Nina Dobrev & Julie Plec talk Vampire Diaries Season 2 finale

PopWrap‘s Jarett Wieselman has an in-depth discussion with Nina Dobrev on the end of Vampire Diaries Season 2 and the tragedies that have unfolded already in last week’s episode, The Sun Also Rises, and whether more is to follow during Thursday night’s season finale, As I Lay Dying. Nina looks back on Season 2, goes more in-depth into why playing both Elena and Katherine can take a toll, and her wishes for Elena in Season 3.

PopWrap: Will this finale set up the events of season three the way “Founder’s Day” set up season two?
Nina Dobrev: It does. There’s not just one – there’s two or three kind of big twists that change the course of everyone’s lives, and they’re unexpected. It affects Damon & Elena hugely. It effects Stefan more than anyone would have imagined. Jeremy’s life is just completely turned around, and almost confusing – you’ll see why soon enough. But it initiates these storylines that will flourish in season three.

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW WITH NINA AT POPWRAP.

And TV Guide‘s Robyn Ross chats with Julie Plec about the aftermath of The Sun Also Rises and what fans can expect in As I Lay Dying:

The penultimate episode was epic, how can the finale compare?
Plec: The last episode was clearly the season finale of our mythology storyline. We went all out and that was as deliberate choice knowing that the story we wanted to tell in our season finale is actually the emotional resolution of the season. We also want to really give the audience a window to where we’re going in Season 3, a taste of what the series is going to be like as we move forward.

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW WITH JULIE AT TV GUIDE.