Elena awakens on the morning after the 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 passing. Stefan promises Elena that he and Bonnie will exhaust every possible way out of the situation, but Damon is furious with his brother for letting Elena die in the first place. Bonnie pays a terrible price for her attempt to change Elena's fate, while Damon takes out his frustration and rage on Matt. In a rare moment of empathy, Rebekah is deeply touched by Stefan and Elena's devotion to one another. Finally, Pastor Young and the Town Council members begin rounding up the vampires and their supporters, leading to an unexpected tragedy.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 1 of The Vampire Diaries resulted in a 1.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Growing Pains
• s04e02 - Memorial
• s04e03 - The Rager
• s04e04 - The Five
• s04e05 - The Killer
• s04e06 - We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
• s04e07 - My Brother's Keeper
• s04e08 - We'll Always Have Bourbon Street
• s04e09 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
• s04e10 - After School Special
• s04e11 - Catch Me If You Can
• s04e12 - A View To A Kill
• s04e13 - Into the Wild
• s04e14 - Down the Rabbit Hole
• s04e15 - Stand by Me
• s04e16 - Bring it On
• s04e17 - Because the Night
• s04e18 - American Gothic
• s04e19 - Pictures of You
• s04e20 - The Originals
• s04e21 - She's Come Undone
• s04e22 - The Walking Dead
• s04e23 - Graduation

The Vampire Diaries Show Summary

Based on novels of the same name, Vampire Diaries follows Elena, a young heroine, who is the object of passion for two vampire brothers. Four months after the tragic car accident thathuged their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world.

As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore. Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena's soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.