Elena wakes up on the morning after the jour of accident to find the thing she dreaded most has come true – she died with vampire blood in her system and now must go through the terrible transition to become a vampire…or face certain death. She probably wishes she’d stayed asleep.
Stefan promises Elena that he and Bonnie will exhaust every possible way out of the situation.
Damon is furious with his brother for letting Elena die in the first place. Damon needs a punching bag and uses poor Matt as a convenient scapegoat.
Bonnie's attempt to change Elena's fate has terrible ramifications.
Rebekah's romantic little cœur, coeur goes pitter-patter when she sees the lengths Stefan is willing to go for his girlfriend.
New foes Pastor Young (Michael Reilly Burke) and the Town Council start picking up vampires and their protectors leading to an unexpected tragedy which ends pretty badly. For whom? Not sure.
