The Vampire Diaries: Season 2 Episode 2 Recap

Last week, Caroline was murdered by Katherine, but with Damon's blood in her system, she quickly woke up. She woke up hungry. With no one around, she quickly finds some spare blood and begins feeding. Her transformation is complete; and that's before the opening credits even roll!

Caroline is dealing with her transformation all alone. She shuns Matt because he gets to close and lets in the sunlight. Then, when the nurse overhears her shrieks over her fangs, she manages to glamor her and feed off her. She even manages her to sign off on her early release from the hospital, so she doesn't have to be discharged in the morning in the light of day.

This week, Elena is set on forgetting Damon in order to have a normal high school moment at the Carnival. No talk about Damon or what he did or what he could do, she just wants a kiss at the top of the ferris wheel. But of course, what would this episode be if that wish came true. Damon invades the carnival with news of Caroline's vampirism and his theories on Tyler.

Caroline is turning out to be a great vampire! She figured everything out herself, stood up to Damon, and looked damn good doing it. She just needs to get her hunger under control or else she could feed off her super cute boyfriend Matt.

We're also learning more about the werewolf life along with Tyler. His athleticism and rage all stem from it. His uncle has been able to control it with some new age stuff like surfing, yoga, martial arts, etc. But Tyler may have a secret weapon - Moon Stone. Not sure what exactly it is capable of, but if his uncle wanted it then it must be important.

Elena and Stefan prevent Damon from killing Caroline, from repeating the tale of Vicky Donovan. Bonnie sees Caroline with her face covered in blood and instantly knows the truth. She sees everything in black and white. Everything is Damon's fault so he must be dealt with. Witchcraft ensues and he's lit on fire despite Elena's protests. Luckily, Elena breaks her concentration so Damon can escape relatively unscathed. I don't know how Bonnie is going to deal with this. First her grandmother, then Elena refuses to realize how dangerous Stefan and Damon are, and therefore drifts further away from her, and now she loses the only other close friend she has.

Also, while all this was going on, Jeremy was dealing with the fact that Damon killed him. He got some vampire murder tips from Stefan and even got into the Salvatore house to spike his drink with vervaine. He had the opportunity, but didn't take it. Instead, he confessed his plan and they talked about their fathers. Um....sure?

The episode ended just where Elena wished it would  - her and Stefan, kissing at the top of the ferris wheel. Cute!

Tonight was a great episode, made so thanks to a stellar performance from Caroline. What did you guys think?

Next week it looks like we finally get more forward movement on the whole werewolf thing.