The Vampire Diaries

Children of the Damned

Season 1, Episode 13, Aired 2/4/10

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In flashbacks, Stefan and Damon recall the long-ago actions taken by townspeople including their father, Guiseppe Salvatore, and Pearl, leading to the devastating events that caused the rift in their relationship. In the present, Bonnie's date with Ben takes a frightening turn. Elena helps Stefan as he and Damon race to find the missing journal that belonged to Elena's ancestor. Stefan learns the reason behind Alaric's interest in both the journal and the town's history. Damon discovers that an old acquaintance has returned to town with an agenda he understands.moreless

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Sara Canning

Jenna Sommers
Steven R. McQueen

Jeremy Gilbert
Katerina Graham

Bonnie Bennett

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Season 1, Episode 13

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By TvFreak7, Dec 22, 2010 Report Abuse

Okay. They need to make scores higher than 10 because I keep rating these episodes 10's! Anyway, after this episode, I think I can say, this show IS the next Lost. There is no questions about it. It's got everything lost had (including one of the same actors) They both have mysteries, twists, cliffhangers, flashbacks, great in depth characters, insane writing, crazy good actors. Seriously this IS the new LOST. Anyways this episode was incredible. Flashbacks, again just like LOST, The Vampire Diaries' flashbacks give meaning to the characters and really help move along the story lines.

This episode was just crazy. So much happened! Bonnie goes on a date with Ben which ends with a huge twist and great cliffhanger. Flashbacks show how Damon and Stefan became to be enemies and how Katharine was taken into the tomb. We also find out that Anna's mother is in the tomb, which is why she wants to open it as well. Elena and Stefan find out that the Grim War is in his fathers grave, so they go there to dig it up while, Damon shows up later to dig it up himself and he eventually gets the Grim War. Elena and Stefan back at her house are recovering from Damon giving Elena some of his blood and Stefan realizes that Jeremy has Anna over and that she went to the "bathroom". Stefan freaks out and runs upstairs to find Elena missing from her room and the window wide open. and then......... (black screen) "The Vampire Diaries.

Outstanding cliffhangers and intense plot twists and insanely great writing & acting gives this episode another perfect 10/10 for the series.moreless

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By Parricida, Feb 13, 2010 Report Abuse

So.. this episode is mainly about the past and maybe more and more explains what really happened back then and opens up little bit more the relationship between the brothers.. as there are more reasons than the most obvious one for their tension.

The whole journal thing seems to be solved and I did not expected to be so major: going out to the thumb and trying to get Cathrine back.. And Anna becomes much cleared up too.. And like always.. nothing is done without purpose as Bonnie learns.

So.. even thought it had much flashbacks, it did explained and developed much. Weird, but I really liked it.moreless

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A great deal of this episode deals with flashbacks of Katherine and the boys. In the here and now everyone is looking for the grimoire that speaks of how to release Katherine and the others from the tomb. Anna is seen from the past as Pearl's daughter.moreless

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By jyarter, Feb 06, 2010 Report Abuse

***** Spoilers Enclosed *****

It seems there were quite a few powerful and old vampires trapped in that tomb. We meet Katherine and her friend Pearl played by Kelly Hu who Johnathan Gilbert had fancied himself before they found out she was a vampire as well.

It seems that Pearl and Katherine both were able to walk during the day the same way the Salvatore brothers do today. Anna being from that far back and the realization that she is at least as old as the brothers and probably older is a revelation. So it seems she has as much or more at stake then Damon does.

Giuseppe Salvatore played by James Remar was excellent as the boys father and certainly was earnest in his work. The main question that comes up to me is how did the boys become vampires if they had already captured Katherine before she turned them? Interesting...

Not an overly exciting episode as these flashback type episodes can be. I found it interesting that a lot was easily revealed in this episode like Alaric's relationship to Damon the fact that his wife's body was never found, also that we believe from earlier the wife was Isabel who had Elena before she was adopted out. All very interesting twists.

Anna seems like your usual vampiress. Making minions to do her bidding and using them as long as they are useful to her. Bonnie of course being the witch she is was not duped, but now we don't know her fate at this point. This show has never been faint hearted about killing someone off, even a main character.

A fact filled historical romp through the lives of the brothers and some of how they got here. There is a lot yet to reveal. Hopefully we'll see this tomb situation resolved soon. Thanks for reading...moreless

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- Featured Music: "Floating Vibes" by Surfer Blood "Goodbye" by Elefant "Stellar" by Experimental Aircraft "When You're Ready" by Kate Earl Edit
- Although credited, Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes), Zach Roerig (Matt Donovan) and Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood) do not appear in this episode. Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Canada: February 4, 2010 on CTV Australia: February 22, 2010 on GO! Latin America: March 11, 2010 on Warner Channel United Kingdom: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 on ITV2 Sweden: Thursday, April 29, 2010 on TV6 Norway: Thursday, September 9, 2010 on FEM Germany: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 on ProSieben Slovakia: Sunday, December 19, 2010 on Markiza Poland: Monday, March 14, 2011 on TVN Turkey: Saturday, May 14, 2011 on CNBC-e Edit
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- Elena: What exactly is a Grimoire anyway?
  Damon: It's a witch's cookbook.
  Stefan: Every spell that a witch casts is unique onto itself so every witch would document their work.
  Damon: Yeah. Cookbook.
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- Anna: You just couldn't live without me, huh? Jeremy: Well, I kinda miss my daily dose of cute stalker chick. Edit
- Giuseppe: Do you know of any vampires? Stefan: No. No, of course not. But are we to take what others say at face value? You always taught us so differently. Giuseppe: Stefan, these creatures are of the darkest parts of hell. They have the ability to control your mind, seduce your spirit. They are deadly. And they must be destroyed. Those who stand with them, those who bring shame to their families, will be destroyed as well. Edit
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- Stefan: (to Alaric) So you show up like Van Helsing? This is a reference to Van Helsing, a character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. Van Helsing is a vampire hunter who has been featured in numerous movies, including Bram Stoker's Dracula and the 2004 movie Van Helsing. Edit
- Episode Title: Chilren of the Damned refers to the 1963 movie and it is also a sequel to the 1960's movie Village of the Damned. Edit