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The Vampire Diaries – Gods & Monsters (7×22)

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The Vampire Diaries aired a season finale fitting for a series finale and that’s because writers weren’t sure if this would be the show’s last season. But since it wasn’t I guess that might explain the lack of a proper cliffhanger because let me just say, that was WEAK! Let’s begin shall we?

We kick things off with everyone trying to find a plan to get rid of the Everlasting living inside the Armory. In order to bring back to her pre-huntress state of mind, they need to get rid of the connection, but since she sealed the armory shut after unleashing the evil inside the cave, they need to find a way to break in. After Damon’s well orchestrated explosion, they realize their only option is to have Caroline and Alaric’s daughters siphon the magic out. Of course Caroline has been trying to keep her daughter’s out of this and Stefan wants to honor that, so he stops Damon and Enzo from taking a private flight out to kidnap them.

It’s weird to me to see Bonnie in this situation and I can’t even begin to understand what it must be like to want to kill your friends despite not actually wanting to. Bonnie tries to fight it telling Caroline and Stefan to run faster and when Caroline hears how hurt her best friend is, she calls Ric to bring Lizzie and Josie to the Armory. There, the little girls siphon the magic so that Damon and company can enter and find the Everlasting to get this over with once and for all.

After everyone told Damon that he’s unable to do good and step up for those he loves, he insists that he go in alone. Stefan is reluctant but he honors his brothers wishes. You’d think Damon would know what he was setting himself up for right? Wrong. He successfully sets fire to the Everlasting, which I found fitting considering we’ve dealt with vampires, old and new, for 7 seasons but never really met a “dracula” type of creature. I guess that would be an interesting road for the show right?

Anyways, Damon severs the huntress spell that’s taken over Bonnie’s brain right as she’s about to push a dagger through Enzo’s heart. To me, this season was saved by Bonnie and Enzo’s dynamic. They’re a refreshing couple and not nearly as annoying as Elena and Damon were towards the end. So I was literally biting at my nails when Bonnie apologized for going forward with killing the man she loved and he forgave her and gracefully accepted his faith. Really, really powerful stuff. I also breathed a sigh of relief when Bonnie’s killing urges subsided.

So like I said, Damon should have know better than to walk inside the Armory and allow Elena’s voice to fool him. But he’s so eager and determined to get his girl back that the minute he heard her calling for help, he couldn’t resist and got attacked by the evil inside the cave. Bonnie and Enzo heard the whole thing and when they arrived, Enzo went into the cave to try to find his friend who told him “it only hurts at first, after that, it’s kind of fun.” Next thing you know, Enzo is getting attacked by some creepy demonic hands and end scene.

Outside, Alaric finally made the right decision after seeing how worried Caroline was about Stefan. He knows that she still loves him despite how much he hurt her when he left to run from the huntress. I guess Caroline is able to forgive him now because she can understand what he was feeling and where he was coming from. He didn’t ditch her, he did it to protect her. So Ric calls off the wedding and sets Caroline free, promising that they will always be a family. And then of course, Steroline reunites and it is magical! Who can blame a girl for wanting love? She sacrificed so much of her life to help others and finally, she needs something for herself. And it doesn’t mean she can’t still be a mother!

We also have a brief moment with Matt, who was abandoned by Bonnie in a car wreck and hallucinating his dead GF. He apologized to Penny who finally forgave him and then told him that it wasn’t his time to join her. When he got back to reality, he made the decision to leave Mystic Falls and free himself of the whole vampire drama once and for all.“Because as sad as is it, this isn’t my fight, he writes. “And if I’m ever gonna be happy, I have to recognize which ones are.” This might be the smartest thing Matt’s EVER done. But does this mean we’re saying goodbye to Matt forever?

The finale tops off with everyone writing in the diary to Elena. Caroline explains that they were SO close to happiness – she and Stefan were good, Bonnie and Enzo found love and even Damon did the selfless thing. But after a week or two, when they finally broke into the cave, they found both Damon and Enzo had broken out somehow. Bonnie couldn’t do a locator spell cause her magic disappeared when the spell was lifted.

They tried to track them down without it and finally found a string of missing persons after three months. Stefan finishes off his journal entry to her with a plea,  “I don’t know what’s wrong with them or what they’re doing or why, but I promise you, we’ll get them back. Just know that whatever happens between now and then, it’s not his fault.”

We then see Damon and Enzo stringing up a lot of humans by their feet in a warehouse.

Like I said, the cliffhanger was pretty lame. Damon and Enzo have always been evil. They’re constantly battling the evil inside. This time the difference is that something evil has taken over their bodies. I’m more entertained by the fact that these two are finally partners in crime again. But I still believe maybe next season will finally deliver something worthy.

I can’t say I hated season 7 because for a season that was without its main character Elena, it kept me intrigued and entertained. Like I said before, I’m a huge fan of the Bonnie/Enzo and actually Damon dynamic. They rule the show for me. I could have done without the Heretics and I wasn’t keen on the huntress, but it was nice to see how the characters moved on with their lives 3 years later. Till next season vampires!

 

 

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Paul Wesley Reflects on His Brotherhood with ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Co-Star Ian Somerhalder, Addresses Toxic Masculinity

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Paul Wesley opened up in an interview with SiriusXM Urban View’s “The Mike Muse Show” about his bond with Ian Somerhalder and toxic masculinity all while encouraging men to be emotionally vulnerable.

Acting in a popular teen drama, Wesley experienced a lot of pressure to perform in his career-defining role as Stefan Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries, saying, “You spent your whole life hustling as a young actor, trying to get to that next thing, this, that, you never really enjoy it because you’re always putting pressure on yourself.”

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Ian Somerhalder (left) and Paul Wesley (right) on The Vampire Diaries. Credit: The Cw/ The Vampire Diaries

However, through this opportunity, he met Ian Somerhalder, who played his on-screen brother Damon Salvatore. He recounts the moment they formed a bond and brotherhood over a night of shared bourbon and cigars.

“I just remember, first of all, we were on this journey together on this show, ‘Vampire Diaries,’ and it was such a huge sort of grind for us emotionally, physically…And that was a moment where we sat down and just were like, wow, this is so cool. We’re so lucky. How great is this? We’re having a cigar, we’re in a castle in England, and we’re on this great show. And that was a real moment of kind of gratitude and connection that we had with one another that I kind of think really stood out for both of us. We talk about that a lot.”

The duo have team up to create a special bourbon called “Brothers Bourbon.”

Wesley went on to emphasize the importance of vulnerability and true masculinity, especially coming off a role that put a huge focus on his looks and heartthrob capabilities, 

“I would encourage to any men listening to have emotional vulnerability with your friends. I think it’s really positive for the world, honestly,” Wesley said. “I think masculinity is a beautiful thing, but I also think part of masculinity is just being vulnerable and it’ll help people in whether it’s their careers or their personal lives.”

“I love it when we drop that machismo, that act, and we can sort of talk about things like real men.”

He continued: “It’s such a stigma, isn’t it, that men need to be tough? And you can be tough and you can still be a man and you can still be sensitive and talk about your feelings and open up with others. I love that. I love it when we drop that machismo, that act, and we can sort of talk about things like real men, frankly..I love that, man.”

The full interview with SiriusXM Urban View’s “The Mike Muse Show” airs Sunday, August 29 at 11:00 am ET.

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Why Caroline Forbes Never Needed a Man on ‘The Vampire Diaries’

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Why Caroline Forbes Never Needed a Man on The Vampire Diaries

This is a story about a girl named Caroline Forbes. 

Caroline is not the same woman she was when The Vampire Diaries first premiered in 2009. 

In terms of character growth, the vapid perfectionist — brought to life by the impeccable Candice King — underwent the biggest evolution in the show’s eight-season run. 

Though she was introduced as a shallow, oftentimes insufferable teen, with time, she blossomed into a strong-willed and impressive young woman who knew what she stood for and always stuck up for her friends.

Most of all, she grew into a fiercely independent. 

She was no longer the girl that needed a man to feel a sense of worth — a stark contrast from the Caroline we met on The Vampire Diaries Season 1, who looked for love in all the wrong places. 

In those early episodes, Caroline was a control freak who took on as many extracurriculars she could squeeze into her schedule (head cheerleader, in charge of dance committees, town activities, and more) to be the best.

Deep down, however, she was insecure and sought validation from the opposite sex, and then blamed herself when she didn’t get it. Not being “the best” made her feel worthless.

We saw that on full display on The Vampire Diaries Season 1 Episode 1, we saw that a smitten Caroline tried to date brooding newbie Stefan Salvatore. When he told her it would never happen and chose Elena instead, Caroline was heartbroken and drowned her sorrows. 

“How come the guys I want never want me?” she asked Bonnie before wallowing in self-pity and emphasizing that she was never good enough.

Teenage Caroline was a bit neurotic and even downright mean, as she lashed out at everyone around her, including her closest friends. Her toxic behavior was mostly fueled by insecurity and jealousy. 

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While these characteristics undoubtedly gave the character substance, they also gave her something much more important — room to grow. And that growth was wonderful to watch over the years. 

Elena was always put on a pedestal, but Caroline was a constant work in progress, which leaned in her favor as it allowed her to flourish and surpass her story arc.

On the road to becoming your best-self, hardships are unavoidable, and Caroline went through her fair share. 

Her eventual complexity, good nature, and thoughtfulness made her a far better lead than Elena. Upon Nina Dobrev’s departure, she (along with Bonnie, who also deserved better) carried the series. 

Since Caroline’s self-esteem was effectively shot, she became the perfect target for any man who would give her even a smidge of attention. 

Damon Salvatore was the first to prey on and manipulate Caroline for selfish reasons. 

And it didn’t stop at Damon. In those early seasons, Caroline dated nearly every single man in Mystic Falls — Tyler, Matt, Klaus, Stefan, and Alaric, along with supporting characters like Liam and Jesse.

While the relationships usually progressed naturally, it was obvious that Caroline was trying to find herself and fill a void. 

Through these relationships and the subsequent heartbreak, she was able to grow into a strong woman. 

That strength was always within her; she needed help finding it. 

Caroline was “revamped” — pun intended — when she turned into a vampire. Again, she was the victim of someone else’s selfish games, but it was a turning point for her and, quite honestly, the best thing that could have happened to her character. 

Her transition wasn’t wasted or used simply for plot development as she found both physical and mental strength while gaining a new outlook on life. 

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Joseph Morgan Reveals If He’d Ever Reprise His Character Klaus Mikealson for ‘Legacies’

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If you’ve been waiting for the day where Klaus Mikealson strolls back into Mystic Falls to pay his daughter, Hope Mikealson, and the Salvatore School — which he helped fund — a visit, well, don’t get your hopes up. 

The first two seasons of Legacies have given us some grade-A guest stars from The Vampire Diaries and The Originals including Aunt Freya (Riley Voekel), Kai Parker (Chris Wood), and Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig).  We even briefly saw Lizzie and Josie Saltzman’s birth mother Josette (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe). 

But as for baddie Klaus Mikealson, the man who brought him to life, Joseph Morgan, doesn’t think he’ll ever reprise his role again.

And turns out, he has a really good reason!

TV Guide caught up with the actor to talk about his Peacock show, Brave New World, and when asked about guest starring on The CW teen drama, he bluntly and rapidly shut down the possibility.

“No never, never. You’re never going to see it.” Morgan said. “You can hold your breath as long as you want. You know why? I have The Originals box set on my shelf, and it’s a beautiful thing because it’s five DVD sets that are a complete story from beginning to end of this guy, Klaus Mikaelson — well, starting back in The Vampire Diaries Season 2. So I just feel like to come back as a ghost or a flashback or something, for me, that journey, that story has ended. That’s the complete story, and it just doesn’t feel right to me to do that.”

As much as we’d like to see Klaus in the flesh again, you have to admit that’s a satisfactory answer. It shows that Morgan cares enough about the character not to reprise him without a purpose or taint his legacy. 

Klaus Mikealson’s story came to a fitting end in the series finale of The Originals when he redeemed himself for the greater good and sacrificed himself alongside his brother Elijah to save his daughter. Since then, Hope has carried on his legacy; his memory lives on as she mentions him pretty often and channels what he taught her to protect her friends and fight off a plethora of demons and monsters. 

Morgan added that he felt like series creator Julie Plec understood where he was coming from. 

“I think Julie [Plec] feels the same. It just feels like it would be strange, like a little forced,” Morgan continued. “Like I’m coming back just so we can see something else of him, but when we see it we go, ‘Ugh, that was it?’ And I don’t want his legacy to be, ‘Ugh.’ I don’t know what the scene could be that it would be exciting enough and epic enough after the journey that he’s had.” 

Morgan may get a pass, but Candace Accola surely doesn’t.  We’d love to see her reprise her role of Caroline Forbes considering she’s raising two daughters with Alaric but has yet to pay them a visit or help out with the school! Don’t let us down, Caroline! 

The fact that she is still alive in the supernatural world and has such close ties to Mystic Falls but yet never comes to visit doesn’t paint her in a great light! 

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