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The Vampire Diaries · Season 1

The Vampire Diaries season 1 episode 20: Blood Brothers

Aired 29 April 201043 minRated TV-14

7.0TMDB · 23 votesMark watched

Where to watch The Vampire Diaries Season 1 in Australia

The Vampire Diaries season 1 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), HBO Max (subscription) and Stan (subscription), and free on 9Now. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $29.99.

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What happens in “Blood Brothers”

While Stefan struggles to come to terms with his past, both he and Damon reveal parts of their history to Elena, until she finally learns the truth about how they became vampires. Pearl has an ugly confrontation with Johnathan Gilbert. Damon and Alaric try to find a mysterious invention before Johnathan does. The friendship and flirtation between Jeremy and Anna continues to grow.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 20 of 22 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 19 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Liz Friedlander, written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.0 out of 10 (23 votes).

The Vampire Diaries trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Liz Friedlander
Writers
Kevin WilliamsonJulie Plec
Guest stars
Matthew Davis as Alaric SaltzmanMia Kirshner as Isobel FlemmingMelise as Anna ZhuEvan Gamble as HenryBianca Lawson as Emily BennettDavid Anders as John GilbertSterling Sulieman as HarperJames Remar as Giuseppe Salvatore

Credits: TMDB.

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.