Hell Is Other People

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 * season  = 7
 * number  = 10
 * image   = CYI6izsWsAQcRSy.jpg
 * episode number = 10
 * airdate = January 29, 2016
 * writer  = Holly Brix & Neil Reynolds
 * director = Deb Chow
 * previous = Cold as Ice
 * next    = 7x11

Hell Is Other People is the tenth episode of the seventh season of and the one hundred and forty-third episode of the series overall.

Main Cast

 * Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
 * Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
 * Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett
 * Candice King as Caroline Forbes
 * Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
 * Michael Malarkey as Enzo

Recurring Cast

 * Annie Wersching as Lily Salvatore (flashback)
 * Elizabeth Blackmore as Valerie Tulle
 * Scarlett Byrne as Nora Hildegard
 * Todd Lasance as Julian

Trivia
It was a Civil War episode. I was covered in dirt and gunpowder with things blowing up around me. From a Monday to a Friday, I lost six pounds.
 * What we’ve just started shooting is such a departure (from what is expected of the show). I just started shooting episode 10, which is a concept episode. The episode was really about Damon, but that’s not why I think it was the best at all. The way the story was put together … every artisan from set to producers to wardrobe to everyone was just so on-point.
 * This is the first episode to air in 2016. It's also the first mid-season premiere not to feature Elena Gilbert.
 * This is the third episode to have both a flash forward and flashback.
 * This will be the first episode of the show to air on Friday. The previous 142 episodes aired on Thursday.
 * EW: What can you say about upcoming flashbacks?
 * Annie Wersching: There’s one coming up where Ian [Somerhalder] gets to be his younger self with his awesome younger-self hair, which I can’t even deal with. [Laughs] Episode 10 is just a super interesting episode that flashes back to the Civil War, that’s where Damon has his fancy hair and it’s one of the best scripts I’ve read. It’s really different. There’s a whole new twist on that episode and you definitely get to see some cool flashes there.


 * Though Stefan was able to come to terms with his mom before she died, Damon basically spit in her face. This choice to not absolve his mother of her past sins will definitely come back to bite Damon in the ass — stay tuned for our winter premiere on Jan. 29 to see just how extreme this punishment will be.
 * Damon’s goodbye to his mother was so harsh. Anything on what’s next for him on Vampire Diaries?
 * Well, we know that his curt farewell is going to come back to bite him. Furthermore, when the show returns, we won’t only be getting a Damon Civil War flashback, but we’ll be getting a lot of Damon just in general. In what’s sure to be a special episode, the eldest Salvatore will find himself in nearly every scene (if not every scene) of the episode. So for all you Damon fans out there, you’re welcome.


 * Damon and Stefan are both trapped in the Phoenix Stone. Damon’s dealing with Civil War flashbacks. Can you tell us what Stefan will be dealing with?
 * I won’t actually. What’s great about the episodes that are coming up in the next chapter is that our winter season launches with a really great concept episode that features Damon’s experiences as a result of being trapped in this personal hell. The way that we unveil his journey and we unveil Stefan’s are completely different and that’s kind of the fun of it.

Continuity

 * Matt was last seen in Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me.

Cultural References

 * "" is a famous quotation from by.
 * Hell Is Other People is an album of recorded in 1998.
 * Hell Is Other People is a comedy movie. Released in 2010.

Quotes

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 * Bonnie (to Damon): "Damon, you've been dead for three months."


 * Damon: "Where's Stefan?"
 * Caroline: "If Julian scorches Stefan's body, we can't get him back!"


 * Damon (to Stefan): "You're not supposed to be here....." (To Caroline): "None of this is real!"


 * Matt: "Damon!"


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Pictures

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