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!
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The Key To Everything – Recap for 3.03 – The End of the Affair
by Cathy on September 30, 2011
Previously on the Vampire Diaries, Elena, Damon, and Alaric went to Tennessee to find Stefan, Matt and Jeremy contacted Vicki’s Ghost, Klaus’ master plan fell apart when he couldn’t turn werewolves into hybrids, Stefan saved Damon’s life, Mrs. Lockwood finally learned the truth about her werewolf family, and Caroline was held hostage by her father.
This week episode, The End of the Affair, we go back in time to the roaring 20’s.
Katherine’s Back:
I was wondering where she went when season 3 began. I can’t believe I’m saying this but it’s good to see Katherine. She’s not really on my “bad guy” list this year. Klaus took her spot last year right around the ritual episode and he’s been reigning ever since. Back to Kat… what is she really up to this time around? She’s not running from Klaus anymore. Klaus let her go. Is she trailing Stefan like Damon thinks? Does Katherine really care for Stefan like she said she did?
The Windy City:
Klaus takes Stefan back to the city that meant something special to him, but he doesn’t take Stefan back to just Chicago. Klaus takes Stefan back to Chicago circa 1920’s.
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for the 20’s. One of my favorite books, The Great Gatsby is set in the 20’s and I’ve always liked the excitement of speakeasies, flapper girls, and the whole era of prohibition.
Stefan circa 1920’s was a a true ripper. He lavished in the lifestyle of a vampire. He completed shut off his humanity. Klaus keeps telling Stefan that Chicago was magical. Stefan doesn’t seem to remember much of it. Up until now, Klaus hasn’t really told Stefan why he wanted Stefan to come along with him on his journey. His hybrid army failed and now he wants some answers. Apparently, he’s going to get it from his favorite witch, who lives in Chicago.
Caroline:
Gosh, Caroline’s evil dad is such a douche! How can you be so messed up that you can torture your daughter like this? Evil Daddy wants to know how Caroline can walk in the sun, only to use it against her to torture her. He takes Caroline’s daylight ring off and burns her skin with sunlight. He says he’s trying to condition her and to change her to repress her vampire part. It’s not going to work in a day, Bill. It took Stefan 30 plus years to stay on bunny diet. Poor Caroline… Too bad we can’t call Child Services on him.
Three Becomes Two:
This time around, Alaric doesn’t come along for the adventure with Damon and Elena. Damon finds out where Stefan and Klaus are from Katherine. They go on a road trip to Chicago to find Stefan. Damon brings a bit of light reading for Elena for the car ride. One of Stefan’s diaries. The ones about the 20’s and how Stefan killed innocent people. Damon tells Elena that he wants her to be prepared for what she’s about to see in Chicago, but I think he’s gloating a bit and doing this on purpose to show Elena that Stefan’s not always the goody-too-shoe that Elena makes him out to be.
Gloria:
This is who Klaus came to see in Chicago. His favorite witch, Gloria. She sang in the speakeasy club back in the 20’s and now she runs the same bar looking no older than 45. Apparently she’s using herbs and spells to slow down her aging. Seriously, can I have some of those? I want to be forever young.
Gloria tells Klaus that it’s obvious he did something wrong because he couldn’t create hybrids. She says every spell has a loophole and to find out what it is, she needs to contact the witch who created the spell. The original witch. I didn’t know that there’s such thing as the original witch. Because the original witch is dead, Gloria needs help to contact her. She requests Klaus to bring her Rebecca. I don’t know who Rebecca is, but it doesn’t look like Klaus wants to bring Rebecca to Gloria. Gloria says Rebecca has what she needs.
Stefan and Klaus – Old Friends?:
Stefan finds a picture of him and Klaus from the 20’s with their arms around each other at Gloria’s bar. It turns out that Klaus knew Stefan from way before Stefan ever met Elena. And Rebecca is Klaus’ sister. Stefan was fooling around with Rebecca back at the speakeasy club when Klaus met Stefan for the first time. Klaus takes Stefan to the place where he keeps all his family members in the coffins. He pulls the dagger out of Rebecca’s heart. Stefan doesn’t seem to remember ever meeting Rebecca. It turns out that Stefan doesn’t remember meeting Klaus or Rebecca because Klaus compelled Stefan. One night, they were having fun in the speakeasy club and people started to shoot around with wooden bullets. Rebecca says, “he must be here”. Then, Klaus takes her away and compels Stefan to not remember them. That night, Rebecca left something of hers that she really treasures. Her necklace that a witch gave her. The very same necklace that Elena now wears around her neck.
Stefan’s Chi-Town Pad:
Stefan has his home away from home in Chicago. Damon takes Elena there to find Stefan and also to show her what the Stefan did in his ripper days. There is a secret closet behind the shelves in his apartment where he keeps alcohol and the wall full of victims’ names. There must be at least 200 names on the wall. They don’t call him the ripper for nothing.
The Close Call:
Ok, Damon… how can you be so stupid to leave Elena alone at Stefan’s apartment? Didn’t he think that Stefan and Klaus might stop by while he’s away? Elena hides in the secret closet, but when Klaus opens the shelves to show Stefan the list of names, I thought that was it. Klaus is going to see Elena. Thankfully, it was Stefan who walks into the closet and sees Elena. They see each other for the first time since he left Mystic Falls and that was a really sweet moment where they didn’t need to say a word.
Operation Rescue Caroline:
Thank goodness for Tyler and Caroline’s mom. Because of them, Caroline is rescued. I’m really glad to see that Sheriff Forbes is completely on team Caroline. She may not be team vampire but she’s definitely going to protect her daughter. After going through something like this, all Caroline needs is a friend and Tyler is there for her. A vampire and a werewolf… let the forbidden love story begin.
The Confrontation:
Damon gets Stefan away from Klaus so they can talk. Stefan tells Damon why Elena is the key to Klaus’ master plan. Damon finally understands why Klaus’ plan did not work. He goes inside the bar to keep Klaus occupied when Elena and Stefan talk. Elena begs Stefan to come home and tries to shoot him with vervain, but Stefan is to fast for her. It’s hard to let go of someone who you are in love with. Even when Stefan tells her that it’s never going to be the same anymore, he never wants to see her again, and he doesn’t want to be with her; I’m finding it hard to believe Stefan’s words. He’s doing all this to protect her. Yes, my heart breaks a little in this scene.
Key Points:
Katherine and Stefan see each other again next week. Damon is back to feeding on people? Bonnie is back. Let’s hope that Klaus never finds that necklace or Elena.
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