55 episodes

The Rippah Diaries—a podcast ripping apart every episode of The Vampire Diaries. New episodes every Thursday.
Warning: there will be spoilers for the entire series because, like you, we’ve seen the show way too many times.
Hosted by Sarah Hennessy and Rachel Ellison

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    • 4.9 • 36 Ratings

The Rippah Diaries—a podcast ripping apart every episode of The Vampire Diaries. New episodes every Thursday.
Warning: there will be spoilers for the entire series because, like you, we’ve seen the show way too many times.
Hosted by Sarah Hennessy and Rachel Ellison

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3x01: Elena Turns 18 + A Drop in the Ocean

    3x01: Elena Turns 18 + A Drop in the Ocean

    Months have passed since Stefan went off with Klaus, and it’s now Elena’s 18th birthday. That of course means Caroline is going to throw her a party, even though all Elena wants is to know that Stefan is alive. And while Elena has spent all summer trying to figure out how to get Stefan to come home, Caroline and Tyler have become besties, Jeremy is still seeing the ghosts of girlfriends past, and Damon has been secretly tracking Stefan and Klaus’s trail of bodies. He finally gets a good lead when he and Alaric go to Tennessee where Stefan and Klaus are looking for a werewolf. Luckily, Damon makes it back from the trip to Tennessee just in time to give Elena back her necklace as her birthday gift. But while everyone in Mystic Falls enjoys the party, Stefan kills our fave, Andie Starr, in front of Damon, and Elena finds all of Damon’s research on Stefan. Unfortunately, Damon has to tell her to not get her hopes up because all of the bodies he’s been tracking were left by Stefan, not Klaus. Happy birthday, Elena - your boyfriend is a serial killer. That’s almost enough for Elena to give up all hope, but just as she’s about to go to bed, she gets a call from Stefan (queue A Drop in the Ocean), granting her wish that to know he’s alive.
    This week: Season 3 Episode 1 The Birthday

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    • 1 hr 31 min
    Choosing Delena's Best Kiss & Other TVD Questions

    Choosing Delena's Best Kiss & Other TVD Questions

    Because we love you guys so much and wish we could make you all cohosts, we decided to turn the mic over to you and answer all of your questions about The Vampire Diaries! Your questions covered everything from whether we think Damon and Liz would have been a good ship to what we would change about the ending of the show to what we think of Bonnie’s OBVIOUS stunt double in Season One. We even answered some questions about ourselves like what other shows we like and whether we prefer the Twilight soundtrack over the TVD soundtrack. Basically if you asked it, we answered it.
    Huge thank you to everyone who submitted questions and thank you to our 1K YouTube subscribers!

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    • 1 hr 22 min
    How Does the Humanity Switch Work?

    How Does the Humanity Switch Work?

    As promised, we’re finally devoting an entire episode to the humanity switch. We look at all of the reasons why characters like Stefan, Damon, and Enzo turn their emotions off and how they eventually get them back on. We also realized that so many iconic moments come from a vampire’s no humanity arc, like Damon killing Matt to get Elena to turn it back on and Caroline burning the letter from Liz (we know you know the TikTok audio: BURN IT). And let’s not forget the vampire that inspired us to even do this episode: Isobel. We still can’t agree on what we make of her, but we do agree on a few things, like every humanity-less vampire will do anything to avoid getting their emotions turned back on.
    We also want to hear from you! Call (470) 205-4958 to share your theories and ask us questions that we’ll listen to and discuss on our next special episode!

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    • 1 hr 13 min
    Why do people hate Matt Donovan?

    Why do people hate Matt Donovan?

    For every character there is to love on The Vampire Diaries, there are a few to hate. While the list mostly includes annoying villains, useless supernaturals, and guest stars there are two characters in the main cast that are well known for annoying the fan base. You already know we’re talking about Matt Donovan and Elena Gilbert. But is Matt hated because he’s boring or because he’s a terrible boyfriend to Caroline? Is Elena hated because she’s a pick-me or because she switched from Stefan to Damon? In this special episode, we talk about the main reasons why people hate these two and whether we actually hate Matt and Elena.
    To be included in an upcoming special: Call (470) 205-4958 to leave a voicemail sharing your theories and ask questions for us to discuss in a call-in episode!

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    • 1 hr
    The Vampire Diaries Season 2 Recap

    The Vampire Diaries Season 2 Recap

    Before we get into Season 3 in a few weeks, we of course have to recap Season 2! This week, we’re looking back at the main characters, the villains, and all of the great Season 2 side characters. We’re also going to talk about all of the highs of the season, like best performances, favorite songs, best three episode run, and favorite Delena and Stelena moments. We also go over a few of the lows of the season (*cough cough* the Jules/werewolves arc) and what we would do differently if we wrote Season 2. We also wrap up Season 2 like we wrap up every episode and pick the best songs, quotes, and most out of pocket moments of Season 2.
    This week: The Vampire Diaries Season 2 Recap
    Next Week: Why Do People Hate Matt Donovan?
    May 30th: Season 3 Episode 1 The Birthday

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    • 1 hr 51 min
    100 Vampire Diaries Trivia Questions

    100 Vampire Diaries Trivia Questions

    Put on your PJs, grab your Brothers Bond Bourbon or your Fresh Vine Wine, and get ready to slumber it with the Rippah Girls! This week, we're having a girls night and playing TVD Trivia hosted by Producer Shea. With 90 questions created by Shea and 10 listener-submitted questions, we'll see who really knows The Vampire Diaries the best. You can even play along with us if you can pause fast enough or somehow blurt out the answers quicker than we did. With trivia categories including songs, quotes, Season 1, and Season 2, you might even want to listen to some past episodes to brush up on your trivia before listening. Join us this week for some drinks, trivia, and LOTS of laughs!
    Special thanks to Producer Shea for coming up with 90 trivia questions and reviewing all of your submitted questions!

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    • 1 hr 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
36 Ratings

36 Ratings

jennalynupton ,

My favorite!

Hands down the best VD rewatch podcast there is. I’ve listened to them all.

Loveatfirstglow ,

Why do people hate Elena and Matt?

People hate Elena because the writers completely changed her entire personality when she became a vampire. Traits are heightened and they only heightened the worse parts of her. You all seem pretty bias about Damon so you all might not care about Elena changing because that meant she was with Damon now. Majority of fans loved earlier Elena, her becoming a vampire was the worse thing the show did. People hate Matt because he is a agonist to the stars of the show. If you didn’t like Stefan, Damon, or Elena I personally feel no one would hate man. Matt is right, vampires ruined everything, he was also a hypocrite at times about vampires as well. 2024: A lot of women are starting to dislike Damon, mostly because the “SA” of Caroline, which also is another reason they hate Elena.

SarahLump ,

Best Rewatch Pod Ever!

I absolutely love this podcast! I look forward to Thursday's because I know a new episode will be out! Great episode of TVD and of the podcast!

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