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[goldy_dollar]

WHAT IS THIS, IT IS HORRIFIC. I think they were probably going for sultry and sexy? But as usual, everything to do with a TVD photoshoot is photoshopped within an inch of its life so nothing looks natural or real anymore. jesus. I have so much second-hand embarrassment for everyone involved.

Also, Entertainment Weekly, NO:

The Vampire Diaries is

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[goldy_dollar]

lol I always feel like they think we're the weirdest of the weird. SHIPPING DOPPELGANGER AND INCEST ISN'T THAT WEIRD COME ON.

1). Elena/Elijah because he is the best choice in vampire boyfriends. *nods* And I'm just so starved for these two to interact again. GIVE ME SOMETHING 3x14.

2). Stefan/Elena because obv.

3). Katherine/Elena because two Ninas is better than one Nina, fact of the universe.

[rose_marie_rose]

YES to Elena/Elijah. They're totally my guilty pleasure ship. And if they don't interact in tomorrow's episode, I may hurt someone.

[goldy_dollar]

MTE. I think I ship it harder and ever now that BOTH Salvatores seem lie such bad choices for Elena? Elijah is slightly less psycho.

[scornedsaint]

I haaaaate that breaking of the 4th wall. Like, it's nice that showrunners want input, but it's like they don't understand that the loudest people in fandom tend to be the craziest. It's just embarrassing for everybody involved.

Top 3 ships for Caroline Forbes!

[goldy_dollar]

Right? That is my EXACT worry with the writers/producers of TVD all being on twitter. The people who will be tweeting them constantly are only a part of the fandom, DON'T WRITE YOUR SHOW TO MEET THEIR NEEDS PLEASE. write your show to suit my needs instead.

1). Caroline/Bonnie. I have been super intrigued by this since Bonnie freaked out at vampire Caroline and Caroline was so hurt/crushed by it. Their interaction has been super sparse since then (lol BECAUSE THE WRITERS HATE KAT GRAHAM I GUESS) but I still like it.

2). Caroline/Tyler. I'm not very invested in them but they were cute at the beginning of the season and I fully expect Tyler to sacrifice himself nobly for Caroline's sake before the season is out and that will probably make me cry. So.

3). Caroline-Stefan BUT ONLY IN A CUTE LITTLE PLATONIC BFFS WHO CHASE BUNNIES TOGETHER KIND OF WAY. Man I miss their friendship. :\

[mfirefly10]

Caroline/Bonnie is the right answer, tbh :)

[goldy_dollar]

I knew you would approve. :)

[goldy_dollar]

Yeah Nina and Ian went all out on their pic together. STILL SO AWKWARD THOUGH. CANNOT UNSEE. :|

Yeah, basically. I cringe whenever the mainstream media tackles something like fandom.

[fauxkaren]

ITA with you about shipping. CAN'T IT JUST BE SOME INTERNET CULTURE THING? Although at the same time, it's weird because pretty much EVERYBODY ships. Sure they might not write fic for it or spend a lot of time discussing the relationship on the internet, but um, just about everyone cares at least a little bit about the romantic relationships of characters in TV shows. We've just put a name to it and spend more time and energy caring about it.

It's not like shipping is some weird phenomenon. Just about everyone does it to some extent or another.

And yessss writers shouldn't cater to the fanbase. That will only end badly. (case in point: Chuck/Blair)

ETA: Oh and give me your top three ships for...

Blair Waldorf?

[goldy_dollar]

Yeah, exactly. Will they/won't they is a thing everyone gets caught up in even if they don't end up on the Internet writing 5000 word essays and fic.

Plus, of all the weird things to do in the world, shipping is pretty low down on the list? I mean, nobody is being harmed by it, but I would still feel way more awkward in a group of people going "HEY GUYS I SPENT THREE HOURS LAST NIGHT WRITING THIS STELENA FIC" than "HEY GUYS LAST NIGHT I GOT SO DRUNK I THREW UP AND URINATED AGAINST A GOVERNMENT BUILDING TROLOLO".

Hmm Blair.

1). Blair/Dan. Nobody knows how such a flawless thing came out of an otherwise terrible show. One of the great mysteries of the universe tbh.

2). Blair/Self-sufficient woman. OTP tbh. The writers seem to have forgotten her but she lives on in my heart.

3). Serena-Blair. The writing for them is usually sloppy but it's still nice to see that their f/f friendship has mostly anchored the show for five seasons.

[fauxkaren]

2). Blair/Self-sufficient woman. OTP tbh. The writers seem to have forgotten her but she lives on in my heart.

Remember how last year she told Chuck she didn't want to be somebody's girlfriend? And then she got the job at W? And she was so ambitious and hard working! And then remember how this year her entire plot has revolved around her romantic entanglements/being the princess of Monaco? UGH. Come back to me, goal-oriented Blair!

And yessss, I like Serena-Blair too. The writing for them definitely could be better, but I do like that we see that at the end of the day those two girls love each other.

[goldy_dollar]

YES I DO. I think in retrospect, despite all the terrible things that happened in S4 (re: Serena's plotline) it was my favourite season because it combined independent!Blair with the beginning of Dan/Blair. This year's Blair has just been the worst. Don't even talk to me about the "pact with God" contrivance because I cannot.

[goldy_dollar]

That is true. STILL. THOSE PICTURES. MY EYES. :\

Hahahaha I actually find Stefan hard because I really only ship him with Elena. I WILL GIVE IT A GO THOUGH.

1). Stefan/Elena. OTP. Whatever that means in The Vampire Diaries, which is not much tbh.

2). Stefan/Katherine. But only in a very fucked up, Katherine used to be his abuser and turned him into an abuser way. I side-eye the people who think that Katherine's love is pure and Stefan needs to just wake up to his own feelings for her.

3). Stefan-Caroline-Platonic BFFs-chasing bunny rabbits. I miss them. D:

[goldy_dollar]

They could have just done a screen capture of Klaus or Elijah or the dinner party, and boom amazing cover and shipping issues solved.

Oh my god, this. So much.