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Caroline Preece Aug 31, 2016

Not that anyone's asking, here's what Caroline would love to see in The Vampire Diaries' final run...

After being dogged by rumours for months, it was finally confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that season eight of The Vampire Diaries would be its last. It's had a great run, especially for an old-fashioned series that exists on a network now almost entirely devoted to DC superheroes, and the fandom feels ready to say goodbye.

But final seasons of long-running shows are tricky. Old ideas can ruin series that have evolved, and new ideas can seem thrown together without an eye on a show's history. Too many shows have gone out on a bad note, but there's every chance that The Vampire Diaries can sidestep some of those problems and finish at its best.

Here are my ten wishes for the show's final run:

Return to Mystic Falls...

It's the kind of news that nobody wants to get, especially a 12-year-old girl who loves playing soccer, riding roller coasters, gossiping with friends and dancing to Top 40 hits. Nobody expected the unusual bump on Lexi Brown's left leg would lead to a grim cancer diagnosis with no further options, but that is what happened about two years ago. Even more stunning was the Santa Maria, California, seventh-grader's response. While she was battling fibroblastic sarcoma, a cancer of the connective tissue, Lexi decided, why not help other children facing similar challenges by raising funds for cancer research? So barbecues and bake sales were scheduled,...