Comments on: The Vampire Diaries: Vampires, Witches, and… Werewolves? http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/ Pop Culture Reviews From People Like You Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/comment-page-1/#comment-8720 Sarah Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:57:34 +0000 http://poptimal.com/?p=25922#comment-8720 Forgot to add, in response to Crystal and Casey: Alaric isn't a vampire slayer exactly; the school hired him because they thought he was, but he was just trying to find them but he wouldn't have any idea of what to do if he found one ;) However... the series is pretty darn different from the book, so who knows what might happen? :) Forgot to add, in response to Crystal and Casey:
Alaric isn’t a vampire slayer exactly; the school hired him because they thought he was, but he was just trying to find them but he wouldn’t have any idea of what to do if he found one ;) However… the series is pretty darn different from the book, so who knows what might happen? :)

]]> By: Sarah http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/comment-page-1/#comment-8719 Sarah Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:54:59 +0000 http://poptimal.com/?p=25922#comment-8719 If you've read the books then you already know what is going to happen and who the characters are... but if not, and you don't want to know, don't read the spoilers lower down :) The plot of the series is not sticking to the book at all so far, but I find that interesting so I'm alright with that :) If you haven't read the books and don't want to know the truth about the characters yet, then DON'T READ BELOW... SPOILERS!!!! 1. No, Alaric isn't a vampire... it's not that he couldn't enter the Gilbert house, but that he didn't want to. The producers are making it look like he is, but don't be fooled ;)The ring was given to him by his wife (Elena's biological mum- she was adopted by the Gilberts) and it protects him from harm 2. Yes, Tyler and his dad are werewolves...although his dad didn't die in the book, and the Tyler in the series is much nicer... in the book, he's a proper dickhead. 3. WTF is with the whole vamps in the church thing?! in the book, the whole reason Damon hates Stefan is because they believe they lead Katherine to commit suicide, and then they kill each other, which is a much better twist in the plot than their dad doing it, which is what happens in the series. 4. Why 1864?! in the book, Stefan and Damon were hundreds of years old, which is so much more impressive! Hmm, I'm actually quite annoyed at some of the differences which are pointless... but I am glad the story is so different: it is like an alternate ending or something... :) Ps, thankyou Keiana Ernst for pointing out that VD was written before twilight (VD was released in 1991 whereas Twilight was released in 2005) and I get annoyed at people who say it is a rip-off of Twilight. Spread the word! P.S if you want a really good book to read, I recommend: 'Hush, hush' by Becca Fitzpatrick 'Eragon' by Christopher Paolini (if you have watched the film- it is absolute Bull compared to the book) If you’ve read the books then you already know what is going to happen and who the characters are… but if not, and you don’t want to know, don’t read the spoilers lower down :)
The plot of the series is not sticking to the book at all so far, but I find that interesting so I’m alright with that :)
If you haven’t read the books and don’t want to know the truth about the characters yet, then DON’T READ BELOW… SPOILERS!!!!
1. No, Alaric isn’t a vampire… it’s not that he couldn’t enter the Gilbert house, but that he didn’t want to. The producers are making it look like he is, but don’t be fooled ;) The ring was given to him by his wife (Elena’s biological mum- she was adopted by the Gilberts) and it protects him from harm
2. Yes, Tyler and his dad are werewolves…although his dad didn’t die in the book, and the Tyler in the series is much nicer… in the book, he’s a proper dickhead.
3. WTF is with the whole vamps in the church thing?! in the book, the whole reason Damon hates Stefan is because they believe they lead Katherine to commit suicide, and then they kill each other, which is a much better twist in the plot than their dad doing it, which is what happens in the series.
4. Why 1864?! in the book, Stefan and Damon were hundreds of years old, which is so much more impressive!

Hmm, I’m actually quite annoyed at some of the differences which are pointless… but I am glad the story is so different: it is like an alternate ending or something… :)

Ps, thankyou Keiana Ernst for pointing out that VD was written before twilight (VD was released in 1991 whereas Twilight was released in 2005) and I get annoyed at people who say it is a rip-off of Twilight. Spread the word!

P.S if you want a really good book to read, I recommend:
‘Hush, hush’ by Becca Fitzpatrick
‘Eragon’ by Christopher Paolini (if you have watched the film- it is absolute Bull compared to the book)

]]> By: Crystal and Casey http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/comment-page-1/#comment-6007 Crystal and Casey Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:09:51 +0000 http://poptimal.com/?p=25922#comment-6007 WE LOVE THE VAMPIRE DIARIES STEPHEN, DAMON, ARE LIKE SUPPER HOTT AND YUMMY MY FRIEND TYLIN LIKES DAMON MORE CASEY LIKES BOTH BUT I LIKE STEPHEN HE IS SO HOTT YOU COULD BAKE COOKIES ON HIM AND MAN WOULD I EAT THOSE COOKIES!!! =) ANY WHO ME AND CASEY WANT 2 KNOW IF TYLER IS A WEREWOLF AND IF THE HISTORY TEACHER IS A VAMP OR A VAMP SLAYER??? WE LOVE THE VAMPIRE DIARIES STEPHEN, DAMON, ARE LIKE SUPPER HOTT AND YUMMY MY FRIEND TYLIN LIKES DAMON MORE CASEY LIKES BOTH BUT I LIKE STEPHEN HE IS SO HOTT YOU COULD BAKE COOKIES ON HIM AND MAN WOULD I EAT THOSE COOKIES!!! =)
ANY WHO ME AND CASEY WANT 2 KNOW IF TYLER IS A WEREWOLF AND IF THE HISTORY TEACHER IS A VAMP OR A VAMP SLAYER???

]]> By: mikel http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/comment-page-1/#comment-5448 mikel Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:55:13 +0000 http://poptimal.com/?p=25922#comment-5448 i love that episode. keep up the good work to every1 that made the dream come to life; in the books and on the shows. i love that episode. keep up the good work to every1 that made the dream come to life; in the books and on the shows.

]]> By: Keiana Ernst http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/comment-page-1/#comment-5412 Keiana Ernst Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:27:15 +0000 http://poptimal.com/?p=25922#comment-5412 I think that Tyler and The Mayor are werewolfs but then I don't because that means that Twilight was copying The Vampire Diaries. If you didn't know..... The Vampire Diaries were created BEFORE Twilight. Twilight might have been on movie screens before The Vampire Diaries came on TV screens but The Vampire Diaries were made 13 years before Twilight was even thought about being wrote!!!! I think that Tyler and The Mayor are werewolfs but then I don’t because that means that Twilight was copying The Vampire Diaries. If you didn’t know….. The Vampire Diaries were created BEFORE Twilight. Twilight might have been on movie screens before The Vampire Diaries came on TV screens but The Vampire Diaries were made 13 years before Twilight was even thought about being wrote!!!!

]]> By: Brittany Salvatore http://poptimal.com/2009/11/the-vampire-diaries-vampires-witches-and-werewolves/comment-page-1/#comment-4933 Brittany Salvatore Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:35 +0000 http://poptimal.com/?p=25922#comment-4933 Alaric is definitely a vampire. He has a ring like Stefan and Damon that allows him to go out during the daytime, (Jeremy asks him about it and he said it was his fathers). Also, he can't enter the Gilbert house because Jenna wouldn't invite him in. What I want to know is how old he is and who turned him. My guess is he's been around for quite a few decades though he may not be as old as S and D. I also believe both Tyler and his father are werewolves. I was tipped off by how his dad kept trying to goad him to fight during a full moon like that would trigger something innate within him. Another tip is when Alaric confronted him in the parking lot and Tyler's father asks him do I look like a student, Alaric responds "No you look like a full grown alpha male douche bag". As anyone who's ever followed a werewolf storyline knows the term "Alpha male" is usually used to refer to the head of a werewolf pack, which may hint that Alaric knew what he really was. Can't wait to see how that one is fleshed out. BTW I think that either Katherine or one of the other 27 vamps under the church turned Logan. Because they were at the church ruins when Damon attacked him and Vicki fed on him and it appears he was there for a while before the sheriff found him and buried him. I think by then the damage was done and he died of suffocation in the ground (hence why he woke up a vampire) because Stefan and Damon have both said you have to die with Vampire blood in your system to change it only makes sense that he was infected less than 24 hours before he died. He also seems to know something about getting into and out of the church ruins which shows he may have come in contact with them somehow. But that's just pure speculation. Alaric is definitely a vampire. He has a ring like Stefan and Damon that allows him to go out during the daytime, (Jeremy asks him about it and he said it was his fathers). Also, he can’t enter the Gilbert house because Jenna wouldn’t invite him in. What I want to know is how old he is and who turned him. My guess is he’s been around for quite a few decades though he may not be as old as S and D. I also believe both Tyler and his father are werewolves. I was tipped off by how his dad kept trying to goad him to fight during a full moon like that would trigger something innate within him. Another tip is when Alaric confronted him in the parking lot and Tyler’s father asks him do I look like a student, Alaric responds “No you look like a full grown alpha male douche bag”. As anyone who’s ever followed a werewolf storyline knows the term “Alpha male” is usually used to refer to the head of a werewolf pack, which may hint that Alaric knew what he really was. Can’t wait to see how that one is fleshed out.

BTW I think that either Katherine or one of the other 27 vamps under the church turned Logan. Because they were at the church ruins when Damon attacked him and Vicki fed on him and it appears he was there for a while before the sheriff found him and buried him. I think by then the damage was done and he died of suffocation in the ground (hence why he woke up a vampire) because Stefan and Damon have both said you have to die with Vampire blood in your system to change it only makes sense that he was infected less than 24 hours before he died. He also seems to know something about getting into and out of the church ruins which shows he may have come in contact with them somehow. But that’s just pure speculation.

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