The Vampire Diaries exec Julie Plec has given a new interview in which she discusses the Damon/Elena development in last week’s episode and gives some spoilers for Elena/Stefan, Rebesther and more.

Speaking to EW, Julie Plec reflects on the scene where Damon and Elena lie in the bed:

We’ve all had those moments where you end up laying in bed in high school with a guy or a girl that you like, and you don’t know what’s gonna happen, you don’t know what it means, but all you know is that you’re infinitely aware of their proximity to you and every single move that they’re making and every single breath that’s being breathed between the two of you. We wanted that moment to be that experience. It’s so much about what’s not being said. It’s so much about them just lying next to each other, the beauty and intimacy and sexual chemistry of just being near each other is what needs to be telling the story here.

But what about Stefan? Julie previews Caroline’s intervention:

Elena, still being very confused about her feelings for Damon — which obviously exist, it’s just how does she want to define them — gets schooled by Caroline, who is proudly wearing her Team Stefan T-shirt at the beginning of this episode, metaphorically speaking. She’s basically saying, ‘You’re supposed to be exploring, so explore both sides. You and Stefan, in my opinion, are meant to be. So make sure that you explore him, too.’ That encourages Elena to reach out to Stefan and say, ‘Look, I don’t know what’s going on with us, or if anything can ever go on with us, but why don’t we give this one night a shot to just spend some time together. [And] there’s two moments where Damon interrupts something romantic accidentally.

She also talks about the twist where Esther took over Rebekah’s body:

Earlier in the season, we actually talked about having Esther take the form of somebody else, whether it be Bonnie or Rebekah, before we met her in present day. And then we ditched that plan early on, and came back around to it for this episode. That storyline takes instantly a left turn right at the beginning of the episode. So everything everybody thinks they’re gonna see is actually different.

The Vampire Diaries returns tomorrow night at 8 p.m. EST on The CW. To help pass the time, you can relive the Damon/Elena moment:

Challenge extended, Stelena.