So… which of our parents will we kill first?
This was the unusual, unfortunate question posed by Klaus to Elijah on The Originals Season 2 Episode 2, an installment that was a bit slow (by this awesome drama’s standard) as it set things up for the Mikaelson family reunion to come.
Klaus now knows his mother is alive and not very well, inhabiting the body of the young witch Cassie.
Mom and son sat down for some tension-filled tea this week, with Klaus realizing the identity of the person in front of him little by little as the seconds ticked by.
Did Cassie/Esther want Klaus to figure it out? It certainly seems to. She was none too troubled when he finally did determine the truth.
This witch has been working on moonlight rings for the werewolves, the same werewolves Klaus seeks to lead, placing her in direct conflict with her child.
We still aren’t sure what Esther’s broad intentions are, however, though she’s very anxious to find the white oak stake. It also seems as if Klaus doesn’t realize that Finn and Kol have also returned, taking on the personas of two other witches in town.
One of those witches, Kaleb, continues to get close to Davina.
He also got them both killed during a dinner date that prompted Davia to unleash Mikael from his prison. He came out and killed all the vampires who tries to take out Kaleb and Davina, with Elijah also arriving on scene and coming face to face with his father.
Davina was able to put her magic bracelet back on and force Mikael back into her room, but not before Elijah told Klaus that both their parents are alive.
Elsewhere:
- We flashed back multiple times, though not to reveal too much, really. We saw how Elijah and Marcel had a tight bond when the latter was a boy, but that Elijah essentially abandoned him because he saw how being close to Marcel helped bring out Klaus’ humanity.
- We also saw what kind of trouble Kol can get in and why he had to be daggered on multiple occasions in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Marcel told Elijah he had to pick a side and the episode ended with Marcel turning Gia, the enthusiastic girl who showed back up at his apartment on The Originals Season 2 Episode 1. He told Elijah to train her.
- Hayley is set on regaining control of her werewolf pack and is growing more hybrid-like, much to Elijah’s chagrin, by the day.
It looks like a major family reunion will take place on The Originals Season 2 Episode 3 (teased below), as this hour mostly put into motion events that will transpire next Monday.
Still, it’s worth it to watch The Originals online because any episode of this series is an entertaining one. Especially when it features nearly every Mikaelson in action.