First of all I wanted to thank everyone who participated, it was so much fun seeing your guesses. Every response I got made me smile. :) Most of you definitely have a grasp on my faves, but only two got either all 10 correct, or 5 in the correct slots.

* distant_autumn -- All characters and duos correct, but less than five in the correct slots, and seven of my ten favorite episodes guess, but no five in order. So, you get a prompt (go for two, but I can't promise I'll have the creative juices to do both, but I'll try).

* modbelle -- Nine of the ten characters guess, but only two in the right slots. Eight of the ten duos were correct, but five were in the correct slot, and seven of the episodes were correct, but none in the right spot. Still, with the five-correct-placement, throw me a prompt. :)

Now for the answers. Little graphic (icons representing the choices), and the list. In addition to the top ten episodes, I also put the remainder of the episodes in order of favoritism too.

I based the picks for characters and duos on how much enjoyment I get every time they're onscreen. For instance, as much as I adore the Damon/Stefan relationship, there are definitely times when I get frustrated with how Damon is the loser-boy in relation to Stefan, whereas there is not one moment that Stefan and Caroline are on screen that I'm not a puddle of squee and/or goo. With characters, Stefan dropped off the top five (for the first time) because I included non-main characters, and as much as I do love him, the Stefan we saw in "The Dinner Party" irritated me so much, and that is something that numbers four and five have never done.

** 10 Favorite Characters **

01.) Damon Salvatore
02.) Elena Gilbert
03.) Caroline Forbes
04.) Elijah
05.) Katherine Pierce
06.) Stefan Salvatore
07.) Alaric Saltzman
08.) Bonnie Bennett
09.) Jeremy Gilbert
10.) Sheriff Liz Forbes





** 10 Favorite Duos **

01.) Damon and Elena
02.) Stefan and Caroline
03.) Damon and Stefan (non-romantic)
04.) Damon and Alaric (non-romantic)
05.) Elijah and Katherine
06.) Jeremy and Bonnie
07.) Stefan and Katherine
08.) Damon and Liz (non-romantic)
09.) Elena and Caroline (non-romantic)
10.) Damon and Katherine (non-romantic)





** 10 Favorite Episodes **

01.) S01.19 - Miss Mystic Falls
02.) S02.01 - The Return
03.) S02.21 - The Sun Also Rises
04.) S01.14 - Fool Me Once
05.) S01.17 - Let the Right One In
06.) S02.22 - As I Lay Dying
07.) S02.07 - Masquerade
08.) S02.16 - The House Guest
09.) S02.10 - The Sacrifice
10.) S01.13 - Children of the Damned





**The Rest ... **

11.) S01.21 - Isobel
12.) S01.18 - Under Control
13.) S02.13 - Daddy Issues
14.) S02.05 - Kill or Be Killed
15.) S02.09 - Katerina
16.) S01.07 - Haunted
17.) S02.18 - The Last Dance
18.) S01.22 - Founder's Day
19.) S02.06 - Plan B
20.) S02.17 - Know Thy Enemy

21.) S02.11 - By the Light of the Moon
22.) S01.11 - Bloodlines
23.) S01.12 - Unpleasantville
24.) S01.06 - Lost Girls
25.) S01.15 - A Few Good Men
26.) S02.04 - Memory Lane
27.) S01.04 - Family Ties
28.) S01.20 - Blood Brothers
29.) S02.02 - Brave New World
30.) S02.19 - Klaus

31.) S01.09 - History Repeating
32.) S01.10 - The Turning Point
33.) S02.03 - Bad Moon Rising
34.) S02.08 - Rose
35.) S01.05 - You're Undead to Me
36.) S01.08 - 162 Candles
37.) S02.12 - The Descent
38.) S02.15 - Dinner Party
39.) S02.20 - The Last Day
40.) S01.16 - There Goes the Neighborhood

41.) S02.14 - Crying Wolf
42.) S01.03 - Friday Night Bites
43.) S01.02 - The Night of the Comet
44.) S01.01 - Pilot

Whoo! This was fun. :)