Friday Night Bites

Friday Night Bites is the third episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries and the third episode of the series overall.
==Summary==
MYSTIC FALLS IS ROCKED BY VIOLENCE — Elena tries to ignore Bonnie's warnings about the disturbing vibes she gets from Stefan. Tyler tries to embarrass Stefan by throwing a football at him, but Stefan effortlessly catches and passes the ball back, impressing everyone with his skill. Mr. Tanner reluctantly lets Stefan join the football team. Elena decides to invites Stefan and Bonnie to dinner hoping that the two will bond, but the evening is disrupted by the unexpected and unwelcome arrival of Damon and Caroline. Finally, the town is shocked by an act of violence. 
==Plot==
==Cast==
===Starring===
* Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert
* Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
* Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
* Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert
* Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett
* Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes
* Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
* Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan
* Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
===Guest Starring===
* Benjamin Ayres as Mr. Tanner
===Co-Starring===
* Chris Thomas Hayes as Student
==Trivia==
* Antagonists: Damon Salvatore.
* Caroline is shown to have a small star tattoo on the outside of her right foot.
* This episode marks the first appearance of Elena's vervain necklace.
* Damon tries to compel Elena to kiss him, but the vervain in her necklace protects her. 
* The school mascot of Mystic Falls High School are the Timberwolves.
* The numbers Bonnie kept getting visions about—8, 14 and 22—are shown to be a building number (8), a license plate (14) and a parking space (22).
* When Elena brings up Bonnie's heritage as a witch to Stefan, he mentions a group of witches who are descended from Celtic Druids. Bonnie McCullough, the novel character that Bonnie Bennett is based on, is descended from the Druids.
* Damon also kills Mr. Tanner in the novels in the same manner to prove a point to Stefan.
* Elena is aslo cheerleader in the books.
==Body Count==
* Mr. Tanner - Drained of blood; killed by Damon Salvatore
==Continuity==
==Locations==
*Mystic Falls, Virginia
**Forbes House
**Mystic Falls High School
**Salvatore Boarding House
**Gilbert House
**Mystic Grill
==Behind the Scenes==
* Sara Canning (Jenna Sommers) does not appear in this episode nor is she credited.
* The Lady Timberwolves are seen for the first time. However, the uniforms seen in this episode will be different in Bring It On.
*This episode had about 3.81 million viewers in USA, which was 0.03 million more than the previous episode.
*The title of this episode is a reference to the film, TV series and novel, Friday Night Lights, as Stefan joins the football team, also "Lights" is replaced with "Bites" to match it with the vampire-theme of the show.
==Cultural References==
*, a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist about the devotion to high school football in . It was subsequently adapted into a and then a .
*, a 19th century American philosopher, essayist, and poet, best known for his dedication to .
*At the dinner, Bonnie mentions watching 9-0, as in 90210.
*Friday Night Bites is the title of the second book in the Chicagoland Vampires series of books by Chloe Neill.
* The scene where Stefan answers the history teacher's questions bears some similarities to a scene in Damien: Omen II (1978).
==Quotes==
==Multimedia==
===Soundtrack===
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==References==
==See also==
fr:Episode 1x03 : La fièvre du vendredi soir
it:Una Partita Rosso Sangue
Category:The Vampire Diaries Episode Guide
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season One
Category:Full moon episodes