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Plec about Alaric and Caroline (spoiler)

posted 8 years ago by D_Stormborn
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Where is Alaric living when Vampire Diaries returns? — Jana
Well, he’s definitely not in Texas anymore. “Alaric is living in a small bachelor apartment with a guest room for his girls close to the armory,” showrunner Julie Plec says, adding that Caroline “has moved back into her childhood home in Mystic Falls.” The two of them will be sharing custody of the girls and raising their daughters together, which will quickly bring Ric even closer to home. As Plec puts it, “Alaric is feeling a little bit detached from everyone back in Mystic Falls, and so he may find his way there sooner than later.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/14/spoiler-room-once-upon-time-arrow-chicago-fire

CW has decided to do some TVD marketing at least? Alaric's story as armory boss seems a bit a waste of time with only 16 episodes left.

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[–] TaylorBruh25 8 years ago

Unless they're planning to use the Armory after the series ends... Hmmm

[–] orgine 8 years ago

Doesn't anyone find it creepy as hell that Caroline is sharing custody of these children when she was their surrogate?

[–] tmrhgrvs 8 years ago

I find it aggravating that they (the show runners) are trying to replace Jo as the girls mother.

[–] orgine 8 years ago

Thank you. Aggravating and creepy as hell. Alaric developing feelings for Caroline is weird and disgusting. Caroline choosing to tie her lives to these children is equally disturbing. Both of them basically trying to erase the memory of their real mother from the twins is just as alarming.

Don't get me wrong. I am all for blended families and children by adoption, not by blood. But Caroline's reasons for wanting to be the twins' mother and Alaric's wife were just ridiculous. She didn't love Alaric, could not even bring herself to share a bed with him. She was basically playing house with her live dolls until something else came along.

[–] vdgarcia13 8 years ago

I don't like it because it makes Caroline tied to other people for the rest of their lives, but I can understand why they did it. I mean, even though they're not her biological kids, Caroline did carry them for months. They were a part of her for a long time, growing inside her, spending time inside her, of course she's gonna develop some attachment to them. You don't just give birth and give the baby away with a simple sayonara. And this is Caroline we're talking about, she's always on her moral compass.

[–] orgine 8 years ago

I am all for Caroline developing attachment issues to the twins and watching that being explored in the story. What I find disturbing is that Alaric, has more or less given her de facto parental rights over his children.

[–] vdgarcia13 8 years ago

That I agree with. Alarics attachment of Caroline makes little sense. They only did it because Dries wants drama between Care and Stefan, plus not knowing what to do with Alaric or Caroline during S7.
I could undeestand it though if he were traumatized by Jo's death and therefore latched onto Caroline to make his picture perfect family.
Caroline being willing to marry Alaric makes little sense too. Unless she was completely heartbroken over Stefan leaving and believed that she would never see him again, then I could understand. The problem with all this though is that the show didn't explain the motivations for any of these characters very well, and so it comes off looking careless and cheap.

[–] LovesConfusingJoy 8 years ago

Why wouldn't he? She loves them and he needs/ wants a partner

[–] susanaf95 8 years ago

She was a surrogate... but she also raised them for 5 years. She is their mom now. Both in their eyes and her own. I know it's only been a season since she gave birth in our eyes.. so it's weird to see her with them... but it's been 5 years in tvd. You just have to try to adjust to it.

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[–] orgine 8 years ago

Yes, but my issue with that is... why did Alaric let her become their mom? He wasn't in a relationship with her at the time the twins were born. Why allow to ingratiate herself so completely in the lives and hearts of his children before he knew if she was committed to being their mother for the long haul. I mean, it's a supernatural show so it's easy to lose perspective, but as far as Alaric is concerned, Caroline was still a 20/21 year old college co-ed when she gave birth to the twins. What exactly about her life at that point in time made him think : "wow this immortal girl is going to be an excellent mom to my kids".

It sounds so irresponsible of him and so ultimately disrespectful of Jo. Do the children even know who Jo is? Or has she been find/replaced completely by Caroline?