Day Seven: Female Character Meme

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Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time: Bonnie Bennett



Damn, this category was hard to pick for (“ALL OF THEM” is not an answer, right?). But after some thought, Bonnie seemed like the obvious choice. She's been more on the show lately (though I'm not 100% thrilled with her current storyline), but for a lot of the season, she seemed to have mysteriously disappeared into a plot hole out of town.

I have a lot of love for all the female characters in The Vampire Diaries, and they all bring something unique on the show. Bonnie's process of connecting to her witchy powers is fascinating to watch, and I appreciate the fact she seems to have a healthy distrust of vampires, something that gets her downright vilified in fandom (look, I love Damon as much as the next fangirl with a bad boy fetish, but if you think past the hotness and charisma, he's really NOT someone you'd want to have around. Especially if your name is not Elena). On a show where a lot of people seem to almost immediately trust the Salvatore brothers for no discernible reason (and in Damon's case, despite plenty of evidence they really, really shouldn't), Bonnie's perspective is needed. Yet despite the cautiousness, Bonnie comes through for her friends everytime, but retains enough independent thought not to go completely against her better instincts just because others ask her to. I hope there are more Bonnie storylines post-hiatus, and not just of the romantic variety.


Day One: Favorite lead female character
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love
Day Four: A female character you relate to
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates
Day Twenty-Thre: Favorite female platonic relationship
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like)
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec
Day Thirty: Whatever you'd like!