The Vampire Diaries 2x19 "Klaus" Reaction - Full Length

Sources, trust me bro! Nothing in the show, or bts info to enforce the narrative that Stefan is this evil mastermind manipulator than you 'reading' body language, lol.

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I really like these reactions so much and hope we get to see Kat on screen for the final show in this series. I see that you're trying to upload 1 show a week and at that rate this will take 4 years to finish. Is there any chance you could do a bit more please, like 5 or 6 per month. Thank you again for the great content.

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One thing that is so important about this show is that 50 to 60 percent of the scripts is body language and if you don’t know enough about how to read a certain facial expression you will not be able to understand most scenes or interpret them correctly. So many people misunderstand the scene where Stefan told Damon to back off. They misinterpreted because they don’t pay attention to Stefan’s facial expressions in this episode. First of all, there was a clear tension between Stefan and Damon from the start of the episode even before they found out what Elena did. There was a sense of hostility from Stefan toward Damon in this entire episode so where’s this tension coming from? It had everything to do with what happened the episode before. Damon literally stole Stefan’s thunder and played the “hero” so much better than him and he was the one who was able to keep Elena safe. Stefan didn’t like this at all and he started to feel insecure about his relationship all over again and he showed it completely in this episode. Every time Stefan feels insecure and he feels like he lose control of things, he resorts to use emotional manipulation to get the hang of things again. In the scene where Stefan told Damon that he will never have Elena’s respect is a clear evidence of that. Stefan knew how Damon was treated by his father, we saw a glimpse of that in the flesh backs of S1 so he knew exactly where to hit Damon that hurts the most and he knew how to exploit Damon’s insecurities. He told Damon that he will never gain Elena’s respect just like how he never had their father’s respect reminding him he will always end up disappointing people around him just like how he was a disappointment to his father. S1E13: Damon: “ well I’ve never asked for your respect” Giuseppe: “ good for you Damon because all I have is disappointment” That’s why the scene where Stefan told Damon to back off it was all about Damon and it had nothing to do with Elena, if you pay attention to Stefan’s face when he’s delivering that line, there’s a self righteous expression and more importantly there’s a sense of victory in his eyes the same expression he had throughout the entirely of this episode whenever he was talking to Damon, there is a little smirk and his eyes were dilated. This is a expression you make when you want to show someone that you won and they lost. I would’ve agreed with you that he was standing up for Elena and wanted to make Damon respect her choices if Stefan didn’t have that expression in his face when he was talking to Damon. It was like he silently was telling Damon “you don’t get to decide about her, only I get to decide because I’m HIS boyfriend not you” I get a very possessive attitude from Stefan in this episode and especially in this scene, kind of like Stefan was reminding Damon that he was the one that Elena loved back and essentially who won the competition. Funny thing is Stefan sees himself in a competition with Damon about Elena’s love but it’s one sided because Damon doesn’t look at it like this at all because that’s not how he loves, his understanding of love goes beyond that. Damon understands that Elena loves Stefan, he respects their relationship and chooses to love Elena selflessly and unconditionally and chooses to protect her in the shadows knowing she might never love him back, that’s why he doesn’t care if Elena would end up hating him for the things he has to do to keep her alive because all he cares about is seeing a smile on Elena’s face even if he’s not the one who’s making her smile , as long as she’s alive and happy and that’s all that matters to him.

I actually enjoy Damon and Andy on screen lol, dont get me wrong, in real life that would be a horrible situation because Damon is obviously very unstable and there is clearly a power balance issue in that dynamic since Damon obviously holds the reins… but, all that aside, I like that she genuinely does care about him and believe it or not he does care about her. He compelled her to not be afraid of him being a vampire and to not tell anyone about his secrets but otherwise, her interactions with him are genuine. I like it for the same reasons I like seeing him with characters like Liz and Carol because it shows him caring about humans other than Elena

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