Spoiler alert: This post contains plot details from the series finale ofThe Originals.
Klaus Mikaelson did it.
In the final moment ofThe Originalsseries finale, he was redeemed.
Credit: Skip Bolen/The CW
EW spoke withOriginalsshowrunner Julie Plec about the endingthe happy, the sad, and the untold.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When you first pitched the show, you had an arc for Elijah and Klaus.
At what point did them dying together become part of the plan?
JULIE PLEC:Them dying together isn’t an idea that solidified until the beginning of this season.
I was like, “Bite your tongue, young man!”
For Elijah, why was dying by his brother’s side the right choice?
Would Elijah have been able to go through with this if Hayley were still alive?
The death of Hayley scarred him on multiple and catastrophic levels.
When he’s ready to die with Elena, which in my interpretation of theVampire Diariesfinale is what happened.
[Laughs] But that’s just me being sappy today.
For the record, I would watch a show calledTwo Witches and a Werewolf.
[Laughs] I wanted them to have a happy ending.
They’ve all dealt with so much loss, Freya and Vincent.
I knowLegaciesis only two years later, but we could have a magical toddler running around!
Were there any stories over the years that you never got to tell?
And then the show was over.
You think it’s okay at the time, and then you regret it later.
Also, for the last couple years I’ve been plagued by the hanging chad of Aurora.
Was there anybody else you guys wanted to bring back for the finale?
We got to revisit everybody that we wanted to revisit.
Being able to bring Cami full circle was important to us.
Being able to put Mikael to bed one last time was important to us.
And seeing Hayley one last time was huge.
