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'Vampire Diaries' Season 3 Details: Dead girlfriends, The Ripper, and Tyler/Caroline
Though "The Vampire Diaries" writers are already hard at work on Season 3, the cast members don't have to report to the Atlanta set until early July. In the meantime, they're having plenty of adventures -- trips to London and glamorous nights out at Hollywood awards shows -- which mean that we're getting the occasional morsel of info about the show's highly anticipated return.Of course, it's important to note that even the cast members are in the dark about major plot details of Season 3, so they've been spending their summer speculating just like we have! Here are the cast members' best guesses as to what will transpire when the show returns. (By the way, The CW won't confirm it, but it's looking like Sept 8 is the most likely return date -- so clear your schedules, kids.)
Tyler and Caroline are soooo Romeo and Juliet. We saw some tension brewing between Mayor Carol Lockwood and Sheriff Liz Forbes in the Season 2 finale, and word has it that the bad blood will lead to a full-on feud in Season 3... leaving Tyler and Caroline's burgeoning romance hanging in the balance! Candice Accola told HollywoodLife that Caroline "has a very comfortable chemistry with Tyler. She can just sit there and be a mess and be completely comfortable." We can't wait to see the relationship between these two develop. (Just make out already!)
What about Matt? It's no secret that we looooove Matt Donovan around these parts, so our fingers are crossed that our favorite busboy will get plenty of story in Season 3. We're hoping he and Caroline aren't done for good, but he's got other things on his mind at the moment. He's still grieving for his sister after learning new details about her death, so the fact that Jeremy can see Vicki (Kayla Ewell) now may help give Matt some closure. Ewell confirms to TVGuide that Vicki will deal with "unfinished business with my brother, my boyfriend, my ex boyfriend, with so many people. I'm coming back with a vengeance. It's going to get crazy."
Jeremy and Bonnie may persevere, even with dead girlfriends haunting him. Steven R. McQueen tells AOL that the arrival of Vicki and Anna in Jeremy's subconscious may mess with Jeremy's head a bit, but he doesn't think it signals trouble for Jeremy's relationship with his still-alive girlfriend, Bonnie. "I don't know if the whole seeing dead people thing will affect that [relationship]... I don't see them pulling apart at any time soon, I see things hopefully growing stronger."
The Originals return! On Monday, June 6, Joseph Morgan officially signed on as a series regular for this season, promising lots of villainous goodness as he and Stefan continue their ripper road trip. Meanwhile, Klaus's Original siblings linger in their coffins, where a simple pull of a dagger could wake them up. We can expect to see at least some of these brothers and sisters this season, in flashbacks and present-day scenes. Hopefully, that will include Elijah (Daniel Gillies). We can't imagine the show without him at that point.
Are we missing anyone? Just kidding; we could never forget those Salvatore brothers. Damon and Elena shared their first mutually consensual kiss in the Season 2 finale, but Elena may still be focused on Stefan (who is currently off being all intriguing and murdery) when Season 3 breaks. Nina Dobrev thinks that Elena was interested in Damon because she wanted what she couldn't have... but now the tables have turned. "Now that Stefan is gone Elena will want what she can't have," she tells TV Guide. "She'll miss him and wonder if he's ok, and I think it will make their relationship stronger."
We have our doubts about that! Sure, she'll probably miss the guy... but when she finds out that he's chowing down on women instead of squirrels, we're thinking she may have a change of heart. (Plus, like Paul Wesley, we're hoping it'll take Stefan a while to return to his true blue ways.)
If you're like the cast, you've been speculating about Season 3 plenty, too. Give us your best guess as to what we'll see in the Season 3 premiere in the comments section below!
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I completly agree with nina says, that maybe elena will little interest with damon. But, she will miss the guy (stefan), she will find him, and whatever happens she always love stefan and it will make their relationship stronger because from the first it always gonna be stefan. Yes,,we believe that.. ^_^
i think for season 3 caroline will be with tyler .and i agree with nina that elena will miss stephen and maybe dammon and elena will together try to rescue stephen .elijah will be back.
Watch out for Beremy/Veremy/Anemy :D
im agree with nina dat stefan will be gone for a while n gonna mis him..meanwhile,she n damon will gonna have some progress but for elena it always gonna be stefan.. elena n damon gonna rescue stefan n elijah will be back n gonna help them..
What about Katherine? I just looooooove Kat! We can't miss her!
Yes, what's about Katherine ? She's just awesome ! I very hope that we'll see her too ! ( And that Klaus won't kill her... ^.^" )
I think this will be the year of the originals, with any luck Josh Hartnett will be one!
Caroline and Tyler of course!
And Damon and Elena will work together to find Stephen as they fight their attraction to each other. Well, Elena will.
Maybe Elijah and Katherine will get together.
I am ridiculously excited for Season 3 of TVD! I am most looking forward to Rippah Stefan, Paul Wesley is way too talented to not explore Stefan's dark instincts. It's horrifying and very thrilling at the same time. Thank you evil Hybrid. Speaking of...
Since Joseph Morgan had me at sweetheart, I am also delighted that he is now a regular. We need his dimpled twistedness to drive some story lines. #TeamKlaus! Oh & along with Elijah coming back (no-brainer people, he best) Klaus needs some kick-*** Original Sisters to come to town.
I heart Caroline so greatly, it doesn't matter who she has sparks with I will love it. Candice brings life to any scene she's in. I love Matt but would like to see a little Wolf/Vamp ala Romeo & Juliet action.
Anna & Vicki, HOORAY! I can't even begin to guess what Jeremy's seeing (ghosts, visions etc) but who cares?! Anna & Vicki are back!! I will take it.
Alaric needs to HUNT SOME VAMPIRES! I also want to see more of his relationship with Jeremy, it's very sweet.
Although Nina Dobrev sure needs a break, I hope that Katherine is not absent in S3, she is such a fun character. I want to see more strong Elena too, maybe she saves the day without help from any brothers?
I loved Damon's character evolution, he's come quite a long way since "Hello, Brother". That being said, I long for some scary Damon & maybe the Originals will help me out. The Damon/Elena thing will be interesting but I think Damon needs a woman that does NOT look like this Petrova Doppleganger. Again...maybe an Original Sister? Hmmmm...I know I can count on the writers to give me some more Damonisms as well, we need that funny, amidst all the drama.
Poor Damon...
Since day 1 i have been all team stelena it was all i thought about but after the recent events from the season finale i am in love with delena, they are amazing together and it is more than just kitty love like stelena's relationship i really hop that it takes stefan a really long time to come back and an even longer time to be forgiven from elena
with jeremy after seeing the finale i really think that he and rick are going to become really close and almost be father-son close and i think he will tell him everything about the dead people he is seeing i thought at first that at first he would drop bonnie like a hot cake and go running back to Anna like i always wanted to happen...but i must say that i like the relationship between bonnie and jeremy and i was heart broken when i thought that either one of them would be gone as of the end of season 2!!!! i really hope that he doesnt loose anyone else because it seems like whenever his life becomes somewhat normal someone he loves must die!!!!!