
The Vampire Diaries · Season 1, Episode 18
Under Control
First aired April 15, 2010
What it’s about
As Stefan struggles to maintain control of his new circumstances, Elena and Jeremy's uncle, John Gilbert, unexpectedly shows up in Mystic Falls. Stefan exhibits some unusual behavior at the Founder's Day event, and things turn ugly when Damon tries to find out why John Gilbert has returned. Meanwhile, Matt and Tyler find themselves in conflict after an incident at the party when Matt sees his mother making out with Tyler, which leads to a brutal fistfight between Matt and Tyler in front of the assembled guests. Afterward, Tyler's father angrily hits Tyler for letting him lose his temper, and Matt orders Kelly to move out. Damon and Alaric find out that John Gilbert has a ring just like Alaric's. John knows every history of Mystic Falls including Katherine and Elena's mother, Isobel. Elsewhere, Elena is unable to comfort Jeremy without revealing her knowledge of vampires which causes him to take action when he decides to sneak a look at her diary. Stefan is still out of control and finds himself drinking from Damon's cup which he left there to tempt Stefan.
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Season 1
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1x01Pilot
1x02The Night of the Comet
1x03Friday Night Bites
1x04Family Ties
1x05You're Undead to Me
1x06Lost Girls
1x07Haunted
1x08162 Candles
1x09History Repeating
1x10The Turning Point
1x11Bloodlines
1x12Unpleasantville
1x13Children of the Damned
1x14Fool Me Once
1x15A Few Good Men
1x16There Goes the Neighborhood
1x17Let the Right One In
1x18Under Control
1x19Miss Mystic Falls
1x20Blood Brothers
1x21Isobel
1x22Founder's DayEpisode data and images: TVMaze (texts CC BY-SA 4.0, images belong to the series’ rights holders).