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The Vampire Diaries
Season 2, Episode 15

Air date	February 17th 2011
Written by	Andrew Chambliss
Directed by	Marcos Siega
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The Dinner Party is the fifteenth episode of the Second Season and the thirty-seventh episode in the series.

SummaryEdit

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STEFAN TELLS ELENA ABOUT HIS DARKEST DAYS - Stefan tells Elena about a dark time in his history and the surprising person whose influence changed everything, and how he's a "ripper". After getting the truth out of Luka, Jonas makes his feelings clear to Bonnie and Jeremy. Trying to catch Elijah off-guard, Damon arranges a dinner party for him with Jenna, Alaric, and Andie (guest star Dawn Olivieri), but last-minute information throws Damon's plan into anarchy.

PlotEdit

SPOILERS AHEAD

Still at her family cabin, Elena reads Jonathan Gilbert's old journals about vampires. Stefan explains that when he first became a vampire, he was out of control from guilt and fear, leading him to turn off his emotions and to behave recklessly.

Elena discovers that Stefan almost killed one of her ancestors, Jonathan Gilbert. She also finds out that Stefan killed two of Jonathan's close friends and family, while Damon tries to be the voice of reason. After the tomb vampires are captured, Stefan met Lexi, who calls him stupid and explains that he shouldn't live with his emotions shut off. She says that feelings are amplified for vampires, and although guilt is unbearable, being able to feel will also allow him to love intensely. Stefan explains that Lexi is the one who made him humane again; and Lexi also tried to stop Damon from leaving Mystic Falls, with him asking her to help Stefan.

Back in present time, Damon goes to visit Katherine's tomb. Katherine reveals that it is possible to kill an Original, but begs Damon to not kill Elijah until she figures out a way to get out of the tomb. She explains that if Elijah dies, she'll be compelled to stay in the tomb forever. Damon feels no sympathy for Katherine and plans to kill Elijah at a dinner party he planned.

Meanwhile at the lake house, Elena finds out that he had been searching for the Originals. She also finds out that witches formed a dagger which dipped in the ashes of a white oak tree, can kill an Original vampire. She tells Stefan that this dagger can only be handled by humans in order to kill an Original; if a vampire attempts to kill an Original with the dagger, it will kill both vampires. Stefan realizes that John Gilbert is trying to get Damon killed.

Stefan goes to warn Alaric. At the party, Alaric stops Damon just in time and surprises everyone by stabbing Elijah. Elijah appears dead, and they put his body in the cellar before Jenna comes back. Unfortunately, Elena discovers that the dagger must stay in the body for the Original to stay dead. When Damon goes back to check on Elijah, he finds that the body is gone.

Elijah flees to the Martin household. Jonas learns that Bonnie knows about Luka's sister. Jonas heads over to the Gilbert's where Bonnie and Jeremy are practicing spells. Jonas threatens them both and strips Bonnie of her powers.

Elijah shows up at the lake house and tells Elena that their deal is off, and demands that Elena come with him. Elena threatens to turn herself into a vampire, but Elijah calls her bluff. She stabs herself Elena, and Elijah realizes that she'll either die or turn into a vampire if Stefan heals her with his blood. Elijah begs her to let him heal her; as Elena moves towards him, she stabs him with the white oak dagger. Elena turns to Damon and Stefan and demand that they tell her everything from now on, and that she's decided to fight, rather than sacrifice herself.

Back at the Salvatore's, Damon sees someone in the shower and assumes it's Andie; however, Katherine steps out from the shower, smugly explaining that when an Original dies, the compulsion wears off. She tells Damon that she wants to help Elena and the brothers.

CastEdit

Main CastEdit

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce
Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert
Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett
Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes (credit only)
Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan (credit only)
Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood (credit only)
Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers
Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman

Recurring CastEdit

Guest CastEdit

Co-StarringEdit

TriviaEdit

Antagonist: Although they treat Elijah Mikaelson as the antagonist, the true antagonist is Niklaus Mikaelson.
This episode had 3.07 million viewers in the USA.
It is the sixth flashback episode.
Tyler does not appear in this episode, the beginning of a 4-episode absence for his character exactly like Bonnie during Season One.
This is Caroline's first episode this season where she doesn't appear. Matt doesn't appear in this episode either.
John's claim about the white ash wood killing an Original proved to be correct, but only as long as the dagger stays in Elijah's heart there by being temporary.
Jonas takes Bonnie's powers in this episode.
Following Elijah's 'death', Katherine finally escapes the tomb after being there for 8 episodes.
- This indicates when an Original is daggered, their compulsion is lifted.
Foreshadowing: Katherine tells Damon that "killing an Original is suicide mission". It turns out it really is - if a vampire daggers an original, that vampire would die.
Foreshadowing: When they find the moonstone on Elijah's body, Damon calls it the "moonstone bar of soap", indicating its hiding place in the soap tray.
After hearing that Jules and Tyler left, Damon says the "werewolf chapter" ended. This is the name given to the episodes 8-14.
- This is the first episode of the third and final chapter in Season 2, The Klaus/Curse Chapter.
Elijah is 'killed' with a silver dagger and white oak ash on-screen for the first time.

Cultural ReferencesEdit

Damon says he will "dot his t's". The full expression is "Dot my i's and cross my t's" and it means that one should check all the details, no matter how small. Just as he botched the expression, Damon did not check all the details because he did not know that wielding the blade would be fatal for a vampire.
"Guess who is coming for dinner" is a 1967 movie about a young woman introducing her family to her high educated and well mannered black fiance. The events of the movie also take place during a dinner party.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis.

QuotesEdit

Elijah: "I need to find Elena. Now."

Elena: "I'd like to see you lure Klaus into Mystic Falls after the doppelgänger bleeds to death."

Elijah: "Stefan won't let you die."

Elena: "No he won't; he'll feed me his blood to heal me then I'll kill myself and become a vampire just like Katherine did. So unless you want that to happen again, promise me the same as before. Promise me that you won't harm anyone that I love even if they've harmed you."

Elijah: "I`m sorry, Elena. I`m going to have to call your bluff."

Elena stabs herself

Elijah: "NO!"

Elijah: "Yes, yes you can have your deal. Let me heal you."

Elena: "Give me your word."

Elijah: "I give you my word."

Elena exits the house and headed to Elijah. He hugged her, but she stabbed him.

Lexi: "Because once you can hurt, you can love. Love, Stefan, that's the point."

Elijah: "Alaric Saltzman. So you're one of those people on Elena's list of loved ones to protect?"

Alaric: "So is Jenna."

Elijah: "You don't have to be jealous. I don't really pursue younger women. It's a joke, Ric, lighten up."

Alaric: "Right."

Damon: "There's no such thing as a bad idea. Only poorly executed, awesome ones."

Elena: "He described you as a monster."

Stefan: "That's what I was."

Stefan: "Elena, you’ve agreed to sacrifice yourself to Klaus. To say that we have a difference of opinion is the understatement of the century."

Elena: "You would know."