The final season of The Vampire Diaries continues on Friday night with episode 9, titled “The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch.” Here are the details on how to watch online.
The most common theme throughout the final season of The Vampire Diaries has been the show referencing moments from its past. Sometimes the callback is as simple as the episode titles that are all lines of dialogue from past seasons.
But the past couple episode, have really dialed up the references to the show’s history. Last week, there was a return to Mystic Falls High School. This week, everyone gathers for the Miss Mystic Falls pageant that was last an important plot point back in the first season.
Sybil is helping out with the pageant to try and get more information on the bell and ropes everyone else in to help. Even Stefan and Damon come back to Mystic Falls when the siren calls.
Seeing as the Miss Mystic Falls pageant is one of the first moments where there is a romantic spark between Damon and Elena, this is a perfect place for Sybil to use those memories to torture Damon.
Back in season 1, this was the first time that the audience really saw Stefan’s struggle with blood lust. He is not quite in full ripper mode, but he clearly has some control issues. The reason Stefan can’t escort Elena at the Miss Mystic Falls pageant is because he is binging on blood bags before kidnapping one of the other contestants.
In the promotional photos for the episode, it is clear Sybil is channeling Elena to get under Damon’s skin. She is wearing a blue dress that is very similar to the dress Elena wore to the Miss Mystic Falls pageant. It also appears from the photos that a very awkward reunion between Stefan and Caroline in going to take place.
Here are all the details on how to watch season 8, episode 9 of The Vampire Diaries, both on TV and online:
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Date: Friday, January 20
Start Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Episode: “The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch”
TV Channel: The CW
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2
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