• Will the Ripper Return?

Right now, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is the Salvatore we’re

worrying about on The Vampire Diaries — his turn to

vampire cannibalism not only endangers himself, but almost

all of his loved ones. But maybe we should be keeping a

better eye on Stefan (Paul Wesley). Baby bro is currently in

Savior Mode, but could that change sometime soon? Is the

Ripper set to return?

“Just wrapped Day One of shooting with @paulwesley. He

killed it! Like a Ripper,” TVD writer Brian Young

“(Quite literally in that last scene.) Thanks for the kind

words,” Paul tweeted back at Brian. Wait a minute...does that

mean Ripper Stefan is out to kill again? How and why does

this happen? And where is Damon in all of this? It’s hard to

imagine how TVD will get from where it is now to what this

Twitter convo is hinting at.

If this vampire cannibal storyline does continue, we wonder

if Stefan might too become infected by the serum. A Ripper

Stefan who feeds on human is scary enough — can you

imagine a Ripper Stefan made stronger and faster by his

bloodlust for vampire blood? No one in Mystic Falls would be safe.

Another possibility is that Stefan’s possible upcoming turn to

Ripper-dom has something to do with the Travelers and the

around. In Season 5, Episode 11, the Travelers drained quite

a bit of blood from both Stefan and Elena. Might they use it

to turn Stefan into a Ripper again? Or to control him in some

other way? Or, perhaps, Stefan’s turn to the dark side is let

about a Big Bad controlling him and more about him fighting

back against a Big Bad? It wouldn’t be the first time Stefan

turned Ripper to protect the ones he loves.

Do you think Ripper Stefan will make another appearance?

If so, what causes it? Share your theories in the comments

below!

Catch the next episode of The Vampire Diaries on

Thursday, February 27 at 8 p.m. ET on the CW.

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