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Sep 10, 2009 · Pilot: Directed by Marcos Siega. With Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. McQueen. Reeling from the death of her parents, 17-year-old Elena becomes interested in a handsome new student named Stefan, who's hiding a dark secret.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Marcos Siega
- 2009-09-10
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- Plot
- Cast
- Trivia
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Pilot is the first episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries and the first episode of the series overall.
DESIRE, HEARTBREAK, ENVY, REDEMPTION, FEAR, AND RAGE, BEGINS NOW — Four months after the car accident that killed their parents, Elena Gilbert and her younger brother, Jeremy, are still trying to move on with their lives. As the school year begins, Elena is intrigued by a handsome and mysterious new student named Stefan Salvatore, who came from ano...
Outside Mystic Falls, Darren Malloy and Brooke Fenton, who are having a good-natured argument in their car, notice fog thickening around them. Suddenly, they hit something in the road that immediately startles them. When they look back, they see a person on the ground, which leads Darren to get out of the car to check on him, leaving his girlfriend Brooke to call for help. As soon as Darren makes it to the body to examine it, he is attacked by the man. Failing to get a signal on her phone when she calls for help, Brooke gets out of the car as well and calls out for her boyfriend. Suddenly, his body drops onto the hood of the car, and his throat is visibly bloodied, as though he was bitten by an animal. She screams and runs away in panic, but she doesn't make it far before she looks as though an unseen force has grabbed her and flown her into the sky.
On the roof of the Salvatore Boarding House, Stefan, who had been watching the sunrise, jumps several hundred feet to the ground.
At the Gilbert house, Elena sits in her room and writes in her diary:
Downstairs, Elena's aunt Jenna offers to make her and her brother breakfast before leaving for a meeting at her college. Elena tries to talk to Jeremy, but he's not receptive. During the drive to school, Bonnie tells Elena that she thinks she's psychic, but notices Elena's not listening. Suddenly, a large crow hits the windshield of her car, scaring them both. Bonnie looks at Elena with concern due to her past history, but Elena says she can't be freaked out by cars for the rest of her life.
At Mystic Falls High School, Stefan walks across the campus toward the main building. At the lockers, Caroline hugs Elena and asks Bonnie if Elena is okay, despite the fact that Elena is right there. In the school yard, Jeremy gives Vicki some pills and is teased afterward by resident jock Tyler. Inside, Stefan compels the school secretary to let him into school despite not having the required paperwork as Bonnie and Elena check him out from behind in the hallway.
Elena sees Jeremy enter the men's room, so she follows him and accuses him of taking drugs when she catches him putting eye drops in his eyes. He walks out and Stefan encounters Elena leaving the men's room. They are both awkward around each other for a moment before Elena leaves, eyeing him again as she goes. In Mr. Tanner's class, Bonnie texts Elena to tell her that Stefan is staring at her.
Starring
•Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert •Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore •Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore •Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert •Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers •Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett •Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes •Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan •Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan •Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
Guest Starring
•Chris William Martin as Zach Salvatore
Co-Starring
•Steve Belford as Darren •Cindy Busby as Brooke •Benjamin Ayres as Mr. Tanner •Marci T. House as Secretary •Wesley R. MacInnes as Peeing Guy •Curtis Lum as Peeing Guy #2
•Antagonist: Damon Salvatore.
•According to Elena's phone when she's reading Bonnie's text, the date displayed on the phone says September 7, 2009, which is a Monday. Thus, the first episode takes place over a three-day period, September 6–8, 2009.
•The front door of Elena's house has a window in it only in this episode because filming of the series moved from Vancouver, Canada to Atlanta, Georgia.
•935 is the house number of the Gilbert House.
•Elena's conversation with Stefan in the cemetery reveals that they have both English and French class as well as History class with Mr. Tanner.
•The car accident that killed Elena's parents occurred four months prior.
•Darren Malloy and Brooke Fenton - Drained of blood; killed by Damon Salvatore
•This is the first appearance of Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore, Jeremy Gilbert, Bonnie Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Matt Donovan, Vicki Donovan, Tyler Lockwood, and Jenna Sommers.
•Sheila is mentioned.
•Stefan first met Elena on May 23, 2009, before the events of "Pilot." They are reunited four months later as seen in this episode, although this time Elena gets to "meet" Stefan for the first time.
•Stefan mentions that he has not seen Damon for fifteen years.
•Mystic Falls, Virginia
•Mystic Falls High School
•Mystic Falls Cemetery
•Gilbert House
•Salvatore Boarding House
•Mystic Grill
•This episode had about 4.91 million viewers in USA, making it the most watched episode to date.
•During the scene where Elena Gilbert and Bonnie Bennett are together in the car, a crew member was crouched down behind the back seat.
•Kat Graham, who plays Bonnie, actually ran through a stop sign in the opening scenes when she's with Nina in the car.
•It is the only episode of season one to have audio commentary with it on the DVD/Blu-ray.
•The scene where Elena catches Jeremy trying to hide the fact he did drugs was filmed at 2:00 am in the morning.
•When Elena and Stefan are in class and answering questions, the male sitting behind her is actually older than Mr. Tanner in real life, as said by Julie Plec in the commentary.
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries, as well as the first episode of the series. It originally aired on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The teleplay was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and it directed by Marcos Siega.
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