The Vampire Diaries ended in 2017, giving most of the main characters a happy ending, if not the ending they deserved. But the story of the Salvatore brothers destined to love the same woman not just once, but twice, remains a fan favorite. We can't get enough of the doomed love triangles, tragic deaths, witchy loopholes, good guys doing bad things and bad guys doing good things.
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One of the most memorable things about the series is the dialogue. Whether it's Damon's endless array of inappropriate snarky comments, the heartfelt declarations of love and undying devotion or the tear-jerking goodbyes. Here are 10 quotes from The Vampire Diaries that will stick with us forever.
"Epic" becomes the go-to word to describe Elena's love for both Salvatore brothers. It's Stefan who quickly captures Elena's eye. They have more obstacles in their way to becoming a couple than either knows, particularly Elena. After spending the night together just talking on season 2's "Night of the Comet," Elena realizes both her and Stefan might not be ready for one another. "It's okay. We met, and we talked, and it was epic, but ... then the sun came up and reality set in." Lucky for Stelena fans, Elena rethinks writing off the sexy, new guy in town and willing to overlook the more mysterious aspects of his life.
Lexie keeps her eye on bestie Stefan when she's alive and when she's dead. After worrying the afterlife will be an eternity of torture, Stefan is happy to see it means hanging out with Lexie, who after finally finding peace, still knows what's going on with Stefan. Whether she sees his final heroic acts or just eavesdrops as he recounts them to Elena along with his last words for Caroline, Lexie's impressed, telling Stefan it was "beautiful." How else could Stefan respond after all that sacrifice, redemption and love? "I was feeling epic."
Klaus doesn't have much time for romance with all the scheming and killing and such, but there's just no escaping the chemistry he has with Caroline Forbes. It's a love-hate relationship, but when Klaus scores points when he returns to Mystic Falls to save Damon and allows Tyler to return to Mystic Falls on season 4's "Graduation."
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Klaus is no chump. He's been around long enough to see Tyler and Caroline don't have staying power, and Caroline's intrigued by Klaus' affections and promises to show her things Tyler never will. "Hes your first love. I intend to be your last, however long it takes. Too bad this ship never really sets sail.
By season 2's "Rose," it's the worst kept secret that Damon is in love with his brother's girl. Stefan wants to address the doppelganger in the room, but Damon doesn't feel as chatty about the subject until he has Elena all to himself and vervain free. "I just have to say it once. You just need to hear it. I love you, Elena. And its because I love you that ... I cant be selfish with you why you can't know this. I dont deserve you ... but my brother does. God, I wish you dont have to forget this. But, you do.
Damon confesses his feelings, but still fresh in Damon's mind is Stefan's apology for forcing him to turn into a vampire. So Damon, who truly believes he isn't deserving of not just Elena's love but anyone's, resigns himself to telling her and wiping the memory away.
On The Vampire Diaries, two simple words, "Hello, Brother" are loaded with subtext. It's how Damon greets Stefan after they've been estranged for decades, and his tone clearly conveys he's not thrilled to reunite. The sentiment carries over when Stefan sees Damon for the first time during season 3 after selling his soul to Klaus to save Damon's life. As an homage to the brothers' complex relationship over the years, "Hello, Brother" the title of the first episode of the last season. Most importantly, it's the final words spoken on the series finale: when the mortal siblings find peace and each other in the afterlife.
On season 3's "The Departed," Elena just can't quite quit Stefan despite all of his bad behavior. Stefan has the advantage of getting to the girl first, only he doesn't. On the night of her parents' accident, Elena, stuck in a lackluster romance with the quarterback, encounters Damon who offers her some insight into her love life, "You want a love that consumes you. You want passion and adventure and even a little danger ... I want you to get everything you're looking for. But right now I want you to forget that this happened."
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This stays Damon's secret (until season 6) and shows that Damon has always had the inside track on the real Elena, and tied to Stefan by fate or not, Damon and Elena were always meant to be.
After spending season 4 adapting to life as a vampire, trading in one Salvatore for another and trying to get her hands on the cure, on "Graduation," Elena has some big decisions to make. The cure is makes more rounds than a cocktail waitress during Happy Hour but winds up in Elena's hands She wants Stefan to have it because "The only person worse at being a vampire than me is you." She's not wrong. Stefan's weakness is his lust for blood: his Ripper tendencies that leave him feeling brooding and plagued with guilt after every bender.
By the time Katherine returns to Mystic Falls during season 2, she's lost the affection of both Salvatore brothers, and even this vamp on the run sees the writing on the wall on season 2's "Masquerade." "Does Elena enjoy having both of you worship at her altar?" To lose the brothers to her doppelganger motivates Katherine to drive a wedge between the brothers. Elena is the source of unspoken issues between Damon and Stefan, and Katherine's the kind of girl who tells it like it is.
On season 1's "The Turning Point," Stefan decides the risk of loving Elena is too much, and he's not wrong. The body count in Mystic Falls is quickly rising, and there are all sorts of mystical hijinks afoot. But Elena isn't about to let Stefan decide her fate, "If you walk away, it's for you because I know what I want. Stefan, I love you."
He's a vampire, his relationship status with his ex-girlfriend and brother are "complicated," but Elena loves this lonely "Ripper." It's the first time Elena declares her love for Stefan, proving she's willing to fight for what she wants.
Fans will never know what might have been between Damon and Rose since she suffers the agonizing death brought on by a werewolf bite. But Damon shows an uncharacteristic soft side by helping Rose find peace and happiness in her final moments. When confronted with his kindness towards Rose and his affection for her by Stefan, Damon wants to keep his bad-boy image intact, "You better watch your back because I may just need to go get a hero hairdo of my own and steal your thunder."
Watching Rose die elicits unexpected emotions from Damon, and he's someone who gets burned whenever he lets himself care. Plus, Damon loves to poke jabs at his brother, especially when it comes to Stefan's perfectly coiffed hair.
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