It's always been easy to dismiss Vampire Diaries, CW's supernatural, soapy, teen romance. Early previews painted it as a Twilight ripoff centered around its photogenic cast brooding and...well, not doing much else. Early buzz did little to allay those fears. Yet, the series emerged as one of television's most enjoyable supernatural suspense shows. Initially centered an all-too-familiar vampire love triangle featuring two vampire brothers (Paul Wesley as the "good" brother, Stefan; Ian Somerhalder as the "evil" brother, Damon) and Elena, the human ...