What did you think about The Vampire Diaries‘ Damon flashback episode “Because the Night”? Share your thoughts and watch the promo for “American Gothic”!

In tonight’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, Damon, Elena and Rebekah let loose in New York City, while flashbacks showed us Damon and Lexi in the NYC of the 1970s.

Next week it’s time for “American Gothic,” in which Daniel Gillies returns as Elijah! Watch the promo which aired after the episode:

And here’s the extended promo:

The episode description for “American Gothic” reads:

RACE FOR THE CURE — Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Rebekah (Claire Holt) take off in search of Katherine (also played by Nina Dobrev) and find themselves in a small town in Pennsylvania, where Elena has a surprising encounter with another old acquaintance — Elijah (guest star Daniel Gillies).  Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) are both concerned about Elena’s state of mind and are determined to do what’s best for her, but she makes it clear that helping her will be difficult.  Damon is not sure how to react when Stefan reveals his unexpected plan for the future.  Meanwhile, in Mystic Falls, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) receives Caroline’s (Candice Accola) reluctant help and comes to a new understanding of Silas’ powers.

What did you think about “Because the Night”?! Don’t forget to listen to Hypable’s Vampire Hype podcast, which will have a discussion of this episode of The Vampire Diaries up soon.