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The Vampire Diaries
Season 3, Episode 14

Air date	February 9, 2012
Written by	Caroline Dries
Directed by	Chris Grismer
Episode Guide transcript
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Dangerous Liaisons is the fourteenth episode of Season 3, and fifty-eighth episode in the series.

1 Summary
2 Plot
3 Cast
- 3.1 Main Cast
- 3.2 Recurring Cast
4 Quotes
5 Soundtrack
6 Video
7 Gallery
8 Trivia
9 References
10 Comments

SummaryEdit

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING — Elena is surprised to receive an invitation to a formal ball, and when Damon and Stefan hear the party is being hosted at Klaus’ newly renovated mansion, they both insist on attending the event with her. Caroline and Matt also receive invitations to the ball from unexpected admirers. At the elegant party, Elena learns of a horrifying plan that could lead to numerous deaths and she must decide who she can trust with her new information. Caroline discovers a side of Klaus no one would have suspected. Finally, after an evening of violence and dashed hopes, Damon finds a new way to cope.

PlotEdit

Spoilers ahead

Alaric spends the night in the hospital for observation. Bonnie and her mom are OK. Someone watches Elena with Matt. He says good night and drives off. Elena gets in her car and backs up, but stops when she hits something. She gets out. Rebekah grabs her, angry about Elena staking her through the back. Elijah intervenes. Back at the house, Elena tells Damon and Stefan that Esther was the one in the locked coffin. She doesn't want Klaus dead. Elijah promises Elena his family wouldn't hurt any of them. She believes him. The doorbell rings.

Elena finds a hand addressed invitation to join the "Mikaelson Family" for dancing, drinks and celebration. It's the Originals. There's a note: "Elena, I think it's time that we finally meet, Esther." Rebekah and Kol prepare for the dance when Klaus comes home, angry Rebekah went after Elena.

His mom intervenes, essentially telling him to go easy on his family. She had 1,000 years on the other side to make peace with what he did. She tells him the ball will be a "magical" evening. Stefan thinks there's more to the situation an a family reunion. Elena wants to find out what Esther wants. Damon insists on going to the ball with her. Caroline gets a voice mail from Tyler, who says he freaked out and left. He tells her he's out doing what her dad said and is trying to "fix" himself and then come home to her. Caroline answers the knock at her door. She has an invitation and a ball gown in a box. The note on her invite says "Save a dance, Klaus." At the Grill, Elena wants Caroline to go to the ball with her, saying she can't handle the Salvatore drama. Caroline is hurt she had to hear from Bonnie about Elena kissing Damon. Rebekah interrupts and they watch with irritation as she hands Matt an invitation to the ball.

At the ball, Carol defends befriending the Mikaelsons in the name of town peace. Damon is distracted when Elena arrives looking radiant in her ball gown. Both Salvatores are there. Still at home, Caroline looks in her closet for something other than the dress Klaus gave her to wear. She gives up and puts it on. At the ball, Klaus approves.Finn chats up Elena. If she wants to see his mother, it'll have to be alone. Elijah calls everyone's attention by announcing a waltz in the other room. Damon tries to stop Elena from going to see Esther alone, instead inviting her to dance. Stefan watches. They waltz, Caroline with Klaus, Matt with Rebekah. Caroline stops Klaus from talking about her dad. Instead, he compliments her on her dress and dancing. Stefan cuts in with Elena. Elena whispers to Stefan she wants to talk him alone. Outside, she says Damon won't let her near Esther. She needs to know if Esther was secretly on their side. She knows there's nothing more Stefan cares about than killing Klaus. She asks him to intervene. Inside, Rebekah tells her brother she only invited Matt to kill him, to punish Elena. She wants Kol's help. He's up for going against their mother. Damon responds to Elena's text and meets her in the study. Stefan swoops in and snaps his neck, then tells her to hurry -- Damon won't be dead for long.

Elena goes to find Esther. Elijah intercepts, telling her he's suspicious about his mother saying she's forgiven Klaus. Elena promises to tell Elijah what she says. In a private room, Finn sharpens a dagger. Esther prepares incense. Elena knocks. Esther excuses Finn, then explains the incense is sage she's spelled so no one will hear them. Esther explains the witch Ayanna preserved her body. Bonnie and her mom could open the coffin because they're her descendants. Esther says there's a way to undo the evil she created. "You're going to help us kill Klaus, aren't you?" "One thing at a time, Elena. For now, I simply need your help," Esther says.

Klaus finds Caroline outside with the horse and carriage. He tells her he likes her. She says she's spoken for. He tells her horses are more loyal than people. His father hunted him for 1,000 years and the closest he got was when he killed Klaus's favorite horse. Esther tells Elena about turning her children into vampires to protect them from the werewolves, but how they turned and began feeding on people. Elena asks again how to kill Klaus. Esther says it'll take time, and Elena's help. Esther says the purpose of the ball was to gather all her children together. She needs a drop of Elena's blood for the champagne toast. Elena lets her prick her finger. Esther warns Elijah will be the most suspicious. If they all drink from the toast, they'll be linked. If one dies, they all die. "I love my family, but they are abomination. I betrayed nature when I created them, it's my duty to kill them," Esther says. Kol is ready for some killing. Rebekah tells him to be patient.

Damon comes back to life angry. Stefan tells Damon his emotions are getting in the way of their plan. Matt strolls outside with Rebekah. He lends her his coat. She's touched. She wants to go back inside. Elena tells Elijah his mother really has forgiven Klaus. Elijah takes the champagne toast. Esther makes the toast. All the Mikaelson kids drink. Klaus shows Caroline a Monet he stole. The bracelet he gave her once belonged to a princess. She notices his sketches. He brags, offering to show her the world. She asks why he needs his hybrid servant army and asks why he doesn't give Tyler his life back. Klaus has had enough and tells her to go. Caroline lectures him, telling him it's clear because his father didn't love him, he doesn't try to connect with anyone, just compelling them or siring them instead. But that's not how it works. She takes off the bracelet and leaves it. Rebekah tells Kol she changed her mind about Matt, saying she doesn't want to ruin their mother's night. Kol is irritated.

Damon tries to manhandle Elena to leave. She tells him she worried he'd try to be a hero and ruin everything. He tells her he loves her. She says that might be part of the problem. Caroline comes looking for Matt.

Kol lures him outside and squeezes his hand. Damon finds them and intervenes. He throws Kol off the balcony and beats on him. Everyone runs out and Stefan asks if he's crazy. He just mind be, Damon says, looking at Elena. Caroline leaves Tyler a message, saying she's grateful for what he's doing, but she wishes he was there. She sees a present on her bed. She's irritated, but opens it and sees it's a sketch of her with the horse. There's a note from Klaus, thanking her for her honesty. Elijah promises his mother he'll deal with Rebekah and Kol. She wishes her other kids were more like him. Elijah leaves. Finn checks his mother's not losing her will. He knows about the spell binding them and says when it's time, he'll be ready to die.

Esther writes her children's names on a piece of paper, slices Finn's hand and lets the blood run over the paper to each of their names. The link is complete. Stefan escorts Elena home. She feels guilty about lying to Elijah. Stefan thinks the rest are just collateral damage to Klaus. Stefan asks why Damon went after Kol and she says she said something she didn't mean. Stefan says he did, too. Elena asks how he acts like he doesn't care. He feels awful for biting her, but she tells him showing any emotion would be better than pretending he doesn't care.

He says if he cares, all he feels is pain. Rebekah tries to buy Matt an apology drink at the Grill, saying Kol is a lunatic. Matt calls her pretty and fun, but tells her he wants to be left alone with his broken fingers. Damon slides up and pours them shots. He suggests she would have broken Matt in a second and she should find someone more durable. He has a suggestion. Cut to them making out ferociously and ripping each others clothes off.

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 (credit only)
Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman (credit only)
Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood (voice only)
Joseph Morgan as Klaus

Recurring CastEdit

QuotesEdit

Esther: "For a thousand years its been my dream that this family could be as one".

Elena: "The Originals are throwing a ball. An actual ball".

Caroline: "It's some twisted Cinderella fetish".

Stefan: "I think that there is more to this than some family reunion".

Damon: "No, I'm mad at you, because I love you".

Elena: "Maybe that's the problem".

Damon: "It would be rude not to dance y'know".

Elena: "I can’t deal with either of the Salvatore’s right now."

Elena: "Please join the Mikaelson’s family this evening."

Stefan: "Who the hell are the Mikaelson’s?"

Elena: "The Original family."

Esther: "It’s going to be a magical evening."

Klaus' : " Do you want another dagger in your heart?

Kol : " Again with the dagger threats? Don't you have any other tricks ?"

Klaus : " Oh go back to staring at yourself. "

Kol: " And Who are you ? My father? "

Klaus: " No , Kol , I am not . But you're in my house ."

Kol : " Then perhaps we should go outside. "

Elena : " I'm not leaving until I know what Esther wants . "

Caroline :" What are you doing here with the she-devil ? "

Matt : " Look , Rebekah , you're fun and pretty and all .. but I really need you to leave me alone . "

{C Rebekah : " Well I thought maybe I could buy you an apology drink ."

Matt :" Maybe you could leave me alone ."

Damon: " Burn. Rejected by the captain of the football team . Welcome to adolescence ."

Damon : You would've broken him in a second .

Rebekah : Are you suggesting that I can't be gentle ?

Damon : " Nope. Just that you should be with someone more durable ."

Rebekah : " And who would that be ? "

SoundtrackEdit

"Short Change Hero" – The Heavy
"At Least I Have You" – Mates of State
"Devotion" – Hurts
"Wrap My Mind Around You" – Trent Dabbs
"Give Me Love" – Ed Sheeran
"Stubborn Lover" – Sugar & The Hi Lows
"Weapons" – The Daylights
"Brand New" – Mathclub
"Up in Flames" – She Wants Revenge

VideoEdit

GalleryEdit

Stelena
My new Twitter photo...(Laurahh1864) DELENA <3
Esther in a dress
Esther talks to Klaus
Killer party ?!
Klaus and Caroline
Ballroom dance, the circle is Delena
Finn got a hair cut for the ball
Mikaelson Family
"maybe that's the problem"

TriviaEdit

General

Antagonist: Rebekah and Kol.
Klaus was rumored to have a love interest in this episode. It was later confirmed to be Caroline.
It is revealed that Esther has returned to correct her mistake and kill not only Klaus but all her children and restore the balance to nature. She uses Elena's blood to bind her children together as one and eventually destroy them. Finn is helping her in this plan but Elijah is suspicious of her true intentions.

Production Notes

Julie Plec described this episode as "Salvatores in tuxedos."
Jeremy, Katherine Pierce, Alaric and Bonnie do not appear in this episode.
Chris Grismer taught the cast how to dance and spent the whole weekend practicing the final scene with Ian^[1].
Tyler Lockwood doesn't appear physically in the episode, but his voice is heard.

Continuity

Rebekah mentions Elena's betrayal, which happened in Homecoming.
Caroline mentioned the kiss between Elena and Damon, which took place in The New Deal.
Carol was last seen in Our Town.
Caroline mentions winning the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant to Klaus, an event that occurred in Season One.

ReferencesEdit

↑ Chris Grismer dance

Vampire Diaries Episodes

Season 1 (Ratings)

"Pilot" • "The Night of the Comet" • "Friday Night Bites" • "Family Ties" • "You're Undead to Me" • "Lost Girls" • "Haunted" • "162 Candles" • "History Repeating" • "The Turning Point" "Bloodlines" • "Unpleasantville" • "Children of the Damned" • "Fool Me Once" • "A Few Good Men" • "There Goes the Neighborhood" • "Let The Right One In" • "Under Control" • "Miss Mystic Falls" • "Blood Brothers" • "Isobel (episode)" • "Founder's Day"

Season 2 (Ratings)

"The Return" • "Brave New World" • "Bad Moon Rising" • "Memory Lane" • "Kill or Be Killed" • "Plan B" • "Masquerade" • "Rose (episode)" • "Katerina" • "The Sacrifice" • "By the Light of the Moon" • "The Descent" • "Daddy Issues" • "Crying Wolf" • "The Dinner Party" • "The House Guest" • "Know Thy Enemy" • "The Last Dance" • "Klaus (episode)" • "The Last Day" • "The Sun Also Rises" "As I Lay Dying"

Season 3 (Ratings)

"The Birthday" • "The Hybrid" • "The End of The Affair" • "Disturbing Behavior" • "The Reckoning" • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" • "Ghost World" • "Ordinary People" • "Homecoming" • "The New Deal" • "Our Town" • "The Ties That Bind" • "Bringing Out The Dead" • "Dangerous Liaisons" • "All My Children" • "1912" • "Break On Through" • "The Murder of One" • "Heart of Darkness" • "Do Not Go Gentle" • "Before Sunset"• "The Departed"

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hw cn it b impossible to kill Klaus? m sure it his heart is ripped off or if cropped his neck off..he wudnt resurect, wud he? :D

9 days ago by A Wikia contributor

hello???

9 days ago by Dangerousliasons
Klaus is an original as well as a hybrid.......... So for the tym being he is most powerful next to alaric......... but his heart has been stopped for this tym..........

8 days ago by Bloodsporty

My favorite episode. :)

25 days ago by A Wikia contributor
This is my favorite episode!!!

25 days ago by Bloodstream
This and Murder of One are my favorite episodes EVER!

April 15 by Maria Constantinova
wuz up homies im drunk

April 9 by A Wikia contributor
DELENA!!!

March 24 by A Wikia contributor
I kind of hate Elena for having Stefan kill Damon.

March 24 by A Wikia contributor
I agree when you already love someone things become difficult when you fall for the another.

March 24 by A Wikia contributor
I don't hate Elena for what she said to Damon in this episode. The thing is she is falling for him but doesnot want to admit it because she already loves Stefan.

March 24 by A Wikia contributor

But her relationship with Stefan happened to fast and it was built on mostly lies.

March 27 by A Wikia contributor

Chris Grismer taught the cast how to dance and spent the whole weekend practicing the final scene with Ian.
...the kissing scene..?

March 24 by A Wikia contributor

lol lol

March 24 by A Wikia contributor

Eventhough what Elena said was just.. Really horrible.. she just couldn't find the right words so impulsively said that. Don't hate on her for it, If you actually watch the episodes properly you'd notice that she obviously truly does love Damon she makes it so obvious, but she is almost seemingly losing some of her love for Stefan after how he has been acting, ESPECIALLY After what he said in Chicago ;o. And btw, has anyone noticed Damon's eyes? They look really .. odd.. Whenever i see him i just think "Damn his eyes make him look so much hotter!" xD. Team Delena ftw <3

March 10 by A Wikia contributor

I agree with you. I don't understand the hatred. I'd understand the dislike because of the lack of interestingness, but hatred is just too far. But I don't think she loves Damon. She has feelings for him, but it's not love - yet. Btw, I'm not Delena or Stelena shipper, so I'm perfectly objective about this :)

March 11 by Mgc26133

i loved how elena smacked into stefan, u could just feel the sexual tension ;) u can totally tell they still love eachother! TEAM STELENA!!!!

March 10 by A Wikia contributor
i really liked that one elena was really pretty stefan was really handsome

March 8 by A Wikia contributor
il how damon and stefan takes elena arm

March 3 by Halim67
when was the scene from image 17?

February 21 by LadyVampire

Elena i think?

February 26 by A Wikia contributor
yeah, but when?? cause i dont remember what scene it was?

February 27 by LadyVampire
That was when Elena was trying to call Damon & he didn't respond

March 1 by A Wikia contributor

I love the pen Thurs miniseries I'm not english I'm Brazilian dificudade to find video of the miniseries'm Fam everyone else quite like the Sthefan he should get the elena they should have a good end. Elena I love you <3 Sthefan a nice guy even though the evil order Msn -> iraquitan1@live.com

February 21 by A Wikia contributor
is it weird that esther had to go through all that just to get her family to drink essence from elena's blood? why couldn't she just do that at family dinner or whatever. but everyone in mystic falls had some of the champagne. i think she's going to try to wipe out the whole town.

February 16 by A Wikia contributor

Yes, all she really had to do was to tell them to raise their glasses and go 'cheers, we're all back together!', didn't have to throw a fancy ball... but hey, this is Mystic Falls. And she has spent a lot of time watching the place, so she knows someone would get suspicious if she just let a chance to host an event pass by.

March 1 by SolitaireAddict
Why the originals taste blood??

March 18 by A Wikia contributor
Why didn't the originals taste blood ****

March 18 by A Wikia contributor

I feel realy sory for Damon,he is so in love with Elena,and he was very hurt.I'll never lose hope in DELENA :) <3

February 15 by Jelena92V

Me Either.

February 17 by Crissy76
I felt it. Wonder how BADLY Damon felt it.

March 1 by A Wikia contributor

Karoline! (Klaus and Caroline) Omg they make such an adorable couple!!! :D When he gave her the necklace last episode I went "AWWW" he's not as evil as I thought he was (or maybe it's just the hot accent) either way he's hot and she's pretty! XD they make a good couple. Both misunderstood

February 15 by A Wikia contributor
I think Rebekah should be added to this episode's antagonists for she kind of tried to kill Elena and then Matt...

February 15 by Avraura

She just wants revenge I mean you make your first friend in a thousand then she stabs you in the back. Literally I would be annoyed and angry to

March 18 by A Wikia contributor

I'm confused about the beginning of the episode, in the scene when elena and matt are in the hospital walking down the hall, it shows somebody watching them from another room. Is this person watching them supposed to be the serial killer, or is it Rebekah who soon shows up to attack elena? I think it makes sense to be the killer as they are talking about who it could be when it shows them watching. It was creepy tho

February 15 by Tatia Petrova

It's most likely Rebekah. Noone else on the show (except Esther) has a reason to kill Elena.

February 15 by Mgc26133
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i must watch

February 14 by ThexYouthxTV
Have anybody seen that the last name on the paper can't be "Elijah"...it doesn't start with an "E"!!! Look her ****facebook.com/photo.php?pid=600175&l=48450805d1&id=161808327231699 And, I don't think it will be only a mistake....not on the TVD-Show.

February 14 by Lysander 16
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Actually you're right, almost no letter matches the name "Elijah"!! And checking with some examples of runic alphabets, it looks a lot more like "Mikael" since it is written "M-I-?-?-E-L"... !!! But since they did show Elijah's face when the blood covered the writing, I think it's a mistake. Someone in the crew is not fluent in Runic... ;)

February 14 by Avraura
I don't think so! Esther wants to protect Elijah, because she sees that he isn't like his siblings! He is so moral!

February 14 by A Wikia contributor
What would be the point of it? Mikael's already dead, and probably can't be linked to his children anymore. And Finn was looking over her shoulder and would have seen it.

February 14 by Avraura
Maybe that is the reason why the paper burned! There was written Mikeal and he is already deas! So the ritual didn't work! And Finn! Hmmm, Finn trust his mother and so didn't realised that she write a wrong name or he knows what her real plan is?

February 14 by A Wikia contributor
It's a blooper.

February 14 by Szod14
Nope! It isn't a blooper!

February 14 by A Wikia contributor
let's just wait until the next episode and then we'll see

February 14 by Ella20
It is a Blooper. On the Secret Cave Wall Elijah's name spelled out on the wall doesn't spell his name, it spells "Mikael". Elijah name in runes is right under Mikael's name. This is old news, people noticed this blooper in early NOVEMBER: http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/Secret_Cave

February 15 by Szod14
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they wouldn't mess up elijah's name so bad though .. it's not even close. it doesn't even begin with the right letter. and why would it be mikael? i don't that's a coincidence that it's closer to spelling mikael than to spelling elijah

February 16 by A Wikia contributor

why did the paper catch on fire in the end? normally that means something went wrong in the ritual

February 14 by A Wikia contributor
i think the originals find out about the plan and threaten to kill elena so she dies with them unless the salvatores convince the bennets to do a counter ritual on them so that they all don't die.

February 14 by A Wikia contributor

Yeah...I also think that will happen,cause Damon and Stefan would do anything to keep her alive,even if it means letting Klaus and his siblings live!!

February 14 by OriginalBro
Elena cant die so the probably is going to happend

February 14 by A Wikia contributor