The Vampire Diaries: The Departed

Determined to protect his sister, Jeremy makes a decision that will change everything. In the harsh reality of the present situation, Elena longs for simpler times when her parents, Grayson and Miranda, and Aunt Jenna were still alive and her biggest concern was her relationship with Matt. Stefan and Damon leave Mystic Falls together on a mission, but soon split up when Elena needs one of them. Caroline and Tyler are forced to make a life-changing decision. Finally, Bonnie makes a secret deal that has heartbreaking consequences.

Source: The CW

Episode Info

Episode number: 3x22
Airdate: Thursday May 10th, 2012

Director: John Behring
Story: Elizabeth R. Finch, Brett Matthews
Teleplay: Julie Plec

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UK (ITV2)

May 22, 2012

Currently 9.4/10

9.4/10 (16 Votes cast)

Guest Stars

Claire Holt As Rebekah Recurring	Daniel Gillies As Elijah Recurring
Marguerite MacIntyre As Sheriff Forbes Recurring	Susan Walters As Carol Lockwood Recurring
Torrey DeVitto As Meredith Recurring	Erin Beute As Miranda
Jason MacDonald (1) As Grayson	Sara Canning As Jenna Summers

Main Cast

Nina Dobrev As Elena Gilbert	Paul Wesley As Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder As Damon Salvatore	Steven R. McQueen As Jeremy Gilbert
Katerina Graham As Bonnie Bennett	Zach Roerig As Matt Donovan
Candice Accola As Caroline Forbes	Michael Trevino As Tyler Lockwood
Matthew Davis (1) As Alaric Saltzman	Joseph Morgan As Klaus
Sara Canning As Jenna Sommers

Recap

The episode begins, and Elena wakes up in the morning and rocks out to Pink. She puts on her cheerleader outfit and goes downstairs to breakfast; Jenna and her mom are there. It's sophomore year. She wakes up in the hospital. Meanwhile, Meredith tells Jeremy that Elena is fine; she just has a slight concussion. Meanwhile, Jeremy calls the Salvatores on the road. They can't believe Jeremy took her to the hospital when all the originals are looking to kill her to stop Alaric. One of them has to go back; the other has to deal with Klaus's desiccated body. Meanwhile, Meredith returns to her office to find Alaric waiting for her. He takes her vials of vampire blood and dumps them out. ..

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