The BEST episodes of The Vampire Diaries season 1
Every episode of The Vampire Diaries season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Vampire Diaries season 1!
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
#1 - Founder's Day
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2010
Damon and Alaric try to stop John Gilbert from setting a plan in motion to bring Founder's Day to an end amid chaos, destruction and death.
#2 - Isobel
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2010
Isobel returns to town and stuns Alaric with her attitude and her demands that he arrange a meeting with Elena.
#3 - There Goes the Neighborhood
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2010
Anna brings a surprising guest to pay a visit to Damon. Elena and Stefan go on an awkward date with Caroline and Matt. Melinda Clarke appears as Kelly.
#4 - Fool Me Once
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2010
Jeremy asks Anna to a party in the woods. Stefan, Damon and Elena work with Bonnie and Grams to open the tomb, and are shocked by what they discover.
#5 - Let the Right One In
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2010
Stefan is forced to make a frightening decision. Matt is hopeful that his mom, Kelly, will stay. And, after Caroline's car breaks down in a storm, she makes a horrific discovery that shocks everyone in town.
#6 - Miss Mystic Falls
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2010
Elena and Caroline compete in a beauty pageant. Spencer Locke appears as one of the contestants. John Gilbert tries to scare Damon.
#7 - History Repeating
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2009
Jeremy gets a break from the mysterious new history teacher, Alaric Saltzman. Damon reveals to Stefan the stunning reason he returned to Mystic Falls.
#8 - Bloodlines
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2010
Damon goes to Georgia to suprise an old flame, Bree, and enlist her help. Meanwhile, Stefan uncovers a startling clue to the past.
#9 - Family Ties
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2009
Stefan escorts Elena to the town's Founder's Party. At the party, Damon tells Elena a story about the Salvatore family, leaving Elena with questions Stefan refuses to answer.
#10 - The Turning Point
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2009
When Sheriff Forbes tells Damon of another attack, he offers to track down the killer, learning startling information about the town's founding families.
#11 - Children of the Damned
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2010
Stefan and Damon recall the incidents that led to the rift in their relationship.
#12 - Blood Brothers
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2010
Elena learns what happened when Damon and Stefan were turned. Pearl has an ugly confrontation with John Gilbert. Jeremy and Anna get closer.
#13 - Under Control
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2010
Stefan displays a rare party attitude and Damon's attempt to find out why Elena's uncle, John Gilbert has returned to town takes an ugly turn.
#14 - Lost Girls
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2009
In flashbacks, Stefan reveals to Elena the Salvatore family history, including how his rivalry with Damon began. In the present, Damon impulsively takes control of Vicki's future.
#15 - A Few Good Men
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/25/2010
Recurring guest star Melinda Clarke appears as Kelly, Matt's long-lost mother. Sheriff Forbes asks Damon to be part of a fundraising bachelor auction.
#16 - 162 Candles
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2009
Stefen gets a surprise visit from old friend Lexi. Caroline tries to get Damon's Medallion back from Bonnie.
#17 - Unpleasantville
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2010
The Mystic Grill's Ben comes to Bonnie's aid. Damon and Stefan accompany Elena to a school dance with a 1950s theme. Alaric introduces himself to Damon.
#18 - Haunted
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2009
Bonnie's abilities surprise Damon. Elena asks Jeremy not to see Vicki. Matt takes Vicki to the high school Halloween dance, but the night takes a terrifying turn.
#19 - You're Undead to Me
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2009
Stefan is hopeful of his plan to get rid of Damon, and decides to reveal parts of his past to Elena. Bonnie seeks advice from her grandmother.
#20 - Friday Night Bites
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2009
Elena invites Stefan and Bonnie to dinner, hoping that the two will bond, but the evening is disrupted by the unexpected and unwelcome arrival of Damon and Caroline.
#21 - The Night of the Comet
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2009
Elena goes to the Salvatore house to talk to Stefan, but finds Damon there instead, who reveals surprising information about Stefan's past. Vicki begins to remember the attack.
#22 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2009
Reeling from the death of her parents, 17-year-old Elena becomes interested in a handsome new student named Stefan, who's hiding a dark secret.