The compromise really shows the amount of faith Plec and Williamson had in each other throughout the show’s run, as Plec remarked to EW that she wanted The Vampire Diaries finale to be an episode fans list among their favorite finales.
So while Julie Plec did get her dream of having flash-forwards in The Vampire Diaries finale, called “I Was Feeling Epic,” she had to compromise to only push things forward a little bit.
Now that it’s been done, Plec now agrees with Kevin Williamson that it made things more impactful overall.
Having said that, Plec also mentioned she was aware at the time it aired that the finale wouldn’t please every fan, but that she ultimately was more interested in making a finale for fans who wanted to see the relationship between the brothers resolve.