This week “The Originals” premiered its first episode.
“Always And Forever” was the backdoor pilot, which aired last season on “The
Vampire Diaries”, re-told from Elijah’s point of view.
Elijah seems to be the only member of the Originals who
still holds out hope of reuniting his family. He tries to convince his sister
Rebekah to come to New Orleans, but she refuses (no worries, we know she’ll be
there soon). He also tries to make his brother Klaus see that his unborn child
could be a second chance for him. After a lot of fighting (both verbally and
physically) Elijah seems to get through to his brother.
But the Original siblings aren’t the only ones in New
Orleans. Marcel, Klaus’ former protégée, now rules the city. He got rid of the
werewolves and, thanks to a young witch called Davina, has complete control
over the witches. This did not sit well with Jane-Anne, who sacrificed herself
to lure Klaus into town, and her sister Sophie Devereaux. Sophie seems to be
leading the rebellion against Marcel and uses the pregnant werewolf Hayley to
get Klaus’ help. And last but not least, there’s Camille. A human bartender
who’s also a psychology major and thus occasionally overanalyzes things. It’s
not clear yet what role she’ll play in the power struggle between Marcel and
Klaus, but let’s just hope she survives
the season.
Most Surprising
character: As much as Sophie annoyed me in the backdoor pilot, I must say
she’s completely made me change my mind about her in this episode. Sophie came
off as a badass witch who’s not afraid of anything. Her plan did kind of fall
through when Klaus refused to help her, but luckily Elijah saved the day.
However I don’t doubt that she would’ve gone through with killing both herself
and Hayley.
Biggest bitch moment:
Marcel taking Jane-Anne’s body. What was even the point of that? Like it wasn’t
bad enough that he killed her. Let’s hope next week’s episode gives us some
insight as to why he’s so cruel.
Biggest woopsie
moment: The house Elijah, Klaus and Hayley moved into at the end of the
episode is, from the outside at least, the same house that was used in episode
1.06 on “The Vampire Diaries” as the old Salvatore mansion in Mystic Falls.
Favorite scene:
As much as I loved the scenes of Klaus’ first transformation into a werewolf, I
had to go with the first flashback. It was the perfect opening scene. We got to
see how Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah, along with a daggered Kol (I’m sure Finn and
Esther were in the other boxes) arrive in New Orleans 300 years ago. For new
viewers it perfectly showed the tone of the show. I hope we’ll get flashbacks
more frequently than on “The Vampire Diaries”. This family has so much history.
Biggest WTF moment:
Klaus daggers Elijah. Totally did not see that coming. How are those daggers
still around? You’d think one of the other siblings would’ve gotten rid of them
by now. Let’s hope someone un-daggers him soon.
Biggest “aaw” moment:
Elijah asks Hayley how she feels about becoming a mother. It’s nice to see
Hayley as at least one person in her corner. I’d love to see a friendship
between the two (and between her and Rebekah).
Favorite quote: “Family
is power” – Elijah
So what did you think of the episode? What were your
favorite scenes? Episode 2 “House Of The Rising Son” airs October 8th,
next Tuesday. Don’t forget to watch and check back here for an all new review.