The Vampire Diaries Casts UnREAL Beauty — As 'Evil Herself’? 

Something wicked this way comes — or, rather, some

for Season 8 — its final season — in the heavily recurring role of Sybil, aka “evil herself.”

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be that bad? Apparently so. The casting breakdown for the dastardly immortal describes her as a power monger who manipulates her victims “into twisted games and tests for her own amusement and glorification.”

Underneath, however, Sybil is just like all of us: She only wants to be loved. (Aww.)

RELATEDThe Vampire Diaries @ Comic-Con: ‘Evil Herself’ Is Coming to Mystic Falls, Plus More Final Season Scoop

At the series’ Comic-Con panel Saturday, executive producer Julie Plec elaborated on what would make the minx such a formidable femme fatale. “It’s a new take on villains for us,” she said. “It’s rooted back all the way to ancient times.”

grads, Kristen Gutoskie and Demetrius Bridges, as, respectively, Seline and Dorian, Alaric’s new nanny and intern.

Season 8 kicks off on The CW Friday, Oct. 21, at 8/7c. How do you hope the series will end? Hit the comments.

So basically the first evil from Buffy….this is why I stopped watching this show :-( it just stopped being original

So is Sybil older then Silas? Silas to my recolection was the first immortal being.

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