Throughout the show’s seven-season run, Steve and Sarah went from the First Couple of anti-vampire bigotry to two of the most delightfully unhinged characters on television. Let’s take a look back at the twisted relationship that gave us some of the show’s most memorable—and cringe-worthy—moments.
Introduced in Season 2, Sarah Newlin (née Crabtree), played by Anna Camp , and Reverend Steve Newlin (played by Michael McMillian) were the public power couple of the anti-vampire movement. steve and sarah newlin
Anna Camp and Michael McMillian delivered career-defining performances, balancing campy humor with genuine menace. They made you laugh, cringe, and ultimately feel a sliver of pity for two souls who chose hate at every turn. Throughout the show’s seven-season run, Steve and Sarah
By the season’s end, the Fellowship was destroyed. Steve fled, and Sarah was last seen sobbing in a convenience store parking lot, covered in blood and vomit—a far cry from her pristine podium days. Steve fled, and Sarah was last seen sobbing
Steve Newlin was first introduced in Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries as a former lover of Lily Salvatore, the mother of Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Steve was a vampire hunter and a member of the organization known as the Newlin Congregation, a group of vampire hunters who sought to eradicate the supernatural creatures from the world. Steve's backstory revealed that he had been in a romantic relationship with Lily, who was still a vampire at the time. However, their love was doomed from the start, and Lily eventually left Steve to be with the brothers Salvatore.