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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Calhoun, Crissy Love you to death, season two : the unofficial companion to the Vampire Diaries / Crissy Calhoun. isbn 978-1-77041-056-5 Also in electronic formats: 978-1-77090-031-8 (epub); 978-1-77090-032-5 (pdf) 1. Vampire diaries (Television program). I. Title. pn1992.77.v34c342 2011 791.45’72 c2011-902809-3 Typesetting: Gail Nina Text design: Melissa Kaita Cover and color photo section design: Rachel Ironstone Cover image: Chris Nicholls/Contour by Getty Images Author photo: Lee Weston Photography (LeeWestonPhoto.com) Printing: Thomson-Shore 5 4 3 2 1 Interior photo credits by page: 2: Mark Davis/PictureGroup; 4 (left): Tina Gill/PictureGroup; 4 (right), 38, 107, 210: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup; 16, 55, 67, 129, 145, 183: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup; 24: Justin Campbell/startraksphoto.com; 51: Kristian Dowling/Warner Bros. 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Printed and bound in the United States Contents Introduction v Never a Dull Day on The Vampire Diaries 1 TVD Do-Gooders Meet the Writers Episode Guide: Season 2 11 2.01 “The Return” 12 Taylor Kinney as Mason Lockwood 2.02 “Brave New World” 22 Brave New World 2.03 “Bad Moon Rising” 33 Werewolf Lore 2.04 “Memory Lane” 45 2.05 “Kill or Be Killed” 54 2.06 “Plan B” 63 2.07 “Masquerade” 74 Tiya Sircar as Aimee Bradley and Maiara Walsh as Sarah The Vampire Diaries: Original Television Soundtrack 2.08 “Rose” 87 Lauren Cohan as Rose 2.09 “Katerina” 96 2.10 “The Sacrifice” 106 Daniel Gillies as Elijah 2.11 “By the Light of the Moon” 115 Bryton James as Luka Martin Transforming Tyler 2.12 “The Descent” 127 Michaela McManus as Jules 2.13 “Daddy Issues” 135 Estratto della pubblicazione Love You to Death — Season 2 2.14 “Crying Wolf” 143 2.15 “The Dinner Party” 150 Stefan’s Diaries Dawn Olivieri as Andie Star 2.16 “The House Guest” 160 Randy J. Goodwin as Dr. Jonas Martin 2.17 “Know Thy Enemy” 169 2.18 “The Last Dance” 179 2.19 “Klaus” 187 Joseph Morgan as Klaus 2.20 “The Last Day” 198 2.21 “The Sun Also Rises” 206 2.22 “As I Lay Dying” 215 Gone with the Wind As I Lay Dying Doppelgänger Hijinks Ensued: Doubles in Season 2 231 Interview with the Fandom 239 Spirits Talk: Tiya Sircar 244 Living in Mystic Falls 247 Spirits Talk: Bryton James 252 The Vampire Diaries Timeline 255 Season 1 Refresher 264 Sources 266 Acknowledgments 272 v Estratto della pubblicazione Love You to Death — Season 2 Introduction In a strange way, my experience with The Vampire Diaries has mirrored the change from season 1 to season 2. When we met the characters in season 1, the story stayed focused, rarely taking us outside of Mystic Falls; season 2 opened the story up — strangers came to town who wouldn’t know a Fell from a Bradley and, through flashback sequences, we left America and the recent past behind. Last year, I watched The Vampire Diaries every week with the “knitting club,” but this year I watched with the raucous fandom on Twitter and saw my timeline explode with omgs, like clockwork, just before each commercial break. Writing for Vampire-Diaries.net allowed me to share my thoughts on each episode to the site’s devoted and smart readers, and it was amazing to see the comments roll in each Sunday afternoon with theo- ries and opinions. When I met some fellow TVD fans in Atlanta, it turned out that they are just as passionate, clever, and hilarious in real life. And as the show’s popularity has grown around the world, I’ve had the opportu- nity to connect with international fans, particularly in Germany and Poland where my first book was published in translation. Though I’m lucky to have many close friends who love the show as much as I do, there are still those who just don’t get TVD and can’t see why I would spend the time to write two books on it. So it’s been wonderful to always have the TVD family just a tweet away — a community where quips about side parts, Capri Sun, and #NotNowDana are understood and encouraged. My assumption is that if you’re interested in this season 2 companion, you are a fan of the show. If so, I’ve written this book with you in mind. Its episode guide has its genesis in the posts I wrote over the course of the season for Vampire-Diaries.net. Readers of my first season companion to The Vampire Diaries will notice that the episodes get more attention in this volume. With such a rich, complicated, fast-paced, and fun season, and with the writers expanding the focus to include more of the secondary characters, I felt it was appropriate to lend more analysis to each of the 22 installments of TVD. What isn’t included here is what’s covered in the first volume: I didn’t want to repeat the biographies of the actors, the background information on v Estratto della pubblicazione Love You to Death — Season 2 L.J. Smith’s book series, or the background of the making of the tv show for those of you who have already read season 1’s Love You to Death. Each episode’s write-up begins with a bit of dialogue that stood out for me either because it captures the episode in a pithy few lines . or it was just too well written not to acknowledge. From there, I provide an analysis of the episode, looking at its main themes, the character development, and the questions it raises, followed by these sections: COMPELLING MOMENT: Here I choose one moment that stands out — a turning point, a character standing up for herself, or a long-awaited relation- ship scene (. usually involving kissing). CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE: In this section of the episode guide, you’ll find all the need-to-know info — the details you may have missed on first watch, character insights, the cultural references, and motifs or recurring elements. Often, an episode’s title is a play on another title (of a film, book, song, etc.); those are explained in this section. THE RULES: Any work of fiction with a supernatural element has its own particular spin on how that world operates. Here I catalog what we’ve learned about what goes bump in the night. THE DIABOLICAL PLAN: One of The Vampire Diaries’ defining qualities is its lightning-fast pacing, so “The Diabolical Plan” tracks the various human and non-human forces at work in Mystic Falls and raises questions about what their next steps may be. HISTORY LESSON: The only class at Mystic Falls High School that gets con- siderable screen time is history. History, both real and fictional, is important in this series — and for the characters’ back stories, the town’s history, and subtle references, “History Lesson” is your study aid. BITE MARKS: Bite marks, stake wounds, snapped necks, and good old- fashioned slaps to the face — this section is all about the violence on the show, cataloging injuries inflicted and suffered by the immortal and mortal. vi Love You to Death — Season 2 Introduction PREVIOUSLY ON THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: History repeats itself in Mystic Falls, and in this new category for my season 2 guide, I outline the inci- dents, motifs, and key moments that are revisited or echoed in each episode. Included at the back of the book is a quick refresher on the season 1 episodes (see page 264), which I refer to by title in this section. MEANWHILE IN Fell’s ChurCH: Here we travel from one tvd universe to another and I draw comparisons between L.J. Smith’s original plotting and characterization and that of the tv series. Because production of the tv show was underway before The Return trilogy was published, this section focuses only on The Awakening, The Struggle, The Fury, and Dark Reunion.