As early as the first season,Vampire Diariesfans were declaring themselves Team Stefan or Team Damon.
Which brother should Elena Gilbert choose?
But as the show heads into its eighth and final season, the time for debating has passed.
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Things are final now, co-creator Kevin Williamson says.
Decisions are being made.
Peoples lives are hanging in the balance.
Relationships hang in the balance.
Whos going to end up with whom?
[I knew] the way it should end and I held true to it, Williamson says.
I even wrote it, and it didnt feel right.
Something was wrong, so I rewrote it.
Fans are always talking about endgame as though endgame has been chosen from minute 1, Plec says.
For Williamson, Walter Whites final hour onBreaking Badleft a mark.
I felt complete when that show ended, he says.
It was sad, it was tragic, but I felt satisfied.
It was a big thank you.
Cynicism doesnt have its way in series finales, Plec says.
Translation: Both Stelena and Delena shippers should get their tissues ready.
The Vampire Diariesreturns Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m.
ET on The CW.
