The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You

The Vampire Diaries

Season 8, Episode 7 (162)

Air date

December 9, 2016

Written by

Shukree Hassan Tilghman

Directed by

Tanya Hamilton

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The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You is the seventh episode of the eighth season of Template:The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and sixty-second episode of the series overall.

Summary

THE DEVIL FROM CHRISTMAS PAST — Faced with the fallout from his interaction with Cade, Stefan is determined to have one thing go right – Christmas Eve with Caroline. However, when Damon and Sybil crash their Christmas Eve dinner, which had been joined by Alaric, Matt and Peter, things quickly take a dark and twisted turn. Meanwhile, in a series of flashbacks to Stefan's past, Cade's tempt to entice him with his mysterious agenda leaves Stefan faced with an unimaginable decision. Bonnie and Enzo also appear.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Co-Starring

Uncredited

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert (archive footage)

Trivia

Antagonists: Damon Salvatore and Sybil.
This is the eighth and last mid-season finale of the series. This is also the first mid-season finale to be on the seventh episode.
For the first time, Damon and Stefan have their humanity off at the same time.
When Seline asks Tammy to sing her "something nice and easy" tammy sings "O Holy Night" - the song that was playing in the first Christmas episode - O Come, All Ye Faithful.
- The song was playing when Klaus kills his hybrids.

Body Count

Stefan Salvatore - Staked with Christmas star; killed by Damon (temporarily)
Sybil - Heart extraction; killed by Damon (temporarily)

Continuity

This is the eighth mid-season finale to feature Stefan and Damon; the seventh to feature Bonnie, Caroline and Matt; the fifth to feature Alaric; the third to feature Enzo; the first to feature Cade, Sybil and Peter.
This is the second mid-season finale not to feature Elena.
This is the series' fourth and last Christmas episode.

Behind the Scenes

"The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You" is a line from Stefan from season one's Blood Brothers.
With its ten words (thirty-six letters), this episode has the longest title in the series.
Hashtag during the airing is #DecktheHells