And, based on the first photos from The Vampire Diaries Season 7, it appears as if nothing will ever been the same.
Our initial look at Mystic Falls depicts Damon drinking alone... Stefan clearly in trouble... and Caroline trying to make nice with Mary Louise and Nora, two newbies in town.
It also makes it clear that Lily is now in charge, as we see her taking center stage in the town square. GULP.
Dear Diary, I'm in Hell. It's hard to imagine a place worse than where I've come from but by some spectacular miracle, I've found it. In the weeks since I've arrived, three things are clear. The food is literally made of poison, the air smells like a plague, and everyone wants to know what everyone else is doing. I don't fit in here. The world is not what I imagined.