Family Ties

Family Ties is the fourth episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries and the fourth episode of the series overall.
==Summary==
YOU'RE INVITED TO A PARTY TO DIE FOR — Elena asks Stefan to escort her to the town's annual Founders' Party. Vicki gets Tyler to ask her to the party, then accuses him of trying to hide their relationship from his family. Zach reveals a useful family secret to Stefan. At the party, Damon tells Elena a story about the Salvatore family's past leaving Elena with questions that Stefan refuses to answer. At last, Stefan takes action to get Damon out of his life for good. 
==Plot==
The episode starts with Elena waking up in the middle of the night, she goes down to check if someone's in her house. When she gets down the stairs, she goes to the living room where the TV has been turned on, the news is about her being found dead after an "animal attack". Damon then chases her around the house until he attacks her and bites her on the neck. Stefan then wakes up and realize that it was just a dream/nightmare. Damon was actually playing with Stefan's head when he mockingly asks, "bad dream?". After deciding to stay in Mystic Falls for a while, Damon gleefully tells Stefan that the officials have announced the capture of the "animal" responsible for the recent attacks in town.
As Stefan writes an entry in his journal The real animal is still out there. Waiting for me. Challenging me to fight back, to stop him. But how do I stop him without becoming a monster myself. The scene then cuts to Elena's home where Jenna is watching TV, while mocking the reporter, Logan Fell. Logan apparently is the reason why Jenna moved away from Mystic Falls in the past. A dispute occurs between Jeremy and Elena regarding some family antiques, including a pocket watch that Elena polishes for the Founders Council heritage display. 
Stefan then arrives at Elena's home. The scene cuts to Elena's room where she and Stefan are hooking up, Stefan's face flares from bloodlust and he backs off. Elena then asks Stefan to escort her to the Founder's Ball. Stefan then says "do they still do that" which makes Elena ask if he's been before. Though he says that the Salvatore's don't get invited anymore. Begrudgingly, Stefan then agrees to escort Elena to the ball.
At Caroline's room Damon teases Caroline about "Twilight" and compels her to ask him to accompany her to the Founder's Ball. Caroline asks if the bites will turn her into a vampire, which Damon then explains how one is ‘turned' into a vampire. Vicki is angered by Tyler's indifference displayed towards her when he is with his parents. Bonnie and Caroline arrive at Mystic Grill, Bonnie is worried about Caroline seeing Damon, but Caroline assures Bonnie that Damon is safe and that he just has lots of issues with his brother Stefan. Bonnie encourages Caroline to give away the secret that Damon revealed to her about Stefan. After his parents leave the Grill, Tyler repays Vicki by asking her to the Founder's Ball. Jeremy makes the unwelcome remark to Vicki that she had to ask Tyler to ask her to go to the Founder's Ball.
At the Salvatore boarding house, Zach angers Damon by asking why he has returned to Mystic Falls. Damon then chokes Zach, but Stefan intervenes between the two, Zach encourages him to get rid of Damon by using vervain on him, which he has secretly been growing in the basement of the boarding house.
Tyler comes to the Gilbert home to retrieve a box of donated items for the heritage display at the Founder's Ball. While helping Elena ready herself for the party, Bonnie shares Caroline's secret, which is that Katherine picked Damon over Stefan and that Stefan did everything to break them up. Although Elena thinks that it's only Damon's side of the story. Back at the boarding house Stefan and Damon prepare for the Founder's Ball. Back to Elena. When Mrs. Lockwood phones to say that the pocket watch was not among the items that Tyler picked up for the display, Elena goes to Jeremy's room and accuses him of taking it. Jeremy then takes it out of its hiding place, claims that it is supposed to be his as an heirloom handed down to the first-born son in the Gilbert Family. Back to Stefan. Damon blames Stefan for spiking his Scotch with vervain. On his way out the door, Zach hands Stefan a small vial of vervain, telling him that this time it is twice as strong. Feeling badly, Elena decides to leave the pocket watch on Jeremy's desk.
At the Founder's Ball, Damon and Caroline arrive and so do Elena and Stefan. Caroline confronts her mom. A former boyfriend of Jenna's, Logan Fell, makes an attempt at reconciliation. At the display room the first guest registry where Elena sees Stefan and Damon's name on the list. Just in time Damon walks in and claims that they were the "original Salvatore brothers, their ancestors". Caroline asks Stefan for a dance, leaving Damon alone with Elena at the Heritage Display.
Damon apologizes for his forward behavior at the game and explains that the Salvatore brothers are cursed with sibling rivalry. Stefan toasts to Caroline and watches her sip from the glass that he obtained for her. Elena listens as Damon shares the ‘first' Salvatore brothers' history, involving the woman that they both loved being killed with 26 others inside a church fire, and that the brothers were shot, murdered in cold blood. Insulted at Tyler's refusal to treat her with respect, Vicki leaves the party early. Bonnie alone at a table relights a candle just by staring at it. Elena asks Stefan for a dance. The scene cuts to Jenna and Logan though the conversation was sharp and short. Elena asking about Katherine though he doesn't tell her. Frustrated, Elena leaves Stefan alone on the dance floor.
Carol Lockwood pressures Elena to locate the pocket watch after she makes excuses for its absence. Damon reveals the true motive for attending the Founder's Ball when he retrieves a crystal hidden in a wooden box in the Heritage Display. Logan wins over Jenna when she finally agrees to a date. Bonnie amazes herself when she is able to light every candle in the dining room using her powers. In the comfort room Elena questions Caroline about the bite marks that Damon has left on her body.
Elena threatens Damon to stay away from Caroline. When Elena tells Stefan about the marks, Stefan maintains his secrecy and rushes to deal with Damon. Vicki appears on Jeremy's doorstep, and they kiss. Having removed Caroline from view, Damon sinks his teeth into her neck, then collapses on to the grass in pain. Stefan confesses to Damon that he couldn't spike his drink, so he spiked Caroline's drink with vervain. After awakening, Caroline grabs the crystal and conceals it within her purse. Elena then comforts Caroline.
As Stefan's voiceover begins, I did what I had to do. To protect Elena. To protect everyone. Yes Damon, the headline reads "Deadly beast captured. All is well in Mystic Falls. Stefan and Zach lock Damon into a cell in the basement of the boardinghouse. Later that evening, the mayor, his wife, Sheriff Forbes, and Logan Fell meet to discuss how to retrieve the pocket watch, saying, "They've come back."
==Cast==
===Starring===
* Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert
* Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
* Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
* Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert
* Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers
* Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett
* Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes
* Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan (credit only)
* Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan
* Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
===Guest Starring===
* Chris Johnson as Logan Fell
* Chris William Martin as Zach Salvatore
* Marguerite MacIntyre as Liz Forbes
===Co-Starring===
* Rob Pralgo as Mayor Lockwood
* Susan Walters as Mrs. Lockwood
* Leland Jones as Pastor Bill
==Trivia==
* Antagonist: Damon Salvatore.
* Elena mentions some of her deceased relatives, such as Grandma Beth and Great-Great-Grandma Mary. She also mentions other deceased characters such as Sheriff William Forbes and Mayor Jacob Lockwood.
* When Carol Lockwood speaks to her husband, she calls him "Charles". This is a continuity error as he's called Richard afterwards. Also, when Elena reads out the registration from 1864, Nina was supposed to say the name "Honoria Fell", but this doesn't appear in the final version. She also says "Benjamin Lockwood", although the registry reads "Jacob Lockwood".
* The Lockwood Mansion's address number is 2129.
* The official roster of the first Founders' Celebration reads: "The Founding Families of Mystic Falls, Virginia welcome you to the inaugural Founders Council Celebration on this, the twenty-fourth of September in the year Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Four."
* There are many references to . Damon is seen reading one of the books while Caroline is getting dressed, and Caroline makes a reference by asking Damon why he doesn't sparkle in the sun.
==Body Count==
==Continuity==
*This is the first appearance of Richard and Carol Lockwood.
*Miranda and Grayson are mentioned.
*Bill and Steven are mentioned.
*The Founder's Council appears. It includes Logan Fell, Sheriff Forbes and Mayor and Mrs. Lockwood.
==Locations==
*Mystic Falls, Virginia
** Gilbert House
** Lockwood Mansion
** Forbes House
** Salvatore Boarding House
** Mystic Grill
==Behind the Scenes==
*This episode had about 3.53 million viewers in the USA, which was 0.28 million less than the previous episode.
*The title of this episode may refer to Stefan and Damon's ongoing feud.
==Cultural References==
*, an American TV that aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989.
*, an American country pop singer.
*, an American clothing designer.
*, author of .
* and , the central characters in Stephenie Meyer's .
*Damon mentions that Stefan can waltz, jitterbug and moonwalk.
**, a ballroom and folk dance in ¾ time, done primarily in closed position.
**, a term used for various types of swing dances.
**, a dance move popularized by .
==Quotes==
:Stefan: "The real animal is still out there. Waiting for me. Challenging me to fight back, to stop him. But how do I stop him without becoming a monster myself?"
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:Stefan: "I did what I had to do. To protect Elena. To protect everyone. Yes, Damon, the headline reads, "Deadly Beast Captured. All is Well in Mystic Falls."  
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:Damon: "You know what's coming now."
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:Damon: "Oh, you know how easy it was to get in your head just now? You really need to get some human blood. It might even the playing field."
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:Damon: (pulls the knife out of his chest) "Alright, I deserved that."
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:Damon: "It's all over the news! 'Deadly Beast Captured, All's Well in Mystic Falls.'"
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:Damon: (about Elena) "Well, the vervain keeps me out of her head. Maybe that's not my target."
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:Damon: "Believe it or not, Stefan, some girls don't need my persuasion. Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my style, my charm, and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift."
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:Jenna: (at Logan on the TV) "Scumball. Scumbucket."
:Elena: "Who are you talking to?"
:Jenna: "Him."
:Elena: "The news guy?"
:Jenna: "Also known as Logan Scum Fell."
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:Elena: "He's cute."
:Jenna: "He is not cute. There is nothing cute about him."
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:Jeremy: "That stuff is Mom and Dad's. You can't just give it away."
:Elena: "I'm not giving it away. It's called a loan, Jeremy."
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:Mayor Lockwood: "Are you sure?"
:Sheriff Forbes: "Five bodies, all drained of blood. I'm certain."
:Logan: "They've come back."
==Multimedia==
===Soundtrack===
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==References==
==See also==
fr:Episode 1x04 : Les frères Salvatore
it:Legami Familiari
Category:The Vampire Diaries Episode Guide
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season One