The House Guest

The House Guest is the sixteenth episode of the Second Season and the thirty-eighth episode in the series.

Summary
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Main Cast

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

Recurring Cast

 * Bryton James as Luka Martin
 * Randy J. Goodwin as Jonas Martin
 * Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson  (Neutralized body)

Guest Cast

 * Mia Kirshner as Isobel Flemming
 * S.O.Stereo as Themselves

Trivia
Deaths
 * Antagonist: Jonas Martin
 * Last episode before 6-weeks hiatus.
 * Tyler does not appear in this episode.
 * Caroline demonstrates that she can sing, with Candice Accola singing in this episode.
 * Luka and Jonas die in this episode. Before his death Jonas gives Bonnie back her powers and the way to kill Klaus.
 * Caroline tells Matt that she is a vampire in this episode, and he remembers what Vicki said (Pilot) and assumes that Caroline killed her.
 * Elena discovers Jeremy and Bonnie's relationship in this episode.
 * At the end Isobel comes back. Her last appearance was Isobel, a gap of 18 episodes. She was uncredited for this appearance, in order to keep her return a surprise to viewers.
 * Third episode where Katherine has more screen time than Elena.\
 * This episode had 2.984 million viewers in the USA.
 * Luka
 * Jonas

Cultural References

 * The Notebook is a romantic film, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.
 * "The House Guest" is a 1995 film about a small time crook how poses as family's friend to escape persecution. Katherine usually passes as Elena, and is hiding in the Salvatore's house to escape Klaus.

Quotes
Elena: (About Katherine) "What is she doing here?"

Damon: "When we killed Elijah, it broke the compulsion and freed the bitch from the tomb."

Damon: "It's some kind of crazy ass psychic witch attack!"

Damon: "Katherine, there are six other bedrooms in this house. Go find one."

Jenna: "Tonight I have traded you for Senor Tequila."

Alaric: "Yeah, well Senor Tequila’s not gonna treat you very well."

Jenna: "'Well the two of you have a lot in common."