The end of last week's episode was heartbreaking. Has Bonnie finally lost hope?
Caroline Dries: We'll see her super happy in the flashbacks, and the first thing we shed light on is that Bonnie really loves the holidays and it reminds her of her best friends Caroline and Elena. So, she is stuck in this prison world, but is going to try to make the best of this situation. But as she goes through this, she'll realize it's a lot easier said then done and it's a reminder of how lonely she is. Even though she's in this horrible situation, she's actually developing into a much stronger, harder, bigger badass and she's learned how to take care of herself.
Bonnie has brought out a new side of Damon. Will he continue to fight to get her back?
Dries: I would say one of the most successful character dynamics we've had this season is the Bonnie-Damon relationship. She does soften him in a way, but he doesn't become a weaker, good guy. He still has his edge and his snark ... but they have this prisoner-at-war bond. He's going to continue to try and get her back, but what Kai did in that last episode really cut off their access, which will make it much harder.
How much will Kai and the Gemini mythology continue to play a role in the season?
Dries: It will continue to be a pretty big part of the season as Kai tries to complete his goal, which is to merge with his sister Jo (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). In Kai's mind, Liv and Luke (Chris Brochu) aren't enemies because they all want the same thing — Liv and Luke don't want to merge with each other — so he's smart to use Tyler (Michael Trevino) to do his bidding for him to get Liv and Luke on his side. Of course, it'll come with complications, the biggest being that Jo doesn't have magic and you need both sides to have magic. So, the first step is to get Jo reunited with her magic.
Have we seen the worst of Kai yet?
Dries: What I love about this episode is that Kai will ultimately show what a true badass he is, and he makes a huge move that will have massive effects moving forward. All he's done is killed that cab driver. He has a lot more up his sleeve.
Elena and Damon haven't established where they are in their relationship. Will she come to a firm decision about their future?
Dries: She admitted she has a hard time shaking these feelings that keep cropping up inside. Even though she's forgotten she loved him, it's still there and she's wrestling with that at the beginning of this episode. Elena also will go through something in this episode that makes her realize our time here isn't forever — even as immortals that's not guaranteed — so why waste another second of it?
Caroline Dries: We'll see her super happy in the flashbacks, and the first thing we shed light on is that Bonnie really loves the holidays and it reminds her of her best friends Caroline and Elena. So, she is stuck in this prison world, but is going to try to make the best of this situation. But as she goes through this, she'll realize it's a lot easier said then done and it's a reminder of how lonely she is. Even though she's in this horrible situation, she's actually developing into a much stronger, harder, bigger badass and she's learned how to take care of herself.
Bonnie has brought out a new side of Damon. Will he continue to fight to get her back?
Dries: I would say one of the most successful character dynamics we've had this season is the Bonnie-Damon relationship. She does soften him in a way, but he doesn't become a weaker, good guy. He still has his edge and his snark ... but they have this prisoner-at-war bond. He's going to continue to try and get her back, but what Kai did in that last episode really cut off their access, which will make it much harder.
How much will Kai and the Gemini mythology continue to play a role in the season?
Dries: It will continue to be a pretty big part of the season as Kai tries to complete his goal, which is to merge with his sister Jo (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). In Kai's mind, Liv and Luke (Chris Brochu) aren't enemies because they all want the same thing — Liv and Luke don't want to merge with each other — so he's smart to use Tyler (Michael Trevino) to do his bidding for him to get Liv and Luke on his side. Of course, it'll come with complications, the biggest being that Jo doesn't have magic and you need both sides to have magic. So, the first step is to get Jo reunited with her magic.
Have we seen the worst of Kai yet?
Dries: What I love about this episode is that Kai will ultimately show what a true badass he is, and he makes a huge move that will have massive effects moving forward. All he's done is killed that cab driver. He has a lot more up his sleeve.
Elena and Damon haven't established where they are in their relationship. Will she come to a firm decision about their future?
Dries: She admitted she has a hard time shaking these feelings that keep cropping up inside. Even though she's forgotten she loved him, it's still there and she's wrestling with that at the beginning of this episode. Elena also will go through something in this episode that makes her realize our time here isn't forever — even as immortals that's not guaranteed — so why waste another second of it?
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