Doppelgängers: A Vampire Diaries Podcast

Well, the title says it all! Who can say if it's June, but it's a wedding episode. The wedding is planned quickly because it is first and foremost a trap for a certain enemy, but Steroline fans and wedding fans alike can rejoice that we largely avoid classic annoying TV wedding tropes! We see some struggles, but most people who need two suck it up are able to do so. Stephanie spends the wh...

This week, Cade seems hell bent on dying - he enters and immediately confirms the Salvatores have the only weapon that can kill him. Luckily, he has Elena’s coffin for leverage and is a psychic, so he should be able to outsmart them, right? …..right? Kai betrays both the Salvatores and Cade, but our heroes get payback by sending him to yet another prison world. But Kai gets the last laugh when he...

With the return of an old (but fun!) enemy, Damon has his hands full trying to figure out key hell logistics while essentially babysitting. Bonnie tries to get insight from Cade on where Enzo ended up, and Cade's psychic ability is weak since he cannot figure that out. Alaric has returned to reunite Caroline with their kids, just kidding, he needs help because the siphons are, get this, siphon...

Well well well. Stefan faces the consequences of his big week last week as he begins to navigate the world as a human - and gets arrested for murder almost immediately. Caroline steps into save him and Karen the realtor as she adjusts to her new life. Meanwhile, Cade has Damon go looking for the Maxwell journal, which is being used at the Armory by Ric, Dorian, and Matt, to uncover the meaning beh...

With Cade in Mystic Falls, he decides it's time to put Damon and Stefan to work, but not before discovering a modern coffee shop and causing drama. Cade gives Damon a choice, which he simply refuses to make, while Stefan naturally jumps right into his job. The town celebrates "Time Capsule Day", which quickly falls apart due to, you know, the devil. Caroline hangs out at the grill wi...

Caroline tries to have a day of wallowing while Bonnie faces a big decision, but both of their days are derailed when they discover a catatonic Damon in the living room. Thus begins an It’s A Wonderful Life-esque journey through Damon’s subconscious. Meanwhile, Stefan continues to be a menace by compelling Matt to ring the Maxwell Bell which causes literal hellfire. Okay! Though the bell does not...

It's Miss Mystic Falls time once again, and of course Damon is feeling the power of Elena. This pisses Stefan and Sybil right off, who team up to ruin Damon's humanity at the one event where that task is at its hardest. Let's not forget, Elena's got hands! Enzo and Bonnie have returned from Paris, with some new jewelry and plans for the future, and are the only ones to really slay...

Stefan and Damon start their time on the road at an anger management group where they pick a victim (but lets be honest, it’s a little lazy). Stefan teeters on the edge of Ripper-hood as they find a much more interesting victim: an orphaned brunette doctor who they want to turn into a murderer, Tara. Meanwhile, Sybil has gotten a job as a history teacher to find a bell that Caroline finds in like...

With 24 hours left before an eternity of servitude, Stefan decides hosting Christmas with Caroline is the perfect final day. Of course no one else lets them have that. Damon of course shows up with Sybil, much to the shock of Alaric and Matt who thought they finally killed him. Matt and his dad become the target of the latest empty threat, and Sybil continues to act dumb as can be. While Bonnie an...

Seline has officially kidnapped Josie and Lizzie, and reveals her plan for them: she wants to offer them to Cade as replacements for her and Sybil! Ric and Caroline team up to find Seline and their kids, but it’s not without drama. Caroline breaks off her engagement, and Ric is a dick to pretty much everyone but especially Caroline. Stefan is told not to help, but still does, even joining with Dam...

When news of Tyler reaches the group in Mystic Falls, everyone decides to come together to mourn. Alaric is free for the day as Dorian returns to the Armory and Seline kindly watches the kids with no ulterior motives! Matt, Caroline, Stefan, and Ric go to the cemetery to mourn, but of course Damon is there to... make empty threats? Bonnie is busy trying to get Enzo's humanity back on, and she...

In our latest minisode we are assigning every character their Taylor Swift era! Some are layups while others bring up quite a conversation. Swifties and non-Swifites alike will love this one! Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Sybil finally gives us some backstory on how she became a siren, including - GASP - the reveal of a sister who we also happen to know. She draws parallels to the Salvatore brothers, and lays it on a little thick. Through this backstory, we are introduced to Cade, a psychic who is, for all intents and purposes, the Devil. We also meet Peter Maxwell - because we ran out of parents to kill, I guess....

Enzo and Damon remain under Sybil's control, but when the Bonnie secret comes out Sybil of course is jealous. Bonnie attempts to celebrate the Steroline engagement with Caroline, but of course fun and happiness never lasts long. With Sybil attempting psychological warfare on our girls and Damon dragging Stefan into a mystery issue with Enzo, we find ourselves in a mess including a another car...

This week, we finally get to know Sybil and she is sort of slaying. In the process, we learn more about sirens and their “psychic powers”. To throw Sybil off any scent (and alert the team of their movements), Enzo offers up a victim to draw everyone together: the one and only Sarah Salvatore. Bonnie goes rogue (which is fair!!) and attempts to break Enzo from Sybil’s, control despite his protests....

It’s our last season premiere, made all the more sweeter by making it out of season 7! Damon and Enzo however are not feeling the sweetness as they continue to kill people for the mysterious evil entity, but hey at least they are only killing evil people! Stefan, Caroline, and Bonnie track missing persons and finally come upon a lead. Caroline deals with a threat to her nanny and custody with Ric,...

Spoiler Note: For anyone unspoiled, we discuss the end of the show from 1:18:50-1:21:01 - tread lightly! We did it, everyone - we made it to the end of season 7! As a reward, we get this pretty great finale. Bonnie continues to hunt everyone as they scramble to get into the Armory. With the help of Enzi making himself a target and some adorable little witch siphons, our team can get into the Armor...

With Bonnie asleep as everyone waits to see how Rayna’s curse will affect her when she wakes, everyone teams up to make sure she does not wake up and immediately kill them. After a couple attempts to connect with her humanity fall flat, Damon does what he does best and inspires both anger and annoyance. But when it turns out the huntress marks can now come via dreams (ok…) Caroline gets to experie...

Our team - split into three duos - is trying to kill everyone on Rayna’s list, but the number is nonsensically large. Bonnie meanwhile shortens the time limit by injecting more of Rayna’s blood to stay protected from The Armory, make Enzo rush home to be with her. Damon makes the only smart call and enlists backup, despite the fact that it will make people angry. Matt explains his vendetta against...

It's finally Bonenzo time baby!! Even though the flashbacks are getting old we are happy with these! In the present day, Bonnie and Enzo reluctantly team up with Damon, who is desperate for Bonnie's forgiveness, to save Bonnies life. A proposed trade with Rayna leads to a vampire-killing montage, which might be a plot hole but what else is new. Meanwhile, Stefan reunites with Alaric, much...

The race to get Stefan’s body is on, as Ambrose takes it to Memphis for some Greek life revenge. Damon dumps Stefan into an ambulance with a couple of compelled EMTs, then enlists Ric to get back in the vampire hunting game. Meanwhile, Valerie takes all day to prepare for the spell, then spends most of it in Stefan’s head. But thankfully, Valerie does give us a reason to celebrate this week: she’s...

After all the drama last week, it seems the goofy option for where the Phoenix stone souls went was correct! Stefan ends up in the body of an addict who just killed people, and the irony is not lost on him. Damon luckily runs into Stefan, he thinks, but it is actually a mysterious vampire who had a lucky day. Valerie recruits a reluctant Ric to track down Stefan's body, thinking that he will agree...

We are time jumped! Well, mostly. Damon and Valerie team up to stop Rayna from killing Stefan, but are each bad at it in their own ways - Damon spent three years desiccated, and Valerie spent three years lying! Nora and Mary Louise are finally released from their captivity in The Armory to capture Enzo, but it doesn’t end well for them; they get Shane’d, and then something even worse happens. In t...

Stefan remains in danger and Damon is determined to fix it so he can pursue his true passion, going to sleep! Stefan and dumbass Valerie are on the road looking for herbs, and Valerie continues to be rude and bad for Stefan! Caroline and Alaric settle in in Dallas, while Steroline falls apart a little more every day. Bonnie and Enzo are together at the armory, and Bonnie finally gets enough inform...

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