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An Ode to Forwood

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Some brief background:

Until not too long ago, I was dead certain I would never watch this show. I hate the romanticizing of vampires in this day and age, and there is no word in any language to describe my loathing for Twilight (which remains as potent as ever, unlike that for The Vampire Diaries). I saw the previews for this show, rolled my eyes, and vowed to never see it.

But then I realized that you can’t argue against something if you don’t know what you’re talking about. For example, I’ve read the first three Twilight books and a synopsis of the fourth, which means I know the vapid, Mary Sue characters and I know the bad writing. I can cite things from it. In short, if I get into a debate with a Twihard, I will win. Because they can’t use the “You haven’t even read the books!” retort.

The same went with The Vampire Diaries. Admittedly I didn’t know anyone who was a fan of it, but in case I ran across something on the internet or someone who enjoyed it, I wanted to have rebuttals at the ready.

( In which I wax poetic. )