WARNING! THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!

“Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is.” – Marianne Williamson

This week’s mid-season finale of The Vampire Diaries sets the stage for some mind-blowing plot twists with no cheesy cliffhanger in sight. In this episode, Damon confronts his dark past and makes a heartbreaking decision. Katherine decides to fight for her life, and Elena discovers a shocking family secret.

As the episode opens, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is punching the wall of his cell until a piece of concrete breaks off. He grabs an unspent bullet just outside of the cell (that’s quite a reach he has!) and places it inside the cell door’s key lock. He smashes the concrete against the lock which makes the bullet explode but to his surprise, it doesn’t open. In frustration, he violently kicks the door a few times and it slowly swings open, in defeat.

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