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6 Iconic Quotes from The Vampire Diaries That Still Give Us Chills

TMC — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:12:55 GMT

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The Vampire Diaries has a great story and great cast, but it's the lines that fans can't forget that make the show so iconic.

10 The Vampire Diaries Characters Who Have Aged Poorly 17 Years Later

TMC — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:53:48 GMT

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The Vampire Diaries may have ended some time ago, but hindsight has proven that some characters could've aged better.

TV Stars Who Didn't Like How Their Show Ended: Ian Somerhalder

JamesG — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:22:19 GMT

Ian Somerhalder, who played the sarcastic, brooding bloodsucker Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries", didn�t want his character to have a happy ending. On the contrary, he felt that Damon deserved to die.

In an interview with Access Hollywood, Somerhalder and his costar Paul Wesley revealed that they actually fought over how their characters' stories would end.

"We both wanted to die at the end of the show, we wanted the brothers to go out with a bang together," Wesley explained. "And we were fighting over who would die. And I ended up getting it and you were a little jealous. You have to admit, you were a little jealous."

"Well, here's the deal, define jealous,� Somerhalder replied. �[What] Paul and I were discussing was ultimately these guys came into town, they destroyed everything. They met Elena, who is this 17-year-old kid, turned into a killer. She burned down her house."

He concluded by expressing some disappointment over how things actually turned out.

"It was more poetic for these two brothers to go away and to let these humans sort of resettle back into their town,� he said. �But, whatever, I lost that battle. I lost a lot of battles."

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The Vampire Diaries: Damon & Elena's Relationship, Season By Season

TMC — Fri, 29 May 2026 00:47:38 GMT

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Damon and Elena were arguably the central romance of The Vampire Diaries, but how did their relationship progress from season to season?

10 Best Villains In The Vampire Diaries (All Shows)

TMC — Thu, 21 May 2026 04:04:38 GMT

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The Vampire Diaries features phenomenal villains who you can't help but love, and these ten rise above the rest as the most compelling and ruthless.

The Assassination of ELENA GILBERT: How TVD Punished Its Own Protagonist.

TMC — Sat, 16 May 2026 22:26:55 GMT

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Why does everyone hate Elena Gilbert? It�s the most common question in The Vampire Diaries fandom. She�s been called selfish, a crybaby, a hypocrite, and the worst protagonist in TV history. But what if the problem wasn�t Elena herself, but the writers who systematically destroyed her?

In this video essay, we�re investigating the character assassination of Elena Gilbert. We�ll look at how she went from a grieving girl with agency in Season 1 to a passive plot device by Season 4. We�re breaking down the disaster of the Sire Bond, the hypocrisy of the Kol Mikaelson genocide, and the misogynistic double standards that let characters like Damon Salvatore and Klaus Mikaelson off the hook while vilifying Elena for having emotions.
Was she a villain, or just a victim of bad writing? Let�s dissect the tragedy of Mystic Falls' most controversial girl.

00:00 Intro: The Most Hated Girl in Mystic Falls
02:00 Chapter 1: The "Good Bones" (How she started with potential)
03:30 Chapter 2: The Passive Protagonist (The "Damsel" Problem)
05:18 Chapter 3: The Character Assassination.
07:45 Chapter 4: The Morality Paradox (The Kol Genocide)
09:48 Chapter 5: The Misogyny of the Fandom.
11:36 Chapter 6: The Long Goodbye.
13:15 Conclusion: Justice for Elena Gilbert.
14:05 Outro.

Do you think Elena deserves the hate she gets, or was she ruined by the writers? And be honest�do you forgive Damon for things you wouldn't forgive Elena for? Let's argue in the comments below! 👇

Thanks for watching!

The DAMON SALVATORE Redemption Arc That Never Actually Happened

TMC — Sat, 16 May 2026 22:25:35 GMT

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For eight seasons, we watched Elena Gilbert (and the entire fandom) attempt the impossible: fixing Damon Salvatore. The charming, sarcastic, bourbon-loving vampire with a body count higher than his good decisions. He�s impulsive, self-destructive, and emotionally chaotic� yet we couldn�t stop rooting for him.

In this deep-dive character study, we explore why �I can fix him� became a full-time, unpaid, exhausting career with terrible benefits. From his traumatic childhood and Katherine�s betrayal to his toxic codependency with Stefan and his turbulent love story with Elena � we unpack the psychological war raging inside Damon�s head the entire time.

We break down:

How childhood trauma turned Damon into Mystic Falls� favorite monster.
The endless Salvatore brother �fix my brother� battle.
Elena�s real full-time job: loving a man who treats therapy like an insult.
Damon�s brutal internal battle between the monster and the man who desperately wants to be loved.
His darkest sins vs. his messy redemption arc.
Why the fantasy of fixing him was so addictive� and why it was never going to be easy.

Damon Salvatore isn�t just a bad boy with a tragic backstory � he�s a walking case study in attachment issues, self-sabotage, and the dangerous allure of the �I can fix him� pipeline.

If you�ve ever defended Damon in the comments, cried during his vulnerable monologues, or secretly believed you could be the one to save him� this video is for you.

0:00 Intro.
2:29 Chapter 1: The Trauma That Built the Monster.
4:54 Chapter 2: The Brother Who Tried to Fix Him First.
7:13 Chapter 3: The �I Can Fix Him� Pipeline.
10:14 Chapter 4: The Psychological War No One Talks About.
13:13 Chapter 5: The Darkest Hits & The Redemption That Wasn�t Quite.
15:56 Chapter 6: The Verdict � Can Anyone Actually Fix Damon Salvatore?
18:26 Outro.

Drop your hottest take in the comments:
Who had the hardest job � Elena, Stefan, or the writers trying to redeem him?

One Vampire Diaries Character Is Actually the Focus, but It's Not Elena

TMC — Tue, 12 May 2026 00:23:41 GMT

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The Vampire Diaries has many characters that act as protagonists. While all points would lead to Elena being the focus, it's actually someone else.