'Vampire Diaries' Klaus 'meant to be killed off last season'
Published Jun 8 2012, 11:37 BST | By Daniel Sperling
Vampire Diaries executive Julie Plec has admitted that she intended to kill off Klaus for good in the recently-concluded third season.Plec explained that the decision was reversed in order to keep Joseph Morgan as part of the cast and allow for the story of the Original vampires to "evolve".
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Instead Klaus's spirit possessed the body of Tyler (Michael Trevino) after the Mystic Falls villain was seemingly killed by Alaric (Matt Davis) in the finale.
"Our intention was to kill Klaus at the end of season three," she confessed to TVLine. "Our intention was that, after a long, arduous year of trying to vanquish and defeat the villain, our heroes would prevail and he would be no more.
"But when you have actors who are that good, making such a distinct mark in the roles that they are playing, you have to let your storytelling evolve and wrap around that a little bit.
"We collectively decided around the middle of season three that we weren't done with Klaus - or Joseph. We also weren't done with the Original family, because with the addition of Rebekah (Claire Holt) and Kol (Nathaniel Buzolic), there's still a lot of story to tell... If you're killing a character who is doing a great job with tons and tons of story left in him, you're making a mistake."
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Plec also teased that Klaus's sister Rebekah will be elevated to a villainous "mean girl" role in the fourth season.
"What I'm excited about with Rebekah, specifically, is that we have never had a true antagonist on a human/teenage level," she explained. "With Rebekah, who is so vulnerable and damaged but has that tough exterior, we get to see a queen bee in action; we get to see a mean girl.
"How does a vampire, who has all kinds of mind-control capabilities and sass, carve her way into the high school world when the people that we love hate her guts?"
Glad they decided to keep him on. His is One of my fav characters
June 11th 2012 at 7:39am(+1 like)
I'm glad they decided to keep him on. He's my favourite character. He's completely unpredictable, always one step ahead of everyone else, and Joseph plays him really well. He's definitely made the part his own. Plus, so many shows make super bad ass characters regulars, only to constantly neuter them and never show us what they can do (Heroes did it with Sylar, Supernatural with Castiel). In VD, Klaus is the biggest baddest vamp, and that has not changed,
That said, I hope they do something a little different with him next year, as opposed to another year of everyone trying, and failing to kill him. Very excited for season 4.
June 9th 2012 at 12:36pm(+1 like)
I think the "lets kill Klaus" plot will stop now since they know if he dies they also die.
June 14th 2012 at 7:48pm
I love all the vamps, good or evil, bring it on ....
June 9th 2012 at 8:20am
i do not know if i can take another season of kill klaus every week.
June 9th 2012 at 4:11am
But it's kill Tyler/Klaus at the moment which would make it interesting, plus because of magic they'll be a big Bonnie role
June 13th 2012 at 11:53am
I think personally, Joseph Morgan made season 3 what it was, amazing. His character is great, you always want to know whats gonna happen next with him.
June 8th 2012 at 2:58pm(+2 likes)