Nina Dobrev officially comes back, however, Paul Wesley, who plays the role of Stefan, exits The Vampire Diaries Season 8. The official plot summary and a preview clip of episode 7 "The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You" has been released by The CW.

Nina Dobrev officially returns in a future episode of The Vampire Diaries Season 8. According to Headlines and Global News, the former lead actress is finally done filming episode 12.

The 27-year old Bulgarian-Canadian actress confirmed that she will reprise her role as Katherine Pierce and not as Elena Gilbert. This is to conclude the storyline of Katherine and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder).

On the other hand, Paul Wesley will exit the show. Game N Guide has learned that Wesley's character, Stefan Salvatore will be killed in the upcoming episode.

As for the official plot synopsis of episode 7, Spoilers Guide notes, "Faced with the fallout from his interaction with Cade (guest star Wole Parks), Stefan (Paul Wesley) is determined to have one thing go right - Christmas Eve with Caroline Forbes (Candice King). However, when Damon and Sybil (guest star Nathalie Kelley) crash their Christmas Eve dinner, which had been joined by Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis), Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig) and Peter Maxwell (guest star Joel Gretsch), things quickly take a dark and twisted turn.

Meanwhile, in a series of flashbacks to Stefan Salvatore's past, Cade's attempt to entice him with his mysterious agenda leaves Stefan faced with an unimaginable decision."

The Vampire Diaries Season 8 episode 7 is titled as "The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You". The upcoming episode is scheduled to premiere on Friday, December 9, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. EST first and exclusive on The CW.

The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama TV series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.