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The Vampire Diaries: Season 2
  • Network: The CW
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 10, 2009
  • Season #: 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 9
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  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.
  4. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    75
    Good start with a pair of shockers. Beware.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    70
    The Vampire Diaries is no "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"--it doesn't have that series' depth--but it's plotted well enough to mix supernatural action with the occasional game of Kiss Me or Kill Me and some surprising cliffhangers, too.
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User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User 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!… Full Review »
  2. luisl
    10
    This season of TBV is much better than True Blood. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec are doing a great plot. Every episode are having some of the best twist and cliffhangers that i ever seen... i hope we got more seasons...… Full Review »
  3. MasJ
    1
    So unbelievably sick of highschool vampires. This plot clone is missing werewolves (at least the premiere did) and everyone kept asking the one girl what she was doing there in their small town and she kept giving obscure answers which was at least funny becuase no one cares what she is doing there.… Full Review »
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