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Character: John Gilbert
Episode Count: 12
Status: Aired
The Vampire Diaries is based on a novel series penned by L.J. Smith where you are given the insight into the diary of 17-year old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev). Elena and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), live with their Aunt Jenna (Sara Canning). Elena seeks comfort from her familiar social circle best friend Bonnie (Katerina Graham), frenemy Caroline Forbes (Candice Accola), and former boyfriend Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig, Friday Night Lights)
Episode Guide
| Season One | 5 Episodes |
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| Season Two | 7 Episodes |
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Character Quotes
Damon Salvatore: Her soul? Really? You’re going to put some faith in some act of God mumbo jumbo?
John Gilbert: I refuse to let Elena become the thing I spent my life protecting her against, and you can call that God, or mystical energy, or whatever you want, but yes, I’m putting my faith in it.
John Gilbert: You ruined her life. You know that, right?
Damon Salvatore: I know that, John. I took her choices, destroyed her future, I get that.
John Gilbert: [John's final letter to Elena] Elena, it’s no easy task being an ordinary parent to an extraordinary child. I’ve failed in that task, and because of my prejudices, I’ve failed you. I’m haunted by how things might’ve played out differently if I’d been more willing to hear your side of things. For me, it’s the end. For you, a chance to grow old and someday do better with your own child than I did with mine. It’s for that child that I give you my ring. I don’t ask for your forgiveness, or for you to forget. I ask only that you believe this; whether you are now reading this as a vampire or as a human, I love you all the same as I’ve always loved you, and always will.
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