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The Vampire Diaries · Season 6

The Vampire Diaries season 6 episode 12: Prayer for the Dying

Aired 29 January 201543 minRated TV-14

8.2TMDB · 10 votesMark watched

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The Vampire Diaries season 6 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 “Prayer for the Dying”

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.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 12 of 22 of season 6, so watch episodes 1 to 11 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt, written by Brett Matthews and Rebecca Sonnenshine.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.2 out of 10 (10 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writers
Brett MatthewsRebecca Sonnenshine
Guest stars
Chris Wood as Kai ParkerJodi Lyn O'Keefe as Jo LaughlinMarguerite MacIntyre as Sheriff Liz ForbesChris Brochu as Luke ParkerPenelope Mitchell as Liv ParkerChristopher Cousins as Joshua ParkerKeith Arthur Bolden as Doctor

Credits: TMDB.

More from The Vampire Diaries Season 6

Previous · S06E11Woke Up With a Monster22 January 2015Next · S06E13The Day I Tried to Live5 February 2015
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