Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 11 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Originality Is Nothing But Judicious Imitation
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 20 | Aired on 04.25.2013
Marcel jumps down to the street and warns Camille that it's not safe alone. She responds that she has a black belt in Karate. So? Dumb it is. Not really. I mean, yes, dumb, but I think we're supposed to accept this as evidence of bravery. Marcel laughs and flashes his trademark grin, but I'm now immune. And sad. Klaus looks on from above, but he's distracted by the blessed Elijah. "Good evening, Elijah. [...] What an entirely unwelcome surprise." Elijah squares his shoulders. "And? What an entirely unsurprising welcome." Elijah asks Klaus to follow him, but Klaus insists he's staying put until he finds out who is conspiring against him. Elijah says, "I believe I just found that out for you." We cut to the...
Cemetery. Elijah leads Klaus to a crypt. Inside, Sophie Devereaux is waiting for them. Klaus recognizes her. Sophie starts with flattery, which is always a good tact where Klaus is concerned. She and the other witches know he started this town, and that Marcel was but an orphaned street rat, until Klaus made him what he is. She insists Marcel is out of control, doing and killing what and who he wants. She claims she's going to kill Marcel, and Klaus will help her.
Klaus chuckles and turns to Elijah. "This is why you brought me here?" Elijah tells Klaus to hear out Sophie. Klaus is pretty sure he's not going to waste any more time. It's then that another witch or two more lead in Hayley, who tells Klaus he must listen to them. Klaus cracks up and mocks the idea that a drunken one-night stand could hold any sway over him. After more back and forth, they reveal that Hayley is pregnant with Klaus's sprog. Sophie has a special gift and she has er...um sensed it. Elijah spells it out for Klaus, just in case his denial has affected his hearing. As we cut to commercial, allow me this...
Sidebar: Yeah, I know and agree that the undead don't and shouldn't be able to breed, but Klaus is weird. I haven't gone back and watched old episodes, or read old recaps, so I'm open to correction. Without the benefit of said correction before writing this, let me tell you my understanding. Esther cheated on Mikael with a werewolf and conceived Klaus. She passed Klaus off as Mikael's son (and maybe even had reason to hope he could be). A plague struck. Esther decided to make her children immortal. I believe (but am not certain) that this initial human-to-vampire conversion involved killing the Mikaelsson kids, but I could be wrong. It's not that important though, because regardless, on this show, werewolves are pretty much humans who carry a gene that is only activated once and if they make their first kill. So Klaus, who was carrying this gene, is turned into an Original Vampire. He then makes his first kill, but Esther does a spell that locks down his werewolf side. He never manages to break that until he's in Mystic Falls a thousand years, later. So, while vampires are undead and cannot procreate, werewolves are dormant until they kill. Then their gene activates and turns them into basically immortals (unless you rip out their hearts), yet they are still human enough to procreate. Is it messy? Yes, but in this season of Shane Silas Shenanigans, the Bore Cure, and Sire Bonds, it's some of the neater mythology available. Just accept it and move on, or reject it and don't watch The Originals next fall. It's not worth your anger. It's a fantasy story.