DON’T READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THURSDAY’S EPISODE YET!!!
What was it like shooting your death scene?
EWELL: Funny story: In the original script, Jeremy kills Vicki. And that’s what we shot. Jeremy is forced to choose between saving the love of his life or his sister, and he chooses his sister. We shot the whole thing and I [moved back to] L.A. Then about a week-and-a-half later, I got an email from Kevin and [co-executive producer] Julie Plec asking me to come back to Atlanta to reshoot my death scene — only this time Stefan kills me.
Why the switch?
EWELL: They chose to have Stefan kill me because it makes him more of a hero since he saves Elena. There was also the question of would Jeremy know to actually stake a vampire in the heart?
Good call, Williamson! This story also has interesting tidbits about how Vicki was cast for only 7 episodes, knowing she was going to die. That’s sad. I actually really liked her new character improvements!!
