It Was Only a Matter of Time

Yes, it finally happened. But what exactly? Well you'll just have to read the rest of the post won't you :)

Stefan and Klaus are still buddy and buddy and in his absence, Elena is attempting to fill the void with the opposite Salvatore. Mr. Damon Salvatore is introduced in this episode making chili with Elena for yet another founding family party. Alaric walks in and observes the two and asks why Damon is in the house. Elena assures Ric he is just there to be a good friend and keep an eye on her. In response, Damon and Elena hip-bump (yes you heard me) and the two seem very giggly with each other. Ric gives a disapproving look.

Back in Chicago, Katherine wants to know what Stefan is up to. She knows the necklace Klaus is looking for is the one Stefan gave to Elena. "Please tell me you have a plan." When he doesn't elaborate she responds with, "You're not the diabolical type." After much begging Stefan leaves saying, "Glad to see you still care."

In unrelated news, Jeremy sees Anna again. She is thrilled. Apparently she has been trying to contact him for days, but she has not been able to reach him, at least until he had a dream about her. He can only see and hear her when he focuses on her. She tells Jeremy about her warnings of Vicki. There's a darkness she feels when she sees Vicki but she can't explain. And, guess what? Bonnie is back. Oh boy, love square disaster in the making. Eventually, Jeremy shuts Anna out so he can be with Bonnie and leaves Anna all alone.

Since they are unable to get a hold of the necklace, Gloria uses Rebecca to locate it. Rebecca, after all, wore the necklace for well over a thousand years. Gloria says she see a girl and her friends, aka Elena, Bonnie, and Caroline talking about Stefan over chili making. The necklace suddenly burns Elena and Bonnie touches it. It sparks. Gloria says nothing to Klaus about what she really saw. Bonnie looks for an identity spell to trace where the necklace came from. During the spell, Anna appears, warning of the darkness and the books burst into flames.

In the process of finding the spell, Caroline being Caroline says, "So, you're not like switching Salvatores, are you?" "What?" Elena replies. Later, vampire barbie asks "What's the deal with you and Damon?" Elena promises there is no deal. Caroline is not appeased. Ric is not happy either. "I think you need to take a beat with Elena," he says to Damon. Does anyone care what Damon wants? No, obviously.

After a quick, um bite, Stefan leaves Klaus and Rebecca and returns to talk to Gloria. She tells him the necklace is a talisman from the original witch and she blackmails Stefan into getting it for her, threatening to tell Klaus that she heard the girls talking about Stefan. Stefan does not do well with threats, but unfortunately, Gloria paralyzes him. She will get the answer she wants out of him.Gloria tortures Stefan by cutting his wrists and inserting special devices into the wounds to prevent him healing. Then she rubs vervain all over him and connects with his spirit and finds out about Elena. Gloria realizes she is the doppelganger and the reason Klaus can't make hybrids. It was only a matter of time. Enter Katherine who stabs Gloria in the neck and saves the day.

Meanwhile, Sheriff Forbes asked Damon compel Bill (Daddy Caroline) and to both their surprises, he shows up at the counsel meeting and threatens to out Damon. How is he impervious to compulsion? Damon tells Elena and Ric he wants to kill him. Ric says no. "You're repeatedly killing my buzz today, Ric. Step aside." Neck snap, Ric on the ground. Good thing he has that ring. When Damon confronts Bill, Bill says (referring to immunity), "I've been honing it for centuries." My guess... he is the vampire hunter that Klaus and Rebecca were/are running from. Damon attacks Bill and Caroline stops him, at least until he pins her down. "I'm stronger than you, little girl," he says. "I'm angrier," she retorts. To be blunt, she kicks Damon's ass and heals her father.

Stefan, cleaning up Gloria and still in the presence of Katherine, begins talking with her about Klaus and Rebecca. "Don't you want to know why an original vampire, who can't be killed, is afraid of a vampire hunter?" Back alone with Rebecca, Stefan asks who they were running from and the two share a kiss. "Do you think you'll ever love anyone as much as you loved that girl?" she asks. "One day, maybe," he says. "I can always tell when your lying, Stefan." Enter Klaus. "He's not with us Nick. I can feel it." She also lets slip the one they're running from is named Michael. Another new character???? I hope so.

Everything begins to fall apart. Ric wants in on the counsel and says we have to take care of ourselves, not the supernatural. Elena confronts Damon after his attack on Bill. "What is wrong with you?" "I'm not Stefan. How 'bout you stop trying to run me into him." In a later conversation with Caroline, she tells her she can't admit she is attracted to Damon, she just can't. When Bonnie gives the necklace back to "Elena" (cough Katherine cough), Katherine goes to Damon and asks him to go on a road trip. He leaves and goes with her. That's unfortunate,especially when Klaus brings Stefan back home to get the truth. "Welcome back to Mystic Falls."