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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.23, “Graduation”: Mixed finale caps disappointing season

The Vampire Diaries, Season 4, Episode 23: “Graduation” Written by Caroline Dries and Julie Plec Directed by Chris Grismer Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: Everyone graduates, we meet Silas, and Elena makes her choice The Vampire Diaries has had a wildly uneven season four. Yes we’ve …

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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.19-20, “Pictures of You” and “The Originals”: Uninspiring eps tread water before final push

The Vampire Diaries, Season 4, Episode 19: “Pictures of You” Written by Neil Reynolds and Caroline Dries Directed by J. Miller Tobin The Vampire Diaries, Season 4, Episode 20: “The Originals” Written by Julie Plec Directed by Chris Grismer Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: It’s Prom …

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How The Following is Changing How We View Bisexual Relationships

Is everyone watching what’s happening on Monday at 9pm on Fox? Who knew that along with a spine tingling cult mystery from the creator of Scream and The Vampire Diaries that we’d also get one of the most comprehensive and complicated looks at bisexuality committed to screen. The love triangle on The Following between Emma, …

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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.13, “Into the Wild”: Solid ep neither restarts nor repairs series’ downward spiral

The Vampire Diaries, Season 4, Episode 13: “Into the Wild” Written by Caroline Dries Directed by Michael Allowitz Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: Shane goes ghost hunting, Rebekah pitches herself as hero, and Tyler and Caroline call Klaus’s bluff Last week’s installment, “A View to a …

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To be or not to be? ‘The Originals’

It’s been a rumor that every Vampire Diaries fan, lover of supernatural romance dramas and television junkie wishes to be true. Is the television hit series The Vampire Diaries bound to have a spin off titled The Originals? This just maybe so if the backdoor pilot episode which will be tested on the April 25th …

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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.02: “Memorial” delivers with compelling stakes, strong antagonist

The Vampire Diaries, Season 4, Episode 2: “Memorial” Written by Jose Molina and Julie Plec Directed by Rob Hardy Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week on The Vampire Diaries: Matt and Elena finally get to necking, Damon is moody, and the gang holds a wake Emphasizing the journeys each of our …

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The Vampire Diaries Ep. 3.19, “Heart of Darkness”: Character returns marred by musical missteps

The Vampire Diaries Review, Season 3, Episode 19: “Heart of Darkness” Written by Brian Young and Evan Bleiweiss Directed by Chris Grismer Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: Jeremy’s back, Rose’s back, Tyler’s back, Esther’s back. It’s a big ol’ Vampire Diaries reunion. For many, the highlight …

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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 3.17, “Break On Through”: Back on track to crazy fun land

The Vampire Diaries Review, Season 3, Episode 17: “Break On Through” Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine Directed by Lance Anderson Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: Jamie’s a bitten boy, Damon’s a bad boy, and Ric’s a dull boy. After last week’s mediocre episode, this week things are …

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The Vampire Diaries Ep. 3.16, “1912”: Underplotted filler ep saved by closing reveal

The Vampire Diaries Review, Season 3, Episode 16: “1912” Written by Julie Plec and Elisabeth R. Finch Directed by John Behring Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: It’s brotherly tough love for Stefan, Rebekah does some tree-related sleuthing, and Elena has a heart-to-heart with Matt. After several …

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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 3.13, “Bringing Out the Dead”: Parental shakeups give weight to transitional episode

The Vampire Diaries Review, Season 3, Episode 13: “Bringing Out the Dead” Written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien Directed by Jeffrey Hunt Airs Thursdays at 8pm (ET) on the CW This week, on The Vampire Diaries: The Salvatores scheme, the Forbes grieve, and Klaus has a family reunion. Plus, there’s a serial killer in …

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10 Ways The Vampire Diaries Is Getting It Right

Over the past few seasons, while True Blood became HBO’s #1 show and serialized storytelling hit creative highs with Breaking Bad, Justified, and Game of Thrones, one network series has quietly become a go-to for fans of intelligent, well-made serialized genre television. The Vampire Diaries may not be a perfect show, but it carefully avoids …

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