There was Alarics crazy season 3 transition, and that time Jeremy became one of The Five.
But for Bonnie, shes not just a hunter.
Shes THE hunter, which just makes things even more complicated.
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And once shes alone with Enzo?
She throws him into the fire and then decapitates Caroline!
Thankfully, that was just a dream.
Bonnie hasnt actually woken up yet, and truth be told, no one knows why.
After Ric helps Caroline move Bonnie to Damons bed, she sends him home.
With Ric gone, Stefan joins the party, and he has an idea.
Rayna once told Stefan that she had to kill him but that she didnt want to.
She was able to fight that part of her, at least briefly.
Bonnie escapes to her dorm room, where Carolines waiting for her.
That then sends Caroline back to the real world, where she has a scar from Bonnies stake.
Carolines been marked, and that means she has to run.
He vervains and kidnaps her.
When Bonnie wrote music, she not only didnt hate vampires, but she fell in love with one.
And so Enzo hands Bonnie a guitar and asks her to play the song they wrote.
This is Bonnies choice, and shes made it.
She asks Enzo to let her go.
But when he refuses to do that, she breaks the guitar and stakes him in the heart.
And just like that, Enzo is marked.
Or as Damon puts it, your relationship is officially on the rocks.
Caroline, quite frankly, is shocked that Stefan didnt respect her choice.
That used to be his thing.
After all, thats what killed Elena (and essentially their love story).
Now, Stefan will only respect wishes if its not a matter of life or death.
But all Caroline reads into this is that she doesnt deserve the same respect that Elena did.
Regardless, she decides not to run, because she wont abandon her family.
When you love someone, sometimes you have to go to extremes.
Yeah, its not good advice, but its advice that Damon himself decides to take.
This Salvatore brother role reversal isnt working for anyone.
NEXT: Damon vs. Bonnie, a fight … to the death?
Inside Bonnies head, Damon takes her to Elenas house.
(No, I didnt cry seeing Elenas porch, YOU did.)
Realizing they cant reach Bonnies good side, Damon takes the opposite approach.
He goes after her bad side.
So why did he bring her to Elenas porch?
With that, Bonnie rips out his heart … and wakes up!
Now, Damons on the run.
Outside the motel, Stefan finds Caroline.
It seems she realized he was right: She cant go home and put her family at risk.
You cant accept a world where Bonnie dies because you love her too much, he says.
Theres nothing wrong with that.
And I love you, Stefan tells her.
Three years ago, Stefan says he couldnt stand the thought of Caroline getting hurt because of him.
You hurt me more than anyone else has ever hurt me, she tells him.
I loved you and you left me.
c’mon dont let it come to that, Bonnie pleads.
Bonnie then calls Damon.
He refuses to believe that the girl who bought him his first football is gone for good.
Bonnie agrees to fight if Matt will … but only after they kill Damon.
And when Bonnie reminds Matt that Damon once killed Vicki because he was bored, Matt agrees.
Oh, and shes going to carve out his heart.
(Harsh, Bon.)
But Damon has a plan.
Damon says it symbolizes that shes a survivor; she will get through this.
With Bonnie only inches away from staking Damon, he tells her he admires her.
I believe in you and I love you, the same way Elena loved you, he says.
(You know hes pulling out all the stops when he uses the E word.)
If you kill me right now, its not your fault, he tells her.
I did this to us.
But hey, forgive me before you do what you have to do.
Bonnie hesitates before deciding to stake Damon.
Thankfully, Matt shows up and hits Bonnie with enough vervain darts to keep her down.
He agrees to get Bonnie out of town while Damon finds a way to fix her.
Also on the road are Stefan and Caroline, who are heading to Maine.
Caroline calls home to tell her girls she loves them before Ric tells her to keep moving.
You know I love you, right, Ric asks as Stefan overhears.
Stefan later asks Caroline if she loves him back, but Caroline admits she doesnt know.
But thats the end of that conversation.
Caroline is not ready to make that decision right now.
And speaking of difficult decisions, Enzo brings one to Damon.
According to a shaman, Bonnie is linked to The Everlasting.
If they sever that link, they might be able to sever her curse.
And yet, Damon claims theyre going to open it up anyway.
And they better hurry.
Because Bonnie just choked Matt and stole the car.
