Love You to Death: Season 4

The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries

Ebook

The fan-favorite Love You to Death books return with an essential guide to the fourth season of the CW's hit show The Vampire Diaries. The season four companion delves headlong into the twists and turns of each episode, exploring the layers of rich history, supernatural mythology, historical and pop culture references, and the complexities and motivations of the show's memorable cast of characters. Add expanded chapters on the making of the show, the people who bring the world of Mystic Falls to life, and the intensely loyal Audience that keeps it thriving, and you have a guide as compelling and addictive as the show itself.

Table of contents

Table of contents
Front Cover 1
Copyright 3
Table of Contents 4
Foreword 6
Introduction 8
Every Episode is Huge: The Making of The Vampire Diaries 12
Julie Plec's Epic To-Do List 17
Julie Plec on Finding Her Stride as Showrunner 23
Episode Guide: Season 4 28
4.01 Growing Pains 29
4.02 Memorial 40
4.03 The Rager 50
4.04 The Five 58
4.05 The Killer 71
4.06 We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes 80
4.07 My Brother's Keeper 90
4.08 We'll Always Have Bourbon Street 98
4.09 O Come, All Ye Faithful 106
4.10 After School Special 116
4.11 Catch Me If You Can 123
4.12 A View to a Kill 130
4.13 Into the Wild 136
4.14 Down the Rabbit Hole 143
4.15 Stand By Me 152
4.16 Bring It On 163
4.17 Because the Night 170
4.18 American Gothic 179
4.19 Pictures of You 186
4.20 The Originals 192
4.21 She’s Come Undone 203
4.22 The Walking Dead 211
4.23 Graduation 220
Music in Season 4 237
The Vampire Diaries Timeline 246
Seasons 1, 2, and 3 Recaps 262
Selected Sources 267
Acknowledgments 271
Back Cover 274