The Vampire Diaries and The Originals have a very special crossover episode coming up.The CW's special episode was confirmed by network president Mark Pedowitz​. It will span two separate episodes from each show, the 14th of each season. "​I've wanted to do this for a really long time and find a way to do it that didn't feel like we were jamming story for the sake of cross-pollinating the shows​," creator Julie Plecsaid. "​So we're sitting in the room, and the plot point is that Stefan (Paul Wesley) is in trouble and he's being pursued by means of magic so how can we get him safe? Well, let's get him to a place where there's no magic. And I was like, 'St James Infirmary! There's a place where there's no magic that can work in New Orleans!'And the whole writers' room just went, 'Yay! Finally!' because they've been waiting so long for that opportunity.​"
