When producers set out to make a show, the ultimate goal is to win over as many fans as possible, and few series pulled that off quite like The Vampire Diaries . The CW ’s supernatural teen drama quickly became one of the most popular shows of its era, and even years after its finale, the fandom remains alive and well through thriving online communities. But as passionate as fandom can be, it can also turn into a double-edged sword. When storylines fail to live up to expectations, that same passion can sometimes spiral into negativity, something The Vampire Diaries eventually faced. Now, eight years after the series wrapped, Ian Somerhalder who played the beloved bad-boy Damon Salvatore and shared a fiery on-again, off-again romance with Nina Dobrev ’s Elena Gilbert, is

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