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The Vampire Diaries: Season 2
  • Network: The CW
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 10, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3
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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Damon and Stefan discover Katherine has returned to Mystic Falls.
  • Genre(s): Science-Fiction, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    83
    The throbbing red heart of The Vampire Diaries remains the tension between Damon and Paul Wesley's Stefan, and their mutual attraction to whomever Dobrev is embodying at the time.
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    83
    The triangle--quadrangle?--becomes more twisted by episode's end. It leads to shocking violence against outsiders that deepens the tragedy and the mythology at the core of the show. "Game on" just might be the two most chilling words uttered this season.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    80
    This is the sort of show where "never say die" is written into the mythology--a good thing for several of the opening hour's apparent victims. I don't know how much longer The Vampire Diaries can keep churning stories at this feverish rate, but if this is your sort of guilty pleasure, you'd be crazy not to bite.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. nbc
    10
    The second season is amazing. Nina Dobrev does an excellent job of portraying both Elena and Katherine. And by the way, Katherine is the best part of this whole season. She's so unbelievably bad that you just love it. If you do start to watch, I suggest you watch from the beginning. There is a lot of mythology that you have to keep track of. Anyway, can't wait for every Thursday night!… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. Sabrinna
    5
    It's a little to 'goodies' and 'badies' and the whole vampire goes for high school girl seems a little tragic, if not downright creepy. There's little subtle nuance but it's watcheable.… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes
  3. tompengu
    1
    This is a stupid show about a stupid fad. Vampires... I think people should litteraly stab themselves in the face with a fork than watch this show... Awful, awful show with awful awful casting… Expand
    • 1 of 3 users said yes

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