The AMPire Diaries Episode 12: “The Return” | “Brave New World” (Season 2 Premiere)

AMPies—it’s Season 2, baby! That’s right, moving along on this Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, we’re finally watching LaToya’s favorite season! In this supersized AMPire Diaries episode, we’re talking about “The Return” (Season 2, Episode 1) and “Brave New World” (Season 2, Episode 2). Why, exactly, is it supersized? Well, we’ve gotta talk:

- Who’s hotter: Elena or Katherine?

- Vampire blood sciences.

- Do we hate Bonnie yet?

- Why is being mean to Damo soooo funny?

- Which Sex and the City characters represent Katherine, Pearl, Anna, and Emily. (Call us, Julie Plec.)

- “Doppelganger,” “heightened,” and the moonstone!

- Steve the Squirrel Eater.

- “Emo Little Bitch” t-shirts: Yay or Nay?

- Jacked Jeremy.

- The fact that Jill actually wrote this season of The Vampire Diaries.

- Morgan's apology to Jeremy Gilbert stans.

- The elephant in the room when it comes to Damo and Caroline...

- HOT TAKES!!!

- Morgan and LaToya's friendship origin story.

- LaToya's mortality.

- The burden of not spoiling Jill, despite the fact that she wrote this season of television.

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And that’s just a taste of it.

“KATHERINE RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE” (“The Return”)

“THE CARNIVAL FROM HELL” (“Brave New World”)

The more AMPED logline this time around? Katherine. Returns. With. A. Vengeance. “The Return,” it is.

Whether you’re a Vampire Diaries obsessive or newcomer, join along with hosts LaToya Ferguson (@lafergs—Vampire Diaries obsessive), Morgan Lutich (@LorganMutich—Vampire Diaries obsessive), and Jill Defiel (@jiilbobaggins—Vampire Diaries newcomer) on their new podcast journey. Most importantly, get AMPED (and horny) along with them on this journey. Ya gotta get AMPED.

The Official CW Promo for “The Return”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-mlanxVI8

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “The Return”: Dick Lockwood’s Funeral

The Official CW Promo for “Brave New World”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cOK2jGypvg

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “Brave New World”: Mystic Falls High School Carnival

The AMPire Diaries is now available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher, as well as wherever you get your podcasts. The first 10 episodes (including the introduction episode) of The AMPire Diaries are also still available to stream over on the podcast feed for LaToya’s TV podcast with Maura Kate Elliott, The Televoid.

Don’t forget to rate (5 STARS, please) and review the podcast. And most importantly, don’t forget to get AMPED.