Hooked on “The Vampire Diaries”
Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder in "The Vampire Diaries" - The CW Photo
Being a “Twilight” saga fan and a “True Blood” fan, it should be no surprise that I’m also a fan of “The Vampire Diaries.”
However, I’ve actually been caught off guard a little that I’ve enjoyed this new series as much as I have – the pilot was a tad lacking and seemed to copy “Twilight,” but each episode has gotten better and better.
I haven’t read the books by L.J. Smith so I’m not sure how closely the show is following them, but the plot has definitely thickened.
Last night’s episode presented the beginnings of the history of the love triangle with brothers Stefan and Damon and Katherine while Stefan spilled everything about being a vampire to current love interest Elena. Meanwhile, Damon turned Vicki to the vampire way of “life.” The whole episode was compelling.
I wasn’t greatly impressed with Paul Wesley/Stefan in the beginning of the series, but I’m growing fonder of him.
I have loved Ian Somerhalder from the start, though, as Damon. He seems to be having a lot of fun playing the bad boy – and he plays it quite well.
Nina Dobrev is good as Elena – she helps make this vampire story believable.
If you haven’t already, tune in to “The Vampire Diaries” Thursdays on The CW at 7 p.m.
– Melissa Hayer
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Why didn’t you like Paul/Stefan at first? He’s a great actor.