A vampire without their humanity is very bad, and Elena and Caroline both prove this numerous times on The Vampire Diaries.

The universe may have wanted Stefan and Elena together, but these 10 moments probably should have pulled them apart.

Elena Gilbert was meant to be the heroine of The Vampire Diaries, but she could be straight up shameless. These are her most shameless moments.

Bonnie and Elena may look like close friends in The Vampire Diaries, but are they really?

On The Vampire Diaries, the Petrova doppelgangers are alike in looks only. Katherine is evil, Elena is good. But which character is the best?

From Elena's selfless nature to Katherine's strength and determination, keep reading to find out the which doppelganger is better

Elena Gilbert made a lot of sacrifices on The Vampire Diaries. Here are the 10 most selfless things she ever did...

Elena is the protagonist of The Vampire Diaries, but even her most diehard fans never knew these 10 interesting things about her

Nina Dobrev's Elena from the CW's The Vampire Diaries has some seriously cool outfits... and some mistakes. Here are the best and worst.

We're taking a look at some Elena memes from the series. If you're a serious fan of the series, you'll probably understand every single one of them.

Our resident good girl and main character, Elena, cherished her friends. But, even good girl Elena had times when she was a less than stellar friend.

Elena Gilbert may be the protagonist of The Vampire Diaries, but she's not always a good person (or vampire). These are the worst things she's done.

The Gifted's Elena Satine has been cast in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop as the nebulous and ethereal Julia, the memory of whom drives part of the plot.

Our heroine for most of The Vampire Diaries is no doubt a captivating one, but she has her share of faults. Elena Gilbert embodies many contradictions, and parts of her character don’t always add up. As we see her go through a whirlwind of mystical journeys and emotional traumas, she does develop as a person. However, one thing that hardly changes is her sugary sweet personality that’s meant to come across as the height of empathy. If this were really the case, she wouldn’t have taken a lot of the actions that led to more selfish ends. Even though it comes from the desire to protect her loved ones, there’s a lot about Elena’s nature that doesn’t totally fit the show's image of her.