The Originals: Why Klaus & Elijah Were Killed Off In The Series Finale – Screen Rant

On The Originals series finale, both Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson were killed. Their deaths were the final act of a long redemption story.

On The Originals, brothers Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson were killed off to signify the end of Klaus's long redemption journey. The Originals, created by Julie Plec, was a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries. The supernatural series ran for five seasons (2013-2018) on The CW and centered around the first family of vampires, the Mikaelsons, also known as the "Originals." Central characters Klaus and his elder brother Elijah first appeared during season 2 of The Vampire Diaries. Their siblings Kol, Finn, and Rebekah and their parents Esther and Mikael made their debuts during season 3. Rebekah, Klaus, and Elijah became fan favorites, and the spin-off relocated the Mikaelsons to New Orleans.

The Originals expanded on the Mikaelsons' backstory and the Shakespearean depth of their familial dysfunction: a group of siblings turned into monsters by their parents who repeatedly tried to destroy their children after realizing their mistake. Klaus was considered the most vicious, villainous, duplicitous, ambitious, and powerful Mikaelson clan member. He was given the opportunity to rediscover his humanity and repair his fractured family thanks to the miracle tribrid baby he conceived with Hayley Marshall: a daughter named Hope. Elijah saw fatherhood as the only way for Klaus to receive what he had lacked his entire life -- unconditional love. However, an ancient evil known as the Hollow introduced during season 3 threatened Hope and the Mikaelson legacy. The family's many efforts to protect Hope from being consumed by this malignant spirit failed. During season 5, Klaus made the ultimate sacrifice by transferring the Hollow into his body, sealing his fate to save his daughter.

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Klaus' decision to absorb the Hollow left him no recourse but to end his life, or the magic would amplify his darkest impulses causing untold death and destruction, starting with his family. It was quite an evolution from the character introduced on The Vampire Diaries, whose self-preservation and insidious agendas took precedence over any familial affection. Before Klaus' death, he even offeredRebekah the Cure, which he had previously refused to give her. In the final moments of the finale "When the Saints Go Marching In," as Klaus prepared to use the remaining White Oak stake to kill himself, he found Elijah at his side. Elijah told his brother his sole purpose in life had been realized, and he saw no future path for himself. " ...my unrelenting desire has always been your redemption."Elijah decided that their vow of "always and forever" would extend into the afterlife. Elijah also had his own sins to atone for, namely Hayley's death. In a 2018 interview, Plec toldEW:

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