Caroline (Candice Accola) awakens after the night she spent with Damon (Ian Somerhalder) to find bite marks on her neck.
Bonnie (Kat Graham) worries about Elena (Nina Dobrev) being with Stefan (Paul Wesley) after the bad feeling she had when she touched his hand.
Tyler (Michael Trevino) picks on Matt (Zach Roerig) for his lack of action as Elena and Stefan grow noticeably closer.
Meanwhile, at cheer practice, Caroline shows up late because of Damon and Elena messes up the routine and eventually stops to watch Stefan play football.
Stefan arrives but the dinner is awkward until Elena mentions that Bonnie's grandmother claims that their family are witches that come from Salem.
Prior to the game, Mr Tanner gives a pep talk that highlights Stefan's talents, infuriating Tyler.
At the same time, Damon is in Elena's room watching her sleep, (hinting he may have some type of feelings for her) but he leaves just as she wakes up.
[6] Robin Franson Pruter of Forced Viewing rated the episode 3/4, praising the character of Damon.
"Although the series hasn't hit its stride yet, this episode represents an improvement over the first two, largely as a result of the development of the character of Damon Salvatore.
The character emerges as one of the most charmingly complex on television in two nicely juxtaposed scenes at Elena’s dinner party.
Her chemistry with Stefan is also great, but the Damon-Elena dynamic is worthy of Eric and Sookie on that other vampire show [True Blood].
"The dynamic between the two of them is pretty darn interesting – Damon is clearly trying to play the predator, the manipulator, but Elena can almost see all the way through his facade.
[...] Things are finally picking up in terms of plot and character development, and I cannot wait to see where the Damon and Elena storyline goes.
"[9] Tiffany Vogt of The TV Watchtower wrote a good review saying, "Giving a new meaning to the phrase "walk of shame" this week’s episode opened with a classic horror movie scene [...] The horror-level is certainly not diminishing as we delve deeper into the series.