TEXT: [PREVIOUSLY_ON] Bonnie: The other side is collapsing, and everyone in it is going away. We need to start the spell again. We can't. That was our one shot. But Damon's on the other side. The spell the travelers cast across Mystic Falls eliminates spirit magic. Aah! Vampires can't get into Mystic Falls? They can lurk around the borders. Luke Parker has been feeding Elena some concoction that allows her to hallucinate Damon. Elena: The herbs, they make me so thirsty. Aah! Please help me. Caroline: Stefan didn't say good-bye. Damon and Bonnie died, and he just left. Elena: I need you to tell me that you're gonna find Damon and bring him back because I don't think I can live forever without him. Stefan: I can't I gave up. I moved on. I want you to take away Damon. I want you to compel me to forget that I ever loved him. [Rumbling] Do you think it will hurt? [Breaking up] I don't know. [SCENE_BREAK] [ IN MYSTIC FALLS ] (Four Months Ago) (Bright white screen, slowly fading onto Damon's face, he's opening his eyes. They are in the same place they were when they died. He looks over at Bonnie, their hands are still interlaced and they both let go.) Damon: Huh. That got awkward fast. (They are both still looking around confusedly.) Bonnie: What happened? Where are we? (She begins to walk away, out of the woods.) Damon: Where are you going? Hey. (He follows her and now they are in the middle of the street, still in Mystic Falls, Damon reaches up to touch his teeth.) Damon: Well, I feel a fang. I'm still a vampire. Either I'm a dead vampire or Mystic Falls is no longer magic free. Bonnie: Look. (Damon follows her gaze and sees that she is looking at the Mystic Grill, he's confused.)
SUMMARY:
Knowing she needs to come to terms with the loss of Damon, Elena turns to Alaric to help her move on with her life. So that Alaric can compel her to forget she ever loved Damon, Elena has to admit the moment she first realized she loved him. Caroline and Enzo try to convince Stefan not to give up on Damon, but Stefan is determined to start a new life away from everything that reminds him of Damon. Meanwhile, Matt worries about Jeremy who is spending time with Sarah, a mysterious girl supposedly from new York, who has recently arrived in Mystic Falls. Elsewhere,Tripp (leader of the community protection program) makes an interesting confession to Matt about his connection to the town. Lastly, with the Other Side destroyed and gone for good, Damon and Bonnie reluctantly band together to uncover the mystery of where they are and how they are going to get back home. Bonnie and Damon discover they are trapped in a time loop, and discover some one is in the house with them.