"Family Tree" by Matthew West "You Wait For Rain" by Kyler England "Manipulating Woman" by Ladyhawke "All Die Young" by Smith Westerns "All I Know" by Free Energy Reception Ratings In its original American broadcast, "Crying Wolf" was watched by 2.78 million, down by 0.44 from the previous episode. Reviews "Crying Wolf" received positive reviews. Emma Fraser of TV Overmind gave the episode an A rating, saying that it was "Another strong outing [episode] from the show that just doesn’t slow down even when romantic getaways are thrown in to the mix." E. Reagan from The TV Chick gave the episode an A− rating, saying that it was another awesome episode and the show continues to impress with how good it is. Carrie Raisler from The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+ rating, saying that "overall, [the episode] was a very strong sequence for the characters and featured some tight and suspenseful direction. Good stuff, all around." Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic rated the episode a 4.6/5, saying that it was an episode "with a lot of heart". Diana Steenbergen from IGN rated the episode an 8.5/10, stating that "the plot revolving around the curse on vampires and werewolves is growing increasingly twisty", and that this is something the show excels at. Steenbergen also praised Daniel Gillies, saying that he continues to do a great job as Elija; "He is cool under pressure and menacing without seeming to try. He barely broke a sweat shrugging off Damon's attempt to intimidate him, and his offer of a handkerchief for Damon to wipe up the blood was a nice touch." Robin Franson Pruter of Forced Viewing rated the episode a 3/4, saying that the storylines begin to come together in this "enjoyable, if overly violent, episode." Pruter praises Candice Accola's acting, saying that she steals every scene she's in," but criticizes the violence of the episode. "On the whole, this episode, despite the gratuitous violence and the mystifying Tyler departure, provides an excellent level of story development and execution for an ordinary episode from the middle of a season." Meg from Two Cents TV gave a positive review to the episode, saying that it was a good one. References External links 2011 American television episodes The Vampire Diaries (season 2) episodes