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The Vampire Diaries S2 |OT| If this bitch sucks you, do you let her?
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Larson Conway
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Sucks horribly in the beginning (Season 1), but then it becomes great midway through. Looking forward to Season 2. Surely I'm not the only one! (?)
Larson Conway
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Come out, VPD lovers! No need to be embarrassed by it! 
@ Enosh, thanks! Made it from scratch, two hours tops. I'll be OTing Fringe next; oddly enjoying doing stuff like this.
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@ Enosh, thanks! Made it from scratch, two hours tops. I'll be OTing Fringe next; oddly enjoying doing stuff like this.
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You should! Bear the first 3-4 episodes. They range from sucky to mediocre but then you see potential in the story when they set it up early on. And boy does the story become good. And the three main characters become more and more likable. Somerhalder in particular does a great job of making you care for his character but at the same hate him. Good stuff!Enosh said:
spiderman123
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where's blade when you need him
GhostRidah
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Only watched this because it was right before supernatural but now that supernatural moved to fridays I have no reason to watch this, they killed off that hot asian girl which was the only reason I kept watching for the last episodes :lol
Larson Conway
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While I agree that small Asian girl is cute and likable, surely slutty version of Nina Dobrev is more than enough to get your hot girl dose. (!!)GhostRidah said:
GhostRidah
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The two main girls are hot but annoying as fuckfanboi said:
Larson Conway
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Thing is, what MOTW is for shows like Fringe, town events are for this show. So it's like, hey, another week another town/school event/party!Weenerz said:
Christoff Yurievich
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The show is so bad, but my wife and I can't stop watching it for some reason. :lol
Jibber Hack
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I only started watching this show out of morbid fascination with the whole 'hundred year old vampire is into high school girls' angle. And to piss off my then roommate. But, I actually started to like the show. Didn't catch the end of season one, but will consider a blue-ray purchase.
Oh yeah, can't forget about the absurdity of him having a diary.That was golden when the show first came on.
Oh yeah, can't forget about the absurdity of him having a diary.That was golden when the show first came on.
Rafa=FedKilla
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I love this fucking show. The CW is definitely my favorite network of shows. I'll probably hit up a WB/CW appreciation thread. Oh Nina, oh how I've loved you since Degrassi.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Can't decide if I like Elena or Katherine more. Katherine's shennanigans at the end of last season were great.
Kagari said:
Yup.
Katherine was so much fun. You can tell how much Dobrev loves the freedom.
On the other hand, it was a fairly mellow episode. I think it was a given though with the high-tension season finale that we got. Most of it was just Katherine fucking around with us.
But I didn't see the ending coming at all. Holy crap. I'm kind of glad it happened though, Caroline needed more of a purpose than being a 2nd-rate Cordelia.
Revolutionary
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I'm still in shock that someone I "knew" (Kat) is on a tv show, let alone one that people actually watch and is going to be around for a second season.
But yeah, I don't actually have anything worthwhile to say so uh... yeah.
But yeah, I don't actually have anything worthwhile to say so uh... yeah.
Larson Conway
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Ok, fairly impressive premiere. Was not blown away as I was with last season's finale, but I guess that's natural since it's a new start. Anyway, some thoughts:
Dobrev as Elena feels like someone I know, especially since we've watched her as a character throughout season 1. So, Team Elena for now. Katherine seems more like a nuisance than anything, without any real purpose, or so it seems. I guess it helps a lot that Katherine and Elena are supposedly very different characters, so at any given scene, Dobrev delivers a believable performance.
Although I think that the real challenge for an actress would be playing two characters with one face with only very subtle differences, but at the same time still noticeable to the viewers. The Katherine-Elena contrast doesn't lend to this. But still, I appreciate how Dobrev makes both characters identifiable despite the easy feat.
Bonnie has certainly evolved as a character and I like it. Last season's finale gave me the impression that she was just gonna be some annoying vampire police as a character, but her dynamics with Damon lends to an interesting development, whether it be in character or as a side story. So I guess that's where the Bonnie x Damon comments are coming from.
On Damon, has always been the star of the show for me. Aside from Dobrev, he's given the most responsibility as an actor. The range he shows within just one episode is very impressive. Like I said in the S1 OT, he's very much a character you grow to love AND hate at the same time. I just hope other characters are given the opportunity to show as much range as Somerhalder, of course without ruining the story and actually staying true to their character.
Also, it seems pretty clear me that the Lockwoods are going the werewolf route with full blast transformation by mid-season. I was opposed to this at first, since the vampire drama is already more than enough, but I guess it really is part of the mythos: vampire vs werewolves vs witches. So far I like how they're handling Tyler's "transformation," which a (cute) uncle to help him figure things out.
And I'm with Kagari as regards Damon x Elena scenes. IMO, they always end up being the highlight of every episode. You're never quite sure what's gonna happen with the two. While Stefan is a sympathetic, likeable character, the dynamics between Damon and Elena just give the show more "sizzle," lol.
On a closing note, still HATE Jeremy. He's practically the epitome of the bad connotation of "emo." GOD. Although I did sense some foreshadowing in the scene with the Gilbert uncle. He might after all end up being the Gilbert vampire slayer. And on Caroline... Not really looking forward to her getting turned; will have to see though how they handle it.
8/10
Dobrev as Elena feels like someone I know, especially since we've watched her as a character throughout season 1. So, Team Elena for now. Katherine seems more like a nuisance than anything, without any real purpose, or so it seems. I guess it helps a lot that Katherine and Elena are supposedly very different characters, so at any given scene, Dobrev delivers a believable performance.
Although I think that the real challenge for an actress would be playing two characters with one face with only very subtle differences, but at the same time still noticeable to the viewers. The Katherine-Elena contrast doesn't lend to this. But still, I appreciate how Dobrev makes both characters identifiable despite the easy feat.
Bonnie has certainly evolved as a character and I like it. Last season's finale gave me the impression that she was just gonna be some annoying vampire police as a character, but her dynamics with Damon lends to an interesting development, whether it be in character or as a side story. So I guess that's where the Bonnie x Damon comments are coming from.
On Damon, has always been the star of the show for me. Aside from Dobrev, he's given the most responsibility as an actor. The range he shows within just one episode is very impressive. Like I said in the S1 OT, he's very much a character you grow to love AND hate at the same time. I just hope other characters are given the opportunity to show as much range as Somerhalder, of course without ruining the story and actually staying true to their character.
Also, it seems pretty clear me that the Lockwoods are going the werewolf route with full blast transformation by mid-season. I was opposed to this at first, since the vampire drama is already more than enough, but I guess it really is part of the mythos: vampire vs werewolves vs witches. So far I like how they're handling Tyler's "transformation," which a (cute) uncle to help him figure things out.
And I'm with Kagari as regards Damon x Elena scenes. IMO, they always end up being the highlight of every episode. You're never quite sure what's gonna happen with the two. While Stefan is a sympathetic, likeable character, the dynamics between Damon and Elena just give the show more "sizzle," lol.
On a closing note, still HATE Jeremy. He's practically the epitome of the bad connotation of "emo." GOD. Although I did sense some foreshadowing in the scene with the Gilbert uncle. He might after all end up being the Gilbert vampire slayer. And on Caroline... Not really looking forward to her getting turned; will have to see though how they handle it.
8/10
Angelus Errare
Banned
So I started watching this show after someone told me it's not as cheesy and "like ZOOMG" bubble gum pop as the first few episodes make it out to be.
I have one huge wtf who wrote this part / waste of time
I have one huge wtf who wrote this part / waste of time
When Damon kills Stefan's best friend 320+ year old blonde vampire chick....some please explain.....how Stefan isn't mad or anything? Like wtf!? Your best friend is killed by your brother and the worse you do is stake him in the stomach, then the next day everything is fine and dandy?! :lol I rather liked Lexy, I thought she would be like the peacekeeper between the two brothers since she was like twice their age. Or at from a writer's perspective at least keep her for more than 1 BLOODY EPISODE!!
ConradCervantes
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I got sucked into watching this show by my girlfriend midway through the first season. Now it's one of my favorite shows. Ian Somerhalder steals the show every scene in which he appears, and despite Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley playing the requisite romantic leads one would expect from a show on the CW, their characters are incredibly developed and very well acted.
harriet the spy
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Best guilty pleasure ever.
I really liked when the writers poked fun at this - with Damon saying something like "Life as a teenager is so hard, so many feelings which are so hard to express". But Jeremy is a piece of shit, yes.
I really liked when the writers poked fun at this - with Damon saying something like "Life as a teenager is so hard, so many feelings which are so hard to express". But Jeremy is a piece of shit, yes.
Larson Conway
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Just caught second ep. Caroline storyline
was surprisingly handled pretty well. I like her better now as a character.
Watched the latest ep. Since I doubt this is a huge budget show or anything, I pretty much assumed the
Struck a good balance by doing that. Also, no Jeremy in this episode! :lol
Also, Im not much for blondes usually, but anyone else find Caroline disgustingly cute
werewolves wouldn't be fancy. They opted for an actual wolf appearance. But they got the transformation part right. Underground dungeon, chains, imprisonment, aching screams of pain while transforming, etc.
Also, Im not much for blondes usually, but anyone else find Caroline disgustingly cute
So I've been watching this off and on, since it shows late night here and there's nothing else to watch. I actually think.... it's pretty decent. During season 1 I thought the show was kinda crappy but the start of season 2 has been strong. I'll probably try to catch all the episodes now.
The Storyteller
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I'm still really enjoying this show too (although the guilt is still there: icky CW).
I'm happy to see that finally a vampire show made one of the main human characters a vampire and in quite a satisfying way. Caroline needed a personality boost. Plus, Catherine is awesome.
I'm happy to see that finally a vampire show made one of the main human characters a vampire and in quite a satisfying way. Caroline needed a personality boost. Plus, Catherine is awesome.
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