In this episode, Elena learns the history of her ancestor Samantha Gilbert, and her tragic death. Sage reappears in the modern day to help Finn Mikaelson survive. Damon and Sage plot against Rebekah to get information about the white oak tree, but that is a threesome never meant to be. Meanwhile, Alaric continues to spiral in his discovery of the serial killings, and Caroline has a hard time convincing Abby to stay with her daughter, Bonnie.

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Producer & Co-host: Morgan Ormond  (Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Morgan_Ormond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Audio Editor & Co-host: El Haney

Experts: Hannah Tsiopanos & Rebecca Torchia

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Theme Song: "Vampire Journals" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astronaut Mike Dexter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.