my job.
Second-Site Shack: Bonnie asks Grams how she knew where she and Elena had been taken. Grams explains that lots of things can fuel a witch's power. After Stefan told her that the girls had been grabbed, Grams' worry and anger-powered locator spell did the trick. Bonnie says she's sorry, "for all of this." Grams smiles at her. "Not as sorry as they're going to be." Just then, Elena and Stefan arrive. Stefan tells the women they'll have to stay put at Grams' house "for now." Grams has no intention of being a prisoner in her own home. When Stefan argues that's the only place he can protect them, Grams -- sensitive to my damsel concerns -- says they'll protect themselves. Hooray! Elena tells Stefan they have to let Damon have Katherine back, because he's not going to stop until he gets her, and it needs to end. Bonnie hates that plan. "He doesn't deserve to get what he wants." Elena thinks they have no other choice. Stefan doesn't say anything, but he obviously sees Elena's point. Grams is not amused that witches are being pulled down by vampire problems. She tells Stefan she'll open the tomb, and he can get his brother's girl, and destroy the rest, "with fire." Stefan doesn't think they can get Damon to agree, since he's angry that they already double-crossed him. Elena says, "He's hurt. There's a difference." And you know, during the hiatus, I hope you come on over to our philosophy thread on the boards, and discuss the ethics of what everyone (especially Elena) is doing here, because to me, planning to free one serial killer to keep another serial killer out of your hair is a leeetle ethically dicey. Anyhow, Elena tells Stefan she thinks she knows what she has to do to work things out with Damon.
Motel: Anna returns to find Ben cowering between the beds. When he starts to explain about Stefan, she all but says, "Bitch please." She realizes though that she can count on Damon's obsession to help her find a way into the tomb.
Mossy Manse: Elena tells Damon she's gotten Bonnie on board to help with the spell. Damon isn't inclined to believe her. Elena says she won't apologize for doing her best to protect her loved ones, and she knows he's doing the same thing in his own twisted way. She wants to work with him and points out he was more than willing to have her help the day before. Damon then gets to say the episode title: "Fool me once." Elena takes a new approach, and brings up their trip to Atlanta; she asks why he didn't compel her. Damon pretends he might have, and the thought unnerves Elena momentarily, but she insists he didn't. She then tells Damon that she knows her betrayal hurt Damon because they have a connection. She promises she'll help him get Katherine back. Damon says he wishes he could believe her, so Elena takes off her Vervain necklace and lays it on the nearby table. "Ask me if I'm lying, now." Damon moves into her personal space and reminds her that Anna won't stop with her quest, no matter what Elena and the Salvatores do. Elena says they'll deal. Damon leans in toward her, reaches around her, picks up her necklace and puts it back on. He then notes that he didn't compel her in Atlanta, because they were having fun and he wanted "it to be real." Just like his feelings for Katherine. I won't get into how much fun post-breakup/post-car-crash Elena was having (at least before she got loaded) but I like the confirmation that real relationships are important to Damon. Damon looks her in the eye. "I'm trusting you. Don't make me regret it." Commercial.
Party: Damon and Elena walk through the party on the way to the church and run into Matt and Caroline. As soon as Caroline spots them, she grabs Matt's hand possessively as she shouts out to Elena and asks where she's been. Matt looks slightly freaked, which does not escape Elena's notice. Damon and Caroline snark at each other, and then Matt holds out his hand to Damon. "I'm Matt. We haven't met." Damon sneers, "There's a reason we haven't met," and leaves poor Pudding Pop's hand just hanging there as he steers Elena away.
Church: Stefan reviews stuff with Grams and Bonnie until Damon and Elena arrive. He's got cans of gasoline and what looks like a homemade flame-thrower ready to go.
Party: Tyler asks Jeremy for some weed. Jeremy's doesn't get it -- Ty acts like a total dick every time they meet blah blah blah. The scene is only significant because Jeremy says he doesn't party any more, and because Tyler hones in on the fact that Jeremy's a loner -- even though he doesn't want to be. Just as he walks away, Anna appears and they walk off.