Vampire Diaries Season 1 Episode 1 Dramacool !exclusive! «FHD»

The pilot introduces Elena Gilbert , a high school student in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, struggling to cope with the recent death of her parents in a car accident. Her life changes when she meets Stefan Salvatore , a mysterious and brooding new student at Mystic Falls High School. Stefan feels an instant connection to Elena because she is the doppelgänger of his former love, Katherine Pierce, from 1864.

The episode’s second act introduces Stefan’s older brother, Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), and the show’s dynamic shifts entirely. Where Stefan is restrained and remorseful, Damon is charismatic, violent, and unapologetically predatory. His first act in Mystic Falls? Killing a tour guide named Zach and compelling another human to do his bidding. vampire diaries season 1 episode 1 dramacool