In the second season, Elena saw a very different side of Damon. She realized that he might be the one for her - and not Stefan. This led to the third season when Stefan left Mystic Falls and Elena ...

Complicating things across the seasons was that Elena looked strikingly like Damon and Stefan’s old love ... because we had introduced the Other Side — as she went off into the sunset to ...

At this point, Elena considered Damon to be a villain, but she saw his softer side when he stepped in to save her from ...