Caroline had many emotional scenes in the span of "The Vampire Diaries." Her human died, her heart was broken, and she even was the surrogate mother to mystical Gemini twins. But one of the hardest scenes King had to film came after the death of Caroline's mother, Sheriff Liz Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre).
"I really don't like crying on screen. I really don't like it. The whole thing stresses me out. I won't sleep for a week if I know I have to cry. Even to this day I just don't like it," King confessed in an interview with Tommy DiDario. In the wake of Liz's death, King was informed by showrunner Julie Plec that Caroline would have to break down emotionally due to the grief over the loss of her mother.
King stated that physically crying is "out of her comfort zone." Unfortunately for King, these emotional scenes are common. "The Vampire Diaries" deals with tangible emotions such as love, life, and death. Caroline and Liz had a rocky start to their relationship but eventually became extremely close. Liz comes to terms with Caroline's vampirism, and she serves as a connection to her humanity. The loss of Liz on the show was devastating to viewers when the time came to say goodbye to the character.
