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| While Mystic Falls presents a screening of "Gone with The Wind" in the town square, Damon's memories of Katherine in 1864 mix with the reality of Elena in the present day. Stefan pays a terrible personal price for his attempt to prevent a tragedy, and Sheriff Forbes makes a deadly mistake while trying to keep everyone safe. More than one life hangs in the balance as the consequences of the sacrifice ritual play out to a horrifying conclusion. |
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| With the arrival of the full moon, Elena attempts to get ready for whatever Klaus has in store for her, and Tyler faces his second transformation. The dangerous events quickly escalate out of control, despite an unexpected act of courage. Damon reveals the truth to Stefan about a terrible new development they now face. |
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| Damon is willing to take extreme measures to prevent Klaus from harming Elena. His actions pit Damon and Stefan against one another, and the tension that started brewing between the two over their differing opinions of how to protest Elena turns into a full-scale conflict. |
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| "My biggest fear is I don't want to be split between the two shows and I don't want to water myself down and hurt either," he tells THR about possibly having to balance two series in the fall. |
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| Kevin Williamson also discusses how Twitter and the blogosphere have made maintaining secrecy on the CW’s Thursday night drama more difficult. |
