The Last Dance

The Last Dance is the eighteenth episode of the Second Season and the fortieth episode in the series.

Summary
thumb|303px|right|The Last Dance Promo DANCING WITH DANGER — As the high school prepares to throw a 1960s Decade Dance, Elena starts receiving disturbing messages from via an unusual source. Bonnie tries to reassure Jeremy that she is strong enough to help Elena, but a worried Jeremy asks Stefan for advice. Caroline talks Matt into taking her to the dance. Expecting Klaus to show up at the dance, Damon and Alaric attendas chaperones, but Klaus is playing a complicated game that keeps them on edge. Finally Damon comes up with a new plan of action that shocks and upsets everyone.

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 (credit only)
 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman/Niklaus Mikaelson

Recurring Cast

 * Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
 * Marguerite MacIntyre as Elizabeth Forbes
 * Gino Anthony Pesi as Maddox

Guest Cast

 * Mark Buckland as Chad
 * Terrence Gibney as Mr. Henry
 * Anna Enger as Dana

Trivia

 * Antagonist: Niklaus Mikaelson
 * Tyler does not appear in this episode.
 * Klaus appears in this episode in Alaric's body, and Elijah is resurrected in this episode to help kill Klaus.
 * Bonnie fakes her death to protect Elena.
 * This episode had 2.805 million viewers in USA.
 * Foreshadowing: Klaus says that he prefered the 20's over the 60's (as a party theme). The next decade dance will be a 20's speakeasy.

Errors

 * In scene where Bonnie is dead and has her eyes shut is actually wrong, a dead person's eyes can not actually be shut without the use of tools and equipment.

Cultural References

 * The Beatles an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960.
 * "Save the last dance for me " is a song recorded by Michael Buble. A man tells his beloved that at the end of the day, they will be together. "So you can go, dance, flirt, but at the end, save the last dance for me"  Things need to happen at the right time, there are relationships that could work and perhaps will work, just not right now. (that's what Damon tells Elena...)
 * "MiFi " is a wireless router released by Verison in 2009. Because so many viewers are now skipping or fast forwarding comercial breaks they need to use product placement to have the sponsors in context, as part of the story. This MiFi was one of the clunkier and more obvious ones.

Quotes
Damon: "Let me be clear about something. If it comes down to you and the witch again, I will gladly let Bonnie die. I will always choose you.”

Klaus: (in Alaric's body) “I’ve searched for you for over 500 years. Your death is going to last at least half that long.”

Klaus:(About Elijah) "Okay that dagger needs to stay exactly where it is. Last thing I need to do is resurrect Elijah. That guy is a buzz-kill."

Dana: "Hey Elena there you are. Okay this is gonna sound freaky, but this totally hot guy just asked me to ask you if you’re going to the dance tonight."

Bonnie: "Tell him she has a boyfriend."

Dana: "You could at least meet him. He’ll be at the dance tonight, look for him! His name is Klaus. I know the name is stupid but I swear he’s hot."

Damon: "Come on it’s a decade dance. The vampires were all wraaaah and you were all like waaaah."

Elena: "Right and you won."

Damon: "Yes, we did."

Damon: "Your secret’s safe with me. I mean, with all that power, is there no way to increase your odds?"

Bonnie: "Careful Damon. I might start to think that you actually care."

Damon:"We wouldn’t want that."