The Originals Recap: Love and War

martin

8 years ago

With the Mikaelson siblings finally back under one roof, their New Orleans compound is a little more crowded than usual — though not nearly as crowded as Hope’s brain.

The Originals, Hope’s decision to carry the Hollow’s burden all by her lonesome didn’t actually solve anything. In fact, it made things considerably worse by consolidating all that dark energy (creepy whispering voices included!) into one person’s mind. Holy pressure cooker, Batman.

The episode began innocently enough, with a celebratory breakfast held in honor of the Mikaelsons’ reunion. But before Freya and Klaus could even make a dent in their mimosas, in sauntered Elijah, sending Hope into a blind, fork-bending rage. She managed to calm her nerves with a little paint therapy, but not even a personal visit from Bob Ross himself could have kept her from unleashing all that pent-up rage on Elijah the second time they crossed paths at Rousseau’s.

Though she was relieved to have silenced the voices in her head (for now), Hope displayed an understandable concern about her future: “Is this the rest of my life? A rage that can only be quieted by violence?” Klaus tried to offer something in the way of comfort, but when you consider the countless bodies he’s left in the wake of his own rage throughout the years, there really wasn’t much he could say.

To make matters more complicated, Declan had a front row seat to Hope and Elijah’s supernatural showdown — I guess all members of the O’Connell clan are bound to get clued in sooner or later — prompting Elijah to tell him the truth about his family. (“We’re vampires, witches, other things.”) Too bad Declan doesn’t get to keep this newly acquired information; Elijah compelled him to forget all about their little chat, remembering “only her love for you and the joy and happiness you brought her.” (Unless… vervain? No… right? Honestly, who knows.)