Would love to get any The Vampire Diaries scoop that’s not related to romantic relationships. — Lola
How about some information on this season’s villain? When my colleague Samantha Highfill spoke to Julie Plec about a new big bad, she claimed this season was going to have a number of “conflict providers.” Still, “There is a villain-esque person in this season that I’m particularly excited about because it does break the mold a little bit of our villains, which seem to be often very redeemable in their own way,” she says. “And we get to explore the deep, dark minds of a psychopathic personality, so I’m very excited about that.” In other words, this is one bad guy who won’t find redemption through a spin-off. Source

“Now, months after this devastating tragedy, everyone is dealing with the loss of their loved ones [Damon Salvatore and Bonnie Bennett] in different ways, some more destructively than others. What happened to Bonnie and Damon, and if they can even be saved, remains a mystery. Meanwhile, their beloved hometown of Mystic Falls continues to be a magic-free zone, protected by a mysterious new community watch program. If there’s any hope of salvaging their former lives, our heroes must find a way to push through their grief and band together. This season will explore themes of loss, denial, and what it means to move on in the face of immortality, ultimately begging the age-old question — can you ever really go home again?” Courtesy of The CW

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Season Five of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES begins with a sense of hope for Elena (Nina Dobrev). After a very passionate summer with Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Elena heads to Whitmore College with Caroline (Candice Accola), not knowing that Bonnie (Kat Graham) had sacrificed her life in order to resurrect Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen). As Bonnie’s friends fought to bring her back to life as the Anchor to The Other Side, Stefan (Paul Wesley) had to face-off with his immortal doppelganger Silas, and the newly human Katherine (Nina Dobrev) struggled with mortality and motherhood. Damon’s relationship with Elena is put to the test when Enzo (guest star Michael Malarkey), an old vampire friend from Damon’s past, revealed he’s still alive and looking for some revenge. Stefan and Caroline’s friendship deepened as they stood up to the Travelers, a nomadic witch tribe led by the ruthless Markos, who are driven to strip Mystic Falls of magic and cast out all of its supernatural residents. Finally, having lost his town and fearing to lose his loved ones on the imploding Other Side, Damon makes a huge sacrifice to bring all of them back – to catastrophic results.