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* When Elena tried to fight off her first vampire in "Unpleasantville" by stabbing him with pencils and attempting to stake him with a mop handle. She may have been rescued by Damon and Stefan in the end, but at least she wasn't helpless like another [[Literature/{{Twilight}} vampire's girlfriend]].

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* When Elena tried to fight off her first vampire in "Unpleasantville" by stabbing him with pencils and attempting to stake him with a mop handle. She may have been rescued by Damon and Stefan in the end, but at least she wasn't helpless like another [[Literature/{{Twilight}} vampire's girlfriend]].fought back.

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* In "Bloodlines", [[BigDamnHeroes Damon saving Elena]] after she [[spoiler: crashes her car into a vampire]]. This also overlaps with SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
* In "Let The Right One In", Damon killing God knows how many vampires on his own as payback for [[spoiler: torturing Stefan]].

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* In "Bloodlines", [[BigDamnHeroes Damon saving Elena]] after she [[spoiler: crashes her car into a vampire]].vampire. This also overlaps with SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
* In "Let The Right One In", Damon killing God knows how many vampires on his own as payback for [[spoiler: torturing Stefan]].Stefan.



* In "Memory Lane", Katherine officially becomes a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] when she reveals [[spoiler: she's built up a tolerance to vervain over the last century and a half, and has only been pretending to be weakened for a whole day just to screw with Stefan]].
** Her final scene in "Plan B," revealing [[spoiler: she's known all along that Elena and Stefan were faking their rift thanks to using Jenna as an unknowing informant, after which she makes Jenna stab herself over a long distance, and effortlessly moves on to make another werewolf after Mason's death]]. Basically, at this point, she's hurt if not outright destroyed every single major character without even breaking a sweat.
* In "Kill Or Be Killed", Mason, a werewolf, has Elena by the throat. He tells [[spoiler: Caroline]] he can kill her before [[spoiler: Caroline]] can get to him.
-->'''[[spoiler:Caroline:]]''' I can take you.

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* In "Memory Lane", Katherine officially becomes a [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] when she reveals [[spoiler: she's built up a tolerance to vervain over the last century and a half, and has only been pretending to be weakened for a whole day just to screw with Stefan]].
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** Her final scene in "Plan B," revealing [[spoiler: she's known all along that Elena and Stefan were faking their rift thanks to using Jenna as an unknowing informant, after which she makes Jenna stab herself over a long distance, and effortlessly moves on to make another werewolf after Mason's death]].death. Basically, at this point, she's hurt if not outright destroyed every single major character without even breaking a sweat.
* In "Kill Or Be Killed", Mason, a werewolf, has Elena by the throat. He tells [[spoiler: Caroline]] Caroline he can kill her before [[spoiler: Caroline]] Caroline can get to him.
-->'''[[spoiler:Caroline:]]''' -->'''Caroline:''' I can take you.



-->'''[[spoiler:Caroline:]]''' Yeah. I do. ''*commence [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomp]], leaving Mason on the ground*'' Told ya.

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-->'''[[spoiler:Caroline:]]''' -->'''Caroline:''' Yeah. I do. ''*commence [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomp]], leaving Mason on the ground*'' Told ya.



* The episode "Masquerade" has several [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]]:
** Lucy gets one in her very first appearance, [[spoiler: being the one to defeat Katherine even while staying within the letter of her life debt to her]].
** Caroline [[spoiler: manages to fool Katherine into walking into a trap set for her by the others, then breaks up the fight between Tyler and Matt by pushing them away from each other]].

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* The episode "Masquerade" has several [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]]:
** Lucy gets one in her very first appearance, [[spoiler: being the one to defeat Katherine even while staying within the letter of her life debt to her]].
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** Caroline [[spoiler: manages to fool Katherine into walking into a trap set for her by the others, then breaks up the fight between Tyler and Matt by pushing them away from each other]].other.



* In "The Last Dance", Damon and Bonnie's {{Batman Gambit}} to [[spoiler:fake Bonnie's death, including telling no one else about it to be sure it's believable]].

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* In "The Last Dance", Damon and Bonnie's {{Batman Gambit}} BatmanGambit to [[spoiler:fake fake Bonnie's death, including telling no one else about it to be sure it's believable]].believable.



* In "Ghost World", Caroline's HoldTheLine against the [[spoiler: tomb vampire ghosts to protect Mrs Lockwood, until Bonnie can send them back]].
* Elena through basically the whole of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", including her pretty convincing fake drunkenness, determination to train herself to fight vampires, and particularly in her exchange with Stefan at the end, in which she says that she still has hope for his humanity and that it makes her strong [[spoiler: and not, as he claims, pathetic. Then she stabs him in the stomach, leaving him winded, and walks off with her head held high. The expression on Stefan's face suggests that even he is impressed]].
* Katherine [[spoiler: impersonating Elena through "Homecoming", then getting back up after being stabbed by Mikael and knocking out Klaus' hybrids with a pair of wolfsbane grenades and a cheerful "Ba-boom!"]]

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* In "Ghost World", Caroline's HoldTheLine against the [[spoiler: tomb vampire ghosts to protect Mrs Lockwood, until Bonnie can send them back]].
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* Elena through basically the whole of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", including her pretty convincing fake drunkenness, determination to train herself to fight vampires, and particularly in her exchange with Stefan at the end, in which she says that she still has hope for his humanity and that it makes her strong [[spoiler: and not, as he claims, pathetic. Then she stabs him in the stomach, leaving him winded, and walks off with her head held high. The expression on Stefan's face suggests that even he is impressed]].
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* Katherine [[spoiler: impersonating Elena through "Homecoming", then getting back up after being stabbed by Mikael and knocking out Klaus' hybrids with a pair of wolfsbane grenades and a cheerful "Ba-boom!"]]"Ba-boom!"



** Klaus managing to [[spoiler: talk--well, ''threaten''--his way out of being caught in the spell cast by the witch spirits in the old house, thereby getting most of the coffins back.]]
** [[spoiler:Elijah]] coming back and ripping out [[spoiler: a hybrid's heart]], spooking Klaus in the process.
* In "Do Not Go Gentle", Elena calling [[spoiler: Esther]] out on her vile actions and [[ShutUpHannibal shooting down her every attempt to justify them]]. For an instant, [[spoiler: Esther]] actually seems chastened and offers Elena an assurance that [[spoiler: Jenna is at peace instead of being trapped on the Other Side like any other vampire's spirit]].
* In "Before Sunset", Tyler [[spoiler: coming to Elena's aid, finally [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling Klaus out on his crap]] and [[ShutUpHannibal refusing to be "his little bitch" anymore]]]] -- followed very shortly by [[spoiler: Stefan, Tyler, Damon, Bonnie, and Jeremy all working together to ''finally'' defeat Klaus by desiccating him]].

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** Klaus managing to [[spoiler: talk--well, ''threaten''--his way out of being caught in the spell cast by the witch spirits in the old house, thereby getting most of the coffins back.]]
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** [[spoiler:Elijah]] Elijah coming back and ripping out [[spoiler: a hybrid's heart]], heart, spooking Klaus in the process.
* In "Do Not Go Gentle", Elena calling [[spoiler: Esther]] Esther out on her vile actions and [[ShutUpHannibal shooting down her every attempt to justify them]]. For an instant, [[spoiler: Esther]] Esther actually seems chastened and offers Elena an assurance that [[spoiler: Jenna is at peace instead of being trapped on the Other Side like any other vampire's spirit]].
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* In "Before Sunset", Tyler [[spoiler: coming to Elena's aid, finally [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling Klaus out on his crap]] and [[ShutUpHannibal refusing to be "his little bitch" anymore]]]] anymore]] -- followed very shortly by [[spoiler: Stefan, Tyler, Damon, Bonnie, and Jeremy all working together to ''finally'' defeat Klaus by desiccating him]].him.



* In season four, [[spoiler: Tyler taking his place as alpha of the pack of newly-unsired hybrids.]]
* In episode 10 of season 4, Klaus, right after [[spoiler:slaughtering Tyler's group of free Hybrids and killing Carol Lockwood]], comes to take news about how many vampires Jeremy killed. He proceeds to deliver a threatening speech where he basically makes a list of all the people he has just killed and reminds Damon and Jeremy they are only allowed to live because he wants to complete the mark, before sarcastically asking how he can be of any help. Damon's [[ShutUpHannibal answer]]? Grab a wood bullet-loaded gun and use the Original Hybrid as target practice to show Jeremy how you use this weapon against a vampire.
-->'''Damon''': That was for [[spoiler:Carol Lockwood]].
* April telling Liz and the new mayor about how [[spoiler: Professor Shane convinced her father to blow up the council]] followed by "it's time people started telling the truth."
* Elena and Jeremy [[spoiler: killing Kol.]] What makes this awesome in and of itself is that Elena is the newest vampire on the show, and Jeremy is just [[spoiler: a newbie Hunter. And they took out an Original!]]

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* In season four, [[spoiler: Tyler taking his place as alpha of the pack of newly-unsired hybrids.]]
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* In episode 10 of season 4, Klaus, right after [[spoiler:slaughtering slaughtering Tyler's group of free Hybrids and killing Carol Lockwood]], Lockwood, comes to take news about how many vampires Jeremy killed. He proceeds to deliver a threatening speech where he basically makes a list of all the people he has just killed and reminds Damon and Jeremy they are only allowed to live because he wants to complete the mark, before sarcastically asking how he can be of any help. Damon's [[ShutUpHannibal answer]]? Grab a wood bullet-loaded gun and use the Original Hybrid as target practice to show Jeremy how you use this weapon against a vampire.
-->'''Damon''': That was for [[spoiler:Carol Lockwood]].
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* April telling Liz and the new mayor about how [[spoiler: Professor Shane convinced her father to blow up the council]] council followed by "it's time people started telling the truth."
* Elena and Jeremy [[spoiler: killing Kol.]] Kol. What makes this awesome in and of itself is that Elena is the newest vampire on the show, and Jeremy is just [[spoiler: a newbie Hunter. And they took out an Original!]]Original!



* Bonnie showing just what she can do with her new dark powers, and [[spoiler: sealing Klaus (temporarily) in the Gilbert living room to stop him from killing Jeremy and Elena when he finds out what they did to Kol.]]
* One has to admire [[spoiler: Klaus completely turning his capture in the Gilbert house completely in his favor and his amusement. Tyler actually arrives to taunt Klaus on his hopelessness… only for the older hybrid to completely mind fuck and Troll Tyler so completely than one can only watch him in almost horrified awe]]. The man is even more dangerous with his words than with his actions
* And in 4x14, it's the return of the show's resident [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] Katherine Pierce/Katerina Petrova, who just waltzes right into Silas' tomb, takes the cure and leaves [[spoiler: a dead Jeremy Gilbert and a dying Bonnie Bennett]] to deal with the imminent return of the world's oldest immortal being.

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* Bonnie showing just what she can do with her new dark powers, and [[spoiler: sealing Klaus (temporarily) in the Gilbert living room to stop him from killing Jeremy and Elena when he finds out what they did to Kol.]]
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* One has to admire [[spoiler: Klaus completely turning his capture in the Gilbert house completely in his favor and his amusement. Tyler actually arrives to taunt Klaus on his hopelessness… only for the older hybrid to completely mind fuck and Troll Tyler so completely than one can only watch him in almost horrified awe]].awe. The man is even more dangerous with his words than with his actions
* And in 4x14, it's the return of the show's resident [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] Katherine Pierce/Katerina Petrova, who just waltzes right into Silas' tomb, takes the cure and leaves [[spoiler: a dead Jeremy Gilbert and a dying Bonnie Bennett]] Bennett to deal with the imminent return of the world's oldest immortal being.



* And then there's the moment we've all been waiting for: [[spoiler: Silas' first meeting with Klaus]]. It is the first time ever in the series that Klaus tries his usual tricks and finds that he has been OutGambitted and, more importantly, outmatched physically. [[spoiler: The episode ends with Silas ''stabbing Klaus in the back with Rebekah's white oak stake'', snapping it off and leaving Klaus to scream and writhe in sheer pain.]] And he does it with no back-up, no complicated magic. It shows how [[spoiler: dangerous Silas truly is if he can incapacitate freaking Klaus in less then ten seconds flat.]]

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* And then there's the moment we've all been waiting for: [[spoiler: Silas' first meeting with Klaus]].Klaus. It is the first time ever in the series that Klaus tries his usual tricks and finds that he has been OutGambitted and, more importantly, outmatched physically. [[spoiler: The episode ends with Silas ''stabbing Klaus in the back with Rebekah's white oak stake'', snapping it off and leaving Klaus to scream and writhe in sheer pain.]] pain. And he does it with no back-up, no complicated magic. It shows how [[spoiler: dangerous Silas truly is if he can incapacitate freaking Klaus in less then ten seconds flat.]]



* In ''Pictures of You'', for those who found Vampire!Elena to be a Scrappy, you have to admit, [[spoiler: Bonnie using her expression on her]] was pretty damn awesome.

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* In ''Pictures of You'', for those who found Vampire!Elena to be a Scrappy, you have to admit, [[spoiler: Bonnie using her expression on her]] her was pretty damn awesome.



* [[spoiler: Bonnie putting down Silas for good, using the sheer force of her ''willpower.'']]
* [[spoiler: Jeremy's BigDamnHeroes moment when he saves Elena from being killed by Kol.]]
* In the season four finale [[spoiler: Klaus decapitates a witch with a ''graduation cap''. Yep. Threw it like a ninja star.]]
** And topped off by Elena [[spoiler: force-feeding Katherine the cure.]]

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* [[spoiler: Bonnie putting down Silas for good, using the sheer force of her ''willpower.'']]
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* [[spoiler: Jeremy's BigDamnHeroes moment when he saves Elena from being killed by Kol.]]
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* In the season four finale [[spoiler: Klaus decapitates a witch with a ''graduation cap''. Yep. Threw it like a ninja star.]]
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** And topped off by Elena [[spoiler: force-feeding Katherine the cure.]]



* [[spoiler:Katherine managing to get away from both Silas and Jeremy and go on the run once again. Jeremy is a Hunter. Silas is ''the first immortal being in history.'' It just proves that while her vampirism gave her benefits, ultimately it's Katherine's cunning that makes her so dangerous.]]

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* [[spoiler:Katherine Katherine managing to get away from both Silas and Jeremy and go on the run once again. Jeremy is a Hunter. Silas is ''the first immortal being in history.'' It just proves that while her vampirism gave her benefits, ultimately it's Katherine's cunning that makes her so dangerous.]]



* A villainous one for Qetsiyah. It's not enough that she orchestrated events so that if Silas died as a witch, he would be with her for all eternity. [[spoiler: She made the Anchor - the one thing keeping the other side active - Amara herself, aka Silas' one true love. Meaning that if Silas had taken the cure and tried to destroy the other side, he wouldn't have been able to do so, since he could never hurt Amara. She remains immortal, and he stays a witch until his dying day, and then he goes to supernatural purgatory and Qetsiyah.]] As Damon said: a bona fide genius.
** [[spoiler: Her dying words certainly count. After all her scheming and two thousand years, Qetsiyah finally has what she's always wanted: Silas with her forever.]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Qetsiyah:]]''' [[spoiler: True love prevails. The universe be damned.]]
* After five seasons, [[spoiler: Katherine is finally put down for good. But not before leaving one last parting gift for Elena, in true Katherine Pierce style.]]

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* A villainous one for Qetsiyah. It's not enough that she orchestrated events so that if Silas died as a witch, he would be with her for all eternity. [[spoiler: She made the Anchor - the one thing keeping the other side active - Amara herself, aka Silas' one true love. Meaning that if Silas had taken the cure and tried to destroy the other side, he wouldn't have been able to do so, since he could never hurt Amara. She remains immortal, and he stays a witch until his dying day, and then he goes to supernatural purgatory and Qetsiyah.]] As Damon said: a bona fide genius.
** [[spoiler: Her dying words certainly count. After all her scheming and two thousand years, Qetsiyah finally has what she's always wanted: Silas with her forever.]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Qetsiyah:]]''' [[spoiler:
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True love prevails. The universe be damned.]]
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* After five seasons, [[spoiler: Katherine is finally put down for good. But not before leaving one last parting gift for Elena, in true Katherine Pierce style.]]



* Season 8, episode 6. [[spoiler: Alaric gives Seline a call after she kidnaps his daughters. The resulting conversation leaves Seline, the immortal, mind controlling siren, ''absolutely terrified.'' He's

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* Season 8, episode 6. [[spoiler: Alaric gives Seline a call after she kidnaps his daughters. The resulting conversation leaves Seline, the immortal, mind controlling siren, ''absolutely terrified.'' He's



* The awesome reveal of Season 8 as to the new ruler of Hell: [[spoiler: Katherine. To repeat: '''Katherine Pierce is now the Queen of Hell.''']]

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* Caroline throwing Damon to the ground in "Brave New World"

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* Caroline throwing Damon to the ground in "Brave New World"World" and very succinctly telling him "You suck." If the show rating was a bit higher, she probably would've said something else.
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* In "Bloodlines", [[BigDamnHeroes Damon saving Elena]] after she [[spoiler: crashes her car into a vampire]]. This also overlaps with CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

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* In "Bloodlines", [[BigDamnHeroes Damon saving Elena]] after she [[spoiler: crashes her car into a vampire]]. This also overlaps with CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
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* Season 8, episode 6. [[spoiler: Alaric gives Seline a call after she kidnaps his daughters. The resulting conversation leaves Seline, the immortal, mind controlling siren, ''absolutely terrified.'' He's
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* The awesome reveal of season seven as to the new ruler of Hell: [[spoiler: Katherine. To repeat: '''Katherine Pierce is now the Queen of Hell.''']]

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* The awesome reveal of season seven Season 8 as to the new ruler of Hell: [[spoiler: Katherine. To repeat: '''Katherine Pierce is now the Queen of Hell.''']]
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* The awesome reveal of season seven as to the new ruler of Hell: [[Spoiler: Katherine. To repeat: '''Katherine Pierce is now the Queen of Hell.''']]

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* The awesome reveal of season seven as to the new ruler of Hell: [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Katherine. To repeat: '''Katherine Pierce is now the Queen of Hell.''']]
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* "The Simple Intimacy Of The Near Touch." After an entire season of Damon having his brains turned to mush by Sybil via mind control, it is cathartic to finally see Damon [[NoSell No Selling]] her attempts to brainwash him further twice. First by smashing her face into a mirror so hard it cracks while they are inside his mind, then later beaning her across the face into unconsciousness by the very object she had made Damon come back to Mystic Falls to deliver to her. Then he chains her up somewhere with the intention of torturing her before she finally turns the tables on him. Hell of a win for Damon.

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* "The Simple Intimacy Of The Near Touch." After an entire season of Damon having his brains turned to mush by Sybil via mind control, it is cathartic to finally see Damon [[NoSell No Selling]] her attempts to brainwash him further twice. First by smashing her face into a mirror so hard it cracks while they are inside his mind, then later beaning her across the face into unconsciousness by the very object she had made Damon come back to Mystic Falls to deliver to her. Then he chains her up somewhere with the intention of torturing her before she finally turns the tables on him. Hell of a win for Damon.Damon.
* The awesome reveal of season seven as to the new ruler of Hell: [[Spoiler: Katherine. To repeat: '''Katherine Pierce is now the Queen of Hell.''']]
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* Kai absorbing the anti-magic spell that the Travelers cast, which not only made Mystic Falls livable for vampires again, but also made him insanely powerful

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* Kai absorbing the anti-magic spell that the Travelers cast, which not only made Mystic Falls livable for vampires again, but also made him insanely powerfulpowerful
* "The Simple Intimacy Of The Near Touch." After an entire season of Damon having his brains turned to mush by Sybil via mind control, it is cathartic to finally see Damon [[NoSell No Selling]] her attempts to brainwash him further twice. First by smashing her face into a mirror so hard it cracks while they are inside his mind, then later beaning her across the face into unconsciousness by the very object she had made Damon come back to Mystic Falls to deliver to her. Then he chains her up somewhere with the intention of torturing her before she finally turns the tables on him. Hell of a win for Damon.
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-->'''Damon''': That was for [[Carol Lockwood]].

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-->'''Damon''': That was for [[Carol [[spoiler:Carol Lockwood]].

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