To all you ladies (MAC, VAM LOVER, GA P, REHABBER…) thank you very much for your insignful analysis of the show. I love to visit this site and read your posts. I’m 36 and I thought I am the oldest one here. I feel like I know you somehow as I can relate to what you say. I am a huge Damon fan and not because he is crazy hot (this is a bonus like one of you pointed it out). Damon inspires me with his “grow”. I am not going to write specifics here because pretty much all of you summarized it brilliantly! One you of said something about a support group, pretty funny because I feel this site it is THE supporting group, at least for me. When my Delena heart gets ripped out, I go to this site and console myself by reading your commitments. I am so addicted to this show that it is not even funny :) Thank you again for wonderful comments which all of you do in a very respectful and eloquent manner!  (Quote)

Your Welcome Dorkus… Vampire Diaries is my favorite show and I am such a Damon fan, sometimes I scare myself. Like Vamp Lover, I would also like to thank Vee and Red for the opportunity to come to this website and discuss a show that we all obviously love.

@ Rehabber, earlier, you were asking where we were from…well guys, I just so happen to live in Atlanta, GA. You know, the same state this little gem of a show is filmed:) Vamp Lover(Quote)

Whoa! Vamp Lover, you live in Atlanta, GA too? So do I…actually I live about 15 minutes from Covington, GA and 20 – 25 minutes from Decatur, GA, which is where the Vampire Diaries is filmed. I grew up in the Atlanta area and know all the places (restaurants, parks, midtown area)Ian and Nina have talked about. WOW! This is amazing. Maybe we should make plans to go on that tour of the set, at the very least that could be a Christmas present to ourselves. Actually, I would probably do what Eve said in her comment and would pass out at the sight of Ian or Paul.
Ian is known to interact with the fans that come to the filming and I would become ridiculously tongue tied and make a complete fool of myself. Hmmmmm …. maybe I should just watch the show and keep my dignity.

As for the ages of the fans, I think Vamp Lover said she was 36. Even though I never want to disclose my age, I’ll make an exception and say I am definitey a little older than Vamp Lover.

Hello Ladies,

I haven’t finished reading all your comments. Just got to the part discussing the age groups. I’m so relieved. Lol. I felt a little shy with my 32 years that I’m watching and enjoying this show. When I was looking at the photos taken on these mall tours, lots of teenage girls screaming… I said to myself, omg I can’t be obsessed with this show…
But thanks to you guys, I’m happy. I can see now, there are ‘older’ fans here. It’s good to know! :)

Hi Rehabber, I’m 36 and absolutely love this show…Thursday’s are my new favorite night of the week. (They used to be Monday’s until 24 & Jack Bauer went off the air) I’ve watched TVD from the first moment it aired and love this show…as a matter of fact, I’m afraid it has become an addiction. Do you think we need to form so sort of support group? Maybe TVD anonymous or something? LOL!!!  (Quote)

I would be in that support group too. Lol. :)

Love you Mac for you comments and your very witty nature.
As for Matty Blue Eyes, he will be the last one standing and will get the girl (Elena) and no one will ever see it coming.  

I just love reading the insightful comments from you guys. I’m looking at you, Mac, Georgia Peach, VampLover, Taja, Rehabber, Ian’s Fan, and all the other nice folks who came here today to discuss in a civil manner the characters and merits of the show. It is so nice when you can do that without getting into the shipping stuff. Love it. It is distressing to come to site and see fans of whatever couple ready to rip each other’s throats out over who they think is THE pairing. My 40+-year-old heart can’t take it. And yes, Mac, if we were ever to find ourselves at a cast event, I agree that we’d probably be discussing health care, the prices of groceries, our jobs and such. Can you imagine?

And you know what…I was thinking about this just before I logged on and I thought…let’s be honest, if we were to think about who’s really going to be good for Elena in the long run, if she were not to be turned, it would have to be low-key Matt. Hardworking Matty who’s just trying to keep his life together, keep the utilities running, put gas in his truck, show up for his shifts at Grill on time, and juggle his studies. Matt, in real life, is the guy you bring home to Mom, right? I just love what Caroline said to Elena when she was forced by Katherine to keep Elena busy in Memory Lane. She basically said “you would never be able to have kids with him (Stefan)and you’re too maternal not to have kids!” I laughed at that scene, but it had a kernel of truth in it. More than a kernel, in fact.

@Rehabber, Mac, Vamp Lover, Georgia Peach, Dorkus and all the rest, I can relax. I also felt a little weird for being addicted to the show. I am 38 and loving it. I was addicted to the show before it even aired. When I found out the CW was doing a show based on the books, I ran out to buy them. I really needed something to read as I was done Twilight, Mortal Instruments and the like. I do love the books although I thought they got a little far fetched sometimes with things. We shall see how KW & JP handle it. My other show that I watch and can’t miss is Supernatural.
While I do admit to being a Damon fan and always have from the first chapter he was introduced, I also like Stefan. I think Paul W. is a great actor and loved him in Wolf Lake and the ABC TV movie The Fallen based on the book of the same name, but Ian is amazing. He has such depth and reach , and his portrayal of Damon exceeds anything I had in my head. He has such facial expressions and says so much more than what he is actually saying. Personally, I am not much of an Elena fan, the reason I watch the show is for the brothers and I don’t really care who she ends up with. I love the interaction between Stefan and Damon. Tho TV Elena is different than book Elena.
@Vamp Lover & Georgia Peach – If you guys end up doing some sort of tour thing, count me in. :)
Nite all.

Oh, this is great…to see the interactions of fans here. Hugs to All!!…well except for Stelena and Bamon fans….Im just kidding Chelsey..good night.

First of all I love this website as well, so thank you Vee and Red.
I did not say before but I am a Damon fan as most of you. But, really I just love the show the way is it. I like it more than the books. And I like it more than Twilight. I can’t believe I’m saying this but Twilight seems a bit childish compared to TVD.

Anyway, I rewatched the Damon/Elena ‘I love you’ scene a couple of times. I can’t decide what Elena’s facial expression is trying to tell. In the beginning she seems kind of frightened by Damon and then as if she can’t decide whether to melt like butter or what.
I know you mentioned it earlier that she might be in denial when it comes to her feelings for Damon…

Oh, I love this show. Always gets me thinking, guessing, creating theories and longing for Thursdays to come quicker. :)

I have to say that I love this show from the very beginning, when it aired here in Austria last January. Unfortunately, we are here at ep 16 season 1, due to the german subbing. The original english version is 10 000-times better – the voices and the expression of the dialogues can not be translated. So, like a litte teenager I am waiting to get every friday morning (local time) the latest episode via internet. I have to watch it 3 to 4 times, in order to understand most of it. as English is not my first language. That’s why I love this site so much, it helps me to understand more – I like your discussions… I am reading nearly every post.
By the way, I am 33 years old and from Austria, Europe and a can not decide if I like Paul or Ian more ;-) I am so happy to find out that I am not the only “older” fan of this show.

I agree completely with this. I would say I prefer Damon over Stefan, but in the way I prefer cake over ice cream. I’d take your hand off for either of them.
More and more I find myself thinking I’m on Team Elena rather than on Team Stefan, or Damon. As much as I would like to see Damon get some semblance of happiness, I think I’d rather see Elena happy, and if at the moment it’s Stefan that does that right now, then I’m OK with that.I do love how they’ve handled the triangle on this show. It’s not really a triangle in that Elena has never really shown any romantic intentions towards Damon, but they do have a connection. I love the relationship they have, or rather that they had. For the first time in a long time with a TV show, I’m quite happy to go along with the writers because so far every development between all 3 characters has made perfect sense in terms of plot and character. I know some people think Damon get’s preferential treatment from the writers, but I honestly think this is one of the few TV triangles where there isn’t a clear favourite, where one of the characters isn’t clearly the “soul mate” or “bad guy”. They do an excellent job of making me care about everyone. The way Elena has been drifting away from Stefan a little lately has been done in a believable way without them pushing Stefan under the bus, and without her gravitating towards Damon…. You know, I’ve waffled on so much here that I forget my original point…. but mainly I’m saying, good job show!!  

I totally agree with u!!!!

Have you ever thought about the possibility that Damon easily could have compelled Elena to forget all the bad stuff she had in mind about him? Having her necklace he could have changed her attitude towards him. Instead he compells her to forget what is best about him – his real deep true love for her. Isn´t that heartbreaking? I´m not quite sure what to do with myself untill next Friday.

Yeah, I know…that’s what so very sad about the whole thing. Damon also obviousley noticed Elena was missing her necklace when he & Stefan rescued her. It obviousley bothered him enough (that she was without her vervain protection) that he went looking for it. I’ve watched that scene so many times, I’m hereby dubbing it “the tear heard round the world”:(  

VampLover: I LOVE IT, that is what the ep should have been called “the tear heard round the world” awesome. I am not sure she was compelled, Elena is not stupid and she knows what vervain is for and without her necklace I think she would have been using something else. PLEASE let her remember.LOL

Ian’s Fan that is something I had not thought about, him being able to make her forget he “killed” Jer and all the other bad stuff. I was just caught up in the moment of what he was saying..very good point. Makes me love him even more, if that is possible.

So I just watched the youtube clip of Damon and Elena.. again. Just couldn’t help it.

Anyway, at the end, when Damon leaves and Elena sits on the bed, you can also see the bathroom. Watch the clip again.. is that perfume on the counter top? Or am I just hopeful she was wearing vervain perfume?!

Have you ever thought about the possibility that Damon easily could have compelled Elena to forget all the bad stuff she had in mind about him? Having her necklace he could have changed her attitude towards him. Instead he compells her to forget what is best about him – his real deep true love for her. Isn´t that heartbreaking? I´m not quite sure what to do with myself untill next Friday.  

I never really thought about that. She seemed quite frightened when he wouldn’t just give her the necklace. Maybe she was afraid that he was going to do something like that. Compel her to forget how she kind of hates him right now, or compel her to hate Stefan or something. Instead he had a very very rare moment of complete honesty and selflessness, and then made her forget it all. So sad.

Also, what’s the deal with no web clip yet?

Also, what’s the deal with no web clip yet?  (Quote)

Yes, where is the web clip anyway?
I thought maybe it’s too spoilerish :)

You often talk about Ian´s facial expressions which are – without any question- great, but what completes Ian´s inerpretation of Damon is his voice. Here in Germany TVD is in season 1 and I stopped watching it in German because the voice who speaks his part (I don´t know what you call it: the one who dubs him?)doesn´t sound like Ian at all. I can´t stand it this way. At least half of what touches all of our hearts with Damon on this show is how he speaks, the sounds he makes when he doesn´t speak and the sound that go with his remarkable expressing face.  (Quote)

This is what I did myself dropping Italian version, Damon’s voice is definitely too boyish in it,and Ian’s layering his delivery gets completely lost so I turned to Friday mornings torturing wait :) Wherever I am I do download and watch my ep!