The Originals
The Originals- Dance Back from the Grave (1×12)
The Originals took a dark turn this week as they introduced Papa Tunde, one of the most powerful witches known to Klaus and the Originals because of his use of sacrificial magic. We know from last week that Celeste resurrected some witches with her magic stolen from the harvest. They weren’t just any witches, they were hand picked witches, the most powerful of their kind. One of those witches was Papa Tunde, a man who wore a crisp white suit and wasn’t afraid to get any blood on it. His first victims were two of Klaus’s night walkers, following their ransack at witches quarter. After that, he proceeded to leave his marked warning signs, which the gang automatically knew meant trouble. Klaus was quick to insist that this was the doing of some newbie witch who was trying out some dark magic. Little did he know this was the real thing, and Papa, was on a mission to get revenge.
As always, Rebekah got into the most trouble. She just doesn’t do well trying to outdo her brothers. Following Thierry to the docks to plot against Klaus, she was killed by Pap and placed in a protection circle. His purpose? Well his type of power drained power from his victims. An original, as we know can’t die, which means their power flows eternally. His victims would all be marked with his special bone blade, which was the source of his power. But why was Papa so upset and vengeful? We found out through some fantastic flashbacks to the WWII era, when Marcel had just returned from war, coldly greeted by Rebekah. Klaus on the other hand was ecstatic to have his wingman back and also to get his input on Papa; an enemy he kept close. In order to kill someone equally as powerful, you have to pry on his weakness, which in this case were his walking twin shadows. They were the source of all his power. When Klaus beheaded them, he drained Papa’s power and killed him, Obviously, a death like is asking for revenge.
While Klaus was saving Marcel from Papa’s wrath, he really wouldn’t be able to without Elijah and Hayley’s help. While their team up wasn’t the most romantic of sorts, it was necessary to save Rebekah. Mildly intoxicated Sophie advised them that the only thing to break the protection spell was something with heavy magic, like witches blood. Thankfully, Klaus and Hayley’s unborn baby is like 25% witch, so using Hayley’s blood lifted the spell, weakening Papa and stopping him from killing Marcel and Klaus. (Props also to Cami who despite everything stuck by Marcel’s side and even fed him some of her blood.) Klaus knew that Papa was back and the war to defeat him once and for all, was on. One way to stop Papa was obviously to stop him from getting any stronger, which meant not letting him kill anymore vampires. Unfortunately, by the time anyone was aware of what was really happening, it was to late. Papa had found Marcel’s dungeon of eternal suffering and killed every vampire there, becoming very powerful.
But it wasn’t even the fact that he had all this power that was so shocking. It was how selfless Papa really was. Even though he didn’t get all of his revenge, he did the thing he was summoned to do. In order for Celeste to get her revenge on Klaus, she needed a lot more power. Papa sacrificed himself so that Celeste could be the most powerful witch. If you think about it, all the power she had from the harvest girls and the power she possessed in her bone blade is really frightening. It’s enough to make her one of the most powerful villains on the Originals. She has all of Papa’s power and look how powerful he was in comparison to Klaus, who we once feared. But what else can this knife do that will hurt Klaus? He can’t be killed, but Papa warned that whatever it does will make Klaus want to be dead… Why? It was interesting to see that not all witches rely on earthly magic or ancestral magic, which often times leaves them weak (like Bonnie Bennett). This newly acquired power puts witches in a very prestigious place, making them stronger and probably a lot more devious, than vampires and werewolves. While the gang is looking for Papa, will they be totally blindsided by Celeste? I feel like Celeste is a little dull and not as exciting or threatening as they want her to be, but maybe all of that will change in the episodes to come??? She’s clearly got a big plan here!
Meanwhile, we found out another secret which might or might not pose an issue for Marcel. In the flashback episodes, Marcel admitted to Rebekah that he was the one that brought Papa to the quarter in an attempt to distract Klaus and drive him out of town so that the two could be together. Say what?!?! You mean to tell me Klaus’s most trusted friend was willing to give up everything for the love of his life. Unfortunately, that plan didn’t go accordingly as Klaus succeeded in killing Papa. Twice, really. Did seeing Papa bring back those promises for Rebekah? Will she tell Klaus about them? Will Marcel fess up? It seems like Cami is getting pretty cozy with Marcel, which could pose a problem for Rebekah. Meanwhile, Klaus is definitely jealous even despite his chipper mood from Mystic Falls Caroline sex. The momentum on this show is really wicked and the story lines are definitely strong. The writers also aren’t scared of killing off characters after their existence was used up.. meaning no one is really safe!
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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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