Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

The Originals

Season 5, Episode 4 (83)

Air date

May 9, 2018

Written by

Beau DeMayo & Kyle Arrington

Directed by

Michael Grossman

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“	You aren't just anyone Hope, you're a first born Mikaelson witch, with a terrifying amount of power. Even without the darkness, your family is keeping you away from.	”
	— Freya to Hope

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is the fourth episode of the fifth season of The Originals and the eighty-third episode of the series overall.

Summary[]

THE SEARCH FOR HAYLEY — Frustrated by the lack of progress made in the search for Hayley, Klaus turns up the heat by taking hostages from each of the three New Orleans supernatural factions. Freya goes to Mystic Falls to check on Hope, who has been sent back to the Salvatore School. Vincent seeks guidance from Ivy after learning that Klaus' erratic behavior is escalating.^[2]

Plot[]

Cast[]

Starring[]

Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson
Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson (credit only)
Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith
Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson
Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson
Steven Krueger as Josh Rosza

Guest Starring[]

Co-Starring[]

Trivia[]

Antagonist: Niklaus Mikaelson

Body Count[]

David - Heart extraction; killed by Niklaus Mikaelson
Colette - Drained of blood; killed by Niklaus
Unnamed Vampire - Decapitated; killed by Niklaus

Continuity[]

Henry was mentioned. He was last seen in One Wrong Turn On Bourbon.
Hayley, Rebekah, Kol, and [[The Originals Season Five Minor Characters#Where You Left Your Heart|Poppy] were mentioned. They were last seen in Where You Left Your Heart.
Alaric was mentioned. He was last seen in The Feast of All Sinners.
Elijah was mentioned. He was last seen in Ne Me Quitte Pas.
Lizzie and Josie Saltzman were indirectly mentioned. They were last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries.
Keelin was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in One Wrong Turn On Bourbon.
Eva was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in Haunter of Ruins.

Locations[]

Behind the Scenes[]

Second and last episode of the series not to feature Daniel Gillies (Elijah Mikaelson).

Cultural References[]

"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an idiom meaning a dilemma—i.e., to choose between two undesirable situations (equivalent to "between a rock and a hard place").
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an American song that was released in 1932. It became a very popular song and many musicians had songs with the exact same name. Including George Harrison who was known from the band the Beatles.

Quotes[]

Klaus: "What's in the box?"

Ivy: "Oh god no."

Klaus: "Whoever did this can't hide from me."

Ivy: "We all know how the story goes."

Klaus: "Blood, gore, screaming, death. I win."

Vincent: "So what exactly are you implying?"

Klaus: "Hope hid her mother with a cloaking spell, someone found her that requires a witch."

Vincent: "So that means it was one of mine? I don't think so."

Klaus: "You witches always plead virtue but if history is to be prolonged you're the most rotten of the bunch."

Vincent: "As soon as Freya told me that Hayley had gone missing, there were a dozen of us witches out there on them streets performing locator spells trying to find her because Hayley is actually a friend to us, okay? Hayley, unlike you, has earned our respect and out of respect to her I'm only going to say this one time, Klaus. We had absolutely nothing to do with her disappearance, I promise you that."

Klaus: "A witch's promise is as slippery snake oil and as affective, you want peace and prosperity? Prove your innocence and find her."

Klaus: "Whoever did this can't hide from me."

Josh: "Oh, wow, a hostage situation, how creative."

Ivy: "He said if we don't turn Hayley in by sundown, he'll slaughter them."

Vincent: "Hayley is actually a friend to us, okay? Hayley, unlike you, has earned our respect."

Freya: "Locator spells in twelve ancient languages. Thought you weren't allowed to do magic outside of the classroom?"

Hope: "Catch up reading. I'm trying to make up for being suspended."

Hope: "I'm the one that put the cloaking spell on her in the first place, I just can't stand around and do nothing."

Freya: "We both need to prepare for the possiblity that things might not work out the way we want them to."

Hope: "You mean for my mom to die?"

Multimedia[]

Soundtrack[]

"The Sheik of Araby" – Treme Brass Band
"Romanticise (LeBruce Remix)" – Chela
"Waiting For Love" – Avicii
"Last Goodbye" – The Hot Damns feat. Smokey Jones