'The Vampire Diaries' Recap: 'Because'

Stefan's back after his mother, Lily, triggered his emotions. As for Caroline? Stefan has a plan, and that is to make Caroline believe that he still has his humanity switch off, that his mother had no effect on him at all.

Relaying on his plan to seduce Caroline (much to Elena's discomfort), Stefan wants to drain Caroline of her blood and provide emotional triggers to get her back, but will this plan work?

When Stefan brings Caroline to a bed and breakfast, Stefan pours Caroline a drink before a knock on the door awaits Caroline. Damon shoots Caroline and then shoots Stefan to make it seem like Stefan was not in on the plan.

Afterwards, Damon drops the bombshell to Bonnie that he handed over the ascendent to Lily. Bonnie angrily stomps away because Damon was not actually there to show much he cared.

Meanwhile, Alaric and Jo talk about their wedding plans at the bed and breakfast, where Stefan and Caroline are held captive.

When Caroline and Stefan wake up, Elena arrives to relieve Alaric and Jo of their shift. Elena hands over a letter that was mailed before Caroline's mother had passed away.

Stefan takes the letter from Elena and hands it to Caroline.

“Does it look real to you?” questions Stefan.

Caroline examines the letter to confirm the very neat cursive writing to be her mother's. The blond vampire recalls how her mother taught her cursive when she was younger, but she soon snaps back into the present and demands that Stefan burn the letter. Why the two have possession of matches baffles me.

Hesitantly, Stefan burns the letter despite Elena's plea.

Elsewhere, Lily waits for Bonnie, yet she hasn't arrived. Bonnie lets Matt know that she will be late, so Bonnie can steal back the ascendant in the Salvatore mansion.

Enzo, or Lorenzo as he's known to Lily, intervenes to join Lily for a drink.

Over at the bed and breakfast, Elena feels saddened that the only hope to revive Caroline's humanity disappeared with the burnt letter.

While comforting Elena, Damon throws a few hypothetical scenarios of a potentially human Elena having human wishes. Elena, however, defaults her plans to be spent with Damon.

Above Elena and Damon, Caroline finds it torturing listening to the lovebirds. Stefan plays along. Nonetheless, when Elena and Damon try to trigger Caroline's emotions with a call sheet of all the victims she killed, Caroline messes with Elena's emotions of never being able to have children and her “doomed” future with Damon.

When Caroline catches on to Stefan feigning his lack of humanity, Caroline knocks Stefan out and escapes the bed and breakfast room, or so she thinks...

Will Stefan bring Caroline's humanity back, or is Caroline a lost cause?

Watch the sneak preview of next week's episode below:

Tune into The Vampire Diaries on Thursdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.

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