I don't even know what the popular opinions in this show are. I'll try.
(Next time I'll spell it out more clearly.)
1. I can't handle Ian and his facial expressions/eye!acting. They're crazy and random and it just makes it so incredibly hard to take him seriously. It makes me think of a cartoon character. He has moments where this is not the case of course, but still.
2. The whole "it's just us" stuff about Stefan and Damon being able to walk in the sunlight bugs me. Because just about every other vampire we've seen must also have a magic ring because they too can walk in the sunlight. I guess it's a case of the writers changing their minds later on, but it's the one peeve I have. I think if they'd addressed it more or even attempted to cover it up with a feasible retcon instead of ignoring it I'd probably be happier, lol.
3. Damon/Elena -- not feeling it. In fact I think the fact that the humans who know who he is don't run the other way when they see him coming is pretty ridiculous. He killed like five people in the first half of season one. I think I made a joke with you once about instead of saying "He's a psycho killer, we should probably put a stake through his heart," that the girls on this show were instead saying, "He's a psycho killer, we probably shouldn't date him." And this was still pretty early on so he hadn't begun to "transform" as he has now. His presence an ally instead of a villain makes a whole lot more sense to me now, but he still doesn't really deserve anyone's trust, especially after what he did to Jeremy. And I say this with the possible exception of Liz (Caroline's mom) -- I feel like his connection to her and him protecting her was genuine. I'm not entirely sure why Stefan has kept him around all these years, except perhaps as a safety-in-numbers kind of thing. I do like his character because he's so entertaining of course, but I still distrust him.
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Date: 2010-10-18 11:22 pm (UTC)(Next time I'll spell it out more clearly.)
1. I can't handle Ian and his facial expressions/eye!acting. They're crazy and random and it just makes it so incredibly hard to take him seriously. It makes me think of a cartoon character. He has moments where this is not the case of course, but still.
2. The whole "it's just us" stuff about Stefan and Damon being able to walk in the sunlight bugs me. Because just about every other vampire we've seen must also have a magic ring because they too can walk in the sunlight. I guess it's a case of the writers changing their minds later on, but it's the one peeve I have. I think if they'd addressed it more or even attempted to cover it up with a feasible retcon instead of ignoring it I'd probably be happier, lol.
3. Damon/Elena -- not feeling it. In fact I think the fact that the humans who know who he is don't run the other way when they see him coming is pretty ridiculous. He killed like five people in the first half of season one. I think I made a joke with you once about instead of saying "He's a psycho killer, we should probably put a stake through his heart," that the girls on this show were instead saying, "He's a psycho killer, we probably shouldn't date him." And this was still pretty early on so he hadn't begun to "transform" as he has now. His presence an ally instead of a villain makes a whole lot more sense to me now, but he still doesn't really deserve anyone's trust, especially after what he did to Jeremy. And I say this with the possible exception of Liz (Caroline's mom) -- I feel like his connection to her and him protecting her was genuine. I'm not entirely sure why Stefan has kept him around all these years, except perhaps as a safety-in-numbers kind of thing. I do like his character because he's so entertaining of course, but I still distrust him.