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The Vampire Diaries - General Information
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Status: Break -- Between Seasons
Premiere: September 10, 2009
Classification: Scripted
Genre: | Drama | Horror/Supernatural | Romance
Network: The CW (USA)
Airs: Thursdays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Season 4 -- Renewed -- Air Date Unknown/TBA
Season 3 -- 22 episodes -- Sep 15, 2011 to May 10, 2012 -- Completed
3x01 -- Sep 15, 2011 -- The Birthday
3x02 -- Sep 22, 2011 -- The Hybrid
3x03 -- Sep 29, 2011 -- The End of the Affair
3x04 -- Oct 06, 2011 -- Disturbing Behavior
3x05 -- Oct 13, 2011 -- The Reckoning
3x06 -- Oct 20, 2011 -- Smells Like Teen Spirit
3x07 -- Oct 27, 2011 -- Ghost World
3x08 -- Nov 03, 2011 -- Ordinary People
3x09 -- Nov 10, 2011 -- Homecoming
3x10 -- Jan 05, 2012 -- The New Deal
3x11 -- Jan 12, 2012 -- Our Town
3x12 -- Jan 19, 2012 -- The Ties That Bind
3x13 -- Feb 02, 2012 -- Bringing Out the Dead
3x14 -- Feb 09, 2012 -- Dangerous Liaisons
3x15 -- Feb 16, 2012 -- All My Children
3x16 -- Mar 15, 2012 -- 1912
3x17 -- Mar 22, 2012 -- Break On Through
3x18 -- Mar 29, 2012 -- The Murder of One
3x19 -- Apr 19, 2012 -- Heart of Darkness
3x20 -- Apr 26, 2012 -- Do Not Go Gentle
3x21 -- May 03, 2012 -- Before Sunset
3x22 -- May 10, 2012 -- The Departed
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About the show
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The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) a 17-year-old girl, who falls for a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley).Their relationship becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan's vicious and malevolent older brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) returns with a plan to wreak havoc on the town and a revenge against his younger brother. Both brothers begin to show affection towards Elena, mainly because of her resemblance to their past love Katherine Pierce. It is revealed that Elena is a descendant of Katherine, who eventually returns with plans against the trio.
The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history since its settlement of migrants from New England in the late 17th century. Other story lines revolve around the other inhabitants of the town, most notably Elena's younger brother Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R. McQueen), her best friend Bonnie Bennett (Katerina Graham), their mutual friends, Caroline Forbes (Candice Accola), Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino) and Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig). The town's politics are orchestrated by descendants of the original founding families, all comprising a "Founders' Council". Some of the founding families of Mystic Falls include the Salvatores, the Gilberts, the Fells, the Forbes and the Lockwoods. They guard the town mainly from vampires, although they seem to be oblivious to other supernatural threats such as werewolves, witches, and ghosts.
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Date of last review or update: May 18, 2012
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