Secret Circle: Sacrifice

"Either Eben is grooming an army of idiots, or you're telling the truth about demons. And, honestly, I prefer the former."

- John Blackwell

"Sacrifice" is the eighteenth episode of season one of the teen-drama series The Secret Circle. It was directed by Nick Copus with a script written by David Ehrman. It first aired on the CW Network on Thursday, March 29th, 2012. In this episode, Eben and Samuel begin resurrecting demons, and John Blackwell has to reveal that he still has his powers.

Crew

 * Jae Marchant - Producer
 * Roger Grant - Producer
 * Don Whitehead - Supervising producer
 * Holly Henderson - Supervising producer
 * Dana Baratta - Consulting producer
 * Dave Barrett - Co-executive producer
 * David Ehrman - Co-executive producer


 * Andrea Newman - Executive producer
 * Leslie Morgenstein - Executive producer
 * Gina Girolamo - Executive producer
 * Andrew Miller - Executive producer
 * Kevin Williamson - Executive producer
 * Nick Pavonetti - Associate producer

Notes & Trivia

 * The Secret Circle was developed by Andrew Miller. It is based upon the book by author L.J. Smith.


 * " Sacrifice" serves as a shortcut to this page.


 * There are a total of fourteen credited cast members in this episode.


 * Co-executive producer David Barrett is credited as Dave Barrett in this episode.


 * Actor Gale Harold's name is removed from the credits of this episode.


 * Actress Natasha Henstridge's name is removed from the credits of this episode.


 * This episode aired on the same night as the "The Murder of One" episode of The Vampire Diaries.

Allusions

 * A "Sacrifice" relates to someone or someone of great value that is given up in order to curry favor with a higher power. This may include human sacrifice or animal sacrifice, both of which are utilized in occult rituals in order to curry favor from a dark power.

Quotes

 * Melissa Glaser: You know, I think Diana's got the right idea: dating outside the witchy world.
 * Faye Chamberlain: It would be nice to have regular romance problems, not the epic tragic kind.

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 * Adam Conant: Cassie, I thought you were amazing. Up against the witch hunters tonight - amazing.
 * Cassie Blake: Thanks.

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 * John Blackwell: Either Eben is grooming an army of idiots, or you're telling the truth about demons. And, honestly, I prefer the former.

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 * Adam Conant: The thing is, in the blink of an eye, I feel like everything was perfect, but I can't remember that feeling. And I keep trying, but I can't.

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 * Faye Chamberlain: I'm grateful. That I never have to see Adam bat his lashes at her undersized head again.