The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 6, Episode 6 - The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get - full transcript

Previously on
"The Vampire Diaries"...

Damon is gone.

I want you
to compel me

to forget that
I ever loved him.

Who is Damon Salvatore?

He's a monster.

To get home, we'll
harness the power

of the eclipse using
a mystical relic.

No.

Vampires
murdered my wife.

I'm gonna get him to name
all his vampire buddies.



Need any help?

If even just a small,
little part of you

came back
to check on me,

then stay.

Not doing
so great, Damon.

I'm lost, brother.

It's kind of
a long story, brother,

but I'm back.

Please
just let me go.

I know this may seem
a little barbaric,

but I promise you,
it's nothing personal.

Why are you
doing this?

It's a longer story
than we have time for,

but--trust me--you
don't want this life...



If you can
call it that.

All right. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

What's that?
What is that? Aah!

What is happening? Aah!

♪The Vampire Diaries 6x06 ♪
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
Original Air Date on November 6, 2014

== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man

I missed you,
too, buddy.

I can't believe it.

I thought
you were gone.

You didn't think I
was gone gone, huh?

Promised you an
eternity of misery.

Ha ha!

He's back?

How?

I don't know.

Honestly, everything
Stefan said

after, "Damon is back,"
is kind of a blur.

What about Bonnie?

She sacrificed herself
so I can come back.

I don't want
anyone to know.

There's no sense
making this harder

than it already is.

What are we
gonna tell people?

He said that she
wasn't over there.

Where is there,
exactly?

Mystic Falls, 1994?
I know.

A bunch of witches
were gonna get together

and create some
space-time purgatory,

you'd think they'd pick
a better year than

the one that Kurt Cobain
killed himself.

Whole thing was just
very depressing.

So how did you
get back?

Long story--big
flash of light,

two decades' worth
of jet lag.

I will explain all
of my adventures

in that flannel
hellscape, but first,

there's someone
I got to go see.

I don't want
to see him.

I get it,

but that's how you
feel now, Elena.

If you thought there
was even a chance

you'd see Damon again,
you would have never

asked me
to compel away

your memories
of loving him.

She did what?

She had Alaric
do it.

Damon is going
to kill me.

You're unkillable.

Doesn't mean
he won't try.

What do you think is gonna
happen when I do see him?

I just need
to see her, Stefan.

Our eyes will meet,
fireworks will go off,

and the balance of nature
will be restored.

She loves me.

He's a psychotic
killer.

You only
feel that way

because I erased
all the good parts.

I don't see anything that
could balance out the bad.

Promise me you won't
lift the compulsion.

Promise me.
I won't, ok,

not until
you ask me to,

thank you.
But, Elena,

I hope you ask me.

I have to go. I have
a shift at the hospital.

Since when?

Since Damon came back

and I'm trying
desperately to avoid him.

Fine, but if you're
avoiding people,

add Jo to your list.

I compelled her
to forget our date

the other night,
and it didn't take.

What do you mean,
it didn't take?

Well, either
she's on Vervain

or there's
some other reason,

but she can't
be compelled.

So see if you
can find out why.

Ok. Yeah. I will.

Will you call Jeremy?

I had to tell him about
Bonnie over the phone.

You can imagine
how that went.

Where are you going?
Out.

You promised me you'd help me
track down my relatives.

Just...Later, ok?

Jeremy, you can't just say,
"Zach Salvatore was your dad.

Too bad he's dead,"
and then, "peace out."

I can't do this
right now.

What is so urgent
to make you

finally unglue your ass
from the couch?

I know it's not school.
It's not work.

If it's another girl,
I'd shower first.

I just need to get
out of here.

Tripp's errand boy
returns.

Ooh, my bad.

Heh. That's
all right, mate.

Just lean in,

and I'll take it
right from the tap.

I'll pass.

Yeah? Come on.

I'm gonna need
my strength back

for when you
help me escape.

Sorry. If Stefan
turned you in,

I'm guessing
you deserved it.

When did Stefan's
moral compass

become the new
true north?

Wasn't he the one
who scurried off

to some poxy,
little town while he

let everyone believe
he was still

searching
for his brother?

Not exactly the hero
move, if you ask me.

Still, I think
the general population

is safer with you
in here.

Yeah.
Probably right,

well, except
for Elena...

Stefan,
Caroline, you.

What do you think
would happen if I

were to tell your boss
about known vampires

and their groupies?

Well, Savannah
was a waste of gas.

Minus a few blood bags,
the house you told us about

was empty.

Odd. Must have
smelled you coming.

Hmm, would have been
a total bust,

except I happened
upon a girl

that fit the description
that you gave me.

That was near Whitmore,

500 miles from where
you said she was gonna be.

Is this Ivy?
That's the one.

So I'm gonna give you
today to conjure up

the location
of your vampire friends,

or you and I are
gonna go sightseeing

in Mystic Falls.

Why didn't you tell us
Enzo has been

locked up
this whole time?

Honestly, I didn't know
anybody was missing him.

Matt!
I'm sorry.

I was confused about
which vampires we like

and which ones
we don't.

Ok. Well, what about Ivy?
Is she there, too?

Tripp drove her
and two others

across the border
last night.

Oh, god.

Well, do you know
where Tripp is now?

He's running down
another lead,

but he didn't
tell me what it was.

Well, can you
find out?

We need to know who
his next target is.

If Enzo talks,
it'll be you guys.

Well, that's
not going to happen

because we're
busting him out, right,

if for no other reason
than so I can kick his ass

for getting caught
in the first place.

You have any idea
how he even managed

to get
his hands on it?

He didn't.
I turned him in.

Who is it?

Hey, it's me.

I just
wanted to talk.

I can't, not now.

Look. I know why
you did what you did.

It's not real.

You know what's real?
The way you felt for me.

You once told me that
it was the most real thing

you ever felt
in your life.

Those feelings
are gone.

Oh, come on, Elena.

You've compelled
enough people to know

it's just a way
of covering the truth,

and no matter how badly
you want it done,

it doesn't make it
any less of a lie,

you know?

Oh, I hear you
breathing.

You have no idea how long
I've wanted to hear you breathe.

Just open the door,
Elena.

Everything can go back
to the way it was.

Just--

just open the door,
Elena, please...

Or, at the very least,
step aside

because I'm gonna
kick this door in.

Seriously?
You jumped out of a window?

What if
somebody saw you?

I know, I know. I panicked.
I don't know.

Look. He's been trapped
over there alone for months.

He just wants
to see you.

Look. I get how I'm
supposed to feel,

but I know how
I actually feel,

and I'm happy now.

What if I look at him
and my old feelings

break through
the compulsion?

Well, they won't,
but even if they did,

is that
such a bad thing?

Yeah. I started over
just like you did, ok?

I made a smart
choice for myself

and for my future.

Stefan, I kissed
Liam last night.

Oh, please forget
that you told me that

and definitely do not
tell Damon that.

Because he's gonna
kill him, right,

just like he killed
my brother.

I was gonna say because
he'll be heartbroken.

Listen. What do you
want to do?

I mean, you have
to see him eventually.

I know, but
I just don't think

eventually can
be today, all right?

I'm not--

I'm just not...Ready.

I got to go.

Elena.
Hey.

I didn't think you
were here today.

Yeah. No. I changed
my schedule around.

Ok. Follow me.

Sarah, what
are you doing?

Could ask you
the same question.

You can't
be in here.

From the look
on your face,

either you're
downloading porn

or you're not supposed
to be here, either.

What are you doing
in Tripp's office?

What do you want?

Information on some people
who used to live here.

You know anything
about the Salvatores?

Not really.

Well, according
to Jeremy,

Zach Salvatore
was my dad.

He supposedly died
from an animal attack,

and, coincidentally,
so did my mom,

but I've been
paying attention.

I know what
that's code for,

and your boss
seems to know a lot

about homicidal
wildlife, so--

So you thought breaking
in here was a good idea.

Guess we have
that in common.

Now, either you help me
or start coming up

with a good lie when I tell
your boss you were snooping.

Animal attacks are
filed over there.

Professor Saltzman.

What, couldn't compel
yourself a Ph.D.?

I can't believe
you're back.

I am. Heh.

So...How the hell
are you?

Well, let's see, Ric.

I clawed my way

out of some retro
pocket universe,

only to find that I
needed to compel myself

a new change of clothes

because this
antimagic hamster ball

is keeping me
from going home,

and then I find out
that my best friend,

rather than doing
anything about it,

decided that it was
the best use of his time

to compel my beautiful
and lovely girlfriend

to forget that
she ever loved me.

Heh. I'm great, Ric.
Thanks for asking.

Look, Damon.

I know she was a train
wreck without me, ok,

but a full mind erase,
seriously?

She loved you too much,
and it was killing her.

Well, I'm flattered,

but I'm back.

So let's get
this uncompulsion

on the books, huh?

Fine, as soon as Elena
tells me that what she wants.

Right.
Here's the thing.

She's not gonna want
to be uncompelled

if she can't
remember why

she'd want to be
uncompelled.

Mm-hmm. Chicken, egg.

I know,
and I'm sorry.

Sorry? She won't
even see me, Ric.

I get it, Damon,
but she's happy,

and I'm not gonna
take that away from her

until she asks me to.

It's not like I don't
want Elena to be happy.

I just want her
to be happy with me.

Right.

Look. Enzo wasn't
being careful.

Tripp would've
caught him eventually,

and that meant danger
for all of us.

Right. So you
handed Enzo over

so we wouldn't
be targeted, and now

you're rescuing him
so we won't be targeted.

Way to go.

Well, I thought Tripp
was gonna kill him.

I didn't think
he was gonna

keep him alive
for information.

Oh, well, in that case,
sounds like you

were just
being practical.

So did you rat out
Ivy, too?

What?

Well, you didn't want
to deal with her anymore.

You wanted her gone,
and now she is.

You know what?

You really should write
Tripp a thank-you note.

Hold on a second.
Enzo turns Ivy, right?

A hunter kills her,
and yet I'm the bad guy?

I'm not the one
threatening to turn in

other vampires to
save his own skin.

The only one who's
turned in other vampires

is you, Stephan.

That's why
you're helping--

guilt for getting
Damon's friend captured.

Yeah. Damon
is my brother,

and I gave up
on him first.

Enzo didn't.

So if rescuing
his idiot friend

is gonna somehow
make it up to him,

that's exactly
what I'm gonna do.

Great. Good for you.

Let me know when you
figure out how you're

gonna make everything
up to me.

Let's get in there.

Well, where
the hell is he?

I like your bracelet.
What is it made of?

No idea.

While you're here,
can I get

your opinion
on something?

Sure. Yeah.

Female patient--

blunt-force trauma
to the head,

massive internal
hemorrhaging,

multiple
bone fractures.

She was a victim
at the corn maze.

Where is she?

Probably
freshman Lit.

I don't get it.

Neither do I.

See, the patient
was never admitted,

even with such
extensive injuries.

Liam said you treated
her at the scene.

That's a pretty good
save for someone

with half a semester
of pre-med.

Yeah. I think they
were exaggerating

how bad off she was.

It was dark, and, yeah,
there was a lot of blood.

Don't. I know
what Alaric is.

I know what you are.

If any more blood
bags go missing,

I know
who to come to.

Well, somebody
was thorough.

No pictures
of Damon anywhere.

Ohh...

It's kind of creepy,
you just standing there

all hulky and brooding.

Says the freak who's
stalking my sister.

Technically,
I'm lying in wait.

Why didn't Bonnie
come back?

Why didn't she
come back?

Because she
wasn't there.

It was just me.

You know I paid
her cell bill

so I could call her
phone and hear her say

the same 6 words
every day?

Sounds good.
I'll give it a call.

Why? She hated you.

Bonnie wasn't there
with me, Jeremy,

because
she found peace.

She's in a better place.

How did you know?

Besides not believing
that you closed

a penetrating
abdominal trauma

without so much
as a first aid kit?

Pretty sure you
weren't looking

for stevia
in my coffee.

With Alaric, I wasn't
100% certain.

He tried to compel me,
but then I remembered

I have really crappy
luck in my love life.

So of course my hot,
new teacher crush

would be a vampire.

So then what are you?
Busy.

If you want to stick around,
there's food trays

on the third floor
that need clearing.

That's it?
You're gonna let me stay?

You saved that girl

instead of
feeding on her.

That's good enough
for me.

You're not even afraid,

not ever fazed,
for that matter.

There's only one thing
that can resist compulsion

without needing Vervain,
and that's a witch.

You're a witch.

How about I make
a deal with you?

You don't ask
questions about me,

and I won't ask
questions about you.

Deal.

Oh, and you can
tell Alaric,

if he wants to avoid

a complicated
relationship,

he doesn't
have to hide

behind compulsion
to do it.

Maybe it was a good thing
I didn't grow up here.

So where do you
come from?

Give me the year,
and I'll give you

the town
and foster home.

Oh, good.

Wonder
what's in here.

It's locked.

Locked
means important.

Hey, Care,
did you get him?

No. Enzo is not here.

Any idea where Tripp
might have taken him

besides the very
obvious one?

Hang on.
Let me see that.

Caroline,
we have another problem.

Tripp...
Has Ivy's phone.

And? I mean,
the guy is a murderer.

Petty theft isn't
much of a stretch.

Yeah, but your name
is at the top

of the recent dialed list.

Oh, my god,
he knows what I am.

I'm guessing he knows
where to find you.

It's Bonnie.
Leave me a message.

That's it?

That's your outgoing message?
Really?

I mean, the one time
I'm actively seeking

the sound of your voice,
that's all I get.

Perfect. Hmm.

Anyway, I'm in your room,

which is a lot less weird
than it sounds.

I just wanted to say that

because of what you did for me,

today is the day
that I get to see Elena.

So thank you,

and I'm sorry.

Other than that,
I don't know what to say

or what I'm supposed to say
except that,

defying all possible
global scenarios,

I might miss you a little bit.

Ooh, hey, I got to go.

So you didn't
forget my number.

That's a good start.

Yeah. I figured I'd
press the Damon button

and see what happened.

And what
is happening?

I don't know.

I don't even know
what I'm doing.

I just--

I'm thinking we should
meet face to face.

I can't run
from you forever.

So come by my dorm?

Yeah. Yeah.
I'll be here. There.

I'll be there,
absolutely, in a bit.

See you in a little bit.
Ok.

Well, that was fast.

Agh!

Who are you?

Uh...

Uh...

Damon?

Elena, calm down.

Just find Caroline and
get to old Miller Road.

We'll get him back.

I had an interesting
conversation with Elena.

Yeah, and I want to
hear all about it,

just not right now.

What's the rush,
occult studies emergency?

Yeah. I have someplace
I need to be.

So if you don't mind--

Why don't you just
compel me out of the way?

Look. don't you think
it's about time

we level
with each other?

Ok. How's this?

My best friend, he just
came back from the dead,

but now I have
to save him

from a vampire hunter
before he's driven

across an antimagic
border and killed again.

So here's some
friendly advice.

It's probably
a good idea to stay

as far away from me
as possible.

Uh...

Morning, sunshine.

Enzo?

Well, this brings
back memories.

I'm glad you found
a way back, mate.

Afraid it's gonna be a
short reunion, through.

We're headed
to Mystic Falls,

known for
its Bridges;

quaint,
small-town charm;

and a really big
vampire bug zapper.

Stefan could've told me
there was a hunter in town.

It probably slipped
his mind because he's

responsible for my
return to incarceration.

Why would he
do that?

Probably jealous
of my accent.

Eh, maybe he did it
because I killed

his new girlfriend.

Yeah.
That'll do it.

Sorry, mom.

Elena is auditioning
for "Top Gear."

Yeah. Ok.

Bye.

So my mom is
shutting down Route 13.

Tripp will have
to double back,

and there's only two other
ways across the border.

Do you have a tire
preference--front, back?

No? Ok.

I think this sells
a spinout.

What do you think?
Elena?

I want
my memories back.

Wait. What?

I made up my mind.

If Damon
survives this,

then I want Alaric
to uncompel me.

I mean, I can't imagine
ever loving him.

I also can't ignore

the parts I don't like
just to avoid the truth.

I mean, how would I
make any decisions

if I only know
half the story?

You don't have to take
apart the whole engine.

We just need to lure
Tripp in so we can grab them.

You know, it's
not your fault.

Pretty much is.

Look. You're not
the only one who gave up.

Every second
for the last 4 months,

all I could think about
was when I'm gonna get

my next sip of blood,
when am I gonna

screw up
and hurt somebody,

why did I come
back to life

just to be this thing,

that I used
to hunt vampires

and suddenly,
I was one.

Searching for Damon
was the only thing

that could take
my mind off of it,

but I was basically
going through the motions

as a distraction because,
honestly, Stefan,

I'd given up, too.

There.

That's him. You should
stay in the car.

He knows what
you look like.

He thinks
I'm on his side.

Yeah, unless Enzo
told him different.

Go tell Elena
he's here.

Evening.

Tried to get my buddy
to a bachelor party,

and our car
just stopped.

You think you can
help us out?

Uh, don't know
anything about cars.

Yeah.

Well, maybe you could
give us a ride, then.

Who's that?

Ric. He's up
to something.

Better be good.
Bastard owes me.

Sorry. In a bit
of a hurry.

Yeah. So are we.

Uh!

Uh! Ooh!

Oh!

Uh! Uh! Ugh! Agh!

Stefan.

Stefan,
what's happening?

Damon and Alaric
are across the border.

I got to go.

Oh, my god.

Agh! Ugh! Aagh!

Ah!

I came back
for this?

Consumption
wasn't much fun

the first time
around, either.

It's ok. I'm here.

How?

Followed you like
a crazy stalker,

not one of
my finer moments.

No, no. Get him.

You have to get me
across the border.

It's stripping away
the magic. I'll die.

You'll die
if I move you.

I have to stop
the bleeding.

Nicked your
descending aorta.

I know.
That's what killed me.

You didn't have me
back then, did you,

and you didn't have
hemostatic gauze.

Get up.
Come on. Get up.

Ugh!

What's happening?

You still with me?

While I'm sealing
this wound,

I want you to think
about how you tried

to compel one of the
smartest women on campus

to forget about
her date with you,

the date where I
single-handedly saved

dozens of lives without
smearing my makeup.

Alaric? Hang on.

Stay with me.

Come on. Gonna get
that heart pumping.

You don't get to have
the last word with me.

Alaric!

Alaric!

Stay with me.

Come on.

Ah...

Ah...

So-- so--
something is wrong.

Don't move.
No.

Something is wrong.

I'm not supposed
to be alive.

There's no reason
you shouldn't be.

I sealed the wound.

We just have to get you
to the hospital.

Yeah. I'll tell her.

Thanks.

I was just
at Route 9,

and there was a crash,
but they weren't there.

Yeah. I know.

They had to get
out of there.

What happened?

Stefan said that--

What, Caroline?
What?

Alaric crossed
the border,

but Jo was there,
and she saved him.

So he's ok.

That means
he's ok, right?

Yeah, Elena.
He's ok.

Then why do you have
that look on your face?

What happened,
Caroline?

All the magic
stripped away,

but Jo saved him
just before he died.

What?

I don't know what
that means, Caroline.

Alaric is not a vampire
anymore, Elena.

He's human.

Thanks for the ride.
Yeah.

I thought I'd save you
the trouble

of having to boost
another car.

That was
almost funny.

Hope for you yet,
Donovan.

If I told you I knew
about your family,

promise to take a little
friendly advice?

Hang on.

You know who
my family is?

Read any
history book

about the town's
founding members.

The guys that live
in this house

are Damon and Stefan
Salvatore.

Why are you just
telling me this now?

Because...

They're vampires,
and wherever they go,

death and pain
always follow.

So if you're
looking for family,

you're not gonna
find it here.

Do yourself
a favor and get

as far away from
this place as you can.

Come on!

No. Damn it!

Jer--

I keep trying
to cancel Bonnie's phone,

but I can't without
her pin.

Why can't I
remember her pin?

Uh!

Uh! Uh!

Get off! Get off!

Hey, it's ok.
No, it's not!

She's gone.

Bonnie is gone.

Jo is a keeper.
How does it feel?

Oh, it hurts a lot.

Well, it's too bad
there aren't

and vampires
in Mystic Falls

to help heal you.

Well, I think they got me
on a morphine drip.

It's the next
best thing.

Elena, I'm so sorry.

No. No, Alaric.

I'm just glad
that you're ok.

I mean, up until
an hour ago,

I didn't even want
my memories to return.

I was the one who made
the choice to lose them.

Now I have to live
with the fact

that you can't give
them back to me.

I know how much you
hated being a vampire.

So I'm just glad one of
us got what we wanted.

And what is it
that you want?

To be able to look
Damon in the eye,

knowing all
that I know

and all that
I don't,

and...

See how I feel
about him.

I want to trust
how I feel.

I hope
that you can.

Good luck, ok?

This hospital sucks.

I can't believe
anyone

actually makes it
out alive.

They usually don't.

I'm having you
transferred

to Whitmore ASAP.

Thank you.

Just doing my job.

Hey...

You did more than that.

You gave me back
my life.

Thank you.

I was this close,
this close.

I know. I'm sorry.

Oh, I got it.
Everybody is sorry.

You're sorry
you gave up on me,

sorry you turned Enzo
in to that hunter guy.

Ric is sorry
for the compulsion.

I'm sure if Elena
could remember anything,

she'd be sorry, too.

You got to understand
how hard it was for her.

I am so tired of hearing
about how hard it was for her.

It was hard for me,
as well.

At least you knew

you had a home
to come back to.

She didn't have
anything.

To her, you
were just gone.

Guess I still am.

Ric said she's happy
without me

since she's erased me.

You know what? I don't
want her to be happy.

I want her to be
miserable just like I am.

You done?

Yeah. I'm done.
Good.

Now quit stalling.

There's a girl
you need to go see.

What if it doesn't work?

What if what we had
isn't strong enough

to break
the compulsion?

You're not
gonna find out

just sitting there,
are you?

Here goes everything.

Hey.

Hey.

So...

Am I your last stop

on the Stefan Salvatore
apology tour?

Could we just get
past this, please?

I'm trying to.
Look, Caroline.

What do you want
me to do, huh?

Stop making me guess
and tell me

so we can go back to
being friends again.

Yeah. Well, that's
the thing, Stefan.

After all of this, I--

I don't want
to be friends anymore.

== sync, corrected by elderman ==
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