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| season = 4
  
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| episode number = 67
 
| image = GrowingPains.jpg
  
| image = GrowingPains.jpg
 
| airdate = October 11, 2012
  
| airdate = October 11, 2012
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| viewers = 3.18 million
 
| writer = [[Caroline Dries]]
  
| writer = [[Caroline Dries]]
 
| director = [[Chris Grismer]]
  
| director = [[Chris Grismer]]
 
| previous = [[The Departed]]
  
| previous = [[The Departed]]
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| next = [[Memorial]]}}
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| next = [[Memorial]]
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'''''Growing Pains''''' is the first episode of the [[Season Four|fourth season]] of [[The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)|''The Vampire Diaries'']] and the sixty-seventh episode of the series.
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'''Growing Pains''' is the first episode of the [[Season Four|fourth season]] of {{The Vampire Diaries}} and the sixty-seventh episode of the series overall.
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
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'''ELENA’S WORST NIGHTMARE''' — {{Elena}} awakens on the morning after the accident to find the thing she dreaded most has come true – she died with [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]'s blood in her system and now must drink human [[Blood|blood]] to become a [[Vampire|vampire]] or face death. {{Stefan}} promises Elena that he and {{Bonnie}} will exhaust every possible way out of the situation, but {{Damon}} is furious with his brother for letting Elena die in the first place. Bonnie pays a terrible price for her attempt to change Elena’s fate, while Damon takes out his frustration and rage on {{Matt}}. In a rare moment of empathy, {{Rebekah}} is deeply touched by Stefan and Elena’s devotion to one another. [[Pastor Young]] and the [[Town Council]] members begin rounding up the vampires and their supporters, leading to an unexpected tragedy.  
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'''ELENA’S WORST NIGHTMARE''' — [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] awakens on the morning after [[Car Accidents|the accident]] to find the thing she dreaded most has come true – she died with [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]'s [[blood]] in her system and now must drink [[human]] blood to become a [[vampire]] or face death. [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] promises Elena that he and [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]] will exhaust every possible way out of the situation, but [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] is furious with his brother for letting Elena die in the first place. Bonnie pays a terrible price for her attempt to change Elena’s fate, while Damon takes out his frustration and rage on [[Matt Donovan|Matt]]. In a rare moment of empathy, [[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]] is deeply touched by Stefan and Elena’s [[Elena and Stefan|devotion]] to one another. [[Pastor Young]] and the [[Town Council]] members begin rounding up the vampires and their supporters, leading to an unexpected tragedy.  
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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[[File:Pains-000051.jpg|thumb|left|Elena wakes up in transition]]
  
[[File:Pains-000051.jpg|thumb|left|Elena wakes up in transition]]
   
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{{Elena}} wakes up and finds out that she's in transition. {{Damon}} and {{Stefan}} take turns explaining to her (and the audience) exactly HOW she is about to turn into a [[vampire]]. Damon declares that Elena must drink blood fresh from the vein but Stefan says {{Bonnie}} will try to find a way to prevent Elena from becoming a vampire. This is because she has said so many times before that she doesn't want to become a vampire.
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[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] wakes up and finds out that she's in transition. [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] and [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] take turns explaining to her (and the audience) exactly HOW she is about to turn into a [[vampire]]. Damon declares that Elena must drink blood fresh from the vein but Stefan says [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]] will try to find a way to prevent Elena from becoming a vampire. This is because she has said so many times before that she doesn't want to become a vampire.
   
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{{Klaus}} (in {{Tyler}}'s body) demands that Bonnie restore him to his body. Bonnie convinces him to wait, if she can keep Elena human, Klaus would have his "blood bag" back. [[Pastor Young]] is heading the [[Town Council|council]] now, and they are taking some tough measures: they occupy the hospital, put guards around the bloodbank, take the badge out of [[Sheriff Forbes]] and arrest [[Carol Lockwood]].
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[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] (in [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]]'s body) demands that Bonnie restore him to his body. Bonnie convinces him to wait, if she can keep Elena human, Klaus would have his "blood bag" back. [[Pastor Young]] is heading the [[Town Council|council]] now, and they are taking some tough measures: they occupy the hospital, put guards around the bloodbank, take the badge out of [[Elizabeth Forbes|Sheriff Forbes]] and arrest [[Carol Lockwood]].
   
 
[[File:S4ep1p10.png|thumb|Caroline mourns Tyler]]
  
[[File:S4ep1p10.png|thumb|Caroline mourns Tyler]]
   
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{{Tyler}} is having survival guilt. {{Caroline}} mourns Tyler, who she believes is dead. She is captured by Pastor Young. Elena is riding an emotional roller coaster. She has vivid flashbacks about what Damon compelled her to forget. Also, she tries to eat a sandwich, but is unable to do so. Damon tries to stake {{Rebekah}}, but Pastor Young and his troops arrive just in time and interrupt him. Luckily he managed to hold on to the [[White Oak Stake]] as he avoided capture. Stefan is not so lucky and gets captured with Elena. She is served dinner she cannot eat, while Stefan is put in a cattle cell. Pastor Young explains to Elena that they've known each other since she was a little girl.
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[[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] is having survival guilt. [[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]] mourns Tyler, who she believes is dead. She is captured by Pastor Young. Elena is riding an emotional roller coaster. She has vivid flashbacks about what Damon compelled her to forget. Also, she tries to eat a sandwich, but is unable to do so. Damon tries to stake [[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]], but Pastor Young and his troops arrive just in time and interrupt him. Luckily he managed to hold on to the [[White Oak Stake]] as he avoided capture. Stefan is not so lucky and gets captured with Elena. She is served dinner she cannot eat, while Stefan is put in a cattle cell. Pastor Young explains to Elena that they've known each other since she was a little girl.
   
 
[[File:S4ep1p25.png|thumb|left|Elena remembers Damon's compulsions]]
  
[[File:S4ep1p25.png|thumb|left|Elena remembers Damon's compulsions]]
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* [[Ian Somerhalder]] as [[Damon Salvatore]]
  
* [[Ian Somerhalder]] as [[Damon Salvatore]]
 
* [[Steven R. McQueen]] as [[Jeremy Gilbert]]
  
* [[Steven R. McQueen]] as [[Jeremy Gilbert]]
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* [[Katerina Graham|Kat Graham]] as [[Bonnie Bennett]]
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* [[Kat Graham]] as [[Bonnie Bennett]]
 
* [[Zach Roerig]] as [[Matt Donovan]]
  
* [[Zach Roerig]] as [[Matt Donovan]]
 
* [[Candice Accola]] as [[Caroline Forbes]]
  
* [[Candice Accola]] as [[Caroline Forbes]]
 
* [[Michael Trevino]] as [[Tyler Lockwood]]/[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]
  
* [[Michael Trevino]] as [[Tyler Lockwood]]/[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]
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* [[Joseph Morgan]] as [[Niklaus Mikaelson]]
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* [[Joseph Morgan]] as [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus Mikaelson]]
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* [[Claire Holt]] as [[Rebekah Mikaelson]]{{Col-2}}
  
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===Special Guest Star===
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* [[Jasmine Guy]] as [[Sheila Bennett]]
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{{Col-2}}
   
 
===Guest Cast===
  
===Guest Cast===
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* [[Marguerite MacIntyre]] as [[Elizabeth Forbes|Liz Forbes]]
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* [[Claire Holt]] as [[Rebekah Mikaelson]]
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* [[Marguerite MacIntyre]] as [[Elizabeth Forbes|Liz Forbes]]
 
* [[Michael Reilly Burke]] as [[Pastor Young]]
  
* [[Michael Reilly Burke]] as [[Pastor Young]]
 
* [[Torrey DeVitto]] as [[Meredith Fell]]
  
* [[Torrey DeVitto]] as [[Meredith Fell]]
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* [[Lex Shontz]] as [[Deputies|Deputy Adams]]
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* [[Season Four Co-Stars#Growing Pains|Lex Shontz]] as [[Season Four Minor Characters#Growing Pains|Deputy Adams]]
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* [[Susan Walters]] as [[Carol Lockwood]]
  
   
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===Special Guest Star===
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===Co-Starring===
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* [[Jasmine Guy]] as [[Sheila Bennett]]
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* [[Susan Walters]] as [[Carol Lockwood]]
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* [[Season Four Co-Stars#Growing Pains|Neko Parham]] as [[Season Four Minor Characters#Growing Pains|Council Member]]
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=== Co-Starring===
  
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* [[Neko Parham]] as [[Season Four Minor Characters#Growing Pains|Town Council member]]
  
 
{{Col-end}}
  
{{Col-end}}
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*Antagonist: Although they treat [[Pastor Young]] and [[Deputies|Sheriff's Deputies]] as the antagonists, the true antagonist is [[Atticus Shane]], who makes his first appearance in ''[[The Five]]'' and is later revealed to have manipulated the Pastor to kill himself and the Council behind the scenes.
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*[[Antagonists in Season 4|Antagonist]]: Although they treat [[Pastor Young]] and [[Mystic Falls Police Station#Staff|Sheriff's Deputies]] as the antagonists, the true antagonist is [[Atticus Shane]], who makes his first appearance in ''[[The Five]]'' and is later revealed to have manipulated the Pastor to kill himself and the Council behind the scenes.
 
*This is the first episode of the first chapter of Season Four, '''The Transition Chapter'''.
  
*This is the first episode of the first chapter of Season Four, '''The Transition Chapter'''.
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*It is revealed that [[Meredith Fell]] used Damon's [[blood]] to heal [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]].
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*It is confirmed that [[Meredith Fell]] used Damon's [[blood]] to heal [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] between ''[[Before Sunset]]'' and ''[[The Departed]]''.
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*The Founder's Council is now called the [[Town Council]] after Alaric's revelation.
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*The Founder's Council is now called the [[Town Council]] after [[Alaric Saltzman|Alaric]]'s revelation.
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**The '''Founder's Council''' got its name because they were a council made by the first families who founded Mystic Falls. However, after discovering the dark truth of the families: [[Lockwood Family|Lockwood]], [[Forbes Family|Forbes]], [[Fell Family|Fell]], [[Gilbert Family|Gilbert]], [[Salvatore Family|Salvatore]], they were expelled, leaving only non-Founding Family residents with knowledge of the supernatural to create their own council.
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**The '''Founder's Council''' got its name because they were a council made by the first families who founded [[Mystic Falls]]. However, after discovering the dark truth of the families: [[Lockwood Family|Lockwood]], [[Forbes Family|Forbes]], [[Fell Family|Fell]], [[Gilbert Family|Gilbert]], [[Salvatore Family|Salvatore]], they were expelled, leaving only non-[[Founding Families|Founding Family]] residents with knowledge of the supernatural to create their own council.
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*Rebekah destroyed the last bags of Elena's blood that Klaus had in his possession from before she turned, ruining any chance Klaus had of making more hybrids.
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*Rebekah destroyed the last bags of Elena's [[doppelgänger]] blood that Klaus had in his possession from before she turned, ruining any chance Klaus had of making more [[hybrid]]s.
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**However, in [[The Originals (TV Series)|''The Originals'']] episode [[Bloodletting|''Bloodletting'']], it was revealed that there is another way to create hybrids-- by feeding a [[werewolf]] the blood of his daughter [[Hope Mikaelson]] before they die and after they awaken in transition.
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**However, in ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' episode ''[[Bloodletting]]'', it was revealed that there is one other way to create hybrids—by feeding a [[werewolf]] the blood of his daughter [[Hope Mikaelson]] before they die and as well as after they awaken in transition. This method has created two hybrids: [[Dwayne]], and [[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley Marshall]].
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*The sandwich Stefan made for Elena tastes awful as a result of her being in transition.
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*Stefan made Elena a sandwich after she woke up following the car accident, but because Elena had yet to complete her transition, she said it tasted terrible.
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*While {{Bonnie}} didn't technically lose her powers, the fact that her Grams' spirit is caused pain whenever she uses magic in punishment for Bonnie using [[Dark Magic|dark magic]] causes her to be too afraid to use it.
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*While [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]] didn't technically lose her powers, the fact that the Spirits led her to believe that her [[Sheila Bennett|Grams]]' [[Ghost|spirit]] is caused pain whenever she uses magic as a punishment for Bonnie using [[Dark Magic]] causes her to be too afraid to use it.
   
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==Body Count==
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==[[Season Four Body Count|Body Count]]==
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*[[Pastor Young]] and 11 other Town Council members - suicide, explosion.
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*[[Pastor Young]] and Eleven other Town [[Season Four Minor Characters#Growing Pains|Council members]] - Explosion; killed by himself
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*Deputy Adams - head trauma, killed by [[Stefan Salvatore]].
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*[[Season Four Minor Characters#Growing Pains|Deputy Adams]] - Head trauma; killed by [[Stefan Salvatore]]
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*Two Sheriff's Deputies - Broken neck and Impalement; killed by [[Damon Salvatore]]
   
 
==Cultural References==
  
==Cultural References==
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Becomes_Her Death Becomes Her]'' is a 1992 dark comedy with Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. It's a play in words and it can mean both "she became death" as well as "death looks good on her", (like clothing).
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*''{{w|Death Becomes Her}}'' is a 1992 dark comedy with Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. It's a play in words and it can mean both "she became death" as well as "death looks good on her," (like clothing).
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing_Pains_%28TV_series%29 Growing Pains]'' is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.
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*''{{w|Growing Pains}}'' is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.
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==Tropes==
  
==Tropes==
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*The quirky dialogue between [[Elena]], [[Stefan ]] with [[Damon |Damon's]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadpanSnarker snarky] remarks was a very elegant [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Exposition Exposition] that recapped the events that led to this all. Could it be that through all his Bitter Sarcasm, Damon is the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnlySaneMan Only Sane One]?
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*The quirky dialogue between [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]], [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] with [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]'s [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadpanSnarker snarky] remarks was a very elegant [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Exposition Exposition] that recapped the events that led to this all. Could it be that through all his Bitter Sarcasm, Damon is the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnlySaneMan Only Sane One]?
 
*Well, this whole episode was a great [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Introdump Introdump], but there was lot of information to recap.
  
*Well, this whole episode was a great [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Introdump Introdump], but there was lot of information to recap.
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*[[Pastor Young]] is introduced very much like [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RememberTheNewGuy Remember This New Guy]? He remembers [[Elena ]]wanted to be a writer, knew her parents, and was part of the Council, although we had never seen him before.
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*[[Pastor Young]] is introduced very much like [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RememberTheNewGuy Remember This New Guy]? He remembers [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] wanted to be a writer, knew her parents, and was part of the Council, although we had never seen him before.
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*Like many times before, [[Bonnie ]]suffers from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicNosebleed Psychic Nosebleed] when she overexerts herself.
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*Like many times before, [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]] suffers from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicNosebleed Psychic Nosebleed] when she overexerts herself.
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*Very creepy when [[Nik|Klaus ]]threatens to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeatStillMyHeart Rip The Living Heart] out of [[Tyler]].
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*Very creepy when [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] threatens to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeatStillMyHeart Rip The Living Heart] out of [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]].
   
 
==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
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* This is the first season premiere to feature every main character since ''[[Pilot]]''.
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* This is the first season premiere to feature every main character since ''[[Pilot]]'' (not counting with [[Katerina Petrova|Katherine Pierce]]).
 
* Following Matt Davis' departure from the cast in [[Season Three]], this is the first season to feature just nine series regulars.
  
* Following Matt Davis' departure from the cast in [[Season Three]], this is the first season to feature just nine series regulars.
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* This is the first season premiere to feature [[Meredith Fell]], [[Sheila Bennett]] and {{Rebekah}}, the third to feature [[Carol Lockwood|Carol]], the second to feature {{Klaus}} and [[Elizabeth Forbes|Liz]], and the fourth to feature [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]], {{Stefan}}, {{Damon}}, {{Jeremy}}, {{Bonnie}}, {{Matt}}, {{Tyler}} and {{Caroline}}.
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* This is the first season premiere to feature [[Meredith Fell]], [[Sheila Bennett]] and [[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]], the third to feature [[Carol Lockwood|Carol]], the second to feature [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] and [[Elizabeth Forbes|Liz]], and the fourth to feature [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]], [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]], [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]], [[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]], [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]], [[Matt Donovan|Matt]], [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] and [[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]].
 
* This is the first season premiere to not be written by [[Kevin Williamson]] and [[Julie Plec]].
  
* This is the first season premiere to not be written by [[Kevin Williamson]] and [[Julie Plec]].
 
* Before the official title was revealed (July 24) it was rumored that it was named "Phases."
  
* Before the official title was revealed (July 24) it was rumored that it was named "Phases."
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* This is the first season premiere to not have a "Previously On..." voice over.
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* This is the first season premiere to not have a "[[Previously on The Vampire Diaries|Previously On...]]" voice over.
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*This episode had about 3.18 million views in the USA.
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* This episode had about 3.18 million views in the USA.
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* Hashtag during the airing is [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WelcomeBackTVD #WelcomeBackTVD]
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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*Many references are made of when Elena told Stefan she did not want to be a vampire in ''[[The Last Day]]''.
  
*Many references are made of when Elena told Stefan she did not want to be a vampire in ''[[The Last Day]]''.
 
*Damon saying there is no third door might be a reference to the many times when faced with [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MortonsFork two terrible choices], Elena chose a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TakeAThirdOption third choice].
  
*Damon saying there is no third door might be a reference to the many times when faced with [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MortonsFork two terrible choices], Elena chose a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TakeAThirdOption third choice].
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*Elena has a very cool [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PensieveFlashback Pensive Flashback ]to when Damon made her forget that he loves her in ''[[Rose (episode)|Rose]]''.
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*Elena has a very cool [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PensieveFlashback Pensive Flashback ] to when Damon made her forget that he loves her in ''[[Rose (Episode)|Rose]]''.
 
*All of the events from ''[[The Departed]]'' are mentioned in this episode.
  
*All of the events from ''[[The Departed]]'' are mentioned in this episode.
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*[[Vicki Donovan]] was mentioned by [[Elena and Jeremy|Jeremy and Elena]]. She was turned and destroyed as a vampire in [[Season 1|Season One]]'s ''[[Lost Girls]]'' and ''[[Haunted]]'', but she came back as a [[ghost]] in [[Season 2|Season Two]]'s ''[[As I Lay Dying]]''. She was last seen in ''[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]''.
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*[[Vicki Donovan]] was mentioned by [[Elena and Jeremy|Jeremy and Elena]]. She was turned and destroyed as a vampire in [[Season One]]'s ''[[Lost Girls]]'' and ''[[Haunted]]'', but she came back as a [[ghost]] in [[Season Two]]'s ''[[As I Lay Dying]]''. She was last seen in ''[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]''.
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*Jeremy and Elena both mention Bonnie's part in bringing him back to life and the "consequences." It became an recurring theme from [[Season 3|Season Three]].
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*[[Elena and Jeremy|Jeremy and Elena]] both mention Bonnie's part in bringing Jeremy back to life, as well as the "consequences." It became an recurring theme from [[Season Three]].
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*No one ever mentioned that Bonnie already knew a spell to prevent Elena from turning into a vampire. In ''[[The Sun Also Rises]]'', Damon fed Elena his blood so that she would not die in Klaus' sacrifice and [[John Gilbert]] gave up his life to keep Elena human. However, this could possibly be because the spell had to be done prior to the person's death, or because they had no one they were willing to sacrifice in Elena's place.
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*No one ever mentioned that Bonnie already knew a spell to prevent Elena from turning into a vampire. In ''[[The Sun Also Rises]]'', Damon fed Elena his blood so that she would not die in Klaus' sacrifice and [[John Gilbert]] gave up his life to keep Elena human.
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**However, this is likely because A) the spell had to be done prior to the person's death, and B) they had no one they were willing to sacrifice in Elena's place, and Elena wouldn't have let them do it anyway, as she chose to die so Matt could live.
 
*[[Alaric Saltzman]] was mentioned by Klaus, Pastor Young, Caroline and Elizabeth. He was last seen in ''[[The Departed]]''.
  
*[[Alaric Saltzman]] was mentioned by Klaus, Pastor Young, Caroline and Elizabeth. He was last seen in ''[[The Departed]]''.
 
*Shelia Bennett was last seen in ''[[Ghost World]]''. This is her second appearance as a ghost.
  
*Shelia Bennett was last seen in ''[[Ghost World]]''. This is her second appearance as a ghost.
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**Finn was killed by Matt in ''[[The Murder of One]]''.
  
**Finn was killed by Matt in ''[[The Murder of One]]''.
 
**Elijah was last seen in ''[[The Departed]]''.
  
**Elijah was last seen in ''[[The Departed]]''.
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**Kol was last seen in'' [[Heart of Darkness]]''.
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**Kol was last seen in ''[[Heart of Darkness]]''.
   
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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*[[Mystic Falls, Virginia]]
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*[[Mystic Falls|Mystic Falls, Virginia]]
 
**[[Gilbert House]]
  
**[[Gilbert House]]
 
**[[Lockwood Mansion]]
  
**[[Lockwood Mansion]]
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***[[The Lockwood Cellar|Lockwood Cellar]]
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**[[The Lockwood Cellar|Lockwood Cellar]]
 
**[[Mystic Falls Hospital]]
  
**[[Mystic Falls Hospital]]
 
**[[Town Square]]
  
**[[Town Square]]
 
**[[Forbes House]]
  
**[[Forbes House]]
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**[[Klaus's Family Mansion|Klaus' Mansion]]
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**[[Klaus' Family Mansion|Klaus' Mansion]]
 
**[[Pastor's Ranch|Young Farm]]
  
**[[Pastor's Ranch|Young Farm]]
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**[[The Woods]]
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**[[Woods|The Woods]]
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**[[Abandoned Cottage]]
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**[[Witch Burial Ground]]
 
**[[Salvatore Boarding House]]
  
**[[Salvatore Boarding House]]
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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: '''[[Elena]]''': ''"Am I dead? ... No!"''
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:'''[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]''': ''"Am I dead? ... No!"''
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: '''[[Damon]]''' (to Elena): ''"There is no way out. We all know the drill. You feed or you die. There is no door number three.''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]:''' (to Elena) ''"There is no way out. We all know the drill. You feed or you die. There is no door number three.''
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: '''[[Stefan]]''': ''"You know what? You weren't there the day Elena looked me in the eye and told me she absolutely never wanted this."''
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:'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': ''"You know what? You weren't there the day Elena looked me in the eye and told me she absolutely never wanted this."''
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:'''[[Damon]]''': ''"Then you shouldn't have let her die."''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"Then you shouldn't have let her die."''
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:'''[[Stefan]]''': ''"I never meant for her to die. She asked me to help Matt first, and I did."''
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:'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': ''"I never meant for her to die. She asked me to help Matt first, and I did."''
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:'''[[Damon]]''': ''"And now, the world has one more quarterback. Bravo, brother."''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"And now, the world has one more quarterback. Bravo, brother."''
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:'''[[Stefan]]''': ''"I made a choice that I will regret for the rest of my life. Now, let me try to fix it."''
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:'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': ''"I made a choice that I will regret for the rest of my life. Now, let me try to fix it."''
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: '''[[Jeremy]]''' (to Elena): ''"Your fangs coming yet?"''
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:'''[[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]]:''' (to Elena) ''"Your fangs coming yet?"''
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: '''[[Rebekah]]''': ''"Tragic about Elena. Not to make the gray cloud grayer, but does Matt even have automobile insurance for the car?"''
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:'''[[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]]''': ''"Tragic about Elena. Not to make the gray cloud grayer, but does Matt even have automobile insurance for the car?"''
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: '''[[Shelia Bennett]]''': ''"She is not your problem to solve. Now go, before they keep you here."''
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:'''[[Sheila Bennett]]''': ''"She is not your problem to solve. Now ''go'', before they keep you here."''
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Revision as of 03:11, 27 October 2018

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Growing Pains is the first episode of the fourth season of Template:The Vampire Diaries and the sixty-seventh episode of the series overall.

Summary

ELENA’S WORST NIGHTMARE — Elena awakens on the morning after the accident to find the thing she dreaded most has come true – she died with Damon's blood in her system and now must drink human blood to become a vampire or face death. Stefan promises Elena that he and Bonnie will exhaust every possible way out of the situation, but Damon is furious with his brother for letting Elena die in the first place. Bonnie pays a terrible price for her attempt to change Elena’s fate, while Damon takes out his frustration and rage on Matt. In a rare moment of empathy, Rebekah is deeply touched by Stefan and Elena’s devotion to one another. Pastor Young and the Town Council members begin rounding up the vampires and their supporters, leading to an unexpected tragedy.  

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Special Guest Star

Guest Cast

Co-Starring

Trivia

  • Antagonist: Although they treat Pastor Young and Sheriff's Deputies as the antagonists, the true antagonist is Atticus Shane, who makes his first appearance in The Five and is later revealed to have manipulated the Pastor to kill himself and the Council behind the scenes.
  • This is the first episode of the first chapter of Season Four, The Transition Chapter.
  • It is confirmed that Meredith Fell used Damon's blood to heal Elena between Before Sunset and The Departed.
  • The Founder's Council is now called the Town Council after Alaric's revelation.
    • The Founder's Council got its name because they were a council made by the first families who founded Mystic Falls. However, after discovering the dark truth of the families: Lockwood, Forbes, Fell, Gilbert, Salvatore, they were expelled, leaving only non-Founding Family residents with knowledge of the supernatural to create their own council.
  • Rebekah destroyed the last bags of Elena's doppelgänger blood that Klaus had in his possession from before she turned, ruining any chance Klaus had of making more hybrids.
    • However, in The Originals episode Bloodletting, it was revealed that there is one other way to create hybrids—by feeding a werewolf the blood of his daughter Hope Mikaelson before they die and as well as after they awaken in transition. This method has created two hybrids: Dwayne, and Hayley Marshall.
  • Stefan made Elena a sandwich after she woke up following the car accident, but because Elena had yet to complete her transition, she said it tasted terrible.
  • While Bonnie didn't technically lose her powers, the fact that the Spirits led her to believe that her Grams' spirit is caused pain whenever she uses magic as a punishment for Bonnie using Dark Magic causes her to be too afraid to use it.

Body Count

Cultural References

  • Death Becomes Her is a 1992 dark comedy with Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. It's a play in words and it can mean both "she became death" as well as "death looks good on her," (like clothing).
  • Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.

Tropes

Behind the Scenes

Continuity

Locations

Quotes

Elena: "Am I dead? ... No!"
Damon: (to Elena) "There is no way out. We all know the drill. You feed or you die. There is no door number three.
Stefan: "You know what? You weren't there the day Elena looked me in the eye and told me she absolutely never wanted this."
Damon: "Then you shouldn't have let her die."
Stefan: "I never meant for her to die. She asked me to help Matt first, and I did."
Damon: "And now, the world has one more quarterback. Bravo, brother."
Stefan: "I made a choice that I will regret for the rest of my life. Now, let me try to fix it."
Jeremy: (to Elena) "Your fangs coming yet?"
Rebekah: "Tragic about Elena. Not to make the gray cloud grayer, but does Matt even have automobile insurance for the car?"
Sheila Bennett: "She is not your problem to solve. Now go, before they keep you here."
Klaus: (to Caroline in Tyler's body) "Easy, love. Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong equipment."

Multimedia

Soundtrack

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Last.fm_play.png "Whirring" – The Joy Formidable
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Pictures

References

See also

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