I had actually totally written it off based purely on Stefan's hair until people on my flist starting doing detailed writeups.
But I'm really growing ever more convinced that show might actually go to the Damon/Elena place, and I have no words for how much joy that thought brings me.
...is it weird that I'm kind of glad he hasn't stopped killing people yet? It's just that so often, in fiction, "falling in love" is presented as though it rewrites your entire character and replaces it with the thoughts and feelings and impulses of of Generic Romantic Hero(ine). I really like that the show's not making it easy, and not trying to pretend that Being In Love makes him a good person all of a sudden. (Incentivizes him to be a better one, yes, but in a way that I suspect shall be long and painful and drawn out.)
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Date: 2011-04-02 04:38 am (UTC)But I'm really growing ever more convinced that show might actually go to the Damon/Elena place, and I have no words for how much joy that thought brings me.
...is it weird that I'm kind of glad he hasn't stopped killing people yet? It's just that so often, in fiction, "falling in love" is presented as though it rewrites your entire character and replaces it with the thoughts and feelings and impulses of of Generic Romantic Hero(ine). I really like that the show's not making it easy, and not trying to pretend that Being In Love makes him a good person all of a sudden. (Incentivizes him to be a better one, yes, but in a way that I suspect shall be long and painful and drawn out.)