Why Bonnie Was Missing From Legacies’ Salvatore Musical Episode
Recently, The Vampire Diaries spinoff Legacies aired its first-evermusical episode, but, surprisingly, Bonnie Bennett didn't appear — but there's a reason why. The spinoff was created by Julie Plec and follows a new generation of supernatural creatures who attend the Salvatore School in Mystic Falls. The show features characters who originated in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, and it continues to expand on the TVD universe. The first musical episode was all about that connection. Season 3, episode 3, «Salvatore: The Musical!» was initially slated to air during season 2, but was pushed back when filming on the show halted last year to the coronavirus pandemic.
The musical was the brainchild of a sprite named Mr. Goodfellow, who recruited Landon Kirby to pen the musical backstory of the Hogwarts-esque institution. Landon's interpretation focuses almost exclusively on the epic love triangle between Damon and Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert, as played by Kaleb Hawkins, Jed, and Josie Saltzman, respectively. «Salvatore: The Musical!» also featured Lizzie Saltzman as Caroline Forbes-Salvatore and Mr. Goodfellow tackling the role of TVD and Originals' Klaus Mikaelson. One glaring omission from Landon's opus was Bonnie Bennett.
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Legacies writer Thomas Brandon penned «Salvatore: The Musical!» and according to EW, Brandon relied on Plec and Legacies executive producer Brett Matthews for insight on pivotal moments from the show that aired for eight seasons. Plec stated, «I loved that it was somebody who had just been a watcher of The Vampire Diaries who was writing the musical through his own point of view.» Considering how long Bonnie was on The Vampire
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