2.3 Every Mother’s Son Every Mother’s Son was one such episode and, after focusing on Kol (strangely absent here) and his role in the Mikaelson clan last week, it’s now the turn of Esther and Finn. That ‘always and forever’ mantra crops up again, this time from the family matriarch (played by original actress, Alice Evans, in flashback), and the show reiterates the cruelty that Mikael always showed towards Klaus during childhood. A twist in the tale came with a pendant given to Klaus by his mother, which actually drained him of power rather than protected him, as he was told. This is interesting, especially with the relationship between Klaus and Mikael being as ingrained in Vampire Diaries DNA as it has been, and offers further explanation as to why Klaus acts as petulantly and wounded as he does. He was weakened in an attempt to stop his werewolf curse from being activated, which to be honest is something Tyler could use right now. Everything in The Originals lives in a grey area, and just as we’re encouraged to sympathise with Finn during his dinner table speech, Hayley’s connection to Esther as a fellow mother leads us to look at her plight in a slightly different way. Unlike when she was just trying to murder her children for becoming monsters after she created vampires, she’s now trying to convince them to switch over to human bodies, cleansing themselves of their past deeds and monstrous natures. She’s still a psychopath, but her motives are clearer than they have been before. But she’s not the only one with a secret agenda, as Marcel is also manipulating Elijah into joining his team. It’s a definite turnaround since the early days of the show when he wanted nothing more than for the brothers to leave town, but now he’s realised that having an Original on your side is the best kind of protection. Enemies are everywhere, whether it’s Mikael and Esther, the witches or the werewolves, and he wants some assurance that Elijah will fight for him and his vampire army when the time comes to do so. Will the family take Esther’s offer and become human? Definitely not, as then there wouldn’t be much of a show to watch, but it’s certainly an interesting carrot to dangle in front of them, as self-loathing as they all are. Read Caroline’s review of the previous episode, Alive And Kicking, here. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
