Bringing Out the Dead (The Vampire Diaries)

"Bringing Out the Dead"
The Vampire Diaries episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 13
Directed by	Jeffrey Hunt
Written by	Turi Meyer Al Septien
Production code	2J6013
Original air date	February 2, 2012
Guest actors
Claire Holt (Rebecca Mikaelson) Marguerite MacIntyre (Liz Forbes) Daniel Gillies (Elijah Mikaelson) Torrey DeVitto (Meredith Fell) Jack Coleman (Bill Forbes) Nathaniel Buzolic (Kol Mikaelson) Alice Evans (Esther) Persia White (Abby Bennett Wilson)

"Bringing Out the Dead" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 57th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on February 2, 2012. The episode was written by Turi Meyer & Al Septien and directed by Jeffrey Hunt.

Plot

Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) hid the fourth coffin in the cave under the Lockwood property where vampires cannot get in to keep it safe. Stefan gets Bonnie (Kat Graham) and Abby (Persia White) there and asks them to open it.

Elijah (Daniel Gillies) is mad at Klaus (Joseph Morgan) for stabbing him. Klaus tells him that Michael is dead and he needs his help to destroy Stefan because he took the coffins and he still has the fourth one. Elijah finds a note from Damon in his pocket and the two meet arranging a dinner for Klaus and Stefan to talk.

At the dinner, Stefan and Damon ask Klaus to leave Mystic Falls and leave them and Elena (Nina Dobrev) live in peace. In exchange, they will give him the fourth coffin. Klaus does not agree since he wants Elena with him so he will be able to make more hybrids. Damon gets a text from Bonnie who informs him that they are close to open the coffin. Stefan declines Klaus' offer and Klaus threatens to kill him if Damon will not bring him the coffin.

Damon leaves to bring the coffin and Klaus asks Elijah to go with him to make sure nothing will go wrong. A while later, Elijah returns showing Klaus that he removed all the daggers from their siblings who are now awake and mad at Klaus. Klaus tries to run away but he cannot. Elijah tells Damon and Stefan that they are free to go.

Meanwhile, Liz (Marguerite MacIntyre) goes to Elena's house to inform her that they found only her fingerprints on the stake that Brian was killed with. Liz knows that Elena did not kill him but they have to find out who would try to frame her. Damon suspects is Meredith (Torrey DeVitto) but Alaric (Matt Davis) and Elena say that it is not her.

Elena goes with Caroline (Candice Accola) to see her father but Meredith tells them that she discharged him the previous night. Caroline finds Bill dead in a hospital's storage room but since he had vampire blood in his system, he wakes up in transition. Elena takes the knife to Alaric who confirms that is one of those he has to hunt vampires, while Caroline takes her father home. Bill denies to drink blood to complete his transformation and dies.

Later on, Elena returns home with Matt (Zach Roerig) to find Alaric stabbed. Elena kills him so he can come back to life while Liz tells her that Meredith has alibi, so she cannot be the one who makes the murders.

In the meantime, Bonnie and Abby managed to open the coffin but when Stefan and Damon get to the tunnels, they find them both unconscious and the person who was inside the coffin gone. At the end of the episode it is revealed that Esther (Alice Evans), the mother of the Originals, was the person who was inside. She goes to Klaus' house and everyone is surprised to see her. Klaus thinks she is there to kill him but Esther tells him that she forgives him and that she wants them to be a family again.

Music

In "Bringing Out the Dead" one can hear the songs:^[1]

"Hate and Love" by Jack Savoretti
"Lullaby" by Sia
"With Wings" by Amy Stroup

Reception

Ratings

In its original American broadcast, "Bringing Out the Dead" was watched by 2.74 million; slightly up by 0.03 from the previous episode.^[2]

Reviews

"Bringing Out the Dead" received positive reviews.

Dhalyn Warren from Fanbolt gave the episode an A+ rating saying that the episode was "fantastic" and "perfect". "After the disappointing episode that premiered two weeks ago, “Bringing Out the Dead” definitely showed us why TVD is one of the best shows on television. [...] I have to say, I couldn’t find anything bad about this episode."^[3]

Carrie Raisler from The A.V. Club gave the episode an A- rating characterizing it as a plot-heavy, twist-ridden, rollercoaster of a good time. "The most surprising thing is how easily the show is able to churn up an episode full of absolute madness and then casually drop in a pitch-perfect emotional scene in the middle of the carnage. It’s an impressive feat." Raisler continues saying that the status quality for the season has shifted. "Avoiding the traditional “one season, one big bad” model for supernatural shows has been a stroke of genius for TVD, especially because it often seems that just as I get weary of a storyline, the writers immediately roll out the next one, alleviating any fears. [...] Giving [Klaus] an entire family to mix with and create new agendas with is a fascinating turn, and one I’ve been waiting on for quite a while."^[4]

Matt Richenthal from TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4.8/5 stating that the show "threw every conceivable emotion at us this week".^[5]

Diana Steenbergen from IGN rated the episode with 8.5/10 saying that the title "was right on the nose and Bringing Out the Dead was exactly what happened. [...] If the clan of Originals will be working together again, things are not looking good for the rest of the residents of Mystic Falls, so we have the fallout from that to look forward to."^[6]

E. Reagan from The TV Chick gave the episode a positive review saying that the episode is what makes the sauce awesome. "I loved it all. More originals! Mama Original is here! Klaus is an emo weirdo. Elijah is hot. Rebekah’s here! Emotional stuff with Daddy and Caroline and Alaric and Elena. Great episode all around. I can’t wait to see the new dynamic now that the whole (alive) Original Gang is reunited."^[7]

References

↑ "The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Episode 13: "Bringing Out the Dead" Music". TV Fanatic. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
↑ Gorman, Bill (February 3, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Office,' 'Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'Rob' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
↑ Warren, Dhalyn (February 3, 2012). "‘The Vampire Diaries’ Review: Bringing Out the Dead". Fanbolt. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
↑ Raisler, Carrie (February 2, 2012). "The Vampire Diaries - Bringing Out The Dead". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ Richenthal, Matt (February 2, 2012). "The Vampire Diaries Review: Family Matters". TV Fanatic. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
↑ Steenbergen, Diana (February 3, 2012). "The Vampire Diaries: "Bringing Out the Dead" Review". IGN. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ Reagan, E (February 3, 2012). "REVIEW: The Vampire Diaries "Bringing Out The Dead"". The TV Chick. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

External links

ThinkHeroTV's review for "Bringing Out the Dead" on YouTube

The Vampire Diaries

Creators	L. J. Smith (novel series) Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec (TV series)

Series	Television Episodes Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Characters	Elena Gilbert Katherine Pierce Stefan Salvatore Silas Damon Salvatore Jeremy Gilbert Jenna Sommers Bonnie Bennett Caroline Forbes Matt Donovan Vicki Donovan Tyler Lockwood Alaric Saltzman Niklaus Mikaelson Enzo

Related	Awards and nominations Novel series Original Vampires The Originals (episodes)

The Vampire Diaries episodes

Season 1	"Pilot" "The Night of the Comet" "Friday Night Bites" "Family Ties" "You're Undead to Me" "Lost Girls" "Haunted" "162 Candles" "History Repeating" "The Turning Point" "Bloodlines" "Unpleasantville" "Children of the Damned" "Fool Me Once" "A Few Good Men" "There Goes the Neighborhood" "Let the Right One In" "Under Control" "Miss Mystic Falls" "Blood Brothers" "Isobel" "Founder's Day"

Season 2	"The Return" "Brave New World" "Bad Moon Rising" "Memory Lane" "Kill or Be Killed" "Plan B" "Masquerade" "Rose" "Katerina" "The Sacrifice" "By the Light of the Moon" "The Descent" "Daddy Issues" "Crying Wolf" "The Dinner Party" "The House Guest" "Know Thy Enemy" "The Last Dance" "Klaus" "The Last Day" "The Sun Also Rises" "As I Lay Dying"

Season 3	"The Birthday" "The Hybrid" "The End of the Affair" "Disturbing Behavior" "The Reckoning" "Smells Like Teen Spirit" "Ghost World" "Ordinary People" "Homecoming" "The New Deal" "Our Town" "The Ties That Bind" "Bringing Out the Dead" "Dangerous Liaisons" "All My Children" "The Departed"

Season 4	"Growing Pains" "Memorial" "The Rager" "The Five" "The Killer" "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" "My Brother's Keeper" "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street" "O Come, All Ye Faithful" "After School Special" "Catch Me If You Can" "A View to a Kill"

Season 5	"I Know What You Did Last Summer" "True Lies" "Original Sin" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Monster's Ball" "Handle with Care" "Death and the Maiden" "Dead Man on Campus" "The Cell" "Fifty Shades of Grayson" "500 Years of Solitude" "The Devil Inside" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "No Exit" "Gone Girl" "While You Were Sleeping" "Rescue Me" "Resident Evil" "Man on Fire" "What Lies Beneath" "Promised Land" "Home"

Season 6	"I'll Remember" "Yellow Ledbetter" "Welcome to Paradise" "Black Hole Sun" "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" "Do You Remember the First Time?" "Fade Into You" "I Alone"

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