Since his introduction in Season 2, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) has been very much positioned as a villain in The Vampire Diaries — at least in the eyes of the Mystic Falls gang. The audience, on the other hand, has always found the Original so charming that we're usually willing to forgive him for whatever his evil doings (though his murder of Mayor Lockwood was a true test of any such sympathies).
He's gotten so empathetic that even...
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Rebekah is back on The Vampire Diaries and her first target is Stefan and Elena.
On Thursday's episode (8/7c, the CW) Rebekah (Claire Holt) becomes undaggered and takes Stefan (Paul Wesley), Caroline (Candice Accola) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) hostage at the high school. Things only get more tense from there.
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The Vampire Diaries' Rebekah is alive (again) and has gotten her hands on the coveted stake needed for the cure.
Defining The Vampire Diaries from A to Z
In the exclusive clip from Thursday's episode, Rebekah (Claire Holt) returns from her previously daggered state and sequesters Stefan (Paul Wesley), Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Caroline (Candice Accola) in the school to get more answers about their search for the vampire cure. And even though Stefan and Caroline are prepared for her arrival, Rebekah is, of course, one step ahead.
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Vampires, hybrids, witches, and werewolves. It's hard to keep track of all of The Vampire Diaries species. And things only get more confusing when you throw in all the other characters, historical events, mythology and supernatural objects.
Based on a series of books, the show stars Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert as a former high school cheerleader whose world was turned upside when her parents died. Soon after she met the mysterious and handsome Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and his brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) and before she knew it was thrown into the world of the Mystic Falls supernatural. (And little did she know at the time, she too had some "special" characteristics.)
Now in its fourth season, The Vampire Diaries has introduced viewers to Elena, Stefan and Damon's expanding group of allies and enemies and has opened up the tomb, so to speak, on the mythology that lies among them. In anticipation of the CW show's return from its winter hiatus (woo hoo!), we decided to offer a little extra help in keeping everything straight. Below, we break down every aspect of the show, from A to Z.
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The Vampire Diaries' Klaus essentially put a target on his back by killing Mayor Lockwood. Nevertheless, Joseph Morgan says the baddie Original doesn't have a care in the world when the show returns from its holiday hiatus.
"In the episodes to come after break, there's a certain amount of him sitting with his feet up, looking at the carnage as it unfolds before him," Morgan tells TVGuide.com. "He's pulling the puppet strings and then letting them go to see what happens."
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