Vampire Diaries – S03E10 – The New Deal

Summer had come and gone. Winter was setting in, and a graveyard chill hung in the air. We retreated to the warmth of our living rooms, the comfort of our couches, seeking respite from the cold.

But no comfort was to be had. Team Elena’s last, great plan to defeat their nemesis had failed. Stefan, Elena’s one-time lover, had overcome Klaus’ compulsion … but hadn’t regained his nobility. Elena was inconsolable. Damon took solace in the bottle. Alaric was probably grading history papers in a bar.

And then the unthinkable happened. Our loved ones were snatched from us by the cruel hands of the scheduling gods.

The hellatus had arrived.

We sought shelter in our memories, recounting our favorite moments, and quickly being told exactly why those cherished events were as stupid as we are. We plied our time in other worlds, other mythologies, hoping to ease the pain.

But the pain just wouldn’t go away.

Even the snow refused to fall, as if nature itself was grieving our loss.

And then, on a night that came sooner than any of us had dared hope, we heard these five wonderful words …

Bonnie Bennet: Hi guys! Welcome to the rest of Season Three of The Vampire Diaries! I’ll be your host tonight, and lead you on a grand tour of this burned out old mortuary, complete with a bevy of immortal murder machine bearing coffins! And hey, is Klaus holding on to the Magic Necklace of Certain Doom?

Bonnie Bennet: Okay, that’s the last time I eat pepperoni pizza before bed.