Meanwhile, Elena called Stefan to talk about grief. When Caroline tells him about Luke's herbs, he attacks him, but Alaric managed to break them up. Later, he took her outside the border so that Caroline can compel her to forget about the attack.Īt the party and the game, Alaric meets Jo and Tyler tries to control his anger issues. She said that a vampire attacked her but when Tripp and the rest of the militia arrived, Matt spun the story to make it seem that a dog bit her. Elena admits to her that she's been using herbs.ĭuring his training, Matt sees Sarah and runs to help her. Sarah runs to Mystic Falls and Elena and Caroline are unable to follow her. On her way to meet Caroline, Elena picks up a girl " Sarah" and attacks her before Caroline stops her. Meanwhile, Jeremy spent the summer drinking, hooking up and playing video games. Matt joins the militia under the direction of Tripp Cooke to learn to protect the town from vampires. When she mentions to Luke had the thirst is the side effect, he thinks about cutting her off. It's soon revealed that Elena is the one who attacked the couple as a result of the herbs Luke had given her. She also borrows books about magic from Alaric to try to find a way to end the magic border. The town's border prevents any vampires of entering Mystic Falls, so Caroline had a picnic with her mom near the border. He's got a girlfriend and keeps dodging everyone's calls. Meanwhile, Stefan is working as a car mechanic at Dean's Garage and has given up hope of ever brining them back. Alaric became a professor of Occult Studies at the college, Tyler starts going to college, while Caroline dropped out and is trying to find a way to bring Damon and Bonnie back. The episode opens up with the couple being attacked by an unknown vampire.įour months after the season finale, a sophomore year at Whitmore College stars. Last, while everyone believes Stefan is off tracking a lead to get Damon and Bonnie back, Elena is shocked when she learns the truth of what he has really been up to. Alaric, who is struggling to adjust to his new life as a vampire, finds himself in an awkward situation when he meets Jo, a beautiful doctor at the university hospital. Tyler, who is human once again, has a run-in at a football tailgate that tests his ability to control his anger, while Matt worries that Jeremy is dealing with the loss of Bonnie in a self-destructive way. Unable to move on, Caroline is desperate to find a way to reverse the anti-magic spell the Travelers have put over Mystic Falls and grows frustrated when her calls to Stefan go unanswered. FRESH STARTS AND SECOND CHANCES - After spending the past four months coping with the loss of Damon in an unconventional and potentially dangerous way, Elena has returned to Whitmore College for the start of sophomore year.