| “ | I suppose it's a family trait... Everything we love, we turn to ash. | ” |
Ashes to Ashes is the twenty-second and final episode of the second season of The Originals and the forty-fourth episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
EVERYTHING WE LOVE, WE TURN TO ASH — With time running out, Klaus' ultimate plan to protect baby Hope at all costs continues to take shape. As tensions between the siblings come to a head, Cami reveals a vital piece of information that causes Elijah and Rebekah to reconsider their plan of attack against Dahlia. Davina finds herself one step closer to fulfilling the promise she made to Kol, while Freya is forced to take drastic measures to protect herself against Dahlia. Elsewhere, Marcel has to put aside his fury at Klaus in order to protect himself and everyone in their sire line. Meanwhile, Vincent finds himself torn between the prospects of a magic-free life away from New Orleans and a personal obligation to protect Davina. Finally, with their risky plan in place, the Mikaelson siblings prepare for the fight of their lives.
Plot[]
Dahlia is preparing for the spell to link herself to Klaus. Camille tells Elijah that they had the wrong ingredients to kill Dahlia, and Klaus will be linked to Dahlia to stall for time. When they're finally linked, Klaus daggers himself and Dahlia goes down with him. Freya wakes up in the car next to Hope.
Marcel waits for Rebekah to wake up in her body, but she doesn't and he smashes an item across the room. Rebekah sits up and sarcastically says she was always one for a good display of strength. Marcel is in no joking mood, and tells her she took a big gamble.
Camille tells Elijah she doesn't condone Klaus' actions but is trying to help; Klaus would do anything for Hope, but Elijah counters that Klaus would only do anything for himself. Hayley doesn't answer her phone, so he asks what Klaus has done. Rebekah and Marcel turn up, and Marcel reveals Klaus has stolen the Crescent Curse. Elijah is made even more upset that Klaus "would condemn her [Hayley] to the body of a beast." Rebekah tells him where to find Freya, Hope, Klaus and Dahlia. He swiftly heads there, vamp speed.
Elijah tells Freya that it wasn't her blood needed to kill Dahlia, but Esther's. Klaus had planned to bring Esther back to life in her original body.
Vincent is surprised Davina knows earth magic, and she tells him Kol—the one whom she's bringing back—taught her. He reminds her she has a one-time-only access to the power needed to resurrect Kol, and she can always count on a Mikaelson to back another Mikaelson and be deceived by them yet again.
Rebekah is uncertain about the plan to swap Kol's ashes for Esther's and lying to Davina, if Davina doesn't turn them inside out first. Elijah offers to just dig two deep holes and put Klaus and Dahlia in them. Freya, though, suggests killing Klaus with the White Oak Stake to get rid of Dahlia permanently. However, that'd kill Marcel and every other vampire Klaus has sired. Rebekah notices the golden dagger melting, and so they have no choice but to execute Klaus' plans to kill Dahlia and resurrect Esther.
At the gravesite, Rebekah hates that she's going to go back on her vows and actively conspiring to steal Davina's one chance at bringing Kol back. Because of Klaus' spite, she's now again built to take life (back in her vampire body) and robbed of the chance to create it (unable to procreate). Rebekah lights a match and burns Esther's coffin.
Freya secretly finds the White Oak Stake, and Marcel finds the urn with Kol's ashes, but the urn is empty. Davina had taken it.
Davina is surprised to see Rebekah back in her body, reminded of her vow to stay in Eva's body until he was brought back. Rebekah asks for her to bring back Esther, as she's the only witch strong enough to stop Dahlia, but Davina uses her magic to snap her legs and finally her neck. With Rebekah unconscious, she goes to perform the spell to resurrect Kol, but when meets Esther instead. Rebekah promises they'll bring Kol back another day, and Elijah shackles Esther in the anti-magic chains.
Freya nearly kills Klaus for good, but he stops her. Dahlia awakes too. Glaring at each other, they exchange words, revealing Dahlia had unlinked them when the dagger melted. Marcel saves Klaus from the Stake. Dahlia takes the White Oak Stake and Freya, and disappears.
Davina vows to bring every witch against the Mikaelsons until they're broken, but Marcel asks that she wait one more day because he and Josh will die if Dahlia kills Klaus.
At the jazz club, Camille raises her voice against Klaus, and Klaus sincerely apologizes and almost reveals his feelings for her, but stops. He asks Camille to watch over Hope.
Klaus plans to, not only use Esther's blood, but Esther herself to weaken Dahlia psychologically, as it was Esther who broke Dahlia's heart. Elijah asks how Klaus justifies Gia's death and Hayley being cursed. Klaus replies that they were collateral damage, and Elijah punches him. Whatever tonight's outcome is, Elijah says he'll no longer stand by Klaus' side.
Dahlia turns the White Oak Stake into a shower of dust, and forces them to inhale it. They slowly suffer. At the moon's apex, Dahlia begins to take Freya's life. Unwilling to watch her children die, and inspired by them fighting for one another, Esther convinces Dahlia to stop momentarily, to try to make amends and share with her the freedom she found. Tying the chains around Dahlia, and Klaus stabbing Dahlia with the knife, they come to the afterlife's version of 10th-century Norway. Dahlia forgives Esther. Their original bodies turn to stone, locked in embrace.
Freya shows Rebekah Eva's body. She had healed Eva's body and made it so Rebekah can inhabit it again, to have the freedom she's always wanted. Rebekah decides not to decide just yet, but she inhabits Eva's body so she can travel and find a way to bring back Kol. Marcel and Rebekah share a kiss, and she leaves.
Under the full moon, Hayley shows up. Elijah tells her Hope is safe, and promises he'll find a way to get rid of the Crescent Curse. Hayley wants him to make another promise: be there for Hope; she doesn't want Klaus to be the only thing Hope knows.
Klaus tells a sleeping Hope a fairytale of recent events, that it's not the end but that there's always another chapter to be told.
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Body Count[]
- Esther Mikaelson - Stabbed; killed by Niklaus Mikaelson
- Dahlia - Stabbed; killed by Klaus
Continuity[]
- Kol was mentioned. He was last seen possessing Kaleb Westphall in I Love You, Goodbye.
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Behind the Scenes[]
- This episode was dedicated in loving memory of Andre Perreault (1953-2015), TVD and TO's sound re-recording mixer.
- Alice Evans and Claire Holt returns as Esther and Rebekah Mikaelson, respectively, in this episode. This is also Esther Mikaelson's 20th appearance.
- This is the last episode to bill Riley Voelkel as a guest star. From this point onward, she is officially a main cast member.
- This episode had about 1.19 million viewers in the USA.
- This is the second season finale to feature Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Hayley, Marcel, Camille, Davina, Vincent, Esther and Hope, and the first to feature Freya and Dahlia.
Cultural References[]
- "Ashes to Ashes" is a song by David Bowie released in 1980 as a cut from the "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" album.
- "Ashes to Ashes" was the name of a British science fiction and police procedural drama television series, as a sequel to "Life on Mars".
- "Ashes to Ashes" is a British action movie released in 1999.
- "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust", a phrase from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer burial service
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"The Night We Met" – Lord Huron
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