Posted by Vee | February 13, 2012, 20:42 (EST) | 83 Comments
Category: TV Series

TV Guide First Look at 1912 (EP316) & Cassidy Freeman as SageAfter this week’s episode, All My Children (EP315), The Vampire Diaries will be going on a brief hiatus. We know, we know – major suckage. But the show returns with 1912 (EP316) on Thursday, March 15th – a flashback episode! The February 17th issue of Entertainment Weekly teased that this particular episode will “explain how Damon became the Casanova we know (and love-hate) today” and Julie Plec says:

“We get to see the birth and rebirth of that wicked, wonderful character.”

And to add to the awesome, TV Guide has our first look at 1912, including Damon in a sharp suit and guest star Cassidy Freeman as Sage. Says Freeman:

“[Sage is] really aware of what being a vampire is and owns it,” says Freeman, who says it “has been a dream to play a vampire” and that she was “jumping for joy” when she got the part.

SEE THE EPISODE STILL AND READ MORE FROM CASSIDY FREEMAN AT TV GUIDE.

FYI, book fans: This Sage is completely unrelated to the Sage of the book series. In case you were wondering!

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  • http://twitter.com/car24girl Joan Sandberg

    I think that Stefan probably hates himself for doing that too.  

  • Anonymous

    Good point regarding Stefan, he was also known as the Ripper of Monterrey in 1917;) 

  • Anonymous

    Finally, this is what I’ve been waiting for…more of an insight into Damon;) Hopefully it will be from HIS perspective.

    By the way JP- I don’t love to hate Damon, I just love him…flaws and all. (Not sure where JP is getting that particular comment from) I don’t know about the rest of you, but Damon’s flaws are what I love most about him. I personally think that’s what makes him more interesting;)

    So, they’re planning on turning Damon back into the Damon that first came to MF, huh? Is that what “birth” and “re-birth” means? Then why the hell put him on a season long road trip to redemption? Geez!

  • night magic

    this looks good but i was hoping Sage would come into the series from the books .love flashback episodes though .

  • Anonymous

    It’s too bad we have to wait until March for “1912″ – it should be enlightening.  My wish is for flashbacks to the Salvatore brothers’ youth;  maybe we would get a better understanding of these two brothers who have such a dysfunctional relationship but who still love each other more than anyone else.

  • Zara

    I really wish Damon would show more love toward Stefan because lately from what we have seen throughout the show is Damon being jealous and angry over both Katherine and Elena loving him more and ‘choosing’ him without truly knowing who Katherine loved/loves more, yes she states that first she never loved Damon but contradicts herself twice in 2×22 and 3×09 and I sincerely believe the latter as her humanity was shining through, whilst her humanity was presumingly ‘turned off’ during her ‘return’ at the beginning of S2, gradually coming in, just like Damon in the beginning of S1. So, I think she loves them equally but Elena still loves Stefan more as we have seen in 3×14, and the next episode, Stefan looks so distraught and upset over the Originals capturing Elena and yes, Damon look upset but not to the extent that Stefan is. Maybe, Damon is better at hiding his emotions and/or is still pretty pissed at Elena’s rejection of his declaration of love but sleeping with Rebekah was harsh (still hot though!) but at least he didn’t kill any innocent people so that’s a bonus and Kol deserved getting a beating for being a grade-A arrogant, murderous douchebag.

  • Sasha

    On second thought, the previous episode should have been called “1912″ because they sunk the Delena ship so hard. 

  • lovely

    Cannot wait for flashback episode.  What I find confusing is when the brothers were turned and Emily was against Damon.  Gave the impression Damon was bad.  Now it’s Sage that kind of made him bad.  Have to admit I love bad, sleeping with a bevy of beauty Damon of season 1.  This controled little puppy dog Damon is kind of boring.  Sorry.

  • Kathleen

    Yeah and Elena was the iceberg. 

  • Anon

    I don’t have very high hopes for the flashback episode. I’m pretty much expecting it to be an hour long character assassination of Damon, with Julie Plec spelling out in big letters why Damon is unworthy and making Stefan look good by comparison again.

  • Sophy

    i know right!?!? I was totally like that TOO! I mean i LOVE Sage, and i just hate it when the producers change the character from inside out. Like they did with Meredith. -_- Anyway, i hope Sage of the books comes up sometimes as well hopefully. =D

  • Canderella

    I really hope it’s going to be a good episode.

    It’s something I’ve been waiting for SOOO long now and after last ep I am pretty afraid they’re going to mess it up. Like Anon said.

    I am already startled that the flashback and Damon’s turning point is 1912. That is pretty late, I thought that something must have happened very soon after Lexi found Stefan and took him to her weird road of redemption. But more than 50 years later than they were turned… ? Oh so many questions… But we might also get an explanation why Gloria said to Damon that she always like him better….  Hope we’ll see her again.

  • Saikola

    Well, that’s weird beacause sage in the books is a man xD
    But I’m really excited to see how she’s gonna shake things up even more.

  • fantasysux

    In that picture above Damon eye sexed me :-O

  • Myers Brigitte

    You have got to be kidding me?!! MARCH 15TH!!  They really have to stop dragging the show on!!! (LONNGGG SIGGGHHH) ANYWAY, this is the episode I’ve been waiting for. Cause all the flashback have been about Stefan being the big bad and Damon being kinda of scard of everything and they never explained why Damon is the way he is.
    So, that’s exciting but seriously, whatever is making the show have soooo many breaks (My guess is Nina keeps going to NYC for stupid fashion shows, when she could be kissing two hot guys) -just my guess lol.

    My favorite thing of TVD is the flashbacks and season three doesn’t really have much of those or at least interesting ones.

    THE VAMPIRES DIARIES FOREVER :)

  • Jenna

    Your comment cracked me up!!! Well said. That seems to be the pattern with all the girls Damon loves! It makes absolutely no sense, but there it is!

  • Jenna

    Lol, I love all these little sarcastic comments… many are tired of the same 2nd best fate for Damon, come on writers!!!

  • Jenna

    Have you noticed the awkward scheduling though particularly with this season? I didn’t notice it last season… I mean it is so all over the place like you say… sort of like season 3 story as a whole, lol!!

  • Jenna

    Talk about it… say it out loud, lol!!!! Who ever said we hated Damon? only love baby!!!

  • Jenna

    You know, the tv series is nothing like the books… and IMO it is better than the books. The TV stories have been nothing like the books, I mean they borrow some things but that’s about it. Don’t be disappointed… try and see this show as a whole new storyline of it’s own, ‘cos that’s what it is!

  • Jenna

    Wow… thank you! Yet ANOTHER example of Stefan’s character just making absolutely no sense this season!!!

  • Jenna

    Jeez, pretty much every time I read your posts I laugh my head off!!! How is it the writers don’t see what they are doing to destroy this story? You think they’re doing it on purpose? How long did they think this whole Saint Stefan angle was going to play out? No ONE is buying it!!!
    SO you think that JP and CD are total gonners for Stefan and that’s why they are telling this incredibly unrealistic and one sided story? I honestly don’t know how much more I can watch…

  • Jenna

    All of our love… All of our love for Damon!!! I was singing that BTW!!!
    It’s interesting that even in their commentary they are trying to imply we should love AND HATE Damon!!! No such luck!!!
    We love Damon… because he is a REAL character, with real flaws, with honest and realistic reactions, and we relate to him. Maybe not the killing but we feel his pain and his joys… wait, what joys?!!!

  • Jenna

    When does Stefan NOT look upset and distraught?

     

  • Jenna

    BTW, if there is any narrating, I hope it is done by Damon… if I have to hear Stefan’s perspective of how awful Damon was once again, I might just have to eat a whole chocolate cake to drown my sorrows!!!

  • Jenna

    Yeah, why was that? Why did Emily think Damon was bad? Wow, I guess from way back in the beginning, even when he was a human he was disliked… What is that all about? 

  • Jenna

    Wow, now you don’t hear that everyday do you? Gloria saying she always liked Damon better! It’s always Stefan! Why did she like him better?
    I hope we see her again too, she was kinda sassy and ‘don’t mess with me’! I liked her!

  • Anon

    Everyone hates Damon and loves Stefan. I’m sure it’s written in the stars somewhere!

  • Canderella

    I clearly love Damon. And many of the fanbase does. Why not the writers?!

    Sometimes I catch myself thinking that maybe Stefan has always been very clever in putting Damon in the wrong light (aahh…very bad Geman way of writing, sorry).

    I actually I don’t want to believe this and Damon does a lot, too, to have that image of a bad boy.

    But then I really got suspicious concerning Stefan’s real character lately. But no way the writers will actually go there. He is and always stays The Good Son.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/Kisshana Jaded Genie via Facebook

    seems like an eternity

  • Zara

    When he’s with Elena back in S1 and S2 and S3 (When they’re not being cold to each other or having a heart to heart etc. but the only time he seemed happy was dancing with Elena because the rest wasn’t fun times), when she’s not in a life/death situation (which is almost every episode in her case)? Old Stefan is back as he is writing in his journal and not drinking HB and wanting to save Elena’s life. But, yeah I can’t blame the guy and Damon is now the one putting up a farce. I couldn’t care less, team Salvatore without Elena for a while since they have been doing fine without her, it’s Elena who needs them tbh, not vice versa and then she thinks she’s the one with the power. They do not need another chick to I hope that Damon puts Stefan before Elena because she is not worth it, not anymore and besides, haven’t they done enough for her? They don’t owe her shit anymore and she has no right to be pissed at Damon or Stefan or anyone because she would be dead if it wasn’t for them. And no Elejah, that’s just as wrong as Klaroline and yes, as friends of some sort that respect each other etc. fine but romantically involved just doesn’t seem right. 1000-year old Originals falling for 17/18 year old high school girls is just pushing it and while fans might enjoy these boundaries or sort, it’s not really that realistic, especially when Caroline and Elena already have enough issues in that department. And poor Bonnie always used to save/help someone else i.e. Elena etc. at the expense of her family. Not cool at all, even if she isn’t a main character she is a part of the main cast so she deserves to be treated better. It’s not all about Elena, and it’s good that Stefan is backing away from her for now because whilst I love Stelena, it’s not right and I feel for Damon, as he always get scolded when he’s not entirely guilty and Elena never gets any of the blame (in that case) because as Rebekah said that everyone always is trying to save Elena and it’s quite upsetting for the rest. Don’t their lives have any value at all? Doesn’t anyone else apart from Elena matter? Because they do and it’s upsetting how Alaric has such bad luck and is pulled into this mess so I hope he isn’t dead but he probably will be since Meredith is probably human but you never know. It’s pretty tragic and Stefan’s excuse of not being with Elena because he thinks she’s “better than both of us” and “If I let myself care, all I feel is pain”. I would have to disagree and agree at the same time. Stefan doesn’t feel worthy of Elena but I don’t think he wants to hurt Damon either because he loves him too and knows that Damon does too but Elena hurt him already. And if Delena happen, that would be even more tragic also atm because Stefan could have Elena but chooses to opt out because he loves her and his brother. So, as much as I love Stelena and hope that they endgame, I don’t think it’s the right time, not now for anyone. And definitely not Delena either, although stuff is going to happen between both; I just hope it’s civil as they don’t need anymore pain in their lives and I will be majorly pissed off with Elena if she hates on Damon and/or Stefan for what happens because we all know she would do the same in their position so no judgement time and would she be alive? No. So, she should be humble and not get involved and back off for a while without anymore stupid plans (Elena is not as smart as Stefan and Damon, proving her age and emotional state but still, she needs to stop ruining her own plans and why open the door to Elijah? That dude still gives me the creeps, yes he is pretty nice for an Original but I trust Rebekah more than him as he can snap at any moment and be even more unpredictable than Rebekah and Klaus since they are both quite ‘soft’ deep down, especially Rebekah who I actually felt bad for. It is Elena that gets everything and she gets treated like dirt) as these two need to get themselves together in order before any Stelena/Delena stuff happens.

    I still like Elena but she really annoys me sometimes and I did feel bad for her when she got rejected but really what did she expect? The Salvatores are in a big mess and can’t get out of it because they love Elena and if she’s pissed at them, especially Damon for loving her, then more fool her; forget her and I like BA Damon so much more than the boring one, it never seemed as real and I know neither is the bad but he is better at it than Stefan, since he still felt so much guilt and actually stopped doing ‘bad’ things but made it look as if he still did to push Elena away, not that it really worked or if it ever in the end will because I don’t know how long this is going to last. I don’t want him to be upset and feel guilt, especially for things that are not really his fault, because most of it was Klaus’ fault anyway and Damon shouldn’t allow Elena to affect him in this way, she’s not worth the pain either and if she has a go at him, then that’s just pathetic since it’s all done for her and it’s too late to do anything about what has happened. And it’s not like Elena is completely innocent either.

  • (:

    Oh you complainers!! Calm down on the whole sage is going to fall for stefan stuff. I seriously doubt they will so that story line over again Haha I think sage will really just be a very bad ass character who teaches damon how to be devious! If only this hiatus would end so you all would atop complaining haha

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Katherene-Mamoritai/100003011934512 Katherene Mamoritai

    I found Cassidy Freeman to be wholly lackluster in Smallville and every scene she was in was nails-on-chalkboard irritating.  It wasn’t her character, or the directing, it was her one-trick pony approach to acting. She’s got one expression; smug. I think the producers brought her in to try to breathe new life in a show whose viewer ratings are starting to tank.  Vampire Diaries will hang in there for a few years, and Cassidy will be there to bury it.