The audience is seeing things we didn’t even know were there.” Johnson was recently pleased by many viewers’ responses to an experience Tom had in the show’s second episode: “I saw dozens of people tweeting about how common it is for you - whether you’re a person of color, a minority, a queer person, whatever - to get harassed and made fun of, and then have everyone get mad at you when you defend yourself. The Vampire Diaries Universe Will Continue Beyond Legacies: The Next Show Is 'Just a Matter of When' And to talk about stuff that goes beyond the very surface-level explorations of race, sexuality and family that you see on TV.”Ĭandice King Talks Caroline's Journey to Legacies, How She Scored Her Daughter a Role in the Series Finale But what we’re also interested in doing is examining the challenges of the day through the lens of our witty, fun, exciting show.

“They love the fashion and the reads and all of that. “It’s been really wonderful to see people connect with the show and understand what we’re trying to do,” Johnson says.