Comments | arabian: 'The Vampire Diaries' Season 02 Rewatch Thoughts :)

arabian

'The Vampire Diaries' Season 02 Rewatch Thoughts :)

Jun 25, 2011 01:02

So, I just finished my rewatch of season two of The Vampire Diaries, and I haz some thoughts.

First off, I thought it would be fun to list my order of ep faves based on my first watch throughout the season, compared to my rewatch list. There is DEFINITELY a difference.

( Pre-watch and Post-watch List of Faves )

damon salvatore, tv, elijah/katherine, the vampire diaries, elijah mikaelson, paul wesley, nina dobrev, candice accola, stefan/caroline, damon/elena, ian somerhalder, damon/stefan, stefan/katherine, stefan salvatore, elena gilbert, caroline forbes, katherine pierce, daniel gillies, jeremy/bonnie

Comments 35

butterfly June 25 2011, 13:34:54 UTC

Yeah, I'm curious as to how my list will change after my in-depth rewatch of S2.

Lauren Cohen doesn't bother me like she does you.

Stefan sucks at peace talks so much.

I hope that we'll get more positive and, well, happy Damon/Elena next season, especially for Damon. This season really kinda was his 'dark night of the soul', where he had to confront himself, so now that he's accepted the parts of himself that he was hiding from, in theory that should make it so that he can have some happiness.

arabian June 25 2011, 14:07:28 UTC

I was really surprised by my reaction to certain episodes.

Cohan bothered me, but didn't *bother* bother me until she continued to suck on another show (Chuck) and then rewatching this, gah, Rose should have just been so much more awesome considering the part she played.

so much.

So very much.

I hope that we'll get more positive and, well, happy Damon/Elena next season, especially for Damon. This season really kinda was his 'dark night of the soul', where he had to confront himself, so now that he's accepted the parts of himself that he was hiding from, in theory that should make it so that he can have some happiness.

Ditto, cuz boy (and his fans) DEFINITELY deserve it. :)

kalishaka June 25 2011, 19:03:55 UTC

Thank you for reminding me once again how much I suck. Off to begin to finally watch the second half of season 2. Also, I know I haven't even seen everything, but Nina Dobrev does one of the more fabulous jobs I have ever seen of one actor handling two characters, and easily showing a distinction between the two when they are dressed the same, and look well...the same. In fact sometimes she hits level of the awesome that is Amy Acker in Season 5 of Angel. (High praise indeed from me.) And I cannot imagine how exhausting that must be to switch between the two as often as she has been, and will likely be continuing to do. It's a huge undertaking for a young actress over such a long run, and she deserves a lot of credit for it.

arabian June 25 2011, 20:07:43 UTC

Squee! Stefan and Caroline!

You do have to get on that. And, yes, Nina has done an OUTSTANDING job. She really, really has. :)

kalishaka June 25 2011, 21:08:33 UTC

Just finished Daddy Issues. Insane rambles on it and The Descent are now on my journal.

arabian June 25 2011, 22:09:52 UTC

Yeah, I went into deep, deep detail on my LJ about them.

bluesuzanne June 26 2011, 07:03:25 UTC

Awesome post, I love reading people's in depth thoughts about the show.

I feel the same about Lauren... I really think the entire Rose story arc could have had more impact on me if she'd been a better actor. I did think the dream was beautiful, but overall it was all a bit flat and lifeless for me. It's better in my imagination!

The dropping of the Kat/Stefan arc is one of the biggest problems I have with s2 and I really hope it the whole "It's okay to love them both - I did" remark isn't supposed to be closing the book on the whole "It was always Stefan" thing. If that turns out to be what - a lie? A joke? A manipulation? Something we shove under the carpet? I'm going to be really annoyed.

Out of curiosity what tomfoolery did Olivieri get up to?

arabian June 26 2011, 22:31:44 UTC

Yeah, the Rose arc should have been incredibly strong not just because of Damon/Ian. Rose needed to work to really sell it. And Lauren Cohan didn't.

The dropping of the Kat/Stefan arc is one of the biggest problems I have with s2 and I really hope it the whole "It's okay to love them both - I did" remark isn't supposed to be closing the book on the whole "It was always Stefan" thing. If that turns out to be what - a lie? A joke? A manipulation? Something we shove under the carpet? I'm going to be really annoyed.

See, it didn't bother me because it was pretty obvious that it's something they are pursuing and with all that happened in the second half it just as clearly pushed to be explored more fully in the next season. Had they just dropped it, I would have been annoyed, but to me they didn't. We continued to get hints and signs of it all the way to the end, therefore, to me not dropped since they knew more of the show was coming.

Out of curiosity what tomfoolery did Olivieri get up to?A page of the ep 19 script leaked that ( ... )

bluesuzanne June 26 2011, 07:05:38 UTC

Oh and I agree SO HARD on Nina Dobrev. She deserves all the kudos. In the world.

And I also agree completely re: Ian. I don't understand people's issue with "the eye thing". I think it works perfectly and has never been distracting or bothersome to me. Far from it - those are the quirks that make the character come to life for me.

arabian June 26 2011, 22:33:06 UTC

Nina really does; and then I hear haters calling her basic and a lousy actress and I want to spork their eyes out, LOL!

Ian as Damon is perfection. Period.

badboy_fangirl June 27 2011, 02:53:49 UTC

Okay, this is completely unrelated to this post, but I thought, given our earlier conversation and all the details you had in your miraculous brain, you might be able to help me re: Ian and Nina and the flying to Paris for date thing. Do you remember the two articles where they both reference that and where might I peruse them?

arabian June 27 2011, 03:19:27 UTC

I know Nina's was from Flare magazine, the Ian thing I'm not sure, but it wasn't Ian and Nina. Based on further comment on that bit in another interview thingie, Ian commented how that didn't work out and obviously he and Nina are working out. She just mentioned (in the Flare online portion of the interview) that a guy flew out for dinner for her (which we think was probably the Emmys now), but it wasn't the Paris thing that Ian mentioned.