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I remember sitting in the room and Julies like, ‘No, Damon and Elena have to kiss.

That has to be the cliffhanger.

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Dont you rememberDawsons Creek?

Youve got to do it.’

And Im like, ‘No, they cant.

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You cannot.’

We were already fighting about Elena being with Damon or Elena being with Stefan."

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Susan Walters (Carol Lockwood)

“Obviouslygetting drownedwas a big scene for me.

And actually I was so lucky.

I knew my death would be coming at some point.

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It was just kind of par for the course.

Sara Canning (Aunt Jenna)

“I feel very lucky to have played her.

David Anders (Uncle John)

“Its interesting because everybody hated my character until hekilled himself.

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It was nice of them to give this much-hated character an honorable death.

It was a bit unexpected.

He was just finally coming into his own as a dad.

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He was owning his fatherhood.”

It took two full days just to achieve that sequence.”

Phoebe Tonkin (Hayley)

“I remember the fan reaction to Hayley wasn’t particularly positive.

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Daniel Gillies (Elijah Mikaelson)

“Very little was described to me in the beginning.

They didnt know what they wanted to do with Elijah.

It was never anyones intention to make him Klaus brother.

The Sacrifice

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I suppose Ill miss being Bond-ish.

Damons had a great run.

There are no real words that will give it justice.

The Killer

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Its more than just a creative experience.

It was more than just being on a TV show.”

Julie Plec (Showrunner)

“I have my favorite episodes.

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‘The Reckoning’ is one of my proudest hours.

I love that episode so much.

‘Ghost World’ was such an incredibly difficult episode to find the right tone for.

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I became a parent doing this job.

Its been a very healing process.”

It feels more final.

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Its more almost like closure.

Everyones been very nostalgic; its a bittersweet ending.”

All My Children

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The Vampire Diaries – “Yellow Ledbetter”

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O Come, All Ye Faithful

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Vampire Diaries - The Departed

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Best Served Cold

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THE VAMPIRE DIARIES “The Departed”

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