The Vampire Diaries S2E15 (Patreon)

edit: While I was rewatching this I started seeing a parallel between Stefan and someone who suffers from really bad depression. This can be triggering so if you're sensitive you to the subject might want to ignore.  The way Stefan is trying so desperately to keep Damon from leaving because he doesn't want to face eternity alone broke me. But the scene where he takes Lexi back to his place and you see all the bodies there and the place is just a mess. Now I've suffered from depression in the past and this just reminds me of the times where you feel so empty and detached that you don't bother to clean, to shower, to do anything. Your house and your appearance start to reflect just how messy and chaotic you feel on the inside. Stefan brings her home and then says "I mean to clean this up" like its not a problem - relatable. You don't see how bad it has gotten because you are not experiencing reality the same way. His face when Lexi tells him that he is a ripper and that he is all the parts of a bad vampire says it all. There is so much confusion in his face because to him this has become the norm.