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TV Guide got the scoop that Elena and Jeremy’s surrogate father, portrayed by fan favorite Matt Davis, will indeed be sticking around Mystic Falls and that there will be a substantial time jump when the show resumes in the fall.
When Season 5 ended, a few familiar faces, including Lexi (Arielle Kebbel) and Alaric, returned. But while Lexi was sucked up into the atmosphere, Alaric was left standing alongside his friends.
The site also provided a neat recap of Alaric’s “TVD” history: First introduced midway through Season 1, Alaric started as a vampire hunter and history teacher at Mystic Falls High but soon became a surrogate parent to Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and a drinking buddy to Damon (Ian Somerhalder). (Let’s not forget his epic dance moves when Klaus inhabited his body.) During Season 3 Original mama Esther turned Alaric into a crazy Original she could use to kill off her family but also bound him to Elena. When Elena careened off the bridge and died in the Season 3 finale, so did Alaric. Following his death, Alaric returned twice as a ghost in Season 4 — once when Damon visited his grave and again to, well, drink with Damon — and then in the 100th episode.
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