It's been one year since the series finale of "The Vampire Diaries" and we are still not over it. Before I began watching it myself, I thought it was some stupid teen romance show. But I can honestly say that it is now one of my favorite shows, and I speak for all of the fans when I say there are so many things we miss about it.
1. Damon & Stefan Salvatore
It's so hard to choose which brother was your favorite. In the beginning, Damon was absolute scum but the more you watched, the more his character grew on you. And Stefan...well, Stefan was Stefan. And the two together were pure gold.
2. The plot twists
You were a fool if you got too attached to any of the characters.
3. Caroline Forbes
I don't know about you, but Caroline was my absolute least favorite character when I first started watching "The Vampire Diaries." She was so annoying and extremely self-centered. But as the show progressed, her character developed into a very strong female lead.
4. Damon & Liz
Need I say more?
5. Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John
Oh, Enzo! One of my favorite characters. And when Stefan ripped his heart out you can bet your bottom dollar I was one angry person.
6. Stefan & Lexi
Stefan and Lexi are the definition of the perfect friendship. And even though her character was killed off pretty early in the series, I loved how she made reappearances at various points throughout the rest of the series.
7. Kai Parker
Alright, Kai is the epitome of a love-hate relationship. You hate him and everything he's done, but you'd be lying if you said he wasn't hilarious. Seriously. For a sociopath, he has quite a sense of humor.
8. Klaus & Caroline
Even though you were rooting for Caroline and Tyler, there was a little part of you that was secretly hoping Caroline and Klaus would end up together. Don't even try to deny it.
9. The Flashbacks
The flashbacks gave us a deeper look into the lives of our favorite characters (and even our least favorite characters).
10. Tyler Lockwood
Yeah, I know...he was a pretty big jerk at the beginning of the series. But once he triggered his werewolf curse he really turned over a new leaf!
11. Damon & Bonnie
After being stuck in 1994 prison world together, you could say that they became pretty tight. Their friendship was one of my favorites to watch develop throughout the series and I miss watching it so much.
12. The extreme tear-jerkers
Now I don't cry during TV shows, but there were countless episodes in which I felt like I had just lost my best friend. Like when Liz Forbes died or we everyone gathered around Alaric as he prepared for his inevitable death. Man, those episodes were rough, let me tell you. I have never watched such an emotionally draining show.
"The Vampire Diaries:" It's been one year, and we are still not over you.
