Trust us — you don’t want to miss a second! Set your DVRs for 8 p.m. TONIGHT!

We were SHOCKED when Katherine (Nina Dobrev) suffocated and killed poor Caroline (Candice Accola) on last week’s season premiere of The Vampire Diaries — but not as half as shocked as we’re going to be TONIGHT (Sept. 16) when we get our first look at Caroline as a vampire! Along with that little gem, Tyler (Michael Trevino) also faces off against his uncle Mason (Taylor Kinney), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) shoots smoldering glances at unsuspecting females, and of course, Stefan (Paul Wesley) wears plaid!

And while you’re at it, check out this behind-the-scenes look at tonight’s episode: