It would surely not take two full seasons for Damon and his vampire friends to solve the problems brought about by the heretics and Kai because 23 episodes would be more than sufficient to bring viewers the right amount of drama and tie whatever loose ends the show has made over the course of seven seasons.
The season finale of “The Vampire Diaries” Season 6 aired on May 14 and it turned out to be what it was earlier hyped – a post-mortal tribute to Nina Dobrev’s Elena Gilbert character.
As early as April, Nina Dobrev has formally quit the “The Vampire Diaries” after six years so the creators had to find a way in order to retire her Elena Gilbert character. They finally found a good storyline to do so and it happened during the finale of Season 6 of the TV series.