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The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Episode 17

Break On Through

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AIRED: Mar 22, 2012

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Back in present day Mystic Falls, Damon reunites with Sage a century after their first meeting. During the kick off ceremony for the restoration of Wickery Bridge, Damon is surprised to discover the reason Sage has returned. Meanwhile, Abby is having trouble coping with her new reality, even with Caroline and Bonnie doing their best to aid her transition.

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"Break on Through" was half slasher movie, half erotic thriller, and ALL crazy.

By Price Peterson, Mar 23, 2012

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Break On Through: Game's Back on And Abby SUCKS!!!

8.0

By Mariegal19, Jul 27, 2012

I really liked this episode it was kinda slow paced but the last half hour really got me!

It was great seeing Damon & Sage tag-team Rebekah.

Poor Alaric I truly hope he is fixed 4 good because I don't know how much that man can take!

I liked seeing Damon & Alaric's friendship scenes in the beginning of the episode and the end of it.

Oh Bonnie seriously that girl can't be happy can she?

First her mom is turned into a vampire then she walks out on her!?

I SO HATE ABBY NOW!!

I mean even after Caroline's speech to her Abby still left! UGH! I am SO OVER her!!

At the end of the episode we got a surprise in the form of Elena's late night call to Jeremy!

It was great seeing Jeremy and checking in with him it was nice seeing him happy but I think he may become un compulsioned soon.

We saw Stefan controlling himself when he saved Meredith YAY!

Finally we found out that the white oak ash tree survived in the form of the Wickery Bridge sign!

To quote Damon: "Game's back on brother."

So excited for next week!

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Least favorite of the season

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By mmmshuddup, Apr 09, 2012

Honestly, a 7.5 rating is saying a lot for a show that can normally bust out 9s and 10s every single week. I can't help but say that this particular episode got under my skin. Firstly, I was totally digging the chemistry between Damon and Rebekah. Speaking of whom, I move to my second point.. I've grown QUITE fond of the originals - namely Rebekah and Klaus - and the fact that they now have a weapon to kill them worries me a ton.

As Price and several others mentioned in past episode recaps, I can't even imagine TVD now POST-originals! If they're gone, this show will seem totally empty at this point. Many of us have grown weary of the stupid love triangle between the Salvatores and Elena, so that's clearly outta the question as a fallback storyline.

All I can say is, I hope the writers are aware of this fact. You can't serve us tasty hot dogs (I say "tasty" because the first two seasons WERE awesome) and then start giving us juicy steak just to go back to feeding us hot dogs. Maybe it's a lame metaphor but you get the picture.. Klaus and Rebekah have added FAR too much awesomeness to this show just to up and leave us high and dry out of the freakin blue!

Aside from my severe discontentment with that aspect of the story, it was a fantastic episode!moreless
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Break On Through

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By TrueTvWatcher, Mar 25, 2012

Break On Through was superb and very entertaining episode of The Vampire Diaries and I really enjoyed watching because there was a lot of character and plot development. It was interesting to see Bonnie helping her mother transition into a Vampire with the help of Caroline and her adopted step brother. I liked the story which was rich with intrigue as Sage appears in Mystic Falls with her own agenda. Alaric suffers the consequences of utilizing his ring so many times and they are costly. I liked the ending and look forward to watching the next episode!!!!!!!!!moreless
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Matthew Davis	Alaric Saltzman
Joseph Morgan	Klaus Mikaelson
Candice Accola	Caroline Forbes
Nina Dobrev	Elena Gilbert
Katerina Graham	Bonnie Bennett
Steven R. McQueen	Jeremy Gilbert

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John Paul Marston	Piano Player	Guest Star
Robert Ri'chard	Jamie	Guest Star
Cassidy Freeman	Sage	Guest Star
Susan Walters	Carol Lockwood	Recurring Role
Claire Holt	Rebekah Mikaelson	Recurring Role
Torrey DeVitto	Dr. Meredith Fell	Recurring Role

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- Damon: I should eat you.
  Sage: I'm 900 years old, Damon. You're not capable of ending me.
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- Alaric: Tell me again, why are we here?
  Damon: Ric, the world can't stop just because you're an accidental psycho killer.
  Meredith: Do you have any tact whatsoever?
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- Elena: (referring to Stefan) You stood there and let him feed on an innocent girl.
  Damon: I didn't let him do anything. If you want to get nitpicky about it, I made him.
  Elena: Why would you do that?
  Damon: Because we're vampires, Elena. We need human blood to survive. We're predators, not puppies.
  Elena: Well, Stefan found a way around it before.
  Damon: Stefan just built himself a delusional wagon which he's repeatedly fallen off of. What he needs to learn is control.
  Elena: He was able to manage when he was drinking my blood. Small amounts every single day.
  Damon: Ah, yes! Back when you two were in love and it was all rainbows and unicorns.
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- Featured Music:
  "Country Lane" by Telekinesis
  "Guilty Filthy Soul" by AWOLNATION
  "Future Starts Slow" by The Kills
  "Can't Go Back" by Rosi Golan
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- Although credited, Zach Roerig (Matt), Michael Trevino (Tyler), and Joseph Morgan (Klaus) do not appear in this episode.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: Thursday, March 22, 2012 on CTV 2
  United Kingdom: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 on ITV2/ITV2 HD
  Norway: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 on FEM
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