Damon (Ian Somerhalder) has captured a traveler and interrogates him to tell him where Markos (Raffi Barsoumian) is, so he can find Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Elena (Nina Dobrev).
Elena and Stefan wonder why she is helping them and Maria tells them that her husband, Julian, is inside Tyler's (Michael Trevino) body permanently.
Enzo (Michael Malarkey) keeps bothering Damon to keep his promise and bring him back to life.
He tells him that he is not strong enough to kill him, since he is full of doppelganger blood and he channels the power of all the travelers.
Elena, Stefan and Maria arrive at Mystic Falls but Liv and Luke (Chris Brochu) ambush them and cause their car to crush by using magic.
Liv and Luke want to kill at least one of them so the travelers will not be able to complete the spell that will strip away all the magic from Mystic Falls.
Back at the Salvatore house, Julian tries to help Damon to take Markos by surprise and attacks him by biting him.
Enzo finds Maria at the Other Side and he asks her if she knows the spell that the travelers used to bring Markos back.
Damon and Elena leave with Jeremy's car while Stefan and Caroline stay behind to wait for Bonnie.
"The stakes got grave and desperate as the travelers took hold of Mystic Falls in "Promised Land".
This episode was downright hilarious at times, light and breezy and snappy in a way the show hasn’t been in quite a while, and it was an absolute pleasure to watch.
"[5] Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4/5 saying that the end left her pretty speechless.
"We all know that death doesn't exactly stick when it comes to The Vampire Diaries but the other side is disintegrating slowly before our eyes.
"[6] Liane Bonin Starr from HitFix gave a good review to the episode and saying that the end was shocking and the season finale will be explosive.
For all of the drama that took place, there was a surprising amount of comedy that was utilized in the beginning of the episode in order to create a more radical shift in tone once the Travelers began their spell.