S02E03The Vampire Diaries · Season 2
The Vampire Diaries season 2 episode 3: Bad Moon Rising
Aired 23 September 201042 minRated TV-14
Where to watch The Vampire Diaries Season 2 in Australia
The Vampire Diaries season 2 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 “Bad Moon Rising”
Elena, Damon and Alaric take a road trip to Duke University and search through Isobel’s research on folklore and paranormal phenomena to see if they can uncover any clues to the mystery surrounding the Lockwood family. Isobel’s former student, Vanessa offers to guide them through the research and ends up getting quite an education herself. Stefan comes face to face with a terrifying new danger in the woods, and Tyler makes a shocking discovery about Mason.....
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 3 of 22 of season 2, so watch episodes 1 to 2 first.
- It runs about 42 minutes.
- Directed by Patrick R. Norris.
- TMDB users rate it 8.1 out of 10 (18 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
- Patrick R. Norris
- Guest stars
- Courtney Ford as Vanessa MonroeSusan Walters as Carol LockwoodTaylor Kinney as Mason LockwoodTiya Sircar as Aimee Bradley
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.