2.22 – As I Lay Dying

Previously on the Vampire Diaries, the sacrifice ritual was completed, Jenna was turned into a vampire and was sacrificed by Klaus, Bonnie did a spell to keep Elena human by switching souls with Uncle John, Uncle John sacrificed himself to keep Elena human, Elijah went back on his word and didn’t kill Klaus.

Tonight’s season finale, As I Lay Dying is about Damon’s battle with the werewolf bite.

Damon’s Apology:
Damon knows he’s dying and he doesn’t have much time left. There is one thing he needs before he dies and that is Elena’s forgiveness. He comes to Elena’s house to apologize and ask her for forgiveness but Elena tells him she needs more time. Little did Elena know, Damon doesn’t have that much time left.

Drama-Free Day:
Elena’s idea of having a normal day without any drama is watching the Gone With The Wind in the middle of town square with her friends and the rest of the town. Here’s a tip, Elena, if you want something drama-free, you watch a comedy; not Gone With The Wind.

Damon’s Suicide Attempt:
Damon knows he’s going to die, so he decides to shorten the process. He takes off his ring and stands in the sunlight. His skin starts burning before Stefan pushes him away from the sunlight. Stefan puts him in the basement and promises his brother that he would find a cure.

Finding a Cure:
Stefan asks Bonnie to help him find a cure, maybe a spell that can help cure Damon. Bonnie tries to find it by channeling the dead witches. Emily possess Bonnie’s body and tells Stefan that she can’t help him because there needs to be a balance in nature. Before Emily leaves, she says a name that Bonnie hears.

Klaus.

Klaus is a key to finding a cure. Stefan goes on a mission to find Klaus, but before he does, he tells Elena about Damon.

Elijah’s Demise:
Elijah trusted his brother in the previous episode. He believed Klaus when Klaus told him that his family is still alive and that he will take Elijah to see them. Klaus is too much like Katherine. He’s manipulative and cannot be trusted. Elijah’s biggest mistake was that he trusted Klaus. Now that Klaus completed his transformation, he turns right around and stick the dagger through Elijah’s heart.

The Cure:
Klaus propose a deal to Stefan. If he gives Stefan the cure to save Damon, Stefan will have to join him for a decade of servitude. Klaus wants an another throat ripper on his team.

Stefan tells Klaus that he hasn’t been this way in a very long time. The guy survive n Bunny’s blood for crying out loud. If Stefan does this, it’s going to be really hard for him to get out of this relapse.

Klaus then show Stefan the cure. He bites Katherine and then feeds her his blood, completely healing her wound. The cure is Klaus’ blood. Since he’s the hybrid, only his blood can cure a werewolf bite on a vampire.

Sheriff Forbes’ Hunt:
Sheriff Forbes decide to hunt down on Damon tonight. She picks a bad night for vampire hunting, especially when that said vampire is sick with a werewolf disease. Sheriff Forbes comes to the Salvatore house to kill Damon but Damon gets away from her.

When Jeremy, Bonnie, and Caroline finds out about it, they take on a mission to find Damon. Jeremy finds Damon and takes him inside the Grill. Sheriff Forbes is waiting for them inside and fires a bullet at Damon but Damon moves too fast. Bullet hits Jeremy in the center of is chest.

Jeremy:
Jeremy starts off this season, being killed by Damon and brought back to life by the Gilbert Ring. Now that we’re at the season finale, he gets killed by Sheriff Forbes. Seriously, this kid has all the bad lucks in the world.

Caroline tries to feed her blood to Jeremy but it was too late. Bonnie brings Jeremy back to the Witches’ Burial Ground with the help of Alaric. Bonnie tries to channel the dead witches to save Jeremy but the witches are angry at her for misusing her powers. At the end, she begs Emily to help her, telling Emily that she loves Jeremy. That has got to be the magic word because Jeremy wakes up from the dead.

Stefan’s Deal with Klaus:
Klaus puts his blood in a bottle and tries to make a deal with Stefan. Before he gives his blood to Stefan, he makes Stefan drinks bags and bags of human blood until Stefan gets crazed with thirst. This just shows how much Stefan loves his brother. He would do anything for Damon even if it means that he has to give up living his life with Elena.

Klaus gives the bottle of his blood to Katherine and tells her she can leave. Katherine doesn’t need to be told twice before fleeing the place. Stefan doesn’t think that Katherine will give Damon the cure. I have a feeling she will. After all, she does owe Damon for the vervain.

The last thing Klaus wants from Damon before they leave town is to feed on a human girl. Stefan completely falls into it by feeding on a human girl.

Elena and Damon:
After finding Damon, Elena brings him back to the Salvatore house to take care of him. She lays with him on his bed as he’s dying. Damon apologizes again and Elena tells him that she forgives him. This is a really sweet moment between them and it is heartbreaking to watch how Damon really wants her to know that he loves her. Elena kisses him and I’m not even mad at her for doing it. And of course, that’s when Katherine shows up and gives Damon the cure. Katherine left but not before telling Elena and Damon about Stefan’s sacrifice.

The Ending:
I’m really confused about the ending. Why is Vicky and Anna back? How are they alive? Is Jeremy dreaming? Is he turning into that little boy from the sixth sense and seeing dead people? What is going on?

There are so many things I need to know. What is going to happen to Elena and Stefan’s relationship? They’d have to break up now that Stefan left town. Is Elena going to start falling in love with Damon?

How am I going to survive three months without a new episode? It’s going to be a really long summer. Until next season!