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Season 1

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Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

10 September 2009
In the small town of Mystic Falls, teenager Elena Gilbert and her younger brother, Jeremy, struggle to come to terms with the recent death of their parents. Elena is popular amongst her peers and the perfect straight-A student. However, she has difficulties hiding her grief from the world. Meanwhile, Jeremy treads on a dangerous path of using drugs to ease his pain. The arrival of new student Stefan Salvatore, makes Elena think about romantic possibilities. Elena is unaware about Stefan's mysterious origins as well as his brother Damon.

Season 1, Episode 2: The Night of the Comet

17 September 2009
As Mystic Falls prepares for a festival to celebrate the passing of a comet, Vicki is in the hospital recovering from the attack she can barely remember. Stefan goes to the hospital and tries to use his abilities to make sure Vicki doesn't remember what really happened, but his attempt is cut short when Vicki's brother Matt arrives. Jeremy continues to struggle at school and with his feelings for Vicki. At a parent/teacher conference, Mr. Tanner makes Aunt Jenna feel that she is failing as a surrogate parent, especially when it comes to the self-destructive Jeremy. Elena decides to go to the Salvatore house to talk to Stefan, but finds his charming brother Damon instead. Damon reveals surprising information about Stefan's past, and when Stefan arrives home, Elena is confused and embarrassed to realize that he isn't happy to see her there. Meanwhile, Vicki's memory of the attack begins to come back to her. Also, Damon begins to set his sights on Caroline.

Season 1, Episode 3: Friday Night Bites

24 September 2009
Tyler tries to embarrass Stefan by throwing a football at him during practice. However, Stefan's super-skills of catching a football impresses Mr. Tanner who tries to persuade Stefan to join the school's football team. Meanwhile, Elena continues to ignore the semi-psychic Bonnie's warnings that Stefan is not who he claims to be. So, Elena invites Stefan and Bonnie over for dinner at her house. She hopes that they will get know each other better, but her plan ends up backfiring. Damon crashes the dinner with Caroline whom he has now been feeding off in order to further taunt Stefan. Elsewhere, Jeremy continues to question where he stands on his relationship with Vicki while Matt watches them with concern.

Season 1, Episode 4: Family Ties

1 October 2009
Elena asks a reluctant Stefan to go with her to the annual Founder's Park dance. Vicki gets Tyler to ask her, but later accuses him of hiding their drug-induced relationship from his aunt Jenna. Meanwhile, Zach reveals a family secret to Stefan. Damon finally tells Elena the secret history about the Salvatore family and how she is the dead-splitting image of Stefan's lost love. Stefan tries to get Damon out of his life for good without giving away Damon's (or his) secret. Also, Elena thinks that Caroline is being abused by Damon when she sees the bite marks on her neck and tries to get her some help.

Season 1, Episode 5: You're Undead to Me

8 October 2009
With Damon still locked up and growing physically weaker, Jeremy and Vicki have gotten back together. Meanwhile, the school decides to hold a car wash to raise funds after the death of Mr. Tanner. At the car wash, Bonnie starts a fire using her special powers. She is horrified and confused so she goes to her grandmother for help. Elena and Stefan continue to have trust issues as he is still unwilling to tell Elena his secret. But later, Elena hears a shocking story about Stefan and Damon from a stranger who recognizes Stefan... from a vampire attack that happened almost 50 years ago. In a old news video, Elena can clearly see Stefan, who looks exactly like he does now. Meanwhile, Damon uses his powers to try to summon Caroline to let him out, and he kills Zach when he tries to stop her. Elsewhere, Logan and Aunt Jenna go out on a date, while it is revealed that Logan is part of a secret society involving the mayor, Sheriff Forbes, and most of the town officials whom are aware of the Salvator brothers existence. Logan tries to gain access to Jenna's house so he can steal the Gilbert watch as part of the society's plans for stopping both Stefan and Damon.

Season 1, Episode 6: Lost Girls

15 October 2009
Elena demands that Stefan explain the frightening events that have been happening in Mystic Falls. In a string of flashbacks, Stefan explains how his rivalry with Damon began back in the Civil War when they met the love of their lives Katherine, the vampire who was the one that sired both of them. In the present, Damon impulsively takes control of Vicki's future, and a confused and frightened Vicki runs away. Also, Sheriff Forbes, Mayor Lockwood, Logan and the others take drastic steps to protect their town.

Season 1, Episode 7: Haunted

29 October 2009
As Halloween draws near, Vicki's behavior becomes more dangerous which leads Stefan to try to help her control her blood-lust. Elena tries to convince Jeremy to stay away from Vicki, but Jeremy naturally refuses to listen. Meanwhile, Caroline gives Bonnie a necklace she took from Damon to wear with her Halloween costume for the annual costume party, and when Damon tries to take it back, he is surprised by Bonnie's abilities to repel him. Bonnie discusses the incident with her grandmother and learns more about her family's past as voodoo witches. Elsewhere, Matt tries to cheer up Vicki by taking her to the high school's haunted house, but the evening soon takes a terrifying turn when Vicki finally embraces her newfound vampire thirst for blood.

Season 1, Episode 8: 162 Candles

5 November 2009
On his birthday, Stefan is surprised by a visit from Lexi, one of his oldest vampire friends. Still upset by the way events ended at the Halloween haunted house, Elena does her best to stay away from Stefan, but Lexi gives her some unsolicited relationship advice. Meanwhile, both Elena and Jenna are surprised by a change in Jeremy's behavior in the wake of Vicki's "disapearance". But only Elena knows that Damon's mind-wipe powers did something to her brother. At Damon's insistence, Caroline tries to get his medallion back from Bonnie who continues to study her wican heritages with her grandmother's help. Elsewhere, Damon's offer to help Sheriff Forbes has sudden and tragic results since she does not know that he is the vampire that she and her circle of hunters are looking for.

Season 1, Episode 9: History Repeating

12 November 2009
A new history teacher, named Alaric Saltzman, arrives and requests to Jeremy that he write an after-hours paper to keep his grades up. Jeremy takes a liking to his new teacher and introduces him to Jenna. Meanwhile, Bonnie continues to have terrifying dreams involving the ghost of her great-grandmother Emily Bennett who is trying to send her a message. Bonnie then decides to hold a séance with Eleana and Caroline to try to contact Emily to find out what she wants. Despite Elena's efforts, Bonnie and Caroline argue over the medallion when Damon continues to pressure Bonnie to return it to him. Also, Damon tells Stefan the true reason he returned to Mystic Falls involving Emily's necklace, and Katherine.

Season 1, Episode 10: The Turning Point

19 November 2009
After reading a journal kept by a Gilbert ancestor, Jeremy begins to sketch again, a hobby he quit when his parents died. Meanwhile, Sheriff Forbes notifies Damon of another vampire attack and Damon offers to try to track down the killer. Alaric helps Jeremy, Tyler, and Mayor Lockwood in different ways with Jeremy's grades, Tyler's football practice, and the mayor with information about the vampire attacks and of his obsession with tracking the one who killed his fiancée down. Also, Elena makes a shocking discovery about Stefan and of his intentions.

Season 1, Episode 11: Bloodlines

21 January 2010
After surviving the horrific car crash, Elena, still shaken by her resemblance to Katherine Pierce, is rescued by Damon who takes on her on a road trip to Georgia where he meets with an old friend of his, a witch/barmaid named Bree, to ask for her help on a spell that could free Katherine from her tomb. Back in Mystic Falls, Stefan tries to help Bonnie understand her wiccan powers. Meanwhile, Jeremy meets a new local girl, named Anna, who give him insight on the vampire legends about the town as he continues to research his heritage. Also, Alaric Saltzman is revealed to be a vampire hunter-killer who is seeking out the vampire who murdered his wife Isobel, and he believes it to be residing in Mystic Falls.

Season 1, Episode 12: Unpleasantville

28 January 2010
Damon, Elena and Stefan attend a school dance with a 1950s' theme, where Alaric introduces himself to Damon whom he suspects is the vampire that killed his wife. Stefan and Damon try to figure out the identity of the new vampire in town who is now stalking Elena in which Stefan gives Elena jewelry filled with Vervain to protect her family and friends while she continues to investigate her true origins. Meanwhile, Matt takes a job at the Mystic Grill as a busboy to make amends meet where he has a run-in with Caroline who becomes more smitten with him. The bartender of the Mystic Grill, Ben, comes to help Bonnie when he notices that Damon is bothering her. Elsewhere, Anna continues hanging around Jeremy to get information about the Gilbert family journal which lands in the hands of Alaric who has plans of his own... as does Anna.

Season 1, Episode 13: Children of the Damned

4 February 2010
Stefan and Damon recall the incidents that led to the rift in their relationship.

Season 1, Episode 14: Fool Me Once

11 February 2010
Stefan helps Elena and Bonnie out of a dangerous situation when they are both kidnapped by Ben and Anna. Meanwhile, Jeremy asks Anna to a party in the woods, unaware that she has her own reasons for wanting to meet him there. When Stefan, Damon, and Elena work together with Bonnie and Grams to open the tomb of Katherine Pierce, everyone is shocked by what they discover.

Season 1, Episode 15: A Few Good Men

25 March 2010
Matt and Caroline are surprised by the sudden reappearance of Matt's estranged mother Kelly who arrives back in Mystic Falls with an agenda. Stefan and Elena are worried about Damon's new attitude, while one vampire from the crypt is loose and killing. Meanwhile, Damon is asked by Sheriff Forbes to take part in a fund-raising bachelor auction. Elsewhere, Alaric discovers shocking secrets from his own past over his late wife. With help from Jenna and Stefan, Elena is determined to find out everything she can about her birth mother, but the truth may be more than she can handle when she learns about Isobel's past, her gruesome demise... and her connection to Alaric.

Season 1, Episode 16: There Goes the Neighborhood

1 April 2010
Anna brings a surprising guest along when she pays a visit to Damon. Elena and Stefan go on an awkward double date with Caroline and Matt, but Stefan and Matt find they have some common ground. Jenna reunites with her old friend Kelly, and Jeremy's relationship with Anna takes an unexpected direction.

Season 1, Episode 17: Let the Right One In

8 April 2010
When Stefan and Damon make a dangerous new enemy, Stefan suddenly finds himself in a perilous situation when a handful of the vampires from the tomb abduct him and hold him hostage in their farmhouse to torture him. Damon and Elena try to convince Alaric to work with them to help rescue Stefan. Meanwhile, Matt is hopeful that his mother, Kelly, may be back to stay. Jeremy tries to convince Anna to turn him into a vampire. Anna refuses, but she soon learns that Jeremy's reason is not what she thought. After her car breaks down in a storm, Caroline makes a horrific discovery that shocks everyone in town.

Season 1, Episode 18: Under Control

15 April 2010
While Stefan struggles to control his new situation of blood lust after feeding off Elena's blood to heal, she and Jeremy are surprised by a visit from their uncle, John Gilbert, who arrives in Mystic Falls with an agenda. Meanwhile, Alaric has an awkward talk with Elena about his wife Isobel. At a Founder's Day event, Stefan displays a rare party attitude and Damon's attempt to find out why Uncle John has returned to town takes an ugly turn. An incident at the party causes trouble between Matt and Tyler, and the relationship between Matt and his immature and irresponsible mother, Kelly, reaches a new low. Elsewhere, Elena's effort to comfort Jeremy in the wake of Vicki's murder falls short and he decides to take matters into his own hands to track down the vampire who killed her.

Season 1, Episode 19: Miss Mystic Falls

22 April 2010
At the annual Founder's Day Gala, Elena and Caroline compete with each other for the title of "Miss Mystic Falls" against other girls from town, whom include Tina Fell and Amber Bradley. Elena is happy to have Bonnie back in town, but Bonnie still has issues to work through over the death of her grandmother and her own developing powers. Meanwhile, John Gilbert attempts to intimidate Damon into revealing what he knows about the vamps, but his plan doesn't have the desired effect. Also, Damon discovers that Stefan is hiding a dangerous secret that could impact everyone in town.

Season 1, Episode 20: Blood Brothers

29 April 2010
While Stefan struggles to come to terms with his past, both he and Damon reveal parts of their history to Elena, until she finally learns the truth about how they became vampires. Pearl has an ugly confrontation with Johnathan Gilbert. Damon and Alaric try to find a mysterious invention before Johnathan does. The friendship and flirtation between Jeremy and Anna continues to grow.

Season 1, Episode 21: Isobel

6 May 2010
Isobel returns to town and stuns Alaric with her attitude and her demands that he arrange a meeting with Elena. When mother and daughter finally meet, Isobel refuses to answer most of Elena's questions, but reveals that she will stop at nothing to find the mysterious invention Johnathan Gilbert has been searching for. Isobel's dangerous actions lead Stefan, Damon and Bonnie to step in and help Elena deal with the situation.

Season 1, Episode 22: Founder's Day

13 May 2010
Founder's Day has finally arrived, and everyone is busy with last-minute preparations for floats and fireworks. Stefan is uncomfortable with Damon's new attitude toward Elena, but Elena is more concerned about repairing her relationship with Jeremy. Jeremy is worried about Anna, but not sure he's on board with her latest plan for the future. While Caroline is enjoying her day as Queen of the celebration, she also tries to help Matt and Tyler get their friendship back on track. Finally, although Damon and Alaric do their best to stop him, Johnathan Gilbert sets a plan in motion that brings Founder's Day to an end amid chaos, destruction and death.

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Season 2

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Season 2, Episode 1: The Return

9 September 2010
Elena arrives home to a nightmare as she discovers Uncle John's and Jeremy's fate. At the hospital, Sheriff Forbes is comforted by Matt, Bonnie and Damon while she waits to hear if Caroline will survive the car accident. After a confusing conversation with Elena about the night's events, Damon is the first to realize that Katherine has returned. Katherine's arrival sends Stefan and Damon on a path to find out what she wants, why she's back, and how much of a threat she is to the people they love. Meanwhile, still reeling from his father's death, Tyler is surprised when his charming and mysterious uncle, Mason Lockwood, arrives to console the family.

Season 2, Episode 2: Brave New World

16 September 2010
When a confused and desperate Caroline leaves the hospital and joins her friends at the Mystic Falls Carnival, Damon wants to take immediate action, but Stefan and Elena come to Caroline's defense. Matt is completely mystified by Caroline's behavior, but still tries to tell her about his feelings for her. Damon has suspicions about Tyler's Uncle Mason and uses Tyler's volatile personality in an attempt to get Mason to reveal his secret. Upset with everything going on around her, Bonnie takes her anger out on Damon.

Season 2, Episode 3: Bad Moon Rising

23 September 2010
While interacting with Uncle Mason, Tyler discretely looks for his part in dark family secrets. After breaking up a party at the swimming hole, Mason makes the shift in the basement of the old Lockwood property, Tyler follows him into the basement ruins. Mason, who chained himself up there, has to flee and transform into a werewolf in his truck in the woods. After saving Matt, who was bitten by self-control deficient, novice vampire, Caroline, Stefan is in those same woods, fearing lycanthropes to be vampires' natural enemies. Damon is not amused how Elena plays him while on an eventful trip with Alaric to Duke University to search through Isobel's research on folklore and paranormal phenomena, which her assistant continues.

Season 2, Episode 4: Memory Lane

30 September 2010
Stefan is shocked that Katherine appears again to him as her and scares Elena, claiming she loves him and wants him back. He tricks Katherine to be chained and is prepared to torture her with verbena, but she proves prepared and continues her story how she tricked and betrayed the Salvatores, the Lockwoods and hence both vampires and werewolves. Mason proves himself a dangerous adversary to Damon and resists telling Tyler about the family curse, but finally sneers it's triggered irreversibly by homicide. Matt is totally turned off by Caroline.

Season 2, Episode 5: Kill or Be Killed

7 October 2010
Mason earns the moonstone by telling Tyler how his Lockwood vampire curse was triggered in his student days by an accidentally fatal brawl escalation on a spring-break Miami excursion, all orchestrated by Kathryn, but leaves out that he's in league with her. Jeremy becomes mates again with lonely Tyler. The Salvatore brothers get trapped in a forest ruin by the sheriff after Mason convinces her that Damon is a vampire. Caroline exposes herself to save them.

Season 2, Episode 6: Plan B

21 October 2010
Despite Elena's efforts to keep Jeremy safe, he offers to help Damon and Alaric deal with Katherine. Sheriff Forbes and Caroline share a few rare moments of quality mother/daughter time. Bonnie accidentally discovers new information about Mason and shares it with Stefan leading Damon to take matters into his own hands.

Season 2, Episode 7: Masquerade

28 October 2010
Stefan and Damon decide on a new plan to deal with Katherine at the Lockwood's masquerade ball. Katherine calls on an old friend, Lucy, to attend the ball with her. Bonnie, Jeremy and Alaric all do what they can to help Stefan and Damon, but Katherine has a surprise planned that none of them could foresee. Things take an ugly turn when Matt and Tyler start doing shots with their friends.

Season 2, Episode 8: Rose

4 November 2010
After the masquerade, Elena is abducted to a stately, desolate country estate by ancient vampires Trevor and Rose. Jeremy is first to notice her absence, so Stefan sets out on a rescue with Damon after Bonnie magically locates Elena. Tyler realizes Caroline is supernatural too, but doesn't figure out the exact truth. The Salvatore brothers arrive after the ancient duo has welcomed Elijah, one of the original European vampires, who concludes a gruesome deal.

Season 2, Episode 9: Katerina

11 November 2010
Elena puts herself in a dangerous position as she searches for the truth about Katherine's past and what her own future may hold. Knowing that Stefan would never agree to her plan, Elena swears Caroline to secrecy. Damon uses a new-found confidant to help him try to discover the real purpose and power of the moonstone. Jeremy and Bonnie meet Luka, a new student with a surprising family history.

Season 2, Episode 10: The Sacrifice

2 December 2010
Elena decides to take matters into her own hands and offers a tempting incentive to Rose for her help. When things take an unexpected turn, however, Rose calls on Damon to deal with the plan Elena has set in motion. Jeremy's reckless attempt to help Bonnie retrieve the moonstone lands him in a life-threatening position and forces Stefan to put himself in danger. Bonnie and Luka form a closer connection. Tyler shows Caroline the Lockwood cellar, where she makes a discovery that leaves them both terrified.

Season 2, Episode 11: By the Light of the Moon

9 December 2010
As the full moon approaches, Caroline helps Tyler prepare for the transformation he is powerless to stop. While Stefan and Katherine play mind games on one another, Damon and Alaric are suspicious when a stranger named Jules shows up in Mystic Falls, searching for her missing friend, Mason. Elena is frustrated at the lengths Jeremy and her friends have gone to in order to keep her safe. Bonnie and Luca work together on a spell, while still keeping secrets from one another. Finally, Elijah makes an unexpected appearance with an offer that could change everything.

Season 2, Episode 12: The Descent

27 January 2011
Stefan has his own ideas about Elena's new plan for the future. While Damon tries to get the truth out of Jules, he asks Elena to keep an eye on Rose, a situation that turns unexpectedly dangerous. Caroline and Matt try to be honest about their feelings for one another, and Tyler's reaction to Caroline's generosity comes as a surprise to her. Damon struggles to hide his true feelings when a life-and-death crisis hits him harder than he expected.

Season 2, Episode 13: Daddy Issues

3 February 2011
Johnathan Gilbert's return to Mystic Falls comes as an unhappy surprise to Elena, Jenna and Damon. Caroline lets Stefan know about her conversation with Tyler, and Stefan does his best to reach out to a confused and conflicted Tyler. Jeremy comforts Bonnie after her disturbing conversation with Jonas. When Jules takes a hostage, the situation quickly escalates into a violent confrontation.

Season 2, Episode 14: Crying Wolf

10 February 2011
Stefan accepts to spend a quality time weekend with Elena in the Gilbert lake cabin, where they find the missing diaries. Back home, Damon attends a historical society function to meet Elijah and is captured by surprise by Elijah's acolytes but survives torture until he can escape, while Elijah finds the moon stone anyhow. Tyler is recruited for the werewolves pack's cause to reverse the moon spell, but won't subscribe to the sacrifice and assures Matt that 'helpful friend' Caroline is still truly in love with him. Jeremy, Bonnie and Caroline learn from Luka that Elijah seeks an alternative spell breaking.

Season 2, Episode 15: The Dinner Party

17 February 2011
After confirmation by apparently terrified Katherine that the single ash-bound knife can kill an original vampire, Damon invites Elijah, her maker, to a dinner party to stab him. Alaric however finds out a nasty limitation to that method. Meanwhile Stefan tells Elena about the time when he was the vicious vampire, Damon tried to be good, and John Gilbert played a surprisingly positive part. Jeremy can't prevent 'immature' witch Bonnie being questioned and suitably punished by accomplished Luka.

Season 2, Episode 16: The House Guest

24 February 2011
The Salvatore party is unpleasantly surprised that killing Elijah didn't harm but release Katherine. Damon indignantly rejects her flirtation. Dr. Jonas Martin uses invisible astral projection to enable his son Luka to retrieve the ash dagger and thus revive Elijah, but Damon notices so, finds back and thus kills the unidentified knave. Grieved even worse, Jonas attacks Jeremy, traitor witch Bonnie and her girls night friends, but ends up dead and surprisingly restoring Bonnie's powers. Alaric refuses to keep lying to Jenna, who refuses to be protected by secrecy, so they bow out of the action till the truth can be told. Matt confronts Caroline who ultimately convinces him of her love, discloses being a vampire and has to bite him after a lethal attack.

Season 2, Episode 17: Know Thy Enemy

7 April 2011
Jeremy is delighted to have Bonnie restored to her powers, yet worried when accompanying her and Damon to the house where a 100 witches were burned to gather enough power to undo the moonstone's curse. Elena's mother Isobel Flemming's return startles her and even Katherine, as turns out doing Klaus's bidding for a gruesome 'prize'. John Gilbert confesses more wrong choices, also at Jenna's expense, yet unlike furious Alaric, Elena ends up choosing to keep her father in her life. The Salvatore brothers piece together from the Gilbert diaries what they believe equals a secret weapon. Matt can't handle the vampire truth and get Caroline to wipe his memory.

Season 2, Episode 18: The Last Dance

14 April 2011
Original vampire Klaus forces captured Katherine to torture herself. Meanwhile Klaus takes henchman witch Maddox's advice to possess Alaric's body and use his history teacher job as cover to work on the school-kids and attend the high-school 1690s theme dance, where he hopes to tempt Bonnie to overexert her hundredfold witch powers against an unbreakable charm until she dies. Jeremy mistrusts Bonnie's assurance she can cope and consults Damon, who doesn't even confide into Stefano to brilliantly mount an elaborate trap. Matt teams up with the sheriff for Caroline's sake.

Season 2, Episode 19: Klaus

21 April 2011
Resuscitated by Elena, who even hands him the dagger as proof of alliance, Elijah explain to her how his Bulgarian family became the first, still most powerful vampires, but witches prevented them becoming invulnerable. He loved Nicolaus 'Klaus', being his brother, but has to turn against him in the end. They ingeniously staged the moon curse in order to get vampires and werewolves to help look for a cure for Klaus's real curse, doubly monstrous genes. Alari-Klaus toys further with Katherina and instruct Maddocks to fetch a new body so he can leave Rick's. Stefano bickers with Damon over how to protect Elena, who shocked both of them but also prevents a fraternal fallout.

Season 2, Episode 20: The Last Day

28 April 2011
Klaus completes his preparations to break the moon curse but luring Tyler home to visit his mother after a non-accidental fall. The Salvatore brothers bicker worse then ever over how to protect Elena, who wants to take risks by doing things Elijah's way, which will kill her but relies on an ancient resuscitation elixir. Stefano takes her away on a 'last day' excursion. Matt finds helping the sheriff with Caroline about unbearable. Alaric's secret is finally discovered by Jenna, who takes it well but runs into tragic trouble. Klaus refuses to wait until the next full moon and unveils he even has a full backup plan. Tyler can't control his metamorphosis until he's safely locked into the tomb.

Season 2, Episode 21: The Sun Also Rises

5 May 2011
With the arrival of the full moon, Elena tries to prepare for whatever Klaus has planned and Tyler faces his second transformation. The terrifying events quickly spin out of control, despite an unexpected act of courage. Finally, Damon admits the truth to Stefan about a terrible new development they must face.

Season 2, Episode 22: As I Lay Dying

12 May 2011
While Mystic Falls presents a screening of "Gone with The Wind" in the town square, Damon's memories of Katherine in 1864 mix with the reality of Elena in the present day. Stefan pays a terrible personal price for his attempt to prevent a tragedy, and Sheriff Forbes makes a deadly mistake while trying to keep everyone safe. More than one life hangs in the balance as the consequences of the sacrifice ritual play out to a horrifying conclusion.

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Season 3

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Season 3, Episode 1: The Birthday

15 September 2011
On the morning of Elena's 18th birthday, Caroline is busy planning a party, but Elena is focused on searching for any clues that might help her discover where Stefan is. Damon is also searching for Stefan, while trying to protect Elena and keep her from doing anything that would draw Klaus' attention. Meanwhile, Klaus and Stefan are busy trailing a werewolf named Ray Sutton. Now working at the Mystic Grill along with Matt, Jeremy is struggling to understand why he keeps seeing the ghosts of Vicki and Anna since he was brought back to life by Bonnie's magic. Meanwhile, Alaric does his best to watch over Elena and Jeremy, while dealing with his grief over Jenna's death. Finally, Caroline and Tyler face a new and unexpected challenge.

Season 3, Episode 2: The Hybrid

22 September 2011
Tyler finds his mother verbena-poisoned his beloved Caroline, realizes she ignores his cursed paternal heritage and shows her, chaining himself down at fall moon for transformation. Assisted by will-less Stefano, Klaus forces torture-wounded Ray to betray his werewolf pack so he can bite them to create a hybrid army, but it fails, the spell having been crossed by Elena's secret resuscitation. Damon reluctantly follows Alaric and Elena, who recruited him to search for Stefano, wisely acting as backup. Jeremy, who is haunted by Vicky, gets initially reluctant Matt to help him magically conjure his late sister's ghost, which however yields scary warnings as well as pleas.

Season 3, Episode 3: The End of the Affair

29 September 2011
Klaus takes Stefano to Chicago, where he wants to resuscitate his sister Rebekah, who might hold the key to breaking the curse. Gradually, Stefano is reminded of his Prohibition period affair with her her while still bloodthirsty himself, and its tragic end. Tyler is rightly worried, turning for an ally to her mother sheriff Forbes, about the whereabouts of Caroline, whose bully father Bill actually holds her in a dungeon for 'vampire aversion therapy' of the most flagrant kind. Katherine puts Damon on feared Klaus's trail, so he can mount a rescue with Elena after putting her in her place.

Season 3, Episode 4: Disturbing Behavior

6 October 2011
On Klaus's orders, original witch Gloria uses spells and torture to dig into helpless Stefano's memory and discover that the hybrid spell failed because the double lives. Alaric claims a 'regular human' seat in the town council, arguing it needs countering a vampire and a werewolf family member. Tyler and the sheriff help Caroline deal with her dangerously hostile bully father Bill. Damon is pushed too far. Jeremy and Bonnie face supernatural manifestations. He decides against allowing desperately lonely ghost Anna to contact him.

Season 3, Episode 5: The Reckoning

13 October 2011
Despite all that has happened, Caroline is determined to see that Elena, Bonnie, Matt and Tyler all enjoy a traditional Senior Prank Night before the school year begins at Mystic Falls High School. However, when uninvited guests show up, it doesn't take long for the evening to take a deadly turn. Damon convinces Jeremy that he can use his new connection to the other side to help find a way to defeat Klaus. Finally, Klaus deepens his hold on Stefan and uses him for increasingly violent and dangerous purposes.

Season 3, Episode 6: Smells Like Teen Spirit

20 October 2011
On the first day of their senior year, Elena, Caroline, Bonnie and Matt are still reeling from recent events, while Tyler seems to be enjoying everything a little too much. Damon is annoyed by a new houseguest, and everyone is surprised by the arrival of a new student in Alaric's history class. Matt asks Bonnie for help when he realizes he made a serious mistake. Meanwhile, Stefan continues to carry out his latest assignment from Klaus.

Season 3, Episode 7: Ghost World

27 October 2011
As Mystic Falls prepares to celebrate the traditional Illumination Night, the town is invaded by spirits of the dead. After a particularly violent encounter with an angry spirit, Damon asks Bonnie to find the reason behind the ghosts' surprising power. Elena convinces Jeremy to use his connection to the other side to help her find a new way to reach Stefan, leading Jeremy to a terrible choice. Finally, Alaric discovers a long-hidden clue to the past.

Season 3, Episode 8: Ordinary People

3 November 2011
With help from Elena and Bonnie, Alaric tries to decipher the meaning behind his recent discovery. Elena and Rebekah (Claire Holt) engage in a mean-girl power struggle, until Rebekah finally reveals some of her family's ancient secrets and the violent past she shares with Klaus and Elijah. Damon tries a reckless new approach to make a breakthrough with Stefan, and they're both surprised by an unlikely ally.

Season 3, Episode 9: Homecoming

10 November 2011
On the night of the Homecoming dance, Rebekah opens up to Elena about why the evening is so important to her, leaving Elena with conflicting emotions. Caroline and Matt are both shocked at Tyler's behavior throughout the evening. The night takes a surreal turn when Klaus puts his latest plan into action. Determined to outsmart Klaus, Damon enters into a dangerous partnership, leading to a terrifying turn of events.

Season 3, Episode 10: The New Deal

5 January 2012
Stefan has hidden the coffins containing the bodies of Klaus' family, and Klaus quickly turns to violence to convince Damon and Elena that no one will be safe until he finds Stefan and gets his family back. Tyler continues to make the most of his new abilities as a hybrid, but he has to face the disturbing consequences of his actions as well. After a terrifying incident, Elena and Alaric grow increasingly concerned about Jeremy's attitude and, ultimately, his safety. Alaric meets the beautiful Dr. Fell, who is intrigued with his amazing ability to heal. While trying to strike a deal with Klaus, Elena delivers news that truly shocks him.

Season 3, Episode 11: Our Town

12 January 2012
Although Caroline is in no mood to celebrate her 18th birthday, Elena, Bonnie and Matt surprise her with a small party in an unusual location. Damon and Stefan disagree on the best way to handle Klaus, and a reckless Stefan decides to test his theory by taking things to dangerous extremes. Bonnie is concerned when Elena tells her about Jeremy's new plans. At a Founder's meeting, Alaric once again runs into Dr. Fell, who is in the middle of an argument with her ex-boyfriend, the medical examiner. Tyler refuses to go along with Klaus' latest demand, and is surprised when Klaus seems to accept his decision.

Season 3, Episode 12: The Ties That Bind

19 January 2012
Prophetic dreams about the mysterious fourth coffin lead Bonnie and Elena to a surprising source, while Tyler seeks help to break free from Klaus' bond so he can be with Caroline. Alaric's new friend Dr. Fell has a secret no one sees coming, and Stefan's interference in Elena's life reveals something that surprises even him.

Season 3, Episode 13: Bringing Out the Dead

2 February 2012
Sheriff Forbes delivers some disturbing news to Alaric and Elena about the weapon used in a recent murder. In the Salvatore brothers' escalating quest to kill Klaus, Stefan turns to Bonnie and Abby, while Damon reaches out to an old acquaintance for help in setting up an elaborate plan. Intent on a plan of his own, Klaus hosts a strange dinner party, where he reveals another story from his family's violent past until an unexpected guest brings the party to an end. Meanwhile, Caroline is heartbroken when she is unable to stop a tragedy from unfolding.

Season 3, Episode 14: Dangerous Liaisons

9 February 2012
Elena is surprised to receive an invitation to a formal ball, and when Damon and Stefan hear the party is being hosted at Klaus's newly renovated mansion, they both insist on attending the event with her. Caroline and Matt also receive invitations to the ball from unexpected admirers. At the elegant party, Elena learns of a horrifying plan that could lead to numerous deaths and she must decide who she can trust wither her new information. Caroline discovers a side of Klaus no one would have suspected. Finally, after an evening of violence and dashed hopes, Damon finds a new way to cope.

Season 3, Episode 15: All My Children

16 February 2012
After starting her day with a startling discovery of Damons' latest indiscretion, Elena is frustrated to find that none of her friends agree with her on how they should react to the Original family's internal power struggle. Once again caught up in the destiny of the Bennett witches, Bonnie and Abby find themselves playing a part in a ritual to appease the spirits of nature. When Elijah gives Damon and Stefan a dangerous ultimatum that puts Elena in danger, they turn to Alaric and Meredith for help with a plan that leads them to a terrible choice.

Season 3, Episode 16: 1912

15 March 2012
The present-day murders in Mystic Falls remind Damon of a similar crime spree a century earlier. In flashbacks to 1912, Damon recalls a beautiful vampire, Sage, who showed him a whole new way to exist. Sheriff Forbes warns Damon not to get involved in her investigation, but Damon is convinced she's going after the wrong suspect. Elena and Matt resort to breaking and entering in their search for evidence to prove Dr. Fell is a murderer. For reasons known only to her, Rebekah, becomes interested in locating one of the town's oldest landmarks. Finally, Elena comes to a new understanding of the path her life has taken, and Damon makes an emotional confession to Stefan.

Season 3, Episode 17: Break on Through

22 March 2012

Season 3, Episode 18: The Murder of One

29 March 2012

Season 3, Episode 19: Heart of Darkness

19 April 2012

Season 3, Episode 20: Do Not Go Gentle

26 April 2012

Season 3, Episode 21: Before Sunset

3 May 2012

Season 3, Episode 22: The Departed

10 May 2012

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Season 4

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Season 4, Episode 1: Growing Pains

11 October 2012

Season 4, Episode 2: Memorial

18 October 2012

Season 4, Episode 3: The Rager

25 October 2012

Season 4, Episode 4: The Five

1 November 2012

Season 4, Episode 5: The Killer

8 November 2012

Season 4, Episode 6: We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes

15 November 2012

Season 4, Episode 7: My Brother's Keeper

29 November 2012

Season 4, Episode 8: We'll Always Have Bourbon Street

6 December 2012

Season 4, Episode 9: O Come, All Ye Faithful

13 December 2012

Season 4, Episode 10: After School Special

17 January 2013

Season 4, Episode 11: Catch Me If You Can

24 January 2013
Jeremy is furious when Klaus tries to control him by putting Matt's life in danger. Damon coaches Jeremy as he prepares to take on Klaus' new vampires, but they find that Kol has beaten them to it. Kol makes it clear that he will stop at nothing to convince everyone to give up the search for the cure. Looking for a new ally, Rebekah reminds Stefan that they were once close friends. When Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Hopkins question Shane about his involvement in the Founders' Council deaths, Bonnie steps in with questions of her own, and Shane's responses push Bonnie to the edge of her powers. Elena negotiates with Klaus to keep Jeremy safe, but when danger suddenly appears from a totally unexpected enemy, Elena comes up with her own daring plan for Jeremy.

Season 4, Episode 12: A View to a Kill

31 January 2013

Season 4, Episode 13: Into the Wild

7 February 2013

Season 4, Episode 14: Down the Rabbit Hole

14 February 2013

Season 4, Episode 15: Stand by Me

21 February 2013

Season 4, Episode 16: Bring It On

14 March 2013

Season 4, Episode 17: Because the Night

21 March 2013

Season 4, Episode 18: American Gothic

28 March 2013

Season 4, Episode 19: Pictures of You

18 April 2013

Season 4, Episode 20: The Originals

25 April 2013

Season 4, Episode 21: She's Come Undone

2 May 2013

Season 4, Episode 22: The Walking Dead

9 May 2013

Season 4, Episode 23: Graduation

16 May 2013

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Season 5

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Season 5, Episode 1: Episode #5.1

October 2013

Season 5, Episode 2: Episode #5.2

October 2013