Watch Vampire Diaries season 5 live stream online free [CW]: Watch episode 17 "Rescue Me" online [Promo video]

The Vampire Diaries -- "Rescue Me" CW

CW's hit show "The Vampire Diaries" season 5 episode 17 will be airing on CW at 8 p.m. ET. tonight.

The official synopsis of "Vampire Diaries" season 5 episode 17 titled "Rescue Me" is as follows:

"Markos will arrive in Mystic Falls. In order to keep Stefan (Paul Wesley) from being harmed by Sloan (guest star Caitlin McHugh) and the Travelers, Caroline (Candice Accola) and Enzo (guest star Michael Malarkey) will agree to make a trip to Atlanta to find a newly discovered doppleganger. Caroline will get surprised when Enzo opens up to her about his past. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) will spend an awkward afternoon at Jeremy's (Steven R. McQueen) parent-teacher conference, where they hear bad news about his behavior at school. Afterwards, Damon will reluctantly tell Elena upsetting news about Jeremy's personal life."

Be sure to tune in to CW at 8 p.m. ET to catch season 5 episode 17 of Vampire Diaries March 27, 2014.

For those who miss tonight's episode, be sure to watch the full episodes online via live stream on the CW website.

Watch the latest sneak peek video clip below:

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