Mystic Falls is a very different place when “The Vampire Diaries” returns for Season 6 Thursday (Oct. 2) on The CW — a spell that eliminated magic within its city limits has exiled all supernatural creatures from the former magical hotbed. Here’s what you can expect in the premiere:

No more magic in Mystic Falls. There’s a force field around the city preventing magic from being performed — and supernatural creatures from even stepping foot within the town border. It’s like “Under the Dome,” except it’s not actually a dome. At least we don’t think so. That said, supernatural stuff can happen just outside the border. And it does.

Jeremy in a downward spiral. Jeremy hasn’t been the best at dealing with his myriad issues in the past, so it makes sense that he’s coping with Bonnie’s death (maybe? We don’t know where she is!) by getting wasted and hooking up with random chicks. Continue Reading at Zap 2 It

The Vampire Diaries season six kicks off with Mystic Falls still a magic-free zone and the whereabouts of Damon and Bonnie still a mystery. When Vampire Diaries returns, several months will have passed since Damon and Bonnie disappeared, with Elena and company moving on with their lives with varying degrees of success outside of Mystic Falls. Calibrating the follow-up to the emotional May finale weighed heavily on the writers.

“When we started this season, [there was a fear that] it’s going to be such a downer, we’re ending it in such a sad spot. How can we reinvigorate the show and keep it feeling fresh and alive and not so heavy to start with?” executive producer Caroline Dries recently told a handful of reporters, citing the season-five premiere — which featured Damon and Elena in a honeymoon phase — as a tonal guide for the season-six opener. “Our solution was to have Elena being in this happy alternate reality in her own mind.”  Continue Reading

We knew a Vampire Diaries–Originals crossover was in the works, and now we know which actor will be making the transition: The doppelganger of all doppelgangers, Nina Dobrev.

EW has confirmed that Dobrev will be heading to the fifth episode of The Originals‘ second season as Tatia. Fans of The Vampire Diaries might recognize that name from the season 3 dinner that brought the Mikaelson brothers and the Salvatore brothers together.

Over the aforementioned dinner, Klaus and Elijah explained the “allure” of the Petrova doppelganger by taking things back to the original doppelganger—Tatia. Not only were both Klaus and Elijah in love with Tatia, but it was Esther who later killed Tatia in order to use her blood for the spell that would stop Klaus from becoming a hybrid.

In an interview with E! Online, showrunner Julie Plec revealed that Tatia will appear in a flashback during the Originals episode airing Nov. 3.

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The Vampire Diaries 6×02 Yellow Ledbetter

A LONG WAY HOME — Knowing she needs to come to terms with the loss of Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Elena (Nina Dobrev) turns to Alaric (Matt Davis) to help her move on with her life. Enzo (Michael Malarkey) convinces Caroline (Candice Accola) to join him as he tracks down a lead to get Damon and Bonnie (Kat Graham) back, but Caroline is shocked when they make an unexpected detour and uncover what Stefan (Paul Wesley) has been up to. Meanwhile, Matt (Zach Roerig) worries about Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) who is spending time with Sarah (guest star Gabrielle Walsh), a mysterious girl who has recently arrived in Mystic Falls. Elsewhere, Tripp (guest star Colin Ferguson), leader of the community protection program, makes an interesting confession to Matt about his connection to the town. Lastly, with the Other Side destroyed and gone for good, Damon and Bonnie reluctantly band together to uncover the mystery of where they are and how they are going to get back home. Pascal Verschooris directed the episode written by Julie Plec (#602). Original airdate 10/9/2014.