Consider this your invitation, Vampire Diaries fans. You will be a guest at next Thursday's Mystic Falls Homecoming dance.

But you might wanna stay away from the punch, along with anything - or anyone - else that could get spiked.

Based on the official preview, Klaus will return on this midseason finale, but will he fall prey to Mikael? Or will he enact yet another dastardly plan? And how will Rebekah react to seeing her brother, knowing now what she knows about the past 1,000 years of lying? We cannot wait to find out.

Until then, click around the following photos from the upcoming episode to view a few scenes, and ogle some fancy fashion, from the episode...

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