Legacies Completely Failed One Of The Originals' Most Important Characters

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Warning: SPOILERS for the Legacies series finale below.

Despite the series finale providing some closure for its characters, Legacies completely failed one of the most important characters inThe Originals from start to finish. Throughout the four seasons of Legacies, the influence of parents on their kids was a theme regularly explored. This was especially the case with Hope (Danielle Rose Russell), whose relationship with her complicated, late father, Klaus (Joseph Morgan), was unsettled, to say the least. Hope had no idea if he'd found peace after death, or if he was proud of her.

This was finally resolved in the Legacies season 4 (and series) finale. Speaking to Hope from the afterlife, Klaus made a surprise appearance to send his daughter one last heartfelt and emotional message. It was a beautiful, bittersweet moment, and audiences who have long followed the saga of Hope and Klaus throughout The Originals and Legacies were moved by the touching scene. Still, Legacies offering such a fitting ending tribute to Klaus–and weaving his influence into Hope's story throughout the series–made one glaring oversight even more egregious.

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Those who never watched The Originals before jumping into Legacies might be forgiven for thinking that Hope was raised by a single parent–her dad–as well as her aunts and uncles. But Hope had a mother, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin), who was just as much a part of Hope's life and just as big an influence on her daughter before her death as Klaus ever was. Yet, while Hope and other characters constantly referenced The Originals' Klaus in Legacies, Hayley was barely mentioned at all, and when she was, it was usually indirectly. Similar