After an inspiring start of the first season of "The Vampire Diaries" to the authors of the series, Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec had a new challenge: how to select a project among the variety of fantasy films and TV series, captivated screens. And in the second season of "The Vampire Diaries" came into a serious fight for the television audience.

Show a little differently

Taken as a basis for the series novels by LJ Smith were initially redefined the creative team of the project. Serials Elena Gilbert is very much different from the one that readers can see in the book she does not claim to be the first beauty and went to except that the town's main prude. For the authors of the film adaptation of this fundamental point, and the nature of such changes justify the need in the future to show the difference between man-Elena and her vampire doppelganger Katherine.

At the end of the first season, viewers first meet with Catherine, she is a chief antagonist Helena. The work of Nina Dobrev in the second season in a complicated two-fold: it has to play two different women employed often in the same scene.

"The Vampire Diaries" and the uncomplicated fact do without special effects - good old TV tricks that help create the impression that in the frame are two people twin, not one. Small channel type CW can not afford the high cost of production, however, that their projects can be called the most talented of the ingenuity that "The Vampire Diaries" that "Supernatural" - with small budgets they manage to demonstrate the mysticism and magic so that the crew easy to suspect the development of the witchcraft. Nina Dobrev had to sweat, changing clothes from one costume to another, to chastise a replica of the one, and then for another character, but the picture on the screen was worth the effort.

Although calibrated visual effects and make-up artists and costume designers work, the character of Katherine gets full development only in the third season. Nina Dobrev lack the experience and skills from the start to create on-screen two different women, even taking into account the fact that a serial Elena strikingly similar to his double character and way of thinking. Over time, kindness begins to more and more work on the separation of these characters in the minds of the audience and achieves success in this endeavor.

In progress

"The Vampire Diaries" is a meticulous work with the material, which allows to combine the story of the original novels and stories invented by the authors of the series. It is in the television version derive their character development, Caroline (Candice Accola) and Tyler (Michael Trevino). Romantic love story compelling mythical enemies of vampires and werewolves is one of the best storylines of the second season.

The role of the secondary characters in the series is gradually increasing - a strategic decision that creators take to schedule a second season. The main characters are no longer able to win the ratings novelty, viewers are accustomed to them, so the authors of the project brings to the fore more actors. For the first time in the plot outline "Diary" there are ancient vampires, among which Klaus (Joseph Morgan).

Joseph Morgan appears on the show in the second season as a guest actor in the role of one of the oldest vampires in the world - Claus. His charisma so captivates the audience and the creators of the project, which was soon invited to the permanent cast. Since 2011, there is talk that a story about a vampire Klaus and his life story is created by the spin-off of "The Vampire Diaries," but the TV channel CW in no hurry to make a statement. Keeping the two serials with similar themes at the same time - expensive and rarely lives up to expectations. If Kevin Williamson (namely his prophesy in shouranery spin-off) decides that doing two serials his ability, the "Klaus" wait until the completion of the "stall vampire" to exclude a direct relationship, and competition with other television project of the same universe.

The second season of "The Vampire Diaries" was not as successful in terms of prizes and nominations and five awards received only «Teen Choice Award», which is two less than the year before.

Anna Chizh

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