162 Candles

162 Candles is the eighth episode of the First Season and the series.

Summary
thumb|300px|right|162 Candles Promo Trailer A HAPPY BIRTHDAY THAT WILL END IN TRAGEDY — On his birthday, Stefan is surprised by a visit from Lexi, one of his oldest friends. Still upset by the events at the Halloween haunted house, Elena does her best to stay away from Stefan, but Lexi gives her some unsolicited relationship advice. Elena and Jenna are surprised by a change in 's behavior which has changed for the better. At Damon's compulsive insistence, Caroline tries to get his medallion back from Bonnie. Finally, Damon's offer to help Sheriff Forbes which has sudden and tragic results.

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
 * Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan (credit only)
 * Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood

Guest Cast

 * Arielle Kebbel as Lexi
 * Marguerite MacIntyre as Sheriff Forbes
 * Bianca Lawson as Emily Bennett
 * Jasmine Guy as Sheila "Grams" Bennett

Co-Starring

 * Bridget Evelyn as Girl
 * John Gilbert (stunter) as Guy
 * Jason Giuliano as Deputy #2
 * Kevin Nichols as Deputy
 * John Michael Weatherly as Bartender

Trivia

 * Antagonist: Damon
 * This episode had 4.09 million viewers in USA
 * Caroline's and Matt's relationship begins in this episode.
 * The "boy" that Damon had killed was a stunt actor, John Gilbert. He would later return in Crying Wolf, when Wesley injured his leg, and therefor couldn't carry Elena inside, he was used as the stunt Stefan.
 * This is the first episode with Lexi Branson in it.
 * Deaths:
 * Boy - killed by Damon Salvatore.
 * Lexi - killed by Damon Salvatore.

Cultural References

 * , a 1984 coming-of-age film starring and written and directed by.
 * , is an American musician, songwriter, and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band, a song is also mentioned.
 * , a colossal statue in New York harbor.
 * , a famous Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy.

Quotes
(someone knocks him to the floor... sees who it is) Lexi?

Lexi: Hi!



Lexi: How could you even ask that? (hugs him)



Lexi: Happy birthday!

Lexi: That's it, Damon. After a century I finally realized, death means nothing without you. Do me!



Lexi: Um, have you met you? You're not a nice person.



Lexi: But, you're only the bad parts.



Lexi: (starts to choke him) I'm older, and that means stronger.



Lexi: Don't ruin my time with Stefan, 'cause I'll hurt you, and you know I can do it.



: Are you up?











(lies next to Elena) I'm officially worried. What's going on?







: Want to keep it down over there? : Why, what are you doing? : Homework. : Since when do you do homework? : I got to finish this, I'm way behind and I have a quiz tomorrow so. : What do you think..Alien? : Some sort of replicate. : He can hear you.

Lexi: So, this Elena girl, she'll come around I'm sure of it. Have you had sex yet? : No. Lexi: Sex always works, I mean you'll rock her world so hard with your vamp sex she'll be yours forever.

Lexi: Relax I didn't kill anyone for it. This lobotomist i went out with a few times, he's my supplier. (Stefan looks at her funny) Oh, don't judge ok. I tried the animal diet, it lasted three weeks. : I'd never judge you.  (looks at Lexi's blood packages): Ugh, I prefer mine 98.6.

: (sees Elena staring at Lexi and Stefan) Stefan smiles. Alert the media! : You haven't given him a lot of reasons to be happy lately.

: Does it get tiring, being so righteous?





Lexi: Oh, the famous Elena!



Lexi: (considers) I've been called worse.

: Damon, he killed her, he killed Zach, he killed Tanner, he turned Vicki, I have to kill him. : No, you can't do that. : Why are you trying to save him? Elena he's never going to change. Don't you see that he's never gonna to change. : I'm not trying to save him, I'm trying to save you..you have no idea what this will do to you. Please, Stefan.