The Vampire Diaries Complete First Season ... Love Sucks
Vampire Diaries is a brooding supernatural drama based on the love triangle between Elena and two vampire brothers Stefan and Damon. They are all beautiful people making it very easy on the eye.
Elena returns to Mystic Falls High School after the death of her parents in a car crash . Her troubled brother Jeremy causes her problems as she tries to salvage what is left of her family. When she meets mysterious new boy Stefan she feels he empathizes with her problems and is touched by his attention, not realising he is actually a vampire battling the urge to suck her blood! Damon is his enigmatic, dangerous brother who shows up to wreak havoc on the town and claim Elena for himself (and carry out a few bloody murders in the process). To add to the complications, Elena is a double of a girl that the brothers both loved 150 years ago. That love triangle did not turn out well!
The really interesting thing about the Vampire Diaries is the way that Damon and Stefan are portrayed. On the surface it appears that one is good and one is evil, but as the plot progresses we see a more human side to Damon as he fights to win the mortal soul of Elena. It is great to see Ian Somerhalder in a bad boy role and he seems to relish the scene stealing lines, the arrogance, instability and intensity of his character. Stefan played by Paul Wesley, is the opposite of his brother and their turbulent relationship and back story is the highlight of this show.
With building tension as the series progresses, every episode pieces together the puzzle of the plot. The series is gritty and quite dark with scenes of bloody violence, but it has romance and humour too. It is much more 'grown-up' than the sparkly Twilight films and is quite intelligent with a good plot and complex characters. It is easy to watch with plenty of eye candy to keep everyone happy. In fact Ella tells me that fans actually engage in online arguments as to who should be romantically involved with who...and it gets quite heated!
We are enjoying our foray into Season One of this series which is based on the books by L.J.Smith. We have a lot of catching up to do as the series is now on season 4...but we are definitely hooked!
I love getting hold of a DVD box set of a good TV show and indulging in a marathon viewing session. If you missed out on The Vampire Diaries it's definitely worth buying. It has five discs and includes all 22 episodes.
The Vampire Diaries Season One DVD box set is available to buy from Amazon and other good retailers.
