| “ | We were innocent once, Elijah. This bloodlust was forced upon us by our parents, turning us from prey to predator. We're the demons lurking in shadow. We are the savage villains in fairy tales taught to children. But, not for my child. Not for Hope. In her stories, we are knights in shining armor. Without you by my side, I don't think I can survive my own love for my daughter. I need you. I need you, brother. The monster in me can only be challenged by the monster in you. Only together can we fight our demons and save our family. | ” |
Chasing the Devil’s Tail is the seventh episode of the second season of The Originals and the twenty-ninth episode of the series overall.
Summary
GOING AFTER EVERYTHING ESTHER LOVES — When Klaus discovers that Elijah has been afflicted by Esther's magic he heads to the Bayou in search of an antidote, but quickly realizes he's not alone. Armed with intel gathered by Aiden, Hayley teams up with him, Marcel, Camille and Josh and launches a plan to take down Vincent by exploiting his one weakness. Meanwhile, with Esther determined to carry out her plan, Vincent and Kaleb are forced to reconsider their own strategies. Intrigued by Davina's unwavering attempts to create an unlinking spell, Kol lets her in on some secrets from his past and brings her to a place he frequented in 1914.
Plot
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Cast
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Recurring Cast
Co-Starring
Uncredited
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Trivia
- Antagonists: Esther, Finn and Kol.
- Klaus tries to break Esther's spell on Elijah by entering his mind but he is thrown out.
- Jackson saves Hayley from being killed by Finn.
- Klaus kills his father, Ansel, because he knew Hope is still alive.
- It is established through Ansel that at least some werewolves can sense and be drawn to the newly born members of their bloodline in their wolf forms. This is how he knew Hope is alive, because he was drawn to where Hope lived with Rebekah during Full Moons while he was transformed.
- Kol reveals to Davina that unlike the rest of his siblings, he actually tapped into his witch heritage as a child and practiced witchcraft prior to being turned into a vampire.
- He also said he considered himself a child prodigy, and stated that it was losing his access to magic upon being made an Original Vampire that made him act out for the majority of his life.
- Kol tells Davina that he wants to create a new version of the white oak ash dagger (by turning it from silver to gold) that will work on Klaus, and convinces her to help him by telling her that it will allow her to neutralize Klaus while still protecting her friends in Klaus' sireline.
- Hayley bites Camille to lure Finn into their trap, and then gives her blood to help Camille recover.
- Finn and Kol are captured by Hayley and Marcel.
- Camille is captured by Esther as retaliation for Ansel's death.
- However, it is revealed in The Brothers That Care Forgot that Camille merely subdued with herbs and was only briefly in Esther's captivity while Esther prepared Camille's body as a potential vessel for Rebekah. Once Esther was finished, Camille was returned to her apartment with no memories of the experience.
- Elijah has a brief flash of him and Tatia as he's talking with Klaus.
- Marcel reveals that several of Kieran's dark objects, such as the Cursed Shackles, were created about a hundred years before by a turncoat witches. The shackles were then used by the Human Faction against group of witches called the Voodoo Queens.
- It was later revealed in The Originals: The Awakening webseries that the majority of the dark objects in Kieran's secret apartment were made by Mary-Alice Claire and her friend Astrid, under Kol Mikaelson's instruction.
Body Count
Continuity
- Davina was last seen in Red Door.
- When Kol clutches his arm on the floor of the motel room, Davina touches him on the shoulder then removes her hand as she kneels in front of him. In the next shot (less than half a second later), her hand is once again falling off of Kol's shoulder.
- Tatia was last seen in the Red Door in the flashback to 10th century Mystic Falls. In this episode, she only appeared as a flash of Elijah's memory upon awakening from Esther's spell.
- Davina and Kol have been hiding out from Klaus in a motel since the events of Red Door.
- Kol's Playhouse was first seen in the second part of The Originals: The Awakening.
Locations
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- The Abattoir
- The Bayou
- Marcel's Loft
- Vincent/Finn's Office
- Motel
- St. Anne's Church
Behind the Scenes
- This is Tyler Cook's favorite episode in the season.[1]
Cultural References
- Kol says to Esther, "[Davina]'s never gonna trust me if she thinks I'm just a flying monkey to the wicked witch," a reference to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. In this reference, Esther plays the role of the wicked witch.
Quotes
- Kol as Kaleb: "You want to take down Klaus, right? I've wanted one thing for years. To drive a dagger into his heart."
- Esther as Lenore: "I want that stake. I don't care what you have to do to get it."
- Klaus: "Our mother thinks she will win."
- Hayley: "We'll go after everything that she loves."
- Klaus: "Have I made you proud, father?"
Multimedia
Soundtrack
"Poor Man's Son" – Noah Gundersen
"Suonata à solo facto per Monsieur" – Adrian Chandler & La Serenissima
"Crazy About That Walk" – John Lee Hooker
"That's It!" – Preservation Hall Jazz Band
"Sweet Annabelle" – Morrie Morrison Orchestra
"Near Light" – Ólafur Arnalds
"Devil Inside" – London Grammar
Videos
The Originals - Chasing The Devil's Tail Clip 1
The Originals - Inside Chasing The Devil's Tail
Pictures
Cami Vincent
Cami Vincent
Hayley Cami
Hayley Cami
References
See also
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