The Vampire Diaries
Season 1, Episode 10
Air date	November 19th 2009
Written by	Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec & Barbie Kligman
Directed by	J. Miller Tobin
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previous History Repeating	next Bloodlines

The Turning Point is the tenth episode of the First Season and the series. 

SummaryEdit

STEFAN AND DAMON HAVE SOME NEW COMPETITION —- After reading the journal left by one of the Gilbert ancestors, Jeremy is inspired to return to his hobby of sketching fantasy creatures, a talent he had abandoned when his parents died. Much to the surprise of their friends, Matt and Caroline continue to hang out together. When Sheriff Forbes tells Damon there has been another attack, he offers to track down the killer and learns a startling piece of information about the town's founding families. Alaric steps in to help during an intense scene with Jeremy, Tyler and Mayor Lockwood. Stefan and Elena come to a new understanding, but everything changes when Elena by mistake makes a devastating discovery.

PlotEdit

CastEdit

Main CastEdit Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan (credit only) Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood

Special Guest StarEdit Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman Recurring CastEdit Marguerite MacIntyre asElizabeth Forbes Robert Pralgo as Richard Lockwood Guest CastEdit Chris Johnson as Logan Fell Co-StarringEdit Melissa Ponzio as Daphne

TriviaEdit

• Antagonist: Logan Fell.
• The Gilbert's House number is 2104.
• Stefan wanted to be a doctor before he turned into a vampire, but he couldn't furfill this dream because of the blood involved.
• Elena tells Stefan that she wanted to be a writer since her mother had pushed her in that direction by giving her a diary, but since her mother died she can't see herself being a writer anymore. This was a dream she had with her mother.
• Tyler's clear bewilderment about his own violent aggression hints at a possible supernatural history when, after confessing to Jeremy that he can't explain his behavior, the camera lingers on a shot of the full moon.
• This is the first time that Elena and Stefan had sex.

Deaths:

• Daphne - killed by Logan Fell.
• Numerous unnamed bodies stashed in Logan's warehouse.
• Logan Fell - killed by Alaric Saltzman.

Production NotesEdit

• This is the first mid-season finale to not feature Vicki.
• It's unknown why Kayla Ewell was credited for this episode as she left the cast in Haunted.
• This episode had 3.57 million viewers in USA.

Cultural ReferencesEdit

• Amazing Race, a U.S. reality television game show in which teams of two people who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams
• Celine Dion, a Canadian singer
• Family Guy, an American animated television series.

QuotesEdit

Voiceovers

Jeremy (reading Jonathan Gilbert's journal): "I live in fear, it consumes me. In the early evening when I see the sun beginning to fade, the fear comes because I know that the night brings death."

Elena: "Jeremy's got his sketchpad out."

Jenna: "You're kidding."

Elena: "Nope, but don't say a word. The minute you encourage him he'll put it away."

Jenna: "Psychology major, check that."

Sheriff Forbes: "There's been another attack. A female victim, her throat torn out, complete drained of blood. It fits the pattern."

Damon: "I'm sorry, I don't understand. I thought we solved that problem when we staked the blonde one."

Tyler: "So whats up with you and Forbes?"

Matt: "Nothings up."

Tyler: "I saw you two in the hall today, don't even try to deny it bro. You're tappin that."

Matt: "No, it's not like that."

Damon: "Who turned you?"

Logan: "How should I know, last thing I remember is I'm about to stake your brother and then you grab me. That's it! Until I wake up in the ground behind a used car dealership on Highway 4; somebody buried me."

Damon (In pain): "It happens."

Logan: "You bit me, it had to be you."

Damon: "You have to have vampire blood in your system when you die, I didn't do that. Some other vampire found you, gave you their blood."

Logan: "Who?"

Damon: "That's what I want to know."

Logan: "Dude it's not like the Welcome Wagon was waiting with a Bunt Cake and a handbook. It's been a learn-as-you-go process. You know, one minute, I'm a small town on the rise news guy and the next thing I know I can't get into my house because my foot won't get through the door!"

Damon: "You have to be invited in."

Logan: "I know, I live alone."

Damon: "Oh, that sucks."

Logan: "All I can think about is blood, and killing people. I can't stop killing people, I keep killing (laughs).. And I like it. I'm conflicted."

Damon: "Welcome to the club."

Damon: "Logan Fell's a vampire and when I find him again I'm going to destroy him.. limb.. by limb."

Stefan: "What happened, are you okay?"

Damon: "No, I'm not okay. I was ambushed, I was shot. Now I'm vengeful. Just gotta find him."

Logan: "What are you going to do, stake me? Bury me in another shallow grave? What will the email say this time?"

Sheriff Forbes: "I didn't have a choice."

Logan: "You bitch! I died for you, for this town. You've known me since I was 6..and you swept me under the rug like dirt."

Sheriff Forbes: "You knew what you were getting into."

Logan: "I was one of you."

Sheriff Forbes: "And now you're one of them."

Elena: "I know that you think that you brought all this bad stuff into my life, but my life already had it. I was buried in it."

Stefan: "This is different."

Elena: "It doesn't make it any less painful."

Stefan: "I know this is hard to understand..but I'm doing this for you."

Elena: "No, you don't get to make that decision for me. If you walk away, its for you, because I know what I want. Stefan, I love you."

Alaric: "Jenna's a good person, she deserves the best. I'm here to make sure she gets it."

Logan Fell: "Was that supposed to be a threat? Couldn't you throw a punch..maybe..provoke me a little?"

Alaric (laughs): "I'm not a violent guy by design."

Logan: "Oh, you're not a very smart one either."

Alaric: "How's that?"

Logan: "Cause you have no idea who you're talking to." (Alaric stakes him right afterwards)

Elena: "Still wanna be an astronaut?"

Matt (laughs): "I can't believe you remember that."

Elena: "I can remember the tinfoil that you wore on your head."

Matt: "I was 8."

MultimediaEdit

SoundtrackEdit

"Chances" – Five For Fighting
"Coast of Carolina" – Telekensis
"Off Track" – The Features
"Cut" – Plumb
"This is Beautiful" – Tyrone Wells

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Promo

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PicturesEdit

• Stefan looking at a photo of Katherine which Elena saw before-hand and left her vervain necklacce next to it.
• Damon and Stefan.
• Damon pretending to have been hurt by Logan (who is not in the picture).
• Damon and Sheriff Forbes.
• Logan on the ground.
• Sheriff Forbes on Elm Street.
• Damon on the ground.
• Damon pretending to have hurt his arm.
• Damon on Elm Street.
• Stefan, and Damon shooting at Logan.
• Stefan carrying a knocked out Caroline.
• Damon with Sheriff Forbes.
• Logan driving and Caroline knocked out on the passenger seat.
• Stefan.
• Damon and Logan on Elm St.
• Damon shooting at Logan.
• Logan driving.
• Damon and Stefan.

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