The Vampire Diaries
One of the most popular and well - received appearance in CW account wasThe Vampire Diaries . It course for eight seasons , spark the careers of some truly talented actor , and spawned two successful whirl - offs because audiences just wanted to stay in the humanity they created . Most of the viewers who loved it miss it affectionately . That desire to live over the serial leads buff to rewatch their favorite instant .
Over eight time of year , there were many jaw - cast second that left fans ' on border . Exhilarating fight scenes , emotional character deaths , heartwarming romances , lurid patch tress … this serial publication had it all . There are so many stellar highlight that it ’s hard to break up which installment to watch again .
update January 12th , 2022 by Kevin Pantoja : Although The Vampire Diaries has been off the air for several years at this dot , it still persist immensely popular thanks to streaming services . Countless fan are either watching through all eight seasons again , while raw audience members are find out it for the first prison term and falling in love systematically . That ’s why it ’s dandy to look back through the history of the show and bump the best Vampire Diaries episode , which can be done by checking out the ratings on IMDb .
“The End Of The Affair” (Season 3, Episode 3) - 8.8
There are in reality many sequence tied with an 8.8 military rank , so the one with the most reviews rank above the rest . " The End of the Affair " gets a high score due to the shift in storyline . This meter audiences get a deep look into Stefan ’s yesteryear as The Ripper . Klaus remove Stefan to Chicago to repair his sister Rebekah and hope for Stefan to become his old evil self .
Memories show Stefan and Rebekah ’s short offer when Stefan would catalogue his killing before Klaus wiped his memories of them . All the while , Caroline is taken captive and tortured by the council . This episode went a foresighted room towards building the Stefan and Klaus kinship while also debuting a pivotal Original character .
“My Brother’s Keeper” (Season 4, Episode 7) - 8.8
There ’s no question that fans ofThe lamia Diariesadorethe relationship between Klaus and Caroline . Though they never officially dated , their adhesiveness was intriguing and helped make each fictitious character more interesting . " My Brother ’s Keeper " was big for them as Klaus was Caroline ’s date for the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant .
The two opened up to each other in agency that the hearing had never see to it before . The installment was also polar for the Hunter ’s Mark plot line involving Jeremy and the runtime culminated with Elena and Damon having sex for the first metre .
“Growing Pains” (Season 4, Episode 1) - 8.8
The last ofseason 3 ofThe Vampire Diariescertainly ended with a bang . The show finally made the move to change state Elena into a vampire , which exchange everything going forward . " Growing pain in the neck " was the premiere of time of year 4 and dealt with the contiguous fallout of Elena ’s turn .
That gave this some emotional weight as she struggled with becoming something that she never want to . There was also high drama involve Klaus and Rebekah , as well as the beginning of a new major storyline that proved to be a threat to all of the vampire in town .
“I’m Thinking Of You All The While” (Season 6, Episode 22) - 8.9
A lot of sports fan have matte that the show souse in quality a bit after the departure of The Originals for their own show . However , season 6 was challenging as it featured a cunning baddie in Kai and marked the end of the run for Nina Dobrev as the lead thespian .
This finale ascertain Elena have to say adieu to everyone she get laid as she sacrificed years of her life history to ensure that Bonnie stay on alive . That also convert things for the hereafter as the final shot affect a darker take on Damon stalk the town . Throw in the comer of Lily ’s class of lamia as a novel batch of villain and this was a winner .
“We’re Planning A June Wedding” (Season 8, Episode 15) - 8.9
Although the last few season ofThe Vampire Diarieswere a bit odd without Elena around , there were some episodes that testify to be wonderful . " We ’re Planning a June wedding party " was among them and it ’s really the penultimate version of the intact serial .
Fans eventually convey to see Caroline and Stefan get married , though it was with mixed emotion as thing were hurry to entice Katherine out and becauseStefan had just kill Enzo in a heartbreaking tantrum . It was also a big episode for Matt given the return of both his female parent and sister .
“Rose” (Season 2, Episode 8) - 8.9
Season 2 ’s " Rose " marked the start of arguably the show ’s most important storyline . After the menace of Katherine was seemingly dealt with , Elena was snatch by new characters Rose and Trevor as they attempted to bring the doppelgänger to Elijah , marking the debut of the Originals .
Elijah entered with a major impact , beheading Trevor with a simple smack and come back to animation after he was staked by the Salvatores when they rescued Elena . Though not a monolithic installment on its own , it ’s critical for the ease of the show .
“Klaus” (Season 2, Episode 19) - 8.9
For most of the second half of time of year 2 , Klaus was mentioned a raft but had n’t yet been seen . In fact , his only actual appearance amount when he had read over the body of Alaric Saltzman . That changed in his self - titled episode , which feature flashback to his history with Katherine .
Flashback episode are often consider among the respectable in the series for a reasonableness . This excuse a lot about who Klaus is while also detail his kinship with his brother . On top of that , it demonstrate how remorseless he can be and even made Katherine a bit more likeable .
“As I Lay Dying” (Season 2, Episode 22) - 9.0
A lot ofThe Vampire Diariesfans seem to agree that time of year 2 was the high point of the series . There ’s tense drama around every street corner in its finale . Damon was bitten by a werewolf and on the verge of death , but Elena does n’t forgive him for forcing her to drink his blood .
To save up his brother , Stefan attempt out Klaus and discovered that his blood is the curative for a werewolf snack . Elena share a osculation with Damonjust as Katherine arrived with the cure , coiffure up major plot yarn for time of year 3 . Elsewhere , Jeremy was shot and resurrected by Bonnie , but it had a side effect induce him to see his dead ex - girlfriends . A batch was going on in this instalment that set the tone for a strong follow - up season .
“Homecoming” (Season 3, Episode 9) - 9.0
In " Homecoming , " Klaus takes the final measures to try and get rid of Mikael for goodness . With Stefan under Klaus ’s compulsion , Damon asks Mikael for help in getting disembarrass of Klaus with the White Oak stake . Alas , Damon grew defeated with his brother when he intervened in his attempt to post Klaus .
Klaus carry through his wish and killed Mikael , closing up that arc . By the end of the sequence , Elena and Damon are infringe between failing to kill Klaus and Stefan ’s humanity . Convinced by Katherine to have some emotion , Stefan seeks retaliation against Klaus , bringing those graphic symbol closer again .
“Home” (Season 5, Episode 22) - 9.0
" abode " wrapped up time of year 5 and picked up follow an emotional cliffhanger . Stefan was killed and Caroline opened the sequence mourning him but he was actually trapped on the Other Side . While there , fans were treated to the return of several at peace fibre like Alaric Saltzman , Lexi Branson , and Sheila Bennett .
Bonnie and Damon came up with a plan to fetch back those they lost from the Other Side . They got help from Liv , Matt , Jeremy , and others , causing the kind of team effort that this show afford fans when it was at its best .
