Bad new for The Vampire Diaries and The Originals fans, the shows are moving to the night where shows go to die. According to The Hollywood Reporter, TVD and the Originals will make the move to Fridays when the shows returns on January 29. The CW has announced that two of television’s fan-favorite series, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries, have just been given early pick-ups for next season. While this renewal announcement isn’t likely to surprise fans of either series, this early reveal speaks to the confidence that The CW has in its current lineup. TVD 1X03 Stefan Elena Stefan gives Elena a necklace later his hand is cut by Jeremy - Duration: 3:46. Stelena fan 21,439 views.

Despite Elena's absence and its shift to the Friday night 'death slot,' The Vampire Diaries has remained a force to be reckoned with and still holds a vital place in all of our still-beating hearts. But now that the TVD Season 7 finale is just a few hours away from making its debut, it's time to reflect on the months to come that will be deprive us of our weekly dose of vampiric drama. But fear not, my friends — for The Vampire Diaries will return for Season 8 in the fall (presumably), so you can at least take comforting in knowing that our Mystic Falls withdrawal will likely only be temporary.

At this point in time it's a little too early to know exactly when The Vampire Diaries Season 8 will premiere. The networks have yet to release an official fall line-up for the time being. However, it's usually safe to look back on former season premieres for guidance, which will help indicate when the series in question will most likely make its grand return to the small screen. While the first three seasons aired in mid-September of each year, the past four seasons have made their debut in early October. So odds are that Season 8 will appear back on the air waves on (or close to) Oct. 7.

So as we begin to prepare ourselves for this five-month long waiting game, let's make a few fun predictions of how our favorite characters will be spending their summer break.

Damon Will Be Drinking & Pinning Over Elena's Absence

Sure, I kinda miss the days when Damon didn't constantly mope about missing the love of his life, but if he's doing it while drinking and (preferably shirtless), then it's a concept I think I can make my peace with. Bonus points if it also includes spontaneous dance parties.

Stefan Will Be Perfecting His Hero Hair Look

I know it may seem amazing as is, but you know Stefan. He's a constant perfectionist and won't be able to rest if there's a single hair out of place.

Bonnie & Enzo Will Be Relaxing On A Tropical Island Somewhere

Because let's face it, poor Bonnie and her constant knack of dying could really use a break right about now, especially if Season 8 is Kat Graham's last season. Something tells me the writers could make it her most challenging season yet.

Caroline Will Go Looking For Klaus

Am I using this post to service my own favorite 'ship Klaroline? Who's to say, really? But you can't deny that the idea sounds super intriguing. If Klaus is missing, then he needs someone with Caroline's organization and work ethic to help bring him home. And if they end up falling further in love in the process, then who am I to get in the way?

Matt Will Be Policing

Because, really, what else has he been doing these days?

Is it October yet?

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'I Was Feeling Epic' is the series finale of The CW television series The Vampire Diaries, as well as the 16th and last episode of season 8. It is also the 171st episode overall. It originally aired on Friday, March 10, 2017. The episode is written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, and directed by Julie Plec. A one-hour retrospective aired before the finale.

Plot[edit]

As Stefan and Caroline attempt to revive Bonnie, Bonnie enters the state between life and death and sees Elena and they reunite. Elena is shocked to see Bonnie, and says that it is too early. Bonnie doesn't mind being dead, saying that she will be with Enzo. Enzo then appears and comes up to the pair and tells Bonnie that it isn't her time and she returns to her body. Stefan and Damon return to the boarding house and find Elena's coffin opened with Elena standing there. Damon and Elena reunite and hug but she turns out to be Katherine instead.

Stefan then stabs Katherine with the dagger made from her bones, but she comes back to Damon later, revealing that she can leave hell whenever she wants and that Cade had been under her control since her death. Meanwhile, Matt confronts Vicki and she reveals that she wants to die from the hellfire so she can escape hell, where she has been residing in a miserable existence. Vicki will ring the bell every five minutes until the end of the hour. After hearing this, Matt and the police evacuate the town. Alaric, Caroline, and the twins also leave Mystic Falls when Bonnie comes up with a plan to use her magic to reverse the hellfire back into hell, destroying it and Katherine.

Damon stays with Katherine in the tunnels under the Armory to make sure she is in hell when Bonnie does this; Stefan comes forward to sacrifice himself instead, but Damon compels him to leave. However, Stefan was never compelled as there was vervain in his system. He hurries back into the tunnels, where he gives his blood to Damon, making Damon human. Stefan then takes Damon's place, and dies alongside Katherine. Caroline is seen in the car with Alaric, and he tells her Stefan's plan. She calls Stefan, in tears, and quotes 'I will love you forever' with Alaric hearing those words.

Stefan then visits Elena in their high school in the state between life and death, tells her what happened, and then joins Lexi and quotes 'I was feeling epic' and hug in the afterlife. Some time later, Bonnie breaks Elena's sleeping curse and Elena reunites with her, Damon, Caroline, Matt and Alaric. After an emotional goodbye to Stefan Salvatore in the cemetery Elena conveys a message to Caroline which Stefan had told her; 'I heard her. And I will love her forever too'. The Salvatore boarding house is turned into a school for supernatural children with Jeremy and Dorian among the people running it and a hefty $3 million donation from Klaus. Vicki, Tyler, Liz, Jo, and Enzo are shown watching over the living.

Damon and Elena are shown to be married. Elena is seen writing in the diary near Stefan's grave about how everything is as a crow flies and sits on a grave (A reference from the pilot of the show). After Damon and Elena's long lives shared together, Elena finds peace in the afterlife and reunites with her parents, John, and Jenna; and Stefan, at peace, opens the door to the boarding house, to see Damon, who greets him with 'Hello, brother' and the brothers hug, having found peace after death and bringing the series to a conclusion.

Feature music[edit]

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In 'I Was Feeling Epic' the following songs are heard:^[1][2]

• 'Never Say Never' by The Fray
• 'Hold On' by Chord Overstreet
• 'Take on the World' by You Me At Six

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Reception[edit]

The episode received critical acclaim, with most reviewers appreciating the writers’ skill in successfully ending the long eight-year run of the hit series in an emotion-driven finale.

Kelly Lawler of USA Today praised the episode by calling it a “whirlwind finale” that “should have you alternating between sobbing and grinning.”^[3]

Samantha Highfill of Entertainment Weekly said “the most impressive thing this finale did was find a way to honor every love story this show’s ever told. I can walk away feeling like I got closure on each and every one — and maybe a little hope on one in particular — all the while not one stands out as the ‘winner.’ And that’s not a small feat.”^[4]

Caroline Preece of Den of Geek! praised the episode saying “True to form, a lot happened during I Was Feeling Epic, spanning decades of time and featuring more twists and turns than should really be allowed in a single hour. But this is The Vampire Diaries, and its biggest sin would have been if it was boring. [….] it’d be impossible for me to sum up what this show has meant to me and so many others over these past eight years.”^[5]

TVLine’s Andy Swift said “The Vampire Diaries has always been a show about loss, about heartache, about powering through the difficult times in order to see the beauty in the world around you. And that’s exactly what this ending was — beautiful.”^[6]

References[edit]

1. ^'The Vampire Diaries Season 1 Episode 1: 'Pilot' Music'. TV Fanatic. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
2. ^'Pilot - Music'. Heard on TV. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
3. ^''The Vampire Diaries' series finale recap: 'I Was Feeling Epic''. Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
4. ^Samantha Highfill (2017-03-10). ''The Vampire Diaries' series finale recap: Season 8, Episode 16'. Ew.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
5. ^Caroline Preece (2017-03-13). 'The Vampire Diaries Finale Review: I Was Feeling Epic'. Den of Geek. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
6. ^Swift, Andy (2017-03-11). ''The Vampire Diaries' Series Finale Review — Reflections, Memories'. TVLine. Retrieved 2017-06-12.

External links[edit]

Vampire Diaries Deaths

• 'I Was Feeling Epic' on IMDb
• Full Cast & Crew on IMDb