4x16 'Bring It On' Short Promo

Will The Vampire Diaries Have A Prom Episode?

Will we get more pretty dresses and boys in tuxedos?

In September 2012, in an EW interview with Julie Plec and Nina Dobrev, we were informed that Season 4 may well end with a Mystic Falls High School graduation. That means.... PROM, right?

There is a couple of pieces of (what now seems to be deleted) evidence that there will be a TVD Prom episode.

Cherrix Casting Facebook Page submitted casting information:

"Before reading please understand that your response MUST include a fitting day, fitting time AND days you can work. (ex. Fitting-Friday 22nd, 11:00am, Available for all dates)

Vampire Diaries is looking for extras to work our prom scene in Decatur, Ga. Tuesday Feb 26th, Wed Feb 27th, Thurs 28th and Mon Mar 4th. Age 18-30. You will need to be available for a fitting Friday Feb 22nd or Monday Feb 25th--between 10am and 7pm. If available please email recent photo along with your name, phone number, email address, age, height, weight, clothing sizes (MEN-shirt size, pant size, shoe size, WOMEN-Measurements, dress size, shoe size), including your shoe size, color, make-model, year of vehicle to vampirediariescasting@gmail.com. SUBJECT LINE: PROM, Please include Fitting day, time AND days you can work."

Back in December, Julie Plec also tweeted:

Since we have recently had behind the scenes photos for 4x18 titled 'American Gothic', these dates suggest that 4x19 should be filming around this time and should air 4th April (if my calculations are correct).

Camille Guaty Interview

How was Caitlin pitched to you? What did you know about her going in?
Nothing. I'm not kidding. I knew absolutely nothing. I didn't know if I was a witch, a werewolf, a normal person. I had no idea, and even at the audition, they gave me completely ambiguous sides, and I just made something of it. It was three pages of, “I have no clue about who this person is,” because everything's so confidential with the show.

So, I booked it and then, when I was there, and I read the script, I was doing so much background research because there's so much that's going on in this show. I'm like, who is this person? Who's Silas? And then Nina Dobrev’s  playing these two different characters. I was so confused when I jumped in, but then it all came together. And I have my own interpretation of what I think it is.

If we came into the show with no idea of who everyone was, we’d be so confused.
Yeah. That's how I was. I had never seen it, and everyone's always telling me amazing things about it, so when I had the audition, I started to download episodes, and I was completely lost. I was Wikipedia-ing everybody and trying to do a family line of who's connected to who before the audition just so that I could have some reference point of the world that I was walking into.

Thankfully for your character, she doesn't know anybody. She doesn't know anything. All she knows is Shane, right?
Right. And that's what David Alpay said, the actor playing Shane. He said, “Well, you don't really need to know anything.” But it does help to know about what's happening with Silas, and that I was a witch. That helps. To get yourself in the world, I think it really does help to know what's going on around you.

We get the sense that Silas creates these hallucinations to work for him, but then, at the end, you're comforting Shane which we’d assume was another hallucination. Do you have any theories about what she is or what that was about?
My theory is — and now this is the great thing, I think, about Vampire Diaries, that it leaves a lot of things to the imagination — that Caitlin could be one of Silas's illusions, but I think that I'm working with Silas. Because he is the most powerful of all witches, the ones who have passed are working with him. But we’ll see.

So even her pretending to be good would probably serve a purpose of his in the end?
Absolutely, and plus I wanted to resurrect my son, and then my husband wanted to resurrect me. So I feel like it's kind of like a chain. If the most powerful one is out, then we all are out.

Are you in the next episode?
I'm not in the next episode.

Are you in any upcoming episodes?
I could be. Everyone's always like, “Well, do you die?” It's like, “I was already dead.” So that's good because you can't kill me.

Did they tell you anything about Shane and Caitlin’s life off screen in the good days?
I think it was for us to create ourselves. We had a very healthy marriage. We were very happy together, and when our son died, it definitely tore us apart, as you can imagine. The death of a child tears any relationship apart, but made me a little crazy because I knew that I had these powers and the ability to bring him back. So while doing that, that took my life. So, yeah, now I'm dead.

What was the cast like?
Everyone was great. I mean these people have been together for so long, and I think it's interesting to come in on this show of all young adults and a hit show and seeing how they work. And they were all fantastic.

And David's new. Is there a comfort in knowing not everyone has been there since day one, four years ago?
Oh, absolutely. I mean, I've been doing this for so long that coming in is always a little bit like being on your first day of school. You keep quiet to yourself, but then by the end of the first episode, you're making jokes with everybody. It's easy. It was a very easy set to come into. Plus, I had worked with some of the wardrobe people before as well, on one of my very first shows that I was on.

Which one?
Raising Dad. It was a sitcom with Bob Saget. So it was really great to be working with her as well.

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Cynthia Addai-Robinson Cast As Aja

Bonnie Bennett is getting a new mentor — hopefully with better intentions than her last one.

Actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson will play Aja, a powerful witch, with a connection to Bonnie's mother, who comes to Mystic Falls to help Bonnie control her magic. Seeing as Jeremy is (most likely) dead, does this mean that the only other person with the ability to guide Bonnie with her magic, Professor Shane, is also about to croak?

Addai-Robinson will appear in the March 21 episode.

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Spoiler From TV Guide - 19th February 2013

Is Jeremy really dead on The Vampire Diaries? How will Elena ever get over that?

You'll find out if he's truly a goner before the next episode ends. But regardless of whether he lives, Elena is going to be in a bit of a state for a while. At times she will seem complete completely numb, while at others she will display a fiery recklessness that leads her to do something she might ultimately regret.

Spoiler From TV Line - 19th February 2013

Anything you can share about this week’s Vampire Diaries? Based on the promo, Elena doesn’t appear to be taking Jeremy’s death well — assuming he is actually dead.

Let’s just say Elena invents a new stage of grief to cope with her brother’s apparent passing, and it’s hot.

4x14 'Down The Rabbit Hole' Rehash

Nina Dobrev Interview

This season has been a thrill from the start. What's your feeling about season four?
It's been really cool, especially because you always hear actors say doing a TV show for X amount of years can be boring and repetitive, but over the last four years, Elena has been changing and evolving and growing so much. Julie Plec, executive producer has done such an incredible job of keeping it fresh and exciting and making me excited to come to work every day. Especially this season -- and especially with the death of Jeremy. Between last week's episode and this week's, it's been very challenging for me as an actress, but very fulfilling. It's an emotional rollercoaster and I had to go to some dark places.

What was your reaction to finding out Jeremy would be killed?
I think we were all shocked and surprised, but that's the show -- it's a vampire show, people have to die all the time. And for Elena, it was very important that she lose Jeremy for what she's about to go through. It becomes a big part of her journey. I know Steven was very bummed, but also excited because he had a lot to do leading up to it -- his character grew and became so strong. It's bittersweet but made for some amazing television.

In many ways, Jeremy was the person who really kept Elena tethered to her humanity. Will this loss threaten to make Elena embrace the less desirable sides of vampirism?
Jeremy was the last person she had left, so it's very likely that Elena could go off the deep end now that she doesn't have the one thing that kept her human. Elena wants to protect the people she loves and saw this new-found strength as a way to protect everyone. But, in this case, she couldn't protect Jeremy and lost the only family member she had left. She won't take it lightly. It's going to destroy her.

Jeremy was also one of the only remaining characters who touched everyone in Mystic Falls. Will his death, in some ways, reinforce the group?
They do come together, but everyone is sort of walking on pins and needles around Elena so they don't trigger something and send her into a psychotic break. They live in a mystical world, so just because Jeremy's dead, it doesn't mean he's really dead in her mind. So she's looking for any solution she can to bring him back -- Elena is basically mentally unstable, going a little crazy and everyone is trying to help.

Obviously Elena still misses Jenna and Alaric, but I would imagine losing Jeremy has a much more profound and prolonged effect on her. True?
Losing Jeremy really, really, really changes Elena. Sometimes people recover from tragedy and sometimes they don't -- but it's a long journey for her. Elena's mourning peroid is much different than any I've ever seen depicted on TV before. She goes off the deep end and spirals downwards into a black hole of death and sadness and misery. I mean, your instinct is right when you asked if we'll see an Elena who embraces her vampire side to a different degree. It's an Elena we haven't seen before, and you'll be shocked, quite frankly. I was very surprised where the episodes take her because it's almost like she's a completely different person that you won't recognize to some degree.

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Spoiler From Zap2It - 18th February 2013

Our not-so-merry band of monsters is currently stuck on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, and that's not the only traveling outside of Mystic Falls they'll be doing this season. The Atlanta set of "The Vampire Diaries" has recently been transformed into both a bustling NYC street, and a festival in Pennsylvania. Katherine may have committed the ultimate crime against Elena, but after she snagged the cure, she's not going to disappear again. We can expect her to stick around long enough for her to come face-to-face with Elijah. Could there be a centuries-old romance rekindled?

4x15 'Stand by Me' Webclip 2

Joseph Morgan On Klaroline & Katherine

Is all hope for a Klaus-and-Caroline friendship officially gone?

In one of the most heartbreaking Vampire Diaries scenes, Caroline (Candice Accola) and Tyler (Michael Trevino) were forced to say goodbye — yet again — so that Tyler could leave town before Klaus (Joseph Morgan) could kill him. While it seems this act would be one of many final straws, Morgan says the dynamic between the two is much more complicated than that.

"There's always got to be a hint of hope for them, hasn't there? I would like to think that she is understanding enough because this is the thing: No one is truly good or evil. There's always some redeeming quality somewhere, maybe buried very, very deep within someone. I was filming a scene with her the other day, so the characters are still interacting. Their relationship, and I'll use that term loosely, becomes much more complex the more we go on, which is so interesting to play."

While the trio's drama was playing out in Mystic Falls, a very big enemy of Klaus' was returning out on the island. Just as Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) was trying to get the cure free from Silas' fossilized hands, Katherine swooped in, grabbed the cure, and was gone before Jeremy could breathe his final breath. What does this all mean for the hybrid who despises the doppelganger? "Well, there are going to be interesting developments with that," Morgan says. "We've got to bear in mind this is someone who Klaus hunted down for 500 years. So she's going to want to do everything she can to avoid him, whether that's trying to kill him or make peace with him or trying to broker a deal with him, that remains to be seen, but absolutely not something that's brushed over."

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4x15 'Stand By Me' Webclip

4x15 'Stand By Me' Extended Promo

Spoiler From E! Online - 15th February 2013

I'm super excited to see some shirtless Klaus on my screen! Anything else you can tell us about the hot hybrid sex that's to come in TVD?

We can't say who Klaus is finally hooking up with, but we can tell you that Joseph Morgan says fans will not want to miss episode 18. And says it's a big Klaroline episode. Hmmm, As for the shirtlessness, Morgan says, "He hasn't really ever kissed anyone! I mean in the form of Tyler her has, but I think he's finally going to get some action. It's going to be interesting. Also, I've gotten away with a year and half of keeping my clothes on, on the CW, which I think must be a record! They probably thought, ‘Hang on a minute, he's getting that spin off,' so I've spending a lot of time in the gym."

Vampire Diaries 4x14 Song List

Ep 14 'Down The Rabbit Hole'

Rosi Golan "Been A Long Day"

4x15 'Stand By Me' Short Promo

Joseph Morgan Interview

There was a very moving moment for Klaus in last week's episode. There were actually tears in his eyes. Was it fun for you to play that side of him?
Yeah, definitely. The more opportunity I'm given to explore the different sides of him, the better for me. I was really allowed some freedom by our director as well. Mike Allowitz, who works on the show quite frequently, he allowed me to really go. In fact, I remember when we were filming, I said, "I don't know how far to go with the end." And he said, "Well, I think he's in love with her and she's dying. This is it! So go for it."

Do you think Caroline [Candice Accola] was being genuine with what she told Klaus or was she manipulating him into saving her life?
Well, here's the thing: I think that for Candice, the most interesting choice as an actor would've been to play it honest, which is what I believe she did. It just adds a level of complexity to her character, rather than that thing we've seen before of her trying to manipulate him. She has nothing to lose and she really, truly believes that he's going to let her die. She tells him, "I wish I could forgive you for all of these things you've done." I bought into it as an actor and as a character. I really do believe it was honest.

What can we expect the relationship to be between Caroline and Klaus after this? It's definitely the most extreme thing he's ever done to her.
Absolutely. The characters are still going to have a fair bit of interaction, certainly in this week's episode. He's still trapped in Elena's [Nina Dobrev] living room. [Laughs.] So he's not going anywhere for a bit.
What I like about these two characters is that there always seems to be a glimmer of hope, even with all the terrible things she's done and the vast differences in their personalities and the way that they see the world and interact with other people. I think there's this spark between them that is fascinating and it's nice to be able to continue to explore that. I think what's happened now between them will only add another layer of complexity to their relationship and it'll be interesting to see where it goes.

What about how this all affects Tyler and Klaus' already tumultuous relationship? Will we see much of them this week?
Yes, we will. My storyline in the upcoming episode is completely tied up with Caroline and Tyler. They're trying to translate the code on the Hunter's Sword and Klaus has a lot of ancient, relevant knowledge to help them crack the puzzle. But, like always, he's not just eager and willing to volunteer his knowledge; he likes them beg and tell him how useful he'll be and promise him things. He likes to puppeteer the whole situation. So there's going to be a lot of interaction between the two of them and the dynamics between the triangle that's there is very interesting.

It's impressive that Klaus has so much power, even caged in the Gilberts' living room. When can we expect him to get out of there? It must be weighing on him mentally, being locked in a room with the body of his little brother.
Yes, it is. I love that last week's episode started with Klaus staring at the body. I think that was really a great choice by the writers.
But, you know, he's going to have to get out of there soon, unless they're going to set the spinoff in Elena's living room. [Laughs.] He will be getting out of there and when he does, there's going to be a list of people he wants to visit after them getting rid of his brother like that.

Going back to the beginning of the season, I have to ask if you helped Michael Trevino embody Klaus? It was really fun to watch.
He was great, wasn't he? We didn't do loads together, but we've done a fair bit of scenes together since Tyler was sired to Klaus so he naturally picked up mannerisms and so on. Then we went to Monte Carlo together and did the whole press thing and stayed together for a while. So we've spent a bunch of time together as friends. He asked me a few little things about embodying Klaus, but really, he just took it and ran with it. You know, what's weird is to hear someone else talking about your mannerisms. [Laughs.] But I like to think that Klaus almost sort of smells people because of his werewolf side. It's like he looks at everyone not as a person, so he's looking at this alien being in front of him, just curious, cocking his head. He's very objective about the world so he has a sociopathic nature. Trevino did a really great job with embodying some of that, for sure.

We know there is a huge death coming this season. I know you can't say much, but what was your reaction when you found out?
You know, it's always difficult. I saw a little bit of it when Sarah Canning who played Jenna went at the end of Season 2, although I didn't get a chance to get to know her that well -- and I was playing the character responsible for her dying, which is slightly awkward. [Laughs.] But it's weird because you're such a part of each others' lives. We're in a bit of a bubble here in Atlanta so it's always a strange feeling. They try to give us as much notice as they can that someone's going to die and give the person in question as much notice as they can, but it's always still a little awkward and kind of emotional to know that one of the people that you see every day, or almost every day, you're suddenly not going to see them so often.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, fans have also been teased about a "shocking and much-anticipated return" coming up. A lot of viewers have their money on Elijah since Daniel Gillies signed on for "The Originals." What can you say about that?
[Laughs.] That's logical, isn't it? To assume that? Yeah, I mean, I would hope it's Elijah. It would make sense if it is to lead up to "The Originals." But you never know. He could just be in New Orleans waiting for Klaus. But it does make sense, doesn't it?

Will you be shooting on location in New Orleans?
Yes. We're filming a little bit in Atlanta and then we're doing about five days in New Orleans for the pilot. Then, I think, should we be picked up, we'd go between the two, but more often in Atlanta in the studio that we shoot at.

What leads Klaus to leave Mystic Falls and head to New Orleans in "The Originals"?
I can't really give any details because I don't have the exact details myself. I know leading up to that what happens and know what happens when he gets there, but I'm waiting for the script to be released for the episode that will tell me exactly. But I feel like it's going to be tied up with the cure and with Silas and all of that kind of business. We'll see. But it would have to be something pretty strong, wouldn't it? He has set down some roots now in Mystic Falls. He's tried to leave a few times though, having said that. I think he's even packed boxes a couple of times. [Laughs.] So we'll see.

Have you met any of new cast members yet?
Actually, I know Charles Michael Davis. [Laughs.] I used to play poker with him when I lived in Los Angeles. He texted me when he was auditioning and then he text me again when he was testing for it so I was thrilled when he got the role because our characters, Klaus and Marcel, have a history. It's wonderful to know that it's going to be him. He's such a smart guy and he's got a killer role ... pun intended. [Laughs.] It's fantastic. But I haven't met the others yet.

Do you know know how much or how little Klaus would be involved in "The Vampire Diaries" should "The Originals" get picked up?
I would assume very little, just because I'd have to film 22 episodes of "The Orignals" and it would be pretty tough. [Laughs.] But I know that there would be crossovers. Definitely. I mean, here's the thing that I think really speaks in favor of it: There's such a strong following for "The Vampire Diaries" so the idea of expanding that world so you have two shows that characters move between and refer to each other and storylines crossover, I think that's just surely such a tempting idea for the fans. That could be wonderful! You'd never know who's going to show up where because the reality is, we'd be filming in studios that were just down the road from each other the majority of the time. Bringing a character over to film a scene here and there, if not a whole episode, would be very easy thing for them to do. It just means the whole thing gets more complex and more interesting, I think.

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Elijah To Return In 4x18

Fans of Daniel Gillies' ever-honorable Original vamp Elijah were thrilled to learn that Gillies has signed on to be a series regular cast member on "The Originals," the potential "Vampire Diaries" spin-off series. The backdoor pilot for the new show will air on April 25, as an episode of "TVD." In addition to Gillies, fans can expect to see Joseph Morgan, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin in that episode.

But the news just keeps on getting better! Zap2it has confirmed that Gillies will be making his return to Mystic Falls even earlier than that, in Episode 418. We previously learned that Elijah was so ashamed of his warring siblings that he wanted nothing to do with them, but it looks like something will change his mind.

The question is, will he come to town to repair his relationship with his siblings, or is he more interested in the ever-elusive cure? One thing is for sure -- both Klaus and Rebekah could use a little of Elijah's wisdom at this point.

Spoiler From E! Online - 14th February 2013

Any chance of Klaroline in the spinoff?

We asked the very charming Joseph Morgan that very question regarding The Originals, and we're sure fans of Klaus and Caroline will like his answer! "There are going to be characters that cross over between the two worlds. The whole world is going to be richer," he explains. "It would imagine all the fans that have been so generous to me are going to want to see what happens with Caroline…I feel like I owe it to the fans for there to be some resolve and for her to possibly turn up in New Orleans at some point. I know there's already talks about different characters that can come over to New Orleans and then go back."

Claire Holt Confirmed For Originals Spin-Off

Claire Holt who plays The Vampire Diaries' Rebekah Mikaelson has been tapped to join the networks pilot, The Originals.

The Originals centers on Klaus (Joseph Morgan), who returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans, a town he helped build centuries ago, and is reunited with his diabolical former protege Marcel (The Game's Charles Michael Davis).

Holt will reprise her role as original vampire Rebekah, Klaus' half sister. In addition to Joseph Morgan and Daniel Gillies' Elijah, Holt joins a cast that includes Phoebe Tonkin, who will reprise her role as werewolf Hayley; Daniella Pineda and Danielle Campbell, who will play witches named Sophie and Davina, respectively; and Sorority Row's Leah Pipes, who will play Camille, a human unaware of the supernatural universe that exists around her.

The planted pilot will air April 25 as an episode of The Vampire Diaries. Showrunner Julie Plec will pen the script for Warner Bros. Television.

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