Sophomore Year, Mystic Falls High School, Exterior. Matt and Elena are holding hands. Bonnie plays the welcomed third wheel. Both girls are wearing their uniforms which is weird because all these flashbacks revolve around a single day -- the day the Gilbert parents died, and I'm pretty sure they died in May which is hardly football season. By school standards, it shouldn't even be basketball season. Do they cheer for spring soccer or something? I know. I know. It's just an excuse to reveal more flesh, and Dobrev and Graham surely are gorgeous. I'll stop being a killjoy.

Anyhow, Elena laughs as she tells her friends, "Caroline Forbes said my ponytail lacked juzz..." or juj, or possibly jush. I looked this stuff up on Urban Dictionary and it's not what Caroline was going for, lemme tell ya. She must have been going for a slang version of the peppy sense of juice. Editorial, feel free to weigh in here, or not. I am pretty sure you're all younger than I. [Note: No dice, but I did find these .gifs! -- Rachel.] The point is, we're back in the days in which life in Mystic Falls was awesome, and Caroline Forbes was a miserable, jealous, petty also-ran. These days, Caroline Forbes is awesome. It's life in Mystic Falls that is miserable. Pretty fair trade, says I. We're also back in the days when Bonnie is trying to convince everyone she's psychic, which is less impressive now because we know she's a powerful witch, but honestly, Elena wasn't even impressed back then. Bonnie has a bad feeling about the bonfire tonight. Elena says it doesn't matter. She can't go. Aunt Jenna is visiting, so the 'rents want a family night. Matt begs Elena to sneak out or something. He kisses her then says he has to leave to meet with All-Trades Tanner. When Matt says he loves her, Elena just smiles. After he's gone, Bonnie calls Elena out on not saying it back. Elena tries to play dumb, but Bonnie won't let her, and says if she's not feeling it with Matt anymore, she can't string him along. She should just tell him. DO YOU GET THE PARALLEL?

Present, Night. Elena wakes with a start to find Matt watching a little too closely over her. You all know I love my Pudding Pop, but that was creepy. No wonder Elena couldn't sleep. When Matt asks what she was dreaming about, Elena confesses, "Sophomore year." She apologizes for stringing him along back then. The parallel to her current situation is ham-fisted even before she comes right out and says that she's doing the same thing with the Salvatores now. Anyhow, she knows she has to let one go. Matt asks, "Which one?" Just then, Stefan arrives, saving Elena from having to answer. She hugs him, and we cut to...