Hello all! I’m back to recap the past two episodes of The Originals, House of the Rising Son and Tangled Up in Blue(episodes two and three).
So, a quick summary for all of you unlucky fans that haven’t got a chance to see this wonderful show yet [yes there will be SPOILERS!].
In episode two we begin with a very awkward introduction- as if the character was handed a book and told to read from it to summarize the past events- and then quickly fall back into the awesomeness that this show has turned into. We find out that Klaus pretty much fathered Marcel and then turned him when he got older, and Rebekah has (of course) been in love with Marcel for hundreds of years now. How shocking, right? So we get a little idea about their past relationship, how Marcel chose to be a vampire and leave the blonde vixen over being human and staying with her. Hey, at least Klaus gave him a choice.
Fast-forward some more and we see Haley at a witch’s store (out in the open- girl, what is wrong with you?) asking for wolfs bane. She wants to drink it so she can abort the baby inside of her. Very sad if you ask me, but the witch was only happy to help. Until she called someone and ratted out that there are wolves in New Orleans (which is not allowed apparently).
Elijah is still absent, only showing up in flashbacks randomly. But then we get the good stuff. Rebekah calling Niklaus a “wanker”. If that didn’t brighten your day, then I don’t know what will. When Haley is deciding whether or not to take the poison, she is attacked by Marcel’s vampire minions. Rebekah shows up, killing them in her usual way, and just dominates. Her and Haley spark up a little friendship and you can start to see Bekah warming up to the idea of being an auntie.
I’m sure I’m missing other vital things, but eventually we see Davina. Marcel’s mini-witch. She’s about sixteen, she looks somewhat like a tart, and behaves like a maniac. Oh, and she’s the strongest being ever and is probably going to bring down possibly all of the Originals. She’s already erased Rebekah’s memory while throwing her out of a window with her witchy powers.
We see a little bit of Klaus and Haley’s relationship progressing, which is super sweet to watch. You can see how much he wants that baby, really. Even if he is reluctant to admit it out loud. He even fixes Haley’s air conditioning because she was uncomfortable at night.
In the next episode, Klaus and Rebekah form a plan. They’re going to ask Marcel for Elijah back, when that doesn’t work, Rebekah complains and whines until Klaus tells her the real plan. And what a plan it is.
My memory isn’t the best even though I’ve just finished watching it, so feel free to tell me where I’m wrong. Klaus has finally drained one of the minions of his vervain-infected blood so he’s free to compel him. Which he does. So while Marcel is throwing a lavish party in honor of some sort of fundraising, Klaus sends his vampires to take down the witches. He does this because he finds out a weakness of one of Marcel’s main men. The guy with the funny hat is in love with the witch that ratted out Haley. Rebekah meddles a bit and invites Camille (Cammie) to Marcel’s party to distract him. She ended up distracting Klaus just as much but fine… In the end, a vampire attacked the witch (Katie?) and her love killed him. Another vampire cannot kill another vampire, so Funny Hats is sentenced to a hundred years bricked up in some garden. Uh-oh. And his love died trying to save him, thanks to Klaus.
Marcel doesn’t realize Klaus started the whole thing to allow another witch to do a location spell for Elijah (that didn’t work), so he thanks him and they become friends (frenemies) yet again. Marcel promises to give Elijah back until the end when we see Davina tell Marcel she won’t give him back until she finds out how to kill and Original. Oh, and the baby in Haley’s stomach is a girl and something else entirely but we don’t know what yet.
Now, for the chat portion.
Every time Klaus speaks about the baby or fathering/siring Marcel, I get butterflies. I know, it’s crazy, but my hormonal girl body wants to cry tears of joy when I see him using his heart and emotions. In the last episode, Haley tells him they’re having a girl, and a very small smile appears on the infamous bad boy’s face. I. Could. Have. Died. It was perfect. He is perfect.
Rebekah is so much cooler in The Originals than she was in that show about nothing that predated this series (I like The Vampire Diaries but it’s kind of lost its purpose in the past season or two). She cares so much and we can really see that, but we can also see how bad a—she really is. And I do find her and Marcel’s story intriguing even though I would’ve liked to see her and Matt have some sort of long term thing (let’s be honest, it’s about time the guy became a vampire, he’s the last human left in that crappy little town).
Elijah is in a box, but that doesn’t stop him from talking about family. Oh no, he has a diary. And Haley reads it and half-smiles to herself like she’s part of a One Direction song. I called this relationship first, you all know it! And it will happen. Haley isn’t as insufferable as I thought she was before. She’s much less sassy and she hasn’t mentioned Tyler (thank goodness), and this baby has made her a little more human.
In a new show, such as this one, it’s hard to talk about the premise because the characters are all so new. Sure we knew a few of them from their last show, but Marcel, his guys, the witches, Cammie, they’re all so fresh. And I can’t express an opinion on them yet. I want the Originals to win back their land, duh, but I don’t hate Marcel like I used to. The witches get on my nerves, but Sophie doesn’t as much anymore. Cammie…hmmm..Cammie doesn’t have a personality, she seems really old, and she’s a bit dull. But because she’s around people like Klaus and Marcel, she seems more interesting and entertaining. I want Klaroline (I want it now!) but my feelings for that aside, I just don’t see her working out with these characters. She’s just so…plain.
I need to take a moment and reference the picture above. Klaus leaning on the door or a wall in the beginning of episode 3…If that isn’t perfection, well I don’t know what is. Joseph Morgan is an extraordinary actor. One moment Klaus is playful and boyish, and the next he’s talking about draining blood from a body and killing witches. And we still like him! That is talent, folks. I really hope to see him in more things in the future, but for now he can just keep playing my favorite psychotic-yet-sexy-Original-hybrid-vampire.
Focusing after writing that is a bit hard…Where was I? Oh right. The new characters. Yeah, I like what I’m seeing so far. Davina is a weird one though, isn’t she? She’s young but super powerful and in some sort of relationship with Marcel. I love that there’s an entire mystery there. Should be interesting.
After seeing three episodes of this show, I am going to say it. The Originals is much better than The Vampire Diaries. There is just something about it, a little spark it has, that makes it so much more intriguing. Maybe because the characters are older and we don’t have to hear about high school or prom, or maybe because the characters have more depth. Possibly because I don't have to see Stefan's brooding forehead or hear Elena whining about someone who will die for her. No matter, I really wish this show the best in terms of length. I hope to see it for years. Even if TVD ends in a year or two.
I’m crossing my fingers to see some TVD references and guest appearances soon, but other than that I am a very satisfied fan. Claire Holt and Joseph Morgan are brilliant actors, and the writers are doing an amazing job at keeping the material fresh and exciting instead of making it feel already used and worn out.
What are your thoughts on this season? Do you like it better than The Vampire Diaries? What relationships are you hoping for? Leave me all the comments you want below, whether they be mean or nice, and share this with your friends that are also fans of CW’s hit vampire shows. You can find me on twitter and by email at the top if you want to give me ideas for future articles or just tell me how a
So, a quick summary for all of you unlucky fans that haven’t got a chance to see this wonderful show yet [yes there will be SPOILERS!].
In episode two we begin with a very awkward introduction- as if the character was handed a book and told to read from it to summarize the past events- and then quickly fall back into the awesomeness that this show has turned into. We find out that Klaus pretty much fathered Marcel and then turned him when he got older, and Rebekah has (of course) been in love with Marcel for hundreds of years now. How shocking, right? So we get a little idea about their past relationship, how Marcel chose to be a vampire and leave the blonde vixen over being human and staying with her. Hey, at least Klaus gave him a choice.
Fast-forward some more and we see Haley at a witch’s store (out in the open- girl, what is wrong with you?) asking for wolfs bane. She wants to drink it so she can abort the baby inside of her. Very sad if you ask me, but the witch was only happy to help. Until she called someone and ratted out that there are wolves in New Orleans (which is not allowed apparently).
Elijah is still absent, only showing up in flashbacks randomly. But then we get the good stuff. Rebekah calling Niklaus a “wanker”. If that didn’t brighten your day, then I don’t know what will. When Haley is deciding whether or not to take the poison, she is attacked by Marcel’s vampire minions. Rebekah shows up, killing them in her usual way, and just dominates. Her and Haley spark up a little friendship and you can start to see Bekah warming up to the idea of being an auntie.
I’m sure I’m missing other vital things, but eventually we see Davina. Marcel’s mini-witch. She’s about sixteen, she looks somewhat like a tart, and behaves like a maniac. Oh, and she’s the strongest being ever and is probably going to bring down possibly all of the Originals. She’s already erased Rebekah’s memory while throwing her out of a window with her witchy powers.
We see a little bit of Klaus and Haley’s relationship progressing, which is super sweet to watch. You can see how much he wants that baby, really. Even if he is reluctant to admit it out loud. He even fixes Haley’s air conditioning because she was uncomfortable at night.
In the next episode, Klaus and Rebekah form a plan. They’re going to ask Marcel for Elijah back, when that doesn’t work, Rebekah complains and whines until Klaus tells her the real plan. And what a plan it is.
My memory isn’t the best even though I’ve just finished watching it, so feel free to tell me where I’m wrong. Klaus has finally drained one of the minions of his vervain-infected blood so he’s free to compel him. Which he does. So while Marcel is throwing a lavish party in honor of some sort of fundraising, Klaus sends his vampires to take down the witches. He does this because he finds out a weakness of one of Marcel’s main men. The guy with the funny hat is in love with the witch that ratted out Haley. Rebekah meddles a bit and invites Camille (Cammie) to Marcel’s party to distract him. She ended up distracting Klaus just as much but fine… In the end, a vampire attacked the witch (Katie?) and her love killed him. Another vampire cannot kill another vampire, so Funny Hats is sentenced to a hundred years bricked up in some garden. Uh-oh. And his love died trying to save him, thanks to Klaus.
Marcel doesn’t realize Klaus started the whole thing to allow another witch to do a location spell for Elijah (that didn’t work), so he thanks him and they become friends (frenemies) yet again. Marcel promises to give Elijah back until the end when we see Davina tell Marcel she won’t give him back until she finds out how to kill and Original. Oh, and the baby in Haley’s stomach is a girl and something else entirely but we don’t know what yet.
Now, for the chat portion.
Every time Klaus speaks about the baby or fathering/siring Marcel, I get butterflies. I know, it’s crazy, but my hormonal girl body wants to cry tears of joy when I see him using his heart and emotions. In the last episode, Haley tells him they’re having a girl, and a very small smile appears on the infamous bad boy’s face. I. Could. Have. Died. It was perfect. He is perfect.
Rebekah is so much cooler in The Originals than she was in that show about nothing that predated this series (I like The Vampire Diaries but it’s kind of lost its purpose in the past season or two). She cares so much and we can really see that, but we can also see how bad a—she really is. And I do find her and Marcel’s story intriguing even though I would’ve liked to see her and Matt have some sort of long term thing (let’s be honest, it’s about time the guy became a vampire, he’s the last human left in that crappy little town).
Elijah is in a box, but that doesn’t stop him from talking about family. Oh no, he has a diary. And Haley reads it and half-smiles to herself like she’s part of a One Direction song. I called this relationship first, you all know it! And it will happen. Haley isn’t as insufferable as I thought she was before. She’s much less sassy and she hasn’t mentioned Tyler (thank goodness), and this baby has made her a little more human.
In a new show, such as this one, it’s hard to talk about the premise because the characters are all so new. Sure we knew a few of them from their last show, but Marcel, his guys, the witches, Cammie, they’re all so fresh. And I can’t express an opinion on them yet. I want the Originals to win back their land, duh, but I don’t hate Marcel like I used to. The witches get on my nerves, but Sophie doesn’t as much anymore. Cammie…hmmm..Cammie doesn’t have a personality, she seems really old, and she’s a bit dull. But because she’s around people like Klaus and Marcel, she seems more interesting and entertaining. I want Klaroline (I want it now!) but my feelings for that aside, I just don’t see her working out with these characters. She’s just so…plain.
I need to take a moment and reference the picture above. Klaus leaning on the door or a wall in the beginning of episode 3…If that isn’t perfection, well I don’t know what is. Joseph Morgan is an extraordinary actor. One moment Klaus is playful and boyish, and the next he’s talking about draining blood from a body and killing witches. And we still like him! That is talent, folks. I really hope to see him in more things in the future, but for now he can just keep playing my favorite psychotic-yet-sexy-Original-hybrid-vampire.
Focusing after writing that is a bit hard…Where was I? Oh right. The new characters. Yeah, I like what I’m seeing so far. Davina is a weird one though, isn’t she? She’s young but super powerful and in some sort of relationship with Marcel. I love that there’s an entire mystery there. Should be interesting.
After seeing three episodes of this show, I am going to say it. The Originals is much better than The Vampire Diaries. There is just something about it, a little spark it has, that makes it so much more intriguing. Maybe because the characters are older and we don’t have to hear about high school or prom, or maybe because the characters have more depth. Possibly because I don't have to see Stefan's brooding forehead or hear Elena whining about someone who will die for her. No matter, I really wish this show the best in terms of length. I hope to see it for years. Even if TVD ends in a year or two.
I’m crossing my fingers to see some TVD references and guest appearances soon, but other than that I am a very satisfied fan. Claire Holt and Joseph Morgan are brilliant actors, and the writers are doing an amazing job at keeping the material fresh and exciting instead of making it feel already used and worn out.
What are your thoughts on this season? Do you like it better than The Vampire Diaries? What relationships are you hoping for? Leave me all the comments you want below, whether they be mean or nice, and share this with your friends that are also fans of CW’s hit vampire shows. You can find me on twitter and by email at the top if you want to give me ideas for future articles or just tell me how a
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