The supernatural series that had every existing teenager in its chokehold, primarily because of its extremely good-looking vampires, was also the birth place of another iconic series. We are talking about the show The Vampire Diaries, more specifically about one of its seriously iconic characters, Klaus, and when he first appeared on the show.
Inspired by author, L.J. Smith’s novel of the same name, the show became a unique phenomenon with just its first episode. With the first season attracted over three million viewers and various awards and nominations, including the People’s Choice Awards and Teen Choice Awards. The show ran for eight seasons, putting out over a hundred and seventy episodes.
Fans would already know that the story is set in a fictional town called Mystic Falls, a place with a rich history, where in the present, a teen girl, Elena Gilbert, recently orphaned, falls in love with a mysterious new guy in town, Stefan Salvatore.
Stefan clearly is more than just what meets the eye, and things get especially complicated when his beloved and completely unhinged brother, Damon Salvatore, enters the picture. The eight seasons of the show The Vampire Diaries, are a long rollercoaster ride with complicated storylines revolving around teens, vampires, werewolves, witches, hybrids, and many more.
The series brought fame to many of its lead characters, including actors like Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach Roerig, Steven R. McQueen, and Kayla Ewell, among others. No matter what the critics say about the show, fans showed so much love to this class production full of angsty vampire action, full to the brim with spicy romance.
While the story felt fresh and one of a kind at the time, there was another thing that left fans completely shaken. At some point during the show, the makers decided to introduce an even more badass and powerful version of the already existing vampires, and well, no one has recovered from it since. We are talking about the Originals, specifically about the hybrid vampire, Klaus, the appearance of which left teen girls with twisted expectations and ideas.
What Episode Does Klaus Appear In The Vampire Diaries?
Creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson introduced the Original vampires in the show in an attempt to bring more conflicts and add more drama to it. The famous character of Niklaus Mikaelson, or just Klaus, was brought into the show in season 2, episode 19 of the show, which is also titled “Klaus.”
The second season mentioned the Original vampires throughout, even before their physical appearance, with the rest of the characters setting the ground for the smooth entry. Before he enters into the series, we were told that Klaus is one of the originals, one of the first vampires to ever exist.
The entire nineteenth episode turns out to be extremely informative as we find more about the relationship Elijah had with Katherine, Elena’s doppelganger, and with his brother, Klaus. We also find out more about the curses, especially the one that has kept Klaus’ werewolf side bound and suppressed.
In the previous few episodes, the main leads, Elena, Damon, and Stefan, had discussed the possibility of Klaus appearing and the limits to his powers. That he would be extremely powerful, easily overtaking the rest, was already settled.
Over the episodes, we got a deeper look into Klaus’ history, relationships with his siblings, traumatic past intertwined with his father’s horrible actions, and a whole lot more. Despite his character’s uncountable flaws and dangerous murdering tendencies, he received much love from fans.
The actor who played the role, Joseph Morgan, was even seen questioning the positive response Klaus got, considering his neat habit of ripping people’s hearts out and taking revenge just for the kick of it. It is also during this episode that we are told about his hybrid nature, which makes it a little difficult for the rest to kill him.
His sarcastic comments in the most serious situations, the habit of always getting the last words out, not fearing anything except maybe his father, being completely reckless and unhinged, and last of all, the way actor Joseph Morgan carried the role, all are some of the reasons why the character was so loved despite his aggressive, people killing ways.
We have to mention that the character of Klaus had appeared in the second season before this episode as well, but it was as Alaric Saltzman, in episodes titled “Know Thy Enemy” and “The Last Dance,” which was Klaus but in Alaric’s body. It was only in episode nineteenth that actor Joseph Morgan first appeared as Klaus in the show.
The characters of the Original vampire group became much more popular than the rest of the show’s cast, so the makers decided to create a whole other show titled The Originals with just them. This one also ended up being just as successful, with fans a deeper look into these beloved characters.
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