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| episode number = 20
  
| episode number = 20
 
| airdate = April 29, 2014
  
| airdate = April 29, 2014
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| writer = [[Carina MacKenzie]] <br> [[Julie Plec]]
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| writer = [[Carina Adly MacKenzie]] & [[Julie Plec]]
 
| director = [[Sylvain White]]
  
| director = [[Sylvain White]]
 
| previous = [[An Unblinking Death]]
  
| previous = [[An Unblinking Death]]
 
| next = [[The Battle of New Orleans]]
  
| next = [[The Battle of New Orleans]]
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| viewers = 1.77 million}}
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{{Original Character Quote|My [[Hope Mikaelson|daughter]] has an advantage [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] never had. She will never, ever know you.|'''[[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley]]''' to '''[[Mikael]]'''}}
   
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''' {{PAGENAME}}''' is the twentieth episode of the [[Season One (The Originals)|first season]] of [[The Originals (TV Series)|The Originals]] and the twentieth episode of the series.
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'''A Closer Walk With Thee''' is the twentieth episode of the [[Season One (The Originals)|first season]] of ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' and the twentieth episode of the series overall.
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
 
[[File:The Originals 1x20 Extended Promo - A Closer Walk with Thee HD|thumb|right||Extended Promo.|300 px]]
  
[[File:The Originals 1x20 Extended Promo - A Closer Walk with Thee HD|thumb|right||Extended Promo.|300 px]]
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'''A CELEBRATION OF LIFE''' — {{Hayley}} confronts a surprising enemy as she and [[Hope Mikaelson|her unborn baby]] fall into peril during a celebratory wake to honor a fallen member of the community. In order to save Hayley, {{Klaus}} and {{Elijah}} enlist the help of [[Genevieve]] who struggles to maintain control over [[Davina]] and the other young witches. {{Camille}} tells {{Marcel}} that [[Francesca Correa|Francesca]] is determined to find a mysterious key that may unlock a family secret. Meanwhile, as Klaus suffers from nightmares of his father [[Mikael]], he is forced to examine his troubled relationship with his own adoptive son, Marcel. {{clear}}
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'''A CELEBRATION OF LIFE''' — [[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley]] confronts a surprising enemy as she and [[Hope Mikaelson|her unborn baby]] fall into peril during a celebratory wake to honor [[Kieran O'Connell|a fallen member]] of the community. In order to save Hayley, [[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] and [[Elijah Mikaelson|Elijah]] enlist the help of [[Genevieve]] who struggles to maintain control over [[Davina Claire|Davina]] and the other young [[witch]]es. [[Camille O'Connell|Camille]] tells [[Marcel Gerard|Marcel]] that [[Francesca Guerrera|Francesca]] is determined to find a mysterious key that may unlock [[Kieran's Secret Apartment|a family secret]]. Meanwhile, as Klaus suffers from nightmares of his father [[Mikael]], he is forced to examine his troubled relationship with his own adoptive son, Marcel.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
 
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A Closer Walk With Thee, an episode that demonstrates some of the best of what The Originals has to offer when it focuses on the adults, and struggles when its handful of kids are around. The chief evidence of this: Mikael, the Original patriarch, is finally an active participant in the shows proceedings. Hes had some important flashback scenes with major revelations earlier in the season, but hasn't been an active participant yet. But thanks to something going on in Mystic Falls involving Purgatory haven't been keeping up with The Vampire Diaries but it sounds like its Bonnie's fault Mikael can influence the present, disorienting Klaus and Elijah, attempting to kill Hayley, and convincing Davina to resurrect him.
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The idea of generational conflict pervades A Closer Walk With Thee, well beyond Mikael. At almost every turn, the older characters attempt to deal with younger ones, and the elder characters are far more interesting. So, after Mikael appears in a dream, we immediately see the witches talking. Genevieve is delivering exposition, but Horrible Monique starts sneering and criticizing. It takes some doing to turn Genevieve into the more sympathetic character, but having Monique be as antagonistic as she is to everyone does the trick.
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A far better form of the generational divide occurs shortly after, at the wake for Father Kieran (a convenient title!). Klaus, the youngest sibling, is petulantly nursing his drink when Elijah, the eldest sibling, comes along. And Elijah is on fire in this scene: Far better than your process of grief, Niklaus. Denial, rage, and hoarding coffins in basements.
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This is followed by a confrontation between Cami and Francesca, the casino owner who now runs the Human Faction. Francesca doesn't have many scenes in this episode, but she controls each of them. Actress Peta Sergeant is clearly reveling in playing the sort of forthright, dominant character who can take over a scene by motioning for a drink, or raising an eyebrow at a rival. Shes older than Cami and Hayley, those rivals in this episodes scenes, and that gives her power that she may not physically possess as a mere human.
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Hayley, meanwhile, finds herself trapped by paternalism. Klaus keeps on demanding her presence in the Original household after the terrorist attack, and Hayley rejects the idea. But after confronting Francesca, and after being stricken by Monique, and after fighting with Mikael, Hayley returns to Klaus control. I understand the narrative value of such a move have your main characters near each other but the question of how much agency Hayley actually that has plagued the series for so long, and seemed at least partially resolved, now rears its ugly head again. Is she actually a character, or is she a vessel for the baby and a love interest for Elijah?
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Meanwhile, the episode is also fraught with paternalism from the Cami/Marcel pairing. This isn't a quality issue both actors and character read as roughly the same age but its got power and mythological age issues. Marcel, the centuries-old, powerful vampire, wants to help Cami but cant help but use his knowledge, in order to attempt to manipulate her. But she knows it, and initially rejects, then attempts to embrace on her own terms.
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But the main motivator of A Closer Walk With Thee remains the Original patriarch. Mikael's background has hung over this series since its beginning, and his presence has grown increasingly important since the major flashbacks at the heart of the Rebekah arc.The Originals simply has to confront who Mikael is and what he means to the series concept. Based on the events of this episode, it knows this, and is working directly toward it (possibly with Mikael's resurrection in the season finale?) Based on Sebastian Roché's sheer presence, this will be a very welcome change indeed. Between Mikael, Elijah, and Francesca, this was a great episode for the elder generation.
 
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*[[Joseph Morgan]] as [[Niklaus Mikaelson]]
  
*[[Joseph Morgan]] as [[Niklaus Mikaelson]]
 
*[[Daniel Gillies]] as [[Elijah Mikaelson]]
  
*[[Daniel Gillies]] as [[Elijah Mikaelson]]
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*[[Phoebe Tonkin]] as [[Hayley Marshall]]
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*[[Phoebe Tonkin]] as [[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley Marshall]]
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*[[Charles Michael Davis]] as [[Marcellus Gerard|Marcel Gerard]]
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*[[Charles Michael Davis]] as [[Marcel Gerard]]
 
*[[Leah Pipes]] as [[Camille O'Connell]]
  
*[[Leah Pipes]] as [[Camille O'Connell]]
 
*[[Danielle Campbell]] as [[Davina Claire]]
  
*[[Danielle Campbell]] as [[Davina Claire]]
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===Recurring Cast===
  
===Recurring Cast===
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*[[Elyse Levesque]] as [[Genevieve]]
  
*[[Elyse Levesque]] as [[Genevieve]]
 
*[[Peta Sergeant]] as [[Francesca Guerrera|Francesca Correa]]
  
*[[Peta Sergeant]] as [[Francesca Guerrera|Francesca Correa]]
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*[[McCarrie McCausland]] as Young [[Marcellus Gerard|Marcel]] <br /><small>(flashback)</small>
  
 
*[[Yasmine Al Bustami]] as [[Monique Deveraux]]
  
*[[Yasmine Al Bustami]] as [[Monique Deveraux]]
 
*[[Alexa Yeames]] as [[Abigail]]
  
*[[Alexa Yeames]] as [[Abigail]]
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*[[Shane Coffey]] as [[Timothy|Tim]] <small>(hallucination)</small>
  
   
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===​Co-Starring===
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===Co-Starring===
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3512325/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Russell Martin] as [http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/The_Originals_Season_One_Minor_Characters#House_of_the_Rising_Son Governor]
  
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*[[The Originals Season One Co-Stars#A Closer Walk With Thee|Joe Washington]] as [[The Originals Season One Minor Characters#A Closer Walk With Thee|Priest]]
   
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===Uncredited===
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*[[McCarrie McCausland]] as [[Marcel Gerard|Young Marcel]] <small>(flashback)</small>
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*[[imdb:nm0360393|Zach Hanner]] as [[The Originals Season One Minor Characters#House of the Rising Son|Governor]] <small>(flashback)</small>
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*[[Shane Coffey]] as [[Timothy|Tim]] <small>(hallucination/archive footage)</small>
 
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*Antagonist: [[Mikael]], [[Monique Deveraux]].
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*[[Antagonists in The Originals Season 1|Antagonists]]: [[Mikael]] and [[Monique Deveraux]].
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*Narrator: [[Hayley Marshall]].
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*Narrator: [[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley Marshall]].
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*Title meaning: a reference to Mikael's plan to return from the dead and pursue his plans to destroy [[Klaus and Hope |Klaus and his daughter]].
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*Title meaning: a reference to Mikael's plan to return from the dead and pursue his plans to destroy [[Klaus and Hope|Klaus and his daughter]].
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*This is the first ever ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''/''[[The Originals]]'' episode to be directed by French director [[Sylvain White]].
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*This is the first ever {{The Vampire Diaries}}/''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' episode to be directed by French director [[Sylvain White]].
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*Furthermore, this is the first ever episode to be written by [[Carina MacKenzie]].
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**Furthermore, this is the first ever episode to be written by [[Carina Adly MacKenzie]].
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*[[Mikael]] appears in this episode, marking his first present day appearance on ''[[The Originals (TV Series)|The Originals]]''.
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*[[Mikael]] appears in this episode, marking his first present-day appearance on ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]''.
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*A funeral for [[Kieran]] was held.
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*A [[Father Kieran's Funeral|funeral]] for [[Kieran O'Connell|Kieran]] was held at [[St. Anne's Church]], followed by a wake at [[Rousseau's]].
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*Hayley confronts [[Francesca]] as she suspects she played a part in the bayou bombings.
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*Hayley confronts [[Francesca Guerrera|Francesca]], as she suspects she played a part in [[the Bayou]] bombings, a suspicion that ends up being correct, despite Francesca's protests to the contrary.
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*The events occurring on ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' begin to affect the characters on this show since [[The Other Side]] is disintegrating.
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*The events occurring on {{The Vampire Diaries}} begin to affect the characters on this show as [[The Other Side]] continues to disintegrate.
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**This is the first time that the events of [[Vampire Diaries|the parent show]] are affecting [[The Originals (TV Series)|the spin-off]].
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**This is the first time that the events of [[The Vampire Diaries (TV series)|the parent show]] are affecting [[The Originals (TV series)|the spin-off]].
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*[[Klaus ]]mentions [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]], who tells him that the Other Side is disintegrating.
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**[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]] mentions that he called "a rather reluctant [[Bennett Family|Bennett witch]]," [[Bonnie Bennett|Bonnie]], who is the person who told him that the Other Side is disintegrating.
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*[[Hayley Marshall|Hayley]] and [[Elijah Mikaelson|Elijah]] kiss for the first time. 
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*Hayley and [[Elijah Mikaelson|Elijah]] kiss for the first time after Hayley almost dies. 
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*[[Mikael ]]meets with [[Davina ]]and asks her to bring him back from [[The Other Side]], as he knows she could.
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*[[Mikael]] meets with [[Davina Claire|Davina]] and asks her to bring him back from [[The Other Side]], as he knows she possesses the power necessary to do it. In exchange, he promises to kill Klaus in order to get revenge on him for all the hurt he's caused Davina.
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*[[Genevieve ]]doesn't want to kill [[Hope Mikaelson|Klaus' baby]] and pleads with[[ the Ancestors]] not to make her a monster by making her do it, because the child's innocent. This explains why she isn't happy with [[Monique ]]when she tries to kill [[Hayley ]]and [[Hope Mikaelson|the baby]]. Despite her pleas, the ancestors refuse.
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*[[Genevieve]] reveals that she is beginning to get cold feet about sacrificing [[Hope Mikaelson|Klaus and Hayley's child]] for the coven in exchange for her life, and she pleads with [[the Ancestors]] to not make her a monster by forcing her to kill an innocent baby.
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**This explains why she wasn't happy with [[Monique Deveraux|Monique]] when she tried to kill [[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley]] and [[Hope Mikaelson|the baby]]. However, despite Genevieve's pleas, the Ancestors refuse and use their considerable power to [[Telekinesis|telekinetically]] throw her violently around [[Lafayette Cemetery]] until she promises that she'll do it.
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*This is the first and the only episode in which the Other Side is seen. The collapse of the Other Side allows Hayley and Mikael to interact.
  
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*This is the first and the only episode of ''The Originals'' in which the Other Side is seen. The imminent collapse of the Other Side frayed the [[The Veil|veil]] between the dimensions enough to where Hayley and Mikael can physically interact with each other during the brief amount of time Hayley spent there. It also makes it possible for Mikael to physically interact with the living world as well.
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*The 1820 to 1835 flashbacks seen in this episode were originally filmed for the second episode of the series, ''[[House of the Rising Son|House Of The Rising Son]], ''but Julie decided to use them for this episode.
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*The flashbacks of 1820-1835 that were seen in this episode were originally filmed for the second episode of the series, ''[[House of the Rising Son]]'', but [[Julie Plec|Julie]] decided to use them for this episode instead.
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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*[[Bonnie Bennett]] is mentioned for the first time in the series in this episode, she was last seen in ''[[Man on Fire]]''.
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*[[Bonnie Bennett]] is mentioned for the first time in the series in this episode. She was last seen in ''[[Man on Fire]]''.
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*[[Mikael]] was last seen in ''[[Farewell to Storyville]]'' on [[The Originals (TV Series)|TO]] and in ''[[Homecoming]] ''on [[The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)|TVD]].
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*[[Mikael]] was last seen in ''[[Farewell to Storyville]]'' on [[The Originals (TV series)|TO]] and in ''[[Homecoming]]'' on [[The Vampire Diaries (TV series)|TVD]].
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*Timothy was last seen in'' [[The Casket Girls]]'' where he was poisoned by Klaus. He's seen only in archive footage.
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*[[Timothy]] was last seen in ''[[The Casket Girls]]'', when he was poisoned by Klaus. He's seen only in archive footage in this episode.
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*[[Davina Claire]], [[Monique Deveraux]], [[Abigail]], and [[Francesca Correa|Francesca]] were last seen in ''[[The Big Uneasy]]''.
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*[[Davina Claire]], [[Monique Deveraux]], [[Abigail]], and [[Francesca Guerrera|Francesca]] were last seen in ''[[The Big Uneasy]]''.
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*The events of TVD episodes ''[[Rescue Me]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil]]'' are referenced in this episode.
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*The events of ''TVD'' episodes ''[[Rescue Me]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil]]'' are referenced in this episode.
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*[[Mikael]] asks [[Davina]] to resurrect him to which she does in the Season 1 finale.
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*[[Mikael]] asks [[Davina Claire|Davina]] to [[Resurrection|resurrect]] him, which she does in the Season 1 finale ''[[From a Cradle to a Grave]]''.
   
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
 
*[[New Orleans]]
  
*[[New Orleans]]
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**[[St. Anne's Church]]
  
 
**[[French Quarter]]
  
**[[French Quarter]]
 
***[[Rousseau's]]
  
***[[Rousseau's]]
 
***[[The Abattoir]]
  
***[[The Abattoir]]
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***[[New Orleans Coven|Coven House]]
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***[[Lycée|Coven House]]
 
***[[Jardin Gris|Jardin Gris Voodoo Shop]]
  
***[[Jardin Gris|Jardin Gris Voodoo Shop]]
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***[[St. Anne's Church]]
 
**[[Lafayette Cemetery]]
  
**[[Lafayette Cemetery]]
   
 
==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
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*This episode had about 1.77 million viewers in USA which was 0.27 million more than the previous episode.
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*This episode had about 1.77 million viewers in the USA, which was 0.27 million more than the previous episode.
   
 
==Cultural References==
  
==Cultural References==
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*''{{w|Just a Closer Walk With Thee}}'' is a gospel song and is one of the most frequently played tunes in traditional New Orleans jazz funerals.
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*''{{w|Just a Closer Walk with Thee}}'' is a gospel song and is one of the most frequently played tunes in traditional New Orleans jazz funerals.
 
*''{{w|Just a Closer Walk with Thee (album)|Just a Closer Walk with Thee}}'' is an LP album of spiritual songs sung by Patti Page, released by Mercury Records in 1960 under catalog number MG-20573.
  
*''{{w|Just a Closer Walk with Thee (album)|Just a Closer Walk with Thee}}'' is an LP album of spiritual songs sung by Patti Page, released by Mercury Records in 1960 under catalog number MG-20573.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"Greetings, boy."''
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': ''"My father is literally mocking me from beyond the grave."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': "''Greetings, boy.''"
  
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': "''My father is literally mocking me from beyond the grave.''"
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': ''"The spirit world is crumbling."''
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': "''The spirit world is crumbling.''"
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:'''[[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley]]''': ''"I'm dreaming. This is a nightmare."''
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:'''[[Hayley]]''': "''I'm dreaming, this is a nightmare.''"
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"On the contrary, this is very real."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': "''On the contrary, this is very real.''"
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:'''[[Elijah Mikaelson|Elijah]]''': ''"She's not breathing."''
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:'''[[Elijah]]''': "''She's not breathing.''"
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:'''[[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley]]''': ''"The baby!"''
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:'''[[Hayley]]''': "''The baby!''"
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"There is no saving that atrocity festering in your womb."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': "''There is no saving that atrocity festering in your womb.''"
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': ''"I won't lose that baby."''
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': "''I won't lose that baby.''"
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:'''[[Elijah Mikaelson|Elijah]]''': ''"I won't lose that girl."''
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:'''[[Elijah]]''': "''I won't lose that girl.''"
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:'''[[Hayley Marshall-Kenner|Hayley]]''': ''"No!"''
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:'''[[Hayley]]''': "''No!''"
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"Welcome to my hell."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': "''Welcome to my hell.''"
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': ''"Greetings, boy."''
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': ''"The dead are being torn away, and they are not interested in going quietly."''
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:'''[[Mikael]]''': "''Greetings, boy.''"
  
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:'''[[Niklaus Mikaelson|Klaus]]''': "''The dead are being torn away and they are not interested in going quietly.''"
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:'''[[Elijah Mikaelson|Elijah]]''': ''"Our father, faced with permanent extinction, is tormenting us. How delightful."''
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:'''[[Elijah]]''': "''Our father, faced with permanent extinction, is tormenting us. How delightful.''"
  
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:'''[[Marcel Gerard|Marcel]]''': ''"Kieran rolled into town on a rusty old Cruiser after his daddy died twenty-five years ago. And dammit, that guy could party! That was, of course, before he took his vows. But even then, he was committed to the Quarter. He knew that this town needed him. And, we still do. To Father K!''"
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:'''[[Marcel]]''': ''"Kieran rolled into town on a rusty old cruiser after his daddy died twenty-five years ago. And dammit, that guy could party! That was, of course, before he took his vows. But, even then, he was committed to the Quarter. He knew that this town needed him. And, we still do. To Father K!''"
  
 
:'''Audience''': ''"To Father K."''
  
:'''Audience''': ''"To Father K."''
   
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“ My daughter has an advantage Klaus never had. She will never, ever know you. ”
— Hayley to Mikael


A Closer Walk With Thee is the twentieth episode of the first season of The Originals and the twentieth episode of the series overall.

Summary

File:The Originals 1x20 Extended Promo - A Closer Walk with Thee HD

Extended Promo.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE — Hayley confronts a surprising enemy as she and her unborn baby fall into peril during a celebratory wake to honor a fallen member of the community. In order to save Hayley, Klaus and Elijah enlist the help of Genevieve who struggles to maintain control over Davina and the other young witches. Camille tells Marcel that Francesca is determined to find a mysterious key that may unlock a family secret. Meanwhile, as Klaus suffers from nightmares of his father Mikael, he is forced to examine his troubled relationship with his own adoptive son, Marcel.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Co-Starring

Uncredited

Trivia

  • Antagonists: Mikael and Monique Deveraux.
  • Narrator: Hayley Marshall.
  • Title meaning: a reference to Mikael's plan to return from the dead and pursue his plans to destroy Klaus and his daughter.
  • This is the first ever Template:The Vampire Diaries/The Originals episode to be directed by French director Sylvain White.
  • Mikael appears in this episode, marking his first present-day appearance on The Originals.
  • A funeral for Kieran was held at St. Anne's Church, followed by a wake at Rousseau's.
  • Hayley confronts Francesca, as she suspects she played a part in the Bayou bombings, a suspicion that ends up being correct, despite Francesca's protests to the contrary.
  • The events occurring on Template:The Vampire Diaries begin to affect the characters on this show as The Other Side continues to disintegrate.
    • This is the first time that the events of the parent show are affecting the spin-off.
    • Klaus mentions that he called "a rather reluctant Bennett witch," Bonnie, who is the person who told him that the Other Side is disintegrating.
  • Hayley and Elijah kiss for the first time after Hayley almost dies. 
  • Mikael meets with Davina and asks her to bring him back from The Other Side, as he knows she possesses the power necessary to do it. In exchange, he promises to kill Klaus in order to get revenge on him for all the hurt he's caused Davina.
  • Genevieve reveals that she is beginning to get cold feet about sacrificing Klaus and Hayley's child for the coven in exchange for her life, and she pleads with the Ancestors to not make her a monster by forcing her to kill an innocent baby.
    • This explains why she wasn't happy with Monique when she tried to kill Hayley and the baby. However, despite Genevieve's pleas, the Ancestors refuse and use their considerable power to telekinetically throw her violently around Lafayette Cemetery until she promises that she'll do it.
  • This is the first and the only episode of The Originals in which the Other Side is seen. The imminent collapse of the Other Side frayed the veil between the dimensions enough to where Hayley and Mikael can physically interact with each other during the brief amount of time Hayley spent there. It also makes it possible for Mikael to physically interact with the living world as well.
  • The flashbacks of 1820-1835 that were seen in this episode were originally filmed for the second episode of the series, House of the Rising Son, but Julie decided to use them for this episode instead.

Continuity

Locations

Behind the Scenes

  • This episode had about 1.77 million viewers in the USA, which was 0.27 million more than the previous episode.

Cultural References

  • Just a Closer Walk with Thee is a gospel song and is one of the most frequently played tunes in traditional New Orleans jazz funerals.
  • Just a Closer Walk with Thee is an LP album of spiritual songs sung by Patti Page, released by Mercury Records in 1960 under catalog number MG-20573.

Quotes

Mikael: "Greetings, boy."
Klaus: "My father is literally mocking me from beyond the grave."
Klaus: "The spirit world is crumbling."
Hayley: "I'm dreaming. This is a nightmare."
Mikael: "On the contrary, this is very real."
Elijah: "She's not breathing."
Hayley: "The baby!"
Mikael: "There is no saving that atrocity festering in your womb."
Klaus: "I won't lose that baby."
Elijah: "I won't lose that girl."
Hayley: "No!"
Mikael: "Welcome to my hell."
Mikael: "Greetings, boy."
Klaus: "The dead are being torn away, and they are not interested in going quietly."
Elijah: "Our father, faced with permanent extinction, is tormenting us. How delightful."
Marcel: "Kieran rolled into town on a rusty old Cruiser after his daddy died twenty-five years ago. And dammit, that guy could party! That was, of course, before he took his vows. But even then, he was committed to the Quarter. He knew that this town needed him. And, we still do. To Father K!"
Audience: "To Father K."

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Last.fm_play.png "Long Time Traveller" – The Wailin' Jennys
Last.fm_play.png "Drowsy Maggie / Rakish Paddy / Harvest Storm" – Altan
Last.fm_play.png "The Kid On The Mountain" – The Ballybeg Band
Last.fm_play.png "In Crimson" – Jessy Greene
Last.fm_play.png "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" – Sabor! Brass Band
Last.fm_play.png "Bringin' The Flavor" – Sabor! Brass Band
Last.fm_play.png "Celebration" – Sabor! Brass Band
Last.fm_play.png "Too Late" – M83

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The Originals Episodes
The Originals Transcripts
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Season Five
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