I hear what you're saying and while I don't agree with ALL of it (I don't regret my relationship with the show), I have no desire to try and invalidate your feelings.
What I *do* want to point out in terms of a MASSIVE upshot to Sterolized June Wedding is that (theoretically) Stefan LIVES. Without a love story and accompanying happiness, Stefan rides the rails of a life without purpose. A very long, very tragic, very unpleasantly
vampiric eternity. And then Ian's vision for the brothers saying one final "cheers," and tossing their rings into the Carribean, thusly igniting the final credits, burning the image of a Stefankabob into our delicate psyches for all time, catches too much validity.
But if he's as happy as a cheese plate, rearing a family and potentially even keeping Elena on speed dial (a smoothie emoji by her name), he's got enough potential for a life fulfilled.
Having said that, the number 2 vamps I do NOT wish to see cured, because no amount of claims can convince me they want it, anymore than the audience does, are Damon and Caroline. Sure, hardcore Delenas may kinda sorta want it for him, because it "proves his un?dying love for Elena/desire to have her babies and grow old together," but 1. That was a Stelena thing and 2. the entire excitement of Damon/Delena is that he's a goddamn vampire! The way he winced and grimaced trying to imagine a human life (before the butt-patting old folks), I felt the same. Most of us did. Even those unwilling to admit it to themselves. Take away his super-powers and reckless abandon, Damon is basically, just a weak-resolved, bitter dick. You should always go with your first instinct, and both his AND Stefan's about a human Damon, were dead right.
It's funny, I lost so much of my love for late season 4 on vampire Elena, and yet I was utterly shocked and disappointed when she took the Cure. I guess it's kind of like with Stelena- they were my favorite love story, once upon a time, and I wanted it to last forever. But once it didn't, and once she'd spent a couple years growing away from herself, as well as being VERY with his brother, I had zero unrealistic desire to see them rekindled. Not to mention, Stefan deserved eons more. By season 6, vampire Elena was really fine with it all, she dug the super-powers, she's surrounded by super naturals, she never shuts up about how the "old Elena" is dead and gone, she was all about an ETERNITY with her love... So writing her as suddenly being desperate for her womb back, and a future that didn't deny her menopause, it felt about as ret-connish as the writers' about face on Stelena's significance.
-I know they wrote the Gem twins into Care's womb because of CandyCola's pregnancy, but had Nina stayed on, how perfect would that have been for Elena?! Like if she hadn't taken the Cure, I mean. She would get to be a momma, and would not have had to hide her vampirism/non-aging from her growing children, seeing as how they themselves are supernatural. The whole Ric part doesn't quite work here, but maybe she would have gotten some rando dying Gemini's babies instead?
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TearTheStarsOutFromTheSky
8 years ago
As a hardcore Delena fan I agree with you. I think that's why I'm so bitter towards delena right now. I absolutely loathe the idea of a human Delena. I wanted their love to be Eternal and i thought that was much more romantic than turning human, popping out kids, growing old and croaking. It's just ew to me honestly and feels like a big retcon on both characters and it's making me dream my ships endgame.
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