In The Vampire Diaries, Jenna Sommers, played by Sara Canning, was Elena and Jeremy's appointed guardian after their parents died in a car accident. Jenna was never told about the supernatural world until it was too late to save her. Her character had immense potential, both as a human and a vampire. She was especially important in Elena's life.

With a host of different characters through its eight-season run, The Vampire Diaries inevitably failed some characters. However, one character's fate hit terribly hard, and that was Jenna Sommers (Sara Canning). Jenna was a main character in Season 1 and Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries, with romantic entanglements and important plots that had immense potential. This was why her sudden death in the penultimate episode of Season 2 was so incredibly tragic and unfair for her character.

Only 25 years old when Miranda and Grayson Gilbert passed away, Jenna was not well-equipped to become the guardian of two teenagers,...