Watch IT: Vampire Diaries redux

For all my posturing over last week's show, I'm thoroughly addicted to The Vampire Diaries. I've probably watched it over twenty times since last week (yeah, that's like...twice a day...every day).

A few things that still got on my nerves:

1. Synchronous diary readings

2. Describing the primary relationship as "epic" - this would have totally worked were I not already committed to another "epic" relationship - that of Veronica Mars and Logan Echolls

3. The appearance of only ONE teacher in the entire friggin' high school that teaches every class and every student

I also noticed that my personal attraction meter does not extend to the male vampire lead nor the football jock. In fact, I kinda only have the hots for:

1. The bloodthirsty, murderous killer vampire (Iam Somerhalder)

2. The addicted drug pusher (Little Bro)

Yeah, I have issues. I'll work on them.

But what's working? What's working so awesome that I need to mainline The Vampire Diaries??

1. The female bffs. I'm digging how they're friends. Like real, functional friends. Or as functional as a psychic witch and an orphan vampire-magnet can get.

2. Ian Somerhalder. This guy's working it BIG time.

3. The familial drama. No after school one-episode drug special for this show. Little Bro's not getting clean anytime soon.

Now get outta here - I gotta get my repeat viewing on.