The Originals: 10 Unpopular Opinions, According To Reddit – Screen Rant

The Originals was a hit amongst fans, but that didn't mean the popular Vampire Diaries spin-off was exempt from unpopular opinions on Reddit.

The Originals has been a total roller coaster and is one of the few spin-offs which was widely deemed more watchable than the original show, The Vampire Diaries. Naturally, the show found a very passionate and opinionated fandom just like any successful vampire drama does, and most of them took to Reddit to voice their thoughts.

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Not many fans agree with the ending of The Originals since they believe the Mikaelson brothers, especially Klaus, didn't need a redemption arc at all and they also disapprove of their deaths, among many other unpopular opinions.

The Originals fandom has often deemed Seasons 4 and 1 to be the worst seasons but Redditors largely believe it was Season 5 because it had simply too much going on. While intricate, overlapping subplots and 'side quests' are the go-to formulas for most vampire dramas, fans on Reddit feel that Season 5 was really ill-designed, which is especially tragic considering it was the last.

There are simply too many unanswered questions, like what happens with Antoinette and Roman? Is Kol the only immortal Mikaelson left if Rebekah takes the cure to be human with Marcel? Why is Marcel so weak? Why are there so many repetitive storylines?

It has to be said out loud because Redditors have already echoed this sentiment, that both The Originals and TVD come across as lame as binge-watching content. If one was to browse through all the episodes in an orderly fashion, theyd find the same plot devices used, again and again, the same fights, the same punchlines, and some formulaic story arcs.

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Some Redditors have proclaimed both the shows as Twitter shows because its fun when youre watching it with millions of people over the world and everyones tweeting about what made them mad. But as standalone shows, they lack repeat value.

The Originals chose to break away from the tried-and-tested vampy, small-town shenanigans which have been a hit on television and chose to set the show in New Orleans. Sure, the place has a lot of historical contexts and a deep relationship with witchcraft which helped the storyline.

But the reason why every vampire drama, be it shows like True Blood or Buffy, or even the Twilight series, work so well is that the element of a small, sleepy town helps fine-tune the elements of creepiness. There are also many things one can get away with and there are lesser distractions, so Redditors feel that much like TVD, The Originals needed that small-town connection.

Though moody separates and suave hunting jackets pretty much sum up Klaus whole sartorial vibe, in Season 3 of The Originals the costume department did take some liberties with his hair and wardrobe. It was probably because they wanted Klaus to dress more mature since he was a dad now, but they didnt want him to go towards Elijahs impeccable suit-and-tie territory.

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They tried a few things to see what works for the bad-boy-turned-vampire-dad look and tried some awkward styling, button-down jackets that looked too formal and his hair too was doing its own thing. And Redditors have labeledSeason 3 Klaus as the sloppiest dresser.

This may come across as a bit too controversial but many fans on Reddit believed that in his heart, Elijah never stopped wanting Katherine Pierce from The Vampire Diaries, much like the Salvatore Brothers.

The two obviously had a lot of sexual tension and a long history together, and Elijah was at one point totally in love with her. Redditors mainly believe that Elijahs relationship with Haley was somewhat circumstantial, he was obviously very drawn to her, but this is not the kind of love that stays on through centuries.

The youngest Mikaelson brother is obviously a huge favorite on Reddit and many fans believe that Kol needed a different sort of storyline, one that wasnt so enormously anchored to his love for Devina which made it look like a Disney romance.

Some fans have commented that Davinas death should have been permanent and Kol, who was an immortal should have been able to find himself as a character and should have had a more urgent purpose on the show. Some Redditors also believe that he would have been much more interesting if he liked being a vampire.

Hayleys character had immense potential because, unlike most vampire or werewolf heroines, she was powerful and resourceful enough to make her own decisions, and had some very good allies. However, Redditors have commented on how they found her somewhat indecisive, flaky, and lacking in integrity, especially when it came to her personal life.

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Her relationship with Jackson was a pretty big hint; its true that she had to marry Jackson and the decision wasnt hers but she did have plenty of chances to make things easier for him, in a broader sense, even if she wasnt attracted to him in any way.

Fans on Reddit and beyond it have often talked about how inorganic the attraction between Klaus and Caroline felt; they are clearly intrigued by each other but there was no real build-up, tension, or even a foundation that could explain their dynamic.

However, Cami and Klaus relationship was much more realistic and grounded and fraught with earthy tension. It becomes obvious that Cami is attracted to him, even though she despises him and who he is and there was a lot of tragic movement in how she discovered that Klaus needed her because he had no friends or allies in Season 1.

Not all fans loved the fact that the major Mikaelsons were killed off at the end of the show; though they were shown to be at peace with their ending, and Hope was left with continuing the legacy of the family, fans on Reddit believed that the show should have concluded its run with Season 4 because it had a perfect ending and gave all the characters a clean break.

Rebekah is in New York City with Marcel, who wants to start a life with her; Kol is in San Francisco getting a large engagement ring for Davina, Hayley is with Hope in Mystic Falls as she gets enrolled at the Salvatore School. Alaric meets them and tells them that Hope would dowel there. In Manosque, France, Elijah seems to be living a secret life and comes across Klaus who acknowledges him and walks away.

This may sound totally untrue considering how Elijah has always been portrayed as the epitome of sagacity, but Elijah is definitely the more intimidating one, vis-a-vis his approach to violence. Klaus is fuelled by emotions and rage and he gives himself away easily, one could guess very easily when hes about to kill or hurt someone.

But Elijah can rip someones arm off without a warning. Since hes the more composed one, Redditors have often argued about how hes scarier because he attacks in stealth and its impossible to know when hell go into attack mode.

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