Elena began the hunt for Isobel, her mother who also happens to be Alaric’s wife, in The Vampire Diaries Season 1 Episode 15.
Matt would appreciate it if his mom Kelly wouldn’t bring the party home, and so would the neighbors. She might also consider getting a job. What she won’t consider is pretending to be nice to Caroline.
Anna’s showing her new vampire friends how to use cell phones and switch the TV channel.
Caroline suggests a double date. Stefan thinks that sounds like a great idea. He’s probably alone in that.
Since no invitation is necessary due to the lack of a living resident, Anna’s easily able to get into Damon’s home. If he agrees to help out Pearl and the other vampires, he can get what he wants most: Katherine. Plus he gets to live, so to speak.
Jeremy wants serious answers to questions about how to become and/or kill a vampire. So he goes in a chat room. Somehow, he does seem to manage to find someone to help.
Nursing his wounded eyes from Pearl’s fingers gouging them, Damon heads to a bar, where he meets Kelly and Jenna. They decide that drinking is good for the soul. This happens to be the same place Matt, Caroline, Elena, and Stefan decide to go for their oh so awkward double date.
Frederick’s tired of the rules. He decides to go into town. Nobody there knows him anyway, except for the Salvatore brothers.
Anna goes to visit Jeremy. She’s thinking of going back to school. Speaking of which, he’d like to do another paper on the vampires from Mystic Falls. His theory is that maybe they’re normal and good.
Frederick recognizes Elena, or at least he thinks he does. She’s not Katherine, and alerts Stefan by typing a warning on her phone.
Matt and Stefan are getting along just fine now, but that’s not doing Caroline any favors, as she increasingly regrets having suggested this double date.
As Damon’s interest in his visit to Cougartown increases, Jenna takes that as her cue to leave. Stepping outside, she meets Frederick, and she tells him where Damon lives. His pick up line falls on deaf ears thanks to the vervain.
While making a sandwich, Jeremy “accidentally” slices his hand with the knife. Anna shies away, but he invites her to go ahead and drink his blood.
Matt asks whether he passed the double date test. No, not really, but knowing that it was a test should earn him an acceptable grade. After their chat, Caroline seems to be somewhat over her issues. When they return home, new issues are waiting when they run into Damon and Kelly making out.
Before Stefan can give Damon a lecture, Frederick barges in and attacks. His unsuccessful attack gets him nowhere, but it does let Damon and Stefan know that some of those in the tomb are out.
Anna’s waiting for Jeremy in his room. He can’t tell anyone about her. He’d be surprised who would believe him. So why didn’t she kill him? Whatever the reason, he’d like her to make him a vampire.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Vampire Diaries Episode 17 Let the Right One in, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on The CW.