I've been reading your posts, and it's clear that you have made a comeback of sorts in the fandom. So my question to you is, how do you feel about it? You watched the show back when it originally aired, as did I. You stopped; I went all the way, but it was not the same. And then, ten years later, in 2023 specifically, I rewatched it, and ever since, it has been as if I were sucked into the rabbit hole, and there is no end to it. And I mean it in the best way possible. Because that second revision triggered something. I mean, I always shipped those two, and it sucked the way it ended. But the second time around was a realization that Klamille was not just a ship. I shipped and still do a lot of couples. But Klamille has magic. The level of intimacy, the significance, of emotion that they carried for each other... and I have read all the epic romantic novels, written classics to non-classics, watched almost all movies, etc., but Klamille seems to haunt me more than any other couple ever did. It's like the way the writers ended them did everything and nothing at once. Elevate them into something untouchable and, at the same time, destroy the most well-written couple in tv history after, imo, Scully and Mulder. And it's like searching for a way to complete a circle that is not closing. And keep posting, reblogging, reading ff, and writing ff, but in vain. I'm still possessed. So how is it for you to come back to them? It's been 10 full years since e19 aired, and you were active for a long time after that, through ff, and now with all this new interest, you are back... so yeah, I hope my ask makes sense...
Total sense!! I guess I haven't officially said it but YALL brought me back lol. I check the klamille tag semi regularly, but it was less and less as the show's ended. Then one day I looked and there was a plethora of posts! Klamille warriors sharing theories, metas, fangirling, and clapping back. There were posts I hadn't seen before, I was able to queue up so much for fuckyeahklamille! But it wasn't just that because there are different types of klamille shippers. The shippers that love Klaus more, and only care about Cami in as much as she loved him. The multishippers (listen, I don't have them in general but I have a reason to be wary) and the ones who feel guilty about it? Like they have to acknowledge its toxic on some level and nitpick it to death. But these posts praised Cami as a character and obviously love her and Klaus equally. Its the quality of shippers in the space. So thank you for that! Yall are awesome and so supportive!
I loved TO when it was on. Ate, breathed, slept TO. Klamille scenes were in my youtube recs because at the time I was obsessed with Reign. 1x08 where she said he was the architect of his own unhappiness got me. I searched up the rest of their clips. In the comments everyone kept mentioning Caroline and klaroline. I never watched tvd so I looked at their clips and was confused because they had nothing on the chemistry, acting and writing I saw on TO. I binged 1x01-1x08 and I was confused when I went on message boards and fandom spaces and everyone hated Cami. That's what made me join the fandom to defend her. Klamille was my first fandom experience! It was a great ride until she died and even then I get a kick out of no one getting what they wanted from their Klaus ship in the end.
When they killed Cami off, I knew I wouldn't be able to finish the show at the time. I swore I wouldn't watch a full ep again and I didn't until the finale. Not even 4x02. I knew I loved Cami the most but I enjoyed the show or I wouldn't have watched. When she died it was it for me. I don't regret it. And I just, didn't miss it. No withdrawals. Other people kept watching, and they said the same thing you did. It wasn't the same show, the energy and light was gone. It makes me so happy. Cami's tenure was the show's peak.
I simultaneously love and hate 3x19. I hate that they killed Cami. I hate that they spent 45 minutes having to explain the 100 different ways they couldn't save her. It's ridiculous and shows how much of a bad writing decision it was. I hate that it halts the momentum of 3b. I hate that Cami wills away her storylines. However, I can also acknowledge that as usual, Joseph and Leah are magic together. The writers gave them good material. Klaus recreating the moment they met, Cami telling Klaus she won't be there and he loses concentration and breaks the mirage, Elijah calling Cami Klaus' refuge, Davina crashing out over Cami. Cami opening up about how she's been feeling. Mentioning her parents and Kieran. They call back every aspect of her character. Klaus doesn't say a word the rest of the episode after his last words to Cami. Vincent's tribute. Everyone acknowledged her impact. Its fantastic.
It immortalizes Cami. She got the best send off, better than Mikael, Esther, Dahlia, even Hayley. Because the episode is about her and you feel the weight of her death until the final episode of the show. She haunts Klaus like he said he would. He never forgot her and the show never let her go. Other characters bring her up and Klaus is still stunned to silence. They bring in Declan, Vincent still mourns her. It's about as right as they could make this epic wrong. But it is WRONG. Her death is forshadowed in s1 but it could've gone either way. If she was going to die, it'd be in the final episodes right before Klaus. 3x19 is too early in the show for Cami to die, Cami's character arc wasn't done, its incongruent with the rest of s3. She never got justice for Lucien the whole "underdog/against vampires, humans always lose" arc. Not to mention Aurora (why did that boring bitch outlive Cami AND Klaus, why was she on Legacies?!). Klamille never got a real resolution. Its still a mess and I can never let it go. Its always a bitter pill. Even when I get excited again I can only bring myself to watching klamille scenes and an episode I enjoyed. Whenever I think of rewatching the whole show I get a twinge in my heart and say fuck no. I don't want to significantly contribute to streaming numbers to this day lmao. But I'll never be able to forget Camille O'Connell or klamille. My love is always there lying dormant. You summed it up perfectly.
"It's like searching for a way to complete a circle that is not closing."
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