Damon and Rebekah revisited: In the March 29 episode titled “The Murder of One,” “Damon does something really crappy to Rebekah and hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” Plec teased to the eager crowd. (An image popped up recently where Rebekah is seen torturing a bloodied, tied up and shirtless Damon.) Ian warns that while Damon was clearly a bad boy in season 1 in particular, the “Originals have an appetite for destruction” and apparently they’re out to make trouble. “Hell hath no fury,” Julie warned about Rebekah.
Esther’s plan to kill her children resurfaces: Thought Esther was gone for good? Not so fast, says Plec. “Esther’s plan to take out her children will be revisited,” she revealed. Despite Esther’s spell being disrupted in episode 15 (the last episode before the break), that was not the last we’ve seen of the Original family or Esther’s plan to try and destroy her children. There’s still “a whole other chapter to that story”.
Katherine is staying away – for now: When asked whether Katherine will make an appearance before season’s end, Plec – sort of – squashed discussions for the time being. According to her, if Klaus is still in Mystic Falls, Katherine will be far, far away. If she returns to Mystic Falls, she’ll be putting her life in danger. No matter what Katherine feels for Damon and Stefan, her instinct for self-preservation is far more important.
Girl power: Kat Graham teased that in coming episodes, viewers will see more scenes between Bonnie and Caroline. “You’ll see a lot more of Bonnie and Caroline working together a lot,” she shared.
Mystic Falls death on the horizon?: Since season 1, viewers have endured the deaths of Vicki and aunt Jenna, but could there be another pivotal offing in the near future? “I don’t know,” Plec responded when asked whether everyone this season survives.
Elena before the Salvatores came into focus: At the moment, producers are eyeing actors to play Elena’s adoptive parents (and Jeremy’s biological ones), revisiting the moment of the fatal car accident that killed them and introduced Stefan into the fold. Julie said that “we’re talking about having a flashback as we get to the end of the season that shows us Elena’s life before she had vampires in it. That would involve her parents, obviously. But it’s not written yet, so we’ll see where that leads.
Bonnie getting some love: Graham was coy, but hinted that Bonnie will meet someone who doesn’t die.
Elena as a vampire?: An avid reader of the L.J. Smith novels prefaced her question by saying that Elena in the books was turned into a vampire. Three seasons into the television show, there are no signs that the producers are going in that direction. Will they at some point? “We’ll see,” Plec replied.
Stefan’s Journey: Julie said that Stefan is still on a journey throughout this season. Basically, Damon and Stefan each began the show as a villain and a hero, but in their core they are both light and dark. Essentially, their journey is a battle for them both. Damon tries to resist his urges to be good and pure, while Stefan tries to resist his more evil tendencies. Ian Somerhalder said that “Damon and Stefan have equal capabilities of good and evil”. Julie doesn’t believe that Stefan can go back to the man he was at the beginning of The Vampire Diaries. But “he’s still Stefan...he’s still pure, strong, loyal, full of love, and full of light”. But he will still have to find a balance within himself and find a way to function as both a vampire and a good man. “Damon is no more good than Stefan is evil” and apparently the brother’s relationship is the true love story. Paul Wesley said that, as an actor, he does enjoy playing the darker side of Stefan, but he also enjoys Stefan’s inner turmoil and his journey.
Damon-Elena-Stefan Love Triangle: Will the triangle come to a head by the end of the season? “It’s going to come to a head - maybe not THE head - but a head for sure,” Julie shared. She reminisced about the beautiful love story that Elena and Stefan had at the beginning of the series. But Stefan’s absence and his subsequent bad behavior caused Damon and Elena to grow closer to each other. Basically, for Elena, the whole love triangle debate is all part of growing up. Julie said that before the end of the season “Elena will ask herself ‘who do I care for?’.” Nina Dobrev joked that maybe Elena needs to travel to Europe and meet some new boys who won’t try to kill her.
Quotes From The Panel...
"Do you think Klaus has a Match.com profile?" — Paul to Candice Accola following her description of Caroline and Kalus's relationship
"I love that their relationship is based on manipulation on both of their parts." — Candice, on Klaus and Caroline.
"Two words: casting couch." — Ian, joking how Paul's real life wife, Torrey DeVitto, landed her role
"Damon's no more good than Stefan is evil." — Executive Producer Julie Plec, on Damon and Stefan
"You have to piss people off to make it good." — Ian, on trying to please fans and keep the show exciting
"The goal is to make them both loveable, and hateable, and killable!" — Nina, on playing Katherine and Elena
"Never underestimate the power of the iPhone." — Ian taking photos of fans in the audience
"That's her rock. I don't think she believes Elena did anything to sabotage her mother." — Kat Graham, on Bonnie's relationship with Elena
"It's like every woman in my life." — Ian, on Damon being tortured by Rebekah
"I think I'm going for a Guiness World record." — Matt Davis, on the number of times Alaric has been killed
"It has been a heck of a season, and there's so much more to come..." - Candice on her favorite moments
"I think she needs to go to Europe, and meet some new boys..." - Nina Dobrev speaking about her character
"They have equal capabilities of good and evil." - Ian Somerhalder
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