The WORST episodes of The Vampire Diaries
Every episode of The Vampire Diaries ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Vampire Diaries!
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 - Hello, Brother
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2016
Stefan searches tirelessly for Damon and Enzo months after their mysterious disappearance.
#2 - The Lies Will Catch Up to You
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2017
Damon and Alaric face an old enemy after finding a weapon that might kill Cade. Stefan is captured by someone from his past. Bonnie tries to reach out to Enzo through Cade.
#3 - Nostalgia's a Bitch
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2017
Sybil puts Damon in a catatonic state for revenge. Caroline and Bonnie enter Damon's mind and realize Stefan is the key to his fate. Sybil competes with her sister for control of the bell.
#4 - The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2016
Faced with the fallout from his interaction with Cade, Stefan is determined to have one thing go right – Christmas Eve with Caroline. However, when Damon and Sybil crash their Christmas Eve dinner, which had been joined by Alaric, Matt and Peter, things quickly take a dark and twisted turn. Meanwhile, in a series of flashbacks to Stefan’s past, Cade’s attempt to entice him with his mysterious agenda leaves Stefan faced with an unimaginable decision.
#5 - The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2017
Mystic falls is greeted by a traditional celebration and also two reckless brothers. Caroline remains in denial about the future.
#6 - Detoured on Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2016
When her children become the focus of the Siren’s latest plan, Caroline takes drastic measures to ensure nothing gets in the way of keeping her family safe. In a race against the clock, Stefan pledges to do everything he can to save the twins, while tensions between Alaric and Caroline boil over, leading them to face some harsh realities about the future of their family. Meanwhile, when Enzo finds himself unable to fight off Sybil’s latest move, Stefan dives into his subconscious and along the way, sets off a chain of events that leaves him faced with a life-changing decision.
#7 - It's Been a Hell of a Ride
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2017
Damon and Stefan join forces against Cade to protect Elena's casket, while Caroline and Alaric cope with their daughters' growing powers.
#8 - This Woman's Work
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2016
Vampire hunter Rayna Cruz is on the loose and Damon has to make things right when his actions inadvertently put his loved ones in her path.
#9 - I Went to the Woods
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2016
In the aftermath of his brother’s fateful decision, Stefan awakens to find himself thrown into a life or death situation with only his basic instincts to rely on. With time working against him, he sets off on a journey of survival. Meanwhile, desperate to save his brother, Damon follows an unusual lead he has come across, while Matt sends Valerie to Dallas to enlist Alaric’s help in the search for Stefan. Finally, when Rayna discovers the emergence of a new threat, she sets off on her own mission to find Stefan before the others do.
#10 - Somebody That I Used to Know
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2016
When Enzo’s efforts to protect Bonnie end up putting her life in jeopardy, they learn that Rayna may hold the key to her survival. With time running out and Rayna at the reins, Enzo and Bonnie reluctantly team up with Damon, who is desperate to save Bonnie’s life and to repair their broken friendship. Elsewhere, when Stefan travels to Dallas and comes face to face with Alaric, tensions escalate and they are forced to confront the fallout from Stefan’s absence in Caroline’s life. Finally, Enzo learns The Armory’s true motives behind their search for Bonnie.
#11 - We're Planning a June Wedding
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2017
A wedding is quickly planned in order for Damon and Stefan to lure a dangerous enemy out into the open.
#12 - Postcards from the Edge
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/2016
Stefan uncovers the reason behind Damon's dark descent following his experience in the Phoenix stone.
#13 - One Way or Another
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2016
Determined to capture an escaped vampire named Ambrose, who may be the key to getting Stefan back safely, Damon heads to Memphis with Alaric in tow. However, reluctant to step back into his former vampire hunting ways, Alaric makes his unwillingness to participate clear, while revealing the truth about the past three Damon-less years of his life. Meanwhile, in the psych ward, Bonnie meets a young woman named Virginia, who provides her with some valuable information about why The Armory may be after her. Finally, Enzo takes matters into his own hands when he learns some devastating news from Rayna.
#14 - We Have History Together
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2017
Stefan and Damon attend an anger management support group looking for their next victim. Sybil is still alive and teaching a group of high school students who she’ll later use as leverage to get Caroline to locate a historical artifact that can be used against her. Meanwhile, Stefan and Damon continue their commitment to Cade as they test the morals of a young doctor, Tara.
#15 - You Decided That I Was Worth Saving
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2016
As Enzo continues to fight the control over him, Bonnie finds herself at the center of a deadly game and forced to make a heart wrenching decision involving two of the most important people in her life. At the Armory, Alaric researches a mysterious artifact that he hopes will help in their fight to get Damon and Enzo back. Finally, Damon’s downward spiral leads him to Tyler Lockwood who attempts to talk some sense into him before it’s too late.
#16 - Today Will Be Different
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/2016
No one can accept the loss of Damons humanity that Enzo hopes for too, Damon carelessly tries to prove everyone wrong.
#17 - Kill ‘Em All
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2016
With Bonnie’s life at stake and an uphill battle ahead of them, Damon and Enzo lead the charge to save Bonnie before her condition worsens. Stefan reluctantly teams up with Matt for the sake of Bonnie and uncovers the truth behind Matt’s anger towards him. Elsewhere, determined to help her best friend, Caroline joins Alaric on a mission and quickly realizes how much she’s missed her former supernatural lifestyle. Finally, after their plan takes an unexpected turn, Damon makes a fateful decision that will forever change his relationship with Bonnie.
#18 - An Eternity of Misery
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2016
Tasked with finding a mysterious artifact, Damon’s latest mission takes him to Texas where a violent run-in with Peter Maxwell leads to a surprising revelation. Meanwhile, after gaining the upper hand in their fight to save Damon and Enzo, Stefan and Alaric team up and uncover the origins of the mysterious force they’re up against. Finally, Matt returns to the fray after his past and present collide in an unexpected way.
#19 - Requiem for a Dream
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2016
The transfer of Rayna's life also turns Bonnie into a huntress, who must turn on all her supernatural friends, but fights that, hating only Damon, by inducing herself in a deep sleep, merely slashing in nightmares. So the vampires try to intrude her dreams and find a way out. Caroline sends Alaric home and goes first, but not only fails, she actually gets marked up as fatal target. Nevertheless, Enzo and the brothers take the same risk, to little avail. Sheriff Matt has his own mission.
#20 - Days of Future Past
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2016
Stefan will find himself with a choice to make and his decision will determine the fates of everyone he cares about, especially Damon.
#21 - What Are You?
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2017
Damon makes a deal with Cade to retrieve the Maxwell journal in exchange for Stefan's soul.
#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.
#23 - Cold as Ice
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2015
In the events following their mother's passing, Stefan and Damon try to engage in the holiday spirit.
#24 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2015
It's Nora and Mary Louise's anniversary and Julian has big plans for the night, however, Lily and her sons have even bigger plans for Julian.
#25 - Things We Lost in the Fire
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2016
Caroline throws a baby shower for Alaric's twins, and the Salvatore brothers face the hallucinations caused by the Phoenix Stone.