i’m curious how you guys would’ve liked to see elena become a vampire!

she becomes a vampire and is met with a plethora of problems (in true elena fashion).

for me, I feel like their approach to her being a vampire creating a new set of problems (and solutions), was kind of a weird way to go but I don’t entirely hate it. I think the sire storyline was interesting, but it kinda dragged out, and I didn’t like the search for the cure.

I didn’t like the search for the cure because I think they should’ve just… had elena deal with the fact that she was a vampire from the jump 😭 like oh well? duh? 😭 a lot of the other characters said “why is it just for elena” and even elena points this out. I think it was odd for them to introduce this storyline, when we’ve seen other characters (like stefan) miss being human. it just felt pointless to me, and sort of… undone? I think if they had it be more prominent for elena in later seasons to become human and go back to stefan, then it would’ve been better (but obviously nina left the show). I get that they used it to introduce that stefan was also a doppelgänger though, but maybe another storyline could’ve been created for that (introduce tom!)

I would’ve liked to see elena enter her new vampire life with more of her s1 and s2 qualities/character traits, and maybe they could’ve added a cool doppelgänger-vampire power that her and katherine could’ve discovered together. like maybe their blood can be used for different stuff? or they have specific skills other vampires don’t? (sort of like the books making damon a crow or whatever LOL).

idk I didn’t mean to ramble, but I just think it would’ve been nicer to see elena be a vampire in a more traditional sense, rather than it being immediately met with problem after problem and then her only solution becomes so weird and drawn out? just all around odd. I almost wish it was a bit simpler? idk!

curious if anyone wishes they saw something different with that storyline!