; This is the final episode of the third chapter of Season Four, The Silas Chapter. It turns out Matt was wearing the protection ring — thank Julie Plec! Elena breaks down after accepting the reality of Jeremy's death, before chillingly burning their house to the ground after shutting out her emotions. Why does Elena turn off her humanity in season 4? Now I know most likely you, the reader, is human. 9 What graduation gift does Klaus offer to Caroline? What episode does Elena from vampire diaries turn off her humanity? I'm wondering because I want to catch up from where I ended before season 5. Vampires, like humans, are emotional creatures but have the benefit of controlling their emotions by turning them off. So here is the run down of how the humanity switch works in the show. Jeremy is the fourth main character to be killed off, after Vicki, Jenna and Alaric. Antagonists: Silas and Galen Vaughn. Elena tries to convince Caroline that switching off her humanity was a bad idea and that it never solved anything, especially since Elena was forced to switch off her humanity and deal with the consequences of her actions when it came back on, back in Season Four. Broken by the death of her brother, Elena turns her humanity off at Damon's behest. Damon tells Elena to turn off her humanity. Stefan breaks up with her. Most of the vampires in the show turn off their humanity switch because 1) their emotions are heightened and/or 2) they lose something meaningful to them. Trivia. Esther binds Elena’s blood to Alaric’s making him an almost unkillable enhanced original vampire. Oh Lord, the sire bond is alive and well. She is compelled to, by Rebekah. "Stand By Me" explores the relationship between the Gilbert siblings. However, they have the ability to turn all their emotions off. Also does anyone know any good site to watch this one thanks Damon dies. Although she is a new vampire, Elena switches her humanity off for the first time ever in order to block out her overwhelming grief and loss over her brother's death. 4 Leaving High School - "Graduation" S4.E23 Elena already went down the no humanity path and is familiar with the consequences, so it’s possible that she won’t resort to shutting off her humanity again. The episode before the season 3 finale of TVD. 8:55 p.m.: A small scene, but a bawling Matt is never a good thing. Alaric has only one aim, and that is the annihilation of Mikaelson siblings. The idea of 'switching off humanity' is very shady and has no particular rules. A horse. Elena without her humanity. — but Elena’s emotional response to his supposed death was enough to force her humanity … I would say even if one's humanity is turned off, that person still knows who or what he/she is most attached to. Jeremy dies. Her best friends, Bonnie and Caroline, die.