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TVD/Legacies: Jade as Stefan and Valerie's great-great-granddaughter
(Re-editing this because I realized I got the generations wrong!)
Two seasons late, I know. But I've read the theories and...it would make sense, just needs to be fixed. Being of relation to Valerie and Stefan started great but as their direct child? I quickly decided to fix this theory into something more realistic!
1. A miracle of a last-minute save and Julian letting Valerie believe her baby (dubbed "Jacob") died to keep her from doing anything rash...which we already know inevitably happened.
2. It wouldn't be the first time someone with ties to the supernatural went blissfully unaware of the fact and lived normal lives before they were forced into it and killed, some no more well known than the Salvatores, specifically Tom Avery and Sarah Nelson/Salvatore. So the idea that Jacob was born and lived his entire life blissfully unaware of what his father's life tied him to and it catching up with any of his future children or grandchildren would be fitting!
3. Given the math and flashbacks, the baby would've been born in 1863, and Jade was born in '02/'03 (she was 16 when she was sent to the prison world). That estimated 140-year gap is enough for 3-4 generations of Salvatore-Tulle descendants to be born (and 156 counting Stefan and Valerie being born in the 1840s). And if my math is correct and 2002 is the year Jade is born, she fits the timeline of being Jacob's great-grandchild and Stefan's 2x great-grandchild.
4. Genes get lost and resurface over the years. Jade appears to have Valerie's looks, but I wish we'd seen more of her to know who's personality she's closer to (though considering Stefan wanted to be a doctor before he was a vampire, his distant relative, Tom Avery, was paramedic and Jade was training to be an EMT...yeah, she's likely closer to Stefan's personality).
(Notice I'm not going anywhere near the topic of Jacob - and by extension, Jade - having magic since through Valerie, either could have the gene. And ignore if that active gene could have played a part in Valerie narrowly saving her son's life. For me now, it's easier to say Jacob's line was all human and it ends with Jade being the vampire.)
(And also, how does the saying go? Ah yes: once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, and three times is a habit. Tom's death, as pathetic as it was and no accident, I could understand. While staying out of the supernatural may have prolonged her life, Sarah's death fit the coincidence. But imagine this whole theory coming to heel here: Jade being the 3rd lost Salvatore relative who died (cementing a pattern - fate or curse, you call it) but breaking the pattern when she became a vampire, thus surviving? It would have been INGENIOUS if Plec had done this route as it would add to Jade's character and be befitting of the show title since she'd be Stefan's legacy!)
In conclusion, Jade being Stefan and Valerie's 2x great-granddaughter through their supposedly dead (but miraculously surviving) son is a great way to connect the 3 characters in a more realistic (and Plec Verse-like) way. Gives her more screen time and arc compared to just being Josie's love interest, gives a next-gen. connection to the Salvatores (because as much as I dislike Damon's character, ain't no way would he let anything happen to the only living tie he had left of his brother), and gives fans the satisfaction of seeing what no one else saw. Plus, it could be a running gag that she and Stefan share a Ripper status, like 2x great-grandfather, like 2x great-granddaughter!
Everytime I rewatch that kissing scene, the only thing I can think of is: “man, someone really needs to pay that electricity bill!”
Every scene like that is always so dark, c’mon!
At least she is not going to die until season 3. We are making progress people. Now we just have to hope that they have some screen time together in the next season.
