Season 3 spoilers from all the cast.
PW: Julie Plec previously called next year, the “Season of the Originals” — talk to me a bit about where that’s going to take us.
Kevin: It was time for a new element. I mean, talk about a spin-off series [laughs]. Elijah explained how Klaus came about being a few episodes back. So we’re going to build from that mythology, but as you saw from the coffins, there are a lot of originals there. And we have a huge twist already planned for the first episode with them that explains why Klaus was so interested in Stefan. There’s another element to Klaus and what he’s about that you don’t know yet.
PW: Suffice it to say, those coffins won’t stay closed for long.
Kevin: It’s one of the big things that’s going to happen next year – this family of originals. We’re going to find out who they are, what they’re about, how The Salvatore’s are intertwined with them – Klaus took Stefan for a reason. There’s a big story here. There’s a whole third season of plot we get to mine through these fascinating characters. They’ll show up and hopefully be just as delicious as Klaus & Elijah turned out to be.
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There are so many possibilities for season 3. I’m excited to see what develops between Damon and Elena. I’m dying to know more about the originals and it should be fun to see Stefan go bad boy. What are you hoping for in season 3?
Malese Jow on here return.
What was the Twitter response like from Team Anna following the finale?
It was just a huge wave—they attacked my Twitter. It was so hard to keep up with all the comments. But to be totally honest, the love for Anna never really stopped. I got comments every single day, which I think the fans had a huge impact on me coming back. So once I did, and once they saw me, it was just intense love and everyone is so excited for season three, along with me.
Have you been told how many episodes you’ll be on next season?
No, to be totally honest I have absolutely no idea what’s in store, and I think that’s what makes it so cool. I’m just going to show up and leave it to the masterminds of the show. I’m very excited to see what they come up with and it’s going to be great.
The obvious direction seems to be some sort of love square with Jeremy, Bonnie, Vicki and Anna.
Yeah, I mean, we’re going to attempt a love square, I think. I’m not quite sure. The fact that three girls and Jeremy—he’s going to have a touch decision. He has sort of a “Bachelor” game going on.
Kat Graham talks S3.
Love Kat Graham, she is gorgeous.
Ian Nina and Paul talk S3
PopWrap: With Stefan’s turn towards the dark side, it seems like you’ll pretty much be playing one another’s characters next year, huh?
Paul Wesley: Literally! I’m going to be playing Damon, and he’ll be playing Stefan and we’re hoping no one notices.
PW: What excites you about this switch?
Ian: It excites Paul because he gets to be a bad ass again!
Paul: Yep! I’m so excited to have fun and be bad.
Ian: I’m less excited, I hope I don’t have to be sappy like Stefan.
PW: What excites you about the possibilities this raises for season three?
Nina: The entire third season is like a blank slate – I think it’s going to feel like a completely new show now that Stefan has gone to the dark side. He will be with Klaus and I think that’ll set up a dark shift because when we started Damon was the mysterious one with all the fog following him [laughs]. Now I think we’ll see that come back with Stefan and Elena is turned around because she doesn’t know what to do.
PW: Yea, Elena does have a lot of choices ahead of her.
Nina: Totally. Will she be by herself? Will she be with Damon? Will she try to find Stefan? Everything is kind of shifting, so it’ll be refreshing and different, which is nice – you never want to fall into a familiar pattern on a show. And I think Kevin [Williamson] and Julie [Plec] found a way to keep it fresh.
What a visual – Damon and Stefan trading places. LOL@Ian worrying about having to be sappy. I bet Elena makes him get sappy. And I think it will be great for Paul to have to be the bad boy. It opens up many possibilities.
