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These heretics are bringing up lots of questions. Last week Bonnie and Damon did a sneak-attack kill on Heretic Malcolm. They were so proud of themselves.Wewere proud of them. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW But the fallout is wiping all that away. The consequences are legion. And its all because Damon broke a vase when he was so young he cant even remember. And she never forgets or forgives anything. Her first act of retaliation for Malcolms death was having Enzo scoop up Caroline last episode....

For starters, Alaric likes life better without Damon. (And yes, Stefan has been returned to his hero hair. Thank the TV gods.) Credit: Annette Brown/The CW Because if Martys insides shutting down dont kill Stefan, his lack of hair conditioner just might. and cant get past the threshold. As he explains to the freakishly optimistic bartender, shes returned every one of his letters unopened. But their conversation is interrupted when Ambrose calls, rather disappointed in Damons inability to kill Rayna....

Do you drink it away? Bury yourself in work? Pretend it never happened? Credit: Tina Rowden/The CW If youre Damon Salvatore, you return to what you know. I thought it would make me feel better. Cooper, give Damon a hug. He just burned up his girlfriend. Cooper can kind of relate: He ran over his girlfriends cat. Instead of eating him, Damon asks Cooper for a ride. Seriously, Cooper, why arent you hugging him yet!...

There was Alarics crazy season 3 transition, and that time Jeremy became one of The Five. But for Bonnie, shes not just a hunter. Shes THE hunter, which just makes things even more complicated. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW And once shes alone with Enzo? She throws him into the fire and then decapitates Caroline! Thankfully, that was just a dream. Bonnie hasnt actually woken up yet, and truth be told, no one knows why....

Raise your hand if you love Enzo a little bit right now? Well done, Bonnie. The relationship ignites three years ago at Whitmore. Credit: Annette Brown/The CW Enzo manages to swoop her out just in time. Before she can thank him, he jabs a syringe in her neck. Today’s Bonnie is eager to find a cure for her anti-magic pills. Enzo convinces her to enlist Damon’s help. She agrees, but makes it quite clear that she doesn’t want him speaking to her....

Did we just say goodbye to Elena for real this time? Remember last week when I said, Will anything ever be real again? Turns out that may not be a joke because, umm, what happened tonight? Credit: Eli Joshua Ade/The CW And just as hes apologizing to Bonnie, Caroline stakes him. When he wakes, hes chained up in the Lockwood mansion. Damon starts yelling and wakes up his brother from a strange dream....

Spend 145 years attempting to free someone from a tomb? Create a whole new realm to force someone to spend eternity with you? And that is where Rayna Cruzs origin story starts: with the love for her father. Credit: Carin Baer/The CW She hopes to be in the brotherhood someday and wants to learn how to fight. Raynas father doesnt let her go with him to fight, but later she goes to see whats happened....

And the same can be said for star Ian Somerhalder. You see why this man is this way, Somerhalder tells EW. Theres this thing thats inside of him that has been holding him down his whole life. Credit: The CW And this is where it came from, this is why it happened. Its cool to be able to see that after so many years of knowing the character. This is going to be a very, very, very trying thing for this man....

Plus, does he think Stefan could ever leave Damon behind? It might sound complicated, but for Paul Wesley, it was an opportunity. Its actually one of my favorite episodes of the season, Wesley tells EW. Credit: Annette Brown/The CW As an actor I get to play two different roles which was really fun. Its quite different from anything weve seen before. As for Wesleys new character, he says the guy is not from our time....

It’s the final Miss Mystic Falls Pageant. It was also the first time we saw Stefan relapse into his blood addict ways. The hour opens with Damon hanging out as Ripper Stefan enjoys their new job way too much. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW But, it doesnt work and Damons subconscious pushes her out. Eventually, Sybil steals Damon from Caroline and tries to scare him into not giving into his humanity....

Damon redeems himself, but it could be his worst decision yet. Season 1 finale: Katherine returned. Season 2 finale: Stefan left with Klaus. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW Season 3 finale: Elena died. Season 4 finale: Silas doppelganger twist! Season 5 finale: Damon and Bonnie “died.” Season 6 finale: Elena went to sleep. Season 7 finale: Damon and Enzo … go to the dark side? The Vampire Diariesseason finales are always some of its best hours....

The sound for this second record has been huge for us, singer/guitarist Bradley Simpson tells EW. Its a very different sound. And trying to put that in our new sound. It doesnt take more than a few bars of the single to see what theyre saying. Wake Up has an enormous, stomping hook, and an infectious pop-rock percussion line. But whats more obvious? Just how much fun these four are having....

Check out EWs full interview with The Veronicas, below. JESS ORIGLIASSO:Were very heavily influenced by electronic music in our personal life anyway. Were huge fans of Kylie Minogue, Grimes, and artists who are doing more electronic music. Its nice that its more in the mainstream now. LISA ORIGLIASSO:Were releasing the album this year! I know in Australia its coming out around November. So, were hoping for an international release around then, but if not itll be very soon after....