'The Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Release Date News & Update: Ian Somerhalder's Damon Salvatore To Be Saved By Stefan & Nina Dobrev's Elena Gilbert From Nameless Evil?

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 villain in the vault will have to let Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) go because of brother Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev). Rather than a single hero, "TVD" Season 8 may actually bring The CW hit a hero tandem between Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert.

Parent Herald reports that "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 villain in the vault is an unexpected creature, which is neither Elena Gilbert or newcomer Sybil. Although Sybil holds ancient power and Elena Gilbert has mysterious forces at play, "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 villain in the vault that affected Damon Salvatore, Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham) and Enzo St John (Michael Malarkey) is something else entirely.

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TVLine proposes that "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 will follow the tested "TVD" formula of saving a character through potent emotional ties. Of all "The Vampire Diaries" characters, Damon Salvatore is most connected to Elena Gilbert, Bonnie Bennett and Stefan.

However, given that Bonnie Bennett needs saving having lost her magic in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 7 finale, Stefan seems to hold the best hope for Damon Salvatore. TVLine, however, points out that Elena Gilbert did play a part in the "enchantment" of Damon Salvatore in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 7 finale.

In which case, TVLine states that Elena Gilbert calling Damon Salvatore back to the light in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 would be fitting. Parent Herald cites that a Bonnie Bennett sacrifice looks inevitable for "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 to enable Elena Gilbert to help Damon Salvatore.

Damon Salvatore, Enzo St John, Bonnie Bennett, Elena Gilbert and the "TVD" cast will return when The CW premieres "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 on Oct 21. Already "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 feels like a set up for a heartbreak, but do you think Elena Gilbert, Stefan, Bonnie Bennett or someone else gets to be the hero for Damon Salvatore?