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Summary

A NOT SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY - On the morning of Elena’s 18th birthday, Caroline is busy planning a party, but Elena is focused on searching for any clues that might help her discover where Stefan is. Damon is also searching for Stefan, while trying to protect Elena and keep her from doing anything that would draw Klaus’ attention.

Meanwhile, Klaus and Stefan are busy trailing a werewolf named Ray Sutton (guest star David Gallagher). Now working at the Mystic Grill along with Matt, Jeremy is struggling to understand why he keeps seeing the ghosts of Vicki and Anna since he was brought back to life by Bonnie’s magic. Meanwhile, Alaric does his best to watch over Elena and Jeremy, while dealing with his grief over Jenna’s death. Finally, Caroline and Tyler face a new and unexpected challenge.

Plot

Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Co-Cast

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Quotes

Alaric: Hey Elena... happy birthday.

Damon: Morning.
Elena: Hey, I was gonna--(sees Damon naked and she turns around)--OH!
Damon: Hey, you should learn to knock, what if I was... indecent.

Elena: I think I'm gonna pass on the whole cake thing.
Caroline: What? no, no way, no! It's you're birthday! You know it's the dawn of a new day, and you can't get on with you're life until you have made a wish and blown out the candles.
Elena: Is that what you all want me to do? Just get on with my life?

Elena: (To Damon) I'm not going to give up on finding Stefan.

Elena: (To Caroline about Stefan) You want me to make a wish? I just wanna know that he's alive. That's it! That's my wish.

Stefan: (To Damon) Let. Me. Go.

Elena: (On the phone) Stefan, if this is you, you'll be OK. I love you, Stefan. Hold on to that. Never let that go.

Caroline: (About Matt) He thinks we're dating.
Tyler: So does my mother.

Damon: Stefan, for sure.
Alaric: How do you know?
Damon: It's his signature, it's the reason they call him the ripper. Feeds so hard he blacks out and rips them apart, but then when he's done, he feels remorse. That's the damn thing, he put the bodies back together.
Alaric: Back together?
Damon: Definitely Stefan.

Caroline: (To Tyler, when Elena out of sight) Just because I tell you things doesn't mean you're allowed to know them!

Stefan: My brother still on our trail?
Klaus: He's getting closer, I'm gonna have to deal with that.
Stefan: No, no no. Let me handle that.
Klaus: Why should I let you leave?
Stefan: Cause you know I'll come back.
Klaus: Do I?
Stefan: You saved my brother's life, I'm at you're service.
Klaus: Aah, you all sound so tedious, aren't you even having the least bit of fun?
Stefan: I'll make sure that my brother doesn't bother us any more.

Caroline: (About Matt) He hates me. His hatred of me has driven him to drugs!
Elena: He doesn't hate you, he hates that he's not with you.

Damon: Well, hold the fort down, will ya?
Alaric: You mean the fort full of my drunken history students?
Damon: Drink more, you will feel less weird.

Damon: Stefan.
Stefan: Hello Brother.
Damon: You don't write, you don't call.
Stefan: I need you to stop following me, causing some problems.
Damon: With who? Klaus? I'm supposed to care what he thinks?
Stefan: What you're supposed to do is let me go.
Damon: I saw your artwork in Tennessee. You're walking a fine line there my friend. Keep that up and there will be no saving you.

Elena: Why didn't you tell me that you have been tracking Klaus' victims?
Damon: 'Cause they are not Klaus' victims Elena, they are Stefan's.
Elena: What?

Klaus: (To Stefan) You never stop caring about family do you? But every time you feed the blood makes it easier to let go.

Soundtrack

Last.fm_play.png "Are We There Yet" – Ingrid Michaelson
Last.fm_play.png "What You Know" – Two Door Cinema Club
Last.fm_play.png "Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars
Last.fm_play.png "Means To An End" – Trent Dabbs
Last.fm_play.png "Make It Without You" – Andrew Belle
Last.fm_play.png "Hello" – Martin Solveig and Dragonette
Last.fm_play.png "Shooting The Moon" – Mona
Last.fm_play.png "Hawk Eyes" – The Kicks
Last.fm_play.png "Anna Sun" – Walk The Moon
Last.fm_play.png "Starpusher" – Location Location
Last.fm_play.png "You Make Me Feel" – Cobra Starship
Last.fm_play.png "A Drop In The Ocean" – Ron Pope

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Trivia

General

  • There is a time jump from As I Lay Dying to this episode, with 2 months having passed, as confirmed by Damon in the episode.
  • Antagonists: Klaus and Stefan
  • Template:Jeremy works at the Mystic Grill from this episode onwards.
  • Stefan hasn't been seen by any of the Mystic Falls residents since As I Lay Dying.
  • A photograph of Jenna and Alaric can be seen in the Gilbert House.
  • Andie dies in this episode due to Stefan's compulsion.
  • The end of the episode ends with Carol Lockwood shooting Caroline Forbes with vervain darts.
  • This episode has many similarities with the Pilot, they include;
    • Stefan stalks out Andie before killing her, as Damon did with Elena in the pilot.
    • After Matt wishes Elena a happy birthday and ignores Caroline, she says "He hates me" which is the same thing Elena said to Bonnie in the pilot about Matt. She also said that their breakup lead him to doing drugs, which is remotely similar to why Jeremy started doing drugs, cause of Vicki.
    • After finally seen Stefan after two months, he greets Damon with "Hello, brother". Damon said this to Stefan in the pilot.
  • Caroline and Tyler have sex for the first time in this episode.
  • Tyler says that he is horny all the time.
  • Klaus makes his first attempt to create a hybrid in this episode.
  • This is the first episode that Elena's birthday is celebrated.
  • This is the first episode this season that Bonnie has the least amount of screen time.
  • This is the first season premiere to feature Klaus.

Production Notes

  • Episode was watched by 3.10 million viewers in North America.
  • First episode in which Sara Canning is not credited. This is the first season premiere to not feature Jenna.
  • First season premiere to feature Alaric, Anna and Klaus.
  • In behind the scenes photos for this episode, Stefan's appearance in clothing is similar to that of Damon in the start of season one as that he is wearing all black clothing.
  • There have been talks that the episode would be named "Bloody," but Zap2It revealed on August 11, 2011 that the episode would be called "The Birthday".
  • Template:Jeremy hasn't told anyone about seeing Anna and Vicki (He told Matt that he have been seeing Vicki, but he said it like if was just a crazy thing.)
  • From this episode onwards, Joseph Morgan (Klaus) is a series regular.
  • This is also the first appearance of Klaus as a series regular (not counting his first 3 appearances were he was portrayed by Matt Davis).
  • This is the 2nd season premiere to feature Carol. The first was Season 2's The Return.
  • This is the 2nd season premiere to feature Vicki. The first was the series premiere episode.

Continuity

  • Jenna is seen through a photograph with Alaric. It was first seen in As I Lay Dying. She was last seen in The Sun Also Rises when Klaus staked her.
  • Andie Star was last seen in Klaus.
  • Klaus, Carol, Vicki and Anna were all last seen in As I Lay Dying.
  • This is the second season premiere in a row to feature Caroline in a cliffhanger. The first was The Return when Katherine smothers her with a pillow before becoming a vampire.


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