Season 7 of The Vampire Diaries delivers a new vision, post Elena, that’s a bit darker and more expansive. Picking up on the apocalyptic preview at the end of the Season 6 finale, Mystic Falls becomes a deserted town when the Salvatores are forced to make a truce with the resurrected Heretics, but secretly the Salvatores plot to kill the Heretic’s leader and reclaim their home. The tone is a lot darker than in seasons’ past, and made more so by flash-forwards to 3 years in the future; foreshadowing that things will not end well in the present day storyline. However, as much as the show tries to explore new characters and relationships, the absence of Elena is keenly felt; particularly in regard to the show’s signature love triangle, which the writers try to substitute with a lesbian romance. But this romance doesn’t work, and in fact none of the new romances have much traction. Also, there’s a real bad piece of miscasting with Leslie-Anne Huff as the season’s main villain, vampire hunter Rayna Cruz. Yet, the main cast continues to bring their A-game and the 3 year flash-forwards add a lot of mystery and intrigue to the show. Season 7 has its problems, but The Vampire Diaries remains an extremely compelling and exciting series that’s full of rich, interesting characters.
Review by Dann MichalskiBlockedParent2022-10-23T23:00:11Z
Season 7 of The Vampire Diaries delivers a new vision, post Elena, that’s a bit darker and more expansive. Picking up on the apocalyptic preview at the end of the Season 6 finale, Mystic Falls becomes a deserted town when the Salvatores are forced to make a truce with the resurrected Heretics, but secretly the Salvatores plot to kill the Heretic’s leader and reclaim their home. The tone is a lot darker than in seasons’ past, and made more so by flash-forwards to 3 years in the future; foreshadowing that things will not end well in the present day storyline. However, as much as the show tries to explore new characters and relationships, the absence of Elena is keenly felt; particularly in regard to the show’s signature love triangle, which the writers try to substitute with a lesbian romance. But this romance doesn’t work, and in fact none of the new romances have much traction. Also, there’s a real bad piece of miscasting with Leslie-Anne Huff as the season’s main villain, vampire hunter Rayna Cruz. Yet, the main cast continues to bring their A-game and the 3 year flash-forwards add a lot of mystery and intrigue to the show. Season 7 has its problems, but The Vampire Diaries remains an extremely compelling and exciting series that’s full of rich, interesting characters.