Stupidity: Damon and Stefan are trying to get Elena's humanity back - they could have just asked Rebekkah or Klaus or Elijah to compel her to turn it on.
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
1 stupidity in season 4
Starring: Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Kat Graham, Candice Accola, Candice King, Paul Wesley
Continuity mistake: When Caroline is talking to Stefan at the party, her eyes are made up very dark. In the next scene, where she talks to Matt and Amy, her eye make-up is a lot lighter.
Damon Salvatore: I DO believe in killing the messenger. Why? Because it sends a message.
Question: When Elena and Damon were turned into rippers they were confined because they fed on vampires. Why was Lily not a threat, yet she was a ripper and never fed on vampires.
Answer: Because Lily's humanity was not turned off as Elena and Stefan's were...therefore she had some control over her actions and had a conscience whereas the other two did not at the time.