A lasting legacy! Fadzai and Sandile close out on now mournful widow, expecting father, Alaric Saltzman.

Joining The Vampire Diaries halfway through its first season, Alaric comes to Mystic Falls in search of a vampire that killed his wife, but finds more than he bargained for in the supernatural goings-on of the town. He very quickly becomes a mainstay amongst the protagonists and, through his relationship with Jenna Sommers, eventually becomes a paternal presence for Elena and Jeremy Gilbert.

Ric leaves the show after three seasons - and a harrowing period consumed by a psychic manifestation of his darkest self, who then became enhanced Original vampire. He is brought back for the last three seasons, though, where he reclaims his life in starts and stops, but continues to be an integral part of the Mystic Falls crew.

(This episode focuses on Alaric in seasons 7 and 8.)

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of alcoholism, child endangerment, depression, familial abandonment, feticide (intent to cause death or great bodily harm to a pregnant woman or her unborn child), grief and loss, mental coercion and manipulation, mental illness (and related stigma), serial killing, sexism and misogyny, and suicide.

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