The Vampire Diaries at Comic Con, My Quick Summary
Hey everyone, I’m having a great time at Comic Con! More reports are coming soon, but in the meantime, a few people on Twitter wanted to know what I heard in The Vampire Diaries press room. Here is what I remember off the cuff without going through transcripts. If you squint hard enough, there might be some minor spoilers, but no one was giving away much.
– This season is going to gravitate more toward Damon embracing his gentler and good side, while Stefan is going more toward his darker side. There’s going be a big emotional push in their struggles and no doubt Katherine will be in the center. Paul Wesley speculated that’s really going to push Stefan into some angry territory just because of what he is. He has only seen the scripts from the first two episodes though and doesn’t know too much.
– In that big hot kiss between Damon and Elena, that was really Katherine. Ian Somerhandler said that when Damon finds out he will be pissed, but he could have been talking more from a speculative standpoint than actual fact.
– Matthew Davis (Alaric) says that the partnership between his character and Damon will definitely continue. He joked it’s kind of a “bromance.” He loves working with Ian and they have great fun doing their scenes together. This part has also evolved into nothing he’s expected and he likes that. When asked what’s coming from his character in the season premiere, he smiled and said he couldn’t tell us.
– The second season will have Tyler becoming a werewolf and the mystery behind the Lockwood family will be unfolded.
– Executive Producer Kevin Williamson said they will dig deeper into the 1864 backstory. They will reveal a lot more about Katherine that even Stefan and Damon didn’t know. There is so much story there left to tell.
– Everyone was a buzz about the preview that was showed in the panel where Katherine has come back for Stefan, not Damon. The cast was smiling a bit about that one but wouldn’t give away much. Ian speculated that we don’t know a lot about Katherine and her intention is still unclear. He also thinks Damon is a very lonely guy and uses humor to mask that intense pain.
– Steven R. McQueen toyed with us, for he knows what happens to Jeremy but won’t tell us. He spent most of his time with us explaining his character deep down and how Jeremy clings onto one love because he has nothing else.
– Nina Dobrev is excited about getting this chance to play a dual role and finds both Elena and Katherine to be two of the best characters on television. She wouldn’t say if Elena will go toward Stefan or Damon. She also promised that the season premiere will be amazing.
– Julie Plec called the relationship between Stefan, Damon, Elena, and Katherine as a “love square.” Complications galore!
– Multiple cast members and Executive Producer Julie Plec were blown away by the packed hall of over 4,000 at this year’s panel. Julie Plec remembered that last years was in a much smaller room and most everyone there was to see the Mythbusters panel after theirs. The audience last year rolled their eyes over the most romantic part of the pilot.
Okay, that’s all I got. It was really fun seeing a packed press room this year (it was half the people last year) and this show coming to the con as a success instead of a question mark. Everyone was awesome to talk to and seemed gracious to be there.
Alice Jester is the founder, editor-in-chief, head writer, programmer, web designer, site administrator, marketer, and moderator for The Winchester Family Business. She is a 30 year IT applications and database expert with a penchant for creative and freelance writing in her spare (ha!!) time. That’s on top of being a wife, mother of two active kids, and four loving (aka needy) pets.
Hey Alice! I’m glad you have a great time there! I’ve just back home and wait for your Comic Con and Supernatural news with impatience. Good luck, cross my fingers for you 😉
Hi, Alice,
Great report! I’ll admit, I was very skeptical and dismissive of TVD at first and while I still believe their writing is no where near the strength and tightness of SPN I will give much room on that for SPN wasn’t that tight in Season 1 either as it was figuring it’s way through the maze.
I’ve been catching up on TVD during hellatus and while I find there are too many characters in the show I don’t care about, the Stefan, Damon, Elena and Alaric characters I do like. There are many other characters that I do not know much about (especially since I’m catching up but have not seen every episode so I’m missing bits here and there).
I do plan on tuning in come Thursdays in September and watching TVD and figure I’ll enjoy the show without too much difficulty. I like how Ian portrays Damon very much, I think it is a part extremely well-acted. I also like the idea of Stefan becoming a bit more dark for that adds a complexity to the character that Damon’s is experiencing by finding his ‘gentler’ side.
As for the triangle or the square…those things always annoy me but given the fact the actress is playing both characters it does allow for an intrigue there, is it Katherine or is it Elena?
If it stays away from soap opera of hiding and sneaking around and two-timing one brother over the other with Elena and instead uses the Elena/Katherine as the pivot point for the angst it could be a lot of fun.
My heart is first and foremost for SPN and TVD is a long, long way behind that but I’ll be there 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Surprisingly, I’m also planning to give Nikita a shot as well, at least a couple of weeks.
Thanks for the report
Thanks Alice! I love TVD along with Supernatural. My two favorite shows!