Whether or not it'll get addressed by the show it the part that I'm always trying to figure out. Are they aware of this being a character flaw of Stefan's? On the face of it, it seems impossible that they can't be aware of it, but I'm still waiting for the other characters to realize that Stefan is doing this. When Elena fell for his manipulations back in the most recent episode, I was all, "Ai!" I want her to start seeing through him.