The Vampire Journals

In this episode, it’s time for a historical Halloween gala! Silas and Damon pull some sneaky switcheroo shenanigans. A mysterious rich boy named Aaron is investigating the murder of Hayley Kiyoko. Katherine evades death yet again. Plus, your hosts manage to break the world record for the highest amount of meaningless tangents in a Vampire Diaries recap podcast. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season...

In this episode, Mystic Falls holds their coolest festival yet (and we’re not even being sarcastic about that). Plus, Stefan goes redpill, Damon plays the wildcard, Matt has a man inside of him, and Bonnie has a very late memorial service. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 5, Episode 4: For Whom the Bell Tolls Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we flash back to ancient Greece and learn about Qetsiyah: a woman scorned. Plus, Stefan gets kidnapped, Damon is subject to the existential horrors of free will, and Katharine gives MAHA vibes. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 5, Episode 3: Original Sin Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Matt gives Bonnie a much-needed shoulder to cry on, Elena gets brainwashed, and Jeremy gets totally jacked. Plus, Katherine has a shotgun and head cold. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 5, Episode 2: True Lies Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Vampire Journals P...

In this episode, Silas commits a political assassination, Matt has a threesome, and Stefan does a polar plunge to ring in the new year. Plus, Elena and Caroline meet lesbian icon Hayley Kiyoko at college. We’re back, baby! Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 5, Episode 1: I Know What You Did Last Summer Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, (most of) the gang graduates high school, the ghosts of Mystic Falls say their goodbyes, and Katherine makes an oopsie. Plus, we finally get a Silas face reveal. We're officially halfway through the series, folks! Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 23: Graduation Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Facebo...

In this episode, Bonnie does some big magic that backfires, the cure changes hands, and Silas is stoned. Meanwhile, the Salvatore brothers learn how to draw a triangle and the podcast's hosts learn about marine biology. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 22: The Walking Dead Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Facebook Gr...

In this episode, Matt is failing out of school and the Salvatore brothers are failing at being torturers. Thankfully, Rebekah's here to be a tutor and Katherine's here to be an expert torturer slash pot-stirrer. Also, Silas keeps showing up. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 21: She's Come Undone Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we go to New Orleans where Klaus suspects a witch uprising against him. However, he finds that his adopted son, Marcel, has taken over the city. Meanwhile, Haley is pregnant and it's some sort of witch prophecy! Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 20: The Originals Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Faceb...

In this episode, it's Prom night at Mystic Falls high and everyone's unhinged. Damon and Stefan struggle to turn Elena's humanity switch back on. Bonnie proves she's the baddest bitch around. And Caroline borrows a dress from Klaus' antique collection. Meanwhile, Rebekah is trying to be human for 24 hours while Matt just does Matt things. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 19: Picture...

In this episode, Elena and Rebekah steal Damon's car to search for Katherine and the cure. Damon and Stefan make a plan A to turn Elena's emotions back on. Plan B? Torture. Meanwhile, our boy Elijah is back. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 18: American Gothic Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we take a trip to the 1970s New York punk scene, where Damon and Lexi were having a good time. In the present, Damon is trying to turn Elena's humanity switch back on while simultaneously looking for Katherine and the cure. Meanwhile, Caroline and Stefan try to convince Klaus that it would be in his own best interest to help them track Silas down. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Sea...

In this episode, Elena gets back into cheerleading and does a Mean Girl and snacks on a cheerleader. We have two team-ups to find the cure: team Damon and Rebekah and team Klaus and Hayley. Elena then throws a party and takes things too far. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 16: Bring it On Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ...

In this episode, Damon smuggles Jeremy's corpse across the Canadian border. Elena goes through the stages of grief while the Salvatore brothers decide how to make her be less sad. Damon makes the wildest choice of all. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 15: Stand By Me Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Klaus flaunts his Aramaic codex skills. Jeremy and Bonnie find Silas and a whole lot of trouble. Katherine makes another big villain entrance. Meanwhile, everyone plays a game of telephone with the fact that there's only one cure. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 14: Down the Rabbit Hole Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, the gang goes to Novascotia Canada to find the world's biggest baddest immortal witch Silas. Bonnie uses Jeremy's boy map to find he way, but Professor Shane has plans of his own. Meanwhile, there's someone else on the island throwing axes and being mysterious. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 13: Into the Wild Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jo...

In this episode, it's another Decade Dance, and Rebekah still won't get to attend. Damon is in the Salvator dungeon because Kol compelled him to kill Jeremy. Meanwhile, Bonnie's dad calls in the calvalry to help deal with Bonnie's newfound power. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 12: A View To A Kill Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Elena comes to a tipping point, suggesting a way for Jeremy to kill 10s of thousands of vampires. Klaus forbids Kol from killing Jeremy, but Kol follows the letter of the law as a shitty little brother does. Meanwhile, Professor Shane gets arrested for all those murders. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 11: Catch Me If You Can Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Rebekah is back and out for revenge. She holds everyone hostage at the school library a la The Breakfast Club to get all the juicy updates. Meanwhile, Damon and Klaus fight over how best to train Jeremy. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 10: After School Special Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, it's Christmas and the town of Mystic Falls puts on another event at the Lockwood Mansion: a Winter Wonderland. Surely nothing bad will happen here! Professor Shane (Shady-pants) helps hypnosis Jeremy into not wanting to kill his sister-- I'm sure there's no ulterior motive. Shane also fills everyone in on the witch Silas, whatever his deal is. Elena and Damon struggle...

In this episode, the Salvator Bros take a road trip to New Orleans to figure out just how literal the sire bond is. A new hybrid challenges Tyler for the werewolf alpha crown. Meanwhile, Elena, Caroline, and Bonnie have a girls' sleepover at the Salvator mansion and do sleepover things like drinking, dancing, and cellphone product placement. Content: The Vampire Diaries; Season 4, Episode 8: W...

In this episode, it's the Miss Mystic Falls pageant again, and this time, Elena and Caroline support April as pageant veterans. Damon smells something off about Professor Shane and won't stop until he finds out what this occult prof is up to. Meanwhile, has anyone checked up on Jeremy lately? Content: The Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 7: My Brother's Keeper Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Elena is plagued by hallucinations of the man she murdered. Klaus locks Elena away to prevent her from hurting herself. Professor Shane reveals an ancient witchcraft that he's been teaching to Bonnie. And Caroline makes a selfish mistake with Tyler. Meanwhile, Stefan and Klaus have Jeremy on the path to tattooed hunterdom. Content: The Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 6: We A...

In this episode, vampire hunter Jordan Connor sets up a trap at the Mystic Grill, holding Jeremy, Matt, and April as teen hostages. Stefan allies with Klaus and continues to keep the vampire cure a secret. Meanwhile, Elena will do anything to save her brother... even kill. Content: The Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 5: The Killer Facebook Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journals Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we cold open to 5 hunks getting sweet tatts. Damon teaches Elena how to hunt at college frat parties. And in a flashback to 12th Century Italy, Klaus reveals that those 5 hunks are super vampire hunters. Meanwhile, Bonnie meets up with Professor Atticus Shane who convinces her to start practicing magic again. Content: The Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 4: The Five Facebook Page...