After far too long a hiatus, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES makes its much-anticipated return tomorrow night at 8PM on the CW (7PM on CTV in Canada). And in celebration of said fact, we took the opportunity at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour to corner showrunners Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec in order to ask them the following questions five.
What can you tease about tomorrow night’s return of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES?
Julie Plec: Well, we pick up right where we left off when Elena’s life is both literally and figuratively still very much hanging in the balance. The big surprise is that just as we’re about to reveal who this man in the road she hit was, Elena gets rescued by Damon and they set off on an adventure together. Now, not having her necklace on, Damon could very easily have forced her to go, but she says yes on her own and they take a road trip to Georgia in pursuit of more answers on how to open Katherine’s tomb. It’s a fun episode because we haven’t yet seen Elena and Damon have a storyline together all and they’re together the entire episode, which is kind of awesome.
What effect will Elena and Damon’s excellent adventure have on Elena and Stefan?
Julie Plec: When Elena and Damon return from their road trip there’s going to be that question: Now that Damon and Elena have bonded does she trust him [Damon] in a way that she shouldn’t and that’s not safe for anybody. Also, where does Elena fit into Damon’s nefarious plan and is she going to help him out? Just who’s on whose side?