Amid the ongoing civil unrest around the country, TV Guide is re-publishing this story and others like it to help foster greater understanding and awareness around issues of racial justice. Black lives matter. By the time Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson ‘s supernatural drama wrapped in , she’d died twice, become an anchor to a purgatory world for dead supernatural creatures, been tormented by a psychotic serial killer, survived an addiction to dark magic, saved her Mystic Falls buddies too many times to count, and watched most of her loved ones die right before her eyes. Despite these sacrifices, the fierce Bennett witch who put everyone else’s needs above her own never received the same respect she had so freely given to those around her. In truth, Bonnie deserved far better treatment than what she experienced throughout the series. Bouncing between the role of supportive best friend and magical town savior, Bonnie was never allowed to be fully human in the way that Elena Nina Dobrev and Caroline Candice King were. Her story often took a back seat to whatever pressing troubles befell her onscreen besties, and as a result, Bonnie didn’t quite connect with fans on the same level. Over the course of the show’s eight-season run, her presence was defined by what she could do for everyone else rather than who she was as a person. And since so much of her story was tied to her magic, we often forget that Bonnie — on her own — was pretty damn dope.
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