The Vampire Diaries · Season 1, Episode 22
“Founders Day” · Season 1, Episode 22
In this episode: Damon Salvatore (13), Elena Gilbert (4), Stefan Salvatore (4), Jeremy Gilbert (4), Bonnie Bennett (2), Katherine Pierce (2), Enzo St. John (2), Caroline Forbes (1)
What are you doing here?
Why wouldn't I be here? It's Founder's Day! I'm here to eat cotton candy and steal your girl.
Don't start with me, Damon.
Oh, you started it, Stefan, with the whole "I'm insecure, leave Elena alone" speech. I'm just enjoying that.
As long as you heard it.
(pretends not to hear him) Huh? What?
I get it. I'm the better, hotter, superior choice and you're scared, now that Katherine is out of the picture, that I'm gonna turn all my attention to Elena. But don’t worry. Elena is not Katherine.
It's my blood. If you die with it in your system, you'll come back.
Anna...
I know you, what it's like for you...being alone, always feeling empty inside, no one to understand. But when you're a vampire, you don't have to feel that way! You can shut it off. I can show you how.
I have enough problems with the family that I actually care about. Jeremy hates me - and why wouldn't he? My journal gave him every single reason to.
He's just hurt, he's confused.
He's never going to forgive me for Vicki, for taking away his memories, for lying to him...
He's your brother, he'll forgive you. Just give him some time.
Tyler (talking about Matt): I said I was sorry!
You made out with his mother and then you beat him to a pulp. You're gonna have to do a little bit better than "sorry."
I wanna say something to you.
Just leave me alone.
Thank you. The device in Emily's spell could have killed me. I don't take what you did lightly, so... thank you.
(nonplussed) I did it for Elena.
I know that, but I'm still very grateful. And... I owe you.
Damon (to normally-dressed Elena): I like you better like this. The period look, it...didn't suit you.
Is that an insult?
Actually, Elena, it is a compliment of the highest order.
So, I think you should stop with the flirty little comments and that...eye thing that you do.
(quirks his eyebrows) What "eye thing"?
I lied; I was wrong. But you're my brother, Jer, and I love you, and I have to fix it. So just tell me, what can I do?
You can go to hell, Elena.
(mockingly) I have so many emotions, but I don't have any way to express them. Being a teenager is so hard!
You're a dick!
(grabs him) You do not talk to me like that. I'm not your sister. And from now on, don't talk to your sister that way, either.
So, you're going to kill me just because I hurt Elena's feelings?
Cut her some slack!
She erased my memories.
No, I did. She was protecting you.
It wasn't her call to make.
(Damon grabs him)
Let go of me before I cause a scene.
You'd be unconscious before you even got a word out.
Elena's relationship with her brother is none of your business, so stay out of it.
Oh, there's only one do-gooder, hero role available? My bad, I'm sorry.
Get over yourself. We both know that you're not doing this for the right reasons.
See, there you go with that little jealousy act again. It's just, what are the right reasons, Stefan? I mean, enlighten me! Please!
See, Damon, it's only real when it comes from your desire to do the right thing for nothing in return.
Right...
Yeah, and I know that that is an entirely foreign concept to you. I completely understand that you wouldn't get it.
You keep those nifty little vamp weapons in your car?
Yeah, why do you ask?
Because this square is crawling with tomb vampires. I think we might need a stake or two.
Elena [to Damon as he grabs her hand]: What are you doing?
Saving your life, in 15 words or less. Tomb vamps are here, founding families are their target. [to Stefan] Get her out of here, now!
Wait, where are you going?
That's more than 15 words, Stefan.
Mayor? Is that you?
What are you doing here?!
I'm a vampire. What's your excuse?
Stefan [about Damon]: I try so hard...to hate him. I guess it's just pointless.
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