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The Vampire Diaries :: Family Ties (01x04)

Episode Information

Title:

Family Ties

Episode #:

01x04

Original Airdate:

Thursday October 01st, 2009

Currently 8.1/10
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8.1/10 (23 Votes cast)

Episode Crew
Director:	Guy Ferland
Writer:	Brian Young Andrew Kreisberg

Episode Summary

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Elena asks Stefan to go with her to the annual Founder's Park. Vicki gets Tyler to ask her, but then accuses him of hiding their relationship from his family. Meanwhile, Zach reveals a family secret to Stefan, Damon tells Elena about the Salvatore family past; and Stefan tries to get Damon out of his life for good.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Chris Johnson (1)	played	Logan Fell	Recurring (first appearance)
•Chris William Martin (2)	played	Zach	Recurring (third appearance)
•Marguerite MacIntyre	played	Sheriff Forbes	Recurring (first appearance)

Main Cast

•Nina Dobrev	played	Elena Gilbert
•Paul Wesley	played	Stefan Salvatore
•Ian Somerhalder	played	Damon Salvatore
•Steven R. McQueen (2)	played	Jeremy Gilbert
•Katerina Graham (1)	played	Bonnie Bennett
•Candice Accola	played	Caroline Forbes
•Michael Trevino	played	Tyler Lockwood
•Sara Canning	played	Jenna Sommers
•Kayla Ewell	played	Vicki Donovan

Episode Notes

Ratings: 3.54 million viewers.

Zach Roerig (Matt Donovan) does not appear once in this episode.

Featured Songs

Artist	Song Title	Played When
•Carolina Liar	I'm Not Over
•Glass Pear	Wild Place
•Matt Nathanson	All We Are
•Santigold	I'm A Lady
•Sofi Bonde	Fallout
•The Submarines	Brightest Hour
•Thievery Corporation	Shadows of Ourselves
•Union of Knives	Opposite Direction
•Viva Voce	Believer
•VV Brown	Back in Time

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