Ian Somerhalder would like a do-over.
Last week, the beloved actor appeared at Nashville’s Walker Stalker Con and told the crowd that The Vampire Diaries would conclude after Season 8.
“We have decided to do one last season to really do the story justice,” he said.
It makes sense, right? The show has faltered so badly in the ratings that The CW has moved The Vampire Diaries Season 7 from Thursday nights to Friday nights.
But Somerhalder jumped on Twitter yesterday to clarify his comments, making it clear that his whole “last season” reference was not based on any sort of empirical information.
“Hey all, so… Last weekend I talked to an audience at a Q&A about the end of #TVD and how excited I was to make what I believe – my last year – be as great as possible,” he wrote.
“Somehow in my infinite wisdom and end-of-season foggy brain, I managed to make it sound like the show was coming to an end. Cut-to the press running stories that the show would be done after Season 8.”
So this is not the case, Ian?
“Thing is, the people who actually make that decision (the CW and WB) haven’t made it yet!
“So let’s take things one step at a time: Season 7 wrap, vacation, lots of sleep, let the writers get started on Season 8, and then we’ll all see where we go from there. Until then, much love.”
Fair enough.
But Kat Graham is on record as saying The Vampire Diaries Season 8 WILL be her final season. That’s for sure.
And the ratings are still poor and there are clearly very few storylines remaining to be told.
So all signs do point to the series calling it quits next year, following a terrific run.
It just isn’t official yet.