When fans of The Vampire Diaries talk about the best storylines in the series, the 1994 Prison World plot comes up more often than not. It ticks so many boxes like putting familiar characters in an unfamiliar place and pairing off Ian Somerhalder with Kat Graham.
The Season 6 storyline was fun to watch and the Prison Worlds added a crucial piece of lore to The Vampire Diaries universe. According to Somerhalder and Graham it was one of the most enjoyable storylines to film. According to Fandom the Prison Worlds are magical traps created by the Gemini Coven and codified as spells in the grimoires of the Bennett family originally intended for use on Kai Parker. This banishment spell was used for a different purpose when it was first seen during the Season 5 finale, though.
As the Other Side collapsed Sheila Bennett made good on her promise to protect Damon Salvatore and Bonnie Bennett from assured destruction: the 1994 Prison World. The pair quickly piece together the fact that they are stuck on a particular date May 10 1994. Like the movie Groundhog Day, each day loops back to its start. Only Damon and Bonnie remember what happened before. The two would spend the entire season together, culminating in an emotional finale. It was a massive shift for the characters who started off as fierce enemies. And for Somerhalder and Graham, it marked a critical moment in their professional relationship. The two butted heads on set during the yearly seasons of the show. But they came to form a friendship and strong respect for each others craft.
That was my favorite stuff that we have ever done Somerhalder said during a San Diego Comic Con panel in between Seasons 6 and 7 available on YouTube. These two people you know they hate each other, they love each other they resent each other, they are stuck together. Its sort of an amazing recipe for a lot of cool drama.One of my favorite episodes was actually the one that Ian directed Graham said. It was the first time I would ever been in a scene where the director is also an actor. So we had some really cool stuff.
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