It's Been a Hell of a Ride is the fourteenth episode of the eighth season of The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and sixty-ninth episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD – Damon and Stefan must join forces against Cade in order to save Elena's casket. Meanwhile, Caroline and Alaric deal with their daughters' burgeoning magical powers.
Plot[]
Damon wakes out above his body. He is soon joined by Arcadius who reveals that Kai gave him Elena's coffin and that he'll give it back to Damon if he gets him the ashen dagger, which can kill him.
Meanwhile, Stefan visits Bonnie at the ruins of Enzo's safehouse. He asks Bonnie to forgive him for killing Enzo, but she tells him that she won't so he says that he's going to leave the town soon. Stefan finds Kai at the karaoke bar singing Knockin' On Heaven's Door. He him about the dagger, and Kai threatens him with it. Damon snaps Kai's neck, takes the dagger and traps him in the Armory.
Caroline tells the twins and Alaric that she and Stefan are having some issues, but also that the twins' powers are getting out of control. Kai offers to help them. He tells Caroline that the twins' out of control powers are caused by being at The Armory. By using his powers, he manages to escape.
Enzo tells Bonnie to try to forgive Stefan as he was under Cade's control when he killed him. Meanwhile, Stefan is planning on killing Cade. Damon tries to stop him, but Stefan injects him with vervain. Stefan and Cade meet in a cave at quarry. It's exactly 8 o'clock, so Alaric starts ringing the bell. This weakens Cade and Stefan is able to fight him. He tries to stab him with the dagger, but at that moment he loses the upper hand because Alaric stopped ringing the bell. The twins called him because they were scared of a man in the house. Damon arrives to the cave and Cade makes him choose between Stefan and Elena. He sets Elena's coffin on fire and Bonnie also feels pain. Damon thinks and eventually chooses himself. He stakes himself and dies, but Bonnie arrives and fights Cade. She offers Cade to fight for Damon's soul. While they're fighting, Stefan takes the dagger and kills Cade. Damon's soul returns to his body. Bonnie tells Stefan that she doesn't forgive him, but he says that he'll keep on trying.
Meanwhile, Kai calls Alaric to tell him that he plan on killing the twins. Kai chases the girls, but Alaric and Caroline arrive and overpower him. Alaric realizes that he wants to start a school for supernatural creatures with Caroline. Damon convinces Stefan to stay in Mystic Falls and he proposes to Caroline again and she accepts.
With Lizzie and Josie's help Bonnie traps Kai in another prison world . He tells her that Hell now has a new ruler: Katherine Pierce.
Cast[]
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Trivia[]
- Antagonists: Malachai Parker and Arcadius.
- Kai was able to absorb magic from the Armory's walls similarly to how Lizzie and Josie were subconsciously absorbing it and levitating crayons in The Lies Will Catch Up To You.
- Alaric tells Caroline that he would like to start a school for children, like Josie and Lizzie, at the Armory.
- With Bonnie's help, Josie and Lizzie managed to create a new Prison World for Kai, there is no known way for him to escape.
- Bonnie tells Damon what Kai told her about Hell; that it was not destroyed after Arcadius' death and that someone they know is now in charge.
Body Count[]
- Damon Salvatore - Staked; killed by himself but was brought back indirectly though Arcadius' death
- Arcadius - Stabbed with his dagger; killed by Stefan Salvatore
Locations[]
- Mystic Falls, Virginia
- Enzo's Safehouse
- Grove Hill, Virginia
- Bar (present and Prison World)
Continuity[]
- Josette was mentioned. She was last seen as a corpse in Best Served Cold.
- Elena was briefly seen. She was last seen in Things We Lost in the Fire.
- Katherine was mentioned. She was last seen as a hallucination in While You Were Sleeping.
- The Gemini Coven was mentioned by Kai. They were last seen in I'm Thinking Of You All The While.
Behind the Scenes[]
- "It's been a hell of a ride" is a line from Damon to Elena in season one's Blood Brothers.
- Hashtag during the airing was #KillTheDevil
Cultural References[]
- "Hello, Clarice" is a reference to The Silence of the Lambs, a film about the serial killer Hannibal Lecter.
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Soundtrack[]
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" – Bob Dylan (Chris Wood Cover)
"Change My Life" – Dang
"Silently" – Axel Flovent
"This Explosion Within" – Lights & Motion
"Two Princes" – Spin Doctors
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