Hello everyone, this is Faye, and I've been a "Buffy" fan for a while now. Now that "Buffy" and "Dawson" are back to back, I've become 100% addicted. I am not fun when I am denied my Tuesday night television. I've realized that "Buffy" is very similsr to The Vampire Diaries and this page examines some of the similarites that I have noticed. I'll be periodically adding more comparisons with the characters, but I wanted to get started on this ASAP. This is my opinion, and the other writers on this page do not necessarily agree with it... so if you have any disagreements, or new ideas, please email me, Faye and yell at me instead of Diana.
Buffy vs Elena: These two characters, in my opinion, are very similar in some respects, but they do retain their own distinct personalities. Buffy started out as a superficial little popular girl, concerned with boys and clothes and her friends. Her turning point was when she learned that she was the slayer, and went off to save the world.
Elena started off as a superficial little popular girl, concerned with boys and clothes and her friends. Her turning point was her all-encompassing love for Stefan.
Angel vs the Salvatore brothers: I feel that Angel is like Stefan and Damon all rolled up into one vampire. When Angel doesn't have his soul, he is like Damon: cold, cruel and calculating. But instead of wanting Buffy to be his forever, he just wants to eliminate her.
But when Angel has his soul...
He is the same tortured soul as Stefan, who can't help loving this blonde haired girl that he has found. Angel cared very deeply for Buffy, as Stefan cared very deeply for Elena.
Cordelia vs Caroline: Oh boy. This is my favorite comparison, since every time I think of Caroline, I think of Cordelia. Cordelia and Caroline are both tall, auburn-haired beauties. Cordelia tries to win Angel, but in the end, to the shock of Cordy, he goes to Buffy... even though Buffy is thought to be some sort of social pariah in Cordelia's mind. Caroline goes after Stefan, but in the end, he ends up with Elena. Remeber the dance? How Elena finally gets the nerves up to talk to Stefan, and Caroline comes up to them, looking like a model and links arms with Stefan? All I can see is Cordelia walzing away with Angel.
Willow vs Bonnie: This one is a bit of a stretch, but when Willow went into that trance during the season finale, chanting the words to that ancient spell, all I could think of was Bonnie. The both also have red hair and they seem somewhat ditzy at times. Willow and Bonnie also both wish for a guy to care about. With Willow, that boy is Xander. (at least before she met Oz it was) and for Bonnie that boy is Matt.
Xander vs Matt: Xander wishes that he had a place in Buffy's heart, just like Matt wishes that he still had a place in Elena's. Matt and Xander also give as much help as they can when needed... But both at times seem wary of their adversaries. (Angel/ Stefan)
Giles vs Alaric: Well... They both want to kill the vampires, and they both are adults that provide information and guidance to the other characters.
Drusilla vs Katherine: Drusilla lacks the sharp thread of anger and hurt that Katherine had, but they are alike in some aspects. They both seem almost childlike in their actions. But while Drusilla was made by Angel, Katherine made both Stefan and Damon. But the two characters are just SO evil, and just SO cool, I had to compare them. They are my favorite evil chicas around.
Spike vs Klaus: Actually I just grouped these two guys together because in my mind, they look a lot alike. And they are both really cool bad guys.
Jenny vs Meredith: These two are vaguely alike. They don't seem like they have pivital roles in the storyline, but both women have histories that give critical twists to the story line. And Jenny hooks up with Giles, and Meredith hooks up with Alaric.