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"The Vampire Diaries" Hell Is Other People (TV Episode 2016)

Damon only escapes after finally submitting to his pain and expressing genuine remorse to a vision of his dying mother.

Damon is repeatedly sent back to a traumatic day during the Civil War in 1863, where he was tasked with capturing a group of deserters.

Each time the loop resets, the situation grows darker. Damon initially believes he can "solve" the loop by being a hero, but the Stone reveals that his true torment is his repressed guilt regarding his mother, Lily.

Following his death in the mid-season finale, Damon's soul is trapped inside the , a mystical artifact that forces vampires to relive their personal hells.