Leave Bonnie Bennett Alone

As usual the writers took another shit on Kat Graham's character Bonnie Bennett this week.  Is it just me, but has Bonnie's character taken a real painful and shameful twist since Kat Graham got engaged in real life?  Guess the writer had a crush on Kat, and he's bitter about the engagement.

i’m agitated to the point where i can’t even properly formulate my thoughts into words. i’m tired of the development of this story, i’m sick of the treatment of bonnie bennett and kat graham. 

in five seasons, bonnie bennett had not had many satisfying story lines. she was the witch, the plot device when things got too sticky and there wasn’t any other way out. and she’s still getting written this way. she died to save jeremy, the show brings her back as the anchor and sets it up as though she’s going to have this exciting story line, but truth is, she barely appears in any episodes and when she does have a scene, they are short and sporadic. and still revolve around magic. and i know, i know, bonnie bennett was a witch, magic was her life but —— BONNIE BENNETT IS NOT JUST MAGIC.

she has layers, she has complexes, she has idiosyncrasies. she is selfless and emotional and compassionate. but come on, the show never shows the potential of the effect magic could have ( had ) on her. she was tapping into dark magic, into expression; try and tell me bonnie bennett does not have a side to her that is tainted.  

she is a heart of fire and magic and full of love and self-preservation that she would gladly toss to the side and stomp on if it meant her friends were safe and thriving. the show neglects that facet of her. the facet of this fire in her soul that could potentially destroy her. and most of all bonnie bennett is strong. 

she is a survivor and a warrior and a hero. yet the show insists on relegating her character to two sentences per scene. she’s no longer a witch and yet its all that surrounds her story line this season. no one seems worried enough to remedy the fact that she’s in excruciating pain every time someone crosses over to the other side. and here she is helping liv who so far only seems to have been introduced in order to be the new big bad witch in Mystic Falls. 

we can all agree bonnie bennett does not get the same embellishment and attention as the other female leads. she has had only one serious romance interest and tell me she’s not as beautiful, not as admirable as both caroline and elena ( —who i have nothing against btw, that’s not the point here ) ; and the one boyfriend she does have cheated on her in the past and the problem still hasn’t been addressed. it was just brushed off. and let’s not talk about the one sex scene she got after five seasons which was pretty low down and cheap compared to the other sex scenes on the show. 

i could care less if bonnie has any romance. she’s a woman who does not need a man by her side in order to make an impression. it’s the fact that bonnie bennett/kat graham never gets the recognition she deserves. 

 i can’t even talk anymore bcos my words are a bunch of rubbish and i’m too fed up. just understand —— bonnie bennett is a glorious character who deserves more than what she’s given.