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The Vampire Diaries
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The Night of the Comet

  • Episode aired Sep 17, 2009
  • TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.3K
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Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
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Elena goes to the Salvatore house to talk to Stefan, but finds Damon there instead, who reveals surprising information about Stefan's past. Vicki begins to remember the attack.Elena goes to the Salvatore house to talk to Stefan, but finds Damon there instead, who reveals surprising information about Stefan's past. Vicki begins to remember the attack.Elena goes to the Salvatore house to talk to Stefan, but finds Damon there instead, who reveals surprising information about Stefan's past. Vicki begins to remember the attack.

  • Director
    • Marcos Siega
  • Writers
    • Kevin Williamson
    • Julie Plec
    • L.J. Smith
  • Stars
    • Nina Dobrev
    • Paul Wesley
    • Ian Somerhalder
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marcos Siega
    • Writers
      • Kevin Williamson
      • Julie Plec
      • L.J. Smith
    • Stars
      • Nina Dobrev
      • Paul Wesley
      • Ian Somerhalder
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nina Dobrev
    Nina Dobrev
    • Elena Gilbert
    Paul Wesley
    Paul Wesley
    • Stefan Salvatore
    Ian Somerhalder
    Ian Somerhalder
    • Damon Salvatore
    Steven R. McQueen
    Steven R. McQueen
    • Jeremy Gilbert
    Sara Canning
    Sara Canning
    • Jenna Sommers
    Kat Graham
    Kat Graham
    • Bonnie Bennett
    • (as Katerina Graham)
    Candice King
    Candice King
    • Caroline Forbes
    • (as Candice Accola)
    Zach Roerig
    Zach Roerig
    • Matt Donovan
    Kayla Ewell
    Kayla Ewell
    • Vicki Donovan
    Michael Trevino
    Michael Trevino
    • Tyler Lockwood
    Chris William Martin
    Chris William Martin
    • Zach Salvatore
    Benjamin Ayres
    Benjamin Ayres
    • William Tanner
    Peyton Lee
    Peyton Lee
    • Guy
    Beth Keener
    Beth Keener
    • Girl
    • (as Elizabeth Lynn Hingley)
    Terri James
    Terri James
    • Nurse Haynes
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Marcos Siega
    • Writers
      • Kevin Williamson
      • Julie Plec
      • L.J. Smith
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    3FallonTimberlake2016

    This episode was so bad that it was laugh-out-loud funny at times.

    I did not think that the pilot of The Vampire Diaries was that bad. I had some issues with it but I saw potential. Then I watched this episode... Wow. I don't know whether my expectations were higher or if they hired a terrible writer, but that was seriously awful.

    There were moments where the storyline went back on itself. As if the writers thought they made a mistake so they decided to change that plot line later in the episode, which made me very confused.

    But what really got me was that they took the problems that the previous episode had, and put them in this episode about ten times more. I won't go in depth on that because I did in the previous review, but I will say that the music in the background made me groan in disgust at some points.

    The thing that made this episode laugh-out-loud funny for me was the dialogue. There were times where I had to pause it because I was laughing so hard. The only main characters that didn't have incredibly bad dialogue were the brothers, but Stefan doesn't talk much so I'm not sure that he counts. So basically Damon was the one thing I liked about this episode.

    I hope this show doesn't stay like this. According to the user reviews, this is the worst episode in the series, so I am persuaded to watch the next episode; but if the next episode is similar to this one than I may not continue with this show.

    I give The Vampire Diaries Season One Episode Two 3/10 stars.
    8jackDee-56565

    Damon was MVP in season 1

    The early episodes were not the best, it does take awhile, but murderous Damon was fun and entertaining, ian somerhalder was great in the role no one else could have played damon
    5claudio_carvalho

    Reasonable Episode

    Stefan overhears Jeremy telling to Elena that Vicki told him that she had been attacked by a vampire and he visits her and uses his ability to persuade her that she was attacked by an animal.

    Meanwhile Elena goes to Stefan's house and meets Damon that tells her that his brother misses his former love, Katherine. The evil Damon manipulates Vicky, who is recovering her memory, to force Stefan to kill her. Then Damon flirts with the easy Caroline and they have sex. When the awkward Elena meets Stefan, they resolve their situation watching the passage of a comet over Mystic Falls.

    "The Night of the Comet" is a reasonable episode, with Damon trying to force Stefan to drink human blood. After biting Vicky, Damon now bites Caroline. Will the students of Mystic Falls high school turn into vampires? My vote is five.

    Title (Brazil): "A Noite do Cometa" ("The Night of the Comet")

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    • Trivia
      Elena and Stefan mention "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte; the book is also mentioned in the Twilight book.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where the moon with the comet are shown together, comet's tail points away from the sun. The bright side of the moon also faces the sun. Normally, the bright side of the moon and the tail of the comet would both indicate the approximate direction of the sun. The relative to each other, bright side of the moon and the orientation of the comet's tail depict an impossible location of the sun. Either the moon or the comet was placed into night sky with the incorrect orientation.
    • Quotes

      Elena Gilbert: Stefan never mentioned he had a brother.

      Damon Salvatore: Well, Stefan isn't one to brag.

    • Connections
      References Night of the Comet (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Closer to Love
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mat Kearney, Robert Marvin and Josiah Bell

      Performed by Mat Kearney

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Covington, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alloy Entertainment
      • Outerbanks Entertainment
      • Bonanza Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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