Bring It On- Vampire Diaries Style

The Vampire Diaries was finally back with an all new episode this week.. and if you are anything like me you were counting the days until you got to see Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) again.

This weeks episode was all about Elena (Nina Dobrev) and when I say all about Elena I mean all about everyone else learning how to deal with Elena turning her feelings off. If you recall at the end of the previous episode, Elena finally realize that Jeremy is dead and his magic ring isn't going to bring him back.  She start to break down feeling all the pain and loss from everyone in her family being dead/killed. At that point the only thing that would make her feel better was Damon using the sire bond. In which, he tells her to "turn it off." Afterwards, Elena burns down her family home with everything in it, including Jeremy's body.

At the beginning of this episode we see Damon and Stefan trying to figure out a way to help Elena get back to normal- while Elena seems everything but normal, in fact she looks numb and states that she "doesn't feel anything."

Everyone decides that it would be best if Elena just went back to high school. While there she decides on her  own that she should would like to get her spot on the cheer-leading team back. Caroline (Candice Accola) has no problem doing this since she is the team captain. Although unknown to everyone on "team: get Elena back to normal" Elena has other reasons than cheering for wanting back on the team. During that week there is cheer competition that will bring in fresh human bodies from outside of Mystic Falls that she can 'feed' on.

Once Stefan gets her back home (after she let Caroline fall flap on her back during the competition and Stefan drugs Elena with vervain), Elena wakes with a some what vengeance. Stefan wants to keep her inside so she can't cause trouble but she has other plans. If Stefan won't let her go out then she will just bring the fun to her... by having a party at the Salvatore house. Once she finds a way to distract Stefan and Caroline (by hurting Sheriff Forbes) she escapes the house. This leads to a man hunt for Elena, ending with Caroline finding her first and a girl vampire fight ensuing, with Elena almost killing her best friend when Damon and Stefan finally show up and save the day.

Damon gets her back home and keeps her away from everyone. Caroline and Stefan talk about how the sire bond might not being working anymore- which to a degree its not because she isn't feeling anymore so why would she do what Damon wants her to do. Elena meanwhile is talking to Damon about how much he should be enjoying the way she is acting instead of trying to control her and make her act a certain way. 

The episode ends with Stefan realize that Silas may in fact be in Mystic Falls which could really be a bring problem. He contacts Damon (by phone) with this information asking him where is he. Damon lets him know he is out for a drive, which he is in fact but he doesn't plan on coming home any time soon. He is with Elena on the way to New York.

Next week should be a good episode... We are promised a new look dramatic look from Elena, a Damon and Lexi run in (flashback) and more hunting for the cure... which could mean more Katherine.