The New Deal

The Vampire Diaries

Season 3, Episode 10 ()

Air date

January 5th 2012

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The New Deal is the tenth episode of the third season of The Vampire Diaries and the fifty-fourth episode of 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 Template:Jeremy's attitude and, ultimately, his safety. Alaric meets the beautiful Dr. Fell, who is intrigued with his amazing ability to heal. While trying to strike a deal with Klaus, Elena delivers news that truly shock him.

Plot

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Cast

Co-Starring

Kimberley Drummond as Mindy
Zane Stephens as Tony
Justine Ezarik as Bartender
Zachary Sale as EMT guy

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.
- Alaric alters the memory of their kiss of her telling Damon that it was wrong for him to kiss her.
This episode marks the first appearance of Meredith Fell.
It is revealed and confirmed by Tyler that the only way to kill a hybrid is by heart extraction or decapitation.
Template:Jeremy makes his first kill, Tony.
Alaric meets Meredith in this episode .
Template:Matt and Caroline do not appear in this episode.
It is confirmed that this episode takes place on a Sunday, as said by Template:Jeremy after killing Tony.

Body Count

Tony - decapitation, killed by Jeremy Gilbert.
Alaric Saltzman - hit by a car, killed by Tony; resurrected by Gilbert Ring.

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, Template:Matt and Katherine do not appear.
Meredith Fell is played by Paul Wesley's ex-wife: Torrey DeVitto.
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.

Continuity

Template: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 was 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, better known as iJustine. In addition to her lifecast she was the voice of Passion Fruit in the web series The Annoying Orange and its television series, The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange.

Behind the Scenes

This episode had about 3.32 million viewers in the USA.

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."

Template: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 voilà - 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]

Template: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."

Template:Bonnie: "How is Damon handling that?"

Elena: "Damon is... Damon."