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: To save Matt from drowning after Rebekah runs their truck off Wickery Bridge, Elena insists Stefan save Matt first, leading to her own death.

: Fans often note that water represents both death and rebirth for Elena, as she dies where her parents did but is "reborn" as a vampire. The_vampire_diares_3x22

: A flashback reveals that Damon actually met Elena first on the night of her parents' car crash but compelled her to forget. : To save Matt from drowning after Rebekah

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: The episode heavily parallels Elena's breakup with Matt (pre-pilot) to her current situation with the brothers, framing Stefan as her "now" and Damon as her "always".

: Many viewers consider the run of 3x19, 3x22, and 4x1 to be the series' peak character writing.

: Because Dr. Fell had treated Elena’s earlier brain hemorrhage with vampire blood, Elena wakes up in the morgue as a vampire.