Warning: major spoilers about the Vampire Diaries series finale ahead.

On the big Vampire Diaries series finale, there's one big character death [1] after a final showdown: Stefan. His death was actually pretty predictable [2], and this guy's a vampire, and the series was at the end of its run anyway, but it's still a little sad for viewers who have stuck with this character for eight seasons. But how was it for the man who played the vampire with the heart of gold [3], Paul Wesley?

Wesley, along with the other main cast, talked to Entertainment Weekly about how the series ended [4], and he revealed exactly how he really felt about being killed off [5]: he wanted it.

"I didn't [know ahead of time about death]. I had been telling them that I think Stefan should die. He's been the Ripper; he was the one who caused his brother to turn into a vampire. All the murders Damon did were all my fault really, if it comes down to the genesis of it. I just felt like he's been the hero of the story to a degree and it only made sense for him to die at the end. They totally teased me and said that he wouldn't die, so they really taunted me for a couple months. I read the finale script on an airplane. The first five acts, I was kind of like, 'Okay yeah, this is interesting,' but it didn't really hit me until the sixth act. And then the sixth act I teared up and I never really tear up when it comes to sentimental Vampire Diaries-esque things. I thought how it ended was powerful."