'The Originals' Character That You Didn't Want To Die, Actually Did Die on Last Night's Episode

The Originals delivered on a character death that fans picked up on last year.

In last night’s episode, Hayley, played by Phoebe Tonkin, sacrificed herself to save her daughter Hope. Hayley ripped off Greta’s daylight ring and pulled them both into the sun.

Just before that, Hayley actually bound her werewolf side, meaning she was a full vampire.

“It was one of those things we knew from the beginning of the season,” EP Jeffery Lieber shared with TVGuide after the episode. “We were looking for a way to do it at a point in the season where it really resonated, where it changed all the other characters, but left us enough space to still be able to tell the rest of Hayley’s story.”

He adds, “That was what was really important…Being able to do it midseason, it causes an inflection point and it causes every single other character to change in a meaningful, primal way. It also again gives us space in the back half to finish telling the story in a really interesting, cool way.”

But is this the really the last time we’ll see Hayley? No.

“I don’t think I’m giving anything away in saying that she is in other episodes this season, so that her death is not nearly her end,” he adds, giving fans some kind of silver lining.

If you missed it, check out what Phoebe said about saying goodbye to Hayley.