TVD Season 1 Episode 4
GET READY FOR AN EPIC JOURNEY
Synopsis:
With the Founder's Park dance on the horizon, Elena asks Stefan to go with her, while Vicki persuades Tyler to be her date for the evening. Elsewhere, Damon reveals more of the Salvatore family's past to Elena, while Stefan tries to get his brother out of his life without exposing their secret, and Elena worries about Caroline's relationship with Damon.
Stefan escorts Elena to the town's Founder's Party. At the party, Damon tells Elena a story about the Salvatore family, leaving Elena with questions Stefan refuses to answer.
Thoughts:
I love this fake out dream - the director knew exactly what they were doing!
I feel bad that Damon won’t leave Stefan alone, but it is clear that there is a whole other plan going on. I wonder when we will actually learn more about it.
Knowing that Damon and Elena had already met at this point, makes this speech even better
The fact that Damon listens to Taylor Swift and is upset about his designer shirt being ruined makes me so happy
*** Paul Wesley has said at conventions that he finally told producers he didn’t want to be shirtless anymore because he hated having to keep up the lifestyle of maintaining that perfect 6 pack body!
Sometimes I forget that this is a teenager drama lol - i love it
Stefan…the salvatores don’t get invited? Still do that? Weren’t you supposed to have moved away when you were a kid?
Shouldn’t Stefan already know the secrets of the founders council? Or have an idea that they know about vampires?
I feel so bad for caroline. This must be so terrifying when she is aware of what is going on
The twilight references - im dead. I love it
I like that we finally establish more vampire lore in this episode - like how to turn into a vampire, how damon and stefan can walk in the sun
We FINALLY get the adults - i love the adults in this show. It makes it even better knowing that Tyler’s parents are just local hires! And that Sheriff Forbes ends up becoming a writer for the spinoff The Originals
Oh Vicki - she doesn’t deserve this. The look from Tyler’s mom, she knows
Bonnie is such a good friend,
Ooo go Vicki! Know your worth!
“This time” how often does zach see damon? Maybe he is referencing the thing that happened 15 years prior we learn about later
Vervain is such a pretty flower - if this is all that they have, how do people have so much access to it in later episodes. Seems like there is a never ending supply lol
We start to see in this episode that somewhere beneath the angry exterior, Tyler does actually care
Bonnie, you are a good friend, but why do you keep flip flopping between liking and hating Stefan? I know she wants to be a good friend, but pick one!
How does no one notice that a 17 year old had a giant tattoo on his shoulder
The start of the BOURBON!!
Omg the home phone
Oh Jeremy.. The grief!
“Here’s to history repeating itself” - Knowing that their father spiked their drinks with vervain knowing it would get katherine! More than just their relationship history repeating. Wow, this episode has so many nods to details we don’t know yet!
Damon has such a history of getting his feelings hurt and going to parties angry. This episode seems to focus a lot on sibling relationships, the theme of the episode i guess
Ooo stefan is a bit conniving
I am glad elena gave jeremy the watch back and recognized his grief
SHERIFF FORBES!! Sometimes i forget how icy Carolines and Sheriff forbes relationship is.
I wonder if we will see these artifacts on loan from the founding families in flashback episodes
Damon actually showed some feeling here! He really wants her to know about them being vampires I feel like. Also, now we know more about how they turned into vampires
Elena has to be suspicious now, that story is way too close to what they said happened with katherine.
THE WRITING IN THIS EPISODE!
I feel bad that Tyler was just trying to protect Vicki from his parents but didn’t know the best way to do it and ended being an ass about it
BONNIE LIGHTING A CANDLE
And to think Elena normally has to beg Stefan to dance
Jenna is a badass - i love her and how she doesn’t let logan get away with trying to be sweet to weasel his way in
Elena was completely in the right to ask him to open up. Stefan, you can’t blame everything on Damon. But this is a relationship- you don’t have to tell her everything but you have to be willing to tell her something so she stays! Your paranoia of damon ruins so much, which we see later on. Damon and Stefan need family therapy omg. People saying that Stefan and Damon ruined her life, I see it now. Had damon not wormed his way in with all the doubts and had Stefan not been so cagey or feel like he had any sort of claim over her since she looked like katherine - Elena’s life would have been normal and she would have eventually gotten with Tom
Oo more insight to what damon had planned - now we see why he needed the party to happen
No Jenna, don’t give in!
A glimpse at how strong of a witch Bonnie is going to be - gone are the psychic days (for now)
Why didn’t Damon heal her with his blood so no one would find out or see the marks? He wanted to be caught
Stefan. 150 years and you still aren’t smarter than this?
It makes me so happy that Vicki chose Jeremy and we see Jeremy start to be happy again
Damon doesn’t want to kill Caroline because he knows what it will do to Elena but knows he has to so his secret stays safe and it is what he has always done
How does literally anyone forgive Damon for this? I know he redeems himself later but I feel like they let what he did to caroline go so easily
At least Stefan is smart in some ways
How much vervain does it take to kill a vampire?
Logan putting the scum in Logan Scum Fell
Introducing the founders council! Such an interesting story line
Timeline:
1864 - first founders council party
1865 - Damon destroyed the vervain
1970’s - Stefan went to Harvard
2009 - Stefan is a 150 year old teenager
Supernatural Flags:
Elena: 4 (Stefans eyes when making out, “they still do that/the salvatores don’t get invited”, Guest registry/og salvatore brothers, Caroline’s bite marks)
Favorites:
Song: All We Are
Line: Trust is earned. I can’t just magically hand it over - Elena
Episode Info:
"Family Ties”
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec
Songs:
"Believer" by Viva Voce
"Back in Time" by V V Brown
"Shadows of Ourselves" by Thievery Corporation
"I'm a Lady" by Santigold
"Opposite Direction" by Union of Knives
"I'm Not Over" by Carolina Liar
"All We Are" by Matt Nathanson - emo ish song
"Fallout" by Sofi Bonde
"Wild Place" by Glass Pear
"Brightest Hour (Morgan Page Remix)" by The Submarines