What's the Difference between The Vampire Diaries the Book and The Vampire Diaries the TV Show?
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
Elena Gilbert
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Elena Gilbert
Portrayed by: Nina Dobrev
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Stefan Salvatore
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Stefan Salvatore
Portrayed by: Paul Wesley
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Damon Salvatore
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Damon Salvatore
Portrayed by: Ian Somerhalder
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This Character does not appear.
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Jeremy Gilbert
Portrayed by: Steven R. McQueen
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Bonnie McCullough
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Bonnie Bennett
Portrayed by: Katerina Graham
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Katherine von Swartzchild
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Katherine Petrova/Pierce
Portrayed by: Nina Dobrev
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Margaret Gilbert
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This Character does not appear.
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Mrs. Flowers
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This Character does not appear.
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Matt Honeycutt
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Matt Donovan
Portrayed by: Zach Roerig
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Tyler Smallwood
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Tyler Lockwood
Portrayed by: Michael Trevino
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Caroline Forbes
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Caroline Forbes
Portrayed by: Candice Accola
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Meredith Sules
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This Character does not appear.
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Judith Maxwell
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Jenna Sommers
Portrayed by: Sara Canning
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The Vampire Diaries Book vs TV Show
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
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Stefan and Damon fight over Katherine after she leaves and they kill each other. |
They are shot while trying to help Katherine escape and die. |
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Elena's aunt is named Judith. |
Her aunt is named Jenna.
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Caroline is Elena's enemy. She steals her diary and threatens to tell the town the secret about Stefan. |
Caroline and Elena are the best of friends. Caroline never steals anything from her. |
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Elena drinks Damon's blood and crashes her car into water and drowns. She becomes a vampire. |
Damon forces Elena to drink his blood so she can be protected when Klaus wants to sacrifice her. She dies, but a spell is used to keep her from becoming a Vampire.
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Elena has another best friend named Meredith. |
She doesn't have a friend named Meredith. |