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The Vampire Diaries
Season 2, Episode 17
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Air date April 7th 2011
Written by Mike Daniels
Directed by Wendey Stanzler
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Know Thy Enemy is the seventeenth episode of the Second Season and the thirty-ninth episode in the series.

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Summary

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HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT — Elena and Alaric both lash out at John when Isobel’s unexpected arrival leaves Jenna devastated. Bonnie works with Damon and Jeremy to find the spell they’ll need to harness her ancestors’ power. A heartbroken Caroline doesn’t know what to do about Matt. Stefan and Damon realize that they have a new secret weapon.

     

Plot


Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Guest Cast


Trivia

  • Antagonist: Niklaus Mikaelson
  • First appearance of Klaus though only in Alaric's body.
  • Isobel dies in this episode, making her the second character whose name is an episode title to die after Rose.
  • This episode marks the first time we see a vampire die from sun exposure. However Ben died from fire in Fool Me Once in season 1.
  • This is the first time we see a Lapis Lazuli stop working.
  • This is the first episode of a vampire killed by sunlight.

Deaths:

Production Notes

  • The name of the episode was revealed on Valentine's Day, by Ian Somerhalder.[1]
  • This episode has only two songs on the soundtrack, so it is episode with the least songs featured.
  • Matt Davis becomes the second main cast member to have a dual role after Nina Dobrev.
  • All five characters from Season One that reappear in this episode:
    • Isobel Flemming
    • John Gilbert
    • Elizabeth Forbes
    • Frank
    • Carol Lockwood
  • This episode had 2.730 million viewers in the USA.


Quotes

Stefan: "Why don't you call Alaric and let him know that his wife just showed up on his girlfriend's doorstep."

Damon: "Don’t mistake the fact that we haven’t set you on fire in your sleep for trust."

Damon: "Great, we’ll have to put that on our list of things to do today. ‘Harness dead witch power."

Elena: "You screw up everything, John. Everything you touch just falls apart. But you’re the only parent I have left. So maybe I can learn not to hate you."

Klaus (in Alaric's body): Bulgarian: "Здравей, Катерина!" English: "Hello, Katherine!"

Elena (about Isobel): "If that’s what you thought of her, then why did you ever put your trust in her at all?"
John: "Because I was there when she gave birth to you, Elena. I saw how heartbroken she was to give you up. And because she was the first girl I ever loved. And when she said she’d help keep you safe, I believed her."

John (about Isobel): "I always knew that she and Katherine were close, but I never realized that Isobel and her were working against me. Two of the world’s most uncaring and selfish vampires, and yet they were genuinely friends."

Caroline (about Matt): "You know, this wasn’t how it was supposed to happen. I was supposed to tell him at the right moment, in the right way, and he was supposed to be okay with it because he loves me."


Multimedia

Soundtrack

Last.fm_play.png "Give Me Strength" – Snow Patrol
Last.fm_play.png "Halfway Gone" – Piano Tribute Players


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