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The Vampire Diaries
Season 3, Episode 13

Air date	February 2nd 2012
Written by	Turi Meyer & Al Septien
Directed by	Jeffrey Hunt
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Bringing Out The Dead is the thirteenth episode of the Third Season, and the fifty-seventh episode in the series.

SummaryEdit

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A FAMILY DINNER — Sheriff Forbes delivers some disturbing news to Alaric and Elena about a weapon used in a recent murder. In the Salvatore brothers’ escalating quest to kill Klaus, Stefan turns to Bonnie and Abby Bennett while Damon reaches out to an old acquaintance for help in setting up an elaborate plan. Intent on a plan of his own Klaus hosts a strange dinner party, where he reveals another story from his family’s violent past until unexpected guests brings the party to an end. Meanwhile Caroline is heart broken when she is unable to stop a tragedy from unfolding.

PlotEdit

SPOILERS AHEAD

After Elijah has killed the hybrid , Klaus being surprised, makes him understand that he wasn't the one who undaggered him. After Klaus indicates that he did keep his promise and reunited him with his family, Elijah attacks Klaus out of anger. Klaus tells him that Mikael is dead, and that calms him down. But he is still curious about why Finn is in a coffin for 900 years, and Kol for over a century. Klaus says he needs his help to destroy Stefan, and once they have the coffin back from him, he would make their family whole again.

Next morning Sheriff Forbes visits Elena and Alaric , and informs them that Elena's fingerprints are on the weapon that is used to kill Brian Walters, the medical examiner, also a member of the council. Meanwhile Damon is meeting with Elijah, who found the note that he left in his jacket pocket when he undaggered him. Damon asks him if he knows who or what might be in the coffin that is sealed with spell, while Stefan is taking Abby and Bonnie to the secret Lockwood cave where they keep the coffin, so they can open it.

Back in hospital, Meredith complains to Caroline that her dad should be more grateful for saving his life. Caroline says he always hated vampires so he hates the idea that vampire blood had saved him. Meredith tells her that she signed his discharge papers last night to shut him up, but Caroline says he didn't call her. So she calls him, but is surprised to hear his phone ringing somewhere in the hospital. She follows the ringing, only to find her father stabbed and murdered violently by the serial killer. She is devastated, but kind of relieved when she remembers he had vampire blood in his system so he will come back to life.

Back in the Lockwood cave, Bonnie tries to find the correct spell by searching the grimore. Abby asks what all these carvings mean, and Bonnie tells her the genesis of vampirism. Later they find that in order to unseal the coffin, 2 generations is needed, like parent and child. If Abby can unlock her powers, they can open the coffin.

To buy them enough time, Stefan and Damon are prepared to visit Elijah and Klaus to negotiate a fake truce. When they arrive, after some conversation, Elijah and Klaus tell them about Tatia, who is the originator of the Petrova line, also known as the original Petrova. Stefan is humored to learn both Elijah and Klaus loved the same girl. Meanwhile Bill wakes up at the hospital, but to Caroline and Elena's surprise, he says he won't drink human blood and become a vampire. They take him home, and Elena calls Elizabeth and tells her what happened.

When she and Bill are inside, Elena tries to console her friend. Later Matt comes and they hug. Elena and Matt leave and Matt walks her home. Caroline tries to convince her father that he can handle being a vampire, and says that she can't lose him, and begs him not to leave her. But he consoles her, and eventually dies. When Elena arrives home, she sees blood on the kitchen floor and then realizes that blood is everywhere. She follows the blood, and is shocked to find that Alaric has also been stabbed by the serial killer. Luckily Alaric isn't dead yet, and tells Elena that she has to kill him, trusting that Elena being a doppelgänger, supernatural species, and by that his ring will revive and heal him. She reluctantly agrees and kills him. Luckily a few hours later he wakes up, healed. Back in the Lockwood cave, Bonnie realizes her mother's powers are blocked due to fear.

She tries to make her embrace her powers, as she is the only person who can help her, and they give one last try. They succeed, and the coffin is opened. After Damon gets the news from Bonnie by message, he offers Klaus his coffin back and in exchange asks him and his family to leave Mystic Falls forever. But Klaus has no intention to leave Elena behind. He suggests that it will not take time until one of the brothers turns her into a vampire, but Klaus needs her bloodline continue in order to have doppelgängers every few centuries, so he offers them her happy human life with Matt. Stefan is annoyed by the idea and tells there is no deal, which makes Klaus angry.

He threatens Stefan, which makes Damon give up and agree to bring the coffin. But to everyone's surprise, him and Elijah undaggers the remaining originals. After Finn, Kol and Rebekah arrive, Elijah tells Stefan and Damon that they are free to leave. Damon and Stefan visit Bonnie and Abby only to find them on the ground, passed out. They are still alive, but Damon is not happy with seeing whatever inside the coffin is gone and will be no good to them. In Klaus' house, Rebekah, Elijah, Finn and Kol tell Klaus that they are leaving him forever. Their heated argument ends as Esther , their mother walks in to everyone's surprise. Klaus is scared that she is here to kill him, but she tells that she is here to forgive him, and it is about time for them to be a family again.

CastEdit

Main CastEdit

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert
Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert (credit only)
Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes
Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett
Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood (credit only)
Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson

Recurring CastEdit

Marguerite MacIntyre as Elizabeth Forbes
Jack Coleman as Bill Forbes
Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson
Torrey DeVitto as Meredith Fell
Persia White as Abby Bennett Wilson
Alice Evans as Esther

Guest CastEdit

TriviaEdit

Antagonist: Niklaus Mikaelson.
Katherine, Jeremy and Tyler don't appear in this episode.
It is confirmed, the last members (Finn and Kol) of The Originals appear in this episode.
- Kol, Finn and Rebekah are un-daggered by Elijah.
Klaus hosts a dinner party in this episode like Damon did in The Dinner Party. Also like in both episodes an Original is featured.
Meredith meets Caroline in this episode.
Abby meets Stefan in this episode.
This episode marks the first time a vampire (Bill Forbes) dies because of not drinking human blood during transition.
In this episode, the name of the first Lady Petrova is revealed: Tatia.
- Her name was originally thought to be Charlotte. ^[1]
It is the first episode where the majority of the members of The Originals appear: Niklaus, Elijah, Kol, Finn, Rebekah and Esther. Only Unnamed Son, Henrik and Mikael do not appear, as they are all deceased.
Bill Forbes is killed and Alaric Saltzman is fatally injured by an unknown killer who used the weapons of Elena Gilbert.
This episode marked the first appearances of Kol and Finn.
This episode marked the first modern day appearance of Esther.
This episode had 2.740 million viewers in the USA.

ContinuityEdit

Elijah attacks Klaus for what he did to him in As I Lay Dying.
Klaus mentions to Elijah that he killed their father, Mikael, which happened in Homecoming.
Bill Forbes, Meredith Fell and Abby Bennett Wilson were all last seen in The Ties That Bind.
Elizabeth and Matt were last seen in Our Town.
The murder of Brian Walters is mentioned. It was first revealed in Our Town.
Damon mentioned his kiss with Elena to Stefan, which took place in The New Deal.
Esther was last seen in Ordinary People in the flashback scenes.
Damon undaggered Elijah, which took place in the previous episode.
Rebekah was last seen briefly in The New Deal. She was neutralized by Klaus.

Cultural ReferencesEdit

"Bringing out the Dead " is a 1999 movie by Martin Scorcese with Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette about a paramedic plagued with visions of the victims he could not save.
The title of the movie is a reference to a phase believed to be shouted during the black plague by men with carts: "Bring out the dead " People would then bring out the dead to be buried. There is some doubt if this really happened, or if the creation of Monthy Python has been taken by reality.
"Always and Forever " is the vow said frequently by Rebekah, Elijah and Klaus. It means to love somebody unconditionally and with forgiveness. It has been used as title for several songs and albums.
Alaric claims to have "Whiskey dialed" Meredith, as a variation from "Drunk Dialing ". It could be a bit of foreshadowing when he said that "it was a weird night", because he was already under the influence of the ring.
Foreshadowing: when Elena says that Meredith did not kill the medical examiner. Also, Meredith did not yet know of Alaric's "night job" as a Vampire Hunter, nor of his stash of weapons.
"Bunny Snacks " are rabbit shaped cookies consumed during Easter. It is also the name of a trend to give incentive to kids to eat healthier by eating what bunnies eat: carrots and leaves.
"To Clean up Nicely " usually refers to somebody that is mostly seen sloppy and unkempt shows up surprisingly handsome and well groomed. In this case it is used with irony, because Elijah is usually well groomed, and was unkempt only while daggered...
"XOXO " means hugs and kisses and it is also a reference to CW's show Gossip Girl in which character says "xo.xo.Gossip Girl" in each episode.
"Pace yourself " means that you should not over-exert yourself in the beginning, on the risk of being too tired in the end. It's used in the context of a marathon, for example.
"Trouble in Paradise " is a 1938 movie about a thief and a pickpocket lady who join forces to perform a long con. Now a days the expression is used to indicate trouble where everything used to be perfect.
"Aged to Perfection" usually refers to wine but can refer to any drink or food that has to be aged (in this case, used ironically, because the young woman is not really aged).

QuotesEdit

Elijah (to Klaus): You seem, surprised to see me? So it wasen't you who, removed the dagger from my chest.

Klaus (to Elijah): "Help me destroy Stefan and I promise you that our family will be whole again!"

Damon: "Elijah, my favorite Original, back from the dead."

Elijah: "You left something in my jacket pocket."

Damon: "Yeah: "Dear Elijah, let's get together over the destruction of your brother. XOXO..."

Elijah: "...Damon."

Damon: "We're not gonna have a problem are we?"

Elijah: "Well I'm here, so lets talk."

Damon: "Get dressed, we're going out"

Stefan: "Yeah sorry, I'm not interested"

Damon: "I didn't ask. Elijah and I have scheduled a very old-fashion sit down with you and Klaus. I was thinking about the black. Makes you look all villainy."

Stefan: "Klaus won't make a deal, Damon."

Damon: "He didn't have to. All we're doing is buying a little time, to give our wicked witches a chance to pop the top of the coffin."

Stefan: "So that's your, eh, plan? Stall Klaus."

Damon: "If you didn't go postal on his hybrids than maybe we'd have some options."

Stefan: "So you unleash an original to help him out?"

Damon: "Undaggering Elijah was smart, Stefan. Are you kidding me? After what Klaus did to him. He's in vengeance mode, perfect."

Stefan: "Nothing smart about trusting Elijah, Damon. He screwed us over the last time he promised us to kill Klaus."

Damon: "And the way you've been acting, I trust him about as much as I trust you."

Stefan: "Hm.. Well I guess that goes both ways, doesn't it?"

Damon: "Oh yes, this is about me kissing Elena. Just remember if it wasn't for Klaus, you wouldn't become such a dick and that kiss would never have happened. So get ready, and get happy, we are going to negotiate a fake truce and I don't want your attitude screwing it up."

Klaus: "Bring me my coffin before I burn him alive."

Stefan: "I love her Damon."

Damon: "So do I."

Klaus: "I can't be killed!"

Elena: "I'm a doppelgänger, that makes me supernatural."

Finn (to Klaus): "You're staying behind."

Rebekah (to Klaus): "We're leaving you, Nik. Right after I kill that doppelgänger wench, then you will be alone. Always and forever."

Esther (to Klaus): "Look at me! Do you know why I'm here?"

Klaus: "You're here to kill me."

Esther: "Niklaus, you are my son. I am here to forgive you."