We meet Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), a high school student drowning in grief. Four months prior, her parents died in a car accident that left her an orphan. She is the "human" anchor of the show—vulnerable, kind, and desperately trying to feel alive again.
: It is hinted that Elena bears a striking resemblance to a woman from the brothers' past, Katherine Pierce , who turned them both into vampires in 1864. Where to Watch vampire diaries season 1 episode 1 dramacool