Connor is coming.

A huge factor already on The Vampire Diaries Season 4, this hunter will truly make his presence felt on next Thursday's "The Killer." How so?

By taking April, Matt and Jeremy hostage and creating some serious hostility among those not trapped inside The Grill.

In the following sneak peek, we see Stefan argue with Damon over how to best approach the situation, while Tyler and Elena also weigh in and the gang wonders how to drag Bonnie out of her self-imposed retirement. View the official TVD promo for the installment then hit Play now:

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