The Vampire Diaries Season 7 Complete
Chamar Riche
In 2015, it was announced that Dobrev would leave the show following The Vampire Diaries season 6 finale. Many leaped on the notion that her break-up with co-star Ian Somerhalder (who played Damon) fueled the decision. However, that turned out to be erroneous, with the pair remaining good friends until this day. In actual fact, Dobrev revealed in an Instagram post that she'd always viewed Elena's journey as being one comprised of six seasons. Across that time, as Dobrev also stated that she'd played "a human, a vampire, a doppelgänger, a crazy immortal, a doppelgänger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelgänger." Equally, her many characters had been "kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, enjoyed two epic on-screen romances, and much more."
The fourth season of The Vampire Diaries was the most divisive. It saw Elena completing her transition from human to vampire, the beginnings of Delena, and some emotional deaths that brand-new teen drama villains brought. This installment saw plenty of highs with new lore and romance, but it dipped to incredible lows with the appearance of the Hunters and Silas.
The reason why The Vampire Diaries became a cult-like hit was because of a stellar first season. It fed into the ongoing undead fantasy frenzy Twilight had stoked a couple of years prior, but it was not a regurgitated story. This season set the stage with its myths and legends, uncovering elements like vervain, daylight rings, and vampire vegetarianism at a fantastic pace, pulling audiences in with every episode.
The crowning moment of Season 3 was the sudden murder of Elena by Rebekah. The two had shared a contentious relationship, but fans could not have guessed that the Original sister would be why Elena turned from human to vampire. Katherine's wiliness with some old-fashioned scheming only improved the already fabulous third season full of shocking twists.
Bonnie and Enzo's romance was the most unexpected twist, but one that was full of sweet moments that fans loved. Similarly, Stefan and Caroline's wedding was a lovely diversion from the final season's darkness. Even Matt Donovan's family got the importance it deserved from the beginning, tying their fates with the town's. Undoubtedly, the finale made this a 100% season: Katherine and Elena's return, the brotherly sacrifice, the complete character arcs, and even setting up the next spin-off was done to perfection.
The Vampire Diaries only upped the momentum with its sophomore outing, resulting in one of the most well-crafted seasons in television history. Season 2 saw the rise of the Original vampires, led by hybrid Klaus who was unbeatable and ruthless. Even worse, he was out for Elena as she could help unleash his wolf side. This season also saw the addition of werewolves to the rota, creating delicious tension between them and the vampires while also creating a fascinating romance between vampire Caroline and wolf Tyler.
Elena is changed into a vampire during the show's third season as an 18-year-old, so that means she wouldn't age past being a teen, though Dobrev continued playing her through six seasons. Dobrev also returned for the series finale in 2017 when she was 28.
I prepped for the viewing by doing a complete rewatch of season 8. To jump into the finale cold would be to make myself far too susceptible to the very effective and not-at-all-subtle emotional manipulations that The Vampire Diaries deploys in the form of its soundtrack and the otherworldly beauty and expression of its actors. I wanted to have the whole season fresh so I was fully able to interrogate and enjoy the story aspects of the series finale as well.
Stefan and Caroline's friendship had been strong for a few seasons, but finally cultivated into l-o-v-e during Season 6. (Praise!) He was there for her as she mourned the loss of her mother, the two shut off their humanity together, and basically, totally fell in love (read: had very aggressive vampire sex).
Released: 23rd October 2017. Every episode from all eight seasons of the US drama about teenager Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and non-ageing vampire brothers Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder). Season 1 episodes are: 'Pilot', 'The Night of the Comet', 'Friday Night Bites', 'Family Ties', 'You're Undead to Me', 'Lost Girls', 'Haunted', '162 Candles', 'History Repeating', 'The Turning Point', 'Bloodlines', 'Unpleasantville', 'Children of the Damned', 'Fool Me Once', 'A Good Few Men', 'There Goes the Neighbourhood', 'Let the Right One In', 'Under Control', 'Miss Mystic Falls', 'Blood Brothers', 'Isobel' and 'Founder's Day'. Season 2 episodes are: 'The Return', 'Brave New World', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Memory Lane', 'Kill Or Be Killed', 'Plan B', 'Masquerade', 'Rose', 'Katerina', 'The Sacrifice', 'By the Light of the Moon', 'The Descent', 'Daddy Issues', 'Crying Wolf', 'The Dinner Party', 'The House Guest', 'Know Thy Enemy', 'The Last Dance', 'Klaus', 'The Last Day', 'The Sun Also Rises' and 'As I Lay Dying'. Season 3 episodes are: 'The Birthday', 'The Hybrid', 'The End of the Affair', 'Disturbing Behaviour', 'The Reckoning', 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Ghost World', 'Ordinary People', 'Homecoming', 'The New Deal', 'Our Town', 'The Ties That Bind', 'Bringing Out the Dead', 'Dangerous Liaisons', 'All My Children', '1912', 'Break On Through', 'The Murder of One', 'Heart of Darkness', 'Do Not Go Gentle', 'Before Sunset' and 'The Departed'. Season 4 episodes are: 'Growing Pains', 'Memorial', 'The Rager', 'The Five', 'The Killer', 'We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes', 'My Brother's Keeper', 'We'll Always Have Bourbon Street', 'O Come, All Ye Faithful', 'After School Special', 'Catch Me If You Can', 'A View to Kill', 'Into the Wild', 'Down the Rabbit Hole', 'Stand By Me', 'Bring It On', 'Because the Night', 'American Gothic', 'Pictures of You', 'The Originals', 'She's Come Undone', 'The Walking Dead' and 'Graduation'. Season 5 episodes are: 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', 'True Lies', 'Original Sin', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'Monster's Ball', 'Handle With Care', 'Death and the Maiden', 'Dead Man On Campus', 'The Cell', 'Fifty Shades of Grayson', '500 Years of Solitude', 'The Devil Inside', 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', 'No Exit', 'Gone Girl', 'While You Were Sleeping', 'Rescue Me', 'Resident Evil', 'Man On Fire', 'What Lies Beneath', 'Promised Land' and 'Home'. Season 6 episodes are: 'I'll Remember', 'Yellow Ledbetter', 'Welcome to Paradise', 'Black Hole Sun', 'The World Has Turned and Left Me Here', 'The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get', 'Do You Remember the First Time?', 'Fade Into You', 'I Alone', 'Christmas Through Your Eyes', 'Woke Up With a Monster', 'Prayer for the Dying', 'The Day I Tried to Live', 'Stay', 'Let Her Go', 'The Downward Spiral', 'A Bird in a Gilded Cage', 'I Never Could Love Like That', 'Because', 'I'd Leave My Happy Home for You', 'I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime' and 'I'm Thinking of You All the While'. Season 7 episodes are: 'Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give Or Take', 'Never Let Me Go', 'Age of Innocence', 'I Carry Your Heart With Me', 'Live Through This', 'Best Served Cold', 'Mommie Dearest', 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me', 'Cold As Ice', 'Hell Is Other People', 'Things We Lost in the Fire', 'Postcards from the Edge', 'This Woman's Work', 'Moonlight On the Bayou', 'I Would for You', 'Days of Future Past', 'I Went to the Woods', 'One Way Or Another', 'Somebody That I Used to Know', 'Kill 'Em All', 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'Gods and Monsters'. Season 8 episodes are: 'Hello, Brother', 'Today Will Be Different', 'You Decided That I Was Worth Saving', 'An Eternity of Misery', 'Coming Home Was a Mistake', 'Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell', 'The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You', 'We Have History Together', 'The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch', 'Nostalgia's a B****', 'You Made a Choice to Be Good', 'What Are You?', 'The Lies Will Catch Up to You', 'It's Been a Hell of a Ride', 'We're Planning a June Wedding' and 'I Was Feeling Epic'.
The Vampire Diaries is one of the most popular vampire YA fiction series of all time, predating even the Twilight Saga fandom! The first book made its debut in 1991 and was quickly followed by three sequels. After a decade-long hiatus, author L.J. Smith revived the series with more volumes that explored the characters and world she introduced 30 years ago, buoyed to new heights by the popularity of the television adaptation. The Vampire Diaries premiered on the CW in 2009 and ran for eight seasons, attracting new and old fans alike.
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