Something to Die For

 is the fifth episode of the seventh season of The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and thirty-eight episode of the series.

Summary
SEND ME ON MY WAY – In the aftermath of a crazy attack, Damon asks Bonnie to contact a blast from the past to perform a big spell with her. Stefan tries everything he can to find Caroline who has gone missing. Things spiral out of control when Matt gets a terrifying call. Desperate to find her way back to her friends, Elena does her best to find a way. Finally, a discovery is made that puts someone’s life in danger.

Main Cast

 * Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert
 * Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
 * Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
 * Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett
 * Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes
 * Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
 * Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo (credit only)

Special Guest Starring

 * Annie Wersching as Lillian Salvatore

Recurring Cast

 * Elizabeth Blackmore as Valerie
 * Scarlett Byrne as Nora
 * Teressa Liane as Mary-Louise
 * Tim King as Oscar
 * Luke Benward as William Duncan
 * Adam Gregory as Ethan Crane
 * Hunter Parrish as Andrew Montez
 * Madison Riley as Cleo Mitchell

Guest Cast

 * Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
 * Chris Wood as Malachai Parker (Dream Vision only)
 * Jaime Ray Newman as Idola Gardner

Trivia

 * Antagonist: Oscar, Ethan Crane.
 * Caroline and Cleo were captured by Oscar and held hostage at Miss Gibbon's house. They were eventually rescued by their friends.
 * Damon is killed by Ethan Crane, for unknown reasons, except to obtain the Phoenix Stone.
 * Caroline confronts Stefan about Valerie.
 * Valerie kills Oscar as to keep Julian away.
 * Elena becomes a Guardian by doing the initiation-ritual, and the slumber spell by Kai is magically broken through a dream-like spell. She escapes the astral projection spell too, and supposedly returns to her body.
 * The Dream Vision places Bonnie's and Elena's consciousness together in a dream-like state, almost like an astral plane. They encounter a Dream Vision Kai there who unwantedly severes the linked slumber spell.

Continuity

 * Lucy was last seen in the Season 2 episode Masquerade. She was last mentioned in the Season 6 episode I Alone.

Cultural References

 * "Something to Die For" is a song from the album by the same name by new wave band, The Sounds, which was used in Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.
 * The song was also used in the opening titles for Scream 4 which was written by Kevin Williamson. Ironically, the episode also referenced to the original Scream film in the episode.