|-Comic-Con 2011 Updates!-|

- Ian Somerhalder just walked in. Lots of screaming.
- Julie says she still gets hate mail for killing Mason Lockwood.
- Joseph says Jenna's death was the saddest; Jeremy in the finale the saddest.
- Emotional and physical consequences to Bonnie bringing Jeremy back; but it will be a cool and creepy ghost story.
- Ian: Damon is not too happy about circumstances. Kev: it's in his nature to kill but Elena is trying to reign him in.
- We have not seen the last of Elijah. We'll definitely see him again.
- Crowd and Ian just sang happy birthday to Paul.
Ballroom 20 just tried to sing happy birthday to Paul, but he got really bashful. So cute!
Spoilers for Elijah's character:

"I love him. He might be my favorite character – don't tell anybody else," Plec joked when asked if Elijah will factor in to Season Three. "We've already said that this is the year where we're going to explore the origins of the Originals. We're going to see more about the original family, and that will involve our friend Mr. Daniel Gillies, at the very least in flashbacks," she reveals.

- Moderator just got Joseph to say "Rippah."
- Nina thinks she gets the best of both worlds playing Elena and Katherine.
- On today being Paul Wesley's birthday, Ian Somerhalder says: "You look great for 45."
- Where is Katherine now? Julie jokes that she's in Hawaii.
Nina Dobrev - "I can get away with a lot more when I'm Katherine on set."
- Candice: very cool to do stunts and be a strong young woman. What's in store with Tyler. Ian: Puppies!
- Ian is not a fan of reading the words "NIGHT - EXTERIOR" in his scripts in February.
- Ian: Am I crazy? Audience member. No, You're hot!
- Candice tells the crowd we'll see if Tyler and Caroline's friendship has blossomed in the first episodes back.
- What other character would you be? Joseph would want to be Damon, Nina and Paul and Ian want to be Klaus.
- Candice says, "I like being Caroline!" Yay!
- Ian says Matt needs some action.
- Julie says she would want to be Elijah.
- On Damon and Elena: Katherine know more about caring for both Salvatores, she told Elena that for a reason.
- Candice is interpreting fan questions for the rest of the panel. Too cute.
- Nina calls Klaus a vampire, and Joseph immediately corrects her. "Hybrid. He's a hybrid.
- On Elena/Damon: Katherine said at the end of season 2: "It's OK to love both of them." And we'll see what that means next season.
- Paul Wesley just gave a fan his name card. He did this last year, but it still makes me smile to see it.
- Paul's impression of Nina as Katherine in stilettos is HYSTERICAL.
- Ian says Nina gets sadistic twinkle in her eye when she's playing Katherine.
- Kev: Elena will not just run into Damon's arms now that Stefan is off with Klaus.
- Paul felt naked without his name sign, so Ian gave him his. "Yes! Finally. I can be him for five minutes," screams Paul.
- On who she'd personally pick: Damon or Stefan: "The beauty of the situation is that I don't have to choose." / Paul: "Sharing is caring.
- Which guest star would they want? Ian: Fabio. keV doesn't like stunt casting.
- If you could choose any guest star… Ian: "Fabio." Paul: "He auditioned for Damon." Ian: "He wanted too much money per episode."
-Nina: "Justin Bieber wanted to be on our show."
- Kevin Williamson wants Taylor Swift on the show apparently.
- If you could change something about your character, what would it be? Ian: tough to make the transition from fun Damon to S2 Damon.
- "I wouldn't change a damn thing about Damon." - ian somerhalder
- Paul is holding a Team Damon shirt.
- That's it from me in the panel, folks.