‘The Vampire Diaries’ season 6 spoilers: Steven R. McQueen exit episode details

JeremyJust in case you continue to be curious as to when Steven R. McQueen is set to seemingly sign off on “The Vampire Diaries,” we now have some sort of official answer for you: Thursday, February 12. Unless there is some sort of dramatic shift and McQueen decides to return later, this may be the last time we see Jeremy for a long while. (It was the actor’s choice to move on and do other things.)

This episode, almost ironically, has the title of “Stay,” and while the departure of Jeremy is going to be the main event (and it really should be, given the circumstances), there are going to be some other notable events to also keep watch for. As the synopsis below teases, this may also end up being a huge episode for the Stefan – Caroline relationship in addition to everything else happening:

“It’s Jeremy’s (Steven R. McQueen) last day in Mystic Falls and Elena (Nina Dobrev) puts on a brave face as they reminisce about their past. Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Caroline (Candice Accola) find themselves growing closer as they prepare Caroline’s family cabin for her mother to live out her final days. While packing up her office, Sheriff Forbes (guest star Marguerite MacInytre) turns to Damon (Ian Somerhalder) for help solving one of her remaining open cases involving Elena’s parents. Elsewhere, when a violent confrontation with Enzo (Michael Malarkey) leaves Jeremy wondering whether he should leave or not, Matt (Zach Roerig) finds his own life on the line after Enzo lures him and Sarah Salvatore (guest star Tristan Mays) into his dangerous plan. Lastly, Caroline rushes to the hospital after learning her mother has taken a turn for the worse.”

Regardless of why you watch, the important thing to note here is that this is going to be a huge episode. It will probably surprise you at times, and then make you very emotional at others. In the end, expect to either smile, cry, or do both at the same time.

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