History Repeating
History Repeating is the ninth episode of the first season. It is the first appearance of Alaric Saltzman.
Written by: Bryan M. Holdman & Brian Young
Directed by: Marcos Siega
Original Air Date: 11/12/09
Bonnie has another dream about Emily and the cemetery. Again, she wakes up there.
Caroline tells Elena that she's pissed at Bonnie for not giving the necklace back. She also seems to get blown off by Matt. A new history teacher, Alaric Saltzman, has arrived at the high school. Damon tries to apologize to Stefan for killing Lexi and promises not to feed on a human for a brief period of time. They then make fun of each other.
Bonnie tells Elena about the dreams she's been having and how she keeps waking up at the remains of Fell's Church. Alaric gives Jeremy an opportunity to get his grades up with an extra credit report about some type of history in Mystic Falls. As Caroline passes by Matt again, she calls him out for what she takes as him blowing her off. He simply tells her that that's how he's always greeted her ("Hey.").
Stefan tells Elena that he won't be going to school anymore and that it's best if he keeps his distance from her. Damon, meanwhile, again tries to get the necklace back from Bonnie and says that he wants to help her. He also mentions some type of deal but doesn't elaborate. Bonnie doesn't give it to him, but instead chucks it out into a field while driving. While having dinner with Jeremy, Jenna takes notice of Alaric, who's sitting at the bar.
Elena tells Stefan about the necklace and how much Damon wants it and he reveals that they both knew Emily, and that she gave the necklace to Katherine. Jeremy mentions the report he has to do and Jenna tells him to check out his father's old stuff. Alaric then introduces himself.
Stefan goes to the Grill and seemingly tries to bond with Damon. The girls--Elena, Bonnie, and Caroline--meanwhile, are bonding at Elena's house. Bonnie tells Caroline that she threw the necklace away but it appears in Bonnie's bag. She tells Caroline the truth but she doesn't really buy it. Jenna goes to talk to Alaric and he says his wife was killed and the police never found the body or who did it.
Caroline admits that she doesn't believe in the supernatural but apologizes to Bonnie anyway. She suggests having a seance, which they do. A couple of weird things happen and then the necklace disappears. Damon and Stefan play catch with a football together, then Damon asks him what he's up to. Stefan asks him what Damon wants with the necklace and Damon finally tells him the big plan--to bring Katherine back.
Bonnie ends up trapped in the bathroom and by the time the door opens, Emily has possessed her. Damon spills the whole story to Stefan. He made a deal with Emily to protect Katherine. There's a tomb underneath the church and Katherine is there, desiccated, but not dead. The crystal was needed in the spell so it was needed then as well, along with the passing of the comet, which only happens about once every 150 years. In return, Damon agreed to protect Emily's lineage, which he did.
Emily (as Bonnie) leaves the house and heads to Fell's Church. Elena immediately calls Stefan to tell him what's going on. Damon overhears and races there to meet her. Jeremy finds the box of stuff Jenna mentioned, which includes journals. At Fell's Church, Emily plans on breaking their deal by destroying the crystal. She also reveals the part of the story that Damon failed to mention--there are 27 vampires in the tomb, not just Katherine. Emily is determined not to unleash them, but Damon is willing to let the town go to hell as revenge for them trying to kill every vampire back in 1864.
As soon as Emily is done destroying the crystal--and Damon's hope of seeing Katherine--she leaves, and Damon attacks Bonnie. Stefan pulls him off before he can kill her and heals her with his blood. Elsewhere, Matt sneaks into Caroline's room and tells her that he actually had a good time comforting her, and he knows how it feels to be alone, which is how Caroline feels. Back at the cemetery, Damon tells Stefan that Katherine never compelled him because he didn't need it to be in love with her. He also says he'll leave town. Elena then tells Stefan that she knows she can be with him now, but he now has the opposite view. He tells her he's going to leave town.
Jenna rips up a picture of her and Logan, Caroline and Matt hang out, Damon and Stefan both wallow in what's happened, and Elena tells Bonnie the truth. The doorbell rings and Jenna answers it to find Logan standing there.
Soundtrack:
Barcelona - Come Back When You Can
Great Northern - Houses
Pablo Sebastian - Lies
Idlewild - Post Electric
The Bravery - The Spectator
Echo & The Bunnymen - Think I Need It Too