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Unpleasantville

  • Episode aired Jan 28, 2010
  • TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
2.4K
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Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
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The Mystic Grill's Ben (Sean Faris) comes to Bonnie's aid. Damon and Stefan accompany Elena to a school dance with a 1950s theme. Alaric (Matt Davis) introduces himself to DamonThe Mystic Grill's Ben (Sean Faris) comes to Bonnie's aid. Damon and Stefan accompany Elena to a school dance with a 1950s theme. Alaric (Matt Davis) introduces himself to DamonThe Mystic Grill's Ben (Sean Faris) comes to Bonnie's aid. Damon and Stefan accompany Elena to a school dance with a 1950s theme. Alaric (Matt Davis) introduces himself to Damon

  • Director
    • Liz Friedlander
  • Writers
    • Kevin Williamson
    • Julie Plec
    • L.J. Smith
  • Stars
    • Nina Dobrev
    • Paul Wesley
    • Ian Somerhalder
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Liz Friedlander
    • Writers
      • Kevin Williamson
      • Julie Plec
      • L.J. Smith
    • Stars
      • Nina Dobrev
      • Paul Wesley
      • Ian Somerhalder
    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Nina Dobrev
    Nina Dobrev
    • Elena Gilbert
    Paul Wesley
    Paul Wesley
    • Stefan Salvatore
    Ian Somerhalder
    Ian Somerhalder
    • Damon Salvatore
    Steven R. McQueen
    Steven R. McQueen
    • Jeremy Gilbert
    Sara Canning
    Sara Canning
    • Jenna Sommers
    Kat Graham
    Kat Graham
    • Bonnie Bennett
    • (as Katerina Graham)
    Candice King
    Candice King
    • Caroline Forbes
    • (as Candice Accola)
    Zach Roerig
    Zach Roerig
    • Matt Donovan
    Michael Trevino
    Michael Trevino
    • Tyler Lockwood
    • (credit only)
    Matthew Davis
    Matthew Davis
    • Alaric Saltzman
    • (as Matt Davis)
    Melise
    Melise
    • Anna Zhu
    • (as Malese Jow)
    Dillon Casey
    Dillon Casey
    • Noah
    Sean Faris
    Sean Faris
    • Ben McKittrick
    Joey Nappo
    • Kid
    Lauren Leasure
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Liz Friedlander
    • Writers
      • Kevin Williamson
      • Julie Plec
      • L.J. Smith
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    8jackDee-56565

    the first of quite a few school dances

    A great episode with Damon and stefan defending Elena from a unknown vampire, I enjoyed the characters interacting with Alaric aswell
    7claudio_carvalho

    The Vampire Mastermind and Parenthood

    Stefan gives jewelries with verbena to Elena to distribute among her family and friends to protect them against the new vampire in Mystic Falls. Jeremy buys a pizza and invites the delivery boy, who is the vampire that Elena hit with her car, to enter his home. Jeremy also gets an A in his history work. Bonnie flirts with the bartender and washed up football star Ben in the Mystic Grill and Matt starts working there to make money to his family. However, he does not feel comfortable to make out with Caroline. Elena receives a phone call and is threatened by the vampire. However she flees to Stefan's house and he gives her watch / compass back to her to inform if there is a vampire around her. Anna insists in harassing Jeremy. Elena questions about her adoption to Jenna and she tells that her mother's name was Isabel, a sixteen year-old teenager that disappeared after delivering Elena. Damon is looking for a spell to bring Katherine back to him and Stefan offers to help him, provided he leaves Mystic Fall with Katherine and never returns to the town. Stefan saves Elena from an attack of the vampire that escapes and he decides to go with Elena and Damon to the ball to protect her and find the vampire. Bonnie and Caroline leave the ball and go to the Mystic Grill expecting to see Ben and Matt. Meanwhile Anna meets the vampire that is called Noah and she advises him to avoid trouble with Damon and Stefan. Noah goes to the ball and when he is ready to attack Elena, Stefan and Damon protects her and Stefan kills him with a stake through his heart. Matt and Caroline kiss each other and stay with each other.

    "Unpleasantville" shows who the real vampire mastermind that Damon and Stefan are seeking out is. The relationship between Elena and Alaric Satzman seems to be deeper than a student-teacher one. It is difficult to understand why the boring Jeremy does not pay attention to the gorgeous Anna. Broken heated at the age of 15? This is too silly. The rest of the episode is basically teen shallow romances. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Unpleasantville"

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    • Trivia
      The title of this episode is a play on words to "Pleasantville", starring Reese Witherspoon and Toby Maguire (1998), including the 50s decade dance.
    • Quotes

      Stefan Salvatore: [to Damon, in a mocking tone] I'm really sorry that it won't be of any help with your diabolical plan: the sequel.

    • Connections
      References American Bandstand (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      There's This There's That
      (uncredited)

      Performed by We Barbarians

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Alloy Entertainment
      • Bonanza Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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