A report of The Vampire Diaries‘ first episode back in January has been put online, which gives a detailed account of what happens in ‘The New Deal.’ Here be spoilers.

The Examiner‘s Danielle has watched the episode early, and has answered a bunch of questions about it. Among other things, she reveals that:

‘The New Deal’ focuses on Klaus’ plan to get to his family, using Elena’s family. He has hybrids around town– some familiar faces, some new ones– keeping an eye on Elena, doing his bidding, but they are all lackluster minions who fail every time they try. Hence why Alaric ends up in the hospital instead of his actual target. So, he turns to a much bigger player to strike up a new deal.

We also learn something about a new Bonnie storyline that’s starting up, linking her to Klaus:

Bonnie has been having dreams she doesn’t understand are actually foreshadowing visions of the coffins. She finds the actual, physical place where the coffins are hidden, only to find Stefan waiting there, as well.

The final few moments of the episode are also detailed, if you just can’t wait!

As always, the last few minutes of The Vampire Diaries packs a lot of punch. This time it’s a one-two combination with Elena’s emotions dealing with both her little brother who has lost his way a bit, as well as the male who has been most consistent in her life, Damon.  Elena started out the episode feeling paranoid about Klaus’ next move, but just when she took control of that situation as best as she could, new complications came up. Things are never going to be light and breezy for this girl! But that’s how we like it, isn’t it?

You can read the rest here at The Examiner. Or wait until January 5, when the episode airs at 8/7c on The CW.