Elijah made a brief return to The Vampire Diaries last Thursday night, but he makes his presence officially felt on the February 2 installment, "Bringing Out the Dead."

Much to the chagrin of Damon Salvatore.

Indeed, while VD fans across the globe couldn't be happier that this Original is back in the land of the living, Damon may feel differently, considering the situations he'll apparently find himself in next week, as evidenced by the episode photos just released by The CW.

Click through them now to see Elijah taking control, Klaus taking revenge and Caroline taking in Dr. Fell...

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