It’s been nearly four months since we last saw the Mikaelson family down in New Orleans and in that time not much has changed while everything is different.
The werewolves control the Quarter. Hayley is a hybrid. Klaus is angry. Elijah is the business-minded brother. Marcel is still an outcast living across the river.
But everything is different now that the vampires aren’t in charge and The Originals Season 2 Episode 1 shows them working together to take back their city.
Hayley is struggling to adapt to her new life as a hybrid. She hates her vampire side and spends most of her days as a wolf in the bayou. Now that she can change at will, she does.
This has caused quite the rift in her relationship with Elijah so Haylijah fans are going to have to wait just a little bit longer before seeing the two get together.
Way to keep us all hanging, J. Plec. Seriously. You have to watch The Originals online to see the heartbreaking moment when we realize they haven’t been coping with the loss of baby Hope together in the off-season.
Klaus is frustrated by the fact that someone has the White Oak stake that can kill originals and hasn’t left his compound in months. He’s antsy and itching to kill. He and Elijah devise a plan to take out the werewolves in control of the city and enlist the help of Hayley and Marcel to execute their plan to execute the werewolves.
The plan works, perhaps a little too well, and Hayley is given the opportunity to kill Francesca. While she relishes that moment, she doesn’t love the fact that she killed 8 other wolves before Francesca.
Marcel is planning to create a vampire army to take control of New Orleans and uses Josh to do it. Josh learns what it means to be a warrior by paying attention to Marcel and Klaus as they scheme to take back their city.
In the witchy world, Esther, Finn, and Kol are hiding in the bodies of characters called Cassie, Vincent, and Kaleb. Kaleb’s task is to lure Davina to their side.
Esther and Finn are playing their cards close to the vest, but we can guarantee Esther is still hellbent on destroying her family.
Davina, meanwhile, is eagerly searching for a spell which will unlink sire lines so that she can unleash Mikael on his children. Something tells us Davina will be sorry she raised Mikael from the dead before all is said and done.
But until then we have Sebastian Roche to keep us company.
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