Vampire Diaries Season 1 - Episode 1 ((free))

The pilot does a great job of letting the audience know Stefan is a vampire immediately (thanks to his daylight ring and blood-shot eyes), creating dramatic irony. We know something Elena doesn't.

Today, she carefully pinned back a strand of hair. Act normal, she told herself. Survive the first day. vampire diaries season 1 episode 1

Downstairs, Jeremy was already gone, lost in his own sullen orbit of grief and teenage rebellion. Her Aunt Jenna, trying so hard to be a cool guardian, burned the toast. Elena forced a smile, kissed Jenna’s cheek, and stepped out into the damp Virginia morning. The pilot does a great job of letting

A new scent drifted from the parking lot. Gasoline. Cheap perfume. And underneath it, a familiar, arrogant pulse of darkness. Stefan’s smile vanished. Jeremy was already gone