Spoiler via EW:

Sandra, you enjoy well-dressed men as much as I do. What did you think of the pictures of Stefan dressed in ’20s gear? Wowza!! What can you tell me about the ep? — Jessica

According to Nina Dobrev, next week’s flashback-heavy Vampire Diaries episode is “almost like a movie” and sure to top the fans’ favorite episodes. “We’re introduced to a couple of new characters and there are huge surprises and a cliffhanger of sorts,” she says. “You learn a lot of information and is very visually stimulating. I think people are going to go crazy for this one.”

Spoiler via TV Guide:

How will Jeremy deal with this whole seeing-dead-girlfriends thing on The Vampire Diaries? — Grace

NATALIE: Jeremy’s newfound skill may actually offer him some hope. “He’s lost everyone he’s loved and it’s been a great weight on his shoulder, so possibly having some connection with the dead lifts a weight off his shoulder and adds more of a level of curiosity rather than fear,” Steven R. McQueen tells us. But how will Bonnie react to this spectral infidelity? “At the end of the day, they really care about each other,” he says. Meanwhile, Jeremy will form a stronger bond with Matt, who also starts seeing dead people!

Spoilers via EW:

The Vampire Diaries absolutely rocked my world last night! PLEASE, I need some Stefan/Elena scoop. That phone call! How much longer are they going to be apart?! — Erika
First, do NOT get me started on that phone call. Absolutely devastating. Now, for the possibly upsetting news, it sounds like they might be apart for a while. Paul Wesley opened up about it all at the CW premiere party this weekend, saying “I hate to be cheesy, but on a symbolic level, he’s really apart from everybody. He’s physically apart for a while, in a different location, but he’s in a completely different space,” he says. “He and Elena were just not what they were. It could go on indefinitely, man, for sure.” But will there come a point where he forgets about Elena? “I think at a certain point, he thinks he has. Whether or not he truly has is left to be seen to me. I think he thinks he has to because he forces himself to [forget her], and circumstances force it, too. Genuinely, they force him to.”

Anything on Vampire Diaries would make my morning!! PLEASE! — Dani
Paul Wesley can’t wait for you to see an upcoming episode that “shows a side of Stefan that we haven’t seen before.” “I think it was probably the most fun I had shooting Vampire Diaries period, in any episode,” he said. “It’s a scene where I’m basically saying goodbye to my old self.”

Spoiler via TV Guide:

3. Vampire Diaries’ Damon and Elena:
After Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena’s big fight in the season premiere, you’d think a romance would be out of the question. Au contraire, says Nina Dobrev! “Elena is really angry with Damon right now, but he won’t allow her to be angry with him for very long. He will make sure to get in her good graces.”

Spoilers via E! Online:

ChicaNikkil49: I’m like a vampire without blood when I’m not getting any Katherine Pierce scoop from TVD. Can you help me, please?
Kevin Williamson tells us, “Katherine (Nina Dobrev) doesn’t pop up right away. She hauled ass.” However, Katherine won’t stay gone for long. “Katherine is too delicious to go too long without seeing.” So what can we expect from our resident evil vampy vampire who only loves herself? Let’s just say that when one of the brothers is away, Katherine will play. We know, can we vague that up for ya? But you’ll take what we give you and you’ll like it! (Or just send us angry tweets. Whichever you prefer.)

TooCool_2012: Vampire Diaries scoop please! Will ghost Vickie & ghost Anna be affecting Jeremy & Bonnie’s relationship? I hope not.
Good question. In fact, we asked the same thing when we ran into Kat Graham at the CW party. And by “ran into,” we mean she was on the carpet and we had a camera and, well, you know how interviews go. Anyway, she told us that Bonnie will be both helping Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) with his little issue and struggling with it. “They’re definitely trying to explore all sides of it: her being a compassionate person that the character is. And then the explorations of just natural female jealousy,” Graham says. “Like, ‘Why are you talking to your ex?’ They’re not even his ex-girlfriends! They died—even worse!” Bumpy road ahead for those two, eh?

Finally season 3 starts tonight and I can’t wait. Vicki and Anna are back, Stefan is turning to the dark side, and Damon, Damon Damon!!!

I’m so excited!!!

Synopsis:

IT’S MY PARTY —
On the morning of Elena’s (Nina Dobrev) 18th birthday, Caroline (Candice Accola) is busy planning a party, but Elena is focused on searching for any clues that might help her discover where Stefan (Paul Wesley) is. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is also searching for Stefan, while trying to protect Elena and keep her from doing anything that would draw Klaus’ (Joseph Morgan) attention. Meanwhile, Klaus and Stefan are busy trailing a werewolf named Ray Sutton (guest star David Gallagher, “Super 8”). Now working at the Mystic Grill along with Matt (Zach Roerig), Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) is struggling to understand why he keeps seeing the ghosts of Vicki (guest star Kayla Ewell) and Anna (guest star Malese Jow) since he was brought back to life by Bonnie’s (Kat Graham) magic. Meanwhile, Alaric (Matt Davis) does his best to watch over Elena and Jeremy, while dealing with his grief over Jenna’s death. Finally, Caroline and Tyler (Michael Trevino) face a new and unexpected challenge.

Spoiler via TV Line:

Question: Do you have any idea if Katherine will be returning to Vampire Diaries? —Kris
Ausiello: The question isn’t if Elena’s doppelganger will be back, it’s when. “We’re not going to see Katherine right away,” says VD EP Julie Plec. “But when she does show up, she’s not going to show up empty-handed. She’s going to show up with some pretty valuable information.”

Question: Desperate Vampire Diaries fan here! Can I have some “Forwood” scoop, please? —Jo
Ausiello: Elaborating on her Comic-Con tease that Caroline and Tyler would remain in an awkward friends zone in Season 3, Plec says, “The thing about the friends zone is, when there’s that much animalistic sexual tension that exists between two people, eventually the friends zone is going to have a mattress involved. I think we can safely say that sooner or later, Caroline and Tyler aren’t going to be able to avoid the fireworks that very clearly have been simmering between them all summer long.” Now that is a woman who knows how to craft a good sound bite. Well done, Plec. Well. Done.

Spoiler via TV Guide:

Any scoop on The Vampire Diaries’ Tyler and Caroline? — Sarah
NATALIE: The sexual tension between this werewolf-vampire pairing is about to bubble over. “There’s a lot brewing underneath that friendship that’s been simmering all summer,” executive producer Julie Plec tells us. “[We'll see] them deal with that and then maybe act on what’s been brewing. [They're] particularly fiery.” Here’s to some hot interspecies sex!

Spoilers Via E! Online:

Ohemgeeitscoley: anything for Damon and Elena on #tvd?

All caps means business! Well, you saw in the promo that Tyler (Michael Trevino) and Caroline (Candice Accola) are getting down to some sexy business. So, we just had to bug Candice about it! “Caroline definitely has scenes with Tyler in the season opener,” she says coyly. “I don’t know what kind of clothing they might be wearing. She also has scenes with Matt, so we don’t know. Stayed tuned.” We tried to get her to say that Tyler and Caroline will definitely explore their chemistry this season, but this is all we got from her: “Caroline is exploring her relationships with friends, potential lovers, and family.” So, yes?

Spoiler via TV Guide:

Anything juicy on Ripper Stefan on The Vampire Diaries? Thanks! — Val, via Twitter

NATALIE: Juicy is a choice word, Val. Stefan will be sinking his teeth into many humans. “He gets deeper and deeper and the blood starts carrying him away,” Paul Wesley tells us. “He commits to that lifestyle because the blood starts turning him into someone else.” What we want to know is, who’s going to bring him back?

Spoiler via TV Line:

Question: Do you have any scoop on whether Jack Coleman is playing Caroline’s dad on Vampire Diaries? —Elsa

Ausiello: That’s what I keep hearing, but I have no official confirmation of that. Makes perfect sense, right?

Posters via TV Line

For some reason we haven’t got many promotional pics or posters for season 3 yet even though it starts next week.
I love these posters though, very sweet!!

Hopefully the rest of the cast pictures will be released soon!

What do you think of the new posters?