'Vampire Diaries' Season 4 Photos & Spoilers: More on Elena's Transition

We're only a little more than a month away from the season 4 premiere of "The Vampire Diaries," and information about the premiere episode is starting to leak out, bit by bit. That's great for those who are curious about the premiere, but not so great for those who want to get there spoiler-free... so beware!

The latest offerings include some cast photos, which are basically just eye candy, and a couple of stills from the episode itself, which provide a little more context. One of the images features Elena locked up in a cage, looking rather grumpy about the situation: it seems that, as a baby vamp, she's having a lot of trouble with her cravings and needs some bars to keep her from doing what she knows deep down she doesn't want to do.

Another photo shows Bonnie and Jeremy together, and it looks very much like they're in the middle of some kind of spell. Some info from sources close to the production reveals that Elena will be getting her daylight ring pretty early on, and Bonnie will be creating it for her... though we hear that Stefan will do the presenting.

Yes, Stefan is going to give Elena a ring. It's probably not exactly what you Stefan/Elena shippers were hoping for, but hey, give it time.

Check out the photos below: