Bonenzo VS Bamon
After finally finishing season 7 of TVD, my dislike for Bonenzo has grown. Originally I didn’t finish the show and disliked Bonenzo because it was obvious that they just gave Enzo to Bonnie at the last minute after already setting up Caroline and Enzo for two seasons. Now actually watching their relationship develop during season 7 it felt like what should have been Bamon crammed into one season.
Point 1: Bonnie and Enzo throughout the seasons
Season 5:
Enzo was basically just another version of Damon. In the show, I felt like they were trying to recreate the Stefan and Klaus dynamic, with Enzo being the villain who tries to bring Damon back to his bad boy glory days. Based on the little screen time Bonnie and Enzo shared in season 5, their dynamic was essentially just Bamon.
Season 6:
In this season, they only interacted once or twice, and that was at the end. There was no development in their relationship at this point.
Season 7:
Bonnie and Enzo still had the Bamon dynamic, but with a twist: intentional flirting and conversations to set up their relationship.
Point 2: Enzo’s status in the show
In season 7, Enzo is technically in a love triangle with Lily and Julian. This situation was similar to Elena, Stefan, and Damon. In Enzo’s case, he plays the role of Damon, as he’s the other man yearning for another man’s woman and challenges her relationship with the other man by showing his devotion and loyalty to her. To some extent the same can be said for his position in Stefan and Caroline’s relationship since the writers were thinking about making Caroline and Enzo a thing.
Point 3: Forced Proximity
Just like Bamon at the peak of their development in season 6, Bonnie and Enzo were in a very similar position to Bamon’s prison world arc in season 7. The difference lies in the setting. After their enemies arc, Bonnie and Enzo are forced into isolate together (in a cabin) so they can figure out why the Armory wanted Bonnie. During this isolation, they form a deep, undeniable bond just like Bamon!! Bonnie even loses her magic in both situations.
Now I’ll get into Bonenzo scene that I felt were very similar to Bamon.
First set of scenes:
Bonenzo: season 7 episode 5
Enzo is fighting with Bonnie about a stone that he wants.
Bamon: season 1 episode 7
Damon is fighting with Bonnie about the talisman that he wanted back.
Second set of scenes:
Bonenzo: season 7 episode 18
This felt like the epic reunion of Bonnie and Enzo.
Bamon: season 6 episode 15
This was the epic Bonnie and Damon reunion. (one of Bamons most iconic moments)
Third set of scenes:
Bonenzo: season 7 episode 19
In this scene Enzo comes to Bonnie with plan to keep her hidden from the armory. To do so she will be her magic to stay hidden. Even though the scene is serious Bonnie still manages to question Enzo try intentions of keeping her safe joking about him possibly caring about her.
Bamon: season 2 episode 18
In these scenes Bonnie and Damon are working together to find a way to kill Klaus. They end up with a plan that puts Bonnie into hiding by pretending like she used all her magic and killed herself. Even though Bonnie‘s put in a deadly situation she still manages to joke with Damon about why he cares about there being a 50-50 chance of her dying or surviving.
Fourth set of scenes:
Bonenzo: season 7 episode 19
After some time isolated with one another in the cabin Enzo begins to open up to Bonnie and she sees another side to him that helps her understand him more.
Bamon: season 6 episode 4
After the mess with Kai and Damon thinking the prison would was his personal hell Bonnie see a more different side to Damon that makes her understand him more.
Fifth set of scenes:
Bonenzo: season 7 episode 22
With Bonnie being possessed by the huntress she is now faced with trying not to kill Enzo. In the scene Enzo gives this big heart felt speak about how much he loves her.
Bamon: season 7 episode 21
With Bonnie being possessed by the huntress Damon is trying to break through to her. In the scene Damon gives as heart felt speech about how much he cares about her and loves her as a best friend.















