EPISODE

1. Pilot

In the series opener, a Virginia high-school student, Elena, falls for a new boy in class who is actually a centuries-old vampire struggling to live peacefully among humans. Their budding relationship is threatened when his evil vampire brother arrives in town and tries to capture Elena's heart for himself.

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In the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her younger brother Jeremy are both in denial over their parents' deaths. Elena withdraws emotionally and socially, Jeremy turns to drugs to numb his feelings, and both struggle to readjust on their first day back at school. A mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore, catches Elena's attention, causing jealousy in her ex-boyfriend Matt Donovan and tension with her friend Caroline Forbes, who is also interested in Stefan. Encouraged by her best friend Bonnie Bennett, Elena considers talking to him but remains hesitant. After Matt's sister Vicki is attacked by what the town believes to be a wild animal, Stefan is revealed to be a vampire who refrains from feeding on humans. His estranged older brother Damon, a far more dangerous vampire, is ultimately revealed to be Vicki’s attacker.

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