TVD: Goodbye Elena and What Now?

All the 7 dwarves are here

                  A lot of heartfelt goodbyes happened on The Vampire Diaries season 6 finale. None more beautiful and emotional than between Elena and Damon as they danced their last dance (until 60 or 70 years have gone by). Yet it begs the question on what the remaining cast will do now that one of their main stars has said goodbye and where the focus will be next season?

One last sleep over!

           Last few minutes we left TVD in the season finale is Matt has become a boy in blue (to match those pretty blue eyes of his) patrolling Mystic Falls while Damon looms on the clock tower like Batman. From what I can tell Mama Salvatore and her new family have made their home in Mystic Falls. Now the place looks like Gotham. First off:

I have issues with my mom too so I feel Damon & Stefan

       
        What will Damon and Stefan be doing? Most likely they'll be busy trying to rid the town of their mother and her witch/vampire hybrids. I think the Salvatore brothers will have an ally in Enzo. Despite Enzo's bad boy persona he's a soldier and he cares about protecting people or at least getting rid of something that is wreaking havoc on everyone and everything. We've seen Enzo trying to be a bridge between Lily and her sons with little success. Lily kept talking about getting her vampire family back but Enzo didn't understand. Her sons were right here but she wanted nothing to do with them. But Lily won't hear any of it. I can say I'm not a huge fan of Lily. She's selfish and cold hearted. I'm hoping Damon rips her heart out. For now I see Enzo acting as an envoy between the Salvatores but I doubt that will work out well.

So do I call you "Brother" too or...?

       How will Bonnie & Damon get along now? Now that Mystic Falls has a resident witch again I suspect Bonnie will be trying to do everything she can to rid the world of the witch-vampires. This will put her in a great amount of danger. Damon saved her life even though Bonnie's death meant Elena would wake up but having to wait 60 years? At some point Damon may break. Though I feel like Damon won't actually let Bonnie die because Elena would never forgive him don't count out the idea that Damon wouldn't consider it. 

Mommy Dearest be trippin'

       Delena is gone so where will the main ship focus be? Stefan confessed that he loved Caroline and would wait until she was ready to start something with him. Not as epic as Klaus's "I intend to be your last love" speech but vampires are immortal so Caroline may end up with Klaus but first she may give Stefan a try for a few decades. Given what's happening in New Orleans right now it's not really the best time for Caroline to take a trip to the Crescent City. Klaus can't protect his child and the love of his immortal life at the same time. Wait until Hope is a teenager at least when she can take care of herself. 

"Smile, the worst is yet to come" as the song goes

       How will Alaric hold up after losing his girlfriend and their babies? Alaric has bad luck with relationships. Before he could get back up but I think he'll have a lot more trouble. He's lost more this time. He was even willing to kill himself but as Alaric has the worst luck he ran out of bullets. I don't see any relationships in Alaric's immediate future or any time soon. I do see him helping his wingman Damon in fighting the witch-vampires. 

No one could ever have been ready for this goodbye

       So what's the focus of the show going to be? I feel the show evolved from the Salvatore Love Triangle to the relationship between the Salvatore Brothers. Damon and Stefan love each other and will do anything for each other. They'll have to face their mother and her twisted family in the future together and they'll have different approaches but it'll be all about testing that brotherly bond that has gotten them through some rough times. Elena brought the brothers together again so expect some tears and hugs as well as punches and apologies next season. I hope season 7 is the last though. TVD has run it's course and needs to pass the torch onto The Originals and go out with a bang. I'll blog next how I want TVD to end soon!
     

Nina & Michael are gone but never forgotten