Damon is faced with a new reality without the love of his life; Bonnie decides to be Damon's moral compass, and look out for Alaric, who lost his fiancée. Stefan protects the town from Lily; Enzo must decide who he is loyal to.

Damon makes a decision that could ruin Lily and Stefan's deal; Alaric needs Bonnie's help with an artifact; Caroline discovers a shocking secret.

In the aftermath of a clever plan orchestrated by Lily, Damon sets off on a road trip with Bonnie and Alaric in search of leverage they can use against his mother. Meanwhile, Caroline, who is being held hostage by the Heretics, learns some shocking information about Valerie's past, while Stefan learns a few unexpected details about his own past from Lily. Finally, Alaric turns to Bonnie for her help after coming clean about a secret he's been keeping.

Just as Damon thinks he's gained the upper hand in his fight against Lily, an unexpected turn of events leaves him scrambling for a plan B.

Season 3 begins with Klaus becoming suspicious when an old vampire friend arrives in New Orleans with a mysterious agenda involving the Mikaelson's remaining sire lines. Meanwhile, Hayley struggles with being cursed to her wolf form in the bayou.

Elijah and Jackson grow concerned for Hayley's safety when she fails to show up during the full moon. Meanwhile, Cami approaches Klaus with her theory on who is behind the series of murders in the French Quarter; Lucien delivers to Elijah an unsettling warning about the war brewing among the sire lines.

Klaus and Elijah come together to uncover Lucien's true motives in New Orleans; Lucien reveals some unexpected information about his past with Klaus; a mysterious figure presents an enticing offer to Marcel; Hayley turns to an unconventional way of coping with her current situation.

Elijah attends a gala thrown by a group of ancient vampires known as the Strix in order to uncover what Tristan is really up to in New Orleans. At the gala, Marcel is approached with an enticing offer from a mysterious woman. Meanwhile, Klaus and Lucien form a tentative alliance when a vital component of Lucien's plan goes missing and they must find it.

Bonnie, Damon, and Alaric go through a tough shock with the Phoenix stone, while Caroline sent Stefan to spend the day with his ex, Valerie.

After being reunited with her former love Julian, Lily hosts a dinner party to introduce him to Damon and Stefan and to declare peace between her family of Heretics and the residents of Mystic Falls. Damon and Stefan find themselves at an impasse when they realize they have differing views on how to handle Julian's arrival.

Damon and Stefan conspire to kill Julian, while Caroline struggles with the fact that she's pregnant with Ric's kids.

It's Nora and Mary Louise's anniversary and Julian has big plans for the night, however, Lily and her sons have even bigger plans for Julian.

Klaus' past comes back to haunt him when he receives an unexpected visit; Elijah suspects Tristan is hiding something; Davina struggles with her role as Regent and seeks advice from Hayley; the Mikaelson brothers are threatened by an ancient secret that is uncovered.

Elijah and Freya try to protect Rebekah from the Strix; Klaus spends time with Aurora to determine where her loyalties lie; Hayley and Marcel make an unsettling discovery when they have a dangerous encounter with a member of the Strix; Lucien creates an elaborate scheme that forces Cami to make a difficult decision and leaves Det. Kinney to fight for his life.

Klaus and Elijah invite Lucien, Tristan and Aurora to a Thanksgiving gathering in an attempt to negotiate a truce. But when Aurora reveals she has powerful leverage over Klaus, Hayley and Freya take matters into their own hands, leading to a deadly three-way confrontation.

Cami's life is in danger, which forces Klaus to engage in one of Aurora's devious games and follow a series of clues she leaves behind. Meanwhile, Elijah, Freya and Hayley take drastic measures against Tristan when they discover he holds a valuable piece of information they need.

In the events following their mother's passing, Stefan and Damon try to engage in the holiday spirit.

Damon's soul is stuck in the phoenix stone, the world of the phoenix stone is trying to break Damon emotionally and at the same time Damon's family and friends are trying to bring him back.

Caroline throws a baby shower for Alaric's twins, and the Salvatore brothers face the hallucinations caused by the Phoenix Stone.

Stefan uncovers the reason behind Damon's dark descent following his experience in the Phoenix stone.

A dangerous affliction threatens to expose one of Freya's siblings, so she searches for a way to reverse the crippling curse; Cami tries to help Det. Kinney, whose life is spiraling out of control as a result of Lucien's compulsion; Vincent rethinks his decision to stay out of the witch business; Hayley gets an unexpected surprise.

Klaus declares war on Aurora and Tristan, in the aftermath of a horrific plan that left Cami dead. Meanwhile, Vincent is forced to use his magic against his will; and a risky plan leads to a showdown between the Strix and Klaus, Elijah and Freya.

Elijah reluctantly aligns with Aya after learning she may have knowledge of an elusive weapon that could kill an original vampire for good. Meanwhile, Davina is conflicted after she is approached with an enticing offer that could bring her one step closer to reuniting with Kol.

Klaus faces an unlikely foe when a powerful weapon that could take down the Mikaelsons for good ends up in the wrong hands. Meanwhile, Elijah's attempt to reclaim control of The Strix leads to a violent showdown and the emergence of a potential new leader. Elsewhere, a new coven of witches tries to get Davina to help them locate the elusive weapon.

Aurora uses Freya as bait to lure Klaus and Elijah into a dangerous trap. Meanwhile, Davina is recruited by the Strix's coven of witches to perform a spell that could save the lives of her closest friends, and she conjures up Kol to help her; Hayley is forced to make a heartbreaking sacrifice.

Vampire hunter Rayna Cruz is on the loose and Damon has to make things right when his actions inadvertently put his loved ones in her path.

Stefan goes to New Orleans to lure Rayna Cruz away from his friends and comes face to face with Klaus Mikaelson, who's suspicious of his old friend's arrival.

The threat of the prophecy looms over Klaus and Elijah, who find themselves rendered useless inside a magical trap, while Aya and the Strix's coven of witches move forward with a risky spell that could take one of them down for good.

Klaus faces a new threat when a vampire with a vendetta against him arrives in New Orleans and puts the lives of innocent people in danger. The situation leads Vincent to help the vengeful vampire in his plan to take down Klaus.

Dangerous foes descend upon New Orleans in an attempt to take down Klaus once and for all when rumors spread about the remaining white oak bullet. As the threats grow, Elijah urges his siblings to lay low at the compound while Marcel, Vincent and Josh chase down a lead involving a mysterious vampire named Sofya.

Tired of having everyone sacrifice themselves for him, Damon decides to leave the group. Meanwhile, Bonnie's new discovery threatens Damon's plans to stop Rayna.

Stefan will find himself with a choice to make and his decision will determine the fates of everyone he cares about, especially Damon.

Freya is kidnapped and is in the hands of a dangerous new threat, which causes Elijah and Finn to visit Mystic Falls where they run into deputy dumbass Matt Donovan who does not take well to new vampires being in town.

As the city celebrates its annual Jazz Fest, an unlikely team of Mikaelson foes joins forces to take Klaus hostage. Leading the charge to get their brother back, Elijah and Freya face off against a powerful force like none they've ever seen before, while Hayley and Cami set their own risky plan in motion to rescue Klaus.

Cami's life is in danger, and Klaus is forced to rely on his family and allies to find a cure as he takes care of her at the compound. With time running out, Freya turns to her arsenal of spells, while Vincent and Marcel head to Cami's apartment to gather a crucial ingredient.

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Klaus, Elijah and Freya search for a way to take down Lucien once and for all, and the result is a showdown between Klaus and Lucien that forces Freya to take matters into her own hands. A chain of events follows that forever changes all of their lives.

In the aftermath of his brother's fateful decision, Stefan awakens to find himself thrown into a life or death situation with only his basic instincts to rely on. With time working against him, he sets off on a journey of survival while forced to confront a lifetime of irreversible damage Damon has done to their relationship.

Determined to capture an escaped vampire named Ambrose, who may be the key to getting Stefan back safely, Damon heads to Memphis with Alaric in tow. However, reluctant to step back into his former vampire-hunting ways, Alaric makes his unwillingness to participate clear, while revealing the truth about the past three years of his life without Damon.

When Enzo's efforts to protect Bonnie end up putting her life in jeopardy, they learn that Rayna may hold the key to her survival. With time running out and Rayna at the reins, Enzo and Bonnie reluctantly team up with Damon, who is desperate to save Bonnie's life and to repair their broken friendship.

With Bonnie's life at stake and an uphill battle ahead of them, Damon and Enzo lead the charge to save Bonnie before her condition worsens. Stefan reluctantly teams up with Matt for the sake of Bonnie and uncovers the truth behind Matt's anger towards him.

Freya receives new visions of the looming prophecy and learns her family is on a collision course with a dangerous new enemy. Meanwhile, Vincent and Kol travel to the ancestral world to stop the witches and take back their city for good. Elsewhere, Klaus and Elijah confront Marcel after a heartbreaking plan goes awry and sends him spiraling.

Season 3 ends with Klaus being put on trial for centuries of atrocities he's committed. Meanwhile, Marcel is stunned by the unexpected arrival of someone from his past; and Elijah, Freya and Kol frantically search for a way to save their family before it's too late.

When Damon's risky attempt to save Bonnie takes an unexpected turn, the consequences of his actions forces everyone to band together to help her pull through. Meanwhile, when a new threat leaves Caroline's life in jeopardy, Stefan makes a rash decision that ultimately forces them to face the fallout from their relationship.

Despite their best efforts to help Bonnie through the harrowing predicament she now faces, Damon, Enzo and Caroline realize their options are running out and drastic measures need to be taken. With their only chance of saving their friend lying inside the Armory, Stefan breaks the news to Caroline that they may need help from an unlikely source. Matt cries again and leaves, if only that was the end...