Tonight marks an all new episode of The Vampire Diaries which promises to showcase Nina Dobrev and her acting range. Not only will she be playing Elena and Katherine (opposite each other during much of the episode in fact), she'll also be playing Katherine throughout the years, including with an accent in 15th century Bulgaria (watch a sneak peek for the episode).
But we don't only be learning more about Katherine's history tonight, we'll also be learning more about the oldest vampire: Klaus. Executive producer Julie Plec spoke with EW and share some information about who Klaus is and why we shouldn't expect to see him fully in tonight's episode:
“This episode gives us a lot more information: Who he is, how desperately afraid people are of him and have been since the beginning of time, how Katherine crossed his path and drew his ire, and how her experience with Klaus shaped who she is today,” Plec says. “We get to learn that all through some pretty amazing flashbacks that take us from Bulgaria, to the English countryside, back to Bulgaria — all set against the stuff that’s happening in the present day. The mystery of Klaus and when we’ll see Klaus is going to be the same question of ‘When will we see Katherine?’ from last season. We’re gonna learn a lot about him and be hopefully very afraid of him before we ever lay eyes on him. That’s gonna be a nice, big, long healthy tease.
In addition, the show will spend the rest of the season teasing more information about The Original vampires and how they can be killed:
“It’s gonna be a big surprise for all of them [Damon, Stefan, Elena, Rose] when they come face-to-face with Elijah again, and then the question of ‘Well, how do you kill an Original?” is a big one that they’ll have to seek out answers to, and that’s gonna give us a lot story for upcoming episodes.” Tonight, we learn of one power that an Original vampire has that is unexpected.
Finally, as you can see from the sneak peek The CW released for tonight's episode, there's trouble in store for the budding romance between Jeremy and Bonnie. Newcomer Luka is arriving in town and may steal away Bonnie's attentions:
“We’ve got some good story brewing with the arrival of this new kid in town, Luka, and what he has to offer her and how they connect, and how it disrupts the sweet, growing romantic chemistry between Bonnie and Jeremy,” Plec says. “I’ve said it before, this season is about watching Jeremy grow from a boy into a man. One of the best ways to show that is to show someone who always looked past him because he was her friend’s little brother starting to maybe, possibly, slightly, the tiniest bit consider him as a peer. He’s, of course, been through hell and back and tends to fall pretty hard and love pretty intensely, so watching him pursue her and her fight that will be some good stuff. And Luka drops right in the center of it. Poor Jeremy’s gonna have to figure out how to change his game a little.” Tonight, we meet Luka and his dad, Jonas. “We meet Jonas very quickly, but they’ll become more present in the episodes that follow. As is true with pretty much anybody who enters Mystic Falls, they have a secret. What that secret is and how it connects to Bonnie will be part of the mystery,” Plec says.
Make sure you tune in for an all new episode of The Vampire Diaries at 8:00 p.m. tonight on The CW.
Props to Plec and Williamson for keeping VD so entertaining. What's NOT there to love; Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Romance, History. Thank you for keeping it real in my favorite paranormal world.
I agree, the second season of this show has been even better than the first! It's got everything.