‘The Vampire Diaries’ season 5, episode 22 (finale) spoilers: Where’s Paul Wesley?

 Maybe we are just in denial right now going into the season finale for “The Vampire Diaries” Thursday night. Or, maybe we are just insane. Stefan cannot really be gone from the show … right?

We even feel of two minds about it right now. By no circumstances do we want to lose Paul Wesley. The love triangle is one of the reasons why this series is so beloved in the first place, and he is a big part of that. However, at the same time this is the sort of move that would make us have so much more respect for the show if it did. Nobody expects to see Stefan gone, and it would be one of the biggest moves in the history of the entire series if they are able to pull something big like this off.

Before we do anything else now, let’s go back to the full (and very lengthy) synopsis to see what you can expect:

“Heartbroken by an unexpected tragedy, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is focused on holding himself together, while pushing Bonnie (Kat Graham) harder than ever to find a way to stop the disintegration of the Other Side. Elena (Nina Dobrev) takes matters into her own hands and demands that Liv (guest star Penelope Mithcell) and Luke (guest star Chris Broshu) help her, but Liv refuses to cooperate until Caroline (Candice Accola) provides her with some personal motivation. Sheriff Forbes (guest star Marguerite MacIntyre) is horrified when Markos (guest star Raffi Barsoumian) uses violence against Tyler/Julian (Michael Trevino) to prove that Mystic Falls is now under the control of the Travelers. With new information from Sheriff Forbes, Damon comes up with a dangerous plan that relies on split-second timing from Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and Matt (Zach Roerig). Liv’s off-hand remark regarding Stefan (Paul Wesley) gets a surprisingly emotional response from Caroline. As conditions on the Other Side worsen, Bonnie takes the opportunity to settle an old score. Finally, Damon’s plan causes a massive explosion in Mystic Falls, and everyone is caught up in the confusion, leaving a trail of heroism, sacrifice, relief and despair.”

All of this is significant more interesting now that you know a little more about what happened to Stefan; for example, Caroline would of course be very emotional right now, and he may be able to help Bonnie with whatever she is going through.

For now, let us know: Do you think that we are going to see life or death for Stefan after this “Vampire Diaries” episode? Share your thoughts below, and head over here if you want to get some more fangtastic TV updates courtesy of our CarterMatt Newsletter.

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