The Originals
The Originals- Chasing the Devil’s Tail (2×07)
The family drama surrounding the Mikhealsons is really quite complicated. One thing Mama Esther didn’t predict is how strong her sons actually were and how hard it would be to actually influence them.
Klaus- Klaus is on a mission to save Elijah after bringing him home from some witchy acid trip gifted by their mother. He remembers when he was little Esther would use a plant to put Michael to sleep. That same plant could also wake him up. During his search for the orchid, he stumbles upon his father. His father admits he was the one that used to provide Esther with the plant, so he needs his help. During the trip, the two butt heads about how Klaus was raised and how he never found peace because a part of him–his father–was always missing. Then he does something to get himself in deep trouble; admits he knows Klaus’s baby is still alive. Klaus isn’t easily swayed, knowing Esther sent the dad to try to convince him to embrace who he really is and take her up on her offer of giving him a new body. In the end, he chooses the safety of his own child over his own guilty desires and kills his father. It’s a really tragic moment to witness. I didn’t think Klaus would actually commit the crime, but when it comes down to it, I can understand why he didn’t want this losse end. Love is a weakness– a weakness Esther would use against him. I guess we won’t get to know him after all.
Hayley’s Mission- Since she can’t kill Esther, Hayley decides to take a page from her book and take everything she loved from her. Obviously, that would be her two sons Finn and Kol. Along with Marcel and Aiden, she uses Cami as Finn’s blindspot, tricking him into thinking he’s on a date with Cami, where she’s attacked by a werewolf. Finn calls Aiden, the temporary “leader” of the pack to let him know a wolf was out of line. They agree to meet at the church, where the plan is to get Finn on the alter and strap him into black magic handcuffs. Not as kinky as it sounds. As he arrives, he catches on to Aiden’s plan, knocks him out and proceeds to rip Hayley’s heart out. Thankfully, Jackson took her advice and came to her rescue, shooting arrows through the powerful witch as Cami locked him in, stripping him of his magic. Sorry Finn. You may feel betrayed but you would have done the same to her.
Kol and Davina- God I love these two. I want them to be a couple, make-out, do naughty witchy things together. I’m clearly a sucker for love and easily blindsided…. something Kol preys on. I wanted to believe he was good. That he wasn’t just Esther’s puppet, but it was all a rouge. They finally came out of hiding after Esther summoned her son. He met up with Davina at the cemetery where he told her Esther wanted him to get the white oak stake from her, explaining that wasn’t the reason he was there. Instead he needed her blood to unlock a Claire tomb where he once kept his powerful dark objects. Inside was a blade that he could transform to kill Klaus with and lock him in a box just like he did to him for all those years. Davina believed they were working on the same team, towards the same goal. He even channeled her powers to create her a new bracelet, which I now know definitely has some adverse affects… bad ones! She woke up in her church attic only to find she had been betrayed by Kol, who stole the white oak stake from her purse. Granted we didn’t actually see Kol with the stake so maybe Marcel grabbed it as he was attacking Kol on his way out? I really hope so.
Revenge is Sweet- Kol didn’t get far with the stake, granted he took it. Neither did Finn. As Klaus tended to his brother, waking him up from whatever voo-doo magic Esther put him in, he entered his mind explaining that while Esther tried to convince him he was a monster, his niece and Klaus’s daughter, thought he was a knight in shining armor. He needed Elijah around to help save his family because without him, he wouldn’t make it. That seemed to do the trick. Elijah woke up, still suffering from nightmares and flashbacks, but he wasn’t phased by Esther’s evil plan. He was onboard to continue getting vengeance against their mother, even telling Klaus that killing his real father was for the better.. for the protection of baby Hope. The icing on the cake came when Marcel and Hayley left them a little surprise– Kol and Finn tied up. Oh what a twist of events. However, they don’t have as much leverage as originally expected because after Esther saw that Klaus’s mercilessly killed his father, she went after the one woman that both Finn and Klaus grew a liking to: Cami. Honestly, why would anyone leave her alone? She’s the perfect target! Everyone loves her, uses her and she’s human. Get it together guys. No loose ends!
The battle is just beginning but the brothers have proved that with strength and a team backing, you can overcome the toughest of obstacles. Especially when your working towards a goal as sweet as baby Hope. I wonder when we’ll get to meet Esther’s sister, who will come to claim the life of the first born Mikhealson. That’s when things are going to get really intense. The episode was a sold 6/10.
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Joseph Morgan Reveals If He’d Ever Reprise His Character Klaus Mikealson for ‘Legacies’
If you’ve been waiting for the day where Klaus Mikealson strolls back into Mystic Falls to pay his daughter, Hope Mikealson, and the Salvatore School — which he helped fund — a visit, well, don’t get your hopes up.
The first two seasons of Legacies have given us some grade-A guest stars from The Vampire Diaries and The Originals including Aunt Freya (Riley Voekel), Kai Parker (Chris Wood), and Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig). We even briefly saw Lizzie and Josie Saltzman’s birth mother Josette (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe).
But as for baddie Klaus Mikealson, the man who brought him to life, Joseph Morgan, doesn’t think he’ll ever reprise his role again.
And turns out, he has a really good reason!
TV Guide caught up with the actor to talk about his Peacock show, Brave New World, and when asked about guest starring on The CW teen drama, he bluntly and rapidly shut down the possibility.
“No never, never. You’re never going to see it.” Morgan said. “You can hold your breath as long as you want. You know why? I have The Originals box set on my shelf, and it’s a beautiful thing because it’s five DVD sets that are a complete story from beginning to end of this guy, Klaus Mikaelson — well, starting back in The Vampire Diaries Season 2. So I just feel like to come back as a ghost or a flashback or something, for me, that journey, that story has ended. That’s the complete story, and it just doesn’t feel right to me to do that.”
As much as we’d like to see Klaus in the flesh again, you have to admit that’s a satisfactory answer. It shows that Morgan cares enough about the character not to reprise him without a purpose or taint his legacy.
Klaus Mikealson’s story came to a fitting end in the series finale of The Originals when he redeemed himself for the greater good and sacrificed himself alongside his brother Elijah to save his daughter. Since then, Hope has carried on his legacy; his memory lives on as she mentions him pretty often and channels what he taught her to protect her friends and fight off a plethora of demons and monsters.
Morgan added that he felt like series creator Julie Plec understood where he was coming from.
“I think Julie [Plec] feels the same. It just feels like it would be strange, like a little forced,” Morgan continued. “Like I’m coming back just so we can see something else of him, but when we see it we go, ‘Ugh, that was it?’ And I don’t want his legacy to be, ‘Ugh.’ I don’t know what the scene could be that it would be exciting enough and epic enough after the journey that he’s had.”
Morgan may get a pass, but Candace Accola surely doesn’t. We’d love to see her reprise her role of Caroline Forbes considering she’s raising two daughters with Alaric but has yet to pay them a visit or help out with the school! Don’t let us down, Caroline!
The fact that she is still alive in the supernatural world and has such close ties to Mystic Falls but yet never comes to visit doesn’t paint her in a great light!
Welcome, James Holt Joblon!
Claire Holt and husband Andrew Joblon welcomed their first child together.
The Originals actress shared a picture of her little man on Instagram writing, “Everything they say is true. There is no love like it.”
In the photo, James is wrapped in a hospital blanket and peacefully sleeping in his momma’s arms.
Pregnancy has been a difficult journey for Holt who suffered a miscarriage and underwent a consequent dilation and curettage procedure just seven months before she became pregnant with James.
In October, she announced her pregnancy writing:
“My heart is bursting. I’m so happy to share with you that we are having a baby! It still doesn’t feel real. These past few months have been filled with excitement, anxiety, tears, joy, uncertainty but most of all gratitude,” she wrote alongside the pregnancy announcement.
She also reflected on the miscarriage writing, “You never forget the deep pain of loss. It dims with time but it informs many of your experiences.”
We’re so happy for Claire and Andrew!
Sending congrats and love to the family!
Alaric has faced dragons, gargoyles and dryads, but the most threatening and terrifying monster was his late bride.
No, not because Jo herself was scary but because whatever resurrected her was hoping to use human emotion to pry the knife from Ric.
Of course, Ric is a vampire hunter with years of experience under his belt so, despite the jarring visual of his late fiancee standing in front of him in her still-bloody wedding dress, he didn’t fall for it immediately.
I’m proud to say he initially pointed a crossbow at “that thing” before slowly warming up to the idea that maybe it was really Jo.
However, at no point did Ric let his guard down because he knew that eventually, the true monster would come to light.
And boy, the zombie did.
The zombie knew that there was no way it could fool Ric so it latched onto Josie, the twin most interested in connecting with her birth mother on her 16th birthday.
Josie, who is named after Jo, was drawn to her birth mother because as she mentioned, she’s never found much of herself in Caroline.
That isn’t to say that she doesn’t love her mom, but Lizzie has always been more like Caroline, which us OG TVD fans can attest to.
Thankfully, we also know that Caroline grew out of the insecure, mean-girl shenanigans so there’s hope for Lizzie. More on that later.
Sadly, Jo’s bonding time with her mother ended with her getting buried alive. Not ideal by any means, but at least her friends Penelope, Hope and M.J all came to the rescue.
They fought through what looked like an episode of The Walking Dead before M.J could hear Josie’s screams and dig her up.
Thankfully, she was wearing Hope’s necklace, one that makes quiet things loud.
It’s poetic actually to see how many people want to help Josie free herself from Lizzie’s shadow.
Despite Penelope’s toxic attitude, she really does have Josie’s best interests at heart and seeing how she almost lost her, the two reconnected romantically.
What does that mean for Rafael?
As for Lizzie, she needs a major attitude adjustment.
Yes, seeing your birth mother in the flesh may come as a surprise but her hostility was not necessary.
Admittedly, she was being protective in order not to get hurt, but there’s nothing to blame or hate your “bio mom” for. It’s not like she wanted to die and never be a part of your life!
Secondly, everyone is right — she’s a terrible sister.
Lizzie takes Josie for granted which was more noticeable on this episode than ever before.
Her only priority is herself; she wanted to get the guy, she wanted to be happy, and Josie was only deserving of the “consolation prize.”
She didn’t even notice Josie was missing from the party until Rafael hurt her by telling her that he wasn’t interested in a relationship with her despite their hook-up from the previous night.
And only after she felt hurt did she even notice her sister never showed up to the party!
With the Gemini Curse creeping up on them on their 22 birthday, these two really have to find some common ground otherwise Josie doesn’t stand a chance next to the dominant twin.
I know Penelope wanted to prove to MJ that Lizzie was a terrible person but until Rafael showed up, it seems like she was really going to give MJ a chance.
Unfortunately, it’s because of girls like her that the good guys never win. MJ was so smitten with her, he knew everything about her down to her favorite song yet she still chose the “good looks” over the guy who went above and beyond to treat her like a princess.
Now that Rafael was honest with her, she’ll likely pursue MJ, but I sincerely hope he treats her the same way she’s been treating him.
Thank u, next!
I’m glad Rafael had a heart-to-heart with Hope and admitted that he wasn’t completely over his girlfriend’s death.
It was a bit concerning that he just fell for Josie instead of mourning his girlfriend. However, his hook-up with Lizzie and his desire to “be there” for her now makes more sense.
He’s trying to ease his guilt.
Their friendship is surprising but when Landon’s personal life comes into play, specifically his connection to the knife, Rafael will be a good contact for Hope.
You could probably tell from my reviews that I haven’t really been too keen on Legacies. I just couldn’t get into it because it was lacking the magic that both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals had.
They say it usually takes about four full episodes to really fall in love with a show. Mombie Dearest was the one that changed things for me.
It’s the most fun I’ve had watching an episode which I think mainly stems from the fact that it evoked so many of the emotions I’ve felt while watching the Vampire Diaries.
I was crying the same way I used to back in season one.
It could be because there were so many references to the sister shows — Jo, Caroline, the curse, Stefan Salvatore, the debutant ball, Hope’s aunt — but this episode just had the Mystic Falls vibe. The friendships are falling into place, the characters are being fleshed out and the main story-arc is promising.
I knew it was impossible for Jo to stay especially because she’s a witch who believes in the natural order of things, but I so hoped they’d find a way to keep her around.
It would have added so much to the show.
It was also hard to say goodbye to her again. I can’t imagine having to do that shortly after meeting your biological mom, but at least Josie and Lizzie got the opportunity.
As for Ric, it was definitely heartbreaking to see him lose Jo again, but the moment provided the closure he never had. After sixteen years, he was able to let her go knowing she was in a better place.
And I’m obviously still holding out for Caroline’s return. She’s bound to make a few visits considering, as we predicted, she’s traveling the world in hopes of finding the cure to break the Gemini Curse.
I wonder when they’ll tell the twins about that.
And if the knife possibly has something to do with it!
What are your thought on “Mombie Dearest?” Are you Team Josie or Team Lizzie?
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