‘The Vampire Diaries’ season 7 spoilers: First look at Ian Somerhalder’s Damon in premiere

The season premiere of “The Vampire Diaries” is coming up on The CW October 8, and of course you have to think that there are going to be a pretty wide array of crazy things that are going to be coming up with the Heretics and so much more.

Before we come to that, though, we have to start simple and talk about someone who is going to be in dire need of a little bit of support in Damon Salvatore. Of course, Ian Somerhalder’s character has a treason to get drunk at the moment: The love of his life is gone, and will not return until Bonnie’s life is over. That may mean a long wait. Just to make matters worse, Lily Salvatore is going to be manipulating the Heretics from the sidelines.

In speaking more about Lily’s character and how she will impact the course of the season, executive producer Caroline Dries had the following to say in a chat with TV Guide:

“What I love about Lily is that I don’t think we ever see her lift a finger on the show … She has a way of being manipulating and calculating and she knows how to push her son’s buttons. We’ll see the brothers start to turn against each other, but they’ll catch on and Lily, as much as she loves her sons, has her own agenda. So, she is a villain in that what she wants opposes what our heroes want, but in her mind all she wants is peace and she would love it if everyone would get along.”