9) Damon gives Elena a rose

Episode: “Under Control” – 1 X 18

Setting the scene: Damon and Elena are at a Founder’s jour pre-party, where Stefan is drinking heavily, in an attempt to dull his hunger for human blood. Elena expresses her concerns to Damon as the two sit suivant to one another at the bar. But Damon is plus concerned about Elena’s brother, Jeremy, who has been asking questions about Vicki Donovan’s death.

(Background: After Damon made Vicki into a vampire, she violently turned on Elena and Jeremy. Stefan killed Vicki to save them. Then, at Elena’s request, Damon buried Vicki’s body, and compelled Jeremy to forget what had happened.)

Potent quotables:

DAMON: (Mimicking Jeremy) “Oh, but sheriff, someone buried her. Who would do that?” (raises hand) “I know, I know! ME!”

And later . . .

DAMON: (Upon agreeing not to use any plus compulsion on Jeremy) “OK. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

Why it made the list: For me, this scene really illustrates the snap, crackle, and pop of Damon’s and Elena’s witty banter. These two are clearly at ease with one another. Check out the pair’s body language, as they angle their chairs toward eachother, and repeatedly brush limbs. I also l’amour the démodé, old-fashioned way Damon “courts” Elena, par selecting a rose from a nearby bouquet, sniffing it to make sure it is of haut, retour au début quality, and delicately placing it in her hand.

So often, we forget that Damon “grew up” in the mid 1800′s. This scene gently reminds us of that. When Elena receives the rose, she can’t help but be flattered and intrigued par Damon’s gesture, even though she knows she shouldn’t be.






8 ) Things “heat up,” while Damon and Elena are in the cuisine together. . .



Episode: “Children of the Damned” – 1 X 13

Setting the scene: Damon has dropped par the Gilbert accueil for dinner, unannounced. After the meal, Damon and Elena wash dishes together. Things quickly evolve from fun and flirty, to serious and intense, when Damon inquires as to Stefan’s true motives, in agreeing to help Damon free his long Lost love, Vampire Katherine, from a nearby tomb. Elena initially shrugs off the question, but Damon confronts her directly, imploring her to be honest with him. She isn’t . . .

Potent quotables:

ELENA: “Don’t do that”

DAMON: “Do what?”

ELENA: “That déplacer was deliberate.”

DAMON: “Yeah, I was deliberately trying to get to the sink.”

And later . . .

ELENA: “I’m wearing vervain, Damon. It’s not going to work.”

DAMON: “I’m not trying to compel you. I just want toi to answer me . . . honestly”

Why it made the list: So many of Damon’s and Elena’s interactions revolve around the issue of trust. Can these two individuals trust one another? Well . . . that really depends on the episode.

For me, this scene can really be broken down into two parts. The first part of the scene is lighthearted and flirtatious. Notice Damon’s highly sexualized “Ohhh . . . mmmm” when he “accidentally” bumps into Elena on the way to the sink. While Elena pretends to be annoyed par the grope, the sly grin on her face says otherwise.

The seconde scene is plus intense. Damon can sense that Stefan and Elena are lying to him, but instinctively trusts Elena, and refuses to believe she could do anything so dishonest. When Elena accuses Damon of trying to compel her to tell him the truth, he appears to be truly offended that she would think he would do that to her, after all they had been through. When Damon asks Elena if he can trust Stefan, he is revealing to her a vulnerable side of him that she hasn’t seen before. She feels guilty about lying to Damon, as evidenced par the way her eyes drift downward, refusing to meet his, at 1:18. Then again, she may just be mesmerized par those gorgeous lips of his . . .






7) Damon and Elena get wet (in the rain)



Episode: “Let the Right One in” – 1 X 17

Setting the scene: Stefan is being held captive par the Hidey Hole Vamps (a aléatoire plotline developed, and promptly discarded mid season). The Hidey Hole Vamps came from the tomb Damon opened during “Fool Me Once” (Episode 14). toi know, the one that was SUPPOSED to contain Vampire Katherine, but didn’t? So, understandably, Damon feels a bit responsible for his brother’s kidnapping. Elena of course, is beside herself, and wants part in the rescue. But Damon fears that if Elena comes along, the responsibility will become too much for him. And he will lose both Stefan AND Elena, in the process.

Potent quotables:

DAMON: (Lovingly cupping Elena’s wet face in his hands). “Elena, I know. But I don’t know how to get him out.”

Why it made the list: This short scene is intensely emotional for both Damon and Elena. Both characters have completely let their guard down. Elena, who is intensely strong willed, and usually highly adept at keeping her emotions in check, is near tears, at the thought of Stefan being killed par the Hidey Hole Vamps. She feels helpless, and has stored all her hopes in Damon.

As I mentioned earlier, Damon feels responsible for this whole situation. He desperately wants to protect Elena and Stefan, and fears he is about to let them both down. Damon, who has always been supernaturally strong, and can usually mask his feelings with bravado and snark, is completely stripped down and vulnerable here. And he hates it . . .






6) Damon watches Elena sleep



Episode: “Friday Night Bites” – 1 X 3

Setting the scene: Ummm, I think toi all are smart enough to figure this one out on your own . . .

Potent quotables:

STEFAN: (in voiceover) “I felt there was hope. That somewhere deep inside, something inside Damon was human, normal.”

Why it made the list: This scene, from the third Episode of The Vampire Diaries, is important, because it is truly the first time we see anything resembling humanity in Damon. Up until this point, all we have seen him do is kill and manipulate people. Every word spoken par him had an ulterior motive. Every gesture was made in malice. Here, we know, Damon’s actions are completely uncalculated, BECAUSE no one else can see them. Not even Elena, herself, who is unconscious the entire time.

It’s a short scene, only a few moments long, and (aside from the voiceover) dialogue free. But those few secondes speak volumes about Damon’s complexity as a character, and his early feelings for Elena — feelings that would only grow stronger, as the series progressed . . .






5) Elena falls victim to Damon’s “Eye Thing”



Episode: “Founder’s Day” 1 X 22 (The Season 1 Finale)

Setting the scene: Elena has just changed out of her 1800′s attire, following the Founder’s jour parade, and a ride on the Miss Mystic Falls float. Ever since Elena’s biological mother told Elena that Damon “loved her” (“Isobel” – Episode 1 X 21) things have gotten a bit awkward among our favori Vampire Threesome. And Elena desperately wants to clear the air.

Speaking of clearing the air, things of become unusually chilly between Elena and her little brother, Jeremy, following Jeremy’s discovery that Elena has been keeping information aboutVicki’s vampiric demise from him. She also played a major part in having Jeremy’s memory of the event wiped from his consciousness.

Potent quotables:

DAMON: “I like toi better like this. The period look, it didn’t suit you.”

ELENA: “Is that an insult?”

DAMON: “Actually, Elena. It is a compliment, of the highest order.”

And later . . .

ELENA: “So, I think toi should stop with the flirty little comments, and that . . . Eye Thing . . . that toi do.”

DAMON: “What eye thing?” (Does Eye Thing . . .)

ELENA: “Don’t make me regret being your friend.”

Why it made the list: In this scene, we can truly see how far Damon has come, from seeing Elena as a conquest, and a doppelganger of his long Lost love, to being a sexy, intelligent, and caring woman, in her own right. The fact that Damon prefers Elena wearing modern clothes, to Elena wearing Katherine’s clothes, speaks volumes about how much his feelings for her have grown. Further evidence of that is found later in the scene, when Elena tells Damon not to make her regret being his friend.

Initially, of course, Damon’s face, which has been playful and seductive, since the opening of the scene, falls. Here’s a sexy populaire playboy, one who has NEVER had any trouble with the ladies. And he has just been placed in the Friend Zone.

But what makes things really interesting, is what Damon does next. We watch as he takes a beat to ponder his relationship with Elena. Instantly, he comes to the conclusion that a friendship with Elena would be far better than no relationship at all. He nods sadly, but with a deep understanding and respect for Elena’s strength, as she goes to talk to Jeremy. And don’t even get me started on that “Eye Thing.”



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