by Gemma Williams
Viewers were left with a cliffhanger before the shows break, where Klaus and Rebekah captured and in imminent danger, with Elijah battling an internal force as he decided who to save.
Viewers were left with a cliffhanger before the shows break, where Klaus and Rebekah captured and in imminent danger, with Elijah battling an internal force as he decided who to save.
Klaus and Rebekah’s fates are discovered amidst flashbacks of what drove them out of New Orleans in the first place and kickstarting the storyline for The Vampire Diaries. As is typical of the Mikaelson family, it was full of passion, love and beep betrayal. Elijah is still facing demons as he tries to plan his next step and is, yet again, confronted with sibling loyalty.
The flashbacks were interesting and really filled in part of the Mikaelson family’s mystery which is helpful seeing as little of their lives are revealed up until now, yet they are full of drama which would, and does, make entertaining TV. The editing between modern day and the past is intriguing, if not a little predictable; though this did not make it any less enjoyable. Genevieve’s motives are explained fully, making her a stronger character than originally expected. Her wide eyed innocence versus raging bitch is shocking but done oh so well. The internal struggle within the ‘close-knit’ family is becoming more complex, and though still predictable, is having some shocking consequences.
The flashbacks were interesting and really filled in part of the Mikaelson family’s mystery which is helpful seeing as little of their lives are revealed up until now, yet they are full of drama which would, and does, make entertaining TV. The editing between modern day and the past is intriguing, if not a little predictable; though this did not make it any less enjoyable. Genevieve’s motives are explained fully, making her a stronger character than originally expected. Her wide eyed innocence versus raging bitch is shocking but done oh so well. The internal struggle within the ‘close-knit’ family is becoming more complex, and though still predictable, is having some shocking consequences.
Likewise, the status of each character within the family is stale. Nothing that happened in the flashbacks was surprising and Rebekah is as whiny and indecisive as ever, Klaus is still manipulative and Elijah as noble, really bringing into question just how much character development did they get? Whenever they seem to make progress and grow, such as Rebekah when she is with Matt and wants to be human, something always happens to make them regress. The memories were often confused and hazy when it was transitioning from Rebekah, making it take slightly too long to realise what was happening. Finally, there is too much betrayal between the group! Rewatch The Vampire Diaries and The Originals up until now and tally the amount of times they turn on each other or ‘forget’ their development.
Overall, the episode was a moderately strong one. There were a couple of newer characters from the last few episodes who really shone this week. Monique’s Bambi eyes are terrifying in their misplaced innocence, and Genevieve is strangely reminiscent of True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll. It started off fairly slow but picked up around the half way mark but the real star of the week was definitely Genevieve’s Elyse Levesque.
Overall, the episode was a moderately strong one. There were a couple of newer characters from the last few episodes who really shone this week. Monique’s Bambi eyes are terrifying in their misplaced innocence, and Genevieve is strangely reminiscent of True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll. It started off fairly slow but picked up around the half way mark but the real star of the week was definitely Genevieve’s Elyse Levesque.
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