My sister's really into VD (that sounds gross *g*) and tried to hook me, but Elena was my big stumbling block, and for the reason you mentioned (though I didn't get far enough to see most of what you described happening). I've been meaning to go back to it, but I'm not sure I will, since it's kind of her story, right? So we're supposed to like/identify with her? Or did I not watch long enough to grok the real premise?

The thing you said she did to Jeremy? Reminded me of what Willow did to Tara. And, MAN, I never felt the same about Willow after that. Someone has to have a certain level of selfishness and narcissism to do something like that to someone they care about, and stuff like that tends to be a deal breaker for me.