While The Vampire Diaries was wildly successful for The CW — the series ran for eight seasons and got two spinoffs — the show was far from perfect. As is the case with most long-running series, The ...

One of the most iconic series, with eight seasons running from 2009-2017, The Vampire Diaries made an impact since its premiere. However, before the halfway point, it started facing some narrative ...

Supernatural forces often cause problems that are beyond their control. Caroline carrying Alaric and Jo's twins creates complications between them, as Caroline comes to see the girls as her own.

The first comes in Episode 4, "Disturbing Behavior," when Elena and Alaric try to stop Damon from lashing out against Caroline's father. Damon breaks Alaric's neck after checking to ensure he's ...

Meanwhile, Caroline Forbes, the surrogate mother of ... on the show,” Plec has said about the character. Seeing as Alaric is an occult expert and Hope is a tribrid, together (and with the ...