Heartbroken by an unexpected tragedy, Damon is focused on holding himself together, while pushing Bonnie harder than ever to find a way to stop the disintegration of the Other Side. Elena takes matters into her own hands and demands that Liv and Luke help her, but Liv refuses to cooperate until Caroline provides her with some personal motivation. Sheriff Forbes is horrified when Markos uses violence against Tyler/Julian to prove that Mystic Falls is now under the control of the Travelers. With new information from Sheriff Forbes, Damon comes up with a dangerous plan that relies on split-second timing from Jeremy and Matt. Liv's off-hand remark regarding Stefan gets a surprisingly emotional response from Caroline. As conditions on the Other Side worsen, Bonnie takes the opportunity to settle an old score. Finally, Damon's plan causes a massive explosion in Mystic Falls, and everyone is caught up in the confusion, leaving a trail of heroism, sacrifice, relief and despair.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 22 of The Vampire Diaries was watched by 1,610,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is The Vampire Diaries Renewed or Cancelled for Season 6?

The Vampire Diaries Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
• s05e02 - True Lies
• s05e03 - Original Sin
• s05e04 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
• s05e05 - Monster's Ball
• s05e06 - Handle with Care
• s05e07 - Death and the Maiden
• s05e08 - Dead Man on Campus
• s05e09 - The Cell
• s05e10 - Fifty Shades of Grayson
• s05e11 - 500 Years of Solitude
• s05e12 - The Devil Inside
• s05e13 - Total Eclipse of the Heart
• s05e14 - No Exit
• s05e15 - Gone Girl
• s05e16 - While You Were Sleeping
• s05e17 - Rescue Me
• s05e18 - Resident Evil
• s05e19 - Man On Fire
• s05e20 - What Lies Beneath
• s05e21 - Promised Land
• s05e22 - Home

The Vampire Diaries Show Summary

Based on novels of the same name, Vampire Diaries follows Elena, a young heroine, who is the object of passion for two vampire brothers. Four months after the tragic car accident thathuged their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world.

As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore. Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena's soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.