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{{Episode
  
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|episode number = 53
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|airdate = November 10th 2011.
  
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|airdate = November 10, 2011
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|viewers = 3.17 million
 
|writer = [[Evan Bleiweiss]]
  
|writer = [[Evan Bleiweiss]]
 
|director = [[Joshua Butler]]
  
|director = [[Joshua Butler]]
 
|previous = [[Ordinary People]]
  
|previous = [[Ordinary People]]
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|next = [[The New Deal]]}}
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|next = [[The New Deal]]
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'''Homecoming''' is the ninth episode of the [[Season 3|third season]] of [[The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)|The Vampire Diaries]] and the fifty-third episode of the series.
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'''Homecoming''' is the ninth episode of the [[Season Three|third season]] of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' and the fifty-third episode of the series overall.
   
 
==Summary ==
  
==Summary ==
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'''ROCK BAND [[My Morning Jacket]] PERFORMS''' — On the night of the Homecoming dance, {{Rebekah}} opens up to {{Elena}} about why the evening is so important to her, leaving Elena with conflicting emotions. {{Caroline}} and {{Matt}} are both shocked at {{Tyler}}'s behavior throughout the evening. The evening takes a surreal turn when {{Klaus}} puts his latest plan in action. Determined to outsmart Klaus, {{Damon}} enters in a dangerous partnership, leading to a terrifying turn of events. The band [[My Morning Jacket]] performs in the party scenes.
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'''ROCK BAND [[My Morning Jacket]] PERFORMS''' — On the night of the [[Homecoming Dance|Homecoming dance]], [[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]] opens up to [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] about why the evening is so important to her, leaving Elena with conflicting emotions. [[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]] and [[Matt Donovan|Matt]] are both shocked at [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]]'s [[Sire Bond|behavior]] throughout the evening. The evening takes a surreal turn when [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] puts his latest plan in action. Determined to outsmart Klaus, [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] enters in a [[Mikael|dangerous partnership]], leading to a terrifying turn of events. The band [[My Morning Jacket]] performs in the party scenes.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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* [[Ian Somerhalder]] as [[Damon Salvatore]]
  
* [[Ian Somerhalder]] as [[Damon Salvatore]]
 
* [[Steven R. McQueen]] as [[Jeremy Gilbert]] <small>(credit only)</small>
  
* [[Steven R. McQueen]] as [[Jeremy Gilbert]] <small>(credit only)</small>
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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]]
  
* [[Michael Trevino]] as [[Tyler Lockwood]]
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* [[Matthew Davis|Matt Davis]] as [[Alaric J. Saltzman|Alaric Saltzman]] <small>(credit only)</small>
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* [[Matthew Davis|Matt Davis]] as [[Alaric Saltzman]] <small>(credit only)</small>
 
* [[Joseph Morgan]] as [[Niklaus Mikaelson]]
  
* [[Joseph Morgan]] as [[Niklaus Mikaelson]]
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===Recurring Cast===
  
===Recurring Cast===
 
* [[Claire Holt]] as [[Rebekah Mikaelson]]
  
* [[Claire Holt]] as [[Rebekah Mikaelson]]
 
* [[Sebastian Roché]] as [[Mikael]]
  
* [[Sebastian Roché]] as [[Mikael]]
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=== Guest Cast===
  
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===Co-Starring===
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* [[Kimberley Drummond]] as [[Mindy]]
  
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* [[Zane Stephens]] as [[Tony]]
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* [[Season Three Co-Stars#Homecoming|Kimberley Drummond]] as [[Mindy]]
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* [[Season Three Co-Stars#Homecoming|Zane Stephens]] as [[Tony]]
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* [[Season Three Co-Stars#Homecoming|Matthew Murray]] as [[Season Three Minor Characters#Homecoming|Football Player]]
 
{{Col-end}}
  
{{Col-end}}
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* Antagonists: [[Mikael]], [[Niklaus Mikaelson]] and [[Hybrids]].
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* [[Antagonists in Season 3|Antagonists]]: [[Mikael]], [[Niklaus Mikaelson]] and [[Hybrid|Klaus' hybrids]].
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* This is the [[Season 3|third season]]'s mid-season finale.
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* This is the [[Season Three|third season]]'s mid-season finale.
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* Mikael and [[Rebekah]] are the second and third [[Original]]s who were neutralized by [[Elena Gilbert]].
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* Mikael and [[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]] are the second and third [[Original Vampire]]s who have been neutralized by [[Elena Gilbert]] with a [[White Oak Ash Daggers|silver daggers]].
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* [[Mikael ]] is neutralized with a silver dagger and white ash wood for the first and last time.
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* [[Mikael]] is neutralized with a silver dagger for the last time.
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* [[Klaus ]] kills [[Mikael]] in this episode.
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* [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] kills [[Mikael]] in this episode.
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** He is the first Original to be completely destroyed.
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** He is the first Original vampire to be completely destroyed. However, he was later [[Resurrection|resurrected]] by [[Davina Claire]] in the finale episode ''[[From a Cradle to a Grave]]'' in ''[[The Originals]]'' series' [[Season One (The Originals)|first season]].
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* More [[hybrids]] are created by Klaus (the guards at the door).
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* More [[hybrid]]s are revealed to have been created by Klaus (including the guards at the door).
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* {{Stefan}} confirms his age in this episode - 162 years old.
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* [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] confirms his age in this episode - 162 years old.
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* It is revealed that Klaus carts around four coffins. Elijah's was the only one known. [[Kol]], [[Finn]] and [[Esther]] would be revealed to be in the other three in ''[[Bringing Out The Dead]].''
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* It is revealed that Klaus carts around four [[coffins]]. Elijah's was the only one known as of this episode; however, [[Kol Mikaelson|Kol]], [[Finn Mikaelson|Finn]] and [[Esther Mikaelson|Esther]] would be revealed to be in the other three in ''[[Bringing Out The Dead]].''
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* Katherine admits her humanity to Stefan.
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* Katherine admits her humanity to Stefan at the end of this episode.
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* Damon becomes the first vampire to kill a fully transitioned hybrid (the guard at the door of the Lockwood Mansion).
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* Damon becomes the first [[vampire]] to kill a fully-transitioned hybrid (the guard at the door of the [[Lockwood Mansion]]).
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* Klaus says "''I will kill you and every one you've ever met''" to Stefan, this is how Katherine describes him when he's betrayed or angry. She tells this to Elena and Stefan in ''[[Katerina]]'' and Damon in ''[[The Last Day]].''
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* Klaus says "''I will kill you and every one you've ever met''" to Stefan; this was how Katherine described him when he's betrayed or angry in the series' second season. She said this to Elena and Stefan in ''[[Katerina]]'' and to Damon in ''[[The Last Day]].''
 
* This is the first appearance of [[Tony]] and [[Mindy]].
  
* This is the first appearance of [[Tony]] and [[Mindy]].
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* [[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]] & [[Alaric J. Saltzman|Alaric]] do not appear in this episode.
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* [[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]] and [[Alaric Saltzman|Alaric]] do not appear in this episode.
 
*Rebekah says that nobody from her family can be trusted. It is implied that she cannot be trusted either.
  
*Rebekah says that nobody from her family can be trusted. It is implied that she cannot be trusted either.
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*This episode marks the last appearance of Katherine in this season.
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*Damon says ''"Because when this all goes down, I don't want you having any part of it."'' This indicates that Katherine is replacing Elena at the ball.
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*Damon says ''"Because when this all goes down, I don't want you having any part of it."'' This was a hint that Katherine would be replacing Elena at the homecoming party. It was hinted again by Matt, who tells "Elena" that it's weird that the two of them are there together.
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*Klaus says that once Mikael is dead, Stefan will be free of the compulsion, both things happen by the end of the episode.
  
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*Klaus promises Stefan that once Mikael is dead, Stefan will be free of his [[Mind Compulsion|compulsion.]] By the end of the episode, both parts of this statement end up coming true—Stefan helped prevent Damon from killing Klaus, allowing Klaus to finally kill Mikael once and for all.
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==Locations==
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*[[Mystic Falls|Mystic Falls, Virginia]]
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**[[Salvatore Boarding House]]
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**[[Gilbert House]]
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**[[Mystic Falls High School]]
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**[[Lockwood Mansion]]
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**[[Forbes House]]
   
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==Body Count==
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==[[Season Three Body Count|Body Count]]==
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* [[Mikael]] - stabbed, killed by {{Klaus}}.
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* [[Mikael]] - [[White Oak Stake|Staked]]; killed by [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]
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* One of Klaus' hybrids - Heart extraction; killed by [[Damon Salvatore]]
   
 
==Production Notes==
  
==Production Notes==
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* This is the first mid-season finale to not feature {{Jeremy}}, {{Alaric}} or {{Jenna}}.
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* This is the first mid-season finale to not feature [[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]], [[Alaric Saltzman|Alaric]] or [[Jenna Sommers|Jenna]].
 
* This is the last episode (before the two month hiatus) of 2011. The series continued airing on January 5, 2012.
  
* This is the last episode (before the two month hiatus) of 2011. The series continued airing on January 5, 2012.
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* This is the first time Klaus and Mikael came face to face in years.
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* This is the first time Klaus and Mikael have come face to face since before 1992, when [[Abby Bennett Wilson]] [[Desiccation|desiccated]] and [[Pickett Mausoleum|entombed]] Mikael in North Carolina.
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* This is the first mid-season finale to feature {{Klaus}}.
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* This is the first mid-season finale to feature [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]].
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* This is the second mid-season finale to feature Katherine.
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* This is the second mid-season finale to feature [[Katerina Petrova|Katherine]].
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* Katherine makes her final appearance as a main character in this episode, and is therefore put on hold as a regular until she returns in future episodes.
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* Katherine makes her final appearance as a main character in this episode, and is therefore put on hold as a regular. She returned as a hallucination in [[Season Four|Season 4]]'s ''[[We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes]]'', and in person in ''[[Down the Rabbit Hole]]''.
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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* {{Klaus}} returns (in the present) in this episode. He was last seen in ''[[The Reckoning]]'' and in ''[[Ordinary People]],'' he appears in a series of flashbacks.
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* [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] returns (in the present) in this episode. He was last seen in ''[[The Reckoning]],'' though, he appears in a series of flashbacks in ''[[Ordinary People]].''
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* Katherine Pierce returns in this episode. She was last seen in ''[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]'' when Mikael fed on her. This is the last time she appeared in Season Three.
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* Katherine Pierce returns in this episode. She was last seen in ''[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]'' when Mikael fed on her upon awakening from his desiccation spell. This is the last time she appeared in Season 3.
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* Anna was mentioned by Bonnie. She was last seen in ''[[Ghost World]].''
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* [[Annabelle|Anna]] was mentioned by Bonnie. She was last seen in ''[[Ghost World]].''
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* {{Tyler}} was last seen in ''Smells Like Teen Spirit.''
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* [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] was last seen in ''Smells Like Teen Spirit.''
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* {{Caroline}} and {{Matt}} were last seen in ''Ghost World.''
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* [[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]] and [[Matt Donovan|Matt]] were last seen in ''Ghost World.''
   
 
==Cultural References==
  
==Cultural References==
 
*Homecoming is an American tradition, where alumni are invited to return to their Alma mater, usually for a special Football game. Normally there are several activities including a parade, cultural events and decade dances. The homecoming tradition started in 1911, so Rebekah would have heard of this dance.
  
*Homecoming is an American tradition, where alumni are invited to return to their Alma mater, usually for a special Football game. Normally there are several activities including a parade, cultural events and decade dances. The homecoming tradition started in 1911, so Rebekah would have heard of this dance.
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*[http://www.portlandonline.com/ Portland] is a city in Oregon. It was incorporated in 1851, coincidental just a few years before Mystic Falls. It is home to bands such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere_%26_the_Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders]. Recently its been home to a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_music indie] bands.
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*{{w|Portland, Oregon|Portland}} is a city in Oregon. It was incorporated in 1851, coincidental just a few years before Mystic Falls. It is home to bands such as {{w|Paul Revere & the Raiders}}. Recently its been home to a number of indie bands.
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*Caroline says she does not want to get into a "vampire threesome" with Tyler. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threesome threesome] can mean many things, but usually it means when three people are engaged in sexual activity together. It's a common element in sexual fantasies, and it is hinted that's what Katherine wanted with the Salvatore brothers.
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*Caroline says she does not want to get into a "vampire threesome" with Tyler. A {{w|threesome}} can mean many things, but usually it means when three people are engaged in sexual activity together. It's a common element in sexual fantasies, and it is hinted that's what Katherine wanted with the Salvatore brothers.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_pong Beer Pong] is a drinking game where players try to land a ping pong ball at a cup of beer at the other side of the table. Rules vary tremendously. Elena also mention kegs - in past episodes they always show somebody chugging at beer kegs.
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*{{w|Beer pong}} is a drinking game where players try to land a ping pong ball at a cup of beer at the other side of the table. Rules vary tremendously. Elena also mention kegs - in past episodes they always show somebody chugging at beer kegs.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bad_Wolf Big Bad Wolf] is a term used to describe the fictional wolf that appear in many cautionary fairy tales, like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood Red Riding Hood] and Aesop's fable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf The Boy Who Cried Wolf]. He is an archetype of a menacing, predatory antagonist.
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*{{w|Big Bad Wolf}} is a term used to describe the fictional wolf that appear in many cautionary fairy tales, like {{w|Little Red Riding Hood|Red Riding Hood}} and Aesop's fable {{w|The Boy Who Cried Wolf}}. He is an archetype of a menacing, predatory antagonist.
 
*Elena says that they must let Stefan go. "[http://letras.mus.br/bob-marley/346178/ Let him go]" is a song by Bob Marley, may also reference TVD's own soundtrack music, "[http://letras.mus.br/ross-copperman/1892614/ Holding on and Letting Go]", because although they say they are letting him go, they are actually holding on to hope.
  
*Elena says that they must let Stefan go. "[http://letras.mus.br/bob-marley/346178/ Let him go]" is a song by Bob Marley, may also reference TVD's own soundtrack music, "[http://letras.mus.br/ross-copperman/1892614/ Holding on and Letting Go]", because although they say they are letting him go, they are actually holding on to hope.
 
*This is a great example of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnspokenPlanGuarantee Unspoken Plan Guarantee]: the very detailed the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZanyScheme Zany Scheme] is more likely to fail. It's Katherine's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ASimplePlan simple unspoken plan] that works in the end...
  
*This is a great example of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnspokenPlanGuarantee Unspoken Plan Guarantee]: the very detailed the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZanyScheme Zany Scheme] is more likely to fail. It's Katherine's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ASimplePlan simple unspoken plan] that works in the end...
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==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
 
* This episode had about 3.33 million viewers in the USA.
  
* This episode had about 3.33 million viewers in the USA.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"This is the only weapon that can kill an Original. So I think I'll hold onto it, no offense"''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': (to [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]) ''"This is the only weapon that can kill an Original. So, I think I'll hold onto it. No offense."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"You do what you can, and I will kill him."''
  
:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"You do what you can, and I will kill him."''
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:'''{{Damon}}''': ''"Elena, if this thing blows up in our face, just remember only one of us heals quickly."''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"Elena, if this thing blows up in our face, just remember only one of us heals quickly."''
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:'''{{Stefan}}''' (to {{Elena}}): ''"I'm compelled to protect you. And if I look at your track record at [[Fifties Decade Dance|high school]] [[Sixties Decade Dance|dances]], it's pretty tragic."''
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:'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': (to [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]) ''"I'm compelled to protect you. And, if I look at your track record at [[50s Decade Dance|high school]] [[60s Decade Dance|dances]], it's pretty tragic."''
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:'''[[Mikael]] (to {{Klaus}})''': ''"Nobody cares about you anymore, boy. What do you have? Other than those whose loyalty you forced. No one. No one."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': (to [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]) ''"Nobody cares about you anymore, boy. What do you have? Other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one. No one."''
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:'''{{Damon}}''': ''"It's very Katherine of you."''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"It's very Katherine of you."''
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:'''{{Elena}}''': ''"Not the way to make me feel better about myself."''
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:'''[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]''': ''"Not the way to make me feel better about myself."''
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:'''{{Damon}}''': ''"It was a compliment. Sort of."''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"It was a compliment. Sort of."''
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:'''{{Caroline}} (to {{Tyler}})''': ''"I finally almost got your mom to stop hating me, so I probably shouldn't get caught in some kind of vampire threesome with her son."''
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:'''[[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]]: (to [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]]) ''"I finally almost got your mom to stop hating me, so I probably shouldn't get caught in some kind of vampire threesome with her son."'''''
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:'''{{Rebekah}} (to [[Mikael]])''': ''"Whatever fatherly rubbish you're thinking, save it. Nothing you say matters to me."''
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:'''[[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]]''': (to [[Mikael]]) ''"Whatever fatherly rubbish you're thinking, save it. Nothing you say matters to me."''
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:'''{{Katherine}} (to {{Stefan}})''': ''"Humanity is a vampire's greatest weakness. No matter how easy it is to turn it off, it keeps trying to fight its way back in. Sometimes I let it."''
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:'''[[Katerina Petrova|Katherine]]''': (to [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]) ''"Humanity is a vampire's greatest weakness. No matter how easy it is to turn it off, it keeps trying to fight its way back in. Sometimes, I let it."''
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:'''{{Klaus}} (to {{Stefan}})''': ''"Portland is fantastic. Once you get over all the whiny music and healthy-looking people, it's literally a breeding ground for werewolves."''
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': (to [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]) ''"Portland is fantastic. Once you get over all the whiny music and healthy-looking people, it's literally a breeding ground for werewolves."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"You were never the one I was after."''
  
:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"You were never the one I was after."''
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:'''{{Rebekah}}''': ''"Nik was my family. If you were after him, you were after me."''
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:'''[[Rebekah Mikaelson|Rebekah]]''': ''"Nik was my family. If you were after him, you were after me."''
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:'''{{Tyler}} (to {{Stefan}})''': ''"It's not a party, man. It's a wake."''
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:'''[[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]]''': (to [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]) ''"It's not a party, man. It's a wake."''
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:'''{{Tyler}}''': ''"I'm sorry I stabbed you. It's the only thing I could think of to get you out of there."''
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:'''[[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]]''': ''"I'm sorry I stabbed you. It's the only thing I could think of to get you out of there."''
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:'''{{Caroline}}''': ''"Oh yeah? Not, ‘Hey Caroline. I'm worried about what might happen this evening. So maybe you should go home and watch Dancing with the Stars'."''
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:'''[[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]]''': ''"Oh yeah? Not, ‘Hey Caroline. I'm worried about what might happen this evening. So, maybe you should go home and watch ''Dancing with the Stars''."''
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:'''{{Bonnie}}''': ''"You're mad at your little brother. You'll yell at him a little, teach him a life lesson. But you can't really be mad like I'm mad."''
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:'''[[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]]''': ''"You're mad at your little brother. You'll yell at him a little, teach him a life lesson. But you can't really be mad like I'm mad."''
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:'''{{Elena}}''': ''"Bonnie..."''
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:'''[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]''': ''"Bonnie..."''
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:'''{{Bonnie}}''': ''"And you shouldn't have to be. He's your brother. So no, I can't really talk to you about it."''
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:'''[[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]]''': ''"And you shouldn't have to be. He's your brother. So, no, I can't really talk to you about it."''
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:'''{{Damon}}''': ''"Do you trust me?"''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"Do you trust me?"''
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:'''{{Elena}}''': ''"Yes."''
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:'''[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]''': ''"Yes."''
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:'''{{Damon}}''': ''"Then you have nothing to worry about."''
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:'''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"Then you have nothing to worry about."''
   
 
==Multimedia==
  
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==See also==
  
==See also==
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Homecoming is the ninth episode of the third season of The Vampire Diaries and the fifty-third episode of the series overall.

Summary

ROCK BAND My Morning Jacket PERFORMS — On the night of the Homecoming dance, Rebekah opens up to Elena about why the evening is so important to her, leaving Elena with conflicting emotions. Caroline and Matt are both shocked at Tyler's behavior throughout the evening. The evening takes a surreal turn when Klaus puts his latest plan in action. Determined to outsmart Klaus, Damon enters in a dangerous partnership, leading to a terrifying turn of events. The band My Morning Jacket performs in the party scenes.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Co-Starring

Trivia

  • Antagonists: Mikael, Niklaus Mikaelson and Klaus' hybrids.
  • This is the third season's mid-season finale.
  • Mikael and Rebekah are the second and third Original Vampires who have been neutralized by Elena Gilbert with a silver daggers.
  • Mikael is neutralized with a silver dagger for the last time.
  • Klaus kills Mikael in this episode.
  • More hybrids are revealed to have been created by Klaus (including the guards at the door).
  • Stefan confirms his age in this episode - 162 years old.
  • It is revealed that Klaus carts around four coffins. Elijah's was the only one known as of this episode; however, Kol, Finn and Esther would be revealed to be in the other three in Bringing Out The Dead.
  • Katherine admits her humanity to Stefan at the end of this episode.
  • Damon becomes the first vampire to kill a fully-transitioned hybrid (the guard at the door of the Lockwood Mansion).
  • Klaus says "I will kill you and every one you've ever met" to Stefan; this was how Katherine described him when he's betrayed or angry in the series' second season. She said this to Elena and Stefan in Katerina and to Damon in The Last Day.
  • This is the first appearance of Tony and Mindy.
  • Jeremy and Alaric do not appear in this episode.
  • Rebekah says that nobody from her family can be trusted. It is implied that she cannot be trusted either.
  • This episode marks the last appearance of Katherine in this season.
  • Damon says "Because when this all goes down, I don't want you having any part of it." This was a hint that Katherine would be replacing Elena at the homecoming party. It was hinted again by Matt, who tells "Elena" that it's weird that the two of them are there together.
  • Klaus promises Stefan that once Mikael is dead, Stefan will be free of his compulsion. By the end of the episode, both parts of this statement end up coming true—Stefan helped prevent Damon from killing Klaus, allowing Klaus to finally kill Mikael once and for all.

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Production Notes

  • This is the first mid-season finale to not feature Jeremy, Alaric or Jenna.
  • This is the last episode (before the two month hiatus) of 2011. The series continued airing on January 5, 2012.
  • This is the first time Klaus and Mikael have come face to face since before 1992, when Abby Bennett Wilson desiccated and entombed Mikael in North Carolina.
  • This is the first mid-season finale to feature Klaus.
  • This is the second mid-season finale to feature Katherine.
  • Katherine makes her final appearance as a main character in this episode, and is therefore put on hold as a regular. She returned as a hallucination in Season 4's We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes, and in person in Down the Rabbit Hole.

Continuity

  • Klaus returns (in the present) in this episode. He was last seen in The Reckoning, though, he appears in a series of flashbacks in Ordinary People.
  • Katherine Pierce returns in this episode. She was last seen in Smells Like Teen Spirit when Mikael fed on her upon awakening from his desiccation spell. This is the last time she appeared in Season 3.
  • Anna was mentioned by Bonnie. She was last seen in Ghost World.
  • Tyler was last seen in Smells Like Teen Spirit.
  • Caroline and Matt were last seen in Ghost World.

Cultural References

  • Homecoming is an American tradition, where alumni are invited to return to their Alma mater, usually for a special Football game. Normally there are several activities including a parade, cultural events and decade dances. The homecoming tradition started in 1911, so Rebekah would have heard of this dance.
  • Portland is a city in Oregon. It was incorporated in 1851, coincidental just a few years before Mystic Falls. It is home to bands such as Paul Revere & the Raiders. Recently its been home to a number of indie bands.
  • Caroline says she does not want to get into a "vampire threesome" with Tyler. A threesome can mean many things, but usually it means when three people are engaged in sexual activity together. It's a common element in sexual fantasies, and it is hinted that's what Katherine wanted with the Salvatore brothers.
  • Beer pong is a drinking game where players try to land a ping pong ball at a cup of beer at the other side of the table. Rules vary tremendously. Elena also mention kegs - in past episodes they always show somebody chugging at beer kegs.
  • Big Bad Wolf is a term used to describe the fictional wolf that appear in many cautionary fairy tales, like Red Riding Hood and Aesop's fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf. He is an archetype of a menacing, predatory antagonist.
  • Elena says that they must let Stefan go. "Let him go" is a song by Bob Marley, may also reference TVD's own soundtrack music, "Holding on and Letting Go", because although they say they are letting him go, they are actually holding on to hope.
  • This is a great example of Unspoken Plan Guarantee: the very detailed the Zany Scheme is more likely to fail. It's Katherine's simple unspoken plan that works in the end...

Behind the Scenes

  • This episode had about 3.33 million viewers in the USA.

Quotes

Mikael: (to Damon) "This is the only weapon that can kill an Original. So, I think I'll hold onto it. No offense."
Mikael: "You do what you can, and I will kill him."
Damon: "Elena, if this thing blows up in our face, just remember only one of us heals quickly."
Stefan: (to Elena) "I'm compelled to protect you. And, if I look at your track record at high school dances, it's pretty tragic."
Mikael: (to Klaus) "Nobody cares about you anymore, boy. What do you have? Other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one. No one."
Damon: "It's very Katherine of you."
Elena: "Not the way to make me feel better about myself."
Damon: "It was a compliment. Sort of."
Caroline: (to Tyler) "I finally almost got your mom to stop hating me, so I probably shouldn't get caught in some kind of vampire threesome with her son."
Rebekah: (to Mikael) "Whatever fatherly rubbish you're thinking, save it. Nothing you say matters to me."
Katherine: (to Stefan) "Humanity is a vampire's greatest weakness. No matter how easy it is to turn it off, it keeps trying to fight its way back in. Sometimes, I let it."
Klaus: (to Stefan) "Portland is fantastic. Once you get over all the whiny music and healthy-looking people, it's literally a breeding ground for werewolves."
Mikael: "You were never the one I was after."
Rebekah: "Nik was my family. If you were after him, you were after me."
Tyler: (to Stefan) "It's not a party, man. It's a wake."
Tyler: "I'm sorry I stabbed you. It's the only thing I could think of to get you out of there."
Caroline: "Oh yeah? Not, ‘Hey Caroline. I'm worried about what might happen this evening. So, maybe you should go home and watch Dancing with the Stars."
Bonnie: "You're mad at your little brother. You'll yell at him a little, teach him a life lesson. But you can't really be mad like I'm mad."
Elena: "Bonnie..."
Bonnie: "And you shouldn't have to be. He's your brother. So, no, I can't really talk to you about it."
Damon: "Do you trust me?"
Elena: "Yes."
Damon: "Then you have nothing to worry about."

Multimedia

Soundtrack

Last.fm_play.png "Don't Stop (Bit Funk Remix)" – The Only Children
Last.fm_play.png "Free Like You Make Me" – Cary Brothers
Last.fm_play.png "You Wanna Freak Out" – My Morning Jacket

Last.fm_play.png "First Light" – My Morning Jacket
Last.fm_play.png "Holdin' On To Black Metal" – My Morning Jacket
Last.fm_play.png "The Day Is Coming" – My Morning Jacket

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