Cute vampire boy, psychic best friend, evil vampire brother (who brings a crow and fog wherever he goes), ditzy classmates, ex-boyfriends, dysfunctional human brother and a beautiful girl surrounded by it all. The Vampire Diaries series premiere was full of eye candy and drama.
Since most of the country is in a vampire craze (we can’t get enough!), with Twilight being at the forefront, it’s hard not to compare The CW’s latest show to the hit book and movie franchise. Let me just say, I LOVE Twilight, but I think I’m going to LOVE The Vampire Diaries too (for different reasons, of course).
The TV show is edgier with its material and the characters are more developed with vibrant personalities. The leading lady, Elena, is dealing with the loss of her parents when the leading man—err, vamp—walks into her life. Elena connects with him right away, becoming more interested when he mentions his parents are dead, too. What Elena doesn’t know, however, is exactly how interesting he is. Stefan is full of mystery and vampire hotness, which only increases when his brother shows up at the end of the show as the obvious villain in the series who really likes human blood.
While Elena starts crushin’ on Stefan, her ex-boyfriend, a jock-type guy, gets jealous. Can we just say we would pick the vampire over the football player any day! Besides the obvious romances, the show has some interesting characters that we can’t wait to learn more about. Elena’s BFF can see the future and saw Stefan’s evil brother show up. And, I have a bad feeling this evil brother is going to try and break up Stefan and Elena (but I could be wrong).
Twilight sure has some competition. The Vampire Diaries is more mature in the themes and content and the budding romance between Elena and Stefan is far more complex. The questions that come from watching the first episode will surely be answered in the weeks to come. Plus, the soundtrack for the show is awesome!
Did you watch The Vampire Diaries? What did you think? Blog about it, babes.
-Liz Lebedda
BY CAITLIN R. ON 9/11/2009 11:05:00 AM 76 COMMENTS