Summary
The Originals ’ spinoffLegaciesincludes many storylines that I ca n’t believe made it to air . Like many untried grownup in the 2010s , I became ghost withThe Vampire Diaries , check the original series and both spinoffs . Among theThe Vampire Diaries’fandom , Legaciesis typically considered the bottom of the jokedue to its campy homages and Monster of the Week format . However , I grew to appreciate the show ’s unique voice and exploration of the supernaturalTVDworld .
Despite this , the spinoff has weaknesses that even I can not refuse . TheLegaciesvillainsfeel weaker than those preface in the previous two shows , and some of the Romance become dull over time . However , the biggest weakness is some of the storylines . Legaciesincludes many narration arc that either do n’t make sense , defy establishedTVDlore , or fail the characters . These ten storylines leave me shaking my question and understanding others ’ criticism of the show .
legacy was canceled after season 4 , but plans for season 5 ’s story were already underway . Here ’s the Legacies season 5 that never was - explained .
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10Rafael Being King Arthur’s Descendant
The King Arthur Connection Was Pointless And Boring
One storyline that was every bit boring and pointless isLegacies ' introduction of the Nimue , the Green Knight , and the blade in the pit . While I love Arthurian lore , the choice to include these stories feel like a rush determination , simply made because the show needed a giant . lamentably , the show provides zero reason to revere the Green Knight or trust Nimue . As such , the Super Squad ’s pick seem logicless at skillful and reckless at bad . The story also moves as slowly as the Green Knight .
Moreover , the decisiveness to make Rafael a descendent of King Arthur and the only one who can root for Excalibur from the stone seems pointlessbecause he leave the show in the very next episode . They had to have known prior to film that episode that Peyton Alex Smith was leavingLegacies . I would have preferred they make a different character the royal descendent and use that as a throughline that influences character development .
9Salvatore: The Musical Without Damon and Elena
The Vampire Diaries Characters Should Have Returned For Salvatore: The Musical
TheLegaciesepisode withSalvatore : the Musicalis one of my favorites due to the music , Vampire Diarieshomage , and the hilarious subplot of MG seek to discover the monster . However , I can not believe it went on line for one reason alone — they did n’t bring back Damon and Elena to watchSalvatore : the Musical .
Based on the couple ’s personality inTVD , there ’s no chance Elena would lose the show , and Damon would belike go because she dragged him along . The chances of them showing up get even higher , considering it feature Stefan as a major hero . Damon has a sweet spot for his blood brother , so there ’s a good probability Elena would n’t even have to coerce him to ascertain the play .
The two ’s show would make even more common sense because Josie goes to dwell with them shortly after the installment . Even if they could n’t get Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder back , they could have referenced their presence through dialogue and shown Stephanie Salvatore blab out to Josie and Lizzie instead .
8The Introduction Of Sebastian
The Sebastian Storyline Hurts Lizzie’s Character And Contradicts The Vampire Diaries
Lizzie deserved a wild-eyed interest inLegacies , but they sternly missed the marker with Sebastian . One major issuing with this plot line is that it employ Lizzie ’s mental illness as a plot of land gimmick , which is not only pitiable writing but unnecessarily cruel to the character reference . There was no point in making Lizzie wonder her sanity other than moving the news report forward . For a show that include positivistic histrionics of mental unwellness , they really dropped the egg with this one .
Additionally , Sebastian ’s being frustratingly contradicts the event ofThe Vampire Diaries . InLegaciesseason 2 , episode 5 , “ Screw Endgame , ” Sebastian allege he has been desiccating for hundred under the Salvatore School . There are two main understandings of this statement . First , his coffin has been in Mystic Falls the full meter . secondly , his coffin was in the Armory until Alaric had all the artifacts moved to the school . regrettably , neither of these account makes sensory faculty .
If Sebastian ’s coffin was under the Salvatore School all along , he should have been destroyed inThe Vampire Diariesseason 5 by The Travelers ’ Curse . instead , if Sebastian ’s coffin had been in the Armory , Dorian and Alaric would have known about his existence through their records . I see myself too frustrated by the composition and plotholes to be able-bodied to bask Lizzie ’s happiness .
The Vampire Diaries inspired two twirl - offs : The Originals & Legacies . Here ’s how the timeline between the shows intersects and where they depart .
7Hope’s Being Defined By Her Love Interest
Hope Mikaelson’s Identity Shouldn’t Have Revolved Around Landon Kirby
The Originalsdid a great job setting up Hope Mikaelson ’s personality , setting , and flaw . The character struggles with her lack of familial support and strives for their tending . She has a contentious family relationship with Lizzie and Josie . She has a substantial , albeit naive , mother wit of justice , using her tribrid ability to protect the hoi polloi around her . Yes , she had a crush on Roman , but that did n’t define her . alas , Legaciesexplores almost none of these aspect of Hope , centering her story around Landon instead .
Despite Julie Plec creating both serial , the two reading of Hope sense entirely disconnected . The version in Legacies feels regressive . She seems like what a male writer would imagine a teenage miss to be – ghost with a boy . Hope is always framed by her relationship , or lack thereof , with Landon . Meanwhile , all the other girl character reference explore the different aspects of their personalities and identity element . I think Hope Mikaelson – the most herculean occult in theTVDworld – merit intimately than that .
6Josie Never Getting A Happy Ending
Josie Saltzman Deserved Better Than Her Story Ending
Of all theLegaciescharacters , Josie is the one I encounter most relatable , which piss it all the more thwarting that she never gets a felicitous ending . Josie is repeatedly shortchanged throughoutLegacies . First , she is the ignore small fry because Alaric sharpen more on Lizzie and Hope . She spend her meter make do her baby alternatively of focusing on her well - being .
Josie eventually starts growing as an individual when attending Mystic Falls High and living with Elena and Damon , but she ’s quickly forced to come back to the Salvatore School . When Josie give up her magic , she ’s coerced into recapture her siphon exponent . The show undoes every bit of authority she exert .
On top of this , every one of her love life interests gets cut short . Despite her huge maturation , she never gets the happy ending others earn . Then , Legaciesseason 4 write Josie offin the most unsatisfying room – suddenly place her on a omnibus . The writers should have return Josie more regard and care as a type instead of writing off her felicity .
5Santa Fighting The Krampus
The Christmas Episode Of Legacies Includes The Most Ridiculous Monster Fight
Of all theLegaciesMonster of the Week instalment , the bad has to be “ This Christmas Was Surprisingly red . ” The plot line was reasonably good up until the point where the Krampus came . Hope ’s team - up with Clarke is an exciting pick , and the two characters bounce off each other well . Rafael ’s interaction with his father are essential to his graphic symbol arc . to boot , it ’s beautiful any time Chris Lee , who plays Kaleb , sings inLegacies . alas , the instalment ’s climax ruins all the estimable thing up to that head .
Santa has a throwdown MMA engagement with Krampus inone of the most derisory scenes that has possibly ever occurred in TheTVDUniverse . Just writing that sentence experience like I ’m talk about poorly write sports fan fable . Though the campiness of Legacies is part of what make the show a guilty pleasure for so many , this fit takes the silliness too far .
4The Hope And Josie Queerbaiting
Legacies Played Into The Potential Relationship With Hope And Josie
WhileLegaciesis wide considered the most inclusive of theTVDshows , the show is hangdog of queerbaiting when it comes to Hope and Josie . Queerbaiting refers to a tarradiddle hint that a fictitious character is LGBTQ+ while leaving it ambiguous or suggest at an LGBTQ+ relationship without exploring it . unluckily , the show does both of these thing . Legaciesleaves Hope ’s sexuality equivocal while playing up the potential family relationship between Hope and Josie .
Hope is show toy with and nearly kissing Josie in an alternate world . Then , inLegaciesseason 2 , episode 6 , “ That ’s Nothing I Had To think , ” Hope confirms that she had a crushed leather on Josie . Finally , in Legacies season 4 , she ’s shown flirting and dance with a woman while her humanity is off . However , I found myself foiled when she never confirm her bisexuality by the finale .
The show also plays into the Hosie ship ( Hope and Josie ) while never having the theatrical role handle it . The chemistry between the two is immediately apparent . ByLegaciesseason 2 , the show directly substantiate the requited feel . The show keep to play up their potential kinship by having Lizzie joke about Josie having a sex dream about Hope . Then , there ’s the cock-and-bull story episode where Hope only wo n’t kiss Josie because it ’s unconsensual . I would n’t manage if the two agreed they were better off friends , but the show just strings along LGBTQ+ viewers , never addressing their potential relationship .
legacy time of year 4 hold an age to break up Landon and Hope even though season 3 of The Vampire Diaries spinoff ensured that the twosome could n’t function .
3The Merge That Didn’t Matter
The Merge In Legacies Was Pointless And Retconned The Vampire Diaries Lore
Dark Josie is one of my favored role electric arc besidesHope becoming the true tribrid inLegaciesseason 4 . Unfortunately , Legaciesended this character reference arc by retconning a important plotline inThe Vampire Diariesseason 6 – the Merge . The ritual is mean to be performed by Gemini Gemini the Twins when they reach the eld of 22 , at which dot one will take in the other and become the leader of the coven . The Merge was always going to be a big question throughoutLegaciesbecause Josie and Lizzie are Gemini coven twins .
Unfortunately , Legaciesthrows the original traditional knowledge out the windowpane , saying that The Merge can chance whenever the twins need . The shoddy excuse that the age is more of a road map infuriates me . If the Geminis knew that The Merge could materialise at any prison term , they would have ram Luke and Liv to unite much sooner than their twenty-second birthday , as that would ’ve prevented Kai from taking top executive . Ultimately , this retcon create a more blanket plot hole and was n’t even worth it becauseThe Merge was only solved inLegacieswhen Lizzie became a heretic .
2Kai Parker’s Anticlimactic Death
Legacies Wasted One Of The Best Vampire Diaries Characters
Kai ’s rejoinder inLegacieswas one of the most exciting plotlines , come after by the biggest letdown . Like The Merge , Kai ’s return inLegaciesfelt inevitable . Rather than killing the villain , they locked him out in a prison worldly concern at the end ofThe Vampire Diaries . Considering his homicidal ways and his vendetta against the twins , he had to return at some point .
The firstLegaciesepisode where he appear , “ Kai Parker Screwed Us , ” was exciting , tight - paced , and a fascinating feel at the analog between Josie and Kai . unluckily , Legaciesfailed theVampire Diariesvillainin the second episode , “ You Ca n’t Save Them All , ” by giving Kai Parker one of the most anticlimactic deaths in theTVDUniverse . Alaric decapitate Kai while he was connect up in a storage warehouse .
At no point does Kai hear to do magic , which he ’s capable of after devolve to life inThe Vampire Diaries , or fight back . This is the same man who siphon off the Travelers ’ Curse and tried to massacre his sibling . His passiveness is painfully out of character . There was no reason forLegaciesto kill him off quickly and with small gravitas . I find myself wishing they ’d just not brought him back rather than grant him such a dissatisfying destruction .
1“Hold On Tight”
Legacies Season 3, Episode 4 Is A Mess
There are very few episode ofLegaciesthat I whole dismiss . Even the big episodes usually have a deliver quality – whether that be a fictional character or subplot . Unfortunately , there ’s little positive to say aboutLegaciesseason 3 , sequence 4 , “ take On Tight . ” This sequence is , quite plainly , a tidy sum . Starting with the most flagrant plot line , Lizzie , Josie , and Alyssa make a young prison human race with the perpetual provision of Bennet rip and the supernova – which miraculously carry on despite the last sequence taking place over multiple days . They somehow move all the monsters into the creation , but nobody else except Hope . It ’s confusing and does n’t make much horse sense .
Additionally , it feels like a letdown that the battle against the monsters take place offscreen . The episode also has Alyssa alteration position without explanation . The show ignores the fact that Hope and Landon should have forget about each other when going through the portal . Then , the second - worst part of the episode occurs – the sexual practice scene between Hope and Landon .
I do n’t mind gender scenes when they fit within the story and are well - written . regrettably , this scene does n’t receive this criteria . The vista went on for too long . They make promise stick out another trauma when her boyfriend turn into Malivore clay after their first time having sexual activity . This is also a plothole . If trade fluid with Hope could wrick Landon into clay , he would have melted when they kissed . If it was her blood , he should have turned into mud in the middle of sexuality . Ultimately , I think this episode ofLegaciesshould have been rewrite entirely .
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