When The Vampire Diaries mastermind Julie Plec announced early last year that The Originals would be ending after its fifth season, fans were left wondering how the show would tie up its loose ends. Specifically, what would happen between the fandom's favorite couple, #Klaroline? In a recent interview with TV Guide, the showrunner opened up about just that, explaining that though we definitely will see Klaus and Caroline back together, their relationship may not be what we assume.

“I think what people can expect and count on is a nice thread of Caroline as a guiding counselor to Klaus in terms of fatherhood,” she said. “She’s a mother, she lost her husband, and she knows [Klaus] very well — better than some of the people in New Orleans. She understands the desire he has to be a good person in the name of his daughter, and she’s very quick to recognize that he’s not doing a very good job. She’s a friend, she’s a support system, and she calls him on his sh*t.” Julie went on to say that there are "no promises" about what's going to happen between them romantically. “Of course there’s still that electricity between them. That’s always going to exist. No promises of where that goes, but it’s nice to see again.”

When news first broke that the show would be ending, fans responded to Julie's comments by saying that though they were predictably disappointed, they were mostly grateful just to see Klaus and Caroline back onscreen together, even if it isn't a happily-ever-after. Phoebe Tonkin also said that saying goodbye behind-the-scenes has been pretty bittersweet: "I don’t think I’ve totally digested it.”

Regardless, it seems Julie's explanation of what's going to be happening as the final season concludes hasn't changed over the past year, so we'll be looking forward to seeing it all unfold when the show returns, this April.

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