两万两千天的第一天
After a twisted plan left the life of his girlfriend Elena linked to that of his best friend Bonnie, Damon is forced to navigate his new reality without the love of his life. A newly empowered Bonnie has decided that she will be Damon’s moral compass and keeps a close eye on him as he, in turn, cautiously keeps tabs on Alaric, following the loss of his fiancée Josette Laughlin. Meanwhile, as he waits for Caroline to sort out her emotions, Stefan takes an active role in protecting the town from Lily and her family of Heretics, who have wasted no time wreaking havoc in Mystic Falls. Elsewhere, Enzo struggles to find his place in Lily’s new life, and is quickly forced to decide where his true loyalties lie. Finally, with the stakes higher than ever, Matt, who has recently completed his deputy training program, teams up with Stefan and Caroline to put a stop to the Heretics, but an unexpected turn of events leaves one of them in a dangerous position.

TVLINE: As for the time jump, have you figured out how far into the future it is?
We have figured it out — I’m writing the premiere as we speak — but we’re kind of keeping it a mystery for fans to mull over. It’ll all become clear in the premiere what’s actually happening.
问：你们知道时间跳跃多远了吗。
答：是的，我们已经想出来了，现在这是一个谜，看第一集吧。

TVLINE: And then there’s Alaric. How is he possibly going to move on from losing Jo and their twins?
As we break Alaric’s story [for Season 7], we’re thinking, “How would you actually feel if that happened? How would you get over it?” And we decided you don’t get over it. He’s deeply wounded and he needs Damon, who also lost the love of his life, at least for 60 or 70 years. He’s sort of the one person who can relate to him most. He’s going to rest on Damon’s shoulder, and we’re going to find them growing up together in the premiere. There’s no fix to what happened to Alaric. He’s going to be a mess when he starts the new season.
问：Alaric，他失去了Jo，怎么往下走？
答：他无法摆脱这些痛苦。他受了重创，需要Damon的陪伴，Damon也失去了所爱的人。Alaric的生活一团糟。

Will Caroline and Stefan get together this next season?
We are hoping she figures out that he is the world’s greatest boyfriend. But she obviously has her own drama to get through; and as we watch them get together during the course of the season, they are going to have to deal with some relationship complications that are unprecedented on the show. So they will be rattled by what they have to deal with. I think the audience will be like, “Oh my god!”
问：Caroline和Stefan下一季会在一起吗？
答：我们希望她能认识到他是世界上最出色的男友，但她显然有些事情要先理顺。我们会在这季里看到他们在一起，他们会有剧中没有表现过的复杂关系，他们会在此之间受到考验，观众会说：天哪。