For the first time in 13 years, there won’t be a Vampire Diaries show on the air.
In 2009, a lot was up in the air.
“I just didn’t want to be the end of a trend.”
Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, and Ian Somerhalder on ‘The Vampire Diaries’.Everett Collection
But even then, they had no idea what they were starting to create.
As Williamson said, “Turns out the vampire phase was not over.”
That spin-off was then successful enough to run for five seasons on the CW.
Daniel Gillies and Joseph Morgan on ‘The Originals’.Everett Collection
And that’s not where the story ended.
Looking at the current television landscape, it’s important to note how impressive theVampire Diariesuniverse is.
And yet all three shows blended together seamlessly.
Danielle Rose Russell on ‘Legacies’.Chris Reel/The CW
It’s the place where Elena first bumped into Stefan (Paul Wesley) in the hallway.
For a lot of fans, it’s a second home.
But at least we can walk away knowing that theVampire Diariesuniverse did the opposite of kill the genre.
Instead, it showed us all how it could be improved upon.
We’ll miss it, but thankfully we’ll keep the memories.
And as Stefan once said, the memories are “too important” to lose.
