"In another universe, that would've been the ending, but we didn't have time to tell that story in the last season because we didn't have Elena. "It's no secret I was always a fan of Stefan and Elena ending up together," Kevin, who was a Dawson fan in the Dawson-Joey-Pacey love triangle, admitted.
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And after ultimately deciding the fate of one of other TV's other iconic love triangles with Dawson's Creek, Kevin admitted to being torn over who Elena ended the series with. Ultimately, Stefan sacrificed himself, giving Damon the chance to live out his human life with Elena. "There were two pitches on the table: one that gave perfect closure to the season and then another that gave closure to the whole series," Julie explained to EW, adding they had "just as many discussions over killing Damon as we did over killing Stefan, and let me tell you, for a very long time the pendulum swung the other way." It's so funny how much has changed."Īfter Nina's exit and Stefan's relationship with Caroline, Julie and Kevin, who returned to write the series finale after leaving the show at the end of season two, debated two endings. "We're probably the closest, like, we hang out a lot and we're really good friends and I love his wife. "We ended up getting to a good place and it was fine, but of everyone, I think I probably see him the most and hang out with him the most ," she said. I realize now that there's a fine line between love and hate and we despised each other so much that it read as love."Įventually, the two sorted out their differences, with Nina explaining Paul is now one of her best friends. "I remember everyone would walk up to me after the show aired and they'd be like, 'Are you and Paul dating in real life?' because everyone thought that we had such good chemistry. "I respected Paul Wesley I didn't like Paul Wesley," she admitted on the Directionally Challenged podcast in 2019. While they were portraying one of TV's most beloved new couples in the show's first season, Nina and Paul "didn't get along" at all during the first five months of filming," Nina revealed. Paul auditioned like 15 times, and Ian kind of appeared out of the blue," Julie said. For her part, Nina recalled Paul (who first read for Damon!) standing out from the rest of the guys reading opposite her in the chemistry reads: "The only one who wasn't trying too hard, that didn't speak to me at any point unless we were filming, was Paul Wesley-so it's funny to think that he did the right thing," she told EW. "Paul and Ian kind of came in late in the process. Some of the actors who read for either (and sometimes both!) roles? Zach Roerig (who would go on to play Matt Donovan), Michael Trevino (who would land the role of Tyler Lockwood), Nathanial Buzolic (later cast as Kol), and 7th Heaven star David Gallagher, with Julie admitting of the latter, "He impressed us so much originally.but the whole 7th Heaven thing, I wonder if he'll ever be able to get past that." (She would later cast him as a werewolf after seeing Super 8.)Īnd then, finally, they found their guys: Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder. "We looked high and low to cast Stefan and Damon," Julie explained, noting Nina "did chemistry read after chemistry read with multiple actors." Nonetheless, the chemistry between the two characters was palpable, especially when Klaus gave Caroline his blood to save her.Īfter finding their leading lady, TVD needed the two male components of the essential love triangle. The twosome shared an intimate conversation about living life to the fullest, which was unexpected since Caroline was facing an untimely end thanks to Klaus. "Candice had chemistry with everybody, and Caroline, as a result, had chemistry with everybody," Plec recalled in EW's Binge: The Vampire Diaries.įans got hot for the pair in season three, when Klaus paid a visit to dying vampire Caroline on her birthday. We're, of course, talking about the birth of Klaroline, the fan name for Klaus and Caroline Forbes ( Candice King). Once again, The Vampire Diaries, which aired between 20, had a thrilling, chaos-loving villain who fans wanted to see in a romantic storyline with one of the leads.
Fans of The Vampire Diaries certainly love a bad boy.Ĭo-creators Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec first faced this problem when fans fell for season-one villain Damon Salvatore, played by Ian Somerhalder. As a result, the writers sped up glib vampire Damon's redemption story to appease fans, but then they found themselves facing the same issue following the introduction of Klaus Mikaelson ( Joseph Morgan).
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