#flash 3x22

[leonard-cold]

[msanonships]

"You time traveled again?"

[dinneratgrannys]

ONCE UPON A TIME 3.22, There’s No Place Like Home

[shrinkthisviolet]

37 + Iris for angsty writing prompts.

This takes place during s3...and aside from the major divergence featured here, it's canon-compliant, so you can interpret Caitlin and KF as separate people or the same person. Also, this could be considered a mini follow-up to this, though it can also stand on its own:

Iris had failed.

She’d really thought she could get through to Savitar, touch at the heart of Barry inside him and pull the darkness out…she’d gotten so close—

But she’d failed, and off he’d gone, and she was going to die in a few hours’ time.

And by the hand of an evil version of her fiancé. And only to hurt Barry. It was just about the most devastating thing ever. Iris barely held it together until he left before finally breaking down sobbing.

What kind of fiancée—what kind of best friend—was she, that she couldn’t save him even when her own life was at stake?

What happened to you, Barry? What did this to you? Who did?

Iris wasn’t sure how long she spent crying before someone shook her sharply. “Come on, West. Dry your eyes. We don’t have time for that.”

“Wh…?” She startled backwards upon seeing Killer Frost approaching. “What are you doing here?”

The other woman arched an eyebrow and held up a gleaming knife. “I could just leave you bound up here to die, if you’d prefer.”

Iris pursed her lips, locked in a stalemate with her former friend, before nodded—Killer Frost knelt down to cut her bindings.

“Why?”

“Why what?”

“Why are you helping me?”

Killer Frost pursed her lips but didn’t speak for a while. Finally, she said, “What you said, before. If Savitar gets his memory back, what’s in it for you?”

Iris scoffed. “Took you that long to decide you deserved better?”

Killer Frost scowled. “Someone’s being awfully testy to her rescuer.”

“Trying to get my bearings,” Iris replied tightly, “that’s all. I can’t make my situation any worse, anyway.”

Caitlin pursed her lips, speaking again when one wrist was free. “Well, it wasn’t just you. It was Cisco too. Never wanting to hurt me, even at my worst…reminding me that Savitar was only using me.”

“That was Barry.”

“Cisco too,” Killer Frost retorted sharply, “and I wasn’t gonna take any guidance from the man who couldn’t be bothered about me once your life was on the line.”

Iris frowned. “That’s not—”

“Fair? Oh yes it is.” Killer Frost sighed. “But that’s not your fault. From what Cisco says…you were the person most worried about me. Well…second-most. And you don’t deserve to die over all this. Not for Barry’s sake…or for anyone’s. I realized I deserve better…and so do you. Better than these roles Savitar has shoved us in.”

“And yet you stay with him.”

“Not anymore. Pull your left wrist.” Iris did so, finding it free to move. “You’re free now, so take my advice, Iris: run on back home to your knight in shining armor, leave me be. I have my own destination in mind.”

Iris frowned.

Killer Frost scoffed. “If I wanted to kill you myself, I’d do it right here and now.”

“That’s not what I’m worried about.”

“Then what are you worried about?”

“You.” Iris stood up, grabbing the other woman’s hands and squeezing. “Are you gonna be okay?”

Killer Frost hesitated. For a moment, Iris could swear her eyes turned brown.

But only for a moment, and Killer Frost yanked her hands away. “Worry about yourself, West.”

Iris’s heart sank. “Caitlin—”

“Frost,” came the sharp correction. “If you ever speak of me again, if we ever meet again, call me that. Until then…Savitar won’t be gone long. You should hurry. This place isn’t too far from STAR if you head east.”

“You should hurry too,” Iris said softly. K—Frost didn’t respond, though, so Iris sighed, slowly walking towards the exit. At the last moment, though, she turned. “Frost?”

“…yes?” Came the hesitant reply, though Frost didn’t look at her

“I forgive you. Please take care of yourself.”

Iris could swear Frost’s shoulders tensed at that, but she didn’t wait to be sure—Frost was right about the time limit, and Iris didn’t have much time.

As she ran out the door, though, stealthily making her way back—it was sunset, thank God, so she headed away from the sun…and sure enough, she was back at STAR Labs before long.

Barry was the first to see her, the first to sweep her up in a hug and whisper a shaky “Thank God,” and Iris kissed him soundly and nestled into his hug with an overwhelming sense of relief.

All the while, though…she kept thinking of Frost. Of Caitlin, though evidently her friend had shed that name.

Iris knew how to read people—she’d taken classes on it, to boot, and being a journalist had given her much more practice—and she knew one thing for certain:

Frost had the same look in her eyes that Caitlin got when she was scared.

And Iris could almost weep for how helpless she was in the face of that.

prompt list!

[thehopelessauthor]

Actors / VA’s trying to get into their characters be like:

Make the character

Execute the character

Expect the character to go off the rails

Throw away the character (after the performance has finished)

Original source:

Bonus:

Forget your characters lines, throw away your script, and just improvise

[mspirations]

Killer Frost

"I Know Who You Are" - 3x20

"Cause and Effect" - 3x21

"Infantino Street" - 3x22

"Finish Line" - 3x23

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[goodwhump-temp]

Ray Palmer Whump | Legends of Tomorrow / Arrowverse

LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 1x02 Punched, bleeding, imprisoned 1x03 Reckless, hit by a rock (unphased), sad, worried 1x04 Knocked unconscious, captured 1x05 Gulag, beaten, weak, bruised/bloody, annoyed, restrained, tortured/electrocuted, sacrifice/beaten by hammer, weak, unconscious, carried 1x06 Bruised 1x07 Losing oxygen, passes out, heart attack, betrayed 1x08 Psych ward patient (brief), stranded 1x09 Stranded, upset 1x10 Guilt, shot out of the sky, sad 1x12 Thrown, dying, severe internal injuries, past self attacked, bleeding, weak, comforted, heartbroken 1x13 Gut punched, shot unconscious, heartbroken 1x14 Manipulated, heartbroken, choked unconscious, arrested 1x15 Imprisoned, fated to die, knocked unconscious

2x02 Imprisoned, attacked, weak, captured, restrained 2x03 Punched, knocked out, stranded, knocked unconscious, restrained, interrogated/punched, bleeding, angry, knocked down 2x04 Sad, unconscious 2x05 Identity crisis 2x08 Body slammed, protected (26:55) 2x09 Memory loss, kicked x2, hostage, thrown in trash compactor 2x11 Arm twisted 2x12 Fated to die, 1v1 swordfight, shot, unconscious 2x14 Punched x5, crash landing, stuck with Thawne 2x16 Memory loss, punched, pinned 2x17 Choked, killed, punched x2

3x01 Knocked down, painfully pinned 3x02 Allergies, imprisoned 3x03 Drowned unconscious 3x04 Younger self killed, dissapears, bullied, shaken, emotionally hurt (17:10) 3x07 Captured 3x08 Electrocuted, unconscious, mourning 3x09 Therapy, tackled 3x10 Table pinned 3x12 Shock (34:15) 3x13 Captured, leg (indirectly) hit, pain, choked, restrained/gagged, knocked down 3x15 Severely injured, dying/unconscious 3x17 Thrown, unconscious, choked

4x01 Nervous, hallucinating, lovelorn 4x02 Turned into a pig, carried 4x03 Lovelorn, undercover, pinned, knocked out (offscreen) 4x05 Lovelorn 4x06 Mean Constantine (15:25) 4x07 Knocked unconscious, choked 4x08 Shot (16:30), "dead" 4x10 Bug of truth, scared, arrested 4x11 Guilt 4x12 Thrown, unconscious, emotional, possessed 4x13 Tempted, stabs himself, pain, upset, fully possessed, missing 4x14 Possessed, missing, body threatened, throat cut, knocked down 4x15 Possessed 4x16 Possessed, Hell therapy, hit (lightly), collapses, upset,

5x02 Shaken, knocked unconscious, 5x03 Handcuffed, framed 5x05 Mind controlled, choked 5x07 Choked 5x08 Emotional goodbyes, crying

ARROW 3x10 Annoyed 3x11 Punched 3x15 Obsessive, insomnia 3x17 Jealous, trust issues/'betrayed', kicked, bruises 3x18 Shot by Arrow, bleeding out, hospitalized, weak, blood clot, seizure 3x19 Punched multiple times, choked, crash landing, pain, beaten/choked, more pain 3x20 Heartbroken 3x22 Intense crash landing, imprisoned, poisoned, unconscious 3x23 Restrained, caught in explosion

4x06 Caught in explosion, trapped, 4x07 Sad/angst

5x08 Memory loss, knocked down, kicked, trapped

FLASH 1x18 Crash landing 3x08 Brain pain, abducted, mind controlled 6x09 (Superman version) literally dies/destiny changed

[macgyver2016-bracket]

ROUND 1 RESULTS

1. 1x06 vs 3x11 - TIE, ROUND 2 UNDERDOG*

2. 2x06 vs 4x02

3. 2x10 vs 4x13

4. 1x17 vs 3x22

5. 2x13 vs 3x17

6. 2x14 vs 2x21

7. 2x12 vs 2x19

8. 5x02 vs 5x14

9. 1x19 vs 2x08

10. 3x18 vs 4x08

11. 1x01 vs 3x15

12. 4x01 vs 5x07

13. 1x13 vs 5x05

14. 5x10 vs 5x12

15. 3x19 vs 4x11

16. 1x14 vs 3x21

17. 1x18 vs 3x12

18. 1x10 vs 4x05

19. 3x14 vs 5x09

20. 2x07 vs 2x23

21. 1x15 vs 5x15

22. 1x02 vs 1x12

23. 2x01 vs 2x04

24. 3x06 vs 3x10

25. 1x08 vs 3x08

26. 2x02 vs 3x03

27. 3x05 vs 5x08

28. 5x03 vs 5x04 - TIE, FLASH ROUND RUNOFF VOTE*

29. 2x09 vs 5x06

30. 1x11 vs 1x21

31. 2x22 vs 3x13

32. 3x20 vs 4x03

33. 4x07 vs 5x13

34. 2x15 vs 3x16 - 100% SWEEP

35. 1x07 vs 1x09

36. 3x09 vs 4x06

37. 2x18 vs 4x12

38. 1x03 vs 2x20

39. 1x04 vs 2x11

40. 1x05 vs 4x04

41. 2x03 vs 2x16

42. 1x20 vs 5x01 - 100% SWEEP

43. 3x02 vs 3x07

44. 2x17 vs 4x09

45. 3x04 vs 5x11

46. 1x16 vs 3x01

47. 2x05 vs 4x10

*Quick note on the two ties! Match 1 had double the number of votes as Match 28, therefore, both episodes from Match 1 will be automatically put through to Round 2: One as the Match Contender and the other as the Underdog. Which episode goes where will be determined by the randomizer.

Match 28 will have a 24-hour flash round rematch to determine which one will go on to Round 2.

[i-prefer-west-side]

https://at.tumblr.com/tvfangurl/i-was-trying-to-keep-you-safe-i-dont-need/sru9nkc9lafu Caskett fic prompt maybe 3x22

WHAT DO YOU NEED 3X24 SCENE INSERT

He lingers after the boys leave, pretends that he does it to help her clean up the empty beer bottles as she lets their friends out. She grabs another beer on her way back to her living room, and she does a double-take when she sees him, as if she forgot he was there.

"You should leave too," she snaps, her voice rough with emotion.

He shakes his head and drops the empty bottles in her recycling bin. "You shouldn't be alone, Kate."

"Don't do that." She scoffs and pushes him aside when he takes the bag out of the bin. "Don't act like you know better than me."

"Kate-"

"I could have saved him, Rick. If you hadn't shown up, maybe he wouldn't be dead."

She's upset, he knows that. She's angry and grieving, reeling from the back-to-back shocks of learning that her trusted captain and mentor was involved in her mother's murder, and that she'd been lured to that hangar by him to die. She'd stayed calm long enough to talk to the guys, and now she's lashing out at the closest thing, which happens to be him.

He leans against the counter. "I was trying to keep you safe," he argues, crossing his arms. "Roy called me there to protect you from Lockwood and keep you from martyring yourself."

Her eyes flash with anger. "I don't need your protection, Castle."

"Then what do you need?"

A muscle twitches in her jaw, and she storms over to the door, yanks it open, and glares at him. "Right now, I need to be alone. Good night, Castle."

He starts to protest, but he knows that it will fall on deaf ears. It's too raw right now, their last argument about their relationship also hanging heavy in the air between them. So he just nods in resignation and, without another word, walks out the door.

Tomorrow is the funeral. They'll talk after.

[afaims100arrowversefavs]

My 250 Favorite Arrowverse Episodes: Part 9: 50-26

Taken from „Arrow“, „The Flash“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „Constantine“, „Black Lightning“, „Batwoman“, „Stargirl“ and Season 1-3 of „Superman & Lois“:

In honor of Seaosn 4 of "Superman & Lois" being the end of the Arrrowverse, the end of DCTV like we knew it and the end of The CW like we knew it, a final time before the final season all Seasons ends of all the 250 best Arrowverse Episodes (according to me):

I did include "Stargirl" this time, since it has as much connection as "Superman & Lois" to the rest of the Arrowverse, but One Hit Shows like "Gotham Knights" and "Naomi" (anyone still remember this one?) are not on this list, neither are Arrowverse unrelated DC shows:

50. The Last Children of Krypton (Supergirl 2x2)

The One in which: John Corben goes through some changes and Clark fights with J’onn.

22, Written by: Robert Rovner, Caitlin Parrish, Directed by: Glen Winter

 49. Prochnost (Arrow 8x5)

The One in which: Oliver and Mia visit Anatoli.

165, Written by: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes, Directed by: Laura Belsey

48. State V Queen (Arrow 2x7)

The One in which: The Count is back and Moira gets acquitted.

30, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: Bethany Rooney

47. Lian Yu (Arrow 5x23)

The One in which: Adrian blowsuo  the island.

115, Written by: Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim, Directed by: Jesse Warn

46. Going Rogue (The Flash 1x4)

The One in which: Captain Cold enter the picture.

4, Written by: Geoff Johns, Kai Yu Wu, Directed by: Glen Winter

 45. Shogun (Legends of Tomorrow 2x3)

The One in which: The Atom Suit goes around.

19, Written by: Phil Klemmer, Grainne Godfree, Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen

44. Tricksters (The Flash 1x17)

The One in which: The Trickster returns together with his son.

17, Written by: Andrew Kreisberg, Directed by: Ralph Hemecker

 43. Crucible (Arrow 2x4)

The One in which: There is new kind of mayor in the City and the Canary is revealed.

27, Written by: Andrew Kreisberg, Wendy Mericle, Directed by: Eagle Egilsson

42. Moonshot (Legends of Tomorrow 2x14)

The One in which: Ray walks on the Moon and Martin sings.

30, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Directed by: Kevin Mock

41. All Star Team Up (The Flash 1x18)

The One in which: The Atom comes to Central City.

18, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Kai Yu Wu, Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen

 40. The Reverse Flash Returns (The Flash 2x11)

The One in which: Eobard returns for the first time.

34, Written by: Aaron and Todd Helbing, Directed by: Michael Allowitz

 39. Flashpoint (The Flash 3x1)

The One in which: Barry lives in an alternate reality.

47, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Brooke Roberts, Directed by: Jesse Warn

38. Doomworld (Legends of Tomorrow 2x16)

The One in which: The World is wrong.

Written by: Ray Utarnachitt, Sarah Hernandez, Directed by: Mairzee Almas

37. Enter Flashtime (The Flash 4x15)

The One in which:A catastrophe is immanent.

84, Written by: Todd Helbing, Sterling Gates, Directed by: Greogry Smith

36. Infantino Street (The Flash 3x22)

The One in which: Barry recruits Leonard to save Iris.

68, Written by: Andrew Kreisberg, Grainne Godfree, Directed by: Michael Allowitz

35. Pilot (Superman & Lois 1x1)

The One in which: Martha Kent dies.

1, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Todd Helbing, Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger

34. Aruba (Legends of Tomorrow 2x17)

The One in which: There are multiple legends and even more Eobards.

33, Written by: Phil Klemmer und Marc Guggenheim, Directed by: Rob Seidenglanz

33. Pilot (The Flash 1x1)

The One in which: Barry Allen is struck by lightning.

1, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns, Directed by. David Nutter

32. Fellowship of the Spear (Legends of Tomorrow 2x15)

The One in which: Tolkien helps.

31, Written by: Keto Shimizu, Matthew Maala, Directed by: Ben Bray

31. Flashback (The Flash 2x17)

The One in which: Barry goes back to Season 1.

40, Written By: Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing, Directed By: Alice Troughton

30. The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part 1 (The Flash 6x7)

The One in which: Ramsey offers Barry salvation.

121, Written By: Jonathan Butler, Gabriel Garza, Directed By: Chad Lowe

29. The Once and Future Flash (The Flash 3x19)

The One in which: Barry goes to the Future.

65, Written by: Carina Adly MacKenzie, Directed By: Tom Cavanagh

28. The Adventures of Supergirl (Supergirl 2x1)

The One in which: Supergirl and Superman team up.

21, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Jessic Queller, Directed by: Glen Winter

27. Nora (The Flash 5x1)

The One in which: Nora says hello to her parents.

93, Written By: Todd Helbing, Sam Chalsen, Directed by: David McWhirter

26. The Brave and the Bold (Arrow 3x8)

The One in which: Team Flash visits Starling City.

54, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Grainne Godfree, Directed by: Jesse Warn

[leonard-cold]

You wanna know what inspired Leonard Snart to sacrifice himself? It was you, Barry Allen.

[msanonships]

SAVITAR AND IRIS FROM THE FLASH [3.22 & 3.23]

[ao3feed-westallen]

The Fight For Her Life

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/VLBachz

by backtothestart02

3x22 - Canon Divergent - Iris West died in Barry Allen's arms. But that wasn't the end. He was a speedster for a reason, and he would bring her back.

Words: 53, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Flash (TV 2014)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/M

Characters: Barry Allen, Iris West, Earth-2 Harrison "Harry" Wells, Hunter Zolomon | Jay Garrick, Savitar (The Flash TV 2014), Eddie Thawne, Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells

Relationships: Barry Allen/Iris West, Barry Allen & Earth-2 Harrison "Harry" Wells

Additional Tags: AU, Romance, Tragedy, Time Travel, butterfly effect-inspired, mature for dark themes, circa flash season 3, Minor Eddie Thawne/Iris West, Angst, happy ending I promise, character doesn't stay dead

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/VLBachz

[cheryls-blossomed]

I enjoyed the scene of Joe singing to baby Nora and Iris flashing back on her life with Barry. I know the finale was disappointing to you, myself included, but what were your thoughts on that scene.

Oh, I really enjoyed this scene too, nonnie! I didn't really get a chance to talk about this scene, because I was overall so over the finale right after it aired, but I did love this scene. I thought the little moment between Iris and Joe was really, really nice, and it reminded me of some of my favorite Iris/Joe scenes on the show, particularly the scene in 3x22 where Joe sings and he and Iris dance together... no joke, I don't think I can rewatch that scene in 3x22 without crying. Simultaneously, it made me really sad at how much the show has failed their relationship and how badly the show has written Joe as a father to Iris, especially in these later seasons.

I really liked Joe singing a lullaby to baby Nora. It was really sweet and fitting, and when you think about how we saw Joe singing with Iris right before they thought she might die and right before she gives her engagement to Joe to give to Barry, in case she does die, and now we see Joe singing to baby Nora, with Iris sitting on the hospital bed, watching them, having just given birth and having finally gotten her happy ending... it feels like these two scenes are intrinsically connected, even if that may not have been TPTB's intention, and it leaves me emotional, just thinking about how much Iris has been through and how much she deserves her happy ending with her husband and her children. And I really like how it's conveyed in this scene with her father and her baby daughter.

Also, I love how while Joe is singing to Baby Nora, Iris reflects on her love story with Barry. I obviously love the Westallen montage, and again, I think it really speaks to how this scene really conveys Iris getting her happily ever after.

In general, Candice and Jesse are great in their scenes together, as always. They really elevate their material.

[shrinkthisviolet]

“I'm worried about you, West.”

“Well, you shouldn't be. I'm always fine, and I'll be fine now too.”

“Are you trying to convince me," Harry asked, "or yourself?”

While Iris is hiding on Earth-2, she and Harry talk, and Iris lets herself feel.

Prompts:

@whumpril day 19: “I’m worried about you”

@chaos-company angstpril day 19: Breaking Down

[kiss-my-freckle]

Recently (the 19th) was the 12th anniversary of the Delena motel kiss and I'm feeling super nostalgic. I remember 2 days before there were Canadian fans who claimed to have seen a clip "Why don't you let people see the good in you?" scene and within 24 hours later there was a Canadian promo that spoiled the Delena kiss and Julie tweeted "Dear Canadian promo people, what the fuck?" There was a weeks long break before 3x19 and the promo for it right after 3x18 while not spoilery was exciting and it was promoted as a Delena episode. The promo had the soundtrack "Turn it Back" which doesn't make sense for Delena since it has the lyrics "Turn it back to the days when you were mine." There were Stelena fans threatening to boycott after the kiss leaked lol. Because of the motel scenes in the promo I couldn't hold my excitement and would constantly lurk on Julie and Nancy (TVD editor for 3x19)'s Twitter for potential spoilers for weeks. The producer's promo for 3x19 before the kiss leak had Julie start smiling when she said the episode would be about Elena exploring her feelings and that it's just awesome. There was a spoiler that a Florence and the Machine song was featured but most fans speculated it was "No Light No Light." I miss the Delena fandom back then, but I was more of a passive bystander before I stopped watching for years, but wish I was active back then because the fandom now drains the enjoyment of being in it. There were people speculating Delena would have sex in 3x22 since there was a spoiler hinting at either them or Caskett but it ended up being Caskett. The Damon met Elena first spoiler was leaked a day before the finale but most fans thought it was a fake spoiler. I heard some fans on the now nonexistent official TVD forum (which I unfortunately never saw) convinced people who worked on the show to leak scripts to them so they could read it before episodes came out. I do remember during season 4 someone said someone they knew told them a Delena sex scene was being filmed and that person thought it would be 4x4 but it ended up being 4x7.

I honestly wish I watched the show as it aired because that was the moment I knew she was Damon's girl. I would've been posting on Twitter all week long in my support of their inevitable Delena ship. Damon's response to Elena's question is insane because he's straight-up telling Elena he doesn't wanna disappoint her, and he's saying this while laying next to her in bed with his shirt completely unbuttoned. Damon is leaving the disappointment to Stefan, put it that way lol. Stelena fans should be more pissed at the scene as the full episode airs than when the kiss is leaked because it's not just a kiss, it's a surrender. Stefan's girlfriend is gone. imo, she's been gone as I consider 3x5 her un-fall, consider both Stefan and Elena ghosts in Ghost World. The repeat is necessary.

"But it's not real. She's dead. Gone. Everything that you're holding on to is in the past, Jer."

"A Japanese lantern is the symbol of letting go of the past. Well, here's a news flash: we're not Japanese!"

Interesting how fans considered No Light, No Light by Florence + the Machine as it speaks to the end of a relationship and more from Stefan's pov. When the Light Dies Out by Christel Alsos is perfect for Delena's car ride home. Their track for Stelena's 20s dance is from Stefan's pov. I would've laughed my ass off seeing that promo with the "Turn it Back" soundtrack. Had I watched the show as it aired and saw the leak, I would've guessed the right soundtrack for Delena's kiss based on 3x10 and 3x11. I expected Elena to be fully transitioned in 3x22. While I could see her sleeping with Damon at the motel, you can't rush perfection. I wouldn't have considered the flashback of Delena in 3x22 as a fake spoiler for the same reason Stefan met her before he met her. They didn't just know of her existence. They both met her at some point based on their pilot comments. They had to show Damon's pilot comment, and they did. Stefan first meeting her needed to be as it was because they already spoke of how he saved her from drowning. It's through Stefan's own comments that fans had to know Damon met her before their car went off the bridge. Had Damon met her after their drowning, Stefan would've known he was home and likely stayed out of Elena's life for the sake of keeping Damon out of her life. They can't have Stefan stalking her, yet have him know nothing about her meeting Damon. OMG, I'm so glad they didn't do Delena's sex in 4x4 because I really love their college party dance scene. It's great to see Elena have fun with him before she has sex with him.