Sometimes it's hard to be a DE shipper.
One moment, you're on tuktok of the world, after pagbaba that Executive Producer, Kevin Williamson, wants DE to get together. The next, you're brought down to earth with a bump when he pours doubt on whether it will even happen.
Williamson told The Hollywood Reporter: "The one thing I do want to see filmed and I'll say it because it hasn't happened yet and it may never happen, but I do want to see - and I will go on the record to every Stelena [Stefan and Elena] tagahanga in the world - I do want to see Damon and Elena get it on."
Williamson's colleague Julie Plec responded: "No comment and no timeline", while Williamson suggested that fans of Damon and Elena should not get excited just yet.
"It's one of those things where you have to earn it," he said. "When I say that, it doesn't mean it's reality. It's just what I want to see and I know it may not happen.
"I know right now that's not where we are. Right now, Damon has to be Damon."
So, where does this leave us? Do we rejoice, thinking 'He's on our side!!!', or do we slump dejectedly back in our seats and mutter 'Better not hold my breath then'? What is Kevin really saying?
Kevin and Julie tend to make misleading,contradictory statements about DE a lot, so...should we even take this seriously? Is he just saying all this because he wants to play games with us? And what is the point in even coming out with statements like that if he's not sure if there will even BE a DE pag-ibig scene in the future? He's being kind of cruel to us, if that's the case.
I think that in a way, Kevin is teasing us; however, I do believe he's being one hundred percent serious in saying that he wants to write a 'romantic' DE scene for the show. I don't think he would lie about something so major, especially in an interview. sa pamamagitan ng talking about the possibility of a DE sex scene, he's going to get everyone talking, but he's being mysterious and torturing fans in the process sa pamamagitan ng adding that he's not sure if it'll even happen - and thus making them want it to even more.
"It doesn't mean it's reality. It's just what I want to see and I know it may not happen." Oh puh-lease! Kevin is an executive producer, he can make anything happen on the ipakita he wants!! He wouldn't suggest it could happen if he had no intention of Pagsulat it. He is deliberately 'teasing' us; making us excited at the prospect of a pag-ibig scene featuring Delena, and then making us worry it won't happen. I can't remember if it was Kevin or Julie who sinabi this or where they sinabi it, but they 'like fans to be tortured as much as the characters' (or something like that.) What better way to achieve this sa pamamagitan ng stating how much you would pag-ibig to see a DE sex scene, and then retracting it at the last moment sa pamamagitan ng uttering 'Ohh, I don't know when it'll ever happen.' Some SE and DB fans might be taken in sa pamamagitan ng this, but DE fans will not! Kevin knows he's going to risk the wrath of Stelena fans for being put on record for saying "I do want to see Damon and Elena get it on." He knows they're going to freak out. He knows they're going to be angry and hate him. Why would he risk that if he was never going to write such a scene in the first place? I know some of you might be sceptical as you are pagbaba this, but ask yourself if it makes sense. I am not at all surprised that he would want to tease us, but he has a bizarre sense of humour if he thinks that SE fans would find that funny, and would not be the tiniest bit threatened sa pamamagitan ng it.
Of course it's inevitable that Kevin will claim not to know if DEX will ever take place, but even if he did know, he would never say when or in which season. If Kevin is simply indulging us in his pantasiya DE wishlist, while knowing it can never be a reality, then sa pamamagitan ng musing about it out-loud in interviews, he's sort of setting up a precedent: fans will expect to see it at some time. The fact that he's putting it out there, so to speak, isn't fair to fans if it will never come true. In fact, most DE fans already think a DE pag-ibig scene will be on the menu at some stage, and their expectations will surely increase after hearing Kevin admit that he thinks it should happen too. The last thing he wants to do is disappoint thousands of fans.
Some DE fans are probably going to remain cynical. After all, producers have been known to suck up to a fanbase before, and even give them scenes to appease them, (the Bamon dance in 2x18 is a good example of this.) What if Kevin is only saying DEX will happen to appease the fans because they know SE are going to be endgame?
Kevin is not just saying he THINKS DE should 'get it on.' He's going a step further than that sa pamamagitan ng admitting that he WANTS them to. I don't believe Kevin - or any producer on the ipakita for that matter - has stated a personal preference for Delena before. While it's possible that they've already decided who Elena will choose at the end of the show, it's also possible for them to change their minds. (Personally, I don't think they HAVE made up their minds yet.) Four years is plenty of time for them to re-think and re-write the ending. One thing I do know: the writers are going to have to be very careful with how they write Elena's character and her relationship with Stefan after she sleeps with Damon. You know, every SE and DB tagahanga claims that it would 'ruin' Elena if she slept with Damon. But they're wrong. It would 'ruin' her if she went BACK to Stefan AFTER she slept with Damon. It would 'ruin' her if she slept with STEFAN AFTER she slept with DAMON. That would ruin Elena's character alright.
While we shouldn't take everything Kevin and Julie say about the relationships on the ipakita out of context or jump to conclusions before they happen, I think we can take comfort knowing that Kevin wants to see DEX take place like the rest of us. We may doubt the producers motives at times and worry how much we can trust them, but surely the fact that Kevin is in our 'corner' works in our favour? No matter how coy he appears to be about when and how it will happen in the future, he must have at least THOUGHT about it. If he knew there was no chance of DEX at all, he would never entertain people's hopes sa pamamagitan ng saying 'It's what I would like to see, but I know it might not.' Call it reverse psychology. If he says he doesn't know if it'll happen, then it means it will. Ian frequently told interviewers he didn't know how Elena would be able to forgive Damon throughout the course of last season. At the height of Season 2 finale spoiler speculation, DE fans reckoned there would be a bite or a halik in the finale. In a vain attempt to throw us off-course, Julie took to Twitter to advise us not to believe everything we heard. We got both.
Go ahead and write that scene Kevin...
One moment, you're on tuktok of the world, after pagbaba that Executive Producer, Kevin Williamson, wants DE to get together. The next, you're brought down to earth with a bump when he pours doubt on whether it will even happen.
Williamson told The Hollywood Reporter: "The one thing I do want to see filmed and I'll say it because it hasn't happened yet and it may never happen, but I do want to see - and I will go on the record to every Stelena [Stefan and Elena] tagahanga in the world - I do want to see Damon and Elena get it on."
Williamson's colleague Julie Plec responded: "No comment and no timeline", while Williamson suggested that fans of Damon and Elena should not get excited just yet.
"It's one of those things where you have to earn it," he said. "When I say that, it doesn't mean it's reality. It's just what I want to see and I know it may not happen.
"I know right now that's not where we are. Right now, Damon has to be Damon."
So, where does this leave us? Do we rejoice, thinking 'He's on our side!!!', or do we slump dejectedly back in our seats and mutter 'Better not hold my breath then'? What is Kevin really saying?
Kevin and Julie tend to make misleading,contradictory statements about DE a lot, so...should we even take this seriously? Is he just saying all this because he wants to play games with us? And what is the point in even coming out with statements like that if he's not sure if there will even BE a DE pag-ibig scene in the future? He's being kind of cruel to us, if that's the case.
I think that in a way, Kevin is teasing us; however, I do believe he's being one hundred percent serious in saying that he wants to write a 'romantic' DE scene for the show. I don't think he would lie about something so major, especially in an interview. sa pamamagitan ng talking about the possibility of a DE sex scene, he's going to get everyone talking, but he's being mysterious and torturing fans in the process sa pamamagitan ng adding that he's not sure if it'll even happen - and thus making them want it to even more.
"It doesn't mean it's reality. It's just what I want to see and I know it may not happen." Oh puh-lease! Kevin is an executive producer, he can make anything happen on the ipakita he wants!! He wouldn't suggest it could happen if he had no intention of Pagsulat it. He is deliberately 'teasing' us; making us excited at the prospect of a pag-ibig scene featuring Delena, and then making us worry it won't happen. I can't remember if it was Kevin or Julie who sinabi this or where they sinabi it, but they 'like fans to be tortured as much as the characters' (or something like that.) What better way to achieve this sa pamamagitan ng stating how much you would pag-ibig to see a DE sex scene, and then retracting it at the last moment sa pamamagitan ng uttering 'Ohh, I don't know when it'll ever happen.' Some SE and DB fans might be taken in sa pamamagitan ng this, but DE fans will not! Kevin knows he's going to risk the wrath of Stelena fans for being put on record for saying "I do want to see Damon and Elena get it on." He knows they're going to freak out. He knows they're going to be angry and hate him. Why would he risk that if he was never going to write such a scene in the first place? I know some of you might be sceptical as you are pagbaba this, but ask yourself if it makes sense. I am not at all surprised that he would want to tease us, but he has a bizarre sense of humour if he thinks that SE fans would find that funny, and would not be the tiniest bit threatened sa pamamagitan ng it.
Of course it's inevitable that Kevin will claim not to know if DEX will ever take place, but even if he did know, he would never say when or in which season. If Kevin is simply indulging us in his pantasiya DE wishlist, while knowing it can never be a reality, then sa pamamagitan ng musing about it out-loud in interviews, he's sort of setting up a precedent: fans will expect to see it at some time. The fact that he's putting it out there, so to speak, isn't fair to fans if it will never come true. In fact, most DE fans already think a DE pag-ibig scene will be on the menu at some stage, and their expectations will surely increase after hearing Kevin admit that he thinks it should happen too. The last thing he wants to do is disappoint thousands of fans.
Some DE fans are probably going to remain cynical. After all, producers have been known to suck up to a fanbase before, and even give them scenes to appease them, (the Bamon dance in 2x18 is a good example of this.) What if Kevin is only saying DEX will happen to appease the fans because they know SE are going to be endgame?
Kevin is not just saying he THINKS DE should 'get it on.' He's going a step further than that sa pamamagitan ng admitting that he WANTS them to. I don't believe Kevin - or any producer on the ipakita for that matter - has stated a personal preference for Delena before. While it's possible that they've already decided who Elena will choose at the end of the show, it's also possible for them to change their minds. (Personally, I don't think they HAVE made up their minds yet.) Four years is plenty of time for them to re-think and re-write the ending. One thing I do know: the writers are going to have to be very careful with how they write Elena's character and her relationship with Stefan after she sleeps with Damon. You know, every SE and DB tagahanga claims that it would 'ruin' Elena if she slept with Damon. But they're wrong. It would 'ruin' her if she went BACK to Stefan AFTER she slept with Damon. It would 'ruin' her if she slept with STEFAN AFTER she slept with DAMON. That would ruin Elena's character alright.
While we shouldn't take everything Kevin and Julie say about the relationships on the ipakita out of context or jump to conclusions before they happen, I think we can take comfort knowing that Kevin wants to see DEX take place like the rest of us. We may doubt the producers motives at times and worry how much we can trust them, but surely the fact that Kevin is in our 'corner' works in our favour? No matter how coy he appears to be about when and how it will happen in the future, he must have at least THOUGHT about it. If he knew there was no chance of DEX at all, he would never entertain people's hopes sa pamamagitan ng saying 'It's what I would like to see, but I know it might not.' Call it reverse psychology. If he says he doesn't know if it'll happen, then it means it will. Ian frequently told interviewers he didn't know how Elena would be able to forgive Damon throughout the course of last season. At the height of Season 2 finale spoiler speculation, DE fans reckoned there would be a bite or a halik in the finale. In a vain attempt to throw us off-course, Julie took to Twitter to advise us not to believe everything we heard. We got both.
Go ahead and write that scene Kevin...
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