Elena Gilbert ping-ponged between two brothers on “The Vampire Diaries,” making her no better than her doppelgänger, Katherine.
When Elena meets Stefan and Damon, a pair of vampire brothers, in the first couple of episodes of “The Vampire Diaries,” she learns about their shared ex-girlfriend, Katherine. She also learns that Katherine’s manipulations of the brothers led to a century-long rift between them.
Katherine is also established as one of the show’s most formidable antagonists, with almost all of the characters hating her and judging her — and she admits to being a villain.
But what did Elena do over the course of the first six seasons of “TVD”? She started by dating Stefan while developing feelings for Damon, and she eventually dumped Stefan to be with Damon.
That’s not even the annoying part, though.
What actually gets us is that Elena is probably one of the most self-righteous main characters in TV history, judging everyone else for making mistakes. Meanwhile, the character whose actions she most closely emulates is Katherine. Make it make sense!
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