'The Vampire Diaries' recap: Episode 4
Just like the Team Edward versus Team Jacob debate in "Twilight," there’s a battle that exists between fans of "The Vampire Diaries."
 
I’ve read the "Twilight" books and I know who wins, so logically I never chose the losing side (I won’t ruin it for you movie-only fans, though previews of a wedding kind of give it away). But I’ve never read the "Vampire Diaries" books, and I’m not sure how closely tied they are to the series. So I’m going to take a risk and side with the underdog. I’m officially coming out as Team Damon.

The Elena-Stefan-Damon love triangle has been an ongoing theme since fairly early on in the "Vampire Diaries" series. In this episode, upset over feeling as though she lost Stefan, Elena gets a little more chummy with Damon. And it wasn’t lost on the other characters.
 
“So you’re not, like, switching Salvatores are you?” Caroline asked Elena.

Meanwhile, Alaric is telling Damon: “I think you need to take a beat with Elena.”
 
Elena almost owns up to her feelings for Damon, after Caroline pushes her to admit that she cares about him.
 
“If I admit it, if I even thought it for just a second, what does that say about me?” she said.
 
Caroline tells Elena that makes her human — interesting, coming from a vampire.
 
But Elena is human, so naturally she wants to change Damon to fit more with what she wants. (Girls, when will we learn not to try to change a man?) But Damon tells Elena he’s not Stefan, so she should probably stop trying to turn him into him (yes, I know I probably picked the losing side).  
 
This episode was fairly boring. It’s mid-season now, so we’re just being set up for what will hopefully be good stuff later on. Here are some other plot highlights:
 
Ding, Dong: The Witch Is Dead