Are you a big fan of Elena Gilbert? Wanna know when she becomes a vampire in the show? You’ve come to the right place.
In this article, we’ll tell you about arguably the most important character in The Vampire Diaries, Elena Gilbert, and when she becomes a vampire. So, stay tuned!
Introduction
The Vampire Diaries fans think that Elena Gilbert’s story is the most important to the show. From turning into a Vampire and then turning human again, Elena has seen a dramatic change in her physicality.
Elena was drawn into the dangerous world of vampires when the Salvatore brothers returned to the Mystic Falls. Elena Gilbert had conflicted feelings towards Damon and Stefan.
Throughout the show, Elena had some unusual affairs with the Salvator brother which resulted in a series of dramatic life-changing events for the mystery girl.
The Significance of Elena’s Story Throughout the Show
Fans have witnessed Elena’s story change throughout the show. The doppelganger had a complicated relationship with the Salvatore brothers which led to many changes in her life.
The whole show revolves around Elena’s story without the fans even knowing about it. Over the 8 seasons of The Vampires Diaries, we saw that Elena’s life has changed drastically from what it was at the beginning.
Throughout the seasons, the writers were making the audience obsessed with the Salvator brothers, but in the end, the plot always came back to either saving or killing Elena Gilbert.
As ScreenRant puts it, “The Salvators were the faces of the Show, Elena was the Heart”
When Does Elena Become a Vampire?
Elena Gilbert finally becomes a vampire in Season 4 Episode 1 called Growing Pains. From the beginning of the show, everyone was waiting for her to become a vampire.
In Growing Pains, Elena decides if she does want to join the side of immortal creatures. She finally agrees and becomes a vampire.
According to some fans and the obvious character of Elena, she never wanted to become a vampire. After Elena did join the undead, the fans wanted to know what would happen to her personality and character.
As they say, “With great power comes great responsibility”, the fans were curious to know how her favorite character would handle and utilize these all-new superpowers.
Elena’s First Kill after Transforming into a Vampire
Well, who saw that coming! Elena would kill someone? She did. In Season 4, Episode 5. “The Killer”.
The fans were rather surprised to see someone like Elena kill someone. Her whole personality revolved around promoting peace and love.
After her transformation into a blood-thirsty vampire, Elena was seen struggling to control her thirst for blood. Her first kill was a vampire hunter, Connor, when he forced Elena to spill the whereabouts of Jeremy.
Elena saw this “torture” as an opportunity to fulfill her bloodlust and eventually, she broke his neck and fulfilled her need for fresh blood.
When these scenes aired, the fans were shocked to see Elena actually “kill” someone. Now that Elena had broken her streak of not killing someone, the show got more interesting as the fans now wanted to see what would happen to her character.
It’s interesting to see someone who was seen as an innocent being not kill someone.
When Did Elena Die?
Her death was inevitable. Elena is one of those characters who put their lives in danger for their loved ones. They don’t care about themselves but their family and friends.
The Vampire Diaries fans knew that someone like Elena would eventually meet her end the way she cares too much about her loved ones.
Even though Elena Gilbert had died a few times in The Vampire Diaries, her saddest death was in Season 3 Episode 22 (The Departed) when she tried to save Matt while sacrificing her dear life.
When Elena died, the fans were curious about what would happen to the storyline. You know for a fact that Elena was close to Jeremy, so, the fans were curious to see his reaction to her death. Jeremy was extremely sad as Elena was an important member of his family.
Another tragic part of Elena’s death was that she died with Damon’s blood in her, so fans were shocked and sad about this too.
Now that the most important character of The Vampires Diaries was dead, the writers had to come up with a good storyline after this demise. And they didn’t disappoint. (we don’t like to share spoilers here lol)
When Does Elena Meet with Stefan?
When Does Elena Meet with Stefan Salvatore
Elena Gilbert meets Stefan Salvatore in the pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries. Still sad over the sudden demise of both her parents, she gets drawn to Stefan’s strange and mysterious personality. Of course, they both met at Mystic Falls.
After she met the mysterious, good-looking Stefan, they started dating. Fast forward to Episode 6, Elena learns the truth about vampires. That was E 06 “Lost Girls” when Stefan tells her about his true nature.
When Elena first came to know about Stefan’s vampire nature, she was disturbed to know what her new boyfriend was capable of. At first, she struggled to ignore all this new drama but with time, she managed to handle her thoughts and accepted her boyfriend for who he really was.
Now, Elena was introduced to the world of vampires. This was one of the most pivotal moments of her story. Despite being uncomfortable with Stefan’s hidden side, Elena adopted the situation and became well aware of how the supernatural world worked.
Elena Falls for Damon
As we stated earlier in this article, Elena struggled to get herself together amid her mixed feelings for Stefan and Damon. In Season 1, she falls for Stefan and dates him, but as the show went on, she started falling for Damon.
In Season 3 Episode 19, “Heart of Darkness”, Elena and Damon were on a road trip to see Jeremy. That’s when she confessed to Damon her feelings for him. The confession leads to a steamy motel make-out session.
The fans need to know that this wasn’t the first time they kissed but since Elena took the first step, it definitely was Elena’s smoothest moment in the show with Damon.
Elena Deletes all her Memories with Damon Salvatore
In Season 6 Episode 2, “Yellow Ledbetter”, Elena asked Alaric to remove all her memories with Damon.
Elena was having a hard time moving on. When Damon got trapped on The Other Side, Elena couldn’t stop thinking about him. Eventually, she asked Alaric about her whole situation and asked him to help her erase all the memories.
(it was arguably one of the saddest moments of her story)
Frequently Asked Questions about Elena Gilbert
This section is dedicated to the fan-favorite questions about Elena.
Who turns Elena into a Vampire?
In season two, Damon feeds Elena his blood to save her life. She had his blood in her system. Elena eventually dies with Damon’s blood in her system and when she wakes up, she wakes up as a vampire. So, It was Damon who turned Elena into a Vampire.
What episode in season three does Elena turn into a vampire?
After She was fed Damon’s blood so that her life could be saved, she woke up in the Final Episode (Episode 22) of Season 3, as a vampire.
Why does Damon turn Elena?
Damon didn’t want to turn Elena into a Vampire. Dr. Meredith Fell feeds Elena Damon’s blood so that she could come back to life. When she woke at the end of that season, she was turned into a vampire. She went through a lot of changes after her transformation.
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