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All the male characters have creeped me out in one way or another. Alaric's whole "vengeance for my dead wife" backstory is just another take on the fridged woman trope. Matt's behavior toward Elena is passive-aggressive and stalkery. Jeremy's probably the most sympathetic but I thought Vicki was right when she said that Jeremy was just another guy who wanted to use her for his own needs more than to actually know her as a person.
Most of all I'm horrified that the show apparently thinks rape is not a big deal. After Tyler tries to rape Vicki and Damon does rape Caroline, the show still treats both as characters who are worth sympathizing with and ~understanding~, and doesn't acknowledge the significance of what they've committed.
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Date: 2011-10-10 04:06 am (UTC)All the male characters have creeped me out in one way or another. Alaric's whole "vengeance for my dead wife" backstory is just another take on the fridged woman trope. Matt's behavior toward Elena is passive-aggressive and stalkery. Jeremy's probably the most sympathetic but I thought Vicki was right when she said that Jeremy was just another guy who wanted to use her for his own needs more than to actually know her as a person.
Most of all I'm horrified that the show apparently thinks rape is not a big deal. After Tyler tries to rape Vicki and Damon does rape Caroline, the show still treats both as characters who are worth sympathizing with and ~understanding~, and doesn't acknowledge the significance of what they've committed.