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The Vampire Diaries
(2009–2017)
It Only Gets Better
21 September 2020
Hello, brother. (Sorry, I had to.)
First of all, here's your daily reminder that The Vampire Diaries books came YEARS BEFORE TWILIGHT. Also, I'm sorry, but Twilight is just... no. There's literally no plot line in that movie other than cliches that have existed wayyyyy before any of those books were written.
Despite starting off this show hating vampires BECAUSE of the Twilight craze, here's my take on it:
After season one (especially the first few episodes, which are annoyingly cliche), the show only gets better (ignoring the season five and eight big bads. we don't talk about them). It tells the story of "the good brother" Stefan, who we learn isn't all rainbows and glitter (looking at you, Edward), and "the bad brother" Damon, who's sarcastic and literally amazing despite his murderous tendencies (yeah, they're both toxic, and yeah, I don't care because LOOK AT THEM). It gets less and less cliche as the story goes on (we stan character development) and new characters- even villains- add more and more to the show and end up (even after generally killing a couple secondary characters) becoming beloved by audiences. The one character, unfortunately, that does NOT develop- like, at all. He literally goes backwards- is the token human, Matt Donovan (if you've watched the pilot, you're probably thinking, "how could the quarterback who asks if his ex is asking about him despite her parents having JUST DIED go BACKWARDS in character development??" yeah, I know, right?)
Despite that, TVD is filled with amazing actors (including Zach Roerig, though Matt is still a moron) for all roles, evil yet hilarious characters, and non-repetitive plot lines (shocking for the CW, I know). So even if you're hesitant, or you despise vampire shows and movies with all your soul, or you live under a literal rock- give it a try. You'll be hooked once you reach season two, I promise. Even with stupid Matt Donovan (seeing clips of him crying is the highlight of my day).
First of all, here's your daily reminder that The Vampire Diaries books came YEARS BEFORE TWILIGHT. Also, I'm sorry, but Twilight is just... no. There's literally no plot line in that movie other than cliches that have existed wayyyyy before any of those books were written.
Despite starting off this show hating vampires BECAUSE of the Twilight craze, here's my take on it:
After season one (especially the first few episodes, which are annoyingly cliche), the show only gets better (ignoring the season five and eight big bads. we don't talk about them). It tells the story of "the good brother" Stefan, who we learn isn't all rainbows and glitter (looking at you, Edward), and "the bad brother" Damon, who's sarcastic and literally amazing despite his murderous tendencies (yeah, they're both toxic, and yeah, I don't care because LOOK AT THEM). It gets less and less cliche as the story goes on (we stan character development) and new characters- even villains- add more and more to the show and end up (even after generally killing a couple secondary characters) becoming beloved by audiences. The one character, unfortunately, that does NOT develop- like, at all. He literally goes backwards- is the token human, Matt Donovan (if you've watched the pilot, you're probably thinking, "how could the quarterback who asks if his ex is asking about him despite her parents having JUST DIED go BACKWARDS in character development??" yeah, I know, right?)
Despite that, TVD is filled with amazing actors (including Zach Roerig, though Matt is still a moron) for all roles, evil yet hilarious characters, and non-repetitive plot lines (shocking for the CW, I know). So even if you're hesitant, or you despise vampire shows and movies with all your soul, or you live under a literal rock- give it a try. You'll be hooked once you reach season two, I promise. Even with stupid Matt Donovan (seeing clips of him crying is the highlight of my day).
13 Reasons Why
(2017–2020)
Season One and Done
21 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Season one did a pretty good job of portraying the book (ignoring the removed suicide scene, which was made "more dramatic" than the book's intentional overdose), though some scenes were unnecessarily violent for the sake of entertainment. But that's it. It should've been a one season special, or a movie. She kills herself in one season, the tapes are done in one season. But they turned it into a pretty little liars-type murder show (what even??) and now it has literally no purpose.
A Girl Named Jo
(2018– )
Good enough, for its platform.
21 September 2020
Better than Chicken Girls (which has no plot, bad acting, and also... chicken girls? really?), but still just mediocre. For Brat standards, though, I'd say this is one of the better shows- though I wish they'd start casting more actors and less YouTubers.
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