When the show first premiered on October 3, 2013, it wasn’t always guaranteed to be a long season. 13 episodes.

The Originals: How Many Episodes in Season 1? A Complete Guide

– The season finale that changes everything for Hayley and the Mikaelson family. The Originals Season 1 Episode List Always and Forever House of the Rising Son Tangled Up in Blue Girl in New Orleans Sinners and Saints Fruit of the Poisoned Tree Bloodletting The River in Reverse Reigning Pain in New Orleans The Casket Girls Après Moi, Le Déluge Dance Back from the Grave Crescent City Long Way Back from Hell Le Grand Guignol Farewell to Storyville Moon Over Bourbon Street The Big Uneasy An Unblinking Death A Closer Walk with Thee The Battle of New Orleans From a Cradle to a Grave Legacy of Season 1