Creator: Kevin Williamson
Cast: Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham, Michael Malarkey, Candice Accola
Certificate: 15
Total Run Time: 967 minutes
Special Features: Good Bit and Good Luck Featurette, Gag Reel, Fan Reaction Featurette, 2014 Comic-Con panel, Visit Georgia PSA, Deleted Scenes, Episode Audio Commentary.
For those who missed it on the television (and for those who just love it) you can finally catch up for with events in Mystic Falls from the comfort of your very own sofa. The Vampire Diaries turned six this year with the usual amount of twists, turns and curses that fans have come to expect, but for once there aren’t any dopplegangers.
I’d love to talk through the plot of the series but the narrative of this show is so fast that each episode contains a story that would cover most other shows for at least half a season. What we can share is that we get to find out what happened to Bonnie (Graham) and Damon (Somerhalder) after last season’s cliff-hanger, and what has become of the other side. There is also the introduction of a new coven of witches who have ties to some pre-existing characters. Last season’s new addition Enzo (Malarkey) also gets a much more beefed up role as well as back-story.
Amongst all of the new additions there are of course some exits, the most notable being that of leading lady. Audiences have spent the last six years investing in the life of Elena Gilbert, but now has come the time to say goodbye, and it isn’t easy. It’s not just Elena though as this year the show lost a total of four of its more long-standing cast members, and there isn’t going to be a dry eye in the house by the end of the season.
What makes this box-set really special is the extras. Thought has clearly been put into what to include, and it isn’t your standard deleted scenes and commentaries. Both of those elements are included, but the featurettes have been crafted with the true die-hard fans at the fore-front of their minds. Good Bit and Good Luck is an emotional documentary that gives the cast and crew a public forum to say goodbye to their co-stars. The second is a much more upbeat affair as the cast read out some of their favourite fan Twitter reactions to plot developments over the series.
There’s never a dull moment in Mystic Falls and somehow, despite being over a hundred episodes old, the show manages to constantly reinvent itself and feel fresh.
The Vampire Diaries Season Six is available on Blu-Ray and DVD from 26th October through Warner Brothers.
