Everyone is talking about the big death on The Vampire Diaries, but maybe we should instead be speculating about who’s returning!

Both Kat Graham and Nina Dobrev have teased a huge, game changing death this season on The Vampire Diaries. Fans are speculating anyone from Bonnie or Jeremy to Elena or Damon.

But TV Line can tease another surprising development: there is an, “Imminent, shocking and much-anticipating return” in store!

Could this be Katherine, returning to Mystic Falls right around the time when Klaus decides to leave (presumably for New Orleans)? This might support the fan theory that Elena is the one who is going to die – leaving Nina Dobrev to play Katherine on a more permanent basis.

Of course, seeing as the show is flirting with the idea of raising the dead, it could also be any of the deceased characters. While we’d love to speculate that it might be Alaric, Matt Davis’ new show Cult might prevent him from finding the time to return to The Vampire Diaries. But what about Aunt Jenna, Vicki or Mason?

But if we were going to put money on it, we’d say Katherine is probably going to be heading back to Mystic Falls. What do you think?

You can hear the hosts of the Vampire Hype podcast discuss who they think is dying this season on the latest episode!