‘The Vampire Diaries’ Spoilers: Season 8 — Someone's Returning | TVLine 

announced that its upcoming eighth season will be its last, RSVPs from former cast members are starting to roll in.

And the first familiar face popping up in Season 8 will be… Tristin Mays as Sarah Salvatore, TVLine has confirmed.

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But the question is: What business does Sarah have in Mystic Falls? When we last saw Stefan and Damon’s descendent towards the end of Season 6, she was advised to leave town — though not compelled to forget what she’d learned about vampires —  by Enzo, with whom she formed an uneasy bond.

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Could Sarah, quite possibly Damon’s only living relative, be the key to pulling him back from the darkness? Or will she spend her screen time with Matt Donovan, who will be “exploring his humanity” this season, according to comments Zach Roerig made at San Diego Comic-Con? (It should be noted that Mays recently joined CBS’

reboot as a series regular, so all we really know is that her time on

At this point, it’s anyone’s guess what Sarah will be up to. So drop a comment with your own best theory below, as well as your general wishes for

‘s final season, which premieres Friday, Oct. 21 at 8/7c on The CW.

Omg ! I hope she’s in Matt’s storyline ♡ it would be awesome if she and Matt ended up together and that she officially meets Stefan and Damon. Or maaaaaybe a love triangle between her, Bonnie and Enzo perhaps? Idk just excited she’s coming back!!!!

i doubt she’ll have anything to do with pulling Damon back from the darkness. If anything, possessed Damon will probably try to kill her to finish the job he started all those years ago when he attacked her mother. I’ll be shocked if she sticks around for more than an episode or two and doesn’t die.

I really hope they don’t waste too much time on her. The season should really be focused on the remaining characters but if we have to focus on people from the past, they should find a way to bring back someone who has a bit more relevance to the show (Lexi, Sheila, Vicki, any of the Originals, etc.)

She was useless character. What’s the point in bringing her back ?

Exactly. She was so pointless. It was such a dumb story line.

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