The barn. Kim is on the floor. She begs Tyler to tell her it's over. She can't take much more of this. Tyler crouches by her side and nods. "It's over. Nice work. We are one step closer to ending this." Wait. I thought she had to transition over and over until it was no longer painful. That's what Hayley said. If she can't take much more of this, it must still be painful. Plus, shouldn't they try to get Klaus to give her an order, just to see if this "therapy" worked? Tyler ignores me and takes out his phone. He sends a text that reads: "Kim broke the sire bond. Where are you?" We cut to...

Professor Shane's Office. Hayley reads Tyler's message and smiles at Shane. "We got another one." Shane says, "Good. Then we're almost ready." Hayley says, "I want to leave Tyler out of this when it all goes down." Shane: "We'll talk when you've broken the last one."

Mossy Manse: Damon brings Elena a whiskey, but is surprised that she's drinking it. "I was being polite. I thought you hated whiskey." Elena says, "My brother wants to kill me." Damon eye-things at her and says, "Welcome to the club." They clink glasses. Elena: "Jeremy can't live with me. Stefan wants to fix me, and Caroline flat-out admitted that she doesn't like me this way. I think it's safe to say that I'm not so great with this vampire thing." Damon says, "You want to know what I think? I don't think I've ever seen you more alive." Elena chuckles at that, brings up their dance at her Miss Mystic pageant, then adds, "I wanted to dance with you, today." Taking her glass, Damon lays it next to his on the coffee table, stands, extends his hand to Elena, helps her up, and leads her in front of the fireplace and then I have to block my ears for a few seconds, because my daughter is shrieking with delight, over hearing Ed Sheeran singing, "Kiss miss." Fortunately, Damon and Elena aren't talking, just dancing. We cut to...

Nowhere. We're staying right in Mossy Manse, so let's get back to the good stuff. (I should burn this episode to DVD and cut out all of the buzz killing cuts to Fortress Forbes, but I'm far too lazy to do that.) As Damon and Elena dance, he spins her out and then pulls her back to him. They kiss and I can't decide if Damon initiates it, or if it's mutual, but I am pretending Elena initiated it, so that their first full-fledged love scene isn't tainted by thoughts of sire-bond nullification of Elena's agency and consent. The kissing intensifies. Elena forces Damon up against the wall (and knocks over a lamp in the process). That is definitely initiated by Elena (on screen, that is, not just in my imagination). Damon looks startled, but game. There is some more kissing, then Elena rips open Damon's shirt. It's Damon's turn to zoop Elena up against a wall, but that doesn't bother me. She started it. She also wraps her leg around his waist. Eventually, they end up in Damon's bed. Elena is on top of Damon. She pushes him down and kisses him. Now he's on top of her. They switch positions again. And again. His lips travel down her body. Her lips travel down his. They lock lips again and carry us into the title card. There. I fixed it. You're welcome.