Vampire Diaries - Food for the Soul/Souless

My name is Carla and I am a Vampire Diaries addict.  This addiction started around about the third episode of the TV show and seems to have spiraled out of control.  And, I don't even like vampires much, werewolves are more my forte.  However, I have started thinking about the show way too much to be considered healthy.  So, I am doing what I do best and comiling a list about why I love this show so much, and why *you* should love it so much.

Elena
When I read the books, I hated Elena, she drove me insane, so much so that I read one book and didn't read any more.  She was ridiculous, self centred and a bit too emo for my liking.  So, imagine my suprise when I saw that Nina Dobrev was our leading lady.  She's fiesty, kick ass and makes me laugh so hard when she plays "Katherine" the vivacious crazy vampire lady who turned the glory that is the Salvatore brothers.  Also, she didn't swoon when she found out Stefan was a vampire, she did what any sane person would do, she freaked out. 

Vampires
I can't beleive I am writing this, but yeah, the vampires in this show are good.  They don't have those ridiculous fangs that look like they came from a joke shop, the don't have glittery skin and they certainly want to bite you whether you want them to or not.  They are what vampires should be; scary, freaky and have an inhuman interest in human blood.  I know, Stefan is the exception, but we'll get to that.

Mythology
I love the whole witch aspect thats in the show, it makes it all mysterious and spooky.  And the episode where Bonnie makes the feathers float round the room was so friggin cool.  I tried it myself with a pen, it didn't work *sigh*.  It's like Mystic Falls is a magnet for all the evil and weird in the world, or maybe they just go there because thats how the writers decided it should be.  Who knows?!

Boys
No, not the vampire boys, the human boys.  Now, is it just me or is Jeremey kind of hot in a loner emo boy kind of way.  If I lived in Mystic Falls I would so make out with Jeremy, even if he still is all hung up on Vicki, but it's not like they'll get together now is it?  Also, Matt is hot, and Matt is blond and very very cute.  I'd make out with him too.  To put it lightly, even though Mystic Falls attracts evil, the evil it attracts tends to be hot, so what can you do?

Stefan aka Paul Wesley
The episodes where he takes off his shirt are what I live for, these episodes make me all kinds of happy.  I'm not going to say anything more, because this just went somewhere I didn;t intend it to go.  He is the ultimate tortured soul, trying to be good, trying to be with the girl he loves who also looks like his maker and first love.  He is actually a good guy even if he is dead, he doesn't like to kill people and doesn't hunt.  He may be a pansie vampire, but he is hot. I love him, he has the best shoulders on the television and for this I am thankful.

Writing
The writing on the show is brilliant, even if the series is based on the books.  I kind of worried that they'd muck it up and use all kinds of cheesy cliched lines, but they have made the dialogue and the character traits to be more interesting and fascinating than I could've ever imagined.  The episodes get better and better each week, and they sometimes even scare me.  Hell, I cried during a few episodes which is the mark of good acting and writing.

Damon

I will admit, I don't find him attractive, but yes, he is fast overtaking Stefan as my favourite character.  The way Ian has taken over this character and turned him into this evil but kind of not vampire.  I just love that he wants to basically corrupt everyone in town, or if he fails, just kill them.  Plus, he uses compulsion which is what all vampires should do.  He's dead, i'd be pissed if that was me so I would totally compel everyone I knew and have some fun. Why do I love Damon, oh let me count the ways

• He rocks the leather jacket, like rocks it like it was made for him
• He is so vain its quite endearing
• He would walk all over you and you'd probably let him just because
• He does the jedi mind tricks with compulsion 
• He kills people but I still kind of love him
• He is *the* king of one-liners
• Hes a villian I can get onboard with

So, thats it.  If you don't love Vampire Diaries then I don't think we can be friends.  I try not to judge, but thats not something I think I can overcome.  Au Revouir :-)