E!Online caught up with Daniel Gillies to chat about his new foundation he started for a 2 year old little boy named Isaias who’s battling a rare form of cancer. Daniel also offered some Vampire Diaries finale scoop. Enjoy the excerpt below, then head on over to E!Online to read more about Isaias, how you can help and what we can expect in The Vampire Diaries season finale.

Of course, we had to ask Daniel about the Vampire Diaries upcoming season three finale, which yes, he will he a part of. “I’m coming back. There’s a hot mess in Mystic Falls. It’s a hot mess! We need a little Elijah to restore some order,” Daniel teases of his reappearance.

While Daniel couldn’t say too much about the finale, he warns fans to “brace” themselves as the episode is “just going to rock the foundation of the fandom. It’s stunning what the writers have done. I love what [executive producer] Julie Plec has done. I’m as eager as the fans to see how it evolves. It’s deeply tragic. You can expect some tragedy. That’s all I can really say. Whatever’s happening with this group of people is about to be changed forever.”