While Rebekah handled her past better than Klaus, this did not change the fact that she was, first and foremost, a TVD villain. She did not come back out of her coffin to live a full life ...

Claire Holt's exit as Rebekah Mikaelson shocked fans, but her 37-episode journey had deeper reasons than you think.

Rebekah is particularly adept at mind control, especially with other vampires. Katherine Pierce is the first true villain in The Vampire Diaries, relentlessly tormenting Elena and the Salvatore ...