The CW has a new episode of The Vampire Diaries and Whedonopolis has more interviews from the cast and producers of the show!

Tonight’s episiode, Bad Moon Rising, finds Elena (Nina Dobrev), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Alaric (Matt Davis) taking a road trip to Duke University and searching through Isobel’s research on folklore and paranormal phenomena to see if they can uncover any clues to the mystery surrounding the Lockwood family. Isobel’s former student, Vanessa (guest star Courtney Ford, "Dexter") offers to guide them through the research and ends up getting quite an education herself. Back in Mystic Falls, Stefan (Paul Wesley) comes face to face with a terrifying new danger in the woods, and Tyler (Michael Trevino) makes a shocking discovery about Mason (guest star Taylor Kinney). Steve R. McQueen, Katerina Graham, Sara Canning and Zach Roerig also star. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Andrew Chambliss.

Now check out some interviews from folks in front of and behind the camera after the cut…

The new season of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES kicks off tonight on The CW after a shocking cliffhanger in the series freshman season finale.  After a torturous summer long wait, we can finally get back to the complicated lives of our favorite vampire brothers, our beloved heroine and a villainess who have stolen both their hearts and the ever wary and sometimes clueless town residents which, at last count, included a witch, a teacher/vampire hunter and at least one werewolf.

While at San Diego Comic Con, we got a chance to talk to the stars of the sizzling hot series.  Check out our interviews with Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, and Steven R. McQueen after the cut.