1.6 Fruit of the Poisoned Tree I was worried Elijah would be stuck as the perpetual Jiminy Cricket of the show, forever whispering in Klaus’ ear about restraint and honour, but here we finally got to see him lose his composure – and it was glorious. I guess all it takes is a genuine threat to his family and, with Sophie now magically unlinked from Hayley, I really do fear for her wellbeing. Before we get there, however, we get to spend some quality time with the Mikaelsons as a trio, just chilling at vampire book club. Elijah has decided not to take his brother’s betrayal to heart, and there’s a temporary truce between them. On Vampire Diaries, the pairings tended to be Klaus/Rebekah and Rebekah/Elijah, so we never really did get to see much of the bond between Elijah and Klaus. Now, however, we’re informed by their little sister that these two have actually been close throughout while she’s commonly acted as the outsider. This might be a bit of hasty rewriting so that the dynamics are fit for purpose (there’s no mention of their other two siblings, for example), but that suits me just fine. I’m looking forward to seeing how these two cope with being together for an extended period of time. The curse was lifted by Davina after Elijah left her a magical knot to unravel and, unbeknownst to her, this also severed the link between Hayley and Sophie. How Sophie now fits into things, I’m not sure, but I don’t think many people would have a problem if she were the first main cast member to die. Elijah’s massacre in the church proved that The Originals isn’t afraid of killing seemingly important characters, as his promise to Sophie that Klaus wouldn’t kill the elder witch manifested in him doing the deed himself. I may have already said it, but I really do love Elijah. Marcel might have had a quiet week, but he provided our cliffhanger when, upon discovering through Rebekah (post-sexy times) where Klaus is actually living, came and kidnapped Hayley. This new threat to Hayley demonstrated how much each of the Mikaelson’s has invested in their new friend, and it’s not just because she’s carrying their future daughter/niece. Klaus feel they are kindred spirits, Elijah has romantic intentions and Rebekah may actually have found a female friend at last. It’s nice, and means that keeping Hayley around might still make sense once the baby is born. Read Caroline’s review of the previous episode, Sinners and Saints, here. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
