"Stefan has gone to the dark side and leaves Elena kind of high and dry," Dobrev said. "So it's going to be interesting to see what she does with Damon, of what she doesn't do with Damon."

though Damon has been making a lot of mistakes, it comes from a very pure place, though Stefan is going to do what it takes to make Elena happy, Damon is going to do what it takes to keep her alive. And that is almost like a different kind of love.

Julie shows up about an uur into the episode