“ | Look at me! You rant and you rave about the monster I have become, but you, Mother... you are the author of everything I am! | ” |
Every Mother's Son is the third episode of the second season of The Originals and the twenty-fifth episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
ALICE EVANS ("THE VAMPIRE DIARIES") GUEST STARS IN FLASHBACKS TO THE MIKAELSONS' CHILDHOOD AND SONJA SOHN ("THE WIRE") GUEST STARS AS NEW WITCH LENORE — When Klaus and Elijah receive a cryptic invitation to dinner from their mother Esther, who continues to inhabit the body of Harvest girl Cassie, they find themselves preparing for the worst. With the help of a new witch named Lenore, Klaus, Elijah, and Hayley attempt to stay one step ahead of Esther, but things quickly take an unexpected turn. While Elijah finds himself reluctantly teaming up with Gia, a newly-turned vampire, Hayley is faced with an enticing proposition about her new status as a hybrid after a startling encounter with Esther. Finally, Esther reveals a shocking secret about Klaus' childhood and unveils her ultimate plan for her children.[1]
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Locations[]
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- French Quarter
- Algiers
- Marcel's Loft
- Lenore's Convenience Store
- Old Point Bar
- Garden District
Trivia[]
- Antagonists: Mikael, Esther and Finn.
- Esther reveals that her plan is to put the spirits of her children and Hayley into new mortal bodies as a way to give them a chance at a new life without the plague of vampirism, so they can all live happily as a family and have more children of their own. When they are not immediately willing to take her offer, she tells Finn that she plans to make Elijah and Klaus' lives miserable so that they'll be forced to beg her to do it.
- In the late 10th century, Esther created a necklace with a starling pendant that was meant to help him control his anger and make him physically weaker so that he would be less likely to trigger his werewolf curse. However, as a consequence, Klaus' lack of strength left him unable to fight back against Mikael.
- In the present, Esther insists that she only wanted to save Klaus the pain of becoming a "beast" for as long as she could, but Klaus believes she was really only trying to hide her infidelity from Mikael, as Klaus' transformation would ultimately reveal she was unfaithful with a werewolf.
- Part of Mikael's anger towards Esther due to her affair with Klaus' biological father was because it was a member of his father's pack who killed Mikael and Esther's youngest son Henrik.
- Elijah finally agrees to help Marcel lead the new vampire community and takes a specific interest in mentoring Gia.
- Oliver once again gains possession of a moonlight ring after Finn and Esther offer him one in exchange for his loyalty. His original moonlight ring was taken by Hayley and destroyed by Elijah in Rebirth.
- Elijah reveals he dislikes Finn because he is "pretentious and dull."
- Elijah sends Gia to obtain a python so Lenore can do the soul-branding spell on Esther, but since Gia has not yet learned how to use vampire mind compulsion, she ends up having to steal the python from a pet store, much to her embarrassment.
- Gia tells Elijah that she hasn't been able to play music since she was turned, and Elijah explains that it is more difficult due to the vampire's enhanced senses. He also tells her that he will help her relearn how to play.
Continuity[]
- Henrik was mentioned. He was last seen in a flashback in Ordinary People.
Locations[]
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- French Quarter
- Algiers
- Garden District
Behind the Scenes[]
- This episode had 1.27 million viewers in the USA, which is 0.02 million less than the previous episode.
- This is the first episode in which Esther is portrayed by three actresses: Alice Evans, Natalie Dreyfuss, and Sonja Sohn.
Cultural References[]
- Every Mother's Son was a rock band formed in New York City in 1967 by the Larden Brothers.
Quotes[]
- Klaus: "It's an invitation from our mother."
- Elijah: "We must decipher her intentions."
- Klaus: "I think it's safe to say her intentions are decidedly foul."
- Esther: "Make sure you're ready for them this evening."
- Finn: "I have handled everything exactly as you've instructed."
- Hayley: "Your wretched mother and her disciples tried to put a carving knife through our baby's heart. I will happily add to the body count."
- Esther: "It pains me that you and Elijah look at me with such disdain. I wish that you could see that my every action has been to protect you."
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"Powerline" – Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun
"Plus Je T'Embrasse" – Blossom Dearie
"Left Handed Voodoo" – Jon Harris
"Beggin For Thread" – Banks
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