Running for 8 seasons from 2009 to 2017 The Vampire Diaries was a fan favourite with many viewers fascinated by the love triangle involving Elena played by Nina Dobrev bad boy Damon Salvatore Ian Somerhalder and Stefan Salvatore Paul Wesley.
But did you know that the one character whose death nearly saw Ian Somerhalder quit the show was Enzo? Lorenzo St. John was a bit of a heart throb and all round decent guy whose death at the hands of Stefan was crucial to the plot. Had he not died there would have been no reason for Bonnie to use the vampire cult on Stefan which ultimately led to his redemption.
And it was not just Stefans story that was affected. Bonnies character arc was also dependent on Enzo demise. Her colossal capabilities are revealed as a consequence of her creating and breaking free from her own dimension to release Enzos spirit. So imagine what went through the mind of Executive Producer Caroline Dries when Somerhalder approached her and said he WOULd quit if Enzo was killed. Of course this death was not the first that Enzo had suffered during the show but it was supposed to be the final one. And what does an Executive Producer do when the star of her show says he hAs going to quit if a fundamental plot point goes ahead?
Well, in the case of Dries she chose to go ahead with the plot as planned while still keeping her star happy. And, fortunately for her given the genre it was pretty straight forward. She told The Hollywood Reporter she purposefully had Enzo show up at the end as a ghost to imply this story is not over. Simple, huh? The plot goes on as normal but with a new and interesting angle on character and story development. And she averted the risk of having to explain to Damons adoring fans just why he had to leave the show or worse still be played by a different actor.
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