The Rippah Diaries

After turning the Wickery Bridge sign into 12 white oak stakes, Damon and Stefan enlist the teens into Salvatore Boot Camp to practice taking out one of the Originals. So Matt, Caroline, and Elena are now trained to stake any one of the Mikaelsons on sight, which will also take out Klaus since they're all still linked. But if you know Klaus, you know he's always one step ahead, which means he's holding Bonnie captive and threatening her loved ones until she unlinks him from his siblings. While Bonnie works on that, right in the next room, Rebekah is torturing Damon as revenge for his scheme with Sage. She's also getting in his head and giving him daydreams of Elena rescuing him—absolutely diabolical. But even more unrealistic than Damon's hallucinations is the fact that the teens actually get a shot at staking Finn and Matt of all people gets the kill shot. Later that evening, it's revealed that Matt didn't only kill Finn, but his entire bloodline.

This week: Season 3 Episode 18 | The Murder of One

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At the Wickery Bridge Restoration Kick-off, Damon runs into Sage, and despite not seeing her for 100 years, he decides to get her help in figuring out what Rebekah is up to. Sage’s plan of course relies on Rebekah coming over for a “party” and getting in her head once her guard is down. So while they take care of that, Elena has to deal with Alaric being basically a confirmed serial killer, which is only further confirmed when she and Stefan come back to the Gilbert house to find that he stabbed Meredith. And as usual, the only person having a worse time than Elena is Bonnie. Back at Abby’s house, Caroline and Bonnie try to deal with Abby’s vampire transition, which does not go well and ends with Abby leaving AGAIN.

This week: Season 3 Episode 17 | Break On Through

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Even though there's a murder every other day in Mystic Falls, the recent Founder's Council member deaths remind Damon of a similar crime spree 100 years ago. Despite Liz explicitly telling him to stay out of the investigation, Damon tries to figure out what might have happened back in 1912, which reminds him of the mysterious, old vampire, Sage, who taught him how to enjoy life as a vampire. He also remembers when he passed Sage's advice onto Stefan, which may or may not have caused him to become the Ripper of Monterey. Meanwhile, Rebekah starts to very unsubtly look for records on the last white oak tree to figure out if there are any more weapons that can be used against the Originals. Elsewhere, Elena and Matt try to prove that Meredith is the serial killer by breaking into her apartment to investigate.

This week: Season 3 Episode 16 | 1912

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After Elena tells everyone in town that Damon spent the night with Rebekah, she learns from Bonnie that Esther is planning a magic ritual to kill the Original siblings later that night. Unable to keep that a secret either, Elena tells Elijah about the ritual and that she wishes there was a way she could help save his life. But just like he tells her, be careful what you wish for: to help save his life, he traps her in the caves and sends Rebekah to keep her there and wait for the signal to kill her if Stefan and Damon don't find a way to stop Esther's spell. In a surprise to no one, the Salvatore Brothers go rogue and instead try to take down the Originals themselves. When that plan inevitably fails, they have to make a coin flip decision on who has to cut off Bonnie and Abby's magic.

This week: Season 3 Episode 15 | All My Children

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An episode as iconic as Dangerous Liaisons doesn't require a description but instead an invitation: Please join the Mikaelson Family this episode for dancing, cocktails, & celebration. And don't forget the love triangle, romantasy, & general mayhem.

This week: Season 3 Episode 14 | Dangerous Liaisons

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With Sheriff Forbes officially investigating the town serial killer, not only will Damon be consulted first, but she's of course going to tell Alaric and Elena everything she knows, including that the weapon used was from the Gilbert vampire-hunting stash. While those three look into the murders, the Salvatore brothers continue to scheme to kill Klaus, but they each have different ideas on how to get it done. So while Stefan turns to Bonnie and Abby, Damon asks one of our faves, Elijah, for help. Damon and Elijah end up setting up a dinner party where they can all talk it out, but things don't go too well since neither Klaus nor Stefan are big negotiators. Just when it seems all hope is lost, Elijah pulls a real wild card move and kicks off one of the Rippah Girls' fav arcs. 

This week: Season 3 Episode 13 | Bringing Out the Dead

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After having recurring dreams about Klaus's coffins, Bonnie realizes her dreams are trying to show her how to kill him. They also lead her to find her estranged mother, Abby. Speaking of awful parents, Bill Forbes returns to town to force Tyler to turn into a wolf to break his sire bond with Klaus. Meanwhile, Damon is focused on proving Alaric's new friend, Dr. Meredith Fell, is a psycho killer. Finally, Klaus makes a big move to get the coffins back that even Crazy Stefan can't stop, but Damon leaves him a little surprise that brings the return of a familiar face.

This week: Season 3 Episode 12 | The Ties That Bind

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Caroline is in no mood to celebrate her 18th birthday, so Elena, Bonnie, and Matt try to cheer her up by turning the celebration into the funeral she never got to have. Meanwhile, Damon and Stefan unsurprisingly can't agree on how to deal with Klaus, so Stefan goes rogue and nearly drives Elena off of Wickery Bridge. Elsewhere, Alaric gets closer to Dr. Meredith Fell at the Founders' Council meeting.

This week: Season 3 Episode 11 | Our Town

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Now that Stefan has Klaus’s one weakness, his daggered family, he recruits Bonnie to hide the coffins in the haunted witch house. Klaus turns to his usual tactics of stalking, threatening, and murdering to get what he wants. As usual, the Gilbert family is on the receiving end of this and Stefan isn’t willing to help. After witnessing a literal beheading on the front porch, Elena and Alaric become more concerned than ever about Jeremy. Finally, Tyler gets a much needed reality check that maybe doing everything his hybrid overlord says isn’t as safe as he thought.

This week: Season 3 Episode 10 | The New Deal

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Stefan, Elena, and Damon scheme to lure Klaus back to Mystic Falls, and there’s no better way than to tell him Mikael is dead. While they wait for Klaus to return, everyone decides to attend homecoming, but the dance is relocated at the last minute to the Lockwood mansion. The teens quickly realize the huge party with a live band was not pulled together by Tyler, it’s a wake for Mikael thrown by Klaus. Damon and Mikael decide to make their move against Klaus at the wake, which nearly works, but Stefan swoops in at the last moment to save Klaus. Stefan earns his freedom from Klaus then skips town with Katherine. On their way out of town, flashbacks reveal that Damon was going to die with Klaus, and Stefan only saved him to save Damon. In retaliation, Stefan reveals to Klaus that he stole his coffins full of siblings.

This week: Season 3 Episode 9 | Homecoming

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