The Originals
The Originals – A Ghost Along The Mississippi (3×10)
The Originals really didn’t waste any time killing people and plotting mischievous revenge schemes based on prophecies this week.
We kick things off with a very angry Klaus. The one person that ever really understood him was a mere mortal by the name of Cami. And now she’s dead. This is exactly why he doesn’t hang around humans. The loss is too unbearable. Thankfully, Cami isn’t actually dead. Honestly, why would they kill off one of THE BEST characters on the show?
No. Instead Cami wakes up clinging for air after slicing her own throat. Yes, she’s transition. We can blame Aurora for that. Just like I predicted, Klaus’s scorned ex lover compelled Cami to drink her blood and kill herself quietly the minute that Klaus fell in love with her. Evil and brilliant at the same time – I don’t know if I should be terrified or impressed. Aurora does rival Klaus as one of the best TV villains for sure.
Of course, level headed Cami decides that she doesn’t want to feed and would rather die. Her reasoning – why should she live a disgraceful life as someone she hates when she can have a noble life being someone she loves. Valid. Klaus won’t let her die however. He’s bad at letting things go because like Cami once said, he’s not good with loss. I mean he even goes as far as having Freya put a protection spell to keep Cami as a prisoner with a wine glass filled with blood. Maniacal!
Freya helps Cami break out because forcing someone to be something they don’t want to be is not the way to go about things. If Klaus made Cami transition, she would only end up resenting him and god knows we don’t need anymore vengeful vampires in New Orleans. So instead, Cami uses her last moments of life to help the Mikealson’s take down the de Martel’s.
The de Martel’s have a lot of enemies in the French Quarter, but they are really good at executing plans. Their main goal if you forgot was to capture all of the original sires and lock them away for good so that no one could ever kill them and eradicate their sire lines. All this because of some prophecy from Tristan, who may or may not be a lunatic like his sister.
The Strix force Vincent, the cities new regent, to activate the saratura, a dark object that will let them capture the originals. He doesn’t do it willingly, Tristan threatens to put Finn’s body back into Vincent and that’s really another thing we NEVER want to deal with again. Neither does poor Vincent. When that’s complete, they put the second part of their plan into motion and kidnap Hayley and Jackson.
During their time in captivity, Jackson and Hayley are weakened by wolf’s bane. He’s badly injured so he professes his love to Hayley not knowing that it will definitely be the last time. In order to really send a message, Tristan rips out Jackson’s heart right in front of Hayley. Look, I was never a fan of her husband but this was brutal. So fricking brutal. She had to watch her husband get MURDERED and couldn’t do anything about it. Jackson was a pure soul who honestly loved her unconditionally with no setbacks. Obviously she feels guilty for bringing him into this and vows revenge.
Tristan sends the heart to Elijah. If they don’t meet him, he’ll deliver Hayley’s too. That’s when Freya comes up with a brilliant plan – they have to take the upper hand from Tristan by kidnapping Aurora. Clearly Klaus isn’t against this plan because I’m sure he would love to see Aurora dead for what she did to Cami. They offer up a trade and then brilliant pull off one of the biggest revenge plots in history.
After Tristan gives back Hayley, Klaus and Elijah offer up Aurora who is sitting inside a shipping container. Once Tristan goes in to untie his sister, she grabs the saratura from his pocket and locks it onto the container trapping them both inside. But then, she walks out of the container and ta-da “Aurora” was actually Cami. Turns out, being in transition actually helped them pull this whole thing off. Thanks Aurora. So now, Tristan is locked inside a shipping container for days to come. And the best part – all the Strix turned their back on him and his body got dumped somewhere to the bottom of the ocean. One down, two more to go.
Back at home, Klaus realizes Aurora has been freed and that means, Lucien has helped her. He’s always been in love with her and despite claiming to be in town to help Klaus, he was always playing for the other team. I’m hoping for another epic takedown now that they have another vampire asset – Cami.
Yes, after all the talk of staying true to herself Cami got a taste of power and she liked it. She realized if she was to help the cities “vampire” problem, she couldn’t be dead. Being a psychologist vampire would definitely help her right? Well, wrong I guess. Like she said earlier, everyone has a dark side. Usually when someone becomes a vampire everything gets heightened. In this case, Cami’s dark and dangerous side got heightened and she actually became the problem that she was trying to eradicate. Woops.
I can’t say I’m excited for big bad Cami either. Klaus fell in love with her because she was gentle, smart, king and strong but in a human way. Now that she’s taken on this “Katherine Pierce” persona, I don’t think her allure will be as strong. He’ll obviously try to bring back to old Cami and I hope he succeeds but I can’t say I want to see a few episodes with devious Cami. Not at all. Especially on top of tryin gto take down Aurora and Lucien. Although I would like a good Aurora v. Cami showdown.
And lastly, Jacksons funeral. There’s something about wolf funerals that is so beautiful. Hayley takes a swig, then uses that liquor to pour over and burn his body. It’s really a great send off although very sad. Jackson didn’t deserve any of this but how else would they ever make Hayley and Elijah an item? It had to be done for the sake of the shippers out there. May you rest in wolf heaven Jackson!
What did you think of this weeks episode? I hate that TVD and The Originals got moved to Friday’s because they are more deserving!
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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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