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Paul Wesley has directed five episodes of The Vampire Diaries, but tonight's outing, "Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell," is (sadly) his last.

"This is the last one that I'll ever do—on this show," he tells E! News. Not because he doesn't want to direct anymore, but because the show is ending (duh). In fact, Wesley already has a gig lined up directing an episode of Freeform's Shadowhunters in March.

But right now, he's enjoying filming the final few episodes of TVD—they're on season eight's 13th episode, right now (out of 16)—and hopped on the phone with us to discuss his directing ambitions and whether Stefan and Caroline (Candice King) can have a happy ending.