SPOILER WARNING: The following clip from next Thursday's season finale of The Vampire Diaries is rather revealing. Read on at your own risk...

Okay? Is it safe to continue? Then let's talk about what the following sneak peek depicts, specifically the coffin of a "Beef Jerkified Original," as Damon so aptly puts it. So can we assume that he and Stefan never made it to the Atlantic Ocean to deposit Klaus' corpse?

In The Vampire Diaries trailer for "The Departed," we do witness Alaric asking about Klaus, making it seem like this desicated blood sucker will play a key role on the episode.

In what capacity? Will he be brought back to violent, fun-loving, lonely life? Check out the clip now and then read our TVD Round Table's take on "Before Sunset."

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