The shocking return of Katherine to conclude season one of The Vampire Diaries overshadowed one unfortunate development:

She killed Uncle John Gilbert...

... didn't she?

“That’s up in the air right now,” David Anders told Entertainment Weekly in its most recent issue. “They haven’t picked up [my] option yet. I feel like the character has a lot of legs and you can go in many different directions with him. But ultimately it’s [executive producer] Kevin Williamson’s choice.”

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But Katherine did stab John in the chest, right?

“People don’t always die from knife wounds," said the actor, making a decent point.

Those yearning for more of Anders don't need to wait for this issue to be settled in order to see him on the small screen again: Anders will guest star on the September 7 episode of Warehouse 13.

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