Damon is secretly tracking down Stefan's murders and covering his slaughtering in Tennessee with Alaric. On the day of Elena's birthday, Caroline plans a party for her at ...

Tyler finds his mother vervain-poisoned his beloved Caroline, realizes she ignores his cursed paternal heritage and shows her, chaining himself down at fall moon for tran ...

Klaus takes Stefan to Chicago, where he wants to resuscitate his sister Rebekah, who might hold the key to breaking the curse. Gradually, Stefan is reminded of his Prohib ...

In Chicago, Katherine meets Stefan in front of a store and she tells that Elena has the necklace that belongs to Rebekah. She also feels that Stefan is plotting a scheme ...

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 a ...

Elena meets Stefan at the high school and he tells that he is watching her following Klaus's order. Rebekah, who is staying at the Salvatore's house, is in the same class ...

On the day of the Night of the Illumination in Mystic Falls, Mason ties Damon to a chair and the vampire believes that it is a prank of his brother Stephan. Later Mason t ...

Damon, Alaric and Elena reach a hidden cage in the secret tunnel beneath the Lockwood mansion. Alaric studies the runes and primitive pictures, which indicate it was the ...

The homecoming dance becomes the backdrop for a battle of lethal wits between Damon's party, including Mikael and Rebeka although not at all reconciled, and Klaus's, whic ...

Bonnie has weird dreams with four coffins. Jeremy hangs around with Tyler and invites him in his house. Stephan meets Bonnie and asks her to hide the coffins of Klaus's f ...

Bonnie tries to open the coffin and overhears something, but Damon and Stephan arrive in the house and Damon kills the hybrid. Elena and Bonnie are preparing a birthday p ...

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 ...

Now Klaus has Elijah back, they host a dinner party to negotiate a future with the Salvatore brothers, who actually procrastinate. Meanwhile combined witchcraft finally o ...

Now Klaus's original family's coffins are open, he's supplanted as family head by their sorceress-maker, mother Esther, who holds a grand ball in their splendidly restore ...

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 r ...

Alaric is in jail accused by Dr. Fell of murder of the founders. Sheriff Forbes advises Damon to not interfere in her investigation. Damon recalls with Stefan the year of ...

Stefan still struggles desperately to get his blood-lust back under control. Damon keeps an eye on him, but has other priorities. Damon's former teacher Sage returns as h ...

The brothers mobilize Alaric, Matt, Caroline and reluctant Elena to help kill at least one original, hence all, with the twelve stakes they forged from the remaining whit ...

Damon and Elena, who this time can't resist him sexually, go see Jeremy in Denver, needing to use his trans-dimensional witches covenant connection to question Rose about ...

Everyone is back home for the annual dance, with 1920s theme. Even Tyler risks rejoining lover Caroline, hoping he can persuade Klaus still to be under his vampire sire's ...

Alaric isn't dying but transformed into a slayer like Michael, destined to eradicate vampires. The Salvatore brothers agree to dismiss their rivalry for Elena and seek al ...

Alaric has informed the ancestral council, which agreed to depose monsters-compromised sheriff and mayoress and resume the ruthless hunt for vampires. The Salvatore broth ...