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Back with a vengeance, The Vampire Diaries finally returns to Thursday night television and begins the final six episodes of the second season.

Episode 2.17 ‘Know Thy Enemy’ brings Bonnie, Damon and Jeremy together working for a cause. Elena and Alaric are super ticked off at Uncle John and oh yeah, Katherine says she’s going to help Damon, Stefan and Elena (yeah right!)

Official synopsis:

HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT — Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Alaric (Matt Davis) both lash out at John (guest star David Anders) when Isobel’s (guest star Mia Kirshner) unexpected arrival leaves Jenna (Sara Canning) devastated.  Bonnie (Katerina Graham) works with Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to find the spell they’ll need to harness her ancestors’ power.  A heartbroken Caroline (Candice Accola) doesn’t know what to do about Matt (Zach Roerig).  Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon realize they have a new secret weapon.

The Vampire Diaries is all new tonight on The CW at 8pm ET.

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Nina Dobrev takes the cover of Teen Vogue for April 2011 issue.

The Vampire Diaries star is currently juggling the roles of vampire Katherine and the human Elena. She confesses to the magazine how tired she is playing two parts on the hit CW show.

“When I signed on to the show, I didn’t know whether I’d be playing both girls,” says Nina. “And while it’s been cool, it’s also exhausting because it’s double the work. You invest so much of your heart and soul and energy into making even one character. It’s like doing two movies at once.”

Dobrev says with her work schedule what it is, she doesn’t have much free time.

“By the time I get home, memorize the next day’s work, brush my teeth, remove all the makeup, and shower to get the blood off . . . And then I have to be back at work in seven hours. I can only do so much.”

But the 22 year-old does have a moment to address the speculation and rumors she is dating her costar, 32 year-old Ian Somerhalder.

“We expected the rumors,” she says. “Like, if I wasn’t dating Ian, I’d be dating Paul [Wesley]. A lot of people who work together end up dating, so it wouldn’t be unusual, but I’ve never dated anyone I’ve worked with.”

There ya have it – sorta.

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The Vampire Diaries episode 2.16 “The House Guest” is the last new show before it goes on another one of the dreaded CW month-long hiatus. No new episodes until April.

Knowing there is a long drought between episodes says tonight’s will be a doozy with enough mayhem, killing and shocking surprises to keep us interested on the break. So let’s get to it – here is the official synopsis:

A NIGHT OF CONFESSIONS — Katherine’s (Nina Dobrev) mind games are getting on everyone’s nerves, but Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) realize that her knowledge of Mystic Falls history will help them stay alive.  Frustrated with her relationship with Matt (Zach Roerig), Caroline (Candice Accola) finds a new way to get his attention.  Alaric (Matt Davis) makes a surprising confession to Jenna (Sara Canning), and Katherine makes a different kind of confession to Damon.  Stefan and Bonnie (Katerina Graham) try to convince Jonas (guest star Randy Goodwin) and Luka (guest star Bryton James) that they should all be working together, but Jonas’ lack of trust leads to a violent and fiery confrontation. Steven R. McQueen also stars. Michael Katleman directed the episode written by Caroline Dries (#216).

Check it tonight on the CW at 8pm ET.

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Nina Dobrev is tempting you to get closer. Is she Katherine or is she Elena… The new poster released for The Vampire Diaries‘ return has the tagline “If You Can’t Tell Them Apart, Come Closer.” Totally Katherine!

Dobrev has said playing the multiple parts (Katherine in the 1800s, Katherine in the 1400s and both Katherine and Elena in the present) are making her a little crazy.

“It’s not easy, and I think I’m slowly becoming a schizophrenic because of it,” Dobrev said during the CW’s Kick-Ass Women panel at the TCA Press Tour last week.

The Vampire Diaries will return this Thursday night with episode 12 “The Descent” at 8pm on The CW.

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Nina Dobrev lands inside Elle Magazine’s February issue ‘Out of Character’ feature of women in television.

The Vampire Diaries star shared why she likes her TV role:

“Working on TV, you have this one character, and you have time to explore her, create her, see her develop into different people.”

The actress also tells Elle how hard it is to wear the period costumes:

“Wearing a corset kicks the wind out of you—I almost passed out once wearing it for 16 hours.”

It’s been such a long wait but Nina and costars Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Candice Accola and Michael Trevino will return with new TVD episodes Thursday January 27th.

No new episodes of The Vampire Diaries until January 2011! It’s awful!

To help fans with their withdrawl, The CW is running a marathon this week – Monday, December 13th thru Friday, December 17th. The first 10 episodes of season 2 starting with “The Return” and the shocking moment Damon (Ian Somerhalder) breaks Jeremy’s (Steven R McQueen) neck are shown in order.

TVD won’t return until January 27, 2011 with episode 12 “The Descent,” See that preview video under.

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The Vampire Diaries heads into werewolf territory officially tonight in episode 2.11 “By The Light Of The Moon” and we see that the Lockwood family curse is really that – a curse. Oh yeah, and there is hot cave action between Stefan and Katherine…

“By The Light Of The Moon” (CONTENT RATING TBD) (HDTV)

TYLER FACES HIS FIRST TRANSFORMATION — As the full moon approaches, Caroline (Candice Accola) helps Tyler (Michael Trevino) prepare for the transformation he is powerless to stop.  While Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Katherine (Nina Dobrev) play mind games on one another, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Alaric (Matt Davis) are suspicious when a stranger named Jules (guest star Michaela McManus) shows up in Mystic Falls, searching for her missing friend, Mason.  Elena (Dobrev) is frustrated at the lengths Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and her friends have gone to in order to keep her safe.  Bonnie (Katerina Graham) and Luca (guest star Bryton James) work together on a spell, while still keeping secrets from one another.  Finally, Elijah (guest star Daniel Gillies) makes an unexpected appearance with an offer that could change everything.  Sara Canning and Zach Roering also star.

The Vampire Diaries is all new tonight, December 9th at 8pm on the CW. Don’t forget – tonight is the end of new episodes until late January!

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Finally! The Vampire Diaries is back tonight and brand new. Episode 2.10 “The Sacrifice” and next week’s “By The Light Of The Moon” focus a bit more on the werewolf transformation that Tyler endures.

JEREMY MAKES A DANGEROUS MISTAKE — Elena (Nina Dobrev) decides to take matters into her own hands and offers a tempting incentive to Rose (guest star Lauren Cohan) for her help.  When things take an unexpected turn, however, Rose calls on Damon (Ian Somerhalder) to deal with the plan Elena has set in motion.  Jeremy’s (Steven R. McQueen) reckless attempt to help Bonnie (Katerina Graham) retrieve the moonstone lands him in a life-threatening position and forces Stefan (Paul Wesley) to put himself in danger.  Bonnie and Luka (guest star Bryton James) form a closer connection.  Tyler (Michael Trevino) shows Caroline (Candice Accola) the Lockwood cellar, where she makes a discovery that leaves them both terrified.  Sara Canning, Zach Roerig and Matt Davis also star.

Catch the epi tonight, Thursday December 2nd at 8PM on The CW.

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Nina Dobrev is always multi-tasking. The December cover model for Russia’s ElleGirl magazine has a lot on her professional plate.

Playing the roles of Katherine the vampire and her dopplegänger descendant, human Elena on The Vampire Diaries is quite a challenge, but Dobrev is up for it and is “working really hard.”

Along with having twice the scenes, Dobrev has also added an unofficial title to her resume: translator. The actress, who was born in Bulgaria and relocated to Toronto, Canada with her family when she was young, can speak Bulgarian. This came in handy as the writers of the show put Katherine’s origins in her birth country. Dobrev had to tweak her lines a bit, with help from her Mom:

“I called my mom, and she and I translated it,” Dobrev said of the Bulgarian dialogue in the episode titled “Katerina.”

“I think the writers had used an internet translator and it was so funny. All those online translators are never right. So we did it. I translated my own dialogue, but I called my mom just to confirm I was right.”

The 21 year-old actress has been doing a great job playing both parts convincingly, but perhaps she will have a bit of a rest coming up. TVD returns with new episodes on December 2nd and 9th and these seem to (you can never be too sure with the writers on this show!) focus more on the werewolf transformation of Tyler (Michael Trevino.) Love the show, Nina and I can’t wait for new episodes!

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Nina Dobrev visited the TBS show Lopez Tonight, with host George Lopez on Wednesday November 17th. The Vampire Diaries actress had a great time with Lopez as he made her “an honorary Latina,” she spoke Bulgarian to him and gave him the run down on how to become a vampire on her show.

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