Ep 11. We're Gonna Need a Spotlight

As Hope struggles with a secret she's been keeping from everyone, Lizzie and Josie's plan to celebrate their birthday with a large party leads to a shocking tragedy that leaves the students of the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted reeling. With their community in chaos and the fate of the school at stake, Alaric and the Mystic Falls heroes must decide whether to allow the supernatural factions to remain hidden or to reveal themselves to the world in order to stand together against the looming threat of Malivore. Alliances will be tested as the students and their mentors race to uncover the truth about who (or what) caused the terrible event that changed everything. As the spotlight shines on the students of the Salvatore School, they must come together to face their greatest challenge yet and to remember that even in the darkest moments, hope still remains.