Defense of original Book Bamon Fans who also ship Show Bamon
Kay, so I wrote this out of extreme annoyance at a certain fanbase who claims that some of us only ship show Bamon because of the dynamic of Bamon in the books (which is completely not true).
Since I am a fan who loved Book Bamon before the show even aired, I thought I could give my take on it.
So, three years ago when, when I was twelve, I read the VD book series. I was just getting over a “Twilight” phase (now before you roll your eyes, I am not obsessed with it anymore. I still like it, but I know there are many other vampire fandoms that are better like VD, Anne Rice, Underworld, and ect.)
Anyway, I bought the books and began to read.
I was a Stelena fan in the books from the start (meaning I NEVER shipped Delena), but Damon’s character still interested me. I just hadn’t been sure who I wanted him with.
That was, until I read Dark Reunion. After that, Bamm! It was instant love, and Bamon became my OPT.
I wanted them together SO bad, and my love only grew for them more when I read Nightfall (which I believe, was the last book to come out before the show aired).
Two years later, when I heard there was going to be a television show, I quickly became excited. I couldn’t wait to see one of my favorite book series become a show that I could watch on every Thursday.
So on the night the pilot episode was to air; I sat down and watched it with my mom and sister.
And….I was disappointed, a little angry even. At the time, I had been expecting and hoping for it to be like the book series, so I could see the characters come to life.
VD was the first CW show I watched, so I wasn’t aware of how much they change things when they adapt books into shows (from what I heard, “Gossip Girl” was originally a book series, and they changed that greatly too).
So to put it short, I didn’t like the show at first, AT ALL.
The only thing that kept me watching was my sister, who hadn’t read the books and was intrigued by the idea of the show its self.
I cooled down a bit, and decided to give the show a chance, completely erasing the hope of it similar to the books from my mind.
And I began to love the show as a whole, book series aside. But like book Damon, I wasn’t sure who I wanted show Damon with, since I figured Bonnie and Damon were NOTHING like the ones from the book series.
So yes, even though I was still completely in love with book Bamon, I didn’t ship show Bamon at all at first.
That was, until I saw the episode “History Repeating”. After that, the idea of Bamon in the show intrigued me, as did Kat and Ian’s chemistry.
So I got on trusty Fanfiction.net, and read some amazing show Bamon fanfiction and bam! Just like I had with book Bamon, I instantly fell in love with the idea of show Bamon.
The point I’m trying to make is, though I loved book Bamon long before I even knew there was going to be a show, I do love show Bamon for totally different reasons (even though I do sometimes find similarities between the two).
I ship show Bamon FOR what they are, show Bamon, NOT because I read the books and already loved book Bamon. I know they are entirely two different things.
And I’m sure many others feel the same way I do…
Kay, so I wrote this out of extreme annoyance at a certain fanbase who claims that some of us only ship show Bamon because of the dynamic of Bamon in the books (which is completely not true).
Since I am a fan who loved Book Bamon before the show even aired, I thought I could give my take on it.
So, three years ago when, when I was twelve, I read the VD book series. I was just getting over a “Twilight” phase (now before you roll your eyes, I am not obsessed with it anymore. I still like it, but I know there are many other vampire fandoms that are better like VD, Anne Rice, Underworld, and ect.)
Anyway, I bought the books and began to read.
I was a Stelena fan in the books from the start (meaning I NEVER shipped Delena), but Damon’s character still interested me. I just hadn’t been sure who I wanted him with.
That was, until I read Dark Reunion. After that, Bamm! It was instant love, and Bamon became my OPT.
I wanted them together SO bad, and my love only grew for them more when I read Nightfall (which I believe, was the last book to come out before the show aired).
Two years later, when I heard there was going to be a television show, I quickly became excited. I couldn’t wait to see one of my favorite book series become a show that I could watch on every Thursday.
So on the night the pilot episode was to air; I sat down and watched it with my mom and sister.
And….I was disappointed, a little angry even. At the time, I had been expecting and hoping for it to be like the book series, so I could see the characters come to life.
VD was the first CW show I watched, so I wasn’t aware of how much they change things when they adapt books into shows (from what I heard, “Gossip Girl” was originally a book series, and they changed that greatly too).
So to put it short, I didn’t like the show at first, AT ALL.
The only thing that kept me watching was my sister, who hadn’t read the books and was intrigued by the idea of the show its self.
I cooled down a bit, and decided to give the show a chance, completely erasing the hope of it similar to the books from my mind.
And I began to love the show as a whole, book series aside. But like book Damon, I wasn’t sure who I wanted show Damon with, since I figured Bonnie and Damon were NOTHING like the ones from the book series.
So yes, even though I was still completely in love with book Bamon, I didn’t ship show Bamon at all at first.
That was, until I saw the episode “History Repeating”. After that, the idea of Bamon in the show intrigued me, as did Kat and Ian’s chemistry.
So I got on trusty Fanfiction.net, and read some amazing show Bamon fanfiction and bam! Just like I had with book Bamon, I instantly fell in love with the idea of show Bamon.
The point I’m trying to make is, though I loved book Bamon long before I even knew there was going to be a show, I do love show Bamon for totally different reasons (even though I do sometimes find similarities between the two).
I ship show Bamon FOR what they are, show Bamon, NOT because I read the books and already loved book Bamon. I know they are entirely two different things.
And I’m sure many others feel the same way I do…
