SO this was the finale and there some things we saw coming and others that we didn't. So professor Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) comes up with a plan to get rid of the Travellers once and for all, and prevent the other side from imploding; as Enzo (Michael Malarkey) finds someone who can do the spell from the other side. That was a bit of a surprise I must admit cos for once I didn't see that coming. But as far as plans go, I've said it once and I'll say it again, plans in this show always go awry!
Caroline (Candice Accola) takes Stefan (Paul Wesley) home and Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Damon come in to see him lying there. Damon is upset but Elena didn't react at all, for some reason. Stefan watches them from the other side and there's a gust of wind as Stefan is almost swept away but luckily Lexi (Arielle Kebbel) helps him. Always been there for him and now she isn't exactly going to desert him on the other side. They get to the bar and ask if this is where a history teacher would spend all his time, referring of course to Alaric! (Matt Davis) Damon rushes to Bonnie (Kat Graham) and breaks stuff, as is his normal behaviour, but Enzo shows up and needs a witch. Oh and Lexi mentions Caroline to Stefan and how she has feelings or him, which Stefan just shrugs off. Now is not the time to bring that up!
Markos (Raffi Barsoumian) takes Tyler (Michael Trevino) and uses him to send a signal to the sheriff (Marguerite MacIntyre) who has evacuated the town and he also has the Mystic Falls sign shifted to where the magic spell continued and stopped. She's horrified when he tells her that he will cross the line and become like he was and then die, which is exactly what happens. So he finds Bonnie and has to pass through just as she and Enzo drum up their plan to get everyone back. Also promising Tyler that she'll get him back too, Enzo adding that's just another one they have to add to the ever growing list. The sheriff provides Damon with info and he gets Matt (Zach Roerig) and Jeremy (Steven R McQueen) to help him out. They show him the map of where the spell reaches and Caroline tells them they can't see the map via the phone. Jeremy and Matt will find the gasline into the town and will open the valve whilst Damon will be the human torch, okay, I use human loosely! Ha. This almost certainly spells impending doom for him, but it's fine as we're led to believe cos the spell will work and they'll get them back.
Liv (Penelope Mitchell) and Luke (Chris Brochu) refuse to help until Elena and Caroline stop their car and demand it but they can't cos the death of a doppelganger, Stefan, stopped the spell in it's tracks but their coven will kill them if they help. Caroline puts this to rights by killing Luke. Didn't see that coming did they. Anyway, Enzo brings along Silas, he wants to teach Bonnie the spell so he can be brought back too, making reference to how he'll reek some havoc in the world. Matt isn't too happy about blowing up the grill, but he remarks on how it's the only place that offered them jobs, ha. The sheriff has lured the Travellers there on he basis of keeping the peace and no one's listening to her ground rules though she did entice them there with free booze! Markos wonders whys he hasn't left town with the others and she mentions being the captain of a sinking ship.
Damon and Elena have more alone time and confess their love once again, how she's the only one for him and he admits he's going to trigger the explosion. She doesn't want him to do it, selfish. It's his choice and she must respect it, but he'll be back. Enzo is by the cemetery as Bonnie knows the spell now and there's that wind again. He begins to get swept away but Bonnie reaches him and she holds her hand out for Silas too but then let's go at the last minute, "bygones." She's not going to let him come through again and cause more trouble. They have enough of that already.
Oh if Caroline ever catches up with those witches again!! There'll be hell to pay. Stefan too. Luke had the audacity to egg on Liv when he wants to get back as she begins the spell. Matt and Jeremy open the gas valve and the sheriff gets calls which Markos asks about. She tells him she smells gas and at the last minute, she takes him to look for the leak and hits him then texts Damon. Only he gets her too and stops her from leaving. Damon sits on his car, drinking his final drop of booze and gets into the car. At the last minute Elena jumps in too. She's going with him too and he tells her she's going to relive her death and it'll be too painful for her. He drives fast so they can still be vampires and crashes the car as everything goes up in flames with the explosion.
Bonnie waits for Grams (Jasmine Guy) and she turns up but she's not going to cross through. She knows that Bonnie won't make it but she's proud of her. She's found her peace here cos he knows that Bonnie has too and it seems like Grams maybe the anchor. So they say their farewells all over again. The Travellers pass through Bonnie and Markos knows he'll be able to pass through her again and get out. Elena can't find Damon and is distraught. Alaric finds her and tells her to go as Jeremy needs her, he'll bring Damon. He finds Damon as he tries to help free the sheriff from the collapsed building.
The spell is taking its toll on Liv but stills he continues. One by one they pass through her and funny how Luke went so quickly. Enzo goes too and Bonnie is clearly in pain. Alaric sends Elena through as Bonnie makes sure she gets back. As Bonnie reels, Stefan tries to help her and by touching her he goes through too, saying that wasn't meant to happen. Markos gets there too but Lexi stops him from going as he's taken away too. She doesn't want to go through cos she's her best friend and she isn't going to hurt her. Finally she's gone too. Liv can't stop doing the spell but Luke can't stand to see her suffer so he breaks the spell and Bonnie coughs up blood, ensuring she is left behind with Damon. Tyler goes through too and meets Caroline. As they hug he says that felt different and realizes he's not a hybrid anymore.
It was kind of ironic that Damon promised he'd get Enzo back and then Damon's the one who doesn't make it back, along with Bonnie. Bonnie tells them to say their goodbyes and Elena, giving a pretty poor performance of being in agony, couldn't even shed any tears, just the face pulling! Damon tells her he loves her and knew from the moment he saw her he felt that way. Yet she can't hear him. His farewell speech was so convincing and sad but she just spoilt it withe her wailing. Jeremy realizes Bonnie is lost as she calls him and finally tells him the truth, that she won't be coming back. He races to the cemetery as he catches a final glimpse of Bonnie.
Caroline comforts Stefan, losing Lexi and Damon, as he holds hands with Bonnie, each one saying there's so many people they can think of who they'd rather be with now and as the white light gets brighter, Bonnie asks if it will hurt and Damon gets cut off mid sentence. Have to say that for a season finale, this was amongst the best ones thus far and actually helped redeem a pretty ordinary season.
Also we saw Kol a few eps back warning Matt to help them but where was he now, presumably he was taken by the breeze.
Oh the furore when fans realized Damon was gone, sparking a frenzy thinking that Damon won't be back in the show. But you do not kill off one of your major characters cos that's when the ratings fall even lower. Of course this story isn't over and will continue on, since we don't know why the other side imploded on itself and of course Ian isn't really leaving the show. Glad that Elena will be in some emotional turmoil for a while after 'losing' Damon and after everything she put everyone through, not to mention adding another person for Bonnie to make sure passes through her, out of sheer selfishness, so it kind of serves her right.
This was one of the best season finales in a long time in the history of the show and another one where Damon is the one who suffers this time round and once again is parted from his love. Yet it's the same for Bonnie and Jeremy, how many times will they be parted from one other after finding each other after so long. So maybe it was fitting they both ended up together on the other side. At least they weren't alone!
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