Episode Summary: Elena Gilbert and her brother Jeremy come to terms with the death of their parents. Elena is popular amongst her peers and the perfect straight A student, but has difficulties hiding her grief from the world. Meanwhile, Jeremy treads on a dangerous path of using drugs to ease his pain. The arrival of new student Stefan Salvatore, however, makes Elena think about romantic possibilities.

Episode Summary: Mystic Falls begins the preparations to celebrate the passing of a comet. Vicki recuperates in the hospital from her injuries. Stefan uses his abilities to erase Vicki's attacker from her memory, but is interrupted by Matt. Mr. Tanner warns Aunt Jenna about Jeremy. Elena and Damon meet for the first time at the Salvatore house. Damon finds his next victim in Caroline.

Episode Summary: Elena continues to ignore the semi-psychic Bonnie's warnings that Stefan is not who he claims to be. Tyler attempts to humiliate Stefan. However, Stefan's super-skills of catching a football impresses Mr. Tanner who tries to persuade Stefan to join the school's football team. Damon and Caroline gate crash any plans Elena had for Stefan and Bonnie to get along.

Episode Summary: Elena asks Stefan to escort her to the town's annual Founder's Party. Vicki gets Tyler to ask her to the party, then accuses him of trying to hide their relationship from his family. Damon tells Elena a story about the Salvatore family's past, leaving Elena with questions that Stefan refuses to answer. Finally, Stefan takes action to get Damon out of his life for good.

Episode Summary: Jenna and Elena worry about Jeremy's relationship with Vicki; Stefan reveals part of his past to Elena; Bonnie is surprised by abilities she didn't know she had; a stranger shares a disturbing story with Elena.

Episode Summary: Caroline gives Bonnie a necklace she took from Damon to wear with her Halloween costume for the annual costume party, and when Damon tries to take it back, he is surprised by Bonnie's abilities to repel him. Bonnie discusses the incident with her grandmother and learns more about her family's past as voodoo witches.

Episode Summary: An old friend of Stefan's arrives in Mystic Falls by the name of Lexi. Elena does her best to warn Jeremy to stay clear of Vicki. Elena tries her best to stay away from Stefan. Finally, Vicki's vampire implulses have devastating consequences.

Episode Summary: Bonnie is having terrifying dreams about one of her ancestors. Despite Elena’s efforts to smooth things over, Bonnie and Caroline continue to argue over the medallion. When the girls hold a séance to help them decide what to do, the results are stranger than any of them expected. Damon finally reveals to Stefan the stunning reason he has returned to Mystic Falls.

Episode Summary: After reading the journal left by one of the Gilbert ancestors, Jeremy returns to his hobby of sketching. When Sheriff Forbes tells Damon there has been another attack, he offers to track down the killer and learns some information about the town's founding families. Stefan and Elena come to a new understanding, but everything changes when Elena accidentally makes a devastating discovery.

Episode Summary: Damon and Elena take a trip to Georgia, where he surprises an old flame, Bree, and enlists her help to figure out how to open the tomb. Stefan opens up to Grams in his effort to help Bonnie overcome her fears and accept her powers. While researching his history paper, Jeremy meets a cute-but-geeky girl named Anna who has her own theories on the folklore of Mystic Falls.

Episode Summary: As Stefan and Damon try to figure out the identity of the new vampire in town, Stefan gives Elena jewelry filled with Vervain to protect her family and friends. Hurting for money, Matt takes a job at the Mystic Grill, where former high school football-star Ben, works as a bartender. Ben comes to Bonnie’s aid when he notices Damon is bothering her.

Episode Summary: Stefan and Damon recall the long-ago actions taken by townspeople including their father, Giuseppe Salvatore, and Pearl, leading to the devastating events that caused the rift in their relationship. Bonnie’s date with Ben takes a frightening turn. Elena helps Stefan as he and Damon race to find the missing journal that belonged to Elena’s ancestor. Stefan learns the reason behind Alaric’s interest in both the journal and the town’s history. Damon discovers that an old acquaintance has returned to town with an agenda he understands.

Episode Summary: Stefan helps Elena and Bonnie out of a dangerous situation.
Jeremy asks Anna to a party in the woods, unaware that she has her own reasons for wanting to meet him there. When Stefan, Damon and Elena work with Bonnie and Grams to open the tomb, everyone is shocked by what they discover.