Following the central protagonist Elena Gilbert while she grappled with the sudden death of her parents, The Vampire Diaries explored her new lease on life after meeting the similarly haunted and ...

Some TV love stories have a way of sticking with viewers, but no prime-time romance has come close to the pull that Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) has to Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder).

And when The Vampire Diaries premiered, there were two characters holding pens—Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert. But what started out as Stefan’s story eventually found its footing in Elena ...