The Vampire Diaries

Being a teenager is rough as is without being a vampire, but for Caroline (a.k.a Vampire Barbie), she’s stuck being seventeen forever.

At school, Caroline shows up to see Tyler waiting for her at the parking lot to apologize for not being able to be with her because of Klaus. In a way, the two teenagers accept the cards they’re dealt. Acknowledging her birthday, Tyler gifts Caroline a bracelet.

Thanks to a night of repeats on the other networks, ABC pulled off a rare Thursday win, thanks to an unusually big audience for Grey’s Anatomy. Meanwhile, new episodes of The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle helped the CW compete with the big four networks.

Homecoming night may ignite jitters among high school teenagers, but for Elena and her friends, it’s a different kind of nervousness.

To convince Klaus to return to Mystic Falls, Stefan tells him that Mikael is dead, which is technically true even under Klaus’s compulsion. Mikael offered to die, even allowing Elena to dagger him, so that anyone witnessing it could report to Klaus without lying.

In the last episode, we learned that Stefan and Klaus were buddies from the ‘20s. This episode we learn that their blood might just be thicker than familial blood.

Stefan, Klaus and his sister, Rebekah, are still in Chicago trying to figure out where is the necklace with the help of an experienced witch. The only problem is that the witch has her own agenda.

Back in Mystic Falls, Elena, who diligently wears her necklace, feels a burning imprint of it on her skin. And conveniently, Bonnie is there to figure out what kind of magic is behind the burning sensation.