She gave it up a long time ago, but she’s going to have to realize that it’s a part of her and decide what she wants to do with that part. O’KEEFE: She’s going to have to come to terms with it. Not that he’s gone, because it’s The Vampire Diaries.ĭo you think we’ll see Jo continue to come into her own and get comfortable with having powers again? I was a complete baby because we were the new guys together, and I was so sad to see him go. I was crying like a baby that whole night, when Chris and I were filming that scene. I have to say, it was really hard for me to lose Luke. I know it was really hard for her to lose Luke, and that’s something she’s going to have to deal with, in the future. O’KEEFE: Interestingly enough, I can’t say anything ‘cause I don’t know. Now that Jo has escaped the twin merge from happening to her, what can you say about what’s to come for her next? But as we started to progress and got a few episodes in, they gave us clues about what will happen, so that we’re not completely in the dark. It’s been really cool to get the scripts and to figure out what’s about to go down, along with everyone else. They don’t give us that much information, to be honest, so we’re all waiting to find out what’s going to happen next. O’KEEFE: We learned about it, as we went along. When did you learn about what the final outcome of the twin merge would be? She was non-magical, in the beginning, and she was a strong doctor. The character breakdown was cool because, as far as I knew, she was one of the only people on the show. So, I got extra pressure from home, to do this show. When I told her that I had an audition, she lost her mind and said, “You understand that you have to do whatever you can to get this job.” And then, my 13-year-old niece is one of the biggest The Vampire Diaries fans out there. I knew about the show and I knew what was going on, but she’s the biggest fan, ever. O’KEEFE: Well, my best girlfriend, who’s my age, is a huge fan of the show, and she wanted me to watch it with her. Was it the show or the character, specifically, that appealed to you? JODI LYN O’KEEFE: I got a call from my manager and he said, “There’s a new role on the show, and we’d really like you to go and read for it, and so would casting.” So, I went in and auditioned, like everyone else. Be aware that there are some spoilers.Ĭollider: How did you come to be a part of The Vampire Diaries? In this exclusive phone interview with Collider, actress Jodi Lyn O’Keefe talked about how she got involved with The Vampire Diaries (currently in its sixth season, and already picked up for a seventh), who in her life is most excited about her involvement with the show, how much fun she’s having playing a good guy, how surprised and happy she’s been about her character’s story arc, learning about the final outcome of the twin merge, that Jo will have to come to terms with her powers, how much she enjoyed being directed by Julie Plec, and the anxiety that comes with being a show that could kill off anyone, at any time. While the gang deals with personal tragedy, Alaric ( Matt Davis) becomes wary when Kai ( Chris Wood), who has begun experiencing unexpected consequences from the twin merge, turns to Jo ( Jodi Lyn O’Keefe), desperate for her help. With the next episode of The Vampire Diaries, called “Let Her Go,” executive producer Julie Plec makes her directorial debut.
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