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You were created with the Original Vampire spell, which means you can compel other vampires. And since I can't take away my vampirism, I want you to take away Damon. I want you to compel me to forget that I ever loved him.

I'll Remember is the first episode of the sixth season of Template:The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and twelfth episode of the series overall overall.

Summary

FRESH STARTS AND SECOND CHANCES — After spending the past four months coping with the loss of Damon in an unconventional and potentially dangerous way, Elena has returned to Whitmore College for the start of sophomore year. Unable to move on, Caroline is desperate to find a way to reverse the anti-magic spell the Travelers have put over Mystic Falls and grows frustrated when her calls to Stefan go unanswered. Tyler, who is human once again, has a run-in at a football tailgate that tests his ability to control his anger, while Matt worries that Jeremy is dealing with the loss of Bonnie in a self-destructive way. Alaric, who is struggling to adjust to his new life as a vampire, finds himself in an awkward situation when he meets Jo, a beautiful doctor at the university hospital. Last, while everyone believes Stefan is off tracking a lead to get Damon and Bonnie back, Elena is shocked when she learns the truth of what he has really been up to.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Special Guest Star

Guest Cast

Co-Starring

Uncredited

Trivia

  • Antagonist: None.
    • It's the first episode with no antagonist since Season One's Bloodlines, unless one counts Elena due to her behavior as a result of the herbs she was taking, then it would have been the first time since Season Four's She's Come Undone to feature her as an antagonist.
  • There is a four month time jump after the events of Season Five's finale, Home, which places the start of Season Six in September 2012 in the series timeline.
  • This episode marks the first appearances of Tripp Cooke, Josette Laughlin, Liam, Ivy and Sarah.
  • Alaric returns as a series regular in this episode for the first time since The Departed after being resurrected in Home.
  • Elena has chosen pre-medical as her major in her sophomore year at Whitmore College. She also appears to have spent a lot of time studying ahead of where she should be as a second-year student.
  • Elena works at the clinic at the Whitmore Medical Center to have access to blood bags for herself, Alaric and possibly Caroline as well.
  • Caroline has spent the whole summer with her mother, Liz, though the spell has prevented her from returning to her hometown.
  • Elena because the herbs Luke has been giving her has increased her hunger and lowered her inhibitions, Elena has been feeding on people outside the Mystic Falls border. While finding a person to feed on after hallucinating Damon, she comes upon Sarah, whose car has broken down on the side of the road, and attacks her.
    • She is then caught by Caroline, which gives Sarah the opportunity to run into Mystic Falls before she can be compelled to forget.
  • There are signs in the Woods marking the boundaries to Mystic Falls which say whether you're leaving or entering the town limits, presumably done by Sheriff Forbes to ensure that the Mystic Falls Gang vampires can protect themselves from the anti-magic barrier.
  • Matt takes Sarah to Caroline to compel her to forget that Elena attacked her and to believe that it was an animal that attacked her instead.
    • However, in Welcome to Paradise, it was revealed that the anti-magic spell strips away compulsion, which meant that Sarah got her memories back as soon as she re-entered town.
  • Luke is revealed to be the witch who made Alaric's daylight bracelet.
  • Luke has been creating an herbal potion for Elena so she can hallucinate Damon's presence.
    • The side effect of the herbs Luke has been giving Elena is that her thirst for blood is amplified to the point that she often attacks and feeds on people, sometimes nearly killing them before finally stopping and compelling them to forget.
  • Caroline has dropped out of Whitmore and has an apartment just outside of Mystic Falls.
  • Caroline has been looking through books on how to undo the spell around the town with help from Alaric.
  • It is shown that Stefan currently lives in Savannah, Georgia, where he works as a mechanic. He also has a new girlfriend named Ivy.
  • Elena asks Alaric to compel her to forget that she ever loved Damon when she realizes how out-of-control her grief over his death has made her.
  • Damon and Bonnie are seen in a cabin where they are aware of their surroundings.
  • Matt is in the community protection militia to protect the town from vampires, just in case Caroline is able to find a way to reverse the anti-magic spell around the town.
  • Tyler has been having difficulty dealing with his anger issues since becoming human/an untriggered werewolf again. He also seems to have developed feelings for Liv Parker.
  • Jeremy is dealing with the loss of Bonnie in his own way; namely, by hooking up with random girls and constantly drinking and playing video games. After a summer of this behavior, Matt is seen berating him for wasting his potential as a hunter.
    • It is also alluded that as long as Jeremy stays within the magic-free zone in Mystic Falls, he is stripped of the supernatural abilities that make him a hunter/a member of the Brotherhood of the Five.
  • Enzo doesn't appear in this episode.
    • Enzo is the second main character not to appear in a season premiere.
    • The first was Alaric Saltzman in Season Two's premiere The Return.
    • Both of their characters had been upgraded to main characters in that respective season.
    • Tyler Lockwood did not physically appear in Season Five's premiere I Know What You Did Last Summer, although his voice was heard.
  • According to the sign hanging above the boarded up Mystic Grill, it will be re-opening soon.
  • Bonnie has the least amount of screen time in this episode - this is the second season premiere in which this has happened. The first was The Birthday.
    • She only appears at the end of the episode.
  • The place where Damon and Bonnie were transported after the destruction of the Other Side is seen in the ending of this episode.

Locations

Continuity

Behind the Scenes

  • The title of this episode is most likely a reference to the main characters' memories of Damon and Bonnie after their deaths in Home.
  • This episode had about 1.81 million viewers in the USA. This was the least watched season premiere overall before being surpassed by the seventh and the eighth season premieres.
  • Hashtag during the airing is #TVDRemembers

Cultural References

Quotes

Caroline: "We just lost two of our closest friends."
Elena: "I need you to give me hope."
Stefan: "Damon's gone. You need to say goodbye to him."
Elena: "I need to see Damon."
Caroline: "Do you know Elena has some witchy drug problem that allows her to hallucinate Damon?"
Damon: "Elena, move on."

Elena: "I wanna thank you for giving me everything I ever wanted. A love that consumed me, adventure, passion. There's nothing more that I could've asked for. Except for it to last forever."
Elena: "Mystic Falls remains humans only. No supernaturals allowed.
Caroline: "So, how's Stefan? He didn't say goodbye."
Ivy: "Now, tell me something I don't know about you."
Stefan: "I'm a vampire."
Caroline: "There are no vampires in Mystic Falls."
Jessie: "What the hell was that?"
Caroline: "Whoa, hang on. Why the hell are you feeding on people?!"
Elena: "I need to see Damon. And I'm not asking!"
Caroline: "We just lost two of our closest friends."
Elena: "I need you to give me hope."
Stefan: "Damon's gone. You need to say goodbye to him."
Damon: "Elena, move on."

Multimedia

Soundtrack

Last.fm_play.png "Penny" – Maudlin Strangers
Last.fm_play.png "From The Wreckage Build A Home" – The Wind And The Wave
Last.fm_play.png "Just One Of The Guys" – Jenny Lewis
Last.fm_play.png "Doses And Mimosas" – Cherub
Last.fm_play.png "Young Chasers" – Circa Waves
Last.fm_play.png "Light A Fire" – Rachel Taylor
Last.fm_play.png "Hunger Of The Pine" – Alt-J
Last.fm_play.png "Shine" – Collective Soul
Last.fm_play.png "Sorry" – Clooney --- "Bite Back" Promo
Last.fm_play.png "It's Over" – Clooney --- "Move On" Promo

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References

See also

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