With the fate of Mystic Falls at stake, Stefan and Damon must fight their greatest enemy for one last battle.
A wedding is planned so Damon and Stefan can lure out a dangerous enemy. The fate of Mystic Falls is in imminent danger.
Damon and Stefan join forces against Cade to save Elena's casket and Caroline and Alaric deal with their daughter's burgeoning magical powers.
Damon and Alaric face an old enemy and find a weapon that may kill Cade. Stefan is held captive and is forced to confront a dark secret from his past.
Damon strikes a deal with Cade to save Stefan's soul -- he must retrieve the Maxwell journal. Caroline desperately tries to connect with Stefan.
Cade returns to Mystic Falls, giving Damon and Stefan additional assignments. Caroline and Matt protect the residents from Cade's appetite for souls.
Sybil's revenge leaves Damon in a catatonic state. Caroline and Bonnie enter Damon's mind and discover that Stefan is the key to Damon's fate.
Stefan and Damon return to Mystic Falls at Sybil's request. Bonnie, back from Paris, attends the Miss Mystic Falls pageant with Caroline and Enzo.
Stefan and Damon attend an anger management support group to find their next victim. Sybil is still alive, teaching a group of high school students.
Stefan's Christmas Eve with Caroline takes a turn when Damon and Sybil crash dinner. Alaric, Matt and Peter join, and things turn dark and twisted.
Caroline takes drastic measures to keep her family safe. Stefan pledges to do his best to save the twins. Alaric and Caroline's tension boils over.
Damon may be beyond the point of return, Stefan makes a gut-wrenching decision and Bonnie gets advice from Caroline.
While searching for an artifact, Damon's latest mission takes him to Texas. It causes a violent run-in with Peter, leading to a surprising revelation.
Enzo fights to regain control and Bonnie plays a deadly game. Alaric battles to bring Damon and Enzo back. Damon's downward spiral leads him to Tyler.
After learning that someone from Stefan's past may be Damon and Enzo's next target, Stefan, Bonnie and Caroline head to North Carolina.
Months after Damon and Enzo disappear, Stefan still pushes forward with their search as Bonnie struggles to hold onto hope that they will be found.
