Where We Left Off: The gang finally graduated, but that was just the beginning of the action. Bonnie died, Klaus set off for New Orleans, Katherine was force-fed the cure and Stefan was staked by Silas, who was revealed as Stefan’s doppelganger.

What’s Next: The show will pick up three months later, when just about everyone other than Stefan has had a ball of a summer. “Elena and Damon are a super sexy fun couple… [but] poor Stefan has been drowning and dying and coming back to life,” new showrunner Caroline Dries says. As for Silas 2.0, he’ll be scary yet charismatic and it’ll take a few episodes for the group to realize he’s masquerading as Stefan. Source