There’s just something fun and cute about watching Lucas’s friends looking out for him. He needed that, I think. And Skills is just amazing here, pointing out that Luke is too good to “waste his time” at the rivercourt and deserves a chance to be something more.
Karen tells off Dan
I just love Karen in Mama Bear mode. To say nothing of her absolutely hilarious line about her “pleasant and cordial side” that Dan is seeing now. If this is Karen being pleasant and cordial to Dan, I can’t wait to see her truly pissed. You go, girl.
Lucas and Nathan’s one on one game
This game was incredible. And Lucas got to be a bit of a badass. Letting the basket Nathan got by elbowing him in the jaw stand, that amazing block (and Mouth’s announcement of that block), and just how he completely dominated the game after that. And then there’s Peyton. I had to laugh at the look of relief on her face when Lucas blocked what would have been the game winning shot. So much fun.
All in all, this was a solid start to the show. The relationships between the main characters were established well. And we got our first glimpse of Leyton in the making.
Klaus and Hayley are just adorable, here. I’ve said it before, but I just love watching them bonding and getting ready to be coparents. And that look of pure joy on Klaus’s face when he feels the baby move is priceless. It is so obvious that he already adores that child. Klaus as a father is seriously the most adorable thing ever.
Davina collecting Klaus’s blood
I’m going to have to come back and add this after I play with my video editor. (I have plans to add all of the scenes I currently don’t have, now that I have a way to make them, myself). But, between Davina being a bit of a badass, Josh being unintentionally hilarious, and just… their friendship, I love this scene. I love these two together. And this scene shows the best of both of them, so well.
Elijah finds Klaus and Hayley
This scene makes me cry. The obvious grief of both men. How downright defeated Elijah is. There are genuine tears in Klaus’s eyes. And the look on Elijah’s face when Klaus holds his wrist out. Like he doesn’t even comprehend what his brother is trying to do. My heart just breaks for them.
“Don’t make me choose”
Another one I have to come back for. But, poor Davina. It’s easy to forget, sometimes, that beneath that power, she’s a sixteen year old girl. I mean, my first scene of her this episode is her being a total badass. But, here she is, in tears, begging the man who has become like a father to her not to make her choose between him and her best friend. And I am crying, too.
And then it’s Marcel’s turn to be a badass. Getting ready to face down Klaus again, while sporting a werewolf bite of his own. But, determined to save his guys. This is why I love Marcel so much when he’s not being horrifically antagonistic to the Mikaelsons. He doesn’t just demand loyalty from his guys – he gives as good as he gets.
Marcel saves Hope
Not the best quality. I’ll be redoing the video portion of this. But, I love this scene so much. Marcel being every bit the badass he is, and using the weapon meant for Klaus to kill Monique and protect Hope. Monique may have only been 16, and so a kid herself, but Hope is just a baby – and, no matter how things may be between him and Klaus at any given moment, his sister. Those witches fucked with all the wrong people when they went after Hope. And then we get to Klaus finally meeting his daughter. Klaus as a father is a sight to behold. That look of wonder on his face, the love shining in his eyes. Baby girl already has Daddy wrapped quite tightly around that little finger of hers.
To say nothing of the beauty of the scene between Klaus and Marcel. Watching them mend the rift between them is amazing. And, I can’t help but laugh at Klaus asking for permission to hold his own child.
(One question, though. Where the heck did the onesie come from? Ain’t nobody had time to dress this child, even if they HAD a shirt available for her.)
Davina and Mikael
While I hate that she actually brought him back, and wonder what her reaction would have been if Josh had been one of the vampires he killed, I do have to give Davina props for her little addition to the spell. This is Davina being a badass again. She has Mikael, the one person that even Klaus fears, completely at her mercy and under her power. And what does this little sixteen year old witch do? Makes him kneel. You go, girl.
Klaus gives Hope to Rebekah
I just love how Rebekah is the one person that Klaus trusts to protect Hope. I always love the relationships between the siblings. How, no matter how much they may fight, when the chips are down, they know they can count on each other. Always and forever. And that’s without even getting into his tenderness with Hope, or the fact that he’s crying while saying goodbye to his daughter. Just a beautiful scene.
Wow! Season 1 really went out with a bang. This episode was intense. Not much humor, except the one bit with Josh. But, I love me some angst, and family moments, and this episode was full of both of them. There were actually more scenes that I loved. This is another episode where a full list of my favorite scenes would pretty much be the entire episode. This may actually be my favorite episode of season 1, the episode with them all trapped in the cemetery being such a close second that I’m actually not sure which of them is my favorite.
