
The Vampire Diaries · Season 1, Episode 8
162 Candles
First aired November 5, 2009
What it’s about
Lexi, a 350-year-old vampire and Stefan's best friend, arrives in Mystic Falls to celebrate his birthday and encourages Elena to consider rekindling her relationship with Stefan. Meanwhile, Jeremy quits drugs and resumes schoolwork after Damon alters his memories of Vicki's death. Damon gives Sheriff Forbes a box of vervain and earns her trust, prompting her to reveal the identities of local vampire hunters. Later, Damon frames Lexi for a local boy’s death by manipulating the memories of the boy's girlfriend. Lexi is arrested and, outside the bar, Damon kills her before she can expose him. Stefan, enraged by her death, tells Elena she was right to end their relationship and attacks Damon, but stops short of killing him after acknowledging that Damon recently saved his life. Bonnie, now wearing the amber crystal, has a disturbing nightmare and awakens in a cemetery.
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Season 1
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1x01Pilot
1x02The Night of the Comet
1x03Friday Night Bites
1x04Family Ties
1x05You're Undead to Me
1x06Lost Girls
1x07Haunted
1x08162 Candles
1x09History Repeating
1x10The Turning Point
1x11Bloodlines
1x12Unpleasantville
1x13Children of the Damned
1x14Fool Me Once
1x15A Few Good Men
1x16There Goes the Neighborhood
1x17Let the Right One In
1x18Under Control
1x19Miss Mystic Falls
1x20Blood Brothers
1x21Isobel
1x22Founder's DayEpisode data and images: TVMaze (texts CC BY-SA 4.0, images belong to the series’ rights holders).