The Descent

The Descent is the twelfth episode of the Second Season and the thirty-fourth episode in the series.

Summary
thumb|303px|right|The Descent Promo DOOM, GLOOM AND PERSONAL GROWTH — has his own ideas about ’s new plan for the future. While tries to get the truth out of Jules, he asks Elena to keep an eye on Rose, a situation that turns unexpectedly dangerous. and try to be honest about their feelings for one another and ’s reaction to Caroline’s generosity comes as a surprise to her. Damon struggles to hide his true feelings when a life-and-death crisis hits him harder than he expected.

Main Cast

 * Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert
 * Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
 * Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
 * Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert (credit only)
 * Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett (credit only)
 * Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes
 * Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
 * Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
 * Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers (credit only)
 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman

Recurring Cast

 * Lauren Cohan as Rose
 * David Anders as John Gilbert
 * Marguerite MacIntyre as Elizabeth Forbes

Guest Cast

 * Michaela McManus as Jules
 * Ahna O'Reilly as Jessica

Co-Starring

 * Ryan Proffitt as Park Ranger
 * Jason Ferguson as Eddie
 * George Bryant as Maintenance Worker
 * Allee-Sutton Hethcoat as Jill
 * Anna Enger as Dana

Trivia

 * Antagonist: Jules
 * In Inside The Vampire Diaries, Julie Plec says that the Rose's dream/death scene, which happens in this episode, was the scene of season two she enjoyed writing the most.
 * This episode had 3.46 millions viewers in USA.
 * Name of the episode is known thanks to Jason Ferguson's resume
 * Katherine, Jenna, Jeremy and Bonnie do not appear in this episode.
 * Rose-Marie dies in this episode causing Damon to come back to his old ways.
 * This is the first episode since The Night of the Comet that Damon kills an innocent human with the only intention to feed.

Cultural References

 * The name probably comes from movie . In it there are some creatures who look like werewolves, but they are actually called crawlers.
 * In the video game "Descent ", the player has to fight against robots infected with a virus that changes their behavior - like the werewolf bite changed Rose's behaviour, making her go rogue.
 * , (book in Damon's room) is a 1936 novel set in Civil War-era America that depicts the experiences of Scarlet O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a plantation owner.
 * The phrase "Gloom and Doom" refers to the feeling that a situation is bad and is not likely to improve.

Quotes
Damon: "I feel, Elena. And it sucks"

Caroline: "Everyone needs to stop kissing me!"

Elena: "Don't ruin the moment. You're about to ruin the moment, aren't you?"

Stefan: "I'm totally ruining the moment."

Damon: "You are my existential crisis. Do I kill you or do I not kill you? But I have to Jessica, because I’m not human. And I miss it. I miss it more than anything in the world. That is my secret. But there is only so much a hurting man can take."

Rose: "I hate this. I`m a vampire. I haven`t had a cold in five centuries."

Jules: (To Damon)"How’s your friend, Rose? Was that her name? Have the chills started? The unbearable pain. Did I mention the dementia? It’ll eat away at her brain. Soon, she’ll be rabid. You want a cure? I’ll tell you the only cure that exists. Take a stake… And drive it through her heart."

Damon: (To Jessica) "I can't be what other people want me to be, what she wants me to be. I am not human and I miss it. I miss it more than anything on the world!"