“Bonnie Bennett fromThe Vampire Diaries.
Recently, IaskedtheBuzzFeed Communitywhich Black TV characters they think deserve more appreciation.
Here are 17 of their top answers:
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
“Bonnie Bennett fromThe Vampire Diaries. She lost her whole family, died multiple times, saved all of her friends (and a few enemies) countless times, and was traumatized throughout the show."
“Sydney fromThe Bear.
She’s the best!”
deadzy
2. runner1399
3.
“Winnie the Bish [Winston Bishop] fromNew Girl!”
thelivingworst
4.
“Mercedes Jones [fromGlee].
Do I really need to explain why?”
crystalgem80
5.
“Louis de Pointe du Lac on AMC’sInterview with the Vampire!!!!!!
He’s the most beautiful, stunning character in the entire world.”
angrysquid93
6.
“Michonne and Sasha fromThe Walking Dead.
Not only were they the most badass characters, they were put through ringer after ringer.”
actoranon
7. jbmasta
8.
“Joss Carter fromPerson of Interestis a badass, pure and simple.”
“The justice crusade she went on in Season 3 was just iconic.
francisq
9.
“Bonnie Bennett fromThe Vampire Diaries.
“And dont get me started onhow [Kat Graham] was treatedbehind-the-scenes.”
barbarag457a199ce
10.
“Elektra Abundance-Evangelista fromPose.”
dellarock
11.
“Allura from the reboot ofVoltron[Voltron: Legendary Defender].
She was literally one of the most important characters in the original.
briamoooo
12.
“And then to kill her offscreen that was just cruel.”
myf83
13.
“Kevin Atwater fromChicago P.D.!
cnf1
14.
“Howard Charles as Porthos in the BBC seriesThe Musketeers.
Hands down the best Porthos I’ve ever seen in any adaptation.
saraa4a00f7b8f
15.
His friendships with the other characters were just so great to watch.”
sallytracy
16.“J.
August Richards [as Charles Gunn] inAngel SO amazing!!!”
christinel498dfecab
17.And finally: “Kendra fromBuffy the Vampire Slayer.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity.
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