The (Frankly Ridiculous) Retcon That Still Bugs Vampire Diaries Fans

The CW's The Vampire Diaries was one of the most popular shows of the last decade, gluing teenage audiences to their screens with a fascinating story of ancient vampires and witches mingling with normal teenagers and trying to sort out their romantic feelings for each other in the face of supernatural problems.

People loved following Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder's characters and praised the actors for perfectly capturing the vibe of the show.

However, one thing that bothered fans from the very first episode was the poor writing.

While the overall structure of the story was great, viewers immediately grew tired of the uneven quality of the series' writing, as one scene would give the actors a great script to show off their acting chops, and another would leave them with something that looked like it was written by a robot. And most of all, people hated how often The Vampire Diaries' writers were retconning their own stories.

Among the show's many retcons, one that continues to bother fans is Damon and his quest to become human again. In the series' second season, Damon, one of the most violent and oddly charismatic vampires among all the other bloodsuckers, confesses that he only commits heinous acts out of contempt for his own nature. He wants to become human, and because he can't, he kills humans.

While this explanation for Damon's actions sounded perfect in the episode, the character became one of the biggest critics of becoming human after the cure for vampirism became available. Why the sudden change of heart? Obviously, the writers simply retconned Damon as a character, ruining any credibility he had in an instant.

'It just pisses me off because I thought that little insight into why Damon does the awful things, he does give some kind of meaning to his actions. Even if you didn't agree with his behavior, you can at least understand why he was the way he was. All he wanted was to be human and not a monster,' a disappointed fan said.

Of course, the minor retcon didn't ruin the show as a whole, but fans were still disappointed in creator Julie Plec for allowing it to happen.

Source: Reddit.