#kennett meta

[dontbeallupinmyfriesdawg]

Maybe you can answer this for me and I'm going to preface it by saying I have no qualms with Kennett. Anyways can you explain to me what Kol did on TVD (I don't watch TO) that was so significant to have him shipped with Bonnie in a way that would boost her character because this was a ship well before TO. I legit barely remember him, he was obnoxious (his characterization) and kinda threatening, but beyond that I draw a complete blank on him. Was he very charismatic or something?

I think tbh with you anon that we all just wanted a decent love interest for Bonnie. Bonnie and Kol had several admittedly small moments but viewers felt that between them even in them they had a lot of chemistry. 

Even if you watch Nate and Kat at a panel there’s mad chemistry there same with Kat and Chris/Kai and Bonnie.

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http://bonneibennett.tumblr.com/post/85583715055/kat-graham-and-nate-buzolic-play-who-am-i-at

http://tropical-wonderlight.tumblr.com/post/149497913184/i-havent-seen-this-one-yet

http://katledison.tumblr.com/post/144470670896/x

http://katgrahamlover.tumblr.com/post/85524853043/i-like-to-think-that-kat-told-nate-how-handsome

There’s also an attraction because while both Kai and Kol are dangerous Bonnie was able to overpower and out smart them both twice. Which is nice because Bonnie gets to be powerful and have agency in a scene not just be subservient to others.

Kol has not only spent his while life studying and working with witches he has a deep respect for them (partly because he used to be one as a child.)

This was taken from Kol’s wikia:

Kol had been good friends with witches throughout the centuries, stating how he respects them and holds them in high esteem. This stems from his love of being a witch before becoming a vampire. His interest in witchcraft and magic continued even as an Original and not being able to use it directly anymore.

Having studied witchcraft with witches for centuries, Kol is quite knowledgeable in the arts of witchcraft and magic, even creating his own spells such as the spell he taught Freya in An Old Friend Calls.

During the time he spent with witches in Africa in the 14th Century, Kol traveled in Uganda and gained a knowledge of medicinal herbs and remedies from a shaman.

Kol’s time with witches led to his fear of Silas, as the witches often told stories that Silas would return and bring the end of days.

In his travels, Kol learned of a magic called Kemiya, which he taught to witches so that they could create his dark objects for him, which allowed him to utilize magic as a vampire. He later teaches this to Davina and practices it himself when he possesses Kaleb.

The dark objects Kol was shown to be responsible for creating with his witches included The Devil’s Starand the bracelet Davina used to make Mikael obedient to her. He had the witches create them so that he could use magic through the objects without being a witch himself, as they were designed so that anyone could wield them.

Elijah admitted that Kol was a master of his craft, despite his mischief.

Davina once told him he had a “freaky witch encyclopedia brain” because of his vast knowledge.

Most of his dark objects have since fallen into the possession of the O'Connell family.

However, he often displays his vampire visage on The Originals due to the ancestors cursing him through the spell Davina used to bring him back, making him lose control.

if you want video footage of him saying that then this clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u12iRxg3_w&ab_channel=patriciamoberg at 11:48 has kol saying it and there’s also this:

Taking this into consideration Kennett could have been a really fulfilling relationship for Bonnie because being with Kol could have developed her as a person pls iit would have been interesting and endearing to watch.

As for Kol, he was very charismatic. There’s just so much to say about him.

@koriginaladdict made an amazing post on why one should love Kol, you can find it here: http://koriginaladdict.tumblr.com/post/136193123152/20-reasons-to-love-kol-mikaelson

But here’s my own personal one: 

He’s kind of the perfect juxtaposition of being one of the most levels headed and rational/pragmatic Mikaelson and also being the most chaotic and volatile and it’s really interesting to watch

Nate Buzz is an excellent actor

He has a very childlike playfulness to him as well as a dangerous edge

He’s consistently the one to call Klaus out while the rest of his siblings seem to be completely devoted to him (Rebekah and Elijah and Freya slightly although she’s more neutral) or completely hate him (Finn) Kol simply say what he doesn’t like and says it. He consistently challenges Klaus (verbally or physically )  

and although Klaus has daggered him many times it’s clear he’s not afraid of him. In fact, it  does seem like Klaus has a healthy fear of Kol in some ways because he’s so unpredictable

He also wasn’t afraid to tease Klaus.

Kol is funny like he has some good one liners and he’s very quick to make light of situations even when they’re very bleak or sinister

He’s anti-Damon AF

These are just a few things. I would definitely go back and watch Kol’s old tvd scenes on youtube.

(None of these gifs are mine)

[hellsbellschime]

Omg META KENNET PLEASE!!! There's not enough of them out there. Or like meta Bonnie and a person who recognizes that she's one of the most powerful witches (if not THE most powerful witch) out there... Aka Kol.

Sure! And the whole recognition of Bonnie’s real power is certainly one of the reasons why I think Kennett is such an intriguing combination. Sometimes I feel like even Bonnie is incredibly resistant to acknowledging the potency and potential of her own power, and I think that someone like Kol is strangely probably the best person for her to explore that power with. In a lot of ways I think that Bonnie and Caroline are very similar in terms of their commitment to their idea of using their power for “goodness”, and I feel like that drive is especially powerful in Bonnie even though it’s not necessarily truly beneficial in the way that it should be or in the way that she would like it to be. 

One of the things I actually find interesting about the younger contingent of the MF gang (or at least that I found interesting earlier in the series when they seemed more conscious and willing to explore this dichotomy) is that they’re all very committed to this black and white sense of morality that really has no place in the supernatural world they inhabit, and I think that Bonnie is really the best example of that. I mean Bonnie definitely is an inherently good person, but the power that she possesses in the world that she lives in really requires her to make decisions where there is no “good” decision. What Bonnie really needs to learn is not how to be “good” or “evil” with her power, what she needs to learn more than anything (at least in my opinion) is judiciousness with her power. 

Because Bonnie is a morally good person who tries to adhere to her moral impulses that sometimes can lead her down a path that is very difficult for her to navigate, and that often times results in very negative outcomes anyway. Although it may sound completely counterintuitive, Bonnie could really benefit from experiencing an absence of human moral judgment. Because Bonnie is so massively powerful on a level that so few people are she really needs to remove herself from the confines of a simplistic human existence, and I can think of no better person to share that experience with than Kol. Not only is Kol one of the few people in the TVDverse who truly seems to understand Bonnie’s power, he seems to be one of the few people who would not manipulate Bonnie to use it for his own ends. 

Again, this might be a point of contention for some people seeing as Kol tried to get Bonnie to resurrect him, but what I find sooo incredibly fascinating about Kol is that he really does seem to embody the complete absence of human morality. And I don’t mean that as an insult or as a way of saying that he’s a horrible person, I mean he certainly does horrible things sometimes, but it’s never in the service of good or evil. In a lot of ways he really is the one of the most judicious characters in that world, because while he will do things that are evil from a human moral point of view he actually shows incredibly sound judgment in a lot of cases. I mean, he’ll kill someone for his own benefit or even his own entertainment, but he actually shows incredibly insightful judgment when it comes to the broader world that he lives in. He understands the part that he plays, he understands that he exists outside of the human world and he sees himself as he truly is, a powerful player in a morally relative world of supernatural chaos. He’s really the only character we’ve ever seen who seems to fully grasp this, which is why he’s such a fascinating character in general and why he’d be such a fascinating character for Bonnie to interact with. He wouldn’t just appreciate her power for what it is, he’d understand it’s importance far beyond it’s impact on him personally, which is something no one else Bonnie has ever known has really done.