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[RandomNation]

*apologizes for the horrible title*

Anyway, there aren't any character/actor threads yet, so I figured I'd start it off. I've only seen Steven on Everwood and he rocked the crap out of Kyle and his whole coming out storyline, so he was one of the main things drawing me to the show.

After watching the pilot, he stood out the most aside from Ian, to me anyway. I'm interested in seeing more of his relationship with Elena and if/how he'll grieve over his parents' death. He's already turned to drugs, so that should give him some good material. Now, as I understand it, he's a completely new character(yes?), so they can pretty much go in any direction with him.

Here's his IMDB profile.

[Chas411]

I loved him as well and he was the major standout of the pilot for me asides from Damon/Ian.

I love his relationship with Elena and think the two actors had really good scenes together. I'm not liking the Vicki thing though because I think that she was a complete asshat to him tonight.

[RandomNation]

Yeah, I'm not really feeling that storyline either. If what they said about her was true and she gives it up to just about anybody...I have a feeling he's gonna continue to get his heart broke.

It looks like Steven is gonna be in all the episodes too

You're in every episode?

Yeah, yeah. He's a great character; he's got a lot of layers. It should be fun.

Edited by RandomNation, Sep 14, 2009 @ 5:32 PM.

[Chas411]

He's a regular.

I just thought that she was a complete ass to him and throwing in the almost rape thing and then the tart with a heart speech didn't make her any less of an ass.

[Rai]

He does indeed look like a pretty boy version of Steve McQueen, which is sort of tripping me out.

[coffeeboydoestv]

He kinda has a bit of a brunette Matt Lanter vibe, but better acting. Can't wait to see how his character progresses from here on.

[RandomNation]

In case anyone wants to see more of Steven, thewb.com is airing the episodes he appeared in on Everwood.

http://www.thewb.com/shows/everwood

[Caseyssis]

Does anyone else think that, from certain angles, he looks exactly like Jensen Ackles (from Supernatural)? It was freaking me out a little bit!

[Ganymedeone]

Does anyone else think that, from certain angles, he looks exactly like Jensen Ackles (from Supernatural)? It was freaking me out a little bit!

That, and I noticed this week how ginormous he is! Like Jared! They missed a casting opportunity when they didn't cast him as the 'third' Winchester bro in "Jump the Shark" last season! On this show, no disrespect to the rest of the cast, but he sells his character and scenes SO well that it's like a different show when he's in a scene. Everyone seems to step up their game a bit. Kid's got a career.

[Scrapper]

I wonder where they are going with him? Personally, I think it would be interesting if it was a dark place with no redemption.

Like, he get's involved in the "dark" part of the story and Elena gets distracted by her love triangle and Jeremy is lost.

It would be much more refreshing then a redemption arc.

[kcblue86]

I wonder where they are going with him? Personally, I think it would be interesting if it was a dark place with no redemption.

Since he is a new character added to the show, I can't help wondering if they are ultimately planning to turn him into a vampire. I can see two scenarios in which he becomes a vampire:

1. Damon (or another vampire villian) turns Jeremy to get to Elena and Stefan.

2. Jeremy's darker storyline leads to him dying, but Damon or Stefan change him into a vampire so she doesn't lose her entire family.

I'm just calling it right now before someone else does, because I can see the show going for "my brother is a monster" parallels between Stefan and Elena

[MethodActor05]

The teenaged alcoholic is a well-worn tv trope, but he's playing it well. And looking so damn pretty as he does it.

I bet his thick, dark hair would feel nice to run my hands through.

[Dooms11]

I never read the books so I was not aware that his character was added until reading it on the episode thread. I'm really pleased that they created his character though because he is a big reason why I find myself enjoying the show. If they do go the route of turning him I wouldn't be against it so long as he gets a ring that allows him to walk around in sunlight like the brothers. I like the relationship triangle with him, Vicki and Tyler but they can only use that for so long, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what they have in store for Jeremy and what Steven R. McQueen does with it.

[mistri]

He's one of the best cast members. I don't know where they're going with his character, but I'm intrigued all the same. Definitely could've been a Winchester.

[MethodActor05]

I loved how Jeremy learned a valuable lesson tonight- be careful what you wish for. He was so focused on getting the girl- that he didn't really think about what he was getting. And Vicki, as much of a toxic bitch that she is, has never pretended to be anything but the stoner party girl. To be honest, if I were her, I would have thought exactly what she said tonight.

[gazebogrl]

SRM has an appealing vulnerability as Jeremy. We all know Jeremy is immature and a bit of a screw-up but I couldn't dislike him because I know where he's coming from. Nice scenes with Elena. And he was so sweet on Vicki even though Vicki didn't deserve it. Jeremy crying over Vicki's death was touching. He very much looked like a little kid.

So he's Steve McQueen's grandkid, eh? Not a bad looking young man at all. I look forward to an future developments to his character.

[MethodActor05]

What Damon did to Jeremy while erasing his mind is just begging to be written as a fanfic. As tonight indicated, Damon did more than just tell him Vicki left and it's all for the best.

[somethingnew]

I really hope he starts having meatier scenes as a reformed student, because he really is a good actor and I want to see him do something besides drugs, look angsty, and make out with Vicki.

He was really cute when he said "It can hear you..." when Elena and Jenna were whispering about him.

[eon.girl]

Am I crazy or has he bulked up recently. This last episode his shoulders seemed massive ... and its not a bad thing.

[Dooms11]

Am I crazy or has he bulked up recently. This last episode his shoulders seemed massive ... and its not a bad thing.

I noticed from the pilot to the second episode. And yeah not a bad thing at all. I like Damon, Stefan is tolerable, and Matt is a cutie pie but Jeremy is definitely the one to watch... well him and Tyler who is also scorching in his level of hotness.

[Chas411]

I'm pretty sure their will be a lot of fanfiction dedicated to the possibility of Tyler/Jeremy after the last episode.

[somethingnew]

I'm so glad his character is happier now--he has such an adorable smile.

[Crim]

I'm pretty sure their will be a lot of fanfiction dedicated to the possibility of Tyler/Jeremy after the last episode.

I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of fanfiction dedicated to the possibility of Alaric/Jeremy too. -.-

Here's hoping that he will have some other storyline, won't just be used as a prop in Alaric's and/or Tyler's.

[kcblue86]

I think that with him investigating the family legacy, there's a very good chance Jeremy will end up investigating the vampires on his own, maybe joining the town elders. At this point, I think it's highly unlikely that Jeremy won't find out about the vampires (and probably all the other supernatural things lurking in this town) before the end of the season.

[Jubi]

Sometimes I think I should hate Jeremy, at least as he was originally presented, because he was sullen little jackass. Thankfully, Baby McQueen has acting chops, so I didn’t hate Jeremy because a) he was funny (his reaction Aunt Jenna throwing the apple at his head is a favorite of mine), and b) I could see his vulnerability, especially with Vicki.

I’m even more impressed with him post-memory wipe, because his behavior has changed for the better, and yet he stills feels like Jeremy. He’s not a completely different character, he’s Jeremy with a lot less emotional baggage. Unfortunately, while the performance is great, the writing hasn’t really caught up and his character is feeling a bit useless at the moment.

As tonight indicated, Damon did more than just tell him Vicki left and it's all for the best.

I'm very curious about this. It's suspicious that we didn't actually see Damon with Jeremy, because that's like a giant flashing neon sign telling us that Damon used it to his advantage in a way we won't find out about until later.* I mean, this is Damon we're talking about, so I can't help but wonder if he inserted some kind of self-serving "sleeper programming" in there, too.

On the other hand, the conversation with Elena kind of made me think he didn't go very far beyond what she told him to do. The whole point seemed to be that she was thinking Damon had done something really complex and specific, like make Jeremy nicer, make him care about his homework, whatever, when the simple truth was that Damon had simply taken his suffering away, and thus everyone was seeing the core Jeremy without the baggage.

*ETA: It occurred to me that this was a really smart move writing-wise if they're not sure where they want to take Damon next. They may have intended to go with him doing more than just easing Jeremy's suffering, but they can easily back out of that if they decide to start softening Damon up a bit, and either way we get a break from broody Jeremy.

Edited by Jubi, Jan 3, 2010 @ 8:11 AM.

[raculfright13]

Jeremy is so annoying even after Damon made him forget about Vicky. Hopefully he isn't annoying later on in the season and becomes somewhat normal.

[Crim]

I'm very curious about this. It's suspicious that we didn't actually see Damon with Jeremy, because that's like a giant flashing neon sign telling us that Damon used it to his advantage in a way we won't find out about until later.

It could also be because nothing out of order happened so the scene outside was more important and cutting between the two would have ruined the mood.

Hopefully he isn't annoying later on in the season and becomes somewhat normal.

I agree that he is weird now, intentionally or not. His sudden attempts at bonding with Tyler were just odd and strained.

[Jubi]

I'm very curious about this. It's suspicious that we didn't actually see Damon with Jeremy, because that's like a giant flashing neon sign telling us that Damon used it to his advantage in a way we won't find out about until later.

It could also be because nothing out of order happened so the scene outside was more important and cutting between the two would have ruined the mood.

As much as they've built Damon up as a manipulative, scheming bastard, I think the writers would have to be pretty dense to not realize that viewers would be suspicious about what happened with Jeremy if we didn't get to see the scene. I think the omission was intended to put viewers in Elena's shoes, though--the writers were probably counting on at least some viewers having the same questions and suspicions as Elena, so if we already knew what took place between Damon and Jeremy, Elena questioning Damon later about Jeremy's changed behavior wouldn't have had the same impact.

Edited by Jubi, Jan 18, 2010 @ 2:53 AM.

[MethodActor05]

I wonder if the reason why Jeremy is so off with Anna is because somewhere in his subconcious, something is telling him that Anna is a vampire.

I agree with people who say that Elena needs to hook up Jeremy with some vervain, pronto. He's proving to be some serious vampire bait.

[mykka]

I dont think he was off at all, he just didn't like that she was being so pushy after him telling her he wasn't ready for a relationship. Those kinda girls can be so annoying, if a guy isn't interested, then don't keep pressing the same button. However he did seem to eventually ease into her when they were at the dance, maybe because she was being helpful rather than annoyingly nosy.

Edited by mykka, Jan 30, 2010 @ 2:02 AM.