'The Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Premiere Date, News & Update: Bonnie Bennett Self Sacrifice For Damon Salvatore Happy Ending Confirmed?

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 looks painful for Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham) fans as that Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) "TVD" ending now seems confirmed. News says Nina Dobrev is definitely reprising Elena Gilbert, ending worries that "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 will come and go burying with it the love of Damon Salvatore forever.

Parent Herald cites reports that Nina Dobrev in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 became slightly uncertain following statements by The CW president Mark Pedowitz and "TVD" executive producer Julie Plec. So much so that Julie Plec reportedly prepared a back-up ending in the event that negotiations with Nina Dobrev on reprising Elena Gilbert for "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 fell through.

It's that time again... #Emmys #CongratsJulesAndDerek #MyFriendsAreMoreTalentedThanYours #FBF pic.twitter.com/JBOu652i3n

— Nina Dobrev (@ninadobrev) July 15, 2016

  According to HollywoodLife, the proof of Nina Dobrev returning to "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 comes from IMDb. The said profile indicates that Nina Dobrev will appear in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 Episode 16 as Elena Gilbert. "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 Episode 16 airs on 2017, which indicates that with Nina Dobrev on board "TVD" executive producer Julie Plec will get the Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert ending she had been planning for some time now. "The Vampire Diaries" fans have been viewing such a Nina Dobrev return with mixed feelings as Elena Gilbert can only return with the death of Bonnie Bennett. Although The CW has announced the end for "The Vampire Diaries," death for Bonnie Bennett is not an easy sight for "TVD" followers. Nerdist reports that in whatever manner Bonnie Bennett will die for Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore, Julie Plec assures "The Vampire Diaries" fans a worthy goodbye.

Guitar 102: "...and this is how you play Children Of The Grave" @katgraham #TVD #TVDS8 pic.twitter.com/1bPLEvHUqC — Michael Malarkey (@mkmalarkey) July 19, 2016

Julie Plec made this commitment for Bonnie Bennett when Kat Graham first announced that she was leaving after "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8. At that time, The CW was yet to confirm the cancellation of "The Vampire Diaries" series and Bonnie Bennett was to be the only "TVD" S8 casualty.

The Salvatores have a master plan to free Bonnie on the #TVD season finale in just ONE HOUR! pic.twitter.com/LsUt5V9k5y

— The Vampire Diaries (@cwtvd) May 13, 2016

Expectation is now high that Bonnie Bennett will not be the only key character to die in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8. Bittersweet as a Bonnie Bennett death will be, "TVD" fans will at least get to see Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert together before "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 concludes the series.

The road to the end for Bonnie Bennett and a possible happy ending for Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert begins when The CW airs "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 premiere on Oct 21. How do you see Bonnie Bennett giving her life up for Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8?