The Vampire Diaries: 8 Exciting Things We Know About Season 7

Producer Caroline Dries put the new villains into language that's easy to understand: "Picture Kai but times six." Yikes. In case you forgot, heretics are both witches and vampires, which is a deadly combination that hasn't yet been seen on the show. They're led by Lily, who is going to try to keep them from wreaking total havoc, but hey, they can't help their nature. The season will be very much an "us versus them" situation, said Dries.