"The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 Episode 9 synopsis reveals that the final season will continue with Elena aka Nina Dobrev. However, the scenes will be reprised in such a way that fans would certainly miss her in every shot. Reports indicate that the upcoming sequences will bring back many painful memories.
Just like the first time around in the upcoming "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8, Episode 9 Stefan (Paul Weasley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) will return to the Mystic Falls. This time around too Damon will be the one on whom you can rely whereas Stefan is the one who may go off the balance.
Both Damon and Stefan are searching for evil souls for Cade when a siren brings them back to the Mystic Falls. And it is none other than, Sybil (Nathalie Kelley) who will request them to return, Spoiler reported. The reason behind her request is that she is hunting for the historical artifact and thinks that Stefan and Damon may help her out.
"The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 last episodes showed Sybil trying to get hands on the artifact. It is in the possession of Caroline (Candice King). However, sister of Caroline manages to swipe it before Sybil could reach it. The promo video of the "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 Episode 9 reveals Caroline meeting Stefan for the first time after a long gap.
Damon even hints that she should not trust her fiancé and even dances with Caroline. On the other hand, there is a planning of Miss Mystic Falls Pageant underway. As Sybil decent from the stairs during the event, both Damon, and Stefan watch her coming down, TV Fanatic reported.
According to the source, it looks like the history is repeating itself in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 Episode 9. Viewers can easily recall the graceful decent of Nina Dobrev in the earlier season and the memory keeps on haunting all through the episode.
So despite not being there actually, Elena continues to haunt through her past magical performance and grace all through "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 Episode 9.