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This week, a new vampire show enters the scene, Hunter Schafer teases a vampire A24 film, and we reach the finale of season 7 of The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E22 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

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This week, production pauses on The Batman 2, a new essay about Twilight and queerness, and the gang tries to pull Bonnie out of a dream in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E22 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Kristen Stewart reunites with Olivier Assayas, New Moon gets a new fragrance, and Bonnie takes aim at The Armory in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E21 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Ally voyages into enemy territory, the third Taylor Lautner enters the chat, and Rick and Stefan beef it out over Caroline in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E20 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, a good show about bad things, the value of robot vacuums, and Bonnie has plans to break out in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E19 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, the magic of baseball and slow mornings, a new deluxe edition of Eclipse with questionable art, and Paul is back playing a guy who isn't Stefan in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E18 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Primetime premieres in Venice, Ian Somerhalder is selling $80 daylight rings with a gross AI-generated website, and Stefan has a sinister vacation energy in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E17 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Chris Hansen threatens legal action against Primetime, Penn Badgley joins a murder mystery show, and Bonnie has a heartbreaking conversation with Damon in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E16 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat make the rounds for The Wrong Girls, and worlds collide in New Orleans for a The Originals crossover in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E15 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Nina Dobrev on Project Runway, Kristen Stewart has fun on The Wrong Girls press tour, and an emergency c-section haunts The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E14 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, we discuss the new Primetime trailer and Damon goes full Fight Club in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E13 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Robert Pattinson's Primetime gets a release date, Suki Waterhouse hasn't seen Twilight, and Mystic Falls gets taken over in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E12 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, a new Twilight jewelry line, Matt Damon out-freaks Robert Pattinson, and we suffer through a Groundhog Day nightmare in The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E11 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep

This week, Kristen Stewart's new stoner comedy, Penn Badgley's new office thriller, and Damon gets a ridiculous reindeer mug in a Christmas episode of The Vampire Diaries! Next week: The Vampire Diaries S7:E10 Get TWO bonus episodes per month and a weekly shout out on our Patreon: patreon.com/intothetwilight Send us a fanfiction, a Twilight/TVD backstory, etc: [email protected] Shop our merch: bit.ly/ITTSHOP Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/ittunes Download episode transcripts: bit.ly/ITTtranscripts Where to find us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intothetwilight  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intothetwilight.xyz  Ally: twitter.com/manyarethestars Cody: twitter.com/codycorrall Music by Eli Krauss: twitter.com/elisourkrauss Art by Maddie Padilla: instagram.com/theartofmaddiep