We aren’t really sure what episode this production still is from, but are assuming possibly “Bloodlines”, since we previously heard that Mia Kirshner’s character Isobel will first appear in the episode. Thanks to @LilMissX for posting the pic!!

Well, well, well.  Looks like Kristin from EOnline has some extra info about Mia Kirshner’s role on The Vampire Diaries.  She has recently been cast to play Alaric’s wife Isobel.  Check it out!

We’re about to find out on Vampire Diaries, because sources tell me there’s much more to the casting news that just broke about Mia Kirshner (24, The L Word) joining the cast for a recurring role.

While it’s true she’s playing Isobel, the wife of Matt Davis’ ridiculously named schoolteacher character Alaric, she might already not be of this world…

According to my sources, Kirshner will appear on the series beginning Jan. 21, but her scenes won’t be in present-day. They will be in flashbacks because her character Isobel is already dead.

And you’ll never guess who killed her. No really, go ahead, try! Though my sources have asked me not to spoil the big twist outright, suffice it to say that Isobel died at the hands of a main (hot) character we already know. (Did I mention hot?)

Read the rest of the article.

Thanks to @ItsApril_I for the heads up! Mia Kirshner (L-Word and 24 Alum) has been cast to play the role of Isobel, Alaric’s wife.  Here’s the scoop from EW!

Here’s proof that the TV biz hasn’t completely closed up shop for the holidays: L Word and 24 alum Mia Kirshner has just inked a deal to join the cast of The Vampire Diairies on a recurring basis, sources confirm to me exclusively.

Kirshner will be playing the role of Isobel, the sweet-yet-dangerous wife of Matt Davis’ history teacher, Alaric.

The actress will make her debut in the Jan. 21 episode, which, come to think of it, has already been shot. How will VD boss Kevin Williamson pull that one off? “Ever hear of an 11th hour reshoot,” sniffs an insider. “That’s what they’re doing.” There’s no reason to be nasty about it.