So I never got into the whole “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” or “Angel” shows. They just seemed so silly and sophomoric. I would have thought the same the about “The Vampire Diaries,” but I have to admit, I look forward to 8pm on Thursday nights!

The story revolves around Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore (Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder). We haven’t gotten the whole story yet, but apparently, Elena is a dead-ringer (excuse the pun) for Katherine, a woman from the brothers’ past. Stefan is protective of Elena, while Damon wants to destroy her. While the Salvatore family has been outcast from Mystic Falls (the town in which they live), Stefan seems to fit in at school…as well as a 150-year-old vampire can I suppose. Damon has been feeding on residents randomly throughout the town, and the town is in fear of a large predatory animal. Hmmm an animal that only attacks its human victims on the neck.    

This week, Elena discovered that Damon has taken one of her friends, Caroline Truitt (Candice Accola) under his spell. While questioning Caroline about bite marks that she was hiding under a scarf, Elena learned that Caroline was being held under  a hypnotic spell, which Stefan was able to break. The store, of course, doesn’t end there.

I can’t swear to it, but I think I’ve read that the show has been picked up for the rest of the season. Very exciting.

Yes, I know I said I didn’t like Buffy or Angel because they just seemed so sophomoric. While the plotline in TVD is just as predictable as any other tv show out there, there are plenty of moments where I actually get caught off-guard and let out a little yip because something unexpected happened that would startle me. I don’t think I’ve ever watched a show that did that. Well, except for “Fringe,” but that’s a whole other topic. Unlike Buffy and Angel, there is a story being told and there’s no need for so many and different minions of hell being thrown into an episode. There are many that would disagree with me, and I suppose with Twilight and the upcoming release of New Moon, vampires will continue to be all the rage…