Bonnie Bennett: Top Ten Witch-goddess Moments (top eleven)

[ladygawain]

I had a lot of time on my hands apparently, and decided to do a top-10 of my favorite Bonnie-and-magic moments. I failed, and there are 11... well, actually 14, technically but whatever. In no particular order:

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[ladygawain]

*Has an epiphany* I love this. I really really do because it makes me think of all the spells Bonnie performed in season 2 and how I always complained about those people using her. It also reminds me of when she channeled Luka. Over the summer I came to see that as her trying to fix her weakness. I don't know if I've ever told you this, but it was so important to her to not be weak. I think she hated that as much as she (used to) hate being in the middle. So her overconfidence in that scene where tells Damon/Stefan/Jeremy that she's got is amazing as is when she completely ignores Jeremy's plan. Because she needs to prove that she can do it. Even if magic wasn't necessary, she thought she'd found an answer to her problem. And then it all fell apart because she still wasn't strong enough, and looking at things in this light, when Stefan wakes her from the floor and she's all bloody, it makes the moment even better.

All of this. I feel like Bonnie in season 2 has two overwhelming drives: 1) to not be weak; ii) to not fail to help or fix. And throughout that season, she goes to extraordinary lengths to fulfill these. When she says to Jeremy in, what was it, 2.16, after Jonas stripped her powers, "I couldn't do anything, I was useless" it kind of breaks my heart because it kind of speaks to what we're both saying. Aside: Ugh, this makes me a little sad because I remember a time when Bonnie trusted Jeremy enough to let herself be weak and vulnerable - but apparently that's all gone to the dogs now.

I feel it's possible (and sad and disappointing) that the producers might have dropped the whole Bonnie's in the middle thing and any hint of it we see will be an accident.
Yep, that makes me sad too. Because Bonnie being in the middle flowed so well into the reveal of the supernatural role that witches play in the universe, and I'd hoped that one strand of her character arc this season would be navigating that, and that would imply learning from her rash decision from the season 2 finale etc. etc. But nope, that's probably been dropped. I did really like, in the last episode, how she wasn't part of the 'main' action but she was still the one who practically restored balance by banishing Vicki for good. Maybe there's hope for us.

But but, she's so loyal!!!!
LOL, she's like a wee cocker-spaniel, she is! Gosh, it must really suck for people who expected Bonnie to remain in that sassy/sweet best friend box forever and ever.