TVD - spoilers and promos #2 - Page 57

Matt Donovan is sick of this sh-t.

Forgive the character, but he's made it pretty clear over the last few weeks - first being there for Caroline on her birthday and then for Elena on the bridge where her parents died - that he's had enough of the people he cares about suffering at the hands of werewolves and vampires.

"His friends are starting to see that they can lean on him when they're feeling low," Zach Roerig just told me over the phone. "And Matt is starting to realize none of them should have to live this way. He's kind of sick of all this sh-it."

But what can a human being really do about it in Mystic Falls?

"I might not have a ring and I might not be able to bite your neck," the actor says. "But I'm not gonna stand for this any more."

While Roerig would not get into specifics, it's possible a few of Matt's actions get underway tomorrow night, as he snags an invite - from Rebekah?!? - to a ball thrown by the Originals at their new mansion.

"He's a bit intimidated," Roerig says of the invitation. "He figures that saying no might not be a smart move."

And Matt is all about making smart moves these days. He seems, in many ways, to be the only voice of reason in town, making the keen observation last Thursday that no one will ever be safe in Mystic Falls. Roerig compares Matt's understanding of where he fits in to positions on a football team.

"He's not the quarterback of this team," the actor says. "But he's a key member of the special teams and he'll be wherever his friends need him to be."

He's a "pretty selfless character," Roerig adds, and that's difficult to argue with. Along those lines, the star says not to expect any movement on the Matt/Elena (Melena?) front, despite the deal Klaus tried to make with Damon and Stefan last week.

"You'll see a special friendship between them rekindled," Roerig teased. "There's a genuine friendship there, but that's it."

So why not just leave town? It's dangerous there, Matt has no family remaining, no loved one holding him back.

"He's proud and stubborn and there's this feeling of 'This is my home," Roerig says. "Many fans may be wondering what Matt's purpose is, but they'll start to see soon enough."

Spoiler Chat:

Paigerzzz22: Is there any word on Jeremy yet for TVD? I already miss him!!
Fret not, we have not seen the last of Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen)! "We will see Jeremy before the season's over," executive producer Julie Plec teases. "That's about all I can say on that." We'll take it!

Kitademare: TVD?
What? Our scoop-filled post following last night's epic episode was not enough for you?! Alright, here are two more teases. You're welcome in advance.
1. Expect to see a lot more of Meredith (Torrey DeVitto). "It's possible," Plec says of bringing DeVitto on full-time. "We're still talking about it." And yes, we will be seeing that psycho side of Dr. Fell that her now dead ex-boyfriend warned Alaric (Matt Davis) about. Nobody does psycho like Nanny Carrie, y'all!
2. When Tyler (Michael Trevino) returns (he will in the Spring!), it won't be as a Klaroline fan. Duh. "There's nothing worse than going away, putting yourself through endless and eternal agony to break a bond to some guy when you come back to town you realize he's been putting the moves on your girl," Plec says.

The Vampire Diaries to Air Damon Origin Episode

Here's what Julie had to say about the upcoming guest role portrayed by Smallville fan favorite Cassidy Freeman, and more details about what to expect in her first episode.

"I haven't seen it. I've only heard that she's awesome," Julie says about Cassidy's TVD premiere. "Cassidy Freeman's character is a vampire that we'll meet in our 16th episode, which is the first episode in March [once we're back]. The episode is called '1912,' and it is a time about a hundred years ago that I like to call as when Damon was still the Damon that walked out the door in a huff of disappointment and piousness, when his brother was out of control in 1864, and somewhere between 1864 and the pilot episode, Damon became the Damon that we know and love, and this episode kind of gives us a little glimpse into that, and what this character Sage, played by Cassidy, had to do with it, she teases.

"She's ballsy, and sexy, and dynamic. It's a fun character," Julie adds. When asked if Sage will be showing up in the present day, she wasn't able to hide her answer, saying "yes" to everyone in attendance.

Julie also told us more about the episode Cassidy premieres in, which, as mentioned above, is called "1912." First, she was asked if the episode will explore some history between Damon and Original family member Kol as hinted in "Dangerous Liaisons."

"When we did this episode, that was our intention, to have them cross in a very sort of fun 'wait, who was that guy?' kind of moment, but the story went in a different direction," Julie says. "But yeah. We had a whole great Damon-Kol bar night out, brawl kind of drunk, don't remember any of you, but in our drunk night brotherhood, we had a moment, but we didn't end up going down that road." When asked if the recent popular PBS series Downton Abbey was an inspiration, Julie confirmed that she had been watching. "You know, it's funny. When we were trying to pick the era for when we wanted this flashback, I had just been watching Downton Abbey Seasons 1 and 2 in this obsessive marathon, and I thought 'well, everybody looked so good in 1912. Dresses are so pretty! Men are so handsome'!"

How about the fact that people are totes gonna die? This is the scoop executive producer Julie Plec drops our way: "There's definitely going to be some jeopardy by season's end. Certainly, many of our characters are going to come face-to-face with their maker at some point before the season is over. The question of whether they meet and shake the hand and get dragged away with their maker is a whole other question." So it sounds like some deaths might not stick? And others will?