Episode 18: Under Control
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\"Under Control\" is the 18th episode of the first season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 18th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on April 15, 2010. The episode was written by Barbie Kligman and Andrew Chambliss and directed by David Von Ancken.
The founders' council calls a meeting in which Damon is now a member. Elena's uncle John is also there and a member and warns the council that there were many break-ins at a blood bank not far away from Mystic Falls, meaning that the vampire problem is not over yet.
Alaric (Matt Davis) talks to Elena about Jeremy's last history paper that was based on vampires. He says that Jeremy made it clear it was not real but maybe she should talk to him. Elena asks Stefan about it and Stefan suggests that she should ask him and also talk to him about her being adopted. They start making out but Stefan cannot control his desire for blood and he throws himself off of Elena. Elena really worries about him and she calls Damon to ask how Stefan is dealing with the whole thing and how long it will take for him to be himself again.
Everyone is gathered at the Founder's Day 150th Anniversary party. Stefan struggles to control his hunger and starts drinking. Elena notices that he is drunk and worries even more about him after an aggressive behavior to one of the attendants of the party while Damon is amused seeing him having fun. Damon is more concerned about Jeremy who is asking around more about Vicky's suspicious death. He wants to compel him but Elena tells him not to do it and that she will handle it herself.
Elena comes back home where Jeremy acts like he did not just read her journal. She goes to her room and finds Stefan who came to apologize to her for his earlier behavior. He finally admits to her that he cannot control himself and wants to stay away from her so he will not hurt her, but Elena tells him that she is not scared and she will be there for him.
Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4.5/5 saying that it was another stellar installment of the show. \"While the episode wasn't packed with action, it was chock full of character development and questions, most of them surrounding Stefan's new state and a new member of the Founder's Council: Uncle John Gilbert.\"[4]
Robin Franson Pruter of Forced Viewing rated the episode with 3/4. \"Strong storytelling characterizes this episode as the first season plot threads begin to come together in anticipation of the season finale.\"[6]
Tiffany Vogt from The TV Watchtower gave a good review to the episode, praising the casting of Anders as John Gilbert: \"Casting the subtly devilish David Anders to play Uncle John Gilbert was brilliant. [...] Uncle John seemed so benign upon first introduction. Yet within minutes he was peeling back the mask of congenial affection and showing that he was a force to be reckoned with.\"[8]
The episode opens on Stefan doing pull-ups in his bedroom. Damon comes in with a glass of blood and makes a snarky comment about his loud music. Damon asks Stefan when he's going back to school, and Stefan, who is now on the floor doing push-ups, tells him he will soon. Damon, exasperated, tells him that his \"self-detox\" is not natural and pushes him to go back to human blood. Stefan asks him to get his glass of blood away from him and continues his work-out. Damon asks him how long it took him to wean off of it the last time he drank human blood, and Stefan just ignores him. \"That's not good,\" Damon snarks. \"I'll be fine; it just takes a little bit of time\", Stefan retorts. Damon reminds him that he doesn't have to kill to survive, and tells him that he hasn't hunted a human in way too long. \"That's what blood banks are for.\" Stefan snarks that he's impressed, and Damon tells him that he's being self-serving, and that he's working hard to get the town off of the vampire's trail, which has become difficult since the tomb vampires are running around. When Stefan asks him what he's planning on doing about them, Damon says they can't do much of anything if Stefan doesn't have his strength, and reminds him again that \"there's nothing wrong with partaking in a healthy diet of human blood from a blood bank. You're not actually killing anyone.\"
Stefan repeats that he has his reasons, and Damon again asks him what his reasons are. Stefan turns the question around on him, and asks him if he enjoys watching him struggle. Damon admits that he is, very much so. Stefan states that he has everything under complete control, and Damon humors him, telling him to continue making all the other vampires look bad. He gets up to leave the room, and leaves his glass of blood on the table just long enough that Stefan begins to consider drinking it, when Damon returns for the glass, and takes a deep swig in front of him before swanning off again.
Jeremy is in the stoner pit sitting on a couch, listening to music. Tyler sits next to him, lights a joint, and offers it to him. Jeremy declines, and Tyler asks him what his problem is. Jeremy says that he just didn't want any, and Tyler softens. After a beat, he brings up that rumor had it that Vicki's cause of death was an overdose. Jeremy replies that he doesn't understand it, because she seemed to be doing okay before she left town. Tyler allows the possibility that she wasn't. Jeremy asks him how he thinks she ended up buried in the woods, and Tyler responds that it was probably done by whoever was with her when she overdosed so they wouldn't get into trouble. Jeremy maintains that it's an awful lot of work to go through just to get out of trouble, but Tyler suggests that she could have seen something that she hadn't, but then sighed and stated that he didn't know. The two continue to sit in silence.
Damon arrives at the Founder's Hall for the Council meeting. Sheriff Forbes updates the Council on the death of Vicki Donovan: the coroner's office officially ruled Vicki Donovan's death as a drug overdose, her family has been notified, and the truth will remain in this room and they will put all of this behind them. Mayor Lockwood thanks her for the update and announces that John Gilbert has asked to speak in front of the Council, which surprises Damon. Mayor Lockwood welcomes John home, and John comes forward to report that a hospital blood bank in nearby Amherst has reported several break-ins over the past two weeks, and in addition, seven hunters, four campers and two state park employees have been reported missing as well within a 75 mile radius of Mystic Falls. Damon whispers to Sheriff Forbes to ask her who John is, and she explains that he is Elena and Jeremy's uncle, and says that though his name is John, she prefers to call him \"Jackass.\" Mayor Lockwood interrupts John and Sheriff Forbes to assure everyone not to be alarmed right away, which Sheriff Forbes whispers to Damon \"Meaning he doesn't want to cancel the Founder's Day kickoff party.\" John exclaims that the Council thinks all of their problems are over, but that he's here to tell them that nothing has been solved.
We cut away to Alaric's classroom, where Alaric is informing Elena that Jeremy has been writing several papers on vampires in Mystic Falls. Elena is in shock that Jeremy wrote something like that, and Alaric tries to reassure her that Jeremy told him that he didn't believe any of it was real. Elena replies that she hopes he is right, because she's done too much already to protect him from the supernatural world. Alaric gives Elena a look, and finally asks her how she deals with the lies and secrets surrounding Stefan and Damon being vampires, since she's lying to everyone she cares about. Elena explains that it's not safe for Jeremy, or Jenna, or her friends to know the truth. She says she doesn't like keeping things from them, but is willing to do it if it keeps them safe. Alaric admits that he thinks Stefan is a good guy, but in the end, he's still a vampire, just like Damon. Elena gets that it's hard to understand, but she says she knows Stefan is different and would never do anything that would hurt her.
At the Gilbert house, John and Jeremy are eating at the kitchen table while Jenna is cleaning up. Jeremy tells John that he has no interest in going to the Founder's Day Kickoff party, but John reminds him that it's tradition. Jenna snarks that it will be their tradition to break the tradition, but John ignores her and points out that the Gilberts helped found the town, and that they've been a part of it for over 150 years. He then promises that when Jeremy can appreciate the significance, he will tell him all about the family's heritage. Jenna gets in one last jab, mocking the \"sacred\" Gilbert family legacy, and tells Jeremy that since she's not a Gilbert, she was never cool enough to hear it. When Jeremy asks John why Jenna hates him so much, he confesses that they used to sleep together, causing Jenna to throw a bag at his head, reminding him that she's still in the room.
Up in Elena's bedroom, Elena and Stefan are talking after several days of being apart. Elena asks him why Jeremy would write a report on vampires, and if he thinks Jeremy's compulsion is wearing off. Stefan reminds her that Damon took away those memories for good, and that she shouldn't worry about it. He asks her why she doesn't just ask him, and Elena says she can't. Stefan doesn't understand, because if he doesn't know anything, then it's just an innocent question. Elena replies wistfully that she doesn't know how to talk to him anymore; they used to be more open with each other, but now all these secrets are piling up, and she hasn't even told him that she's adopted yet. Stefan suggests that perhaps she should open up to him; she doesn't have to tell him anything, but she could at least find out what he knows so she can be prepared for it.
Damon proclaims her room as \"just like I remember\". Elena tells him to stop messing around, so he plops onto her bed and puts her teddy bear on his lap before looking at her expectantly. Damon asks her if she knows that Uncle John is in the Founder's Council, which shocks Elena to hear. She snarks that they can add that to the growing list of problems that the three of them have. Damon notices the broken lamp and asks her what happened. When she starts to look more uncomfortable, he looks at her until she finally breaks and tells him that she's worried about Stefan. She explains that he told her that everything was fine, but she can tell that he's struggling. She asks Damon how long it will take for him to get back to normal, and Damon shrugs, \"A few days. Give or take.\" When Elena reminds him that it's already been a few days, Damon snits \"Give then, I don't know. What's the big deal\" He gets up and hands her the teddy bear, and Elena states that Stefan isn't himself.Damon walks over to her dresser and opens the top drawer. Damon suggests that maybe Stefan's problem is that he's spent too long denying his nature as he pulls a bra out of the drawer and admires it. Elena swipes it from him and puts it back, telling him to not make her regret calling him. Damon sighs and tells her that it is what it is; the Stefan she knows is the \"good-behavior Stefan\", due to him fighting against his nature, and informs her that if she doesn't think there is another part to this situation, she hasn't been paying enough attention. Elena reminds him that he's not Damon, but Damon retorts that Stefan doesn't want to be Damon, but that doesn't mean that he isn't, deep-down. He steps closer towards her, looks at her, and leaves. 59ce067264
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