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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×18

Genevieve asking to be able to have a feast day

This clip is the closest I could find to what I was looking for. But, I love it. First of all, have I mentioned how sexy Elijah is when he’s dressed down? And then, I just love all the banter, snark, and sarcasm from both Mikaelson brothers. So much fun. And, of course, Hayley gets brought up. Because Klaus and Elijah can’t go five minutes without one of them bringing her up.

Elijah inviting the werewolves to the festival

Honestly, I like this more for Hayley and Elijah’s interaction than anything else. If only they had remembered how Elijah doesn’t trust Jackson later on. If only they had remembered that he always seemed to have an ulterior motive. Oh well. Elijah trying to look out for Hayley will always make me smile.

Jackson tells Hayley about the alliance with Klaus

Hayley taking charge and basically beating the shit out of Oliver is awesome. She’s starting to come into her own as a pack Alpha, and it’s really kind of beautiful to watch. Anyway, I just love when Hayley gets to be a badass. And when it’s against Oliver and Jackson, it’s just that much better. I wish I could find a clip that was just that scene, but… I take what I can get.

The start of the witches’ festival

First of all, there’s nothing like a party in New Orleans. But, really… I just love how proud Davina looks. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that whatever else she may be, she’s a sixteen year old girl who has had a VERY rough year. Getting to see her relax a little and have fun is always a joy

Elijah escorts Hayley into the party

*Flails* Just look at how happy he is to see her! The man cannot stop smiling. Just from the fact that Hayley came to this party. That is all. Just… that smile…

Davina opens her gift

I just love any scene where Josh and Davina get to be just two kids together. Their friendship is so pure and beautiful. And the joy on both of their faces when they realize that Klaus not only has pardoned Josh, but that his gift to Davina is for Davina to be able to make Josh a Daylight Ring – complete with him giving them a ring to use – is just… They are so freaking adorable.

Elijah kills Thierry

Let me just be clear. I love Thierry, and was sorry to see him go. But, anytime Elijah gets to be a badass, I am all for it. And this is Elijah completely pissed off. Now, consider that his first concern after the attack was Hayley, kind of makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Having something to say about Marcel trying to destroy the alliance is one thing. This savagery, though… THAT is all the thought that Hayley could have been killed. You do not fuck with Hayley Marshall, not unless you want to deal with Elijah Mikaelson.

Klaus and Cami; Elijah watches Hayley

So much going on in these couple minutes. Klaus admitting to being jealous over Cami. I have always shipped these two. So, any time they get to interact, I am here for it. And just… Elijah… “What I want is for that girl to be happy.” Sappy lovesick fool. But, dammit! He flat-out told Klaus that he’s through burying his feelings for her. He should have taken Eve’s invitation. Sigh… But, just the way he looks at Hayley. How proud he is of her. Everything.

I liked this episode. It might not be near the top of the list of my all-time favorites, but it certainly wasn’t near the bottom, either. A party, some Haylijah yumminess, Elijah and Hayley both getting to be badasses, Davina and Josh getting to be cute teenagers, the Mikaelson brothers getting to be snarky, and Klaus taking a step on his redemption arc. Good episode, in general.

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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×17

Hayley confronts Elijah about the treaty

There are a lot of reasons for why I love this scene. Elijah taking charge is always fun. The man can be sexy as Hell, sometimes. But, it’s also kind of funny in some places. His reaction to Kieran, for starters. And then there’s Hayley, storming in like the werewolf Alpha that she is. And she gives Elijah one heck of a piece of her mind. (Though, it’s scenes like this one that get me even more pissed at how things went down in the aftermath of Freya’s pendant, but… a bitch session for another time.) I also love how he wants her to move back to the compound. I honestly don’t think it’s really as much about keeping the baby safe as she thinks. I think that part of it is just wanting her nearby. Not for safety but… to have her close.

Cami walks in on Klaus and Genevieve

Cami’s snark and no-nonsense attitude here crack me up. I love how this human woman has no trouble standing up to the vampires, the witches, the werewolves. And can we just talk about Klaus’s smirk? Conceited jerk is enjoying having these women fight over him. But, I think he also just likes Cami’s snark, too. Girl can hold her own with the best of them, and I think that is one of the things Klaus comes to love about her.

Elijah’s party

In all honesty, I love everything about the party. It’s just so much fun, in general. But, this clip does a good job of exemplifying why. First we get Elijah and Hayley just having fun, together. It’s always a treat to watch Hayley bring out Elijah’s more playful side. Then there is just the way he looks at her. (Another of my favorite parts of the party is where he’s talking to Francesca, and then he sees Hayley walk in and… *Swoons*) Granted, I wanted to smack Jackson. Rude much? Heaven forbid he wait until the song is over to talk to Hayley. No, he has to interupt their dance. Then again, that was probably the point. He was jealous that Elijah was spending time with the woman that was supposed to be his. Gods, I hate that man.

Ahem… Anyway… Elijah’s jealousy is cute. And, probably Hayley’s whole point. She wanted to make him jealous, get him to finally speak up. He comes so close (“I hope your daughter inherits her mother’s… everything” anyone? *Swoons some more.*) but can never bring himself to come right out and say what he’s thinking or feeling. You can tell when Jackson tells Hayley “I should have told you how beautiful you look” that he’s thinking “actually, I should have told her that.” Poor lovesick fool that just can’t spit the damn words out… sigh.

And then we get Hayley once again in full-on Alpha mode. I love when Hayley takes charge almost as much as I do when Elijah does – though for slightly different reasons. I love the girl power, here. Not to mention that it shows how well matched those two are. But, yeah. Hayley jumping in and being a badass – while hugely pregnant, no less – is always fun.

And let’s not forget Klaus’s reaction. Klaus’s snark is always fun.

Josh and Davina

Can’t find a clip of this one (I swear, there’s always one…) but the scene where Josh talks to Davina is lovely. There is just so much love and acceptance, there. Their friendship is seriously one of the best parts of the show, and they are far too cute, together. But, more than that, is the actual speech he gives her. Found family is one of my favorite tropes, and here’s Josh, pointing out that he and Davina have that. No, he can never go “home” again, but that’s okay. Because New Orleans is home now. And he reminds Davina that if the witches don’t want her, that doesn’t mean that she’s alone. He reminds her that family is more than blood. And that he and Marcel are her family. And I just love it, so much.

Signing the treaty

Well, Hayley certainly earned her place at that table during the party scene, didn’t she? And, of course, we have the way Elijah looks at her as she’s signing. The sheer pride in knowing that she’s the real reason they’re all here. I love it.

And then, interspersed with that is a scene I had totally forgotten about. Jackson and Oliver. Dear Gods, how I hate both of them. My issues with Jackson had been his relationship with Hayley. Because I forgot about this scene. I forgot how, while Hayley is signing the treaty as the representative for the werewolves, Jackson and Oliver were conspiring to take down everything she and Elijah were trying to build. I really wish that Klaus would have just killed this jackass and been done with it ages ago…

I really liked this episode. It might not be one of my absolute faves, but it’s fun. Cami and Klaus both get to be snarky. Elijah and Hayley both get to be badasses. We get to see a hint of Elijah’s more playful side. Josh and Davina together is always a treat. And, if I’m being honest, anything that makes me hate Jackson more is actually a plus. Because, man do I hate that guy.

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Open letter to Julie Plec

Yes, I’m going here. I tried to avoid it. But, damn near every day, I get more pissed off about the ending of The Originals. So, time for me to let myself rant.

I’m a writer, I get it. This was her story to tell the way she saw fit. Yadda yadda yadda. But, there are limits to that. When “telling the story the way you see fit” depends on making your characters suddenly act completely out of character for no good in-story reason, then there’s a problem. The problem being that this is obviously not the story you started out telling.

And Elijah’s actions in the final moments of the series finale made no sense. Taking Klaus’s place so that Klaus could stay with Hope, and he could go to Hayley would have made sense. It would have been the final sacrifice of a man who has spent a thousand years making sacrifice after sacrifice for his family. His final act of redemption to make himself worthy of finding peace with the woman he loves. It would have been a proper send-off.

Instead, we got Elijah fucking Mikaelson committing suicide. Not only was there no good reason for him to die, it was the ultimate act of selfishness. He left his siblings to mourn not one brother, but two. He left HOPE. The girl just lost both of her parents, within like a week. The Elijah Mikaelson we all know and love would have stayed to take care of her. His penance for letting her mother die. Elijah’s death made no fucking sense. Not the way it was written.

Not only that. But, even worse, it GLORIFIED suicide. In a show meant for teenagers. In the end, what we got was Elijah was literally just tired of living, so he decided to end it. No real reason. As someone who has been suicidal, I can say with absolute certainty that that is an extremely dangerous message to send. Now, this is a show about vampires. Nobody is expecting bunnies and rainbows. And nobody is saying not to have dark themes or tackle rough issues. And “some things are worth dying for” IS a valid theme. A theme that Klaus’s death exemplified. He was a parent willing to die for his child. That made sense. And, again, Elijah taking Klaus’s place and being willing to die for his niece/stepdaughter and his little brother, so that Hope wouldn’t have had to lose both parents, would have made sense and fit the same theme.

Elijah dying INSTEAD of Klaus would have made sense. It would have fit a decent theme, been a proper send-off, and been a fitting end to both of his character arcs – Julie’s word-of-God stated one, and the one we were promised in the first episode (more on that in a minute) and watched play out for four years. Elijah dying WITH Klaus made no sense, and sent a message that ending your life out of boredom and not caring about the people you are leaving behind is perfectly fine. Have I mentioned that this show was aimed at TEENAGERS?!

Okay, deep breaths. Like I said, I’ve been suicidal. And Elijah’s death was just… Kind of triggering, to be honest. But, time to move on to something else.

Still talking about the finale and their deaths, though. Just a different aspect of it. The existence of the afterlife is canon in this universe. We have seen most characters who have passed in this afterlife, which they call “finding peace”. It’s really kind of cool getting to see that. The finale of The Vampire Diaries was beautiful. Those last few minutes, showing Elena reunited with her parents, Jenna, and John – and Damon reunited with Stefan – were totally worth putting up with the last season and a half of that show.

But, did we get a scene like that for Klaus and Elijah? Did we get to see Elijah reunited with Hayley? Klaus reunited, not just with Cami, but with ANSEL? Did either of them get to see Finn or Henrik? Nope. We’ve seen DAHLIA at peace. Fucking DAHLIA, the fucking VILLAIN of the second season, who could maybe be said to have the redeeming quality of loving her little sister – but had a real funny way of showing it. SHE found peace, and we got to see it. But, the final fates of Klaus and Elijah were left intentionally vague.

I believe that she gave some bullshit reason of leaving it open to interpretation, or some such bull. But, let’s not sugarcoat this. The real reason is so that we would all watch her new spin-off hoping for any crumbs of information she might deign to give us. And, that spin-off is the real reason she killed off those three characters. None of the actors wanted to do the spin-off, and since the spin-off was about Hope, and there was no way any of those three characters would just leave her to deal with things alone, they all had to die to explain where they were, and why they weren’t swooping in to help her.

So, yeah. The finale was crap, on so many levels. Mainly in the way the deaths were handled, and the final scenes we DIDN’T get. But, there was more wrong with it. Namely, dropping the ball on promises made to the audience. Which is like… Writing 101.

The biggest one is Hayley and Elijah. Remember when I talked about Elijah having two different character arcs? Julie’s word-of-God is that this was supposed to be a show about Elijah redeeming Klaus. Okay. Fine. Except… that’s not what we were given in the first episode.

The first episode was basically all about Elijah meeting Hayley. The fact that Klaus is his brother was practically an afterthought. The first episode didn’t promise us a family drama of Elijah redeeming Klaus. It promised us a love story between Elijah and Hayley. Going by the first episode, the family drama should have been a subplot. A complication to these two eventually coming together.

And, let’s not forget just how much of the plots of the first four seasons WERE about putting complications in the way of their relationship. Klaus’s jealousy, thinking Elijah’s feelings for Hayley meant that he would end up losing both Elijah and the baby. The baby to Elijah, and Elijah to Hayley. In the second season, we were given the bullshit werewolf bonding ritual, and Hayley’s marriage. Which… I may come back to that one, later. Suffice to say that it served no real purpose except to be a means to keep Hayley and Elijah apart. Which… actually could make a kind of sense in a love story. Things aren’t supposed to be easy. “Earn your happy ending” is a thing for a reason. Season three continued Hayely’s marriage, and then gave us the Strix and everything that came with them. Season four… Well… about halfway through season four is when it started to fall apart. Not just in their relationship, but in the narrative as a whole.

Season four gave us the events that took place in Freya’s pendant. Which, if Julie had any fucking idea how to tell a proper love story could have worked as the black moment. The moment when all hope seemed lost. Watching them come back from that could have been a fascinating story to watch. Except, the external plot got in the way, creating a SECOND potential black moment in the form of Elijah being so distraught over being forced to separate from everyone that he loves, that the only way he could deal with it was to NOT deal with it, and have his mind wiped. There are a few ways this could have still been done and still keep the promise made in the first episode. Either it could have gone similarly to how my fanfic “You Can’t Fight Destiny” is going: Hayley can’t bring herself to stay away (which, we see in 5×11 that she COULDN’T stay away), and they end up reconnecting and he falls in love with her all over again. Or, he would eventually get his memories back. Which, in all honesty, would have been the better narrative choice. Because, when that happened, they would still have to work through their issues before they could get their happy ending.

But, that’s not what happened. Instead, the relationship that was a major part of the series for four years was ignored. After four years of watching the back and forth between Hayley and Elijah, four years of rooting for them, four years of being invested in this relationship, and having it be one of the most important aspects of the entire story… their love story ended with her death – while he still didn’t even remember her. After four years of investment in THIS relationship, we were forced to watch Elijah PROPOSE TO SOMEONE ELSE. The first episode promised us a love story. And then we were never given a satisfying conclusion to that love story. It just… fizzled out, for no real reason.

One last thing I want to talk about. The reason Julie gave for why she ended the relationship. Namely, the scene in Freya’s pendant, and this somehow being in response to the election. Some bullshit about how when one of the writers gave her the script for that episode, she knew that that was going to have to be the end of Hayley and Elijah. First of all, umm… she was the showrunner. If she didn’t want to end their relationship, she didn’t have to accept that scene the way it was written. But, also… why did that scene mean the relationship had to end?

Supposedly, this one incident – while Elijah was literally not in his right mind – turned the entire relationship abusive, and she couldn’t promote that. (But, glorifying SUICIDE was perfectly fine…) But… Umm… that doesn’t exactly line up with other relationship decisions that were made on the show.

Kol MURDERED Davina. But, they got their happy ending. They got married. They were happy together. Davina understood that Kol was under a witch’s curse, that he wasn’t responsible for what he did, and that he did love her. And she forgave him.

Freya kidnapped Keelin. Held her captive against her will. And TORTURED her. And didn’t even have the excuse of not being in her right mind that her brothers had. In all honesty, I’m not entirely convinced that this wasn’t Stockholm Syndrome. But, not only did they get married, we got to SEE their wedding.

But, Elijah has one moment, where he isn’t in his right mind. One moment where his mind was trapped in the past. And that one moment means that this relationship that we’ve been so invested in is completely doomed, because Julie claims to not want to promote an abusive relationship. (Despite all of the ACTUALLY abusive relationships there were on the show.) Actually calls their entire relationship toxic – because of one incident.

Right, their relationship was toxic. Sure. Honestly, I personally think that the only relationship of ANY type that was less toxic than their romance – in the entire The Vampire Diaries universe, not just on The Originals – was the friendship between Josh and Davina. All of the other relationships that we were supposed to still be rooting for at the end had major issues. But, they were the ones singled out as being toxic.

I can write an entire other blog post about why I ship Hayley and Elijah so hard. I probably will, actually. But, that IS a post for another time. My biggest complaint is just the whole Writing 101, don’t make promises to your audience and then not keep them, issue. And keeping characterization consistent. And just… honoring your fans.

I will not watch a single minute of Legacies. I have a few reasons for that. I admit that one of those reasons is being upset because it is the reason for so many of the things I don’t like about the end of The Originals. First of all that show is the reason why Hayley, Elijah, and Klaus were killed off to begin with. Then, I can guarantee that the reason we didn’t get to see Klaus and Elijah in the afterlife was to bait us into watching Legacies. We’re supposed to watch that show in the hopes of someday getting something. Another near-death experience allowing Hope to see them. Or one or more of them come back as a ghost or something. Or… just SOMETHING to give us closure for them.

But, my other reason is far less petty. I don’t trust Julie. The last two seasons or so of The Vampire Diaries were a mess that got redeemed in the final moments with the flash forward. The Originals took a dumpster fire of a final season and rolled it into an oil refinery and blew the whole thing all to Hell. I am afraid to let myself get invested in another show that Julie is involved in, because I’m afraid of what she’ll end up doing at the end. Add in that I have seen people comparing the love story between Hope and Landon to Hayley and Elijah. I can’t watch that relationship go the same way.

You know it’s bad when having a relationship in a show compared to the ship you would die for is a reason NOT watching that show. And yet, here we are.


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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×16

Father Kieran summing up Marcel’s situation

I really need to learn how to do video editing so that I can just make my own clips. Save me the trouble of trawling youtube for clips that don’t exist. Anyway… I just love Kieran’s snark, here. I don’t know how much is the hex, and how much is just him. But, either way, he is so much fun. I love this character and will be very sad to see him go in a few episodes.

Klaus and Rebekah have a heart to heart talk

This scene is just heartbreaking. From the look on Klaus’s face when Rebekah finally admits that there might have been at least some part of her that wanted him dead, to her entire impassioned speech. Watching them attempt to purge centuries of pain was beautiful. Celeste almost did them a favor, really, giving them this opportunity to really talk.

Rebekah says her goodbyes

Okay, slightly frustrating that I couldn’t find a clip that had all of this in one clip. But… Rebekah’s goodbyes are just freaking beautiful. I cried through this whole sequence. It was kind of sad that neither Elijah or Marcel would go with her. Though, I wonder if either of them realized that in Elijah’s case, it probably wasn’t really him choosing Klaus over her – again. I fully believe that this time, whether he realized it or not, a big part of why Elijah stayed… is HAYLEY. And speaking of Hayley… the look on her face when Rebekah was talking about there being hope for Klaus. You can tell that she was expecting Rebekah to tell her to give a relationship with him a chance – and she didn’t like that idea one bit. Her relief at the bit about the baby being Klaus’s hope was subtle, but it was there.

Okay, really only three scenes on here. But, I actually really liked this episode. Seeing the family dynamic between the Mikaelson siblings was beautiful. But, that’s exactly why there ended up being so few scenes on this list. The whole episode was amazing. Watching the three of them try to purge a thousand years of pain and heartbreak in one night was… beyond words. In truth, a full list of my favorite scenes would… be the entire episode. No Haylijah, but beautiful emotion from all three of the Mikaelsons. It’s stunning, and it gave me chills – in a good way.

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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×15

Hayley threatens Celeste

Can’t find a clip of this. But, there is just something fun about Hayley with a shotgun threatening to kneecap a bitch if she doesn’t get what she wants. And, remember that Hayley is PREGNANT, here. She is such a badass, and I love her.

Cami feeding Klaus

First, we get that fun business with Elijah. He’s just so calm and nonchalant, and it’s kind of hilarious. And what he says about Cami… Seems that Haylijah isn’t the only couple the Mikaelsons themselves ship. Elijah sees how Klaus is coming to care for Cami and approves. And then we get Cami being her badass normal self, feeding Klaus from her own wrist like it’s nothing. I love it.

“You’re still weak”

I just love the banter between these two. Cami just doesn’t take any of Klaus’s shit, and it’s hilarious. So is the line “when your father wants to kill you, he wants to kill you. It’s just a cute scene between two people I totally ship.

“Don’t become your father”

More of Cami being a badass. More Klamille, which I shipped almost as hard as I shipped Haylijah. I just love how every story he tells her, just makes her more sympathetic towards him. He shows her the worst of himself, and all she wants is to help him move past it. Yes, part of that is because she’s a shrink. But, you can tell that she genuinely cares about him. And it’s beautiful.

Elijah and Hayley

This is just such a beautiful moment. Celeste is right there, watching them. And Elijah damn well knows it. And doesn’t care. That tight hug. The way he cups her face. That sweet kiss on her forehead. Sigh… Yes, part of me was yelling at him to kiss her for real. But, that was just so sweet and tender and beautiful, that I can’t complain, too much.

This wasn’t a bad episode. Maybe not one of my favorites, but getting to see just how horrible and evil Mikael really is was interesting. Mainly, I just liked it for my two favorite girls getting to be badasses, and some great scenes of my two favorite ships.

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Favorite scene from The Originals episode 1×14

Hayley examining Elijah

First, we get Marcel and Elijah as men on a mission to try to find Klaus and Rebekah. Including Marcel’s slip “I want her back just as much as you do. Both of them.” Yes. Both of them – but especially Rebekah, right, Marcel?

And then… there is no good reason why Elijah called Hayley in to make that list. Marcel could have done it just as easily. Nope. Elijah wanted Hayley to do it. Hmm… was there a part of him imagining her hands on him, maybe? And Hayley’s reaction when she walked in the room… That stutter. That stare. She was very definitely liking what she saw. And who can blame her? Also, can we discuss the fact that Elijah was barking orders at Marcel, but Hayley got a “please”?

This is the scene that inspired my very first fanfiction. Because HOW they didn’t kiss here is beyond me. And, it remains one of my favorite scenes of the entire series.

Elijah and Marcel getting the death records from the mayor

This scene and the next one, I couldn’t find clips of. But, I just love how neither Marcel or Elijah are taking any shit. Watching them be their badass selves is always fun. That is all

Elijah and Marcel discussing the werewolves

Elijah’s usual snark is great, here. Then we get even MARCEL seeing that Elijah has feelings for Hayley. And Elijah threatening him. Because he’ll be damned if he’ll let ANYONE hurt Hayley. Though, can we talk about Marcel wondering how Klaus would react to finding out that Elijah left him to suffer while he went and saved Hayley? Why does everyone seem to forget the not-so-little detail of HAYLEY IS PREGNANT WITH KLAUS’S CHILD? If Elijah had rescued Klaus, and left Hayley – and the BABY – to die, Klaus would have killed him. Do they all really think that he cares so little for his own baby?

And then they “solve” the riddle. I love Elijah’s line, there: “I suppose we have our answer. Only I have no idea what it means.” His tone of voice there really sells it, too. (Though, MARCEL knows what it means…)

Marcel tells Elijah what he and Rebekah did

I can’t quite figure out why Elijah seems to not want Marcel to know what he and Hayley are talking about. But, I find it weirdly amusing. But, mostly, I just love Elijah’s attitude here. “How do you know?” His tone of voice, his expressions. The way he folds his arms, just waiting for Marcel to spill what he knows. It’s awesome.

Elijah strangling Marcel

Pissed off Elijah is always fun. And then we get Hayley’s “oh, here we go. This is not going to be good.” expression – and her resignation. And then Marcel goes and turns it around. Tells Elijah that he loves Rebekah, but as long as Klaus was around they couldn’t be together – and adds “but I guess you wouldn’t know anything about that, huh?” Everybody knows that he’s talking about Hayley. And Elijah lets him go, then. But not before lowering his eyes, like he’s thinking about something. Hmm… considering what lengths he’d be willing to go to be with Hayley, maybe? Maybe even admitting to himself that the baby was the least of the reasons why he saved Hayley instead of Klaus or Rebekah?

There we go. Some Haylijah yumminess, Elijah and Marcel being badasses, and Hayley just getting to the point where not much surprises her, anymore.

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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×13

Klaus, Elijah, and Marcel examine Papa Tunde’s body

This scene is funny as hell. Elijah is examining the body, and Klaus is getting all snarky, basically comparing him to Sherlock Holmes, asking if he wants a pipe or a magnifying glass. Marcel comments on how witches used to just kill a chicken and leave it on your doorstep when they wanted to send a message. And Elijah, king of snark, comes back with “it’s a rather large and ominous chicken, wouldn’t you say?” And then I died of laughter.

And then it segues right into another great scene

Elijah asking Rebekah to take Hayley to the plantation house

Elijah being so concerned for Hayley’s safety. The way he tells Rebekah that it’s because he trusts her that he’s asking her to do this. Because, yes, he is trusting Rebekah with the most precious thing in the world to him. “You know why.” Just… that line. We’ve gone beyond “it’s complicated” to him basically admitting to Rebekah that he’s in love with Hayley – added to when he comments on how he can’t control his feelings. And Rebekah telling him that maybe he should take Hayley himself. Now that the heat of the moment is over, and she’s no longer angry with him, she’s back to shipping Haylijah. I love it!

Well, this was certainly a short post. One other thing I want to comment on with this episode. Celeste comments on Elijah choosing to save Hayley over his own blood, and how “always isn’t forever, after all.” Just two problems with that assessment. One, Hayley is pregnant with Klaus’s child. Which means that she IS his own blood. By saving Hayley, he also saved HOPE. And two, he made exactly the choice that Rebekah and Klaus would have wanted him to make. That baby is the one thing that every last one of them would die for. Would Klaus have thanked Elijah for saving him, and leaving his child to die? Would Rebekah, whose one real wish is that she could have children, want to be saved instead of Hayley and the baby? Not to mention that whatever is happening to them, they can’t die. There is still time to save them. Hayley was the most vulnerable.

This was a decent episode, but nothing really stood out to me as being a particularly great scene after that bit near the beginning.

Tomorrow, though…. Next episode has the scene that inspired my first ever attempt at writing fanfiction. I will be doing a lot of flailing while watching that scene.

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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×12

Elijah apologizes to Hayley for “neglecting” her

I kind of like Hayley’s sass at the start of this scene. But, most of all, neither one of them came out and said the words, but… The subtext is definitely there. They just sort of told each other that they love each other. I may be reading into it a bit, but… It’s there on their faces. Elijah is afraid to say anything at all, and Hayley just says how much it sucks that they have to stay away from each other because of Klaus. But, the subtext is there, for all the world to see.

Flashback to Marcel coming home from the war

Cami is just adorable at the start of this scene. And I love how, when Marcel says that he kept trying to leave New Orleans behind, but “something kept pulling [him] back”, the camera focuses on Rebekah. Yeah, sure Marcel. Something kept pulling you back. More like some ONE did. And then we get treated to more brotherly banter between Klaus and Elijah, complete with Elijah being all snarky. I just love Elijah’s snark, man.

Elijah questions Thierry

Elijah in “beware the nice ones” mode is… if I’m being honest… sexy as hell. Hayley is just awesome in this scene. And I LOVE how, when Elijah tries to get her to stay behind, her response is that Rebekah is in trouble and she’s going. I LOVE the friendship between Hayley and Rebekah so much. They are adorable. And then Elijah doesn’t even try to argue, just tells her not to leave his sight. His need to protect her is just… *Flails*

Elijah and Hayley save Rebekah

The conversation with Sophie is hilarious. And I love how Klaus ran to Marcel’s rescue. But, the best part, is Hayley. She doesn’t even hesitate. Elijah needs her blood to save Rebekah, she holds out her wrist. No questions, no hesitations. She is awesome.

Elijah watching Hayley

It’s ridiculously short, less than a minute. But, just look at his face. And, for one second, he starts to move towards her, and then stops. He wants so badly to go to her. And I am just yelling “do it! Go to her! You know you want to!” But, of course he doesn’t. Because he is an idiot. Also, this scene makes me kind of angry at Rebekah. Yes, she was hurt about Elijah, once again, putting what is best for Klaus above what is best for her. But, she didn’t need to drag Hayley into that argument. I think that had she not given Elijah that line about how his feelings for Hayley were going to destroy the family, he would have gone to Hayley, here. So, yeah… pardon me while I smack Elijah and REBEKAH for a bit.

Weirdly enough, considering how many scenes I have on here, this is not really one of my favorite episodes. There were a lot of little things I liked. Every bloody time Elijah and Hayley were in the same room together, for starters. But, really, this episode was good for the relationships between Hayley and Elijah, and Rebekah and Marcel, but the rest I thought was kind of… meh. Didn’t much care for most of the plot, this episode. I was just here for the ships.

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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×11

Elijah and Klaus

In all honesty, I just love Elijah’s snark, here. He can be such a smart-ass, sometimes. And the fact that he’s being snarky in a bout of brotherly banter with Klaus just makes it that much better.

Davina’s earthquake

Another scene where the reason I love it is such a little thing. Sophie is freaking out, and the Mikaelsons just calmly sit there – through an earthquake. Because Sophie can die, and they can’t. They can afford to be blase about it. (Though, they might have been slightly more concerned had it occurred to them that they may be immortal, but Hayley is not.)

Klaus and Hayley bring food to the church for the werewolves

Argh! I can’t find a clip of this one, which annoys me. Anyway, I like Klaus’s concern for Hayley when she’s getting things together, not wanting her going out in this. And the way he just picks everything up when she reminds him that her people are stuck out there. We get to see Klaus’s good side, here. He’s doing something nice for other people, not out of hopes of gaining something for himself, but just because it’s the right thing to do. But, my favorite part is him telling Hayley not to give up on Elijah. Here is where KLAUS starts to ship Haylijah, and I love it.

Elijah’s plan to have Esther consecrated

Elijah calmly suggesting letting Sophie consecrate Esther to give her the ability to finish the Harvest and stop what is happening to New Orleans. But, what I love about it is that this is the first time we get to see him use political influence to get what he wants. Foreshadowing for one of my favorite scenes from 2×01. And then we get Klaus’s smart-ass remark at the end about fetching their mother. I just love these two.

Davina deciding to go through with the Harvest

This is one of the saddest scenes in the entire series. But, no matter how you feel about Davina, you almost have to be proud of her in this moment. She’s only sixteen. And she is probably the first Harvest Girl in HISTORY to truly give her life willingly, to actually be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the city. I can’t stop crying.

Klaus comforts Marcel

Starting with Davina calmly saying that she believes and letting herself be sacrificed. Then Sophie’s reaction when it didn’t work. Say what you want about Sophie’s methods, but if there had ever been any doubt about WHY she did what she did, watching her break down here put them to rest. And then we get to Marcel losing it, and Klaus comforting him. You realize that Davina was more than a weapon and a bargaining chip. He loved that girl like she was his daughter. And Klaus saw it, and compared what Marcel is going through with his own reaction to thinking that MARCEL had died the last time they saw each other. It was just so beautiful and heartbreaking. And amazingly acted by everyone involved.

Yet another almost-kiss

I wanted to smack these two at the end of this scene. Hayley is over here telling Elijah that when she feels something she acts, and when she wants something she takes it. And I am yelling “so then kiss him, already!” And then ELIJAH stops her from walking away. HE is the one that initiated the almost-kiss. And then pulled away at the last possible second, because he’s an idiot. It’s a good thing Hayley loves him, or she might have washed her hands of him right then, afraid of getting hurt because he can’t seem to figure out what he wants.

This is another favorite episode of mine. As can be guessed from having SEVEN scenes in this blog post. It was an emotional roller coaster. From snarky fun to emotional breakdowns, to an almost-kiss that had me screaming. Ending with a major reveal, that I straight-up can’t remember if I was actually surprised by. Fun episode, all around.

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Favorite scenes from The Originals episode 1×10

Elijah helps Hayley with her dress

Okay, let me just start by saying that I love Elijah in his suits, but that dressed down look he’s sporting here is sexy as hell. Probably made all the sexier by the fact that it’s unusual for him. Anyway… Dear Gods, the way he looks at her. He can’t stop smiling, and it is freaking adorable. And his look of disappointment when she hesitated when he offered to take her out that night. Followed by the smile coming back when her reason was just not wanting to cause problems between him and Klaus. And then we get to him unzipping the dress he just helped her zip up. Pretty sure she didn’t need him to undo the whole thing. And he certainly could have managed a zipper without looking at it. Plus, look at the way she closed her eyes. These two haven’t even KISSED yet, and they were both imagining him taking that dress completely off of her, you could just tell. Dayum, these two are so hot. (Just ignore the bit after that. This clip splices that scene with like the last scene in the episode. Interesting scene, but has nothing to do with this one. (Though, Elijah telling Hayley that he’s “better now” when she walks into the room WAS kind of adorable.))

Josh talks to Klaus on the phone

I can’t find a clip of this one. But it’s hilarious. Klaus calls Josh, who tries to claim that he’s moved to Turkey – while the casket girls festival is going on right outside his window. And, bear in mind, he’s talking to KLAUS. A normal human being could probably hear that festival through the phone. No way in Hell Klaus doesn’t. I love Josh, so much.

Josh tells Davina not to hold back

Here is Josh’s loyalty, again. This time, to Davina. He knows that if Davina manages to kill Klaus, he’ll die too. And he doesn’t tell her. Because he wants her to be safe. And he’s willing to die for that safety. He’s willing to die for HER. Scenes like this one are why he’s one of my favorite characters.

Davina takes on Klaus, Elijah, and Marcel

There were no clips that combined both parts of this scene. So, had to use two of them. Anyway. As much as I love Elijah, and hate to see anything bad happen to him, Davina was awesome in this scene. The girl made THE original hybrid start to transition. I really think that she might have pulled off killing them, if she had really wanted to. I’m glad that she didn’t obviously, but it was kind of awe-inspiring to watch, anyway. And then Rebekah comes in with her girl power mantra, and probably actually saves everyone. Also, kudos to Claire Holt (I can’t credit the writers, because this has been done the wrong way on The Vampire Diaries, so many times). Rebekah caught Tim the right way. She didn’t do the usual movie/tv thing of him slamming into her arms three feet above the ground somehow didn’t kill him. She kept him moving, and just slowed his momentum down before setting him on the ground. You rarely see that done properly.

So, those are my favorite scenes. Obviously any decent Haylijah scene would make the cut. And I do love Josh to bits. Davina being a total badass, and Rebekah being awesome finish it up.

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