Stefan then stabs Katherine with the dagger made from her bones, but she comes back to Damon later, revealing that she can leave hell whenever she wants and that Cade had been under her control since her death.
Meanwhile, Matt (Zach Roerig) confronts Vicki (Kayla Ewell) and she reveals that she wants to die from the hellfire so she can escape hell, where she has been residing in a miserable existence.
Alaric (Matt Davis), Caroline, and the twins also leave Mystic Falls when Bonnie comes up with a plan to use her magic to reverse the hellfire back into hell, destroying it and Katherine.
The Salvatore boarding house is turned into a school for supernatural children with Jeremy and Dorian among the people running it and a hefty $3 million donation from Klaus (Joseph Morgan).
Vicki, Tyler (Michael Trevino), Liz (Marguerite MacIntyre), Jo (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), and Enzo are shown watching over the living.
In "I Was Feeling Epic" the following songs are heard:[1][2] The episode received critical acclaim, with most reviewers appreciating the writers' skill in successfully ending the long eight-year run of the hit series in an emotion-driven finale.
[3] Samantha Highfill of Entertainment Weekly said "the most impressive thing this finale did was find a way to honor every love story this show's ever told.
"[4] Caroline Preece of Den of Geek praised the episode saying "True to form, a lot happened during I Was Feeling Epic, spanning decades of time and featuring more twists and turns than should really be allowed in a single hour.
"[5] TVLine's Andy Swift said "The Vampire Diaries has always been a show about loss, about heartache, about powering through the difficult times in order to see the beauty in the world around you.