Nick

Last week we left off with Melissa and Nick in bed and the "snake" crawling into her ear. As the episode begins, Nick leans over to give her kiss. She forcefully shoves him off. "I'm sorry, I just really don't feel well." Indeed, she probably doesn't, what with a demon slithering around inside her.

Cassie's grandmother is starting to get suspicious of her activities with the coven, although she still doesn't know they're practicing (I doubt that; I think grandma knows more than she's letting on). Melissa heads to school, jittery and jumpy, spazzing at the slightest touch or motion. Dawn and Charles are also continuing their rendezvous of secret meetings. While Melissa is at her locker, the demon starts to take over and causes her pain. Nick walks over to help her and she freezes. She raises her head, but Melissa isn't in control anymore. "Nick," she says. "I found my family's book of shadows." "Seriously?" He asks. No, dummy, of course she didn't find it. After a late night dig, he comes up with a suitcase. "This is exactly what we're looking for," says Melissa.

At dinner that night, Cassie's grandmother talks about Amelia. "If we were closer," she begins. She wonders if maybe she could have saved her daughter, been there for her more. Turning to Cassie, "Please don't make the same mistakes she did." Soon enough, Cassie gets a text from Melissa to come to the house. Melissa and Nick, then later Faye and Cassie, attempt to open the suitcase, since according to Melissa, there is a spell on the lock to keep the book safe. I don't know if whatever is in the case needs protection...

Suddenly, the bag moves. And then again. "Melissa," says Cassie, "What's in the suitcase?" Slow motion, head-cocked-in-a-creepy-fashion walk over, "You'll see." Cue wicked grin and the snake slithers across her forehead underneath the skin to the horror of Nick, Cassie, and Faye. In the thrills of passion, Diana and Adam get a text from Cassie and race to the house; Nick knocks Melissa out and they tie her up. She struggles to break free. She tries to coax Nick into letting her go and after that fails, she freaks out again. Cassie has an idea. "I know what to do, but you have to trust me."

A side note: Dawn and Charles wore out the crystal's power and can't regain their magic.

Enter Cassie's grandmother to the rescue. "I need your help," says Cassie. Melissa threatens to cut Nick's throat and forces the rest of the coven to open the case. Cassie's grandmother walks and in and seals the case shut again and uses a crystal to make Melissa pass out. In a ceremony, where a torch is lit, they attempt to cleanse Melissa. When it's revealed that the demon is gone, grandma says, "But it needs a host." Nick becomes it's new body and he flees into the night. Cassie and Adam help her grandmother drown and burn the demons in the form of snakes in the suitcase. Drowning and burning are the only two ways to kill demons. Now what to do about Nick...

Nick comes across Dawn at the boathouse. "And who are you?" "I believed the name you used to summon me was..." "Abaddin..." she breathes. And the past becomes clearer. What was the original coven up to? What does Abaddin demand? He wants the circle and Dawn for his new host. She calls Charles and leaves the phone on and cleverly tells him to meet her at the dry docks. Charles attack Nick and drowns him, despite his desperate pleas, and is urged on by Dawn... murdering him. They disappear at the sound of footsteps and Cassie and her grandmother find Nick and the episode ends with the mourning of the coven, and Melissa in heartbroken tears. Cassie looks across to Nick's window, and finds it empty.

I was very depressed at the end of the episode and in tears myself. I was starting to grow fond of Nick and was angry that the writers off-ed him. He was starting to show emotion and I think he and Melissa really cared about each other. Now, just a few episodes in of the premiere season, we are down one main character. What other twists does the CW have in store for us? I just didn't know what to think. Great episode, bad ending. Questions, comments, anguish to share??