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After a lot of speculation and even more anticipation, The CW has finally released a trailer and promo clips for Kevin Williamson's new project "The Secret Circle," and we could not be MORE excited.

While the trailer for the series, which will center around a secret coven of witches, doesn't give away too much about the plot, it provides some insight into the look and feel of the show. For one, we see a whole lot of fire shots (like A LOT) and some magical (literally) scenes between Britt Robertson and dreamy co-star Thomas Dekker. The trailer also establishes that there will be forces of good and evil and provides quick looks at each of the main players in action.

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Tags Britt Robertson, Katerina Graham, Secret Circle, Thomas Dekker, Vampire Diaries, Video

In case you were wondering, this is us FREAKING OUT because we just realized we're only a couple of hours away from the season finale of "Vampire Diaries" (seriously, why does this show have to go into hiatus at all?).

We already *kind* of know what to expect from tonight's finale (a.k.a. "As I Lay Dying") from last week's episode in which Stefan (Paul Wesley) promised to find a way to save werewolf-bitten Damon (Ian Somerhalder). That being said, this is "TVD" and even when we know what to expect, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. So we're left doing what we do best...speculating. Luckily, we've got this EXCLUSIVE, behind-the-scenes picture of Paul on set (thanks CW!) to help us piece a couple of things together. We've analyzed and obsessed over this image a thousand times to come up with the five following observations:

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Tags Candice Accola, Ian Somerhalder, Julie Plec, Katerina Graham, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Vampire Diaries

There were plenty of jaw-dropping surprises in the last episode of "The Vampire Diaries" (Luka died, Matt almost died, Isobel returned..and so on), but what's really bugging us is how things left off for Bonnie (Kat Graham).

On the surface, everything ended well for her in "The House Guest" considering she got her powers back and an adorable embrace from Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen). But there was another major development for B, as she shared that she knew the answer to the question haunting the entire Mystic Falls crew: how to save Elena (Nina Dobrev). Now, this should have been good news, but a deeper look reveals it's more cryptic.

When we sat down with Kat a couple of weeks ago, we asked her just how far Bonnie would go to keep her best friend out of harm's way.

"Bonnie has always put Elena first," Kat explained. "Bonnie Bennett hasn’t really had much of a family growing up, that’s already been established. So the relationship she has with Elena, she’s constantly putting herself on the line."

But will protecting Elena result in Bonnie putting her own life at risk? Kat wouldn't go so far as to confirm or deny, but her answer was pretty ominous.

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Tags Katerina Graham, Nina Dobrev, Steven R. McQueen, Vampire Diaries, Video

Let's face it, relationships don't exactly come easy on "The Vampire Diaries." From Elena and Stefan, to Caroline and Matt, it feels like just when two people are on the right track something (for example, "Surprise, I'm a vampire!") throws them off.

Things haven't been much different for Mystic Falls' newest pairing, Bonnie (Katerina Graham) and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen). The two have been through so much this season that they haven't even had the chance to have the eagerly anticipated couples talk! So, are they or aren't they? We needed to get the official word, so we went straight to the source, a.k.a. Kat Graham.

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Tags Candice Accola, Kat Graham, Katerina Graham, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Steven R. McQueen, Video, Zach Roerig

by Breia Brissey

In tomorrow’s new episode of "When I Was 17," Katerina Graham, The Vampire Diaries"' very own Bonnie Bennett, opens up about her underage clubbing. Kat, who grew up in Hollywood, spent her teenage years in the middle of the entertainment industry. And so she found herself living a bit of a wild teenage life by sneaking into a few clubs along the way. "I got to see what people were dancing to, and I knew I wanted to make people dance," Kat said.

I’m from the Midwest, so I don’t know: Is this the norm for Hollywood teens? While we can’t condone underage clubbing (it’s against the law, people!), her experiences inspired her to attend recording engineering school, which then launched her music career. "I had my own little recording studio. I would get yelled at by the neighbors, and have them knocking at my door at 12 o’clock in the morning [saying],"Turn it down!'"

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Tags Katerina Graham, Vampire Diaries, Video, When I Was 17

by Cassie Title

Things I’ve learned from "The Vampire Diaries": publicly belting out "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles will get me a smooch from Zach Roerig; being ridiculously mean to Ian Somerhalder will cement his love for me; and it is never, ever a good idea to hesitate upon hearing a doorbell ring.

All of these life lessons come to fruition, thanks to a girls’ night with Elena, Bonnie, Caroline and Jenna. The only thing that would improve this romp is if Katherine were to join. Oh, right. Elena mentions this sarcastically, but I’m not sure why—it sounds like an excellent idea.

Still, there’s enough going on. All of the girls are hiding something (what’s new?) except for Jenna, whom everyone else is hiding something from (even bigger surprise.) Caroline can’t figure out how to be with Matt without telling him that she’s capable of being a blood sucking murderer, Bonnie’s nervous about Elena’s reaction to her budding romance with Jeremy and Elena is finally contemplating revealing to Jenna that Stefan and his brother are 145-year-old vampires, that her death is the key to breaking a centuries-old supernatural curse, that part of that curse means that she’s a doppelganger and thus there’s an (amazingly) psychotic vampire-bitch roaming around Mystic Falls who’s completely identical to her and that her birth mom/Alaric’s "dead wife" is actually a vampire who’s kicking it with her doppelganger and (potentially) evil uncle. Yeah, good luck with that.

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Tags Candice Accola, Ian Somerhalder, Katerina Graham, Matt Davis, Mia Kirshner, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Sara Canning, Vampire Diaries, Zach Roerig

by Cassie Title

We could tell this was going to be a good episode from the minute the "Previously on 'The Vampire Diaries'" teaser began. With words like "Katherine," "doppelganger," "Klaus" and "Elijah," it was apparent that we were going to learn more about the curse of the sun and the moon. Plus, the episode summary foretold of Stefan’s past. I was excited to see "Stefan [tell] Elena about a dark time in his history and the surprising person whose influence changed everything," but, come on: Anyone who’s read spoilers or skimmed "Stefan’s Diaries: Bloodlust" knew it was Lexi.

Still, I can’t resist a flashback, and the past played an important role in this week’s episode. Elena finds out that Stefan almost killed her ancestor, Johnathan Gilbert. Stefan also ruthlessly murdered at least two of Johnathan’s friends/family members and staged some dancing/blood-sucking parties with a few of Mystic Falls’ young ladies. Which kind of reminds me of Damon, circa 2010, hanging out with sorority girls at the Salvatore mansion. (Like brother, like brother?)

In other flashback news, yep, it's Lexi. She was a pretty badass character, so it’s ultra exciting to see her again. We learn that she met Stefan in Mystic Falls during the Civil War and taught him how to be a good vampire…you know, one that’s still in touch with his human side, like…Damon? I’m really having trouble with this. When Lexi and Damon meet, it’s touching—he asks her to help Stefan because "he needs it."

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Tags Ian Somerhalder, Katerina Graham, Matthew Davis, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Sara Canning, Steven R. McQueen, Vampire Diaries

Few "Vampire Diaries" watchers wouldn't love to wake up next to dashing Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) or his equally drool-worthy brother Stefan (Paul Wesley) every morning, and now those fangirl fantasies can come true. Well, sort of...

Damon, Stefan and Elena (Nina Dobrev) got "dolled" up (literally) for Toy Fair 2011, where they made their miniature and very plastic debut.

Robert Tonner of Tonner Doll Co. gave us a sneak peek at our favorite "TVD" trio in doll form, and we've got to say we're pretty impressed at how closely the figurines replicate the actual characters. Stefan, for instance, is clad in his signature black leather jacket, gray T-shirt and dark jeans, while Elena is rocking the long, straight hair (so as not to be confused with Katherine!) and her can't-live-without vervain necklace. The Damon doll also nails the character's dark look, though we can't help but notice he sort of has a Justin Bieber haircut going on. No one's perfect, I guess!

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Tags Candice Accola, Ian Somerhalder, Katerina Graham, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Vampire Diaries, Video

by Cassie Title

I have to admit: after last week's episode showed John Gilbert visiting Katherine in the tomb, I was thoroughly disappointed that we didn’t see our fave evil vamp doing some damage last night. However, she managed to still play a part à la season one: the show reverted back to giving her character serious air time without actually showing her.

Interestingly enough, the werewolves refer to Katherine first. (I was waiting to find out more about her past with Mason!) Stevie, our sadistic pack's resident Slater (RIP), explains: "There was a moment in Florida I suspected Mason was up to something, when he was banging that hot vampire chick Kathy and didn’t want anyone to know." (Um, was she really going by Kathy? Sorry, but that nickname just doesn't fit.) Apparently, Stevie should’ve known what was up when Mason started asking him all about the sun and moon curse. He thinks he's put two and two together: with Mystic Falls' influx of vampires, werewolves, and witches, Damon and co. must be trying to break the curse. Of course, we know that’s not exactly true, but the action is set in motion when the wolves decide they’ll have to break it first, because if the vamps beat them to it, they’re "as good as dead." (Really, guys? How is it any different than the state of things now? You turn at the full moon, and the dozens or so vampires with day rings roam in the sun?)

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Tags Candice Accola, Ian Somerhalder, Katerina Graham, Matthew Davis, Michael Trevino, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Sara Canning, Steven R. McQueen, Vampire Diaries, Zach Roerig

by Cassie Title

This week's "Vampire Diaries" brought us Tyler confronting Caroline, the return of Uncle John, and the arrival of an extremely sadistic wolf pack. But the real aha! moment? Damon bathes! That’s right, Crushers—"TVD" made sure to stress Damon’s good hygiene not once, but twice: with his beginning-of-the-show shower and his end-of-the-episode-blood-bath (literally!), which I guess isn’t all too clean, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

The theme of this episode is trust, and unsurprisingly, Tyler loses his in Caroline after learning she'd been lying to him about being the only vampire in Mystic Falls and not knowing about Mason's death. Also on the trust theme, Uncle John (who’s back and more cryptic than ever), claims to want and know how to protect Elena (he and Isobel know about the sacrifice!) but won’t talk until he’s convinced he can put his confidence in Elena, Damon, and Stefan. (I’m sorry, but I’m thinking the trust talk should be going the other way.)

Enter Jenna and Alaric. Understandably, Jenna’s perplexed about John’s return. "It’s okay I’m confused, right? Because we were not expecting you, like, ever." Oh Jenna, when aren’t you confused? Seriously, someone has got to fill homegirl in on, well, everything. Now that she knows that John’s Elena’s biological father, she only needs to be let it on the 40 or so other supernatural secrets everybody’s been keeping from her. And hey, Alaric! It’s great to see you somewhere other than the Grille. (I was starting to think that man was either becoming a vampire or turning into an alcoholic.)

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Tags Candice Accola, Ian Somerhalder, Katerina Graham, Matthew Davis, Michael Trevino, Michaela McManus, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Sara Canning, Steven R. McQueen, Vampire Diaries, Zach Roerig