The Best Episodes Directed By Julie Plec

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Let Her Go

   S6:E152/19/2015

   After assigning tasks to each of her friends, Caroline attempts to deal with her current situation as reality begins to set in around her. While spending the day with Caroline, Elena grows concerned when she starts noticing a strange change in her behavior. Meanwhile, Alaric becomes wary when Kai, who has begun experiencing unexpected consequences from the merge, turns to Jo, desperate for her help. Elsewhere, while Bonnie finds herself in an unfamiliar situation, Matt and Tyler contemplate a major life change. And when Damon offers Caroline advice on how to cope with everything going on around her, it forces him to revisit painful memories involving his own mother.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Julie Plec

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   8.4/10(17 votes)

   #2 - I Was Feeling Epic

   S8:E163/10/2017

   With the fate of Mystic Falls at stake, Stefan and Damon must fight their greatest enemy for one last battle.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Kevin Williamson

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   Writer:Kevin Williamson
3. 

   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #3 - I'll Never Give Up Hope

   S2:E110/10/2019

   Hope becomes more determined than ever to find her way back to Mystic Falls. Alaric continues looking into the mysterious night Malivore was destroyed. As the students leave for summer vacation, Landon stays behind to keep an eye on Rafael.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Brett Matthews

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   Writer:Brett Matthews
4. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Recovering the Satellites

   S1:E134/23/2019

   Max and Michael find themselves at an impasse over how to deal with the 4th alien. Liz has a dangerous encounter with an unexpected visitor. Kyle spirals after uncovering a dark secret about his father’s death. And Michael is forced to make a difficult decision about his future.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Carina Adly MacKenzie

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   Writer:Carina Adly MacKenzie
5. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - There's a Mummy on Main Street

   S1:E122/28/2019

   When the urn goes missing, Alaric, Hope, Josie, Lizzie, Kaleb, Dorian and Emma hit the road to locate the artifact before the next Malivore creature arrives. Meanwhile, Lizzie takes aim at Hope for all the past spring breaks she’s ruined. Finally, the group bands together when a town-wide quarantine threatens to expose their supernatural identities.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Marguerite MacIntyre

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   Writer:Marguerite MacIntyre
6. 

   7.4/10(7 votes)

   #6 - I Went to the Woods

   S7:E174/8/2016

   In the aftermath of his brother's fateful decision, Stefan awakens to find himself thrown into a life or death situation with only his basic instincts to rely on. With time working against him, he sets off on a journey of survival while forced to confront a lifetime of irreversible damage Damon has done to their relationship. Meanwhile, desperate to save his brother, Damon follows an unusual lead he has come across, while Matt sends Valerie to Dallas to enlist Alaric's help in the search for Stefan. Finally, when Rayna discovers the emergence of a new threat, she sets off on her own mission to find Stefan before the others do.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:N/A

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7. 

   4.8/10(8 votes)

   #7 - Wrap Her Up in a Package of Lies

   S1:E26/18/2025

   Following her mysterious accident, Cadence has suffered a year of illness, amnesia, and loneliness, having had no contact with The Liars. Returning to Beechwood for answers, she finds even her closest friends won't discuss the summer she can't remember. But the island begins triggering memories of Summer 16, starting with a Father's Day celebration marred by rivalry, betrayal, and heartbreak.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Julie Plec

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8. 

   4.6/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Pilot

   S1:E11/15/2019

   Liz Ortecho reluctantly returns to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, N.M., and reconnects with Max Evans, her teenage crush who is now a Roswell police officer. But Liz soon discovers a shocking truth: Max is an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life, along with those of his otherworldly sister, Isobel, and their friend Michael. Elsewhere, Master Sgt. Jesse Manes spearheads a long-standing government conspiracy—unbeknownst to his son, Alex Manes.

   Director:Julie Plec

   Writer:Carina Adly MacKenzie

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   Writer:Carina Adly MacKenzie