It seems that the showrunners think that Bonnie is too an important character to lose during the final season of “The Vampire Diaries” that reports have been strongly going around that Nina Dobrev shall come back to the show as her character’s evil doppelganger, Katherine Pierce.
However, all these remain as speculations pending the confirmation from executive producer Julie Plec and the other showrunners. But as far as Julie is concerned, she really wants Nina to be back in the eighth and final season of “The Vampire Diaries.”
Even Mike Pedowitz, President of The CW, is pushing for the return of Nina Dobrev on “The Vampire Diaries” Season 8 even for a cameo appearance.
Just like most of the TV series on The CW this coming fall, “The Vampire Diaries” Season 8 shall be returning to its roots as Damon, Enzo St. John, played by Michael Malarkey, and Bonnie will be seen reeling from the work of Sybil, played by Nathalie Kelley.
It was again Julie Plec who said that the show will go back to its origins, which means that Damon might return to his dark origin and would make the character more like a villain than a hero, but under the manipulation of Sybil.