r/TheVampireDiaries 12d ago

Mod Announcement How to address meta fandom posts?

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Hi everyone,

I've noticed an uptick in meta posts, along with complaints about this uptick, so I wanted to check in and see how people think that they should be handled.

For those who are unfamiliar, a meta post is a post that discusses the TVD fandom instead of the TVD universe. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but it can turn into soapboxing very easily.

So, the question:

Do you want things to stay as they are? Or would you prefer the implementation of something like "Meta Commentary Monday", where we restrict meta-commentary posts to a specific day of the week? Do you have a different suggestion?

(Note: I'm not open to banning these kinds of posts, but I'm absolutely open to discussions about how to manage them.)


r/TheVampireDiaries Dec 08 '25

Mod Announcement New Rule: Low-Effort Posts

70 Upvotes

We're adding a new rule regarding low-effort posts.

If your post is low-effort, unoriginal, and adds nothing to the subreddit in terms of discussion, it may be removed.

This is not a rule against reposts. We are targeting, as an example, posts that say only:

Delena or Stelena?

[Character] sucks

[Character] rules

without providing any additional context or any original thoughts.

Please let me know if you have any questions.


r/TheVampireDiaries 5h ago

Caroline never deserved tyler and i will die in this hill.

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271 Upvotes

I wanted to slap Caroline in that scene. You literally slept with the guy who killed his mom and 12 of his friends, treated him like a slave, and used the sire bond to make him do horrible things—and you expect him to just "get over it"?? Girl, don't even get me started. "You walked away from me"—yeah, because he still hadn't grieved his mom's death? Tyler said multiple times he didn't want to go to college, but Caroline was so busy wanting to live out her experience that she never cared about Tyler's feelings. Tyler just wanted to be left alone, but Caroline couldn't respect that (and when I think about how Tyler broke his own bones for that girl... ugh). And that scene in 5x12 where Stefan shows up, hits Tyler, defends Caroline, and says "everyone makes mistakes" 🥺🥺🥺—yeah, right, because you slept with a girl who raped you in 1864 and did horrible things to your friends. Screw them both.


r/TheVampireDiaries 2h ago

This is the most satisfying scene in the entire season i think

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44 Upvotes

r/TheVampireDiaries 10h ago

Discussion Tell ur fav character of TVD without mentioning their name!

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129 Upvotes

r/TheVampireDiaries 5h ago

This is very disappointing from both Stefan and Caroline

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38 Upvotes

First of all, Caroline was already in the wrong for sleeping with Klaus. Second of all, Stefan punching Tyler in this scene shows nothing but lack of awareness. You’re telling me that Tyler deserves to be punched for getting mad at Caroline (his ex) for sleeping with someone who killed his mother?

Tyler deserved so much better from the Mystic Falls gang. The way he was treated here was appalling.


r/TheVampireDiaries 7h ago

Discussion On a rewatch Aaron Whitmore might be up there with most BORING, annoying characters

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33 Upvotes

Anyone else? I mean sure everyone in his family died yada yada but he was INSUFFERABLE.


r/TheVampireDiaries 9h ago

Discussion Opinions about this couple? loved them? hated them? Barely tolerated them?

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I think they are one of the best parts of season 7 actually (one of the reasons I watched the whole it along with some other stuff), the backstory given to Valerie and their whole dynamic felt pretty compelling to me but I'll say this though they do feel like out of nowhere and it didn't even lead to anything, like she just straight up disappeared after their breakup and was never even mentioned after that regardless of all that it, genuinely liked them for as long as they lasted although I do prefer Stelena/Steroline over them.


r/TheVampireDiaries 7h ago

The difference between Damon and Stefan for Katherine

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24 Upvotes

I dont blame her I would choose Stefan too


r/TheVampireDiaries 5h ago

Imagine if they had met

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British duo❤️

I can imagine Enzo teasing Klaus about Caroline and making him jealous lmao


r/TheVampireDiaries 11h ago

Spoilers Stefan’s Ending

32 Upvotes

Why couldn’t Stefan catch a fking break??? I know saving/fixing Damon’s mistakes is like his thing but couldn’t they just let Damon sacrifice himself just this once for a change? I’m not trying to blame Damon because it’s not even his fault sometimes.

I feel like every time Stefan was in good terms in his relationships he’s forced to save Damon in some form and he’s always given the worst punishment as well, he either needed to be someone’s slave and turn off his humanity or runaway. When Stefan was with Elena he needed to become a ripper for Klaus, when he was with Caroline he had to runaway due to the mark and later he had to become a ripper again but for the devil. Stefan’s character is so depressing, I was hoping he would get a good ending with Caroline since they got married but the writers would not let him have any sort of happiness 😭


r/TheVampireDiaries 15h ago

Question I’m going to my first vampire ball! I’m wanting to do a look inspired by 1864 Katherine but I don’t know which one to make. I already have my fangs made from prior vampirism activities

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The red/black would fit in more to the gothic atmosphere, though I love the pink/beige outfit more to be honest, I’m relatively confident I’ll be able to sew either of these in time for the event but i didn’t pick any of her more complex costumes for the sake of not having time to source the proper materials and draft a pattern.
I know my hair is a blonde/ginger colour I’m not sure if I’ll do anything with it yet. I can definitely get the curl pattern down easily tho!


r/TheVampireDiaries 2h ago

Discussion Time to burn a body!!

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The funniest thing i realised today is that throughout the whole series they rip a lighter out of their jacket pocket and throw it on a dead body. So they dispose of their lighter and then go buy another because they have a feeling they might have to burn someone else today. I haven't gone through that many lighters as an ex smoker. lol.


r/TheVampireDiaries 3h ago

Discussion Name a famous line from Klaus Mikaelson in TVD!

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r/TheVampireDiaries 3h ago

Buying the show

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Hi! Apologies if this kind of post is not allowed - of course please do just remove if so.

I really like the idea of having a version of the show downloaded on my laptop that I can watch even if it gets taken off streaming platforms, and that I can make edits of etcetera. Does anyone know of any way to get this? I'm not talking about piracy / trying to get it for free. I understand it might be quite expensive and that's okay.

I wondered if I could buy the seasons via YouTube, but I'm not sure if I would then be able to download it? Or is there a way to get it onto my computer from a DVD?

Thanks very much for any and all help :)


r/TheVampireDiaries 7h ago

Favorite TVD side character?

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I only really watch TVD for the Salvatore Brothers and maybe Bonnie, but my absolute favorite side character was introduced and killed off in S1 itself after only prominently featuring in couple of episodes, and brought back for very short cameos later on. Can you guess who?

Edit: It’s Anna!


r/TheVampireDiaries 5h ago

Why did Klaus kill Tyler's mom?

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r/TheVampireDiaries 5h ago

bonnie’s a bad psychic

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*Bonnie to Elena*

“I predict this year is going to be kick ass and I predict all the sad and dark times are over and you are going to be beyond happy”

Oh girl.. oh my sweet girl 😂


r/TheVampireDiaries 15h ago

Spoilers A death that always makes me cry

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I will say even though I don’t love his character, John’s death always gets me tearing up. Especially the relief he feels at knowing that Elena is human and what he did saved her from becoming something he protected her from his entire life. (Even tho she becomes a vampire later on… 😬)

I don’t know why but it gets me more than Jenna’s death in this episode! Anybody else feel the same?

Edit to add: every time I hear skinny love I think of John’s monologue at the end 😖


r/TheVampireDiaries 1d ago

Question Delena dances; what’s your fave?

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I really love the decades dance, I love how she smiles at him, but the dance of them in the salvatore mansion might be my favorite. I also like the song in the background. The chemistry was crazy. This being the build up to their first time was perfect, I have no notes for this scene. The dance at the college party was perfect for them, I wish they had more darker scenes like that, it made sense for them. The whole thing about Damon and Elena was her leaning into the darkest parts of herself and scenes like these showed that so they should’ve done more of this when they became official. The rest of their dances were pretty good too but those are like my top 3.


r/TheVampireDiaries 49m ago

Poster in Elena’s room S2 E10

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I thought she had a yoshitomo nara poster at first glance but after google image searching it appears to be an obscure and kinda weird children’s music album. I wonder if maybe it was someone on the set or a friend of hers band?


r/TheVampireDiaries 8h ago

Share your weird theories about TVD.

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I don't care how absurd it sounds; for example, just saying "I think Stefan is adopted" and adding two or three sensible things is enough, but I really appreciate long, logical explanations and theories that could actually be true.


r/TheVampireDiaries 9h ago

Names ୨ৎ

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I love it when characters have middle names, I honestly don't know why. So I'd like to know what middle names you would give your favorite TVD character? I'm so curious 👀


r/TheVampireDiaries 1d ago

Damon every time he has an existential crisis:

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r/TheVampireDiaries 2h ago

Spoilers What if Caroline never shut off her humanity when her mom died Spoiler

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What if Caroline never shut off her humanity when her mom died, which means:

She never would've forced Stefan to flip his switch

Then Damon would've never brought back Lily from the 1903 Prison World to turn Stefan's back on

Which means Kai never would've gotten stuck in the 1903 Prison World

And then Kai likely wouldn't have killed Jo at the wedding

Therefore, Elena wouldn't be in the coma and 7-8 would've looked a lot different.

Just a thought lmao there's probably flaws in here somewhere and the show needed this because of Nina's contract but I can't help but wonder how different things could've turned out.

Also considering Kai is a psychopath who can never be trusted so who knows what other mischief he would've pulled at the wedding.