wrong in all the right ways

I did! I actually watched it live to make sure I didn’t get spoiled. I thought it was okay. It’s obvious it wasn’t meant to be a series finale because it was lacking an emotional punch. I mean, obviously the Klaus/Hope scene was far and away the best part. And it was nice to see Caroline again, but it felt like she was underused (which makes me think Candice probably only had a day to film--but it was weird that she barely interacted with Lizzie and then had that random scene with Cleo. And nothing with Alaric--love him or hate him, that felt strange, too).

But it was still nice to see Kaleb/Cleo and Ben/Jed happy together and preparing for new adventures, Finch and Jed’s moment was excellent. I even enjoyed Landon and Hope. And I loved that MG was afraid of Caroline. 

Overall, Legacies was a show that had so much potential and I don’t think it ever really got there. This was far and away its best season so it’s extra disappointing that we won’t get more. They redeemed Aurora! I hated the Tristan/Aurora/Lucien season of TO so much so this really is a major fete in my book. Also, (shallow sidenote) Rebecca Breeds and Luke Mitchell had impressive chemistry for a couple that’s been together so long in real life.

Julie said in an interview that the plan for Season 5 was to do a big time jump and have more Gods stuff. I’m bummed we won’t get to see that because I do think this was the best villain story and I wanted to see where it would go next.

Josie was my favorite character. It sucked that Kaylee wasn’t back for the finale, but I’m happy they made her presence felt. Hope was next, then Lizzie, Cleo, Landon, and Kaleb. 

The highlights were this season as a whole, the episode where the girls were pandas, the family road trip episode, Dark Josie!, tribrid Hope, every time a Mikaelson family member returned, and surprisingly. I very much enjoyed Landon and the Necromancer’s time in limbo (especially without Alaric). Kai returning! 

In the grand scheme of things, TVD will always and forever be my favorite. I just loved it so much--even the bad seasons. I had a lot of issues with TO, but I loved the Mikaelson family too much to ever stop watching (even when I was furious over Cami’s death and remain furious to this day). TO also had my two favorite ships of the universe: Klamille and Haylijah (and I believe they are all reunited in Peace at this point, finally able to be happy together).

Legacies...I think I would place it above TO as a whole because I enjoyed almost every character, but like I said, a lot of squandered opportunity.

It’s a nice ending because it feels like it will keep going, even though it’s offscreen. But I wish they’d been given more notice to create an even better one. I wanted to sob on my couch like I did when TVD ended.

Most of it is things he's said on Twitter (which have been deleted). A lot of racist comments (think China virus), transphobic, etc. He got into a Twitter fight with Paul during one of the debates in 2020 over politics. MD was very much on the wrong side.

There's also been some stuff about him shipping Alaric/Elena and Alaric/Hope that's super creepy (even if he's joking, it's gross and inappropriate, especially when it comes to Danielle, who was an actual teenager when she started playing Hope). All the actresses (Danielle, Kaylee, Jenny) unfollowed him at one point.

He's also picked fights with fans and threatened them on Twitter (to be fair, one did threaten to publish his address which is 100 percent wrong, but his response was threatening to shoot people).

If you google it, you'll find more of the specifics.

Hi...it's complicated.

Technically, yes. I just haven't watched a single episode this season. But I plan on it...at some point. That said, I have been thoroughly spoiled (and I'm okay with that).

I'm so happy they finally turned Hope. I figured they were waiting until the end of Season 3 to parallel Elena. But it really dragged knowing it was coming and it still not happening.

I wish Alaric would die for real. And that makes me sad because he used to be one of my favorites, but MD and his backward politics has thoroughly ruined the character. Every time he's onscreen I just think about how difficult it must be for the actors to work with him knowing how hateful he is.

I heard Freya came back, too! That makes me happy (and want to watch...soon, maybe?). But obviously I was thrilled when I heard they got Claire. Their scenes looked great in gifs.

I'm also hoping we may finally get Hosie this season. Fingers crossed.

I loved the musical episode. It was so fun and nostalgic and my TVD loving heart was so fulfilled and happy. Plus, the Doppelganger number was hilarious.

As far as the rest of the show...UGH. I wish I could quit it, but I’ve come too far in this world to give up. But I pretty much hate every single storyline. The last episode made me despise Hope. Hope! This feels like an actual crime. Yet here we are. 

Everything is repetitive. Landon dying and needing saving every other episode. The prison world being the solution to everything. The Necromancer is a one-note villain who should have lasted a single episode. I never liked the monster of the week format. Having Josie at a separate school is pointless. 

The show has great characters (in theory) and terrific actors and terrible, terrible, terrible writing. 

(Sorry for the rant!)