The Vampire Diaries Walked into the Same Trap That Killed Supernatural
Two iconic shows suffered pretty much the same fate, the only difference being that Supernatural lived a little longer!
It was the 2000s, we had Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries living their best lives, and there were zero worries in the air. Then, everything went south.
In 2013, season 5 of The Vampire Diaries rolled out, and from that point on, the show began to go off the horror rails and into the romance track (this was not what we signed up for!).
Fans are wondering if this was a deliberate thought-through move or if the writers just fell into the same trap that the Supernatural creators had fallen into a few years earlier.
The Vampire Diaries started shifting its focus to relationships after season 2, but it got bad (and then worse and worse) after season 5: all the vampires somehow forgot that they were vampires, romance took center stage, and the show lacked action (at least, compared to the first seasons).
Four years later, in 2017, The Vampire Diaries ran its course, ending after eight seasons (thankfully). Remind you of anything?
Its horror predecessor, Supernatural, basically did the same thing – it just lasted longer.
Starting in 2005, the show became an example of the good old horror stories told from a refreshing perspective (at least, for the first four seasons).
Just like The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural went sour in season 5 and onwards. Episode by episode, season by season, the series lost its unique old-school vibe and developed a taste for a bigger apocalypse that escalated with each season.
At first, we had demons and other scary things, but demons were the worst of the worst, and by season 15, even defeating God was not off the table.
Another thing Supernatural has in common with its horror sibling is the relationships that get in the way of action.
Unlike The Vampire Diaries, romance was never a big part of the show, and women came and went from the boys ' lives rather quickly, but we know one ship that stayed throughout.
Destiel was there since season 4, lurking in the shadows, and the writers kept preying on our fragile shipper hearts without actually giving us anything.
We hate to say it, but it did the show some damage too – the "will they, won't they" dynamic only works if they "will" in the end, which didn't happen for Supernatural.
Still, even if things went sideways, both shows are still loved by the fans.
Let's just hope that their stories teach some future series a valuable lesson – don't stray too far from the genre that made the show special in the first place.