The Vampire Diaries: Season One (not that I've been quiet about it)

[meganbmoore]

Why I liked a vampire show cashing in on the Twilight craze: It starts out a typical “pure normal girl falls in love with vampire,” but that ends up an entry to a show that’s really about small town mythology and history (and the rewriting of both). It also has a traditional “pure good girl” heroine who is assertive and stands up for herself and

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[paperclipchains]

a show that’s really about small town mythology and history (and the rewriting of both)

still being forced to watch this show next time I have a chance, so this is great news for me.

[sisterjune]

If you can get past the first 2-3 eps, it's not so bad really. I mean at least it wont make your eyes bleed from badness? :D

[prozacpark]

I am just happy to not be alone in the public shame of sort of shipping Bonnie/Damon. <3

But yes, all of that. Although, my hatred might exceed yours as I'm still on the fence about the second season. I don't think I can take any more Jeremy and Matt, for one thing.

[meganbmoore]

We'll watch together and discuss other things during their scenes.

[sarahtales]

I was writing an essay on the show (paid to watch television at last!) and I waited until the last episode to write it because the whole tone of the essay - rage or happiness - depended on the Survival of Anna. (ANNA I LOVE YOU.)

I admit however to being fond of Damon, due to addiction to complicated-family-relationships and also snarky evildoers, though it shames me when I think of Caroline, who I am also extremely fond of and who I want to see get some revenge. I do have hope! Katherine/Human Stefan and Damon/Caroline looked very deliberately paralleled to me.

In the books Jeremy is Elena's four year old sister, which consistently amuses me when beholding his Goth-lite pain.

[sisterjune]

Oh man yes, Anna dying made me like scream at the tv even though I KNEW it was gonna happen the second the TPTB were like "yeah alaric and matt are totes gonna live" and then I knew what was up. Of course fandom was going "YAY ALARIC" and I was like no fuck those guys, I WANT MY ANNA. So annoyed she had to die so Damon could have his "humanity" moment and Jeremy could angst. At least if they were gonna kill her off they could have let her death be about her instead of white dudes -_- I will mourn you forever Anna and Pearl ;_;

I think when Damon is crying or angsting over how his true love doesnt give a shit about him, it's very entertaining. Also when he gets punched, smacked, or schemed against. Ian Somerhalder makes such fab pouty faces. <3

[potatoko]

Anna, Miss Pearl, Lexi . . . if I love a vampire, they die.

I enjoy watching damon, I would love to see him die for that. If Bonnie ever finds out about her distant relative Gina Torres . . . well, we may but hope. And I am through with Jeremy's ManPain. (That is the correct use of the term, yes? :) ) Here's hoping he gets staked early on next season.

[meganbmoore]

I approve of Alaric surviving. There are exactly three (out of many, many more) I don't want violently dead, and one is Alaric. One is violently dead (Harper) and the other is one of the 3 people almost guaranteed to never die. (Stefan) But John, Matt, Jeremy, Tyler, Damon, random crypt guys? All good for death in my book. Oh, Tyler's Dad, too. I narratively adored the Founder's Council, but the only one I actually like is Caroline's mom, and the mayor is an abuser, so...

Also, wasn't it nice of one of the producers to confirm that they really did deliberately fridge Anna for Damon and Jeremy's angst?

[sisterjune]

I am so not worried over the Triangle of Doom, because so long as Elena doesnt end up with Damon I don't care what happens. and I am fairly certain she wont, esp with the TPTB insisting they will follow the books more as the series wears on

[meganbmoore]

1. Sadly, it went away midseason. i'm pretty sure what he did to Caroline will never be mentioned again, now that he's a woobie.
4. I'm praying that Elena reacts with complete disgust and scoots closer to Stefan (as a shield against rapist cooties...he makes a good shield) when she learns about the kiss. Provided she doesn't learn about it while alone with Katherine. In which case, I still hope for disgust, but I want her to survice that encounter alone. Or with only Bonnie or Jenna's help.
5. Actually, the "No vampire can ever go into the sun" is a fairly recent addition to the lore that's designed to limit the danger. In the older stuff (and you see this in Dracula) the older and/or more powerful a vampire (or it's creator) was, the more tolerance it had for the sun, meaning a vampire who could survice sunlight wasn't "defanged," but way scarier

[mycenae]

Re: 9. Yeah, the colorblind antebellum South makes me go "bzzuh?" sometimes, but it's definitely an improvement over all white people all the time.

[redbrunja]

What makes you hate Matt? (He bothers me too, but I'm curious why you're bugged by him).

[animeshon]

I have to agree with you that the show is enjoyable despite a lot of the really annoying things. And the acting definitely improves!

I really must finish the season. I'm so close

[meganbmoore]

I rant a lot, but I do like it.

[animeshon]

Yeah I pretty much did the same thing when I was watching it.