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But this time, saving the day cost him his life.
Credit: Annette Brown/The CW
In the shows series finale, Stefan sacrificed himself so that kill Katherine Pierce and destroy hell.
(Yes, Klaus Mikaelson was a major donor.)
I was just excited.
Matt Davis (Alaric Saltzman):I got pretty emotional about it.
These things are hard to write.
You obviously want to pay off an audience for going on a very long journey with you.
The writers themselves want to pay off their own artistic integrity.
Youre never going to satisfy an entire populous of people.
The interpretation that you leave is what you leave.
This is the end of our show.
She and Kevin [Williamson] did a great job.
But I just really loved Stefans sacrifice that was a beautiful way to end it.
I thought it was really beautifully written.
Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore):I didnt [know ahead of time about death].
I had been telling them that I think Stefan should die.
Hes been the Ripper; he was the one who caused his brother to turn into a vampire.
I read the finale script on an airplane.
I thought how it ended was powerful.
She gets to be with the man that she loves, which is what she always wanted.
She gets to say goodbye to her former love and now best friend.
I cried during a lot of moments.
I cried during Stefan and Carolines final moments, because it broke my heart.
