The Cell

The Cell is the ninth episode of the Fifth Season and the ninety-eighth episode of the series.

Summary
FLASHBACKS TO A DARK TIME IN DAMON’S LIFE - continues to offer  his support while trying to mask his own pain, until  shows up with an unusual form of therapy. After trying to make amends with Caroline, grows so concerned about  that she turns to Aaron for help. Later, when Damon tells Elena about a terrible ordeal in his past that he has kept secret for decades, she shares the disturbing information she just learned about her own family. Finally, Aaron decides on a desperate course of action after a conversation with Dr. Wes.

Main Cast

 * Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce
 * Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
 * Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
 * Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes
 * Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert (credit only)
 * Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett (credit only)
 * Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan (credit only)
 * Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood (credit only)

Recurring Cast

 * Shaun Sipos as Aaron
 * Rick Cosnett as Wes Maxfield

Guest Cast

 * Michael Malarkey as Enzo
 * Trevor St. John as Dr. Whitmore
 * _________ as Dr. Wilson
 * _________ as Eliot

Trivia

 * There will be flashbacks of Damon set in the 1950s.
 * Elena is captured along with Enzo.
 * The first appearances of Dr. Whitmore, Dr. Wilson, Eliot and Enzo.
 * We'll see a Salvatore relative we haven't seen in a very long time.
 * Caroline attempts to help Stefan with his PTSD her own way by bringing him the safe he was locked in.
 * Caroline is upset with Elena about killing Jesse.

Cultural References

 *  is the name of a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller directed by and starring.
 * The cell is a functional and structural unit in all living organisms.
 * The cell could also refer to the holding cells where the Augustine test subjects are being held.
 * is a song by.