The Vampire Journals

In this episode, Rebekah tells all! We flashback to the Originals when they were still ordinary people! Michael and Esther will do anything to save their children (even Klaus, who they don't like very much). Meanwhile, Damon and Alaric decode the cave paintings, and Elena makes a realization that gets Rebekah on their side.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 8: Ordinary People

In this episode, Hannah and Bridget host two new guest experts: a ghost and a Long Island Medium. The door between worlds has opened and many of our favorites make a reappearance! Lexi! Mason! Grams! Pearl! Lexi focuses on helping Stefan get his humanity back by stabbing him over and over. Mason leads Damon to an ancient secret locked away inside a Lockwood family cave. Meanwhile, Bonnie and Grams are briefly reunited and work against the Original witch to seal the door to the Other Side.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 7: Ghost World

In this episode, Matt summons Vicki's ghost and instantly regrets it. Caroline discovers that Tyler is sired and will happily do Klaus' bidding. Elena, Damon, and Alaric hatch a plan to capture Stefan at the teen bonfire. Meanwhile, the Original Witch is hatching a plan of her own from the Other Side.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 6: Smells Like Teen Spirit

In this episode, it's Senior Prank Night at Mystic Falls High (go Timberwolves!) But pranks don't go according to plan when Klaus shows up. He demands Bonnie find a way to save Tyler before turning into a hybrid kills him. Stefan gets his actual humanity turned off this time. Meanwhile, everything hinges on Jeremy being able to talk to the ghosts of his ex-girlfriends, and it looks like Matt wants a turn.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 5: The Reckoning

In this episode, Stefan tries to stop the witch, Gloria, from tracking down Rebekah's necklace. Katherine is back to help Stefan figure out who is chasing Klaus through history. Rebekah reveals how she's a kissing lie detector. Meanwhile, Damon tries to make Bill forget all about Caroline being a vampire. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 4: Disturbing Behavior

In this episode, we go back to the 1920's where Stefan first met Klaus and Rebekah. Klaus is still on the hunt for information on why he can't sire his hybrids. Damon and Elena find Stefan's murder wall. Meanwhile, Caroline is tortured by her gay vampire hunter dad via conversion therapy... and WE. HAVE. OPINIONS. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 3: The End of the Affair

In this episode, Klaus tries to sire his hybrids and become the ultimate daddy vampwolf, but his plans go horribly awry. Elena takes Alaric on a field trip to the werewolf mountains to find Stefan (and Damon was also there). Meanwhile, daddy Forbes has Caroline locked in the Vamp torture dungeon.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 2: The Hybrid

In this episode, we kick off season 3 of The Vampire Diaries with Elena’s 18th birthday bash. Stefan and Klaus become villains from Criminal Minds. Caroline and Tyler discover supernatural horniness, Alaric’s life is in shambles, and Jeremy is a buff medium. Meanwhile, Damon has a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 Episode 1: The Birthday

We go around the table and make predictions about what we will see in season 3 of The Vampire Diaries. Thank you so much for listening to Season 2 of The Vampire Journals!  We will be taking a little holiday break and be back in February 2023 for Season 3!

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2

In this episode, we watched the first Twilight movie. We discuss vampire lore and do some Vampire Diaries comparisons. 

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Content: Twilight, the first movie

In this episode, we see the aftermath of the ritual in this Season 2 Finale! Klaus is now a hybrid and starts his new set of plans by giving Stefan an ultimatum. Elena helps care for a wolf-bitten Damon as she did for Rose, only this time there's a kiss involved. Meanwhile, the sheriff shoots Jeremy dead, Bonnie gets the witches to bring him back to life, and now he can see ghosts!?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 22: As I Lay Dying

In this episode, Klaus' ritual pops off with some surprises, some betrayals, and some sacrifices. Now that Klaus is the world's first hybrid, where do our experts think the story goes from here? 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 21: The Sun Also Rises

In this episode, everyone is preparing for the ritual in their own way. Damon takes Elena's future into his own hands. Caroline and Tyler finally have a heart-to-heart while trapped in a dungeon. And Klaus remains one step ahead of the sabotage. Meanwhile, The Vampire Journals podcast crew forgets how to record a podcast.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 20: The Last Day

In this episode, Klaus is back and out of his box, baby! Elijah takes Elena on a flashback field trip to 1492 when Katerina first met Klaus. We learn the truth behind the Sun and the Moon Curse. And Andy Star finally escapes the vampire mansion. Meanwhile, Aunt Jenna returns thinking she's gotten over the worst secrets ever kept from her.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 19: Klaus

In this episode, everyone goes to the Decade Dance! Team Elena plots to kill Klaus at the dance using their secret weapon: Bonnie supercharged with the power of 100 dead witches. But Klaus is one step ahead. Meanwhile, Caroline and Matt go to the dance as Jackie O and JFK, and it's not the kind of foreshadowing you think it is.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 18: The Last Dance

In this episode, so much happens. Too many things. Isobel is compelled by Klaus and pretends allegiance to Katherine. Bonnie soaks in the power of 100 dead witches and Damon tags her as their secret weapon against Klaus. Meanwhile, Alaric is kidnapped and... becomes Klaus. We are confused. Send help.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 17: Know Thy Enemy

In this episode, Damon has some fun with a flamethrower, Caroline gets a musical number, and the lives of Jonas and Luka end in tragedy. Meanwhile, Katherine and Isobel are back and up to no good, and Matt discovers Caroline's a vampire...and takes it just as well as you'd expect.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 16: The House Guest

In this episode, Damon and Andy Star throw a dinner party for Elijah, Jenna, and Alaric. Damon plans to kill Elijah at the party with the ash-dipped dagger, but plans go awry and Alaric gets stuck in the middle. Meanwhile, Elena reads Jonathan Gilbert's journal and learns some shocking new things about Stefan and his past. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 15: The Dinner Party 

In this episode, Bonnie forces Lucas to tell her of Elijah's real plans for Elena, Klaus, and the sacrificial ceremony. Elena and Stefan discover her parent's vampire-hunter secret at the lake cabin. Elena goes into Final-Girl survival mode when the werewolves come to kidnap her. Meanwhile, Tyler makes a fantastic character turnaround...and then turns around and leaves Mystic Falls! 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 14: Crying Wolf 

In this episode, Caroline gets wolfnapped and Tyler hesitates to save the day. Papa Warlock Jonas does his part to keep everyone safe. Meanwhile, uncle daddy John is back, but Elena makes it clear she wants none of that.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 13: Daddy Issues

In this episode, Elena is left alone to babysit a rapid Rose and horror ensues. Tyler finds out about Caroline's dirty little secret, but not before giving her a smooch. Stefan brings back an old character no one asked for, and Damon's fear of death sends him down another bad boy spiral. Meanwhile, my doorbell kept ringing during the recording of this episode--Was I taken, or did I survive?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 12: The Descent

In this episode, Elena goes on a road trip with Rose to find the now-dead Slater so she can offer herself up to Klaus. Jeremy's crush on Bonnie becomes strong enough for him to do something stupid, but totally in character. Meanwhile, Caroline and Tyler go through Mason's Werewolf Video Journals.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 10: The Sacrifice

In this episode, Elena exchanges cups of blood for Katherine's recounting of her past. Rose helps fill the main gang in on more of the legend surrounding the boogeyman Klaus, his ambition, and his appetite for revenge. Meanwhile, Bonnie gets closer to Luca, who reveals he's a warlock (but really, what he means is "man witch").

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 9: Katerina

In this episode, new characters Rose and Trevor offer Elena to the Big Bad Original™ Elijah in exchange for forgiveness and freedom. Damon and Stefan go on a Brothers' Bond™ road trip to rescue Elena, who finds out that the blood sacrifice of the Petrova Doppelganger™ is what breaks the Sun-and-Moon Curse™. Meanwhile, Tyler tries to pressure Caroline into spilling the Supernatural™ beans. Will she reveal her vampirism to this Lonely Boy™?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 8: Rose

In this episode, Damon and Stefan plan to kill Katherine at the late Mayor Lockwood's charity Masquerade for the homeless. But Katherine has a scheme of her own and plans to get the Moonstone no matter the cost. Who will win this clash of wits? Meanwhile, Bonnie meets the mysterious witch, Lucy, who is classy AF and Tyler comes face-to-face with death...just not his own.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 7: Masquerade

In this episode, Mason wants to play a little game: Stefan must trap himself in a well full of vervain and snakes if he ever hopes to get the Moonstone. Elena's fake-breakup plan with Stefan falls apart because Katherine has a backup plan for every letter of the alphabet. Damon tortures Mason, deciding on "kill" instead of "kiss." And Caroline finally has a breakthrough with her mom--too bad Liz is going to forget it all.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 6: Plan B

In this episode, Liz and Damon's ultimate friendship is tested. Caroline chooses to reveal her badass vampire self to her mother to save her friends. Meanwhile, Tyler sees death around every stair corner where a drunk girl is playing "hide the moonstone." Mason's scheme to get rid of the Salvatore brothers fails...what will he do now?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 5: Kill or Be Killed

In this episode, Damon and Mason are just two spooky dudes that should be boyfriends but instead, Damon gets stabby with a silver knife. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 4: Memory Lane 

In this episode, Caroline's controlling, emotional nature is heightened, and she has a hard time relationshipping with Matt. Stefan plays Caroline's AA blood sponsor. Elena, Damon, and Alaric go on a road trip to Isobel's Duke University office to find out anything they can on werewolves. Meanwhile, a full moon is rising and Tyler finds out why he's just so gosh darn mad all the time!

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode 3: Bad Moon Rising

In this episode, Caroline girl-bosses her way through baby vampiredom. Elena just wants a normal human day at the Carnival but the dramatic plot has other plans. A new character arrives! Tyler's uncle Mason is here for a bar of soap called the Moonstone. Mason loves being shirtless, fist wrestling, 30-foot vertical leaps, and finding that perfect wave--what's his secret!?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 Episode: Brave New World

We go around the table and make predictions about what we will see in season 2 of The Vampire Diaries. Plus, we do our last Season 1 Kink Fame Kink Shame.  

Thank you so much for listening to Season 1 of The Vampire Journals!  We will be taking a little holiday break and be back in February 2022 for Season 2!

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Season 1

In this episode, two teams face off on the field: Tomb Vamps vs. Founding Families. Will Team Elena be able to stop their climactic plots? Coach joins us for the play-by-play. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 22: Founder's Day

In this episode, we finally find out how Stefan and Damon were turned oh so long ago! Damon tries to find another brother in Alaric. Elena talks Stefan off the ledge of meeting the sun. And everyone continues to hate Uncle John Gilbert.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 20: Blood Brothers

In this episode, Stefan goes off the rails and Damon saves the beauty pageant. Uncle John is looking for another invention that is NOT the vampire-pointing compass. And a special guest, avid Vampire Journals Listener Julie, joins us to talk Vervain, death, conventional beauty standards, and how she's the mom of El Haney's sweetie-pie.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 19: Miss Mystic Falls

In this episode, a much-hated Uncle John comes to town and knows all the secrets, Stefan struggles with "the human stuff", and Jeremy does what little brothers do: read his sister's vampire diary.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 18: Under Control

In this episode, Damon and Alaric finally team up to save a kidnapped and tortured Stefan. Elena tempts Stefan to make the terrible decision to drink her blood. And when Caroline's car breaks down in a storm, she makes a heartbreaking discovery.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 17: Let the Right One In

In this episode, Elena, Caroline, and Matt go on a very human double date with very vampire Stefan. Pearl has a vampire safehouse but Jebediah/Frederick may end up ruining the whole thing. And a bunch of civil war era vampires learn about TV, phones, ATMs, and probably porn.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 16: There Goes The Neighborhood

Podcast producer and your host of The Vampire Journals, Morgan Ormond, is coming out with a new horror-anthology podcast. 

Creators: Morgan Ormond, SC Ormond, El Haney, Rebecca Torchia, and Hannah Tsiopanos.

In this episode, Elena gets a few dangerous steps closer to the truth about her birth mother. Damon is drunk for the whole episode and gets roped into a bachelor fundraiser raffle by Sheriff Forbes. And we finally see what is up with Alaric's sneaky magic ring.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 15: A Few Good Men

Starring your host: Morgan Ormond

Along with our experts: Hannah Tsiopanos

In this episode, Damon gets Bonnie and Grams to open the tomb with 27 vampires inside, but-- uh oh-- there's only 26? Meanwhile, Duke from Duke the Douche with Ten Kegs throws a rager in the woods. Caroline gives Matt 3 speeches about why she's bad at relationships. And Jeremy Bings "vampires" after getting bonked in the head by one.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 14: Fool Me Once

In this episode, Katherine takes Damon and Stefan as her Brusbands. We've also got an old-timey vampire muzzle, a stake bazooka, a triple honeypot, and a Damon playing an Xbox.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 13: Children of the Damned

In this episode, Jeremy invites the pizza guy into his home, which sets off a series of unfortunate events. Elena is used as bait to draw out the pizza delivery vampire and has a badass Buffy moment. And more is revealed about the mysterious, quirky Anna. Who is she and what does she want?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 12: Unpleasantville 

In this episode, Elena is twice kidnapped in the middle of nowhere, Georgia. Damon is consistently the worst. And Stefan does an un-apology for not telling Elena she looks like his ex, Katherine. Also, Gina Torres is there just to make us fall in love with her and then break our hearts.  

Guest starring: Rebecca Torchia, our expert in tv criticism. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 11: Bloodlines 

In this episode, we taste some Brother's Bond Bourbon and take a deep dive into episode 10 of The Vampire Diaries!  Logan Fell is BACK, UNDEAD, and VIBING. Damon uses reverse psychology on Stefan to keep him from skipping town. Jeremy finds the journal of his great-great-great grandfather, Jonathan Gilbert, as well as the sketchbook of his frenemy, Tylor Lockwood. 

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 10: The Turning Point

We start episode 10 off to a great start with some Brother's Bond Bourbon, made by Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore) and Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore).

Starring your host: Morgan Ormond

Along with our experts: Hannah Tsiopanos and Bridget Woodbury

SPECIAL EPISODE!  Continuing from our conversation in episode 9: History Repeating, we discuss the actor Matt Davis who plays Alaric Saltzman, the mysterious new history teacher in Mystic Falls.  TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss sexual fanfiction and age gaps, consent, workplace harassment, and racism. There is also mention of transphobia, and (specifically Chinese) xenophobia. This episode is not sponsored.

The Vampire Journals presents a Special Episode, continuing our discussion from Episode 9: History Repeating. We will be discussing actor Matt Davis who plays Alaric Saltzman in The Vampire Diaries and its spinoff show, Legacies. Trigger warning: There will be discussions of sexual fanfiction and age gaps, workplace harassment, xenophobia, transphobia, and racism.  Join us as we unravel what happened.

Starring your host: Morgan Ormond

Along with our experts: Hannah Tsiopanos and Bridget Woodbury

In this episode, a new history teacher rolls into town. Can he be trusted? Damon and Stefan make up after their big brother breakup. Does football really cure all? Coach may know! Also, Bonnie is haunted by the ghost of her ancestor, Emily.  What was the deal Emily made with Damon over 100 years ago... and why?

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 9: History Repeating

Mystic Fall's new history teacher educates teens on how to pronounce his own name. And Coach makes another special guest appearance!

Starring your host: Morgan Ormond

Along with our experts: Hannah Tsiopanos and Bridget Woodbury

Sometimes episodes are just too dang long! Here are some clips cut from Episode 8, "We Stan-pire This Vampire."

In this episode, an old friend (and definitely not a girl) visits Stefan for his birthday! Our guest experts fall in love with new badass vamp, Lexi, and chaos ensues. Luckily our favorite characters are always safe, right? ...Right??

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 8: 162 Candles

Stefan's oldest BFF bro, Lexi, comes to to town for Stefan's 162nd birthday and has a chat with Elena. 

Starring your host: Morgan Ormond

Along with our experts: Hannah Tsiopanos and Bridget Woodbury

In this episode, Stefan and Damon play good-dad-bad-dad to baby vampire Vicki. Elena questions how safe it is to actually date a vampire. Matt and Jeremy are two boys who cry and it hurts everyone. Oh yeah, and it's Halloween.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 7: Haunted

In this episode, The Vampire Diaries does history dirty. Stefan takes Elena on a field trip to his childhood home. Katherine enters the scene, plays with some hearts, and sucks in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Damon and Vicki are off on a wacky B-plot adventure.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 6: Lost Girls

In this episode, sexy teen car washes can't be a real thing... or can they? Ask Bridget. Stefan finally opens up to Elena by making her mozzarella, which is very lesbian of him. Meanwhile, Damon is locked in a basement. Will he ever esca- oh, yeah. There he goes.  Finally, Elena makes a SHOCKING revelation. F I N A L L Y.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 5: You're Undead to Me

In this episode, Stefan can't tell Elena he's a vamp and dodges her calls because that's what people in a healthy relationship do, Damon is a little rapscallion at the Founder's Party, some people are secretly Vamp Cops (but not cops that are vampires, thank god!), and Stefan spikes a drink, but not the one that you'd expect.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 4: Family Ties

Sometimes episodes are just too dang long! Here are some clips cut from Episode 3, "Air Blood: Vampire Tight End."

In this episode, there's nothing in the rulebook that says a vampire can't play football. Turns out, Elena is a horse girl, but that doesn't mean she is a horse.  Jeremy stabs Stefan, but it's okay. He grows back. And no one is even a little bit arrested.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 3: Friday Night Bites

In this episode, everyone has lovely necks. A comet is on its way and Elena is busy handing out brochures. Stefan and Damon get in kiss-or-kill distance. Rapping with teens is easier if you wear your hat backwards. And is vampirism cannibalism? You decide.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 2: The Night of the Comet

In this episode, Vicky is the real MVP, Stefan is a big ole meanie, and things like fog, crows, and cap-sleeves are IN SEASON.

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Content: The Vampire Diaries, Episode 1: Pilot