But the beauty of Elena is now we’ll get to see her try to rise above it and be a champion in spite of this. We’ll see how hard that is and how long it takes her to become a functioning vampire, if at all.
toi saw just how much she became a woman this season. She really grew and matured. The finale is all about that. toi see the journey she's gone on – from before the vampires came into her life until now.
When Elena does remember meeting Damon the night her parents died, I think that while we can rest assured she won’t immediately switch brothers, it will shift her understanding of who Damon is