Doppelgängers: A Vampire Diaries Podcast

It’s a week of road trips! Stefan heads down to New Orleans for protection and runs into former bestie Klaus! Meanwhile, Caroline and Ric take a road trip down to Dallas with their brand new babies. And Bonnie and Damon come upon Enzo’s new workplace/family, which we finally learn is called The Armory. While at The Armory, Damon goes head-to-head with a comatose and then transitioning Tyler. Bonni...

Rayna Cruz is up and at 'em, and we get some background into her particular brand of immortality. Damon continues his meltdown, which Enzo takes advantage of. Caroline remains in the hospital while Stefan works to keep her safe. We get some of our classic Stefan vs. Damon debating in as they both struggle and Stefan finds himself in new danger. The babies are born and we finally (officially) learn...

The theme of this week: nobody moved. We finally get a death we’ve been waiting for, but we can barely appreciate it because we’re so tired of the character. And speaking of tired, one of our main conflicts this week is a tired fight club trope - oh brother. Elsewhere, Bonnie, Nora, and Mary louise search for Rayna Cruz (the huntress we’ve been hearing so much about) but find a seemingly sweet old...

Stefan and Damon are both out of the Phoenix/hell stone so time to reintegrate into society. Society, unfortunately, includes Julian leading a biker gang in Mystic Falls and a whole bunch of hallucinations. Stefan is watching over Damon, even though his struggles have not ended, and Damon is just at the start of a bad day. Meanwhile, Caroline and Alaric have a baby shower with Bonnie, Tyler, and M...

This minisode breaks down our long-awaited trip to the motherland: Mystic Falls, VA aka Covington, GA. We share our favorite parts of the experience, what we saw, and, most importantly, the souvenirs we bought! Make sure you are following us on Instagram @doppelgangerspodcast top see photos from our trip!

This week we get a close look at Damons personal hell, and dare we say the Phoenix Stone really went off! This personal hell has everything: a Groundhog Day-esque structure, the Civil War, fake escapes, the first time Damon killed someone, and of course, MOMMY ISSUES! Though we end the episode with him (seemingly) escaping, the bloodshed carries over from hell into the real world, and we get a pre...

It’s Christmas in both our universe and TVDU right now, how fun is that? For the holiday, Caroline heads to a birthing class and to her mother’s grave, and of course Alaric is there but that is still ew. Meanwhile, Nora and Bonnie bond (in a flirty way) after Nora’s breakup with Mary Louise but the friendship/sexual tension ends quick. Finally, Stefan and Damon hunt down Julian at a Santa bar craw...

It’s Nora and Mary Louise’s anniversary! But not a big one, just 133. But big enough for Mary Louise to pop the question! To celebrate, Julian throws a logistically confusing party, while Lily, Valerie, Stefan, and Damon hatch a plan to kill Julian. It basically involves Valerie telling the truth and hoping the heretics believe her. Caroline picks the worst possible day to tell Stefan about her ne...

We get a couple mommies this week but only one can be the dearest! Stefan and Damon try a new strategy in their plan to kill Julian, recruiting Lily. Seems like a bad plan at first, but turns out torture is effective. Meanwhile, Enzo tries his own plan to kill Julian, which is mostly just some juvenile silliness which also does not work. Finally, Caroline continues to be in denial that she has Ric...

This week, our main event is basically if you ordered the Mikaelson ball off Shein, as Lily hosts a peace mixer for Julian, the characters we know, and a bunch of essentially hired extras. Stefan thinks it’s the perfect opportunity to kill Julian (to avenge his child that never was, Jacob), and Damon thinks they should wait a bit - and neither wants to compromise. Meanwhile, it’s highs and lows fo...

This episode starts with the best news we've had in weeks: Bonenzo confirmation! Unfortunately we get plenty of bullshit as Stefan and Damon spend the day with Valerie, and Stefan is decidedly NOT giving. Alaric watches over Jo while Bonnie aims to get some information from Oscar, but both of them soon learn they should not have trusted the Phoenix Stone. Lily finally hears from Valerie that J...

It’s Halloween, and spooky activities abound: a haunted Mystic Falls Ghost Tour, Whitmore’s “Annual” Heaven and Hell Ball, and it’s Ric’s last day of paying off the dude who works at the morgue. As Nora and Mary Louise attempt a killing spree (but get distracted by their own drama), Damon enlists Ric and Bonnie to use the Phoenix Stone to bring back Oscar for his Elena-coffin hostage swap, after V...

Damon, Ric, and Bonnie head down to Myrtle Beach to hunt down our last heretic, Oscar, to trade for Elena, and finally meet a heretic who is actually having fun! But that means bringing him back as leverage is more difficult than they anticipated. Oscar also reveals information about the Phoenix Stone, which Alaric decidedly did not destroy. Caroline remains held hostage at the Salvatore house, bu...

It’s a new day in the newly ghost town-ified Mystic Falls, and Stefan and Lily are both pissed at Damon for killing Malcolm - but he’s pretty cavalier about it until Elena’s coffin gets involved. Caroline is held captive by the heretics in the new Salvatore house, where she hangs out, gives fashion advice, and learns there may just be some history between Stefan and Valerie. Lily holds a funeral f...

Season 7 kicks off and even though Elena is gone, the mood is high with the group in Mystic Falls and a trio in Europe! In Europe, Damon enjoys fun and drinking while hurting the mood by making a few too many jokes about Bonnie dying, while Alaric is sober for once with his own sad agenda. The mood continues to sour in Mystic Falls after an attempt to clear out the heretics goes wrong and they ret...

Once again we have made it to a season finale, and this one is a doozy. We lose heroes and villains alike - from Kai to Jo to even our very own Elena Gilbert! Sure, there’s other plot points - Lily reuniting with her family of heretics, some super cute Steroline scenes, sob-worthy goodbyes - but at the end of the day, it’s hard to focus on anything other than the departure of Nina Dobrev. Also, wa...

We have actually made it to the Alaric + Jo wedding, and you know weddings on TV shows are classically happy episodes with no conflict! Just kidding of course, plus combined with Jo's family and the history of Alaric's girlfriends of course we are in for an adventure in this season's penultimate episode. Elena is the maid of honor, Caroline takes over as the wedding coordinator, and Bo...

Alaric and Jo’s wedding is fast approaching, and you know what that means: it’s time for bachelor and bachelorette parties! Each one is lame in its own unique way. But although they’re lame, they’re not uneventful. Sure, there’s some silly fighting between Tyler and Matt, and jello shot shenanigans with Enzo but there’s some bigger drama too. Lily starts ripping! Jo is having twins! Elena takes th...

Stefan has his humanity back and it is time for him to bring Caroline's back too! Luckily they have a whole B&B, a double agent, and an emotional letter from beyond the grave, so they've got this! Well of course it isn't that simple. Caroline throws a couple bombs at Damon and Elena while Alaric and Jo scout this B&B as a honeymoon venue and plan their wedding. Things don't...

Lily is now in the modern world, and she’s already wreaking havoc. First of all - gasp - she is not the mother Damon remembers! And she doesn’t seem to want to be. Plus, we find out she knows Damon is withholding the cure from Elena. Oh, and one more small thing … she’s the one who turned Enzo. WHAT? Enzo tells the dramatic story to Sarah before giving up on whatever he was doing with her. Meanwhi...

It's a week of prison worlds, revenge, and sexiness this week! Steroline gets a dose of enemies to lovers, along with another lovely Caroline singing performance, Molotov cocktails, and Stefan working hard to drag Caroline right down to his level. But his level is sexy, so we are ok with it. Alaric and Enzo attempt to slow them down, but Alaric gets busy standing on Enzo's neck. Enzo react...

Caroline’s humanity is officially off and, to everyone’s surprise, she seems relatively fine? The most scandalous thing she does is try a new hair look and suggest everyone attend the Whitmore rave. That is, until Stefan tries to use love to trigger her humanity - then it’s straight to violence, using inspired pawns like Sarah and Liam. Meanwhile, Sarah learns Enzo is a vampire and doesn't giv...

It's time to officially say goodbye to our dear Liz Forbes with a beautiful funeral, and all planned in one day. Caroline holds herself together suspiciously well, but we soon learn she has her own secret strategy. Damon works on the eulogy while taking breaks to give just horrible advice. Elena meanwhile is slaying, as she so rarely does lately. Alaric and Jo miss the funeral because she and...

This week is all about the highs and lows of human emotion. From pure joy (Enzo hitting Matt with his car) to devastating despair (the death of Liz Forbes) and everything in between. On top of that, we have a Criminal Minds-esque investigation of - who else - Grayson Gilbert. Jeremy has a going away party before his departure “art school”. But most importantly, Stefan and Caroline FINALLY share a...

It’s Bonnie’s birthday this week! Which would be good news if she wasn’t still (yes STILL) stuck in the prison world. Elena and Damon plan to celebrate her birthday with cake, Caroline and Stefan attempt to save the real world Miss Cuddles from the forest where Caroline left here, and Bonnie has decided to make this her last birthday ever! With Kai’s help, and newfound empathy, Bonnie’s suicide pl...