Plot
Elena viert haar 18e verjaardag, maar zowel zij als Damon zijn meer bezig met het vinden van Stefan. Klaus en Stefan volgen spoor van weerwolven en Jeremy snapt niet waarom hij de geesten van Vicki en Anna ziet. Intussen staan Caroline en Tyler voor een onverwachte uitdaging.

Gastrollen
Malese Jow als Anna
Kayla Ewell als Vicki Donovan
Susan Walters als Carol Lockwood
Dawn Olivieri als Andie Star

Muziek
“Are We There Yet” door Ingrid Michaelson
“What You Know” door Two Door Cinema Club
“Barton Hollow” door The Civil Wars
“Means To An End” door Trent Dabbs
“Make It Without You” door Andrew Belle
“Hello” door Martin Solveig and Dragonette
“Shooting The Moon” door Mona
“Hawk Eyes” door The Kicks
“Anna Sun” door Walk The Moon
“Starpusher” door Location Location
“You Make Me Feel” door Cobra Starship
“A Drop In The Ocean” doorRon Pope

Weetjes
– Officiëlle uitzenddatum (USA): 15 September 2011
– Officiëlle uitzenddatum (NL): –
– Officiëlle uitzenddatum (BE): 4 mei 2013
– Er zijn twee maanden verstreken in de serie’s verhaal sinds 2×22.
– Dit is de eerste keer dat Elena’s verjaardag wordt gevierd.
– Joseph Morgan is vanaf nu een vaste castmember in de serie.

Muziek
“Are We There Yet” door Ingrid Michaelson
“What You Know” door Two Door Cinema Club
“Barton Hollow” door The Civil Wars
“Means To An End” door Trent Dabbs
“Make It Without You” door Andrew Belle
“Hello” door Martin Solveig and Dragonette
“Shooting The Moon” door Mona
“Hawk Eyes” door The Kicks
“Anna Sun” door Walk The Moon
“Starpusher” door Location Location
“You Make Me Feel” door Cobra Starship
“A Drop In The Ocean” door Ron Pope

Quotes
Alaric: Hey Elena… happy birthday.

Damon: Morning.
Elena: Hey, I was gonna….(sees Damon naked as she turns around)….OH!
Damon: Hey, you should learn to knock, what if I was… indecent.

Caroline: (About Matt) He thinks we’re dating.
Tyler: So does my mother.

Damon: Stefan, for sure.
Alaric: How do you know?
Damon: It’s his signature, it’s the reason they call him the ripper. Feeds so hard he blacks out and rips them apart, but then when he’s done, he feels remorse. That’s the damn thing, he put the bodies back together.
Alaric: Back together?
Damon: Definitely Stefan.

Caroline: (To Tyler, when Elena out of sight) Just because I tell you things doesn’t mean you’re allowed to know them!

Stefan: My brother still on our trail?
Klaus: He’s getting closer, I’m gonna have to deal with that.
Stefan: No, no no. Let me handle that.
Klaus: Why should I let you leave?
Stefan: Cause you know I’ll come back.
Klaus: Do I?
Stefan: You saved my brother’s life, I’m at you’re service.
Klaus: Aah, you all sound so tedious, aren’t you even having the least bit of fun?
Stefan: I’ll make sure that my brother doesn’t bother us any more.

Caroline: (About Matt) He hates me. His hatred of me has driven him to drugs!
Elena: He doesn’t hate you, he hates that he’s not with you.

Damon: Well, hold the fort down, will ya?
Alaric: You mean the fort full of my drunken history students?
Damon: Drink more, you will feel less weird.

Elena: I think I’m gonna pass on the whole cake thing.
Caroline: What? no, no way, no! It’s you’re birthday! You know it’s the dawn of a new day, and you can’t get on with you’re life until you have made a wish and blown out the candles.
Elena: Is that what you all want me to do? Just get on with my life?

Elena: (To Caroline) I’m not going to give up on finding Stefan.

Elena: (To Caroline about Stefan) You want me to make a wish? I just wanna know that he’s alive. That’s it! That’s my wish.

Damon: Stefan.
Stefan: Hello, Brother.
Damon: You don’t write, you don’t call.
Stefan: I need you to stop following me, causing some … problems.
Damon: With who? Klaus? I’m supposed to care what he thinks?
Stefan: What you’re supposed to do is let me go.
Damon: I saw your latest artwork in Tennessee. You’re walking a fine line there, my friend. Keep that up and there will be no saving you.
Stefan: See, the thing is, I don’t need any saving. I just want you to let me go.

Stefan: (To Damon) Let. Me. Go.

Elena: Why didn’t you tell me that you have been tracking Klaus’ victims?
Damon: ‘Cause they are not Klaus’ victims, Elena, they are Stefan’s.
Elena: What?

Klaus: (To Stefan) You never stop caring about family do you? But every time you feed the blood makes it easier to let go.
Elena: (On the phone) Stefan, if this is you, you’ll be OK. I love you, Stefan. Hold on to that. Never let that go