The Vampire Diaries: why losing Nina Dobrev is a good thing

Then something weird happened, and people started to realiseTheVampire Diariesmight actually be a decent show.

But she was also strong and resilient, not easily manipulated always prepared to save herself.

So where does that leave it?

In a place where it has to evolve.

The show changed with her, but not necessarily for the better.

It lost its identity by, ironically, trying to hang onto its initial premise too tightly.

But Elena has been a background player at best, an energy-suck at worst.

Then theres the cure, reintroduced in the most recent episode.