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...but I did want to learn who ran Elena off the road. Of course, just as we were about to find out, the attacker runs off in sprinty-vampy fashion. Apparently big, scary Damon scared him off.

Damon pulls Elena from the car and it’s no surprise when Damon uses this opportunity to his advantage. Once rescued, Elena faints & Damon carries her off.

Meanwhile, Stefan starts to worry.

Despite Elena’s refusing to talk to him, he assumes she is not replying to his calls because she is in danger. After some persistent stalking, and even more consistent scowling, he learns that Elena is off with Damon. In his further attempts to track them down, Stefan recruits Bonnie to scribe for them.

Bonnie however finds that her powers have gone. She then runs home and, in perfect teen style, will not talk to the one person who can help her, her grandmother. Grandma Sheila does however tell her that she must face her fears and go back to the source. Bonnie takes this quite literally by wondering deep into the woods and then promptly falling in a hole.

Did I mention Jeremy? Well… I should this time. Currently-Good-Jeremy is working hard to complete an essay for the new too-cool-for-school teacher (whom we learn has a bit of a chip on his shoulder). In Jeremy’s quest for an outstanding essay, he is lead to a mysterious place. A place we all call a library.

Even more mysterious is that he meets a girl there. Anna, played by Malese Jow (iCarly & Hanna Montana) is forward and a bit quirky, but likeable enough. Anna & Jeremy dig deep into the history of Mystic Falls, looking to prove or debunk the vampire legends of their ancestors.

Back to Damon and Elena

Elena has awakened to find herself on a road trip to Georgia. Elena demands to be taken home until Damon convinces her to ride out the trip. While in Georgia, they visit a small town bar. Up until now, Damon has given up nothing of his reasons for this trip.

In this bar is a fanboy surprise (fangirl in this case). Gina Torrez (of Firefly and Serenity) plays Bree, an old squeeze of Damon’s! Damon looks her up in hopes of learning how to free Katherine, despite the previously destroyed crystal. Bree is a witch and had helped Damon out the first time he sought how to free Katherine. Unknown to Damon though, Bree has other plans.

Damon and Elena enjoy an evening of drinking and actually have fun together. All is going well until someone else kidnaps Elena! Having gone after her, Damon is soon forced to face the consequences of past wrongs.

What else?

There is a nod towards vampire cinema with Lost Boys and Near Dark and Elena unfairly attacks Jenna.

Overall though, the episode wraps up much as you might expect. Not a great episode, but at least it was unique and even a little fun. Hey, a little less angst goes a long way.

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