AN EXPLOSIVE SEASON FINALE — Heartbroken by an unexpected tragedy, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is focused on holding himself together, while pushing Bonnie (Kat Graham) harder than ever to find a way to stop the disintegration of the Other Side. Elena (Nina Dobrev) takes matters into her own hands and demands that Liv (guest star Penelope Mithcell) and Luke (guest star Chris Broshu) help her, but Liv refuses to cooperate until Caroline (Candice Accola) provides her with some personal motivation. Sheriff Forbes (guest star Marguerite MacIntyre) is horrified when Markos (guest star Raffi Barsoumian) uses violence against Tyler/Julian (Michael Trevino) to prove that Mystic Falls is now under the control of the Travelers. With new information from Sheriff Forbes, Damon comes up with a dangerous plan that relies on split-second timing from Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and Matt (Zach Roerig). Liv’s off-hand remark regarding Stefan (Paul Wesley) gets a surprisingly emotional response from Caroline. As conditions on the Other Side worsen, Bonnie takes the opportunity to settle an old score. Finally, Damon’s plan causes a massive explosion in Mystic Falls, and everyone is caught up in the confusion, leaving a trail of heroism, sacrifice, relief and despair. Chris Grismer directed the episode written by Caroline Dries & Brian Young (#522).
From Day 1, The Vampire Diaries declared itself as a TV show that wasn’t afraid to kill off major characters, make bold storytelling decisions, and potentially upset fans in the process. In its first three seasons, the supernatural series was unwavering in its dedication to death — RIP Vicki Donovan (Kayla Ewell), Aunt Jenna (Sara Canning), and Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) — but subsequent seasons have seen the show backtrack by resurrecting countless characters from seemingly fatal situations.
And that’s something that isn’t sitting well with stars Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev.
Wesley’s immortal character — vampire Stefan Salvatore — recently had his heart ripped out (one of the only ways for a vampire to truly die on the show), but when asked if he feared the reaper had finally come for Stefan, Wesley replied, “I’m kind of numb to these things, to be honest with you. I’ve had so many things happen to me that it’s a little comical. So, yeah, no big deal.” Continue Reading
By a show of hands, who else screamed, “Oh dear God… NO!” at the end of last week’s jaw-dropping episode of The Vampire Diaries? (You should all be proudly waving your hands in the air right now.)
Tonight, our television screens will be graced with Vampire Diaries‘ highly anticipated season five finale, and we’re desperate to learn the fate of our beloved Stefan Salvatore now that he has passed on to the Other Side. And we’re worried about the rest of our vampire pack too, of course!
To help prepare you for all the heart-pounding drama ahead, we caught up with stars Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev at The CW’s upfronts presentation on Thursday and asked them to spill as many exclusive secrets as possible. WARNING: We’ve got steamy spoilers on a fan-favorite romance, a shocking cliffhanger and an update on how much longer The Vampire Diaries will stay on the air. Read and watch at your own risk! Read More
– Team Bonnie and Damon: It’s about time, right? Unfortunately, things are majorly tense between them. However, the finale is such an ordeal that the duo will experience a myriad of emotions.
– A distraught Elena: While the episode’s event will lead Elena to spring into action, other developments will also cause a big emotional breakdown. Seriously, have your tissues nearby.) But don’t worry, she’ll definitely have a certain someone to comfort her.– Stefan and Caroline’s feelings are (finally) addressed: Dries tells us, “[Stefan and Elena’s] relationship has evolved so much and they share such mutual respect for each other that we wanted them to have a meaningful friendship moving forward… but in terms of romance, at the moment at least we said he’s moved on.” As for Caroline, Dries adds, “I don’t think she’s going to rekindle things with Tyler, but we don’t want to rush her into anything either. We want every step of her love story — with whomever it’s with — to feel meaningful and organic.”
– Reunions galore: Even more fan favorites will return in this episode. As to who, you’ll get a distinct sense of one of them within the first few minutes. Not only will this person’s arrival make a character really happy, but viewers as well.
– A very different feel for Season 6: Dries reveals, “It won’t explore where Vicki disappeared to [in Episode 18], but we will be seeing a lot of newness in Season 6. The finale will have major effects on our characters and they all will have their own way of dealing and moving on. We think of it as the college metaphor. You leave for college and then when you come home to visit, everything feels a little different and eventually you realize you don’t really live there anymore.””
There’s a lot at stake (heh, stake) going in to Thursday’s (May 15) Season 5 finale of “The Vampire Diaries.” The Other Side is still crumbling, leaving Bonnie, Enzo and Stefan’s fates in the air; Tyler’s body has been hijacked by Julian; Markos and the Travelers have taken over Mystic Falls; and oh yeah, Stefan Salvatore is dead. Dead.
The Season 5 finale, “Home,” is going to be one shocking and emotional hour of TV, executive producer Caroline Dries promises. “The Travelers are trying to rip away their home and it’s something that they rally around and in the meantime, the Other Side is falling apart,” Dries says. “The question is what’s going to happen to Bonnie, what’s going to happen to our friends who are over there that we occasionally check in with, do they just go away like Vicky did? These things are spiraling out of control around them.”
Dries teases there is one major event that goes down in the finale that changes the entire series going forward. “This giant thing happens and we’re breaking Season 6 now in the writers room and it starts with everyone in a different orbit, in a way,” Dries says. “Season 6 will be a lot of bringing people back together from different places.” Read more at Zap 2 It!
