TVD 3x07

[redbrunja]

Oh my god, Elena is the most HYPOCRITICAL CHARACTER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. For serious.

Also, with regards to Damon, the writers need to learn how to do a redemption arc. They clearly have no clue what it's about. Do you know why I don't think (at this point) I'll ever believe and/or care about Damon's arc? Because he has never lost anything because of his behavior. Not really. Not for long. If the writers want to redeem him, they need to break him down, take everything away from him, as a clear result of his own actions, and make him pick himself up from that. (Just ask Faith, Spike, Zuko, Cara, or Boyd Crowder.) Instead, Damon is a smarmy dick. The fact that he couldn't even apologize just shows that Damon is absolutely not on the (rocky) path of redemption.

But it was nice to see my girls Lexie, Pearl, and Anna again. Also, I love that Jeremy is all 'you won't be alone! You'll have me!' and Anna is like, 'I stolen the necklace to see my mother again!' More motivations like that, please.

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[shiegra.livejournal.com]

Not to mention, uh, fandom likes to ignore the fact that Elena has systematically and brutally lost almost everyone she loves, cares for or is related to, some of them in gruesome ways right in front of her. And explicitly blames herself for many of those deaths, some of them because she believes she didn't do enough or did something wrong. Oh my, I wonder what could ~possibly~ motivate a PTSD-ridden teenager who's suffered that to cling desperately to the loved ones she has left...?

In order to castigate and deride her more than they do Damon, who actually actively hurts other people.