Re: Stefan/Elena icons: there's a few in this post, and the other Stefan/Elena icons I have saved are from casualclosure, worldofmagic, and sammie_marie, and my OT3 icon is from snagging, so you might want to check those out.
And also it's like you're READING MY MIND.
I think the moment that sold me was Damon looking into Elena's eyes and desperately telling her that he couldn't protect her and rescue Stefan if she went in with him, and he did this little hair stroke that seemed to comfort her
Oh, that's when I really started to ship them, too (well, in the rewatch. On my first viewing, I was very adamant about /not/ shipping Damon/Elena, and well, let's just say that the finale happened). And the Miss Mystic Falls dance just has WAY too much chemistry.
Elena can't be in a relationship with Stefan without Damon being boyfriendly with her too, and, well, Elena isn't crazy enough to go off and have a relationship with Damon and completely forget about Stefan. Just not going to happen (and, despite Damon's careless demeanor, he really can't live without his baby brother).
EXACTLY. Jeez, why can't more people get on board with the threesome? Because I also love Stefan - he's very protective of and gentlemanly towards Elena without being patronizing, and it breaks my HEART to see people on the Damon/Elena comm calling him boring. I love seeing him struggle (and occasionally falter. I love it when heroes screw up!) with his blood addiction, and he's so complex and somehow normal at the same time and, yeah, although I love Damon, I still think I'm more of a Stefan girl (although my favorite character is Caroline. Go figure).
But, anyway, what I really love about Damon is that his affection for Elena doesn't just change his relationship with her - it makes him nicer to /everyone/. I feel like Spike (I don't know if this is the same in True Blood, because I've only seen a few episodes) only ever tried to be good so that he could win Buffy, whereas Damon actually changes into a better person BECAUSE of Elena, not just FOR her. I love how TVD avoids the really common pitfalls of vampire stories (including the unhealthy/obsessive main couple), probably because the main writer/producer guy doesn't actually LIKE most teenage vampire stuff. Anyway, I find it so refreshing. And it's amazingly well-written and NOT a guilty pleasure!
So, yeah, basically TVD is the best show on TV right now, in my estimation. And it comes back a week earlier than most shows!
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Date: 2010-08-21 07:00 am (UTC)And also it's like you're READING MY MIND.
I think the moment that sold me was Damon looking into Elena's eyes and desperately telling her that he couldn't protect her and rescue Stefan if she went in with him, and he did this little hair stroke that seemed to comfort her
Oh, that's when I really started to ship them, too (well, in the rewatch. On my first viewing, I was very adamant about /not/ shipping Damon/Elena, and well, let's just say that the finale happened). And the Miss Mystic Falls dance just has WAY too much chemistry.
Elena can't be in a relationship with Stefan without Damon being boyfriendly with her too, and, well, Elena isn't crazy enough to go off and have a relationship with Damon and completely forget about Stefan. Just not going to happen (and, despite Damon's careless demeanor, he really can't live without his baby brother).
EXACTLY. Jeez, why can't more people get on board with the threesome? Because I also love Stefan - he's very protective of and gentlemanly towards Elena without being patronizing, and it breaks my HEART to see people on the Damon/Elena comm calling him boring. I love seeing him struggle (and occasionally falter. I love it when heroes screw up!) with his blood addiction, and he's so complex and somehow normal at the same time and, yeah, although I love Damon, I still think I'm more of a Stefan girl (although my favorite character is Caroline. Go figure).
But, anyway, what I really love about Damon is that his affection for Elena doesn't just change his relationship with her - it makes him nicer to /everyone/. I feel like Spike (I don't know if this is the same in True Blood, because I've only seen a few episodes) only ever tried to be good so that he could win Buffy, whereas Damon actually changes into a better person BECAUSE of Elena, not just FOR her. I love how TVD avoids the really common pitfalls of vampire stories (including the unhealthy/obsessive main couple), probably because the main writer/producer guy doesn't actually LIKE most teenage vampire stuff. Anyway, I find it so refreshing. And it's amazingly well-written and NOT a guilty pleasure!
So, yeah, basically TVD is the best show on TV right now, in my estimation. And it comes back a week earlier than most shows!