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{{Infobox television season

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* [[Paul Wesley]]

* [[Ian Somerhalder]]

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* [[Michael Malarkey]]

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| network = [[The CW]]▼

~~|country = United States~~

| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|10|21}}

▲|network = [[The CW]]

|~~first_aired~~ last_aired = {{~~Start~~End date|~~2016~~2017|103|2110}}

| num_episodes = 16▼

~~|last_aired = {{End date|2017|3|10}}~~

| episode_list = List of The Vampire Diaries episodes▼

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''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'', an American [[supernatural]] [[drama]], was renewed for an eighth and final season by [[The CW]] on March 11, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/the-cw-supernatural-vampire-diaries-renewed-flash-arrow-crazy-ex-girlfriend-legends-of-tomorrow-1201718699/|title=The CW Renews ALL 11 Series For Next Season, Including Veterans 'Supernatural' & 'The Vampire Diaries'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 11, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> On July 23, 2016, The CW announced that the upcoming season would be the series' last and would consist of 16 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-vampire-diaries-end-895646|title=Comic-Con: 'The Vampire Diaries' to End With Season 8|work=hollywoodreporter.com|date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> The season premiered on October 21, 2016, and concluded on March 10, 2017.<ref name="premiere">{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/06/17/the-cw-premiere-dates-fall-2016-supergirl-the-flash/|title=The CW Fall Premiere Dates: Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, TVD and More|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|publisher=TVLine|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=June 17, 2016|archive-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618150924/http://tvline.com/2016/06/17/the-cw-premiere-dates-fall-2016-supergirl-the-flash/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Cast==

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* [[Kristen Gutoskie]] as Seline<ref>{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='The Vampire Diaries' Casts Kristen Gutoskie; Christina Moses Joins 'The Originals'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/the-vampire-diaries-cast-kristen-gutoskie-christina-moses-the-originals-1201778094/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref>

* Demetrius Bridges as Dorian Williams<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyfzMOjY_qI&spfreload=10|title=Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) at San Diego Comic-Con 2016|last=AfterBuzz TV|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=August 2, 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>

* [[Allison Scagliotti]] as Georgie Dowling<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/07/20/the-vampire-diaries-spoilers-season-8-cast-georgie-allison-scagliotti/|title=Vampire Diaries Casts Stitchers Star as Mysterious Season 8 Character|first1=Andy|last1=Swift|date=July 20, 2016|work=[[TVLine]]|access-date=July 31, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722083906/http://tvline.com/2016/07/20/the-vampire-diaries-spoilers-season-8-cast-georgie-allison-scagliotti/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Nathalie Kelley]] as Sybil<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/06/27/once-upon-a-time-season-6-spoilers-hyde-regina-ask-ausiello/|title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Once, Grey's, Walking Dead, Supernatural, Legends, Suits, TVD, Blindspot and More|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=June 27, 2016|publisher=[[TVLine]]|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref>

* Lily Rose Mumford as Josie Saltzman<ref name="instagram.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BIC1lkRggsL/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BIC1lkRggsL |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=limited|title=Instagram photo by Lily Rose*Miley*Tierney • Jul 19, 2016 at 1:14pm UTC|work=instagram.com|access-date=July 31, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

* Tierney Mumford as Lizzie Saltzman<ref name="instagram.com"/>

* [[Wolé Parks]] as Cade

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===Special guest===

* [[Michael Trevino]] as [[Tyler Lockwood]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20161014cw09/|title=(#803) "You Decided That I Was Worth Saving"|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>

* [[Chris Wood (actor)|Chris Wood]] as Kai Parker<ref>{{cite ~~web~~magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/06/vampire-diaries-chris-wood-return-kai/|title=Vampire Diaries: Chris Wood returning as Kai|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|date=February 6, 2017|~~work~~magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

===Special appearance===

* [[Steven R. McQueen]] as [[List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy Gilbert]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2017/02/03/the-vampire-diaries-steven-r-mcqueen-returning-series-finale-spoilers/|title=Vampire Diaries: Steven R. McQueen Returning as Jeremy for Series Finale|last=Swift|first=Andy|date=February 3, 2017|publisher=[[TVLine]]|access-date=February 4, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608114846/http://tvline.com/2017/02/03/the-vampire-diaries-steven-r-mcqueen-returning-series-finale-spoilers/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Sara Canning]] as [[List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Jenna Sommers|Jenna Sommers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itechpost.com/articles/83662/20170213/vampire-diaries-season-8-finale-comebacks-nina-dobrev-sara-canning.htm|title='The Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Finale Comebacks: Nina Dobrev, Sara Canning, David Anders, Steven McQueen And More|last=Niel|first=Dan|date=February 13, 2017|publisher=iTech Post|access-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref>

* [[Marguerite MacIntyre]] as [[List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Elisabeth (Sheriff) Forbes|Liz Forbes]]<ref>[http://www.ksitetv.com/vampire-diaries/vampire-diaries-eps-talk-shows-final-season/118627/ Interview]:'' we did just book “Sheriff Forbes” aka my best friend Marguerite McIntyre for a little cameo in the third episode.''</ref>

* [[David Anders]] as [[List of The Vampire Diaries characters#John Gilbert|John Gilbert]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2017/01/30/the-vampire-diaries-spoilers-david-anders-returning-series-finale-tweet/|title=The Vampire Diaries: David Anders Hints at John Gilbert's Series Finale Return|last=Swift|first=Andy|date=January 30, 2017|publisher=[[TVLine]]|access-date=February 4, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827084645/http://tvline.com/2017/01/30/the-vampire-diaries-spoilers-david-anders-returning-series-finale-tweet/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Jodi Lyn O'Keefe]] as Jo Laughlin

* [[Jasmine Guy]] as [[List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Sheila Bennett|Sheila Bennett]]

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* Evan Gamble as Henry Wattles

* [[Persia White]] as Abby Bennett Wilson

* [[Melinda Clarke]] as Kelly Donovan<ref>{{cite ~~web~~magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/22/vampire-diaries-kelly-donovan-return-melinda-clarke/|title=Vampire Diaries: Kelly Donovan returns... for a wedding?|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|date=February 22, 2017|~~work~~magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref>

* [[Nina Dobrev]] as [[Katherine Pierce]] / [[Elena Gilbert]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australianetworknews.com/nina-dobrev-tvd-return/|title='Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Spoilers: Nina Dobrev Return Already Planned Out by Producer|date=May 16, 2016|work=australianetworknews.com|access-date=July 31, 2016|archive-date=November 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124111723/http://www.australianetworknews.com/nina-dobrev-tvd-return|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BPvFgMAASH9/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BPvFgMAASH9 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=limited|title=ninadobrev "I know it's Thursday, but this is not a TBT. #BackOnSet #TVDForever"|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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|ShortSummary = Enzo encourages Bonnie to forgive Stefan. Kai gives Elena to Cade and Cade keeps Damon from dying so as to use him to get the dagger that can kill the ~~devil~~Devil and deliver it to him in exchange for Elena. Damon keeps Stefan from leaving when telling him that Cade has Elena; they go after Kai, who has the dagger, and get it from him as well as abducting him and trapping him in the Armory. Caroline goes to Kai for help with the twins' uncontrollable siphoning to which Kai reveals that the Armory causes an outburst of witch siphoning powers. ~~and~~He then uses that power to escape and go after the girls. Alaric rings the Maxwell bell to weaken Cade while Stefan goes to kill the ~~devil~~Devil; however, Kai calls him and reveals his intentions to kill the twins and so Alaric must deal with that and since he isn't ringing the bell, Cade overpowers Stefan. Eventually, Alaric and Caroline defeat Kai and then Alaric reveals that he wants the two of them to run a school for kids like Lizzie and Josie. Damon meets Cade and Stefan in the cave and Cade tries to force him to choose between the deaths of Elena or Stefan. Damon ~~ends up choosing~~chooses himself; he kills himself but is rescued by Bonnie who fights Cade for his soul. While Cade and Bonnie's psychic powers are battling, Stefan uses the dagger on Cade and kills him. A psychic blast from Cade's death sends Damon's soul back into his body;. Bonnie makes it clear that she hasn't forgiven Stefan, but he tells her that he won't give up on her forgiveness. Stefan also re-proposes to Caroline and she accepts. Bonnie traps Kai in another prison world and he tells her that when Cade died, the person given power over ~~hell~~Hell was Katherine; Bonnie relays this information to Damon.

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|ShortSummary = Matt's mother, Kelly returns to Mystic Falls claiming to want to be there for Matt, but it is soon revealed that she is working with Katherine and had been residing in Hell after having died two years ago. Damon concocts a plan to lure out Katherine by throwing ~~the~~a last -minute wedding of Stefan and Caroline. Damon and Stefan also construct a dagger made from Katherine's bones to kill her. Bonnie tells Caroline she can't be at the wedding of the man who killed Enzo, but Enzo encourages her to go for her best friend. At the wedding, Kelly slits Peter's throat after a failed attempt to get the dagger from him. Everyone expects Katherine to interrupt the ceremony, but she doesn't, so Stefan and Caroline say their vows and actually get married. During the reception, Bonnie goes with the twins to the Lockwood house; Kelly interrupts Damon's speech and reveals that the Lockwood house is going to catch fire because she started a gas leak. The fire starts with Bonnie and the girls in the house. However, Lizzie and Josie are able to siphon Bonnie's magic to save them and they all use their power to escape with Bonnie having to lose her connection to Enzo in the process. In the end, Kelly reveals that Katherine's plan was to distract them with the ~~housefire~~house fire while athe now resurrected Vicki Donovan ~~has returned~~returns and begins ringing the Maxwell bell to bring hellfire to Mystic Falls;. asAs the bell rings, Bonnie falls to the ground, nose bleeding, and presumably dying.

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|ShortSummary = As Stefan and Caroline attempt to revive Bonnie, Bonnie enters the state between life and death and sees Elena. Enzo comes and tells Bonnie that it isn't her time and she returns to her body. Katherine finally reveals herself to the Salvatore brothers and, even though Stefan stabs her with the dagger made from her bones, 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. Vicki reveals that she wants to die from the hellfire so as not to return to hell, where she has been residing ~~in a miserable existence~~miserably. Vicki will ring the bell every five minutes until the end of the hour. Matt and the police evacuate the town. Alaric, Caroline, and the twins 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, and Damon refuses. Damon ~~offering~~offers to give up his life instead, telling his brother he loves him and tells him to tell Elena he did it for her. ~~then~~He hethen compels Stefan to leave. However, Stefan is able to override the compulsion because he ~~had~~has vervain in his system and then hurries back into the tunnels, where he injects a syringe filled with his blood into Damon, making him human. ~~and~~He then takes Damon's place and dies while making sure Katherine is in hell. ~~while~~Both ~~her~~their ~~body~~bodies isare destroyed. Stefan visits Elena in the state between life and death, tells her what happened, and then joins Lexi in the afterlife. Some time later, Bonnie breaks Elena's sleeping curse and Elena finally reunites with her, Damon, Caroline, Matt and Alaric and they all attend Stefan’s funeral. Years later, the Salvatore boarding house is turned into a school for supernatural children by Caroline and Alaric with Jeremy and Dorian among the people running it and a big donation from Klaus. Matt is awarded with a bench in his honour for saving the town that night and announces that he’ll run for Mayor. Bonnie decides that she wants to travel the world and live her spared life to the fullest. Vicki, Tyler, Liz, Jo, and Enzo are shown watching over the living. Whilst Elena has become a medical doctor and sits in front of Stefan’s tomb and thanking him for everything whilst writing in her diary and Damon appears and it is shown they both married.

Years later, the Salvatore boarding house is turned into a school for supernatural children by Caroline and Alaric with Jeremy and Dorian among the people running it. Klaus donates a lot of money to the school. Matt is awarded with a bench in his honour for saving the town that night and announces that he is running for mayor. Bonnie decides that she wants to travel the world and live her spared life to the fullest. Vicki, Tyler, Liz, Jo, and Enzo are shown watching over the living. Elena has become a medical doctor and sits in front of Stefan’s tomb. She thanks him for everything while writing in her diary; Damon appears and it is revealed they married each other.

Flash forward: After having lived their long, happy and human life together, Damon and Elena are deceased and find peace and she reunites with her parents, John, and Jenna in the afterlife in her form of Peace at the Gilbert family home. Whilst Damon reunites with Stefan tearfully at the Salvatore mansion, concluding the series.▼

▲~~Flash forward:~~ After having lived their long, happy ~~and~~ human ~~life~~lives together, Damon and Elena ~~are deceased~~die and find peace ~~and~~in ~~she~~the afterlife. Elena reunites with her parents, John, and Jenna in the afterlife ~~in her form of Peace~~ at the Gilbert family home. ~~Whilst~~ Damon reunites with Stefan tearfully at the Salvatore mansion, concluding the series.

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== Production ==

Filming for the season began on July 20, 2016.<ref>[[Michael Malarkey]] on [https://twitter.com/mkmalarkey/status/755846772807852032 Twitter]</ref> It was announced on July 23, 2016, that season 8 of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' would be the series' last and co-creater Kevin Williamson would return as a showrunner.<ref name="Byrne">{{cite web |title=The Vampire Diaries To End With Season 8 |author=Byrne, Craig |work=KSiteTV |url=http://www.ksitetv.com/vampire-diaries/vampire-diaries-end-season-8/117195/ |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='The Vampire Diaries' Final Season Villain Is "Evil Herself" |author=Sydney Bucksbaum |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 23, 2016 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-vampire-diaries-season-913917 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> Filming for the season ended on February 8, 2017.<ref>{{~~citation~~Cite web |title='Vampire Diaries' Cast Wraps Filming on Final Season: 'Thank You for Being Part of This Journey' |work=Entertainment Tonight ~~needed~~|date=February 9, 2017 |url=https://www.etonline.com/tv/209974_vampire_diaries_cast_wraps_filming_on_final_season_thank_you_for_being_part_of_this_journey |access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref>

=== Casting ===

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| title7 = [[#ep162|The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You]]

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