"We knew when we started the [fourth] season that we wanted Silas to be like the original Original - almost like the devil, in a way," producer Caroline Dries told TVLine.
“在開(kāi)始制作第四季的時(shí)候，我們就希望把塞拉斯塑造成最原始的始祖，就像惡魔一樣的存在，”制片人卡羅琳告訴TV Line網(wǎng)站。

"[In season five], we're going to explore this phenomenon of the doppelganger and how and why they exist in our mythology and what they actually mean for Stefan and Elena (Nina Dobrev) and everyone else."
“在第五季中，我們將會(huì)探索二重身這種現(xiàn)象存在的神秘起因，以及Stefan和Elena的二重身身份對(duì)他們和其他人來(lái)說(shuō)意味著什么?！?/div>

Dries also praised Wesley for his portrayal of both Stefan and Silas, adding: "He is such an awesome actor, that we were like... how can we see more levels with him?"
Dries對(duì)Wesley扮演的二重身Stefan和Silas的表演給了很高評(píng)價(jià)，她說(shuō)：“他是個(gè)很棒的演員，感覺(jué)就像是……我們還能怎樣更多地挖掘他？”

The fifth season of The Vampire Diaries will premiere on The CW on Thursday, October 10, while new spinoff show The Originals will launch on Tuesday, October 15.
《吸血鬼日記》第五季將會(huì)在10月10日在CW電視臺(tái)首播，而《吸血鬼日記》的衍生劇《始祖?zhèn)鳌穭t會(huì)在10月15日首播。