The second episode of The Vampire Diaries delved more deeply into Damon Salvatore, a character brought to life with scary, eerie, humorous intensity by Ian Somerhalder.

He met Elena for the first time, an encounter that left the beauty questioning whether she should be dating Stefan or not.

By the end of the hour, though, she had made up her mind. What did she decide? And why will Caroline soon have a lot in common with Vicki? Our recap of "Night of the Comet" has all the answers!

Read through it now, leave a comment with your take on the episode and even purchase music from the show! No other fansite on the Web can make such an offer.

We've listed some of our favorite Vampire Diaries quotes below:

Damon: It's good to be home. I think I may stay awhile. | permalink

Stefan: You wanna expose me?
Damon: No. I want you to remember who you are! | permalink

Damon: We both know the closest you'll ever get to humanity is when you rip it open and feed on it. | permalink

Damon: I'm Damon, Stefan's brother.
Elena: He didn' tell me he had a brother.
Damon: Well, Stefan isn't one to brag. | permalink

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