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Here's the first look at season 7 of The Vampire Diaries

And Inside Scoop

Question: Can we expect a major “Steroline” kiss in the Vampire Diaries season premiere? I need it. – Kayla
Ausiello: You might want to sit down for this one, Kayla: Paul Wesley couldn’t quite recall what goes down in the premiere — they’re a few episodes into Season 7 right now — but when we asked him about Stefan’s kissing agenda with Caroline, he did drop this bombshell: “I’ll be lip-locking with more than one woman.”

When to Watch: Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
What to Expect: After six seasons of romance, The Vampire Diaries is focusing on the love between the Salvatore brothers for season seven and we could not be more into this idea! "That's the central relationship at the heart of our show so we figured it's about time we showed that," executive producer Julie Plec says. "We'll see how the brothers deal with each other without Elena between them, how they feel about their mother Lily, and we're going to get back to the season one Damon we all fell in love with."

A series of brief three-year flash-forwards will lead to an overarching mystery in Season 7, while simultaneously revealing unexpected futures for Mystic Falls' finest. One such reveal is a new (yet familiar) man for Bonnie, which executive producer Julie Plec says "will make a lot of sense" (despite the relationship seemingly coming "out of nowhere"). In the present day, Lily (pictured) and her "family" of Heretics will paint the town (blood) red, forcing both Matt and Enzo to decide once and for all what kind of people they're "willing to be surrounded by." Following the losses of their lovers, albeit temporarily in one case, Damon and Alaric will find themselves "back on the bourbon wagon" with Bonnie tagging along as their "uninvited chaperone." And Caroline and Stefan's relationship will remain "one of the bigger surprises of the season," as she continues to weigh her feelings for him against her need to regain her sense of self.

BONUS SPOILER!: Expect a major curveball for Stefan and Caroline around Episode 6.

It all sounds pretty good to me so far, especially Lily's role, the time-jumps, the Steroline, and the focus on the Salvatore's relationship! My only slight disappointment is that some of the Heretics seem so young and CW'ish in the promo pics, last season I'd always pictured them as being closer to Lily's age... Oh well, I'll see how they come across anyway. And hmm if Bonnie is being paired with someone that we already know, I guess that the only options are Matt (seems unlikely?), Enzo, or Alaric? I'm betting that it will either be Enzo or Alaric in an attempt to give them more to do, Matt seems to have a semblance of a plot this year for once with his new thing of being a cop and turning against vampires, although I suppose that Enzo has more to do now as well that his storyline has tied in with Lily's...Urgh I only hope they don't go with Alaric/Bonnie, I know there are bigger age gaps in TVD, but it would just feel wrong

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Sorry for the multiple posts...I'm remembering back to Comic Con when it was mentioned that Bonnie was getting a new love interest and Kat really didn't seem impressed :) I don't know if she knew who it was then but yeah...

And in that same CC interview, Caroline Dries outright stated that they weren't going the Bonnie/Damon route. I mean, they could've changed their minds but...I imagine that rules out Damon for the foreseeable future.

I'm remembering back to Comic Con when it was mentioned that Bonnie was getting a new love interest and Kat really didn't seem impressed

Well that doesn't sound too promising :( My guess would have been that it was someone new they were introducing with the goal of them being a love interest for Bonnie, like they did with Jamie (and I could see why Kat would be meh over that), but the mention of it being a familiar face is throwing me when I don't see the history there to justify an Enzo/Bonnie pairing or Alaric/Bonnie. Completely wild thought, but there isn't any chance of them bringing Kai back is there?

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I mean, I wouldn't rule it out entirely but the actor has a new show scheduled for mid-season so if they did bring him back, it would have to be in a limited capacity. And I doubt they'd go there, tbh. The actors had chemistry but after what Kai put Bonnie through, I can't see her ever getting involved with him. Hell, I expect if he did come back, her first reaction would be trying to kill him again :)

Heh yeah it felt like a long-shot when I said it, but at least there is kind of set-up there with Kai obviously being into Bonnie in his own sociopathic way, and it's not like the show doesn't like its fucked-up pairings *g* The Enzo, Matt, or Alaric options all seem so random for a pairing that Julie Plec has suggested won't feel like it comes from nowhere, Enzo/Bonnie would feel like the very definition of coming out of nowhere.

Yeah, I mean...Plec says it comes out of nowhere but it will make sense? So...I don't know how to take that. I don't know if she means it makes sense for the characters (Matt and Bonnie have been friends forever so there's history there) or it will make sense because they'll fill in the blanks throughout the season to explain how it happened (if they go the Alaric or Enzo route.)

It's the least probable option after Damon but I wonder if Paul's comment about kissing more than one woman could apply. I doubt they'd derail Stefan/Caroline since they're the show's main couple now but maybe it'll be Paul but not Stefan? Maybe one of Stefan's doppelganger's made it back from the other side before it collapsed (because they were all supposedly dead in season 5) and that's who Bonnie hooks up with? It's a total long-shot but maybe the guy's "familiar" because we know the actor playing him but it's a new character. Like a witch or something so that's why it makes sense but comes out of nowhere? IDK...

lol, all this speculating over Bonnie's love life...But she's my favorite so I want the best for her :)