Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell

Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell is the sixth episode of the eighth season of The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and sixty-first episode of the series overall.
==Summary==
PAUL WESLEY DIRECTS THE EPISODE WHICH FINDS STEFAN MAKING AN UNEXPECTED SACRIFICE — When her children become the focus of the Siren's latest plan, Caroline takes drastic measures to ensure nothing gets in the way of keeping her family safe. In a race against the clock, Stefan pledges to do everything he can to save the twins, while tensions between Alaric and Caroline boil over, leading them to face some harsh realities about the future of their family. Meanwhile, when Enzo finds himself unable to fight off Sybil's latest move, Stefan dives into his subconscious and along the way, sets off a chain of events that leaves him faced with a life-changing decision. Bonnie and Matt also appear.
==Plot==
The police ask Alaric questions about Seline and the twins' disappearances. Alaric phones Seline who's at the diner with the girls. She tells him that she can't return them because they are special. After the phone call, Sybil brigs Damon to the diner.
Meanwhile, Bonnie and Enzo are enjoying their time when a phone rings. Enzo answers, hears the siren's song and collapses. Sybil's back in his subconscious. Bonnie brings him to Stefan, Alaric and Caroline for help and asks Stefan to enter Enzo's mind to help him. By doing so, Stefan discovers that Sybil's at a diner in Oakwood. 
Seline mentions that she was trying to blend in, but Sybil's escape blew her cover. So her new plan is to offer the twins to Cade in the exchange for the freedom of their souls. The whole diner gets and AMBER alert for the twins, so Seline uses her powers to calm them down. When Caroline and Alaric arrive at the diner, it's empty.
Seline, Sybil, Damon and the twins go a motel where they plan on summoning Cade. Alaric finds a cop killed by Sybil, which serves them as a lead. Meanwhile, Stefan enters Enzo's mind again and she tells him where she is on the condition that he comes alone. Stefan tells Alaric and Caroline the address of the wrong motel, while he goes to the right one.
At the motel, Sybil and Seline summon Cade. He seems interested in having the twins as his slaves, but Sybil makes another offer: use the Salvatore brothers instead. Stefan agreed to this plan. He brings the twins back to Caroline and tells her that he has 24 hours left with her. He's gonna serve Cade for all eternity.
Meanwhile, Sybil reveals that since Cade accepted her offer, the release of Seline's soul wasn't a part of the deal. Instead, Sybil was granted her freedom, but she wanted to stay immortal because "the game isn't over yet". 
At the bar, Alaric and Matt shoot and stake Damon.
==Cast==
===Main Cast===
*Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
*Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
*Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett
*Candice King as Caroline Forbes
*Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
*Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
*Michael Malarkey as Enzo St. John
===Recurring Cast===
*Kristen Gutoskie as Seline
*Nathalie Kelley as Sybil
*Wolé Parks as Cade
===Co-Starring===
*Lily Rose Mumford as Josie
*Tierney Mumford as Lizzie
*Corey Maher as State Cop
*Michael Rubino as Detective
==Trivia==
*Antagonists: Seline and Sybil.
*Arcadius makes his first modern day appearance since being introduced in flashbacks in An Eternity of Misery.
*Caroline decides to send her kids away from her, so that they wouldn't be in any danger.
*Damon makes a deal with Sybil, so that he can be spared from hell. Stefan agrees to follow his brother - in exchange for the girls' safe return.
*Caroline broke her engagement to Stefan, so she wouldn't be compromising the safety of her children, that were in Damon's possession.
==Body Count==
*State Cop - Unknown; killed by Sybil
*Man - Stabbed in the neck; killed by Stefan Salvatore
*Damon - Staked; killed by Alaric Saltzman but was brough back by Arcadius
==Locations==
*Mystic Falls, Virginia
**Forbes House
**Bonnie Bennett's House
**Mystic Grill
*Grove Hill, Virginia
**The Armory
*Oakwood, Georgia
**Diner
*McKinley, Virginia
**The Laboratory (Enzo's subconscious)
*White Cedar Motel
*Motel for sale
*Restaurant
==Continuity==
*Cade was last seen in a flashback in An Eternity of Misery.
*Josette Laughlin was mentioned. She was last seen as a corpse in Best Served Cold.
*Dalton St. John was mentioned. He was last seen in a flashback in Kill 'Em All.
*Dr. Whitmore was mentioned. He was last seen in a flashback in The Cell.
*Tyler Lockwood was mentioned. He was last seen as a corpse/voice in Coming Home Was a Mistake.
==Behind the Scenes==
*"Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell" is a line from Caroline from season one's Let The Right One In.
**With its thirty-nine letters, this episode has the longest title in the series.
*This is the fifth episode of the series to be directed by Paul Wesley.
*Hashtag during the airing is #SavetheMunchkins
*Corey Maher, who portrays "State Cop" in the episode, also portrays "Viking Leader" in The Originals episode City Beneath The Sea.
==Cultural References==
*An or a Child Abduction Emergency is a child abduction alert system. It originated in the United States in 1996. AMBER is officially a backronym for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, but was named for Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas, in 1996. In the United States, AMBER Alerts are distributed via commercial radio stations, Internet radio, satellite radio, television stations, and cable TV. The alerts are also issued via e-mail, electronic traffic-condition signs, commercial electronic billboards, through wireless device SMS text messages.
==Quotes==
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|-|Promo=
:Caroline Forbes: "If Damon gets in-between me and my girls, I'm going to kill him."
:Arcadius: "What brings me here?"
:Lizzie & Josie: "Incendia!"
:Damon Salvatore: "Kill him before he kills you. Turn around. Now!"
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:Alaric Saltzman: "Seline, where are they?"
:Seline: "They're safe with me."
:Caroline Forbes: "If Damon gets in-between me and my girls, I'm going to kill him."
:Damon Salvatore: "Hi little munchkins. Remember me?"
:Arcadius: "Tell me... What brings me here?"
:Lizzie & Josie: "Incendia!"
:Damon Salvatore: "Piece of advice: Kill him before he kills you."
:Stefan Salvatore: "Don't do this Damon."
:Damon Salvatore: "Another piece of advice: Turn around. Now!"
|-|Webclip 1=
:Officer: "When was the last time you saw the nanny?"
:Alaric Saltzman: "Here. She offered to watch the girls for me. We spoke by phone a few hours ago. She was getting ready to put the girls to bed."
:Caroline Forbes: "I have these. I don't know which ones you want to use. This is them and this is Sybil, the woman who we believe is with Seline."
:Officer: "How do you know they are traveling together?"
:Caroline Forbes: "It's a hunch. Sybil is Seline's sorta... sister."
:Officer: "Sorta sister?"
:Caroline Forbes: "Look it doesn't matter. Are you going to disseminate these photos or what?"
|-|Webclip 2=
:Stefan Salvatore: "Hey. I compelled the Sheriff to make this case a priority. That should bypass some red tape. Where to first?"
:Caroline Forbes: "That's a question for Alaric. He's on the phone with Matt."
:Stefan Salvatore: "I'll go put this in the car."
:Caroline Forbes: "No. Stop. You're not coming."
:Stefan Salvatore: "What?"
:Caroline Forbes: "Ric and I can handle it from here and if you really wanna to help, then just stay with Matt and work with the Police."
:Stefan Salvatore: "Caroline you can't be serious. The twins have been abducted by two Sirens and you expect me to just hang back."
:Caroline Forbes: "Damon is with them!"
:Stefan Salvatore: "Right! Which is exactly why I should come with you."
:Caroline Forbes: "Let me be perfectly clear... Stefan. If Damon gets in-between me and my girls, I'm going to kill him. So No. You cannot come with me.
|-|Inside clip=
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==Multimedia==
===Soundtrack===
===Videos===
The Vampire Diaries 8x06 Promo "Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell" Season 8 Episode 6
The Vampire Diaries Detoured on Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell Trailer The CW
The Vampire Diaries 8x06 Webclip 1 - Detoured on Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell HD
The Vampire Diaries 8x06 Webclip 2 - Detoured on Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell HD
The Vampire Diaries Inside TVD Detoured on Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell The CW
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2017-02-22_Pierre_OHalloran-Instagram.jpg|©Pierre O'Halloran
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2016-11-30_Tierney_Mumford_Instagram.jpg|Tierney Mumford
2016-12-03_Amber_Crowe_Instagram.jpg|©Amber Crowe
2016-12-03_Ian_Somerhalder_Kristen_Gutoskie_Lily_Rose_Tierney_Mumford_Secret_Harris_Instagram.jpg|Ian Somerhalder, Kristen Gutoskie, Lily Rose Mumford, Tierney Mumford
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09-19-2016 Paul Wesley-Instagram.jpg|Michael Malarkey September 19, 2016
2016-09-13_Kat_Graham_Michael_Malarkey_Instagram.jpg|Kat Graham September 13, 2016
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==References==
==See also==
Category:The Vampire Diaries Episode Guide
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season Eight
Category:Episodes featuring all main characters