What caused Elena's parents to drive off the bridge?

On May 23, 2009, Elena called her aunt Jenna Sommers, after getting in a fight with Matt while attending a party. When her parents came to get her, the three of them later end up in a car accident, with their car driving off a bridge due to the road being slick after a rain storm.

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How did Elena's parents go off the bridge?

It is best known for being the site of the tragic deaths of Grayson and Miranda Gilbert when the slick roads caused them to inadvertently drive off the bridge and into the river below, where they both drowned. Their adopted daughter Elena was the only survivor of the accident.

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What really happened to Elena's parents season 6?

Participants. The first car accident happened on May 23, 2009. Miranda Sommers-Gilbert and Grayson Gilbert drowned, while their adoptive daughter, Elena Gilbert, survived thanks to Stefan Salvatore. The second car accident occured in October 3, 2010.

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Why did Elena's parents have luggage in the trunk?

Damon explains that there was a huge storm in town that night/the night before, so that's why there was so much luggage packed in the Gilberts' car — they wanted to spend the weekend at their cabin to avoid it.

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How did Elena survive her parents car crash?

Stefan is later revealed to be her secret savior, having heard the Gilbert family's car go off the bridge and then saving Elena first at the insistence of her father. This is the first of many near-death experiences for Elena, and the one that gives her the survivor's guilt she carries throughout the entire series.

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Who saved Elena in the car accident that killed her parents?

When her parents came to get her, the three of them later end up in a car accident, with their car driving off a bridge due to the road being slick after a rain storm. Stefan Salvatore finds them, and saves Elena, but it was too late to save Grayson and Miranda, who died.

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Who was the vampire that caused Elena to crash?

Noah was a vampire who became obsessed with Elena, due to her resembling Katherine.

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Has Damon slept with Elena's mom?

She absolutely did, in 4x08 after Elena sleeps with Damon. Caroline is concerned because Damon absurd her by force and since she knows Elena's sired she thinks Elena is being abused too.

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Is Elena's daughter in legacies?

Played by. This article is about Stefanie Salvatore, the daughter of Damon and Elena. You may be looking for Stefan Salvatore, Stefanie's late paternal uncle and namesake. Stefanie Rose Salvatore is a recurring character on Legacies and a former guest starring character on The Originals.

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Did Damon Salvatore slept with Elena's mom?

Damon has slept with three members of the Petrova Family: Katherine, Isobel and Elena Gilbert. Damon killed and turned her into a vampire. Damon slept with both Elena and her mom, but that doesn't seem to bother Elena (if she knows). They were both antagonists on the show at some point during the series.

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Why did Elena look different in season 8?

As to the reasoning behind the change in her appearance, fans suggest that Nina wanted to be seen as a more mature star -- so pursued some facial modifications.

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Who ends up being Elena's dad?

She gives Jeremy a vial with her blood telling him that she could turn him to go with her if he wanted to but Jeremy changed his mind since the first time he asked her to turn him. Elena is shocked by the news Stefan told her; that John is her birth father.

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Why did they write Elena out of vampire Diaries?

In an Instagram post shared by the 31-year-old actress, after saying goodbye to the show, she stated that she decided to leave it because she felt like Elena's journey had come to an end. “I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six-season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime.

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What breaks Elena's sire bond?

In Stand By Me, Damon has Elena turn off her emotions because she couldn't deal with her brother Jeremy's death. This broke the sire bond between him and Elena.

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Were Elena's parents vampires?

They are both descendants of Katherine Pierce. They have both been vampires. Elena was cured and became human again while Isobel died a vampire.

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How did Bonnie break the spell on Elena?

Bonnie broke the spell effectively killing Elena and using her psychic powers to put her in a dimension to then return her to her body.

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Is Damon and Elena's daughter a vampire?

Stefanie Salvatore is the heretic daughter of Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert, as well the younger twin sister of Stefan Salvatore. She is a witch from the Salvatore bloodline and a vampire, she gets her vampire side from both of her parents.

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What episode does Elena get pregnant?

Black Hole Sun (The Vampire Diaries)

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Who does Elena get pregnant by?

Somtime during season six of The Vampire Diaries, Elena give birth to her and Jacob's first and only child, Bonnie Rebekah Fogerty. They named their daughter in honor of their two friends, Bonnie Bennett and Rebekah Mikaelson.

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Was Damon abusive to Elena?

Although Damon professed to be in love with Elena, his actions toward her were anything but selfless; he subjected her to torment by attacking her friends, slaying her younger brother, and attempting to force himself on her even after she declared her undying love for Stefan.

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Is Elena's mom a Petrova?

Elena Gilbert (3rd Petrova Doppelgänger): Elena was born on June 22, 1992, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the biological daughter of John Gilbert and Isobel Flemming, and was therefore a descendant of Katerina Petrova, to whom she bears a striking physical resemblance.

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Did Elena get pregnant by Damon?

"Legacies" Confirmed That Damon And Elena From "The Vampire Diaries" Have A Daughter And I'm Emotional. SO. MANY. DELENA.

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Who did Elena cheat on?

Feeding on another vampire is very intimate, so it's a bit like Elena cheated on Stefan. To be fair, she didn't know about the implications, so it wasn't entirely her fault.

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Who compelled Elena to forget Damon?

Alaric compelled Elena to forget all the good memories she had of Damon upon her request after Damon's death. Alaric is the one to inform Elena that Damon is back from the dead. Both Alaric and Elena became vampires in Season Three and human again in Season Six.

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Why isn t Katherine in the tomb?

However, Katherine remained a prisoner of the Tomb due to Elijah's compulsion. In The Dinner Party, Damon visited Katherine at the Tomb for information. After Damon revealed his plans to kill Elijah, Katherine pleaded with him not to. Revealing that in doing so, she would be trapped in the Tomb forever.

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