I actually think the show is decent. I think its it's own show & not vampire Diaries & Originals. The thing is that people keep comparing the two & saying it's more mid evil; well some of us like midevil & folklore as well as fantasty. Some even say that it seems to be geared towards teens & younger adults. Let's see; a magic school for teens to teach them to control their powers (who else was it suppose to be geared towards 🤔🤔🤔🤔). It seems as though most viewers are getting older & so were the cast of the Originals & Vampire Diaries, so it's time to let go! They had a great run but it's over & time to move on. It's okay to let the next generation have something that they like. Either enjoy it or not! There are more shows out there for you to watch instead of trying to make a show about teens & a boarding school into an adult vampire show.
There is Midnight Texas, Van Helsing, The Magicians, etc...
Time to grow up, move on, & let a teen show be a teen show! Oh & for the record this cast is not unattractive. They are teens & therefore suppose to look like teens. Unless your onto kids that is!🙄🙄🙄