‘The Vampire Diaries’ 4×17 ‘Because the Night’ to explore Damon’s backstory

The description for the upcoming The Vampire Diaries episode “Because the Night” has been released. Find out what part of Damon’s backstory will be revealed!

The CW has released the following episode summary for 4×17 “Because the Night”:

FLASHBACK TO DAMON’S LIFE IN 1970s NEW YORK / THE BAND DEAD SARA PERFORMS — Realizing that Elena (Nina Dobrev) needs some time away from Mystic Falls, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) takes her to New York City, where he lived and partied hard in the 1970s. When Rebekah (Claire Holt) also shows up in New York, she’s impressed with Elena’s secret agenda. Flashbacks reveal Damon’s hedonistic life in the underground club
scene and a complicated encounter with Lexi (guest star Arielle Kebbel). Meanwhile, Caroline (Candice Accola) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) try to convince Klaus (Joseph Morgan) that it would be in his own best interest to help them track Silas down, and Bonnie (Kat Graham) struggles to keep her grasp on reality and do the right thing.

Interesting! Do you think that we’ll learn about a secret Damon/Lexi hook-up in this episode?

This episode of The Vampire Diaries airs March 21. The show is on a short break right now, and will return March 14 with 4×16 “Bring it On.” Watch the promo for that episode here on Hypable, and hear what we had to say about the last episode of the show on the Vampire Hype podcast.