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The Vampire Diaries
Season 3, Episode 10

Air date	January 5th 2012
Written by	Michael Narducci
Directed by	John Behring
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The New Deal is the tenth episode of the Third Season and the fifty-fourth episode in the series.

Summary

A REASON TO FEEL GUILTY - Stefan has hidden the coffins containing the bodies of Klaus’ family and Klaus quickly turns to violence to convince Damon and Elena that no one will be safe until he finds Stefan and gets his family back. Tyler continues to make the most of his new abilities as a hybrid, but he has to face the disturbing consequences of his actions as well, After a terrifying incident Elena and Alaric grow increasingly concerned about Jeremy’s attitude and, ultimately his safety. Alaric meets the beautiful Dr. Meredith Fell, who is intrigued with his amazing ability to heal so fast. While trying to strike a deal with Klaus, Elena delivers news that truly shocks him.

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

The episode starts with Bonnie who is having a dream, where she is walking towards the old witch house. When she enters the house, the voices of the hundred dead witches haunt her and lead her towards four coffins in the basement of the witch house. She then opens the fourth coffin only to find Klaus's dead body. Waking up, she then realizes that it was all just a dream.

Elena while having a normal time jogging, discovers that a mysterious man is following her. Terrified, she tries to run away from him but accidentally bumps into him. The stranger then apologizes saying that he should have watched where he was going.

Then she and Bonnie meet up at the Mystic Grill and share their eerie early morning encounters. Elena says that she is getting paranoid due the horrific recent events, while Bonnie shares that she has been having the same dream for a while now. She further consoles Elena that she has a right to be paranoid as Klaus is still very much alive and wants to kill her. They finally conclude that all their nightmare and paranoia is just rooted in stress and fear over the recent turmoil.

Damon is day drunk and with Alaric. Alaric is worried about Jeremy's grades and is further shocked to discover that he was fired from the Grill and did not even bother to tell anybody. Meanwhile, Tyler and Jeremy are hanging out in the woods. Tyler is still pissed that Caroline had dumped him and wants to get drunk and "shoot stuff" with Jeremy, who recently also broke up with Bonnie. Jeremy playfully fires Alaric's crossbow at Tyler, who swiftly catches the arrow and adds that a "lame ass" crossbow is not enough to kill a hybrid. He further adds that one has to cut off his head or rip out his heart to kill him.

Elena is worried about Jeremy's recent callous behavior and calls him. Damon is still day drunk and jokes around with her. Just then Klaus comes into the scene with his companion Tony, who Elena surprisingly discovers was the mysterious man who followed her while jogging. Klaus threatens Elena and Damon to find Stefan. He reveals that Stefan stole his coffins from him and no one will be safe until he gets them back. He adds that he is going to be in mystic falls for a while and also demands to know where Rebekah is.

Bonnie follows her dream and goes to the witch house and to her shock she finds the exact same coffins as in her dreams and also finds Stefan there. He says that he needs Bonnie's help and fills her in about Klaus's secret that he kept his family daggered and stored in the coffins and now he has them. He needs her help to keep them hidden. According to Stefan, Klaus's family is his one weakness and as long as he has that he can "ruin him".

Cast

Main Cast

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

Recurring Cast

Co-Starring

Trivia

Antagonists: Stefan Salvatore, Niklaus Mikaelson and Tony.
Elena finally realizes that she must move on from Stefan. "It means that she's open to looking elsewhere", says Plec.
When Damon and Elena finally confront Stefan about his recent actions, his response makes Damon think twice about acting on his feelings for Elena.
Elena allows the romantic tension with Damon to come in and play out.
Elena inadvertently puts a beloved female character in jeopardy.
Damon and Elena's relationship focuses more on-screen and the romantic tension becomes epic. When the episode ends, one of these characters, Stefan, Elena, and Damon, will have set something in motion that is going to leave everyone having some pretty strong reactions.
Damon and Elena share a kiss.
It is confirmed by Tyler that the only way to kill a Hybrid is by heart extraction or decapitation.
Jeremy makes his first kill, Tony.
It is confirmed that this episode takes place on a Sunday, as said by Jeremy after killing Tony.

Production Notes

It is the first episode where Meredith appears (the last main character of the original series novels).
This is the first episode after winter hiatus (2 months).
Caroline, Matt and Katherine do not appear.
Meredith Fell is played by Paul Wesley's wife: Torrey DeVitto.
Kat Graham also stars and internet personality Justine Ezarik guest stars as a bartender.
This is the first episode to have Jeremy and Klaus interacting (only by cell phones).
Bonnie helps Stefan hide Klaus's coffins.
This episode had 3.320 million viewers in the USA.

Continuity

Jeremy was last seen in Ghost World.
Alaric was last seen in Ordinary People.
Rebekah was last seen in Homecoming. She was neutralized by Elena.
The old witches' house was last seen in Ghost World.
The four coffins of Klaus' were last seen in Homecoming.
Elena mentions Stefan's betrayal to take down Klaus, which happened in Homecoming.
Tyler and Elena both mentioned Bonnie and Jeremy's breakup, which happened in Ghost World.
Tyler also mentioned his breakup with Caroline, which happened in Homecoming.
Tony was last seen in the previous episode, Homecoming.

Cultural References

"The New Deal " were a series of economical and political measures taken between 1930 and 1936 by President Franklin Roosevelt, with the intention of ending the Great Depression.

the bartender is played by Internet personality Justine Ezarik, who played himself in iJustine and the voice of Passion Fruit in The Annoying Orange and the series The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange

Quotes

Tyler: "Klaus isn't going to stop until he gets all those coffins back."

Stefan: "You're not safe."

Klaus: "You people seem to respond best to violence."

Jeremy: "None of us are gonna make it out of this town alive."

Damon: "So all we have to do is find four coffins and voila- no one else on your family's Christmas list has to die."

Damon: "I thought for one second that I wouldn’t have to feel guilty any more … for wanting what I want." [walks away then turns back] "If I’m going to feel guilty about something I’m going to feel guilt about this." [kisses her]

Jeremy: "This is the way things are. It sucks, but I just got to get used to it.

Damon: "Really? Last time I checked, you were hiding out in a haunted house."

Klaus: "There will be more."

Elena: "You can go to hell."

Elena: "Vampires, hybrids and originals? No problem. My rebellious brother? I'm worried."

Klaus: "My sister has gone missing."

Damon: "Cute. Blonde bombshell. Psycho. Shouldn't be too hard to find."

Elena: "He's gonna kill Jeremy."

Stefan: "Not really my problem."

Elena: "The Stefan that we know, is gone."

Bonnie: "How is Damon handling that?"

Elena: "Damon is... Damon."