Darkness (The Secret Circle)

"**Darkness**"
"Darkness"
The Secret Circle episode
	Charles (Gale Harold) doesn't trust Dawn (Natasha Henstridge)
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 10
Directed by	Chris Grismer
Written by	David Ehrman
Production code	2J6260
Original air date	January 5, 2012
Guest appearances
	Chris Zylka ; Grey Damon ; Stepfanie Kramer ;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Balcoin"	Next →; "Fire/Ice"
	List of episodes

Last updated December 12, 2022

"Darkness" is the 10th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle , and the series' 10th episode overall. It was aired on January 5, 2012. The episode was written by David Ehrman and it was directed by Chris Grismer.

Plot

The episode starts with Cassie (Britt Robertson) having a dream about her killing Jake (Chris Zylka) using her dark magic. After that dream, Cassie is trying to find out more about her ancestors and what dark magic means. She is asking Adam's (Thomas Dekker) help and she is asking him not to tell anyone about it yet. When Diana (Shelley Hennig) sees him searching on his computer about dark magic she figures out what is going on. Cassie, thinking that Adam told her secret to Diana, gets angry and tries to kill him but she stops in time.

Charles' (Gale Harold) mother, Kate (Stepfanie Kramer) comes in town surprising him and Diana. Kate pays Dawn (Natasha Henstridge) a visit, telling her that she knows that something is going on and she won't leave town until she figures out what she is up to. Dawn, after Kate's threat, meets Charles and she implies that they should kill her so she won't ruin their plans. Charles makes it clear that he won't kill his own mother and he will handle it.

Kate shows an unusual interest in Cassie when she learns that she's Amelia's daughter. She tells Cassie about the dark magic she has inside her and that she can help with it. She takes Cassie in the woods and she is casting a spell to destroy Cassie's black magic, but the only way to do that is by also killing her. Cassie manages to get herself free using her magic and Kate realizes that her power is much stronger than she thought.

Kate, after her failed attempt to kill Cassie, leaves town. Before she leaves, she admits to Charles that she tried to kill Cassie because it was the only way to find out how strong she was. When Charles says that he will let the other Elders know about what she did, she tells him that she knows he is involved on Henry's death and Jane's "neurological issue".

Meanwhile, Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) continues her attempts to get her individual magic back. She rips off a page from Cassie's book and she finds a guy, named Lee (Grey Damon), who's practicing magic asking him to help her. Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) doesn't agree with what she is doing but there is no way to convince her to stop.

The episode ends with Cassie telling Diana what exactly happened in the woods and how she managed to save herself. Diana is asking Cassie: "Just how powerful are you?" but Cassie doesn't have an answer to that. Jake is also back in town.

Reception

Ratings

In its original American broadcast, "Darkness" was watched by 2.05 million; down 0.12 from the previous episode.^[1]

Reviews

"Darkness" received mediocre reviews.

Katherine Miller from The A.V. Club gave a B rate to the episode.^[2]

Matt Richenthal from TV Fanatic rated the episode with 3.1/5 saying that the episode was rather bored and lacking action. "Overall, not a rousing return for The Secret Circle. Cassie's internal struggle has potential, but only in a larger context. I'd also love to see supporting characters developed more. Right now, Melissa only exists as Faye's BFF; Adam really just pines over Cassie; Diana doesn't do very much. Could you imagine an episode based around any of these witches? Me neither. We need to round out this circle."^[3]

Sarah Maines from The TV Chick said that the episode was overload with dark magic. "Like just about every episode of Secret Circle, “Darkness” had a few strong moments with hints of strong potential for the series but on a whole it failed to hit that special, adrenaline-filled viewing experience that The Vampire Diaries finds every week. Not to say this episode wasn’t good, it just wasn’t great."^[4]

Feature music

In the "Darkness" episode we can hear the songs:^[5]

"Sweet Dreams" by The Grates
"Black Water" by Apparat

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"Medallion" is the 13th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 13th episode overall. It was aired on February 2, 2012. The episode was written by Andrew Miller & Andrea Newman and it was directed by Liz Friedlander.

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"Return" is the 15th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle. It aired on February 16, 2012. The episode was written by David Ehrman and directed by Brad Turner.

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"Curse" is the 17th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 17th episode overall. It was aired on March 22, 2012. The episode was written by Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson and it was directed by John Fawcett.

"Sacrifice" is the 18th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 18th episode overall. It was aired on March 29, 2012. The episode was written by David Ehrman and it was directed by Nick Copus.

"Crystal" is the 19th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 19th episode overall. It was aired on April 19, 2012. The episode was written by Micah Schraft and it was directed by Omar Madha.

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References

↑ Gorman, Bill (January 6, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Vampire Diaries' Adjusted Up; 'Wipeout,' 'Private Practice' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012.
↑ Miller, Katherine (January 5, 2012). "Darkness". The A.V. Club.
↑ Richenthal, Matt (January 5, 2012). "The Secret Circle Review: Digging Her Darkness". TV Fanatic.
↑ Maines, Sarah (January 6, 2012). "REVIEW: The Secret Circle "Darkness"". The TV Chick.
↑ "Season 1, Episode: 10 "Darkness" Music". TV Fanatic.

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[1] Gorman, Bill (January 6, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Vampire Diaries' Adjusted Up; 'Wipeout,' 'Private Practice' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012.

[2] Miller, Katherine (January 5, 2012). "Darkness". The A.V. Club.

[3] Richenthal, Matt (January 5, 2012). "The Secret Circle Review: Digging Her Darkness". TV Fanatic.

[4] Maines, Sarah (January 6, 2012). "REVIEW: The Secret Circle "Darkness"". The TV Chick.

[5] "Season 1, Episode: 10 "Darkness" Music". TV Fanatic.

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v t e The Secret Circle
Episodes	"Pilot" "Bound" "Loner" "Heather" "Slither" "Wake" "Masked" "Beneath" "Balcoin" "Darkness" "Fire/Ice" "Witness" "Medallion" "Valentine" "Return" "Lucky" "Curse" "Sacrifice" "Crystal" "Traitor" "Prom" "Family"
Related	The Secret Circle (book series)