When the television adaptation of debuted in 2009, it carried the same basic premise as L. J. Smith’s novels: teenage girl Elena Gilbert caught between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore. But beyond names and relationships, the show diverged so radically from the books that many fans now see them almost as separate entities.
One of the clearest shifts is in characters.
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