“After Nina [Dobrev] left the show [after season 6], they were like, ‘We need to pair Stefan with some romantic ... at the center of the series. The Vampire Diaries, which debuted in 2009 ...

Klaus and Stefan arrive in Chicago, where Stefan gets a surprise reunion and looks back on his wild past in the 1920s. Tyler turns to Sheriff Forbes for help.

While The Vampire Diaries kicked off with a love triangle between Stefan, Elena Gilbert (Dobrev ... but the tension between Caroline and Klaus Mikaelson (Joseph Morgan) — also known as Klaroline ...