The most obvious werewolf choice would have been Mason Lockwood (Taylor Kinney) of course, but he had a decent run and I don’t really lament Damon (Ian Somerhalder) ripping his heart out. However, I could have done without Stefan (Paul Wesley) ripping out Brady’s (Stephen Amell).
Brady may have been bent on murdering the doppelgänger to lift Klaus’s hybrid curse and revenging Mason’s death by taking out both Salvatore brothers, and we can’t forget his role in the torture of Caroline (Candice Accola), but most of that can be forgiven. When you get past those discretions, there’s at least few reasons why it would have been nice to keep him around a bit longer.
The Vampire Diaries boasts quite a few vampire heartthrobs, which makes sense because they are the focus of the show. Yet, with Tyler (Michael Trevino) now on the run from Klaus, it would be nice if there was an attractive werewolf waiting in the wings to take his place. Brady would have been perfect for that role. He was an alpha male, a born leader.
Brady was impulsive and passionate, and clearly had a high tolerance for pain given the number of times we watched Elena stab him. Too bad he didn’t live long enough for us to get to know him better.
This alpha wolf lost Elena, and his life, in episode 214 – Crying Wolf.
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