The episode was written by Caroline Dries and Brian Young and directed by J. Miller Tobin. Two minions, Cherie and Frank, helped her while she was in town. The two friends still do not talk to each other after Tyler made out with Matt's mother, Kelly, even though Tyler tries to apologize. Isobel calls John to tell him that she left the device at his doorstep along with his ring. When Isobel was still in high school, she met John Gilbert and became pregnant with Elena. Isobel is the first vampire shown in the series with their humanity switch off. After Isobel was declared missing, Mr. and Mrs. Flemming had a gravestone erected for their daughter. Alaric and Isobel when she was still mortal. Richenthal closes his review saying: "Looking ahead to the May 13 finale, we hope John doesn't go through with his plan to kill Stefan and Damon, that's for sure. Isobel made Frank injure Matt and Cherie kidnap Jeremy, threatening to kill him, to make Elena work with her. She also met Alaric Saltzman during this time and they eventually married, while he accepted she wanted no children. Isobel showed up at school to say goodbye to Alaric. [2], Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4.1/5. It originally aired on May 6, 2010. Isobel Flemming was born on October 17, 1975. Isobel's dangerous actions lead Stefan, Damon and Bonnie to step in and help Elena deal with the situation. When John came back to town, he told Damon that he had sent her to him, but he didn't know that she wanted to become a vampire. Isobel meets with Katherine. Isobel is the first human we know of that was turned into a vampire by her own request. She told Katherine she returned because she was jealous of Alaric dating Jenna. She was also a relative to the Gilbert Family, as she was Elena's biological mother. Bonnie shows up at Elena's house feeling bad for not talking to her at the Grill while she saw how upset she was and she apologizes. She reminds him she wanted this life, then compelled him to let her go. Back outside at school's yard, Isobel shows up in front of Elena saying that she wants to be involved in her life. Bonnie tells that there is a spell made by Emily in the invention to kill vampires but she also tells that she is able to remove it. Elena refuses to help her with the device and Isobel threatens her that she has to do it. As a teenager, she met John Gilbert and the two began dating. Isobel was considered to be an expert researcher by Katherine and. I did. Isobel returns to town and stuns Alaric with her attitude and her demands that he arrange a meeting with Elena. But now your heart's free of me. Damon, changes the subject and tells Stefan that Elena's birth father is John. He gave her his ring and vervain, telling her to either kill him or compel him. Jeremy and John are alone and Jeremy asks what Isobel wants. Elena tells her about the device and later, Bonnie asks her to come and she shows Elena Emily's spellbook. Elena came with Damon and Stefan while Isobel came with her two friends for back-up. In its original American broadcast, "Isobel" was watched by 3.31 million; slightly down from the previous episode by 0.08. She leaves and Bonnie enters the Grill. She sees Elena upset but she turns around when she sees Stefan approaching her. "This episode began with conflicts, and ended with even more. Like her ancestor Katherine, she had a daughter as a teenager that was given away. As a teenager, she met John Gilbert and the two began dating. It is likely that Isobel found peace, as her ghost did not return at any time after her death, nor was she mentioned by any character later on. Meanwhile, Caroline (Candice Accola) asks Bonnie (Kat Graham) what is going on between her and Elena but Bonnie does not want to say. While Isobel was still married to Alaric, she became obsessed with paranormal research. John explains that there is a group of vampires who are out there and want revenge, and he and Isobel want to kill them. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) joins them a little bit later since Alaric called him. "With an episode titled as modestly as "Isobel," I was expecting some reveals about Elena's birth mother, but I wasn't expecting the onslaught of revelations that this week had to offer. Isobel and Trudie (Ex-Best Friends/Isobel had her killed), The three women (Isobel, Katherine, Rose) all had a sexual relationship with. Isobel's ancestors Katherine and Nadia were vampires as well as her daughter, Elena. They were partners in crime. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. But if this somehow happened, we could understand why. She has no compassion, even colder than Damon and has no compunction in programming a human as a messenger boy and having him kill himself after the message is delivered. He promises to do what Katherine wants and he will kill all the tomb vampires. Elena does not want to hand over the device until she knows Jeremy is fine. "[7], Jen Yamato from HitFix praised Kirshner for her portrayal as Isobel saying that she is possibly the most amazing guest performance in the entire series thus far. You are not gonna remember this. She was raised in a small town near Mystic Falls and spent much time there when she was young. 7 of 8 people found this review helpful. The Vampire Diaries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He sets her free, so Isobel removes her lapis lazuli and burns to death in the sun. After John tells Isobel about vampires, it sparks her curiosity and she dedicates her life's work to supernatural research. "[5], Popsugar from Buzzsugar gave a good review to the episode saying that it was an amazing, climactic one. Isobel is surprised of how much Elena looks like Katherine and says that Katherine found her after she became a vampire. Alaric asks Isobel why she left him to become a vampire and she says that is what she always wanted. Elena, Stefan and Bonnie try to figure out how to get the device from Damon who does not want to hand it over, especially now that he knows what it does. But she lied to her best friend. Maddox phones Isobel who tells him that Elena is safe. When mother and daughter finally meet, Isobel refuses to answer most of Elena's questions, but reveals that she will stop at nothing to find the mysterious invention Johnathan Gilbert has been searching for. Bonnie convinces them that she can remove the spell Emily put on it and that way, Isobel or anyone else won't be able to use it to kill vampires. Tyler and Stefan run to help Matt, while Isobel's other compelled friend kidnaps Jeremy. The first one is her ancestor.