VAMPIRE DIARIES SPOILER ROUND-UP + BEST OF 2011 NODS KEEP COMING IN

We are officially just over two weeks away from the return of new Vampire Diaries episodes, so it’s time to get worried again! (Or maybe wait until after the holidays? Or do you like your anxiety peppermint-flavored?) All signs point to conflict among the various characters and factions in Mystic Falls, and while that may make for some tense television viewing, it also makes for fabulous television viewing, no? So as we plod through these last two weeks, feast on some teases in the meantime:

• Julie Plec tells TV Guide that someone’s future is “looking bleak” in Mystic Falls.
• And Julie tells TV Line that Our Town (EP311) is going to be a “big” episode for just about all of our favorite characters. There’s also good news if you’ve been hankering for another Salvatore fight.
• Via Zap2It, Julie talks Rebekah and Klaus.
• And E!Online’s Watch With Kristin has a tease about kissing and a departure.

 
It never gets old seeing The Vampire Diaries pop up on more Best of 2011 lists!

• The A.V. Club‘s writers vote The Vampire Diaries into the #22 slot on theirBest TV of 2011 Top 30. “Embrace the crazy—it’s done properly on The Vampire Diaries.”
• Television Without Pity is piecing out their 2011 Year in Review: They pick the evolution of Ripper Stefan as one of 2011′s Memorable TV Moments.They also name-check Paul Wesley as one of the year’s Most Valuable Performers.
• The Vampire Diaries pops up everywhere in on various BuddyTV lists. First up,Homecoming (EP309) lands at #41 on the 50 Best TV Episodes of 2011list. The Vampire Diaries #7 in 11 Best Returning Shows of 2011. On the 100 Reasons We Loved TV in 2011 list: Anna and Vicki returning in the Season 2 finale at #38 and the “death” of Matt at #75.
• Following up the TVD cast’s strong showing in BuddyTV‘s 100 Sexiest Men of 2011 list, the site shows the ladies some love in the TV’s 100 Sexiest Women of 2011: #55 Claire Holt, #43 Nina Dobrev, and #16 Candice Accola.
• Speaking of hot, you can vote for Ian Somerhalder as Hottest Male in Virgin Media‘s TV Awards.
• Environmental website Treehugger gives the Vampire Diaries cast a “hit” in their 7 Biggest Celebrity Hits and Misses of 2011 list.