Vampires, witches and werewolves, oh my! The Vampire Diaries’ 2009 premiere launched followers to some of the memorable vampire-themed sequence so far.
The CW present, which ran for eight seasons till 2017, happened within the fictional city of Mystic Falls, Virginia, residence to legendary creatures and people alike. In addition to tales of individuals turning into vampires, or discovering out they’ve powers — which was the case with Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham) — the sequence delivered to life some of the memorable TV love triangles.
After teenager Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) fell for vampire Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and later his dangerous boy brother, Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), followers had been pressured to determine which of the 2 heartthrobs they’d wish to romance. Although Elena did select one over the opposite by season 8, most of the present’s fanbase are divided between Team Stefan and Team Damon.
“The recipe for a love triangle is as old as the recipe for gingersnap cookies, but the ingredients, it’s something that you can’t control, which is chemistry,” creator Julie Plec instructed E! News after the present’s 2017 finale. “So, as a writer, you can create as much as you want, but when it all comes down to it, you need the three parts of the love triangle to work.”
Luckily, the main trio had the correct mix of chemistry as lovers, brothers and mates.
“Ian and Nina had chemistry as the bad boy and the good girl, and the hero/heroine chemistry between Paul and Nina was just so beautiful, so that worked, and you can’t force that, and you can’t write that on the page,” she added. “It just has to exist.”
Offscreen, the solid — which additionally included Candice Accola, Michael Trevino, Joseph Morgan and plenty of extra — shaped a lifelong bond, which has remained sturdy partially as a result of a gaggle textual content.
“I talk to them all of the time,” Graham solely instructed Us Weekly in December 2017. “I talk to Michael Malarkey a lot. Nina and I text a lot. So yeah, I have a good relationship with them.”
The Cut Throat City actress famous that after practically a decade collectively, the previous costars have one another’s backs.
“We have a lot of support for each other,” she defined. “A lot of us are entering this new chapter and it’s important that everyone really supports each other especially right now.”
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