(Im paraphrasing.)
I mean, youmightwant someone stronger than him around to watch him.
Instead, we saw Caroline with Bonnie after Abby stormed off because she could no longer feel her garden.
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Witches have a connection to the earth.
They can feel life and make dead plants bloom.
But now Abbys lost it.
(Did you notice Bonnie calls her mother Abby not mom when talking about her?)
She offered to help Damon figure out what Rebekah wanted from him by getting inside her head.
Stefan was already at home doing more research into Samantha Gilbert.
She bled to death on the floor of her cell.
That could have been worded better, Stefan.
That left Meredith and Alaric alone.
Alaric had channeled his dark side into becoming a vampire hunter.
That felt a bit weird to me at the time.
Clearly Alaric wanted her to say he did what he had to do.
He was stress eating.
Thats one way to make him lose his appetite!
Im not sure which one.
A dance scene, naturally.
Rebekah got jealous watching Damon and Sage and started to feed on the poor piano player.
I dont want her.
I want you, Damon said.
The makeout session eventually moved upstairs.
The next time we saw them, Damon and Rebekah were naked in bed.
But no, Sage wanted toshowDamon what shed seen in Rebekahs mind which she did while kissing him.
When he found it, he saw that the tree had been used for the Wickery Bridge.
My first thought was,okay, he should burn that ledger so Rebekah can never find it.
We knew Damon was full of crap.
So did Sage, it turns out.
When Damon finally went upstairs to dress so they could go chop some wood, Sage bolted.
Damon rushed to the bridge and found Rebekah and Sage having a bonfire.
She told Rebekah Damons plan to save Finn.
Sage being older than Damon, he couldnt kill her.
But he did at least wound her with the truth about Finns current death wish.
Finn didnt love her.
Damon said when he finds another way to kill the Originals, hes going to start with Finn.
Abby hugged him and, of course, bit him.
Bonnie separated them, and Abby felt horrible.
Abby wanted to leave them before she hurt Jamie again or Bonnie.
Bonnie told Abby not to give up on her again.
They can make it work with blood bags.
Alaric was losing faith that he could be saved.
How sad is it when your life fits on one sheet of paper?
But Abby believed Bonnie could use magic to reverse the damage to his psyche.
Caroline would stay with Abby, and Bonnie would return home to perform the spell.
Bonnie told Elena she needed something of Alarics that he worebeforehe started wearing his ring.
Alaric suggested his wedding ring, which was in his apartment.
Elena went to get the ring while Alaric stayed with Meredith and her tranquilizers.
Stefan was waiting for Elena at Alarics place, having heard from Alaric that she was headed there.
So what was he doing there at Alarics?
Shed been on suicide watch, which meant she had no personal effects with her, including her ring.
The moral of the story: Violent behavior can still happen even if youre not wearing the ring.
They found pictures of Alarics victims and a package for Jeremy.
The note was attached to a hit list.
Elena found the wedding ring, and they left.
She knew Meredith was in danger.
Alaric awoke from a nap and emptied out Merediths syringes.
Alaric asked her if she ever felt remorse.
She should, he said, and stabbed her in the gut.
Matt Davis was genuinely chilling.
Thats too many doors to shut when youre being attacked.
Elena played it smart she told Alaric that Stefan hadnt caught up to her when he asked.
Stefan smelled Merediths blood and told Elena to come upstairs with him he was going to need her help.
But then he fought it.
He bit his wrist and fed Meredith his blood.
He left, presumably to tie Alarics ass up until Bonnie arrived.
Its about time, Damon!
Hell need to take the herbs that bind the spell twice a day.
Bonnie looked happy when she told Elena that she and Abby were going to work on the garden.
We cut back to Caroline and Jamie working on the garden.
Leave it to the witch, kids.
Caroline said she went through a tough time with her dad and she didnt get a happy ending.
She wants one for Bonnie.
Wah wahhhh…
Caroline heard Abby stirring and went inside the house to find her writing a goodbye note.
Abby said she had to leave, she couldnt do this.
What, be a vampire or be a parent?
You go, Caroline.
She thinks Bonnie and Jamie will be better off without her.
Caroline told Abby that Bonnie wants to make this work and begged her to stay.
She had an eternity to make things right with the daughter shed already abandoned once.
Tell them Im sorry, Abby said and walked out.
Is she not worried shell go on a killing spree if she hasnt mastered self-control?
I pretty much dont care if we ever see Abby again.
Dont venture to make me like her.
Withherhouse finally quiet, Elena called Jeremy to check in on him.
Jeremy is doing well not flunking any classes and hey, he got a dog.
They miss each other, etc.
Its made of the same wood as the bridge.
Sage and Rebekah think all the wood burned.
I sold my rage.
You should have seen me, Damon told Stefan.
We have a weapon, Stefan said.
Games back on, brother, Damon said.
Lets go kill some Originals.
I just got chills typing that.
What do you think will happen next week, besides Rebekah torturing Damon?
Why is everyone forgetting that daggering an Original didnt incapacitate Klaus last time?
Where does Alaric go from here?
Shouldnt Jeremy start an herb regime, just to be safe?
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