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| airdate = January 29, 2015
  
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| viewers = 1.47 million
 
| writer = [[Brett Matthews]] & [[Rebecca Sonnenshine]]
  
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{{Character Quote|{{Caroline}}: What if [[Elizabeth Forbes|she]] can't forgive me?<br>[[Stefan]]: She doesn't think there is anything to forgive. She just wants you to be with her.|'''Stefan''' telling '''Caroline''' how she should spend her time before her [[Elizabeth Forbes|mom]] dies}}
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{{Character Quote|'''[[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]]''': What if [[Elizabeth Forbes|she]] can't forgive me?<br />'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': She doesn't think there is anything to forgive. She just wants you to be with her.|'''Stefan''' telling '''Caroline''' to spend time with her [[Elizabeth Forbes|mom]] before she dies.}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the twelfth episode of the [[Season Six|sixth season]] of [[The Vampire Diaries|''The Vampire Diaries'']] and the one hundred and twenty third episode of the series.
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'''Prayer For the Dying''' is the twelfth episode of the [[Season Six|sixth season]] of [[The Vampire Diaries (TV series)|''The Vampire Diaries'']] and the one hundred and twenty third episode of the series overall.
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
 
[[File:The Vampire Diaries - Prayer for the Dying Trailer|thumb|right|280 px]]
  
[[File:The Vampire Diaries - Prayer for the Dying Trailer|thumb|right|280 px]]
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'''THE MERGE''' — When [[Olivia Parker|Liv]] and [[Lucas Parker|Luke]]’s [[Joshua Parker|father]] arrives to town to celebrate their birthday, they try and convince him to let [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] and [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] take their place in the merge ceremony. After [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] finds out that the merge is happening sooner than he expected, he urges Liv to let him talk to her father. Meanwhile, after [[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]]’s plan to cure her mother takes an unexpected and devastating turn, [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]], [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] and [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] gather at the hospital, while Jo attempts to save [[Elizabeth Forbes|Sheriff Forbes]]’ life. Lastly, with the merge set to take place, Damon’s risky plan quickly sends things spiraling out of control, forcing one of the twins to take matters into their own hands.
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'''THE MERGE''' — When [[Olivia Parker|Liv]] and [[Lucas Parker|Luke]]’s [[Joshua Parker|father]] arrives to town to celebrate their birthday, they try and convince him to let [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] and [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] take their place in the [[The Merge|merge ceremony]]. After [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] finds out that the merge is happening sooner than he expected, he urges Liv to let him talk to her father. Meanwhile, after [[Caroline Forbes|Caroline]]’s plan to cure her mother takes an unexpected and devastating turn, [[Elena Gilbert|Elena]], [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] and [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] gather at [[Whitmore Hospital|the hospital]], while Jo attempts to save [[Elizabeth Forbes|Sheriff Forbes]]’ life. Lastly, with the merge set to take place, Damon’s risky plan quickly sends things spiraling out of control, forcing one of the twins to take matters into their own hands.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
 
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At her mother's house in the middle of the night, Caroline hears a weird noise and goes to investigate. Colin, the cancer patient Caroline thinks she cured at Duke, stumbles up to her door, covered in blood. She calls Stefan for help. He figures that Liz signed the house over to Caroline, and lets light in on Colin to test his theory. Colin's skin burns. He's a vampire. Which means after Caroline fed him her blood, he died.
  
At her mother's house in the middle of the night, Caroline hears a weird noise and goes to investigate. Colin, the cancer patient Caroline thinks she cured at Duke, stumbles up to her door, covered in blood. She calls Stefan for help. He figures that Liz signed the house over to Caroline, and lets light in on Colin to test his theory. Colin's skin burns. He's a vampire. Which means after Caroline fed him her blood, he died.
   
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At the hospital, a doctor uses a defibrillator on Liz, who sees herself packing up a suitcase in a sunlit room, calling for Caroline to say good-bye. Even though he's compelled, the doctor says there's nothing more he can do. Caroline arrives and cries over her mother, whose heart has completely stopped. In her dream, Liz sees Caroline with her back to her. When Caroline turns around, she's covered in blood and full vampire. Liz wakes up with a start. Elena rushes out to get some air, freaked out that Liz almost died in her arms. Damon follows her. She kisses him, saying she doesn't want to waste another minute. When Liz wakes up, she assures Caroline none of it is her fault. When Stefan arrives, Liz sends Caroline out for coffee then makes Stefan promise he'll be there for Caroline after she's gone. Caroline hears it all from outside the room.
  
At the hospital, a doctor uses a defibrillator on Liz, who sees herself packing up a suitcase in a sunlit room, calling for Caroline to say good-bye. Even though he's compelled, the doctor says there's nothing more he can do. Caroline arrives and cries over her mother, whose heart has completely stopped. In her dream, Liz sees Caroline with her back to her. When Caroline turns around, she's covered in blood and full vampire. Liz wakes up with a start. Elena rushes out to get some air, freaked out that Liz almost died in her arms. Damon follows her. She kisses him, saying she doesn't want to waste another minute. When Liz wakes up, she assures Caroline none of it is her fault. When Stefan arrives, Liz sends Caroline out for coffee then makes Stefan promise he'll be there for Caroline after she's gone. Caroline hears it all from outside the room.
   
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Back with Luke and Kai, Jo waits for Luke to wake up. Damon finds them. Jo is furious with him and blames him for the dire situation. Whomever wakes up is the winner. Back with her dad, Liv is freaking out that she can't reach Luke. Jo cries as she holds Luke's unconscious body, begging him to fight, wake up and come back to her. Kai also lies unconscious nearby. For a short while, that feels like forever, nothing happens. Then, Luke stirs and opens his eyes for an instant, giving Jo (& the viewer) false hope that he has defeated Kai and is the survivor. Back at Josh, he grabs Liv's hand frantically and tells her they have to run. He can feel that Luke merged with Kai and that Kai won. Jo realizes that Luke has slipped away and is in fact dead. Kai has after all won the merger. He stands up to gloat, then disappears.}}}}
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Back with Luke and Kai, Jo waits for Luke to wake up. Damon finds them. Jo is furious with him and blames him for the dire situation. Whomever wakes up is the winner. Back with her dad, Liv is freaking out that she can't reach Luke. Jo cries as she holds Luke's unconscious body, begging him to fight, wake up and come back to her. Kai also lies unconscious nearby. For a short while, that feels like forever, nothing happens. Then, Luke stirs and opens his eyes for an instant, giving Jo (& the viewer) false hope that he has defeated Kai and is the survivor. Back at Josh, he grabs Liv's hand frantically and tells her they have to run. He can feel that Luke merged with Kai and that Kai won. Jo realizes that Luke has slipped away and is in fact dead. Kai has after all won the merger. He stands up to gloat, then disappears.}}
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[Zach Roerig]] as [[Matt Donovan]] <small>(credit only)</small>
  
*[[Zach Roerig]] as [[Matt Donovan]] <small>(credit only)</small>
 
*[[Michael Trevino]] as [[Tyler Lockwood]]
  
*[[Michael Trevino]] as [[Tyler Lockwood]]
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*[[Matt Davis]] as [[Alaric Saltzman]] <small>(credit only)</small>
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*[[Matthew Davis|Matt Davis]] as [[Alaric Saltzman]] <small>(credit only)</small>
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*[[Michael Malarkey]] as [[Lorenzo|Enzo]] <small>(credit only)</small>
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*[[Michael Malarkey]] as [[Lorenzo St. John|Enzo]] <small>(credit only)</small>
 
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*[[Marguerite MacIntyre]] as [[Elizabeth Forbes|Liz Forbes]]
  
*[[Marguerite MacIntyre]] as [[Elizabeth Forbes|Liz Forbes]]
 
*[[Chris Brochu]] as [[Lucas Parker|Luke Parker]]
  
*[[Chris Brochu]] as [[Lucas Parker|Luke Parker]]
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*[[Jodi Lyn O’Keefe]] as [[Josette Laughlin|Jo Laughlin]]
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*[[Jodi Lyn O'Keefe]] as [[Josette Laughlin|Jo Laughlin]]
 
*[[Chris Wood]] as [[Malachai Parker|Kai Parker]]
  
*[[Chris Wood]] as [[Malachai Parker|Kai Parker]]
 
*[[Christopher Cousins]] as [[Joshua Parker]]
  
*[[Christopher Cousins]] as [[Joshua Parker]]
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*[[imdb:nm6872551|Drew Stephenson]] as [[Colin Phelps]]
  
   
 
===Co-Starring===
  
===Co-Starring===
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*[[Season Six Co-Stars#Prayer For the Dying|Drew Stephenson]] as [[Colin Phelps]]
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*Keith Arthur Bolden as Doctor
  
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*[[Season Six Co-Stars#Prayer For the Dying|Keith Arthur Bolden]] as [[Season Six Minor Characters#Prayer For the Dying|Doctor]]
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*Rhiannon Koehler as Nurse
  
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*[[Season Six Co-Stars#Prayer For the Dying|Rhiannon Koehler]] as Nurse
 
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
* Antagonist: [[Malachai Parker|Kai]].
  
* Antagonist: [[Malachai Parker|Kai]].
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* Elena has a new daylight ring made by [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]].
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* Elena has a new [[Daylight Amulet|daylight ring]] made by [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]].
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*Caroline learn that her mother Liz had signed over the deed to their house, this is how Colin could enter the [[Forbes House]] without being invited inside by Liz.
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*Caroline learns that her mother Liz had signed over the deed to their house, which explained how Colin could enter the [[Forbes House]] without being invited inside by Liz herself.
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*[[Colin Phelps]] arrives in Mystic Falls after dying due to Caroline's blood. However, as cancer cells grow, their growth was accelerated into stage 10 cancer (which doesn't exist) by vampire blood and Colin is a vampire with permanent tumors that can never heal. He is killed by Damon as a mercy killing.
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*[[Colin Phelps]] arrives in [[Mystic Falls]] after dying with Caroline's blood in his system. It was then revealed that vampire blood does not actually cure cancer, but instead accelerates the cancer cells' rate of production. As a result, Colin's brain tumor grew to what Jo described as "Stage 10 cancer," which does not actually exist. Colin's accelerated cancer caused him so much pain that he begged Caroline to kill him after trying and failing to kill himself, and Damon ultimately ripped out his heart as a mercy killing.
 
* Jo tries to help Sheriff Forbes by giving her transfusion of human blood in order to stop the vampire blood in her system from causing the same effect on her as it did on Colin Phelps, but it doesn't work.
 
* Jo tries to help Sheriff Forbes by giving her transfusion of human blood in order to stop the vampire blood in her system from causing the same effect on her as it did on Colin Phelps, but it doesn't work.
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* [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] releases [[Malachai Parker|Kai]], after Tyler started to free him, so that he can siphon the magic of the vampire blood out of [[Elizabeth Forbes|Sheriff Forbes]] to prevent her from suffering the same fate as Colin. In exchange, Kai wants to perform the Merge that day and takes [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] from the hospital.
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* [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] frees [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] after catching Tyler attempting to do it. Because all of the Traveler magic Kai absorbed had faded away, he was unable to use it to hurt Damon, Damon was able to make a deal with him-- Kai could siphon the magic that makes up vampire blood from Liz's system to save her life, and in return, he can use the magic he took in the merge ceremony against Jo like he intended all along, as there was a Mercury-Venus conjunction overhead.
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**This implies that Kai or someone like him could kill a vampire by siphoning off the magic that keeps them alive, thus killing said vampire.
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**The fact that Kai siphoned the vampire blood/magic from Liz's system implies that Kai or another Siphoner could use their power to kill a vampire by siphoning the magic of their vampirism, much like the effect of [[the Magic Purification Spell]].
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*Elena threatens to rip off Kai's head if he doesn't get to siphoning off the magic in the vampire blood in Liz's body.
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*Elena threatens to rip off Kai's head if he doesn't get to siphoning off the magic in the vampire blood in Liz's body, and Kai jokes that she and Damon put the "fun" in "dysfunctional."
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*Elena tries using CPR on Liz after her stops after Kai has siphoned off the magic of the vampire in her system.
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*Elena tries using CPR on Liz after her stops and Kai has siphoned off the magic of the vampire in her system.
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* All the magic that Kai absorbed from the [[The Travelers]] spell has gone away while he's been asleep, this is seen when he tries to inflict pain on Damon.
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* All the magic that Kai absorbed from [[the Travelers]]' spell has gone away while he's been asleep, this is seen when he tries to inflict pain on Damon.
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*It's revealed by [[Joshua Parker]] that if the twins of the Parker bloodline don't perform [[Merging|The Merge]], the Gemini bloodline will end. He also mentions that the the traits of the siblings of the twins that die in The Merge will be absorbed by the ones who survive, that the souls of both siblings will unite into one new being.
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*It's revealed by [[Joshua Parker]] that if the twins of the Parker bloodline don't perform [[the Merge]] before he dies, the Gemini bloodline will end, as the lives of all of the members of the coven are [[Linking|linked]] to their leader. He also mentions that the the traits of the weaker twin that dies in the Merge will be absorbed by the one who survives, that the souls of both siblings will unite into one new being.
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* [[Joshua Parker]] tries to force [[Olivia Parker|Liv]] and [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] to merge to stop Kai but he is stopped by [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]].
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* [[Joshua Parker]] tries to force [[Olivia Parker|Liv]] and [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] to merge to stop Kai, but he is stopped by [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]], who knocks him out.
 
* Despite the fact that she is not strong enough to fight him off, Jo accepts to merge with Kai, refusing to run from him anymore.
  
* Despite the fact that she is not strong enough to fight him off, Jo accepts to merge with Kai, refusing to run from him anymore.
 
* Luke intervenes in the Merge between Kai and Jo, and offers to merge with Kai instead. Due to the fact that his imprisonment had kept Kai at the age of 22 and that they were of the same bloodline, it provided the needed loophole to allow them to attempt the Merge.
  
* Luke intervenes in the Merge between Kai and Jo, and offers to merge with Kai instead. Due to the fact that his imprisonment had kept Kai at the age of 22 and that they were of the same bloodline, it provided the needed loophole to allow them to attempt the Merge.
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* Luke dies during the Merge and Kai now has permanent magic.
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** However, Luke dies during the Merge, and Kai absorbed his ability to possess magic, along with several of his personality traits.
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*Damon tried to take Elena on a date that they have already have been on before during the "Summer of their lives", which was first taking her to dinner and then to a theater where French films are playing and sit in the back of the theater and throw popcorn at the Hipsters.
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*Damon tried to take Elena on a date that they have already have been on before during the "summer of their lives," which was first taking her to dinner and then to a theater where French films are playing and sit in the back of the theater and throw popcorn at the hipsters.
 
*Elena and Damon share their first kiss since ''[[Home]]''.
  
*Elena and Damon share their first kiss since ''[[Home]]''.
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* Originally Elena wanted to start over with Damon; however, after witnessing the near death of Sheriff Forbes, she chooses to resume where they left off realizing life is too short, even if you are immortal.
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* Originally Elena wanted to start over with Damon; however, after witnessing the near death of Sheriff Forbes, she chooses to resume where they left off, realizing that life is too short even if you are [[Immortality|immortal]].
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*Elena doesn't speak French, even though she was taking French during her Sophomore year at [[Mystic Falls High School]] which is a class she took with Stefan as well as established in the [[Pilot|''Pilot'']].
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*Elena doesn't speak French, even though she was taking French during her Sophomore year at [[Mystic Falls High School]] which is a class she took with Stefan as well as established in the ''[[Pilot]]''.
 
**In real life [[Nina Dobrev]] speaks French as well as Bulgarian, making her trilingual.
  
**In real life [[Nina Dobrev]] speaks French as well as Bulgarian, making her trilingual.
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
 
*Joshua Parker was last seen in ''[[Fade Into You]]''.
  
*Joshua Parker was last seen in ''[[Fade Into You]]''.
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*This is the last appearance of [[Lucas Parker]] in the series as he's killed in the [[Merging]] with [[Malachai Parker]] but that doesn't rule out returning in flashbacks.
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*This is the last appearance of [[Lucas Parker]] in the series, as he's killed in [[The Merge]] with [[Malachai Parker]].
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*Damon is the second vampire in series to have their neck magically snapped in the series after Elena in [[Woke Up With a Monster|''Woke Up With a Monster'']] and by the same person, Kai.
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*Damon is the second vampire in the TVD series to have their neck magically snapped. The first was Elena in ''[[Woke Up With a Monster]]'' and by the same person, Kai.
 
*Elena is the first vampire to have two different witches make a daylight for her in either series.
  
*Elena is the first vampire to have two different witches make a daylight for her in either series.
 
**[[Bonnie Bennett]] made her original ring in ''[[Growing Pains]]'', which Kai melted in ''[[Woke Up With a Monster]]''.
  
**[[Bonnie Bennett]] made her original ring in ''[[Growing Pains]]'', which Kai melted in ''[[Woke Up With a Monster]]''.
 
**[[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] made her replacement ring in between the previous episode and this one.
  
**[[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] made her replacement ring in between the previous episode and this one.
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*This is the first episode to feature [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]], but not [[Alaric]].
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*This is the first episode to feature [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]], but not [[Alaric Saltzman|Alaric]].
 
*[[Colin Phelps]] is the second vampire unintentionally created with Caroline's blood that is killed.
  
*[[Colin Phelps]] is the second vampire unintentionally created with Caroline's blood that is killed.
 
**The first was [[Jesse]], staked by Elena.
  
**The first was [[Jesse]], staked by Elena.
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**The second was [[Colin Phelps|Colin]], [[Heart Extraction|heart extraction]] by Damon.
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**The second was [[Colin Phelps|Colin]], killed by [[Heart Extraction|heart extraction]] by Damon.
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* This is the fourth episode in the series to feature a birthday. In this episode, it's [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] & [[Olivia Parker|Liv]]'s 22nd birthday.
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* This is the fourth episode in the series to feature a [[:Category:Birthday episodes|birthday]]. In this episode, it's [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] and [[Olivia Parker|Liv]]'s 22nd birthday.
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**The first was Stefan's 162nd birthday in [[Season One|Season 1]]'s ''[[162 Candles]]''.
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**The first was Stefan's 162nd birthday in [[Season One]]'s ''[[162 Candles]]''.
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**The second was Elena's 18th birthday in [[Season Three|Season 3]]'s ''[[The Birthday]]''.
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**The second was Elena's 18th birthday in [[Season Three]]'s ''[[The Birthday]]''.
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**The third was Caroline's 18th birthday in [[Season Three|Season 3]]'s ''[[Our Town]]''.
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**The third was Caroline's 18th birthday in [[Season Three]]'s ''[[Our Town]]''.
   
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==Locations==
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*[[Mystic Falls|Mystic Falls, Virginia]]
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*[[Colin Phelps]] - Heart Extraction, killed by [[Damon Salvatore]].
  
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**[[Forbes House]]
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*[[Lucas Parker]] - Merge, killed by [[Malachai Parker]].
  
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*McKinley, Virginia
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**[[Alaric's Apartment in McKinley|Alaric's home]]
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**[[Whitmore College]]
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***Liv's Dorm Room
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***[[Whitmore College#Inner Locations|Scull Bar]]
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**[[Whitmore Hospital]]
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**Flower Shop
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==[[Season Six Body Count|Body Count]]==
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*[[Colin Phelps]] - heart extraction, killed by [[Damon Salvatore]].
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*[[Lucas Parker]] - died due to being the weaker twin in the Merge, killed by [[Malachai Parker]].
   
 
==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
 
*This episode had about 1.47 million viewers in the USA.
  
*This episode had about 1.47 million viewers in the USA.
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*Hashtag during the airing is [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TwinMerge #TwinMerge]
   
 
==Cultural References==
  
==Cultural References==
 
*"Prayer For The Dying" is a song by Seal from his self-titled studio album released in May 1994.
  
*"Prayer For The Dying" is a song by Seal from his self-titled studio album released in May 1994.
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*Hipsters are a subculture of ''millenials'' living in urban areas.
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*"Hipsters" are a subculture of ''millenials'' living in urban areas.
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*Witch doctors were originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.
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*"Witch doctors" were originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
   
 
'''Extended Promo'''
  
'''Extended Promo'''
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:'''[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]''' to '''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"If we're gonna do this, we can't just pick up where we left off."''
  
:'''[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]]''' to '''[[Damon Salvatore|Damon]]''': ''"If we're gonna do this, we can't just pick up where we left off."''
 
:'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': ''"The blood didn't heal him. It sped up his cancer and killed him."''
 
:'''[[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]]''': ''"The blood didn't heal him. It sped up his cancer and killed him."''
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===[[Season Six Soundtrack|Soundtrack]]===
  
===[[Season Six Soundtrack|Soundtrack]]===
 
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“ Caroline: What if she can't forgive me?
Stefan: She doesn't think there is anything to forgive. She just wants you to be with her. 		”
— Stefan telling Caroline to spend time with her mom before she dies.


Prayer For the Dying is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and twenty third episode of the series overall.

Summary

The_Vampire_Diaries_-_Prayer_for_the_Dying_Trailer

The Vampire Diaries - Prayer for the Dying Trailer

THE MERGE — When Liv and Luke’s father arrives to town to celebrate their birthday, they try and convince him to let Jo and Kai take their place in the merge ceremony. After Tyler finds out that the merge is happening sooner than he expected, he urges Liv to let him talk to her father. Meanwhile, after Caroline’s plan to cure her mother takes an unexpected and devastating turn, Elena, Stefan and Damon gather at the hospital, while Jo attempts to save Sheriff Forbes’ life. Lastly, with the merge set to take place, Damon’s risky plan quickly sends things spiraling out of control, forcing one of the twins to take matters into their own hands.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Co-Starring

Uncredited

Trivia

  • Antagonist: Kai.
  • Elena has a new daylight ring made by Jo.
  • Caroline learns that her mother Liz had signed over the deed to their house, which explained how Colin could enter the Forbes House without being invited inside by Liz herself.
  • Colin Phelps arrives in Mystic Falls after dying with Caroline's blood in his system. It was then revealed that vampire blood does not actually cure cancer, but instead accelerates the cancer cells' rate of production. As a result, Colin's brain tumor grew to what Jo described as "Stage 10 cancer," which does not actually exist. Colin's accelerated cancer caused him so much pain that he begged Caroline to kill him after trying and failing to kill himself, and Damon ultimately ripped out his heart as a mercy killing.
  • Jo tries to help Sheriff Forbes by giving her transfusion of human blood in order to stop the vampire blood in her system from causing the same effect on her as it did on Colin Phelps, but it doesn't work.
  • Damon frees Kai after catching Tyler attempting to do it. Because all of the Traveler magic Kai absorbed had faded away, he was unable to use it to hurt Damon, Damon was able to make a deal with him-- Kai could siphon the magic that makes up vampire blood from Liz's system to save her life, and in return, he can use the magic he took in the merge ceremony against Jo like he intended all along, as there was a Mercury-Venus conjunction overhead.
    • The fact that Kai siphoned the vampire blood/magic from Liz's system implies that Kai or another Siphoner could use their power to kill a vampire by siphoning the magic of their vampirism, much like the effect of the Magic Purification Spell.
  • Elena threatens to rip off Kai's head if he doesn't get to siphoning off the magic in the vampire blood in Liz's body, and Kai jokes that she and Damon put the "fun" in "dysfunctional."
  • Elena tries using CPR on Liz after her stops and Kai has siphoned off the magic of the vampire in her system.
  • All the magic that Kai absorbed from the Travelers' spell has gone away while he's been asleep, this is seen when he tries to inflict pain on Damon.
  • It's revealed by Joshua Parker that if the twins of the Parker bloodline don't perform the Merge before he dies, the Gemini bloodline will end, as the lives of all of the members of the coven are linked to their leader. He also mentions that the the traits of the weaker twin that dies in the Merge will be absorbed by the one who survives, that the souls of both siblings will unite into one new being.
  • Joshua Parker tries to force Liv and Luke to merge to stop Kai, but he is stopped by Tyler, who knocks him out.
  • Despite the fact that she is not strong enough to fight him off, Jo accepts to merge with Kai, refusing to run from him anymore.
  • Luke intervenes in the Merge between Kai and Jo, and offers to merge with Kai instead. Due to the fact that his imprisonment had kept Kai at the age of 22 and that they were of the same bloodline, it provided the needed loophole to allow them to attempt the Merge.
    • However, Luke dies during the Merge, and Kai absorbed his ability to possess magic, along with several of his personality traits.
  • Damon tried to take Elena on a date that they have already have been on before during the "summer of their lives," which was first taking her to dinner and then to a theater where French films are playing and sit in the back of the theater and throw popcorn at the hipsters.
  • Elena and Damon share their first kiss since Home.
  • Originally Elena wanted to start over with Damon; however, after witnessing the near death of Sheriff Forbes, she chooses to resume where they left off, realizing that life is too short even if you are immortal.
  • Elena doesn't speak French, even though she was taking French during her Sophomore year at Mystic Falls High School which is a class she took with Stefan as well as established in the Pilot.
    • In real life Nina Dobrev speaks French as well as Bulgarian, making her trilingual.

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Behind the Scenes

  • This episode had about 1.47 million viewers in the USA.
  • Hashtag during the airing is #TwinMerge

Cultural References

  • "Prayer For The Dying" is a song by Seal from his self-titled studio album released in May 1994.
  • "Hipsters" are a subculture of millenials living in urban areas.
  • "Witch doctors" were originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft.

Quotes

Extended Promo

Elena to Damon: "If we're gonna do this, we can't just pick up where we left off."
Stefan: "The blood didn't heal him. It sped up his cancer and killed him."
Sheriff Forbes: "The same thing is going to happen to me."
Caroline: "Why did I feed her that blood?"
Stefan: "You took a risk. You did it out of love."
Elena to Damon: "Life's too short. I don't want to waste another minute."

Multimedia

Soundtrack

Last.fm_play.png "Happy Idiot" – TV On The Radio
Last.fm_play.png "Running Wild" – Moon Taxi
Last.fm_play.png "Out Of Site Out Of Mind" – Matt White
Last.fm_play.png "Always Take You Back" – Night Terrors Of 1927
Last.fm_play.png "I'll Never Forget You" – Birdy

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