Somebody That I Used to Know

The Vampire Diaries

Season 7, Episode 19 (152)

Air date

April 22, 2016

Written by

Matthew D'Ambrosio (Story)
Holly Brix (Teleplay)

Directed by

Chris Grismer

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Somebody That I Used to Know is the nineteenth episode of the seventh season of The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and fifty-second episode of the series overall.

Summary[]

THE TEAM WORKS WITH RAYNA TO SAVE BONNIE'S LIFE — When Enzo's efforts to protect Bonnie end up putting her life in jeopardy, they learn that Rayna may hold the key to her survival. With time running out and Rayna at the reins, Enzo and Bonnie reluctantly team up with Damon, who is desperate to save Bonnie's life and to repair their broken friendship. Elsewhere, when Stefan travels to Dallas and comes face to face with Alaric, tensions escalate and they are forced to confront the fallout from Stefan's absence in Caroline's life. Finally, Enzo learns The Armory's true motives behind their search for Bonnie.

Plot[]

"I would write... Dear Diary"

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Cast[]

Trivia[]

"Bonnie still carries around Damon's letter unopened as a reminder of why she shouldn't trust people," Plec says.^[2]
Several days have passed since the events with Stefan getting back control of his own body from Ambrose this according to Stefan to Alaric as they talk in the diner.
Damon makes a bargain with Rayna Cruz to hunt down and kill the vampire souls that were formally in the phoenix stone in exchange for her help to save Bonnie's life.
This episode establishes that it's at least mid- March 2017 in the series timeline but not exactly when Rayna was freed by Matt or when Stefan revived Damon in Brooklyn.
This also implies that Elena has been under Kai's sleeping beauty spell for or almost 4 years by March 2017 since May 2013.
Alaric and Caroline's wedding is scheduled for March^[3] 24th, 2017 ^[4] to be performed by a Justice of the peace with only few of their new friends attending.
Alex tells Enzo that 4 years ago her sister Virginia killed Lucy Bennett after having her seal a vault in the Armory basement where her other sister Yvette was still inside when it was sealed. Enzo points out that her sister would be dead now without any food or water but Alex tells him that something inside the vault has kept her alive and that she can her sisters voice.
Enzo and Bonnie don't believe or trust Alex.
Bonnie would only have about a week to live after the scabs appeared on her.

Body Count[]

Unnamed Phoenix Stone vampires - Various methods; killed by Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore, Bonnie Bennett, Alaric Saltzman and Lorenzo St. John
Beau (in Lewis' body) - Heart extraction; killed by Damon Salvatore

Continuity[]

Caroline was last seen in I Would for You.
Jeremy was mentioned by Damon. He was last seen in I'm Thinking Of You All The While.
Elena was last mentioned in I Went Into The Woods by Stefan to Damon. She was last seen in Things We Lost in the Fire as a hallucination.
Lucy is mentioned. She was last seen in Masquerade.
Abby is mentioned by Enzo. She was last seen in A View to a Kill.
Rudy is mentioned by Enzo. He was last seen in True Lies in archive footage.
Nora and Mary Louise were indirectly mentioned. They were last seen in Days of Future Past.

Locations[]

McKinley, Virginia
- Whitmore College
  - Caroline and Bonnie's Dorm Room (flashback)
Asheville, North Carolina
- Mental Health Center
Dallas, Texas
- Alaric's apartment
- Diner
Enzo's safehouse
Dentist office in Richmond, Virginia
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Charlotte, North Carolina
Wichita, Kansas
Atlanta, Georgia
Furniture store
Huntsville, Alabama
Meramec State Park, Missouri

Behind the Scenes[]

On April 1, 2016, the press release for this episode revealed its title to be "Time, As a Symptom". However, it was later changed, and the actual title was revealed.
The first time they rehearsed the New Years Eve scene, Grismer had the Billie Holiday song play out loud for the whole cast and crew while Kat and Michael danced. Everyone was so moved. One of the crew members came up to Holly Brix with tears in her eyes. She wanted Holly to know how much she loved seeing Bonnie get an epic love story.
The cabin is the same cabin built for Stefan a.k.a. Marty's no-good-very-bad-horrible day in "I Went to the Woods." Some paint and a genius redesign by our art department and brilliant Set Decorator Karen Brucks, and it's a whole new set.
Co-writer Matt D'Ambrosio had a bout with appendicitis mere days before he was supposed to go to Atlanta to watch filming. After an emergency appendectomy and permission from his doctor, he got on a plane in time for the last half of the shoot. Matt, incidentally, started TVD in season 1 as an office PA in the Atlanta production office. He mentioned his dream of being a writer to producer Pascal, who suggested we move Matt to L.A. to work in the writer's office when a position opened up. Since then, Matt has been the writers' assistant and is currently the script coordinator.
Malarkey taught Kat how to play guitar for her scenes.
We cast a really big stunt guy to be our vampire in the dentist office and so a special body dummy had to be flown in from Canada so that it would match his actual size. Joe Props had to go and pick the dummy up at the airport as if he were a relative flying in.
Paul Wesley and Matt Davis had a lot of scenes together in this episode where they'd argue and then Alaric would walk away from Stefan at the end of the scene. So Matt got in the groove of ad-libbing "I'll be in the car" as his parting remark which would make Paul laugh every single time. He'd tell him not to do it and Matt would promise that he wouldn't, but then he would and Paul would laugh again. He just couldn't keep it together.
Hashtag during the airing is #Bonenzo

Cultural References[]

"Somebody That I Used to Know" was the second single by the Belgian-Australian singer, Gotye, which features vocals by Kimbra, on the album Making Mirrors. The song was released on July 5, 2011.

"Somebody That I Used to Know" was the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama True Blood and the 56th episode overall. It aired on July 29, 2012 on HBO in the United States.

A Justice of the peace also performs civil marriages.

Quotes[]

Damon: "What if you had a little help? A hit squad if you will."

Rayna: "I'm listening."

Damon: "We would be happy to wipe out anyone off your list."

Damon: "This Bonnie and Clyde routine is starting to improve your aim."

Bonnie: "I just picture your face as the target."

Damon (to Rayna): "We're here to broke our deal: I usually get what I want."

Damon: "What if you had a little help? A hit squad if you will."

Rayna: "I'm listening."

Damon (to Rayna): "Me and Bonnie would be happy to wipe out anyone off your list."

Damon: "His heart's not in his ankle Bonnie!"

Bonnie: "Shut up!"

Damon: "This Bonnie and Clyde routine is starting to improve your aim."

Bonnie: "I just picture your face as the target."

Alaric: "Now Care and the girls left in a hurry. Trying to stay under the radar until this Rayna thing blows over."

Stefan: "No. No. It's..it's nice."

Alaric: "Yeah thanks. You'd be amazed what you can accomplish when your fiancé can compel an interior designer and an entire homeowner's association."

Stefan: "Thought you were out of the game."

Alaric: "What do you mean?"

Stefan: "Well the...supernatural world."

Alaric: "Oh yeah. We are. Have you ever dealt with the homeowner's association?"

Stefan: "No. No. Can't say that I have."

Alaric: "Oh look, uh I'd offer you something but...I haven't been to the store for a while. So unless you want a juice box, some stringed cheese, I'd suggest you look somewhere else."

Stefan: "I'll probably get something stronger."

Damon: "I have an idea."

Bonnie: "No."

Enzo: "The pills are making you sick."

Bonnie: "I'm gonna die?"

Enzo: "I will not let that happen."

Damon (to Rayna): "Alright. Alright. Kooky pants. We're here to broke our deal."

Damon: "What if you had a little help? Brooming out those runaway prisoners: A hit squad if you will."

Rayna: "I'm listening."

Rayna: "Those vampires could be anywhere! You better get started"

Damon: "His heart's not in his ankle Bonnie!"

Bonnie: "Shut up!"

Multimedia[]

Soundtrack[]

"Find a Place" – Iko
"Auld Lang Syne Jam" – Max DiCarlo
"I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me" – Billie Holiday
"Kiss This" – The Struts
"Don't Worry About Me" – Frances