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Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. He was there in the beginning. Credit: Tina Rowden/The CW I like people who care. And he cared the most of all. Hes the originator of some of the most beautiful moments this show has had. This is his last episode for us. I shall miss him terribly. But Im so excited to see what he accomplishes next, and Im happy to call him a friend....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Hello, Friday people. Credit: Annette Brown/The CW Its a big night for us. Our first Friday airdate, for one. Who can forget the Gentlemen as they floated silently through the streets of Sunnydale inBuffys brilliant Hush? Weve never done one onThe Vampire Diaries. We have always wanted to, and the construct of the Phoenix Stones Hellscape gave us the opportunity....

Also, Julie Plec reveals the rain scene that got cut Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Last year, I directed my very first episode, which was a definite thrill. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW I thought I was taking a safe and enjoyable risk. And so began the challenge of bringing someone elses words to life. Directors and writers usually have a very sketchy relationship....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Its Friday, and Im writing this after a lunchtime gathering at Vampire, HQ. Credit: Annette Brown/The CW Ive watched him grow from a writers assistant onKyle XYto staff writer to co-executive producer. Director Michael Karasick makes his helming debut with this episode. The gaffer is the chief lighting technician, a.k.a. The One Who Helps Make It Look Pretty....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Were near the end of the season (we just delivered the season finale today!) Credit: Annette Brown/The CW and things are heating up. For a Lego live-tweet re-enactment, kindly follow@ChadFiveashand@JStoteraux. As you read this, I will likely be sipping my first (second? third???) margarita on the beaches of San Jose Del Cabo....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Tonights episode, Never Let Me Go, was written by Brian Young. Credit: Annette Brown/The CW And what a writer hes become. Nine years later, hes the best partner Caroline Dries and I could ask for. Hes also #Klaroline and #Delena. I like to attempt to throw twitter hate his way so he can know how it feels....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. What better way to ring in the weekend than with a Vampire Fight Club? Credit: Guy D’Alema/The CW Now seems like the appropriate time to talk about stunts. He cuts together his own version of the sequence, complete with music and sometimes even dialogue. Sometimes it all works out great. As the details get ironed out, the wardrobe and hair and makeup departments need to be looped in....

Did you catch the Easter egg? Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW Thank you for watching Requiem for a Dream by Brett Matthews and Neil Reynolds, directed by Paul Wesley. I love this episode. When I watched the first cut, I remember getting director envy. I really think that Paul has a terrific visual eye and is extremely suited for the role of director....

Welcome to Julie’s Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Hello, Friday Friends! Credit: Eli Joshua Ade/The CW He is kinetic, visual, and he most definitely has the gift. But I hope he does. When an actor directs an episode, it’s always a logistical challenge. For a character like Stefan, that’s not an option. However, sometimes the story can’t support reducing the actor’s screen time....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. Thanks for watching This Womans Work, written by Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux (a.k.a. Credit: Carin Baer/The CW the Live Lego Tweeters) and directed by our much loved production designer Garreth Stover. This weeks topic is about deadlines. As in, the deadline I have to deliver this blog entry. Its been a busy week....

Welcome to Julies Diary! Every week during the season,Vampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec will add an entry to her diary. In the writers room, weve been waiting for this episode for a year. Credit: Annette Brown/The CW She called him a ruiner. As Kevin [Williamson] always says, Hate is just love turned inside out. Building a television romance is no easy task. I really love the idea of them together. Enzo has so much love to give, but has been constantly disappointed by people in his life....

Not only did they become immortal, but their relationship became more complex than they ever couldve predicted. But at the end of the day, theyre brothers (literally forever). So will their relationship make it through Stefans time in the Phoenix Stone? Credit: Tina Rowden/The CW We talked withVampire Diariesshowrunner and this weeks director Julie Plec about whats to come for the brothers. When youve originated the beats and the words, you see the movie in your head....

Bonnie is a vampire hunter. Caroline is in love with one man but engaged to another. Enzos scared he might lose the love of his life. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW And then theres Damon, who still has a lot he wants to apologize for. Heading into theVampire Diariesseason 7 finale, a lot is still up in the air. And when the mysterious vault is brought into the mix, well, things get even more dangerous....