"But it could have, Ethan. If I hadn't gotten there in time, if Stefan hadn't gotten there in time, can you honestly say you know what would've happened?" Elena asks him. She isn't even demanding that he be sorry. This is Damon and she knows exactly what he is capable of; how good he is at poking a sore wound. If anything, Elena has had to constantly apologize for Damon's actions - not because they're on her, but because she knows the kind of damage he can spread around.

And right now? He seems determined to spread a lot of it around.

It's self-destruction at its finest. "And then what?"