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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “The End of the Affair”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 10/01/2011

Joseph Morgan in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "The End of the Affair" | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Caroline Dries, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Chris Grismer Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: September 29, 2010 Once again, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES delivers with another fine episode. “The End of the Affair” is packed with lavish 1920’s flashbacks, and all kinds of cerebral goodies to chew on in the present. Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) hit Chicago in an effort to find out why Klaus can’t properly create his hybrid army. Of course Stefan knows the real reason, simply that Elena (Nina Dobrev) […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “The Hybrid”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/29/2011

Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "The Hybrid" | ©2011 The CW/Quantrell D. Colbert

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Joshua Butler, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Al Septien Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: September 22, 2010 THE VAMPIRE DIARIES never fails to please in terms of cliffhanger endings and surprises rolling in that are rarely suspected or even hinted at. Last week’s cliffhanger saw Caroline (Candice Accola) gunned down by Carol Lockwood (Susan Walters) with a Vervain tranquilizer, that was a brilliant ending but I think the new episode “The Hybrid” has an even better one (SPOILER ALERT) bringing back Caroline’s father played by Jack […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 premiere – “The Birthday”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/16/2011

Matt Davis, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "The Birthday" | ©2011 The CW Network/Quantrell D. Colbert

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: John Behring Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: September 15, 2010 YAY! The wait is finally over and one of my favorite guilty pleasures is back! THE VAMPIRE DIARIES left us in a bit of a lurch last season with Stefan (Paul Wesley) taking off to join Klaus (Joseph Morgan) as he plots for the next phase in his supernatural vendetta. Poor Elena (Nina Dobrev) was left with only Damon (Ian Somerhalder) to make the pain go […]Read On »

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Comic-Con 2011 Interview: The scoop on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Season 3 according to showrunner Julie Plec

By CARL CORTEZ 07/23/2011

Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - "As I Lay Dying" | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES heads into the third season this fall with a bit of a role reversal as our hero Stefan (Paul Wesley) hits a little bit of a dark path, and is on the road while his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is left at home to protect Elena (Nina Dobrev) from all the bad things that comes her way. It’s a major evolution for the series, and while at San Diego’s 2011 Comic-Con International, we were able to speak with showrunner and executive producer Julie Plec about the secrets of Season Three and what to expect in the fall. […]Read On »

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The Ten Things We Want to See in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3

By SEAN ELLIOTT 07/13/2011

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season Two | © 2010 The CW

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES might be on Summer hiatus on The CW, but here at ASSIGNMENT X, we’ve been thinking a lot about what should happen next season. This show has had lots of twist and turns and ins and outs during the second season, even more than the first, so it’s to be expected that there will be some shake-ups for the new year. Here’s a list of things we’d like to see happen on the popular romance/supernatural genre show, check ‘em out and see if you agree with what we think should happen, or feel free to chime in […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 2 – “As I Lay Dying”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 05/13/2011

Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - "As I Lay Dying" | ©2011 The CW/Annette Brown

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writers: Turi Meyer & Al Septin & Michael Narducci, Developed by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: John Behring Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: May 12th, 2010 Well, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES season finale was not at all what I expected, in a GOOD way! “As I Lay Dying” I figured would just be a dénouement to the season which had already seen a lot of character death and loss and mayhem, but instead there was a lot to this episode that I […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 2 – “The Sun Also Rises”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 05/06/2011

Steven R. McQueen in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - "The Sun Also Rises" | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Caroline Dries & Mike Daniels, Developed by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Paul M. Sommers Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: May 5th, 2010 There’s one more episode of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, but this really felt like a season finale to me. The writers are going the way of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER season four, and the last episode will probably be a resolution episode from all of the fallout of this season. “The Sun Also Rises” is a well-crafted episode that […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 2 – “The Last Day”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 05/05/2011

Matt Davis and Ian Somerhalder in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - "The Last Day" | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Andrew Chambliss & Brian Young, Developed by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: J. Miller Tobin Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: April 28th, 2010 The latest episode of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES has such a CRASH, BOOM, BANG ending I was blown away with the amount of danger they could put almost every character in. “The Last Day” doesn’t even bother with getting up a head of steam as it races the series and the characters towards the inevitable confrontation with Klauss (Joseph […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 2 – “Klaus”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 04/22/2011

Nina Dobrev in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - "Klaus" | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Joshua Butler Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: April 21st, 2010 Well, we are definitely in the s#*t now on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES! Still barreling towards the inevitable HUGE season finale, the latest episode “Klaus” explains a lot, asks some new questions, and gives us a lot to mull over until next week. One thing I love about this series is the fact that more often than not, each episode picks up almost exactly where the previous […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 2- “The Last Dance”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 04/18/2011

Candice Accola in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - "The Last Dance" | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Mike Daniels, Created by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Wendey Stanzler Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: April 14th, 2010 THE VAMPIRE DIARIES ramps up towards the season finale with the latest episode “The Last Dance” and everything heads towards a collision of monstrous proportions. So Alaric (Matt Davis) is now possessed by Klaus which is a curious thing. He possesses all of Klaus’ powers like compelling powers over others including other vampires, and he seems to have some extra strength. On […]Read On »

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