
Show: The Vampire Diaries
TV: Broadcast / Network: The CW
Character Status: Recurring
Endgame: Dead
Orientation: Undefined
Show Status: Over
Tropes: Bisexual Erasure, Bury Your Gays, But not too gay
Show: The Vampire Diaries
TV: Broadcast / Network: The CW
Character Status: Recurring
Endgame: Dead
Orientation: Undefined
Show Status: Over
Tropes: Bisexual Erasure, Bury Your Gays, But not too gay
Isobel Flemming was a recurring character in seasons 1 and 2, the wife of Alaric Saltzman and the biological mother of Elena Gilbert. When Isobel was still in high school, she met John Gilbert and became pregnant with Elena. Many years later, she met Alaric Saltzman. At first, she did not like him and even had restraining order against him, but later she changed her mind and they eventually got married. While Isobel was still married to Alaric, she became obsessed with paranormal research. She met a vampire, Damon Salvatore, who turned her into a vampire at her request.
After being compelled by Klaus, she committed suicide by walking into the sun while her daughter Elena watched.
Isabel was implied bisexual – she was shown having compelled a male and female stripper, the latter of which was shown with bite marks on her thighs.
Relationship story arc with a woman: No
Relationship story arc with a man: Yes
Storyline during sweeps? No
[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.
I did want to mention that I recently became aware of a conversation taking place in the television fan community about a story trope the writers and I were unfamiliar with. […] Unfortunately on The Vampire Diaries, death is the probable outcome for nearly every character who passes through our universe.
— Entertainment Weekly, Showrunner Julie Plec.
Julie Plec
April 1, 2016
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