"You're not the worst company in the world."
Damon takes a trip to Georgia with Elena.
Stefan tries to help Bonnie overcome her fears and accept her powers.
Jeremy meets a girl named Annabelle who helps him in his research of Mystic Falls.
Tropes present in the episode:
- The Bartender: Bree works as one in the bar she owns.
- Beat Still, My Heart: Damon kills Bree by ripping out her heart, since she filled her body with vervain.
- Brainy Brunette: Anna who is a brunette and very knowledgeable about books and history of the town.
- Big Damn Heroes:
- Damon arrival at Elena's car crash causes her mysterious assailant to speed away.
- And Stefan also reveals to Elena he arrived at the site of the car crash that killed her parents just in time to save her, but not her parents.
- Commonality Connection: Jeremy and Anna bond over their love of books and the old family journals their ancestors had.
- Continuity Nod: Lee is Lexi's lover that she mentioned to Elena back in "162 Candles", and he's not happy about Damon killing her.
- Cute Bookworm: Anna, who helps Jeremy with the books he needs for his historical research.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Anna is introduced as one dropping a bunch of books in the library and getting Jeremy's attention.
- Forgotten First Meeting: Stefan reveals for Elena that they've met before, the day her parents were killed in the car accident, he was the one who rescued her and got her to the hospital.
- Genre Savvy: While Bree wants revenge on Damon for killing Lexi, she makes sure not to act suspicious and drinks a lot of vervain to protect herself from him.
- Happily Adopted: Stefan reveals to Elena that she was adopted.
- Hard-Drinking Party Girl: Bree immediately celebrates Damon's visit by getting drunk with him and Elena. She doesn't even care Elena is too young to drink, who also reveals herself to become one when drunk.
- Healing Factor: The mysterious figure Elena accidentally runs over heals itself instantly.
- Hot Witch: Bree is one, and Damon tried to have her break Emily spell on the Tomb years ago. He visits her to try to get her help in opening it another way.
- If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him!: Elena appeals to this to Lee so he will spare Damon. It succeeds.
- Lost Lenore:
- Alaric's deceased wife, Isobel is this to him.
- Also, Lexi became this to Lee after Damon killed her.
- Meet Cute: Jeremy and Anna's first meeting is the awkward version of this.
- Not a Morning Person: In a flashback, Alaric's wife complains when he wakes her up early in the morning.
- Odd Couple: This episode focus on Elena & Damon and Bonnie & Stefan, characters who barely knew each other, interacting and getting to know each other better.
- The Reveal: Stefan tells Elena that he was the one who rescued her from the car crash that killed her parents and that she's actually adopted.
- Old Flame: Damon and Bree were a couple for a time, years ago when he was trying to get her help in opening Katherine's tomb.
- Old Friend: Old acquaintances at least, but Stefan remember having met Bonnie's aunt back when she was young.
- Revenge:
- Lee tries to kill Damon for murdering Lexi, but Elena convinces Lee to spare him. Damon repays Lee's mercy by going back to the bar and murdering Bree for setting him up.
- Alaric is also revealed to have come to Mystic Falls in order to hunt the vampire who killed his wife... Damon.
- Secret-Keeper: Aunt Jenna, who never told Elena that she was adopted.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: Stefan says the Bennets have a long history in keeping his secret.
- Sex God: Bree jokes about how Damon "ruined her for other men" and teases Elena about how good he is in bed.
- Squishy Wizard: Being a witch doesn't protect Bree from Damon's Super Strength.
