When Rebekah turns down Klaus' plea to stop Kol and protect Jeremy, Klaus turns to Stefan for help. After an angry confrontation with her father, Mayor Hopkins, over his unconventional approach to ending the violence in Mystic Falls, Bonnie has a frightening run-in with Kol, followed by an unexpected visitor. Klaus complicates the already tense feelings between Stefan and Damon by revealing a bit of Stefan's personal life, then surprises Damon by asking for personal advice. Elena tells Stefan about her dangerous plan for Jeremy, leaving Stefan in a difficult spot. When the high school's 1980s Decade Dance is cancelled by Mayor Hopkins, Stefan finds a charming way to make it up to a disappointed Rebekah.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 12 of The Vampire Diaries resulted in a 1.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Growing Pains
• s04e02 - Memorial
• s04e03 - The Rager
• s04e04 - The Five
• s04e05 - The Killer
• s04e06 - We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
• s04e07 - My Brother's Keeper
• s04e08 - We'll Always Have Bourbon Street
• s04e09 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
• s04e10 - After School Special
• s04e11 - Catch Me If You Can
• s04e12 - A View To A Kill
• s04e13 - Into the Wild
• s04e14 - Down the Rabbit Hole
• s04e15 - Stand by Me
• s04e16 - Bring it On
• s04e17 - Because the Night
• s04e18 - American Gothic
• s04e19 - Pictures of You
• s04e20 - The Originals
• s04e21 - She's Come Undone
• s04e22 - The Walking Dead
• s04e23 - Graduation

The Vampire Diaries Show Summary

Based on novels of the same name, Vampire Diaries follows Elena, a young heroine, who is the object of passion for two vampire brothers. Four months after the tragic car accident thathuged their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world.

As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore. Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena's soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.