The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Favorite Episodes

• The End of the Affair 09/29/11
• Disturbing Behavior 10/06/11
• The Reckoning 10/13/11
• Smells like Teen Spirit 10/20/11
• Ghost World 10/27/11
• Ordinary People 11/03/11
• Homecoming 11/10/11
• The New Deal 01/05/12
• Our Town 01/12/12
• The Ties that Bind 01/19/12
• Dangerous Liasions 02/09/12
• All my Children 02/16/12
• Break on Through 03/22/12
• The Murder of One 03/29/12
• Heart of Darkness 04/19/12
• Before Sunset 05/03/12
• The Departed 05/10/12

Before Sunset-05/03/12

Klaus acts on his intentions to leave town with Elena, but finds resistance from a surprising new enemy; Alaric the Original Vampire Hunter. Bonnie calls on Abby to help her with a spell that will stop Alaric's heart, the same desiccation spell Abby used on Mikael. When Elena tries to save Caroline who is help captive by Alaric the Salvatore brothers and Klaus rush to save her. Klaus then reveals he created the Salvatores and Caroline's bloodlines. Elena correctly assumes she is Alaric's lifeline and if she dies-he dies Klaus escapes with Elena intending to bled her dry. Tyler, Stefan and Damon use the desiccation spell on Klaus, killing him without really killing him. Elena collapses at the end of the episode.

Do not Go Gentle-04/26/12

Evil Alaric finds an ally in Esther to guide him on his dangerous path of killing vampires. At the 1920's Decade Dance Bonnie takes Jamie, Caroline convinces Elena to take Stefan and Tyler shows up to sweep Caroline off her feet. But Klaus works hard to come between them. The Dance takes a deadly turn when Damon and Stefan need Matt and Jeremy to save Elena. When Esther traps the Salvatore brothers at the school. With the help from Elena, Esther turns Alaric into an Original Vampire Vampire hunter. Esther then uses Alaric's ring to make the White Oak Stake indestructible. The real Alaric then kills Esther and decides not to complete the transition. Everyone comers to mourn the last moments of Alaric. But before Alaric truly dies, Esther compels Bonnie to fed him her blood.

Heart of Darkness-04/19/12

Stefan tells Elena that she has feelings for Damon, so he sends them on a trip together to make sure Jeremy is safe in Denver. Damon and Elena find Jeremy and ask if he can talk to Rose on the other side- but Kol interrupts him. Damon stakes him (but doesn't kill him) Stefan fails to get Alaric's evil alter ego to show uo till Klaus snaps his neck. The last stake was in the cave where no vampire can get through. Tyler returns to town and him and Caroline have a romantic moment. Esther shows up to talk to Rebekah but ends up randomly dying.

The Murder of One-03/29/12

Damon and Stefan make plans to destroy Klaus with their new weapon. Klaus and Rebekah convince Finn to break the link when they reunite him with Sage. Rebekah gets carried away with her plans for revenge against Damon. Klaus blackmails Bonnie into breaking Esther's spell by threatening Abby and showing her Kol is watching Jeremy. Stefan lures Finn out of the bar where he is having tequila with Sage, he fials to stake him, but Elena and Matt use Matt's stake to kill Finn. Bonnie manages to unlink all the Originals making Finn the only on to die. As Sage comes after Stefan she ends up dying. They then realize that when one Original dies their entire bloodline dies.

Break on Through-03/22/12

Sage helps Damon find the reamins of the White Oak Tree, but after realizing the Originals are linked and her true love Finn will die, she betrays Damon. Alaric attacks Meredith but Stefan saves her. Abby leaves after attacking Jamie. Bonnie gives Alaric magic herbs to help him; Stefan and Damon find another way to kill the Originals.

1912-03/15/12

The present day murders remind Damon of a similar crime spree a century earlier. In flashbacks of 1912 Damon remembers a vampire named Sage who showed him "women are not just prey but pleasure also". Sheriff Forbes finds Alaric to be the prime suspect. After breaking into Meridith's apartment Elena and Matt find a missing Gilbert journal. Meredith gives Alaric shocking news. Meanwhile Rebekah searches for Mystic Falls' oldest landmark.