The Vampire Diaries airs Fridays at 8/7c on The CW.
The Vampire Diaries is going out with a bang.
This is all territory the show has flirted with before, but knowing it’s the end of the road has given The Vampire Diaries’ eighth season a renewed sense of focus and the freedom to finally bring all of its long gestating storylines to conclusions, from the fated June wedding to Damon finally achieving redemption.
Although the CW drama arguably peaked in Season 3 thanks to the addicting charisma and complicated family dynamics of the Mikaelson family — characters who were so great, they rightfully got their own spin-off, The Originals — The Vampire Diaries’ final season is quickly making the case that it’s one of the show’s best.