You're Undead to Me

You're Undead to Me is the fifth episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries and the fifth episode of the series overall.
==Summary==
NOTHING HURTS MORE, THAN THE TRUTH — Stefan is hopeful that his plan to get rid of Damon is working. Elena and Jenna are concerned about Jeremy's relationship with Vicki. Stefan decides to reveal parts of his past to Elena. At a fund-raising car wash, Bonnie is surprised by abilities she didn't know she possessed, and seeks advice from her grandmother. Meanwhile, Elena hears a disturbing story about the Salvatore Family from a stranger.
==Plot==
Damon has been in the basement for three days; Stefan explains this when Damon asks how long he's been in there. Stefan says that he is taking Damon to their family's crypt and explains that Damon's skin will desiccate in a week, and he will become a living corpse, unable to hurt anyone. He explains that Damon won't need his ring anymore.
Elena wakes up and tries to write in her journal but can't decide what to write. She goes to the bathroom and finds Vicki brushing her teeth. A confused Elena goes downstairs and asks Jenna if she is aware that Vicki is in the house. Jenna seems fine with it. Jenna sees her ex-boyfriend Logan on the news, and she and Elena discuss Stefan's absence, and Elena mocks the message Stefan sent her, mimicking it. 
Caroline talks to Tiki via the phone about which outfit to wear and sees a shadow. She freaks out and ends her conversation with Tiki. Damon's compulsion has begun to work. Stefan looks at his brother from the cell door, and Damon tells him that the lies will catch up to him, as long as he keeps lying to himself about what he is. At the school, Elena learns the car wash's rules from Caroline, before Caroline "scolds" and "judges" their clothing choices. A man arrives with his car, hoping it will get washed, and Tiki comments that it is a "POS". Bonnie, angered with Tiki's attitude, makes the hose run and Tiki gets wet in the process.
Jenna watches Logan as he reports from the car wash. Elena offers to have Stefan's ring put in her bag, but he declines. Elena informs Caroline that they've run out of towels. Caroline goes to get more towels but sees a vision of Damon in the hallway. Elena, running the cash table, serves the man who confronted Stefan at the Grill, and he reveals that he stayed at the Salvatore Boarding House and met Stefan in June 1953, after Stefan's uncle Joseph was killed by an "animal" in the woods. Elena is deeply disturbed by the conversation, and questions Stefan on whether there are other Salvatore's in Mystic Falls. He lies and says that everyone has just drifted away but mentions Zach.
==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
* Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan
* Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood (credit only)
===Guest Starring===
* Chris Johnson as Logan Fell
* Chris William Martin as Zach Salvatore
* Marguerite MacIntyre as Liz Forbes
* Jasmine Guy as Sheila Bennett
===Co-Starring===
* Bob Banks as Old Man
* Brandi Coleman as Tiki
* Desmond Phillips as Tony
* Amber Wallace as Summer
* Javier Carrasquillo as Jared
* Jackson Walker as Franklin Fell
==Trivia==
*Antagonist: Damon Salvatore.
*According to Stefan, three days have passed since the events of Family Ties.
*During a PaleyFest interview, the original scripting of Elena's confrontation had to be rewritten due to its similarities to a scene in the first Twilight novel.
*This episode started four days after the end of Family Ties.
==Body Count==
* Zach - Broken neck; killed by Damon Salvatore
==Continuity==
*This is the first appearance of Sheila Bennett.
*Tyler was mentioned. He was last seen in Family Ties.
==Locations==
*Mystic Falls, Virginia
**Salvatore Boarding House
**Gilbert House
**Forbes House
**Mystic Falls High School
**Mystic Grill
**Woods
**WPKW9 studio
**Mystic Falls Cemetery
**Sheila's House
==Behind the Scenes==
* This episode had about 3.52 million viewers in the USA, which was 0.01 million less than the previous episode.
==Cultural References==
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==Multimedia==
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==References==
==See also==
fr:Episode 1x05 : Qui es-tu ?
it:L'Ora Della Verità
Category:The Vampire Diaries Episode Guide
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season One