Season 5 Stelena
I think for a good storyline purpose they could have just pivoted back to Stelena in season 5 and then still had the tension between the 3 going on. Damon does anger and angst very well and he could have easily been with someone who would bring out more of a redemption arc. I haven’t seen after s5 on my rewatch so not sure how Delena plays out but I think going back to their roots as a tv show would have worked better than the other storylines.
I think for a good storyline purpose they could have just pivoted back to Stelena in season 5 and then still had the tension between the 3 going on. Damon does anger and angst very well and he could have easily been with someone who would bring out more of a redemption arc. I haven’t seen after s5 on my rewatch so not sure how Delena plays out but I think going back to their roots as a tv show would have worked better than the other storylines.