History Repeating

History Repeating is the ninth episode of the First Season and the series.

Summary
thumb|300px|right|History Repeating Promo Trailer STEFAN LEARNS THE REASON DAMON RETURNED TO MYSTIC FALLS — gets a break from the mysterious new history teacher, Alaric Saltzman, and introduces Alaric to. is having terrifying dreams about one of her ancestors. Despite 's efforts to smooth things over, Bonnie and continue to argue over the medallion. When the girls hold a seance to help them decide what to do, the results are stranger than any of them expected. comes to Caroline's aid when she needs a friend. Damon finally reveals to Stefan the stunning reason he has returned to Mystic Falls.

Main Cast

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

Special Guest

 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman

Guest Cast

 * Bianca Lawson as Emily Bennett
 * Chris Johnson as Logan Fell

Co-Starring

 * Maria Howell as Mrs. Halpern

Trivia

 * Antagonist: Damon
 * Damon reveals that Katherine is alive.
 * It is revealed that 's ancestor Emily was 's handmaid and that witches can use celestial events (the comet) to draw energy into their magic.
 * This episode is Bonnie-centric.
 * This is the first appearance of Alaric Saltzman in the series.

Production Notes

 * This episode had 4.10 million viewers in USA.
 * Alaric Saltzman is seen wearing a mysterious ring that resembles and 's rings. It is later revealed to have different magical qualities than theirs in A Few Good Men.
 * Ironically as a part of 's extra credit he has to do a report on the town but he can't do a Wiki search.

Cultural References

 * Gas-N-Sip, generic reference to a convenience store from the 1990 film Say Anything...

Quotes


Emily: I'm Emily, you know that. We're family.



Emily: This is where it started. And this is where it has to end.



Emily: Help me..

And to prove it I'm not going to feed off a human. For at least a...week. I'll adopt the Stefan diet, only nothing with feathers.

And now that the "Secret Society of Vampire Haters" is off our back, I can go back to my routine of "How Can I Destroy Stefan's Life This Week?".



We used to do it "oh so well" once upon a time.

I can't trust you to be a nice guy, you kill everybody and you're so mean-- you're so mean and-- (normally) You're really hard to imitate and then I have to go to that lesser place.



No joke. It's typed on the label, and it has all the trouble makers in it. But really its just a opus to you.





The spell sealed Katherine in that tomb, protecting her.





Emily/: I won't let you do it.



Emily/: Things are different now, I need to protect my family.



Emily/:To save her, I had to save them.





You can't just bring them back!



I never have, but it was nice.