Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters is the twenty-second and final episode of the seventh season of and the one hundred and fifty-fifth episode of the series overall.

Summary
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE — Despite their best efforts to help Bonnie through the harrowing predicament she now faces, Damon, Enzo and Caroline realize their options are running out and drastic measures need to be taken. With their only chance of saving their friend lying inside the Armory, Stefan breaks the news to Caroline that they may need help from an unlikely source – her and Alaric's twin daughters. Elsewhere, Enzo keeps Bonnie preoccupied by bringing her back to their cabin but when his plan takes an unexpected turn, it'll be up to Damon to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his closest friends. Matt also appears.

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

Guest Cast

 * Andrea Laing as EMT
 * TBA as Mechanic

Trivia

 * This is the first season finale not to feature Elena and Jeremy Gilbert.
 * This is the first season finale of the series to be aired on a Friday night.
 * With this episode Damon and Stefan Salvatore will have appeared in the most episodes of the series with 155 episodes, by the end of Season 8 Damon and Stefan will have been in a total of 177 episodes. Elena Gilbert with the second most at 134 episodes (1 stock footage or CGI version) until Season 8 when the remaining main characters Bonnie, Caroline and Matt will equal or surpass in episode appearances.
 * The Vampire Diaries always finds a way to end each season with your favorite characters in unthinkable danger, but the Season 7 finale may put all previous ones to shame. According to creator Julie Plec, the episode provides a lot of closure for the characters "that then is violently interrupted by a big shift in two of the central characters who may never be the same." Star Paul Wesley says the quest these two characters embark on in the finale sets up the main story line of Season 8, which is "going to be really dark, really twisted and really fun."
 * SEASON FINALE (MAY 13): The heartbreaking final hour includes a modest time jump -- don't worry, it's not even close to this season's three-year leap -- allowing for the show's key relationships, romantic and platonic, to achieve a sense of closure. Unfortunately, Plec says, "Just as we get there, we put it in a blender, chew it all up and spit it all out." (Of. Course.)

Cultural References

 *  is a 1998 British-American drama film that recounts the (somewhat fictionalized) last days of the life of troubled film director.
 * ' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '.
 *  is a 2015 direct-to-video animated superhero film featuring the superhero team the  and is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies.
 * is an American psychedelic rock band from New York City.
 * Gods and Monsters is the name for several albums:
 * The album by English rock band  which was released on April 11, 2005.
 * The album by the electronic goa trance band . The album was released on April 22, 2008.
 * The album by  which was released on 2007.
 * The studio album of, released in 1992 through Enemy Records.
 * "" is a song by American singer and songwriter from her third extended play Paradise and was released on November 9, 2012, with the rest of the Paradise EP.

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