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"The Night of the Comet" is the second episode of the first season of The CW television series, "The Vampire Diaries", and the series second episode overall. It originally aired on Thursday, September 17, 2009. The episode was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and directed by Marcos Siega. The title references the 1984 cult film "Night of the Comet".