| “ | You were wrong about me. I loathe Dahlia more than you could ever know. You don't see that light in me? That's because she snuffed it out! I was five, and she was the devil. She took my light. My love. My will to live. My ability to die. You are no longer my mother, but I am not her child. | ” |
Exquisite Corpse is the seventeenth episode of the second season of The Originals and the thirty-ninth episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
CONTROLLING THE DEMON — When Eva Sinclair's reemergence leaves Rebekah trapped and helpless, Klaus is forced to put aside his mistrust for Freya in order to save Rebekah's life. Meanwhile, Hayley and Elijah learn more about Eva's violent past from Josephine, who then makes a startling revelation about Hayley's future. With time running out to save Rebekah, Marcel turns to a reluctant Vincent for his help to take down Eva, but his plan takes an unexpected turn, as Eva will not go down without a fight. Davina also appears.
Plot[]
In her mind, Eva is chasing Young Rebekah and captures her. She wakes up, and attacks Marcel with her magic. Hearing Hope, Eva smiles and plans to use her as another power source. Hayley and Rebekah stop her, and Eva runs off. Hope is safe.
Klaus unpacks the anti-magic shackles, and tells Marcel not to hurt Eva's body. But, the twenty-four hour period is up; Ms. LaRue and the witches are looking for Eva too, and they want her gone for good.
It's a moment of awkwardness between Elijah, Hayley, and Gia, waiting on Josephine LaRue in her home. Gia goes to look for her, and she and Elijah share a look. Hayley says she now sees why Elijah won't answer her calls, and asks if she had to come with them. Elijah replies that Ms. LaRue can be willful and uncooperative, but has taken a liking to Gia for her musical prowess and cavalier spirit. Ms. LaRue arrives, and they ask for a favor.
Klaus wants Freya to get Rebekah back in her true body, but Freya can't because her condition has worsened. When she offered to help in the previous episode, Rebekah was still in control. Freya doesn't have a spell that can reach Eva's mind and find her. Klaus chains her up, and takes her to someone who does know of a spell.
Marcel asks Vincent for help. Vincent tells Marcel that he didn't know what Eva was up to, until he put a locator spell on a boy before he was snatched away. Then he saw the love of his life, and he turned her in. Eva was kidnapping enough witches to complete the Rite of Nines—she thought that if she sacrificed a witch from each of the nine covens, it would create a new witch order in New Orleans. Eva would be more powerful than any elder and any Harvest girl.
Ms. LaRue says that if Eva is back in control of her body, they have to let the witches put her down. Eva will use up Rebekah, just like she has done to the other young witches.
Klaus brings Freya to Esther. He compels Esther to tell the truth and give the spell. Klaus also reveals Hope is alive.
Eva is in a secret place tending to her wound, but Marcel comes and puts the shackles on her. She reveals Davina is one of the witches she took, and mocks Marcel for not noticing Davina was missing. Vincent convinces Marcel to let him talk to Eva.
Vincent helps Eva by taking out Marcel. He and Eva kidnap Josephine as the ninth witch. But once they get to the warehouse, Eva reveals that even though she didn't kill the witches, a few sacrifices will have to be made now. Vincent knocks her out, and tells Marcel.
Freya says she can't do Esther's spell, because it requires an enormous amount of power. She has the power, but it needs to be anchored, otherwise she'll be lost inside Eva's mind along with Rebekah. Unlike Esther, Freya's magic isn't anchored because she has no home, no thanks to Esther. Freya figures she can channel Klaus and breach Eva's mind, but Esther accuses Freya of wanting to access Klaus' mind. Klaus' distrust of Freya returns, but Elijah comes and says she can channel him instead of Klaus. Freya breaks free of her shackles, snaps Klaus' neck, and takes Elijah with her to perform the spell.
Elijah anchors Freya, while Vincent and Marcel are in Eva's mind. Marcel frees Young Rebekah, and Eva nearly kills Vincent. Klaus awakens, and leaves to help anchor Freya. Young Rebekah stabs Eva. Marcel and Vincent awake, and Rebekah shortly afterward.
Back at the compound, Rebekah tells Klaus that she can't leave Eva's body yet because it's still linked to Davina and the other witches. If Eva's body dies, Davina will die. And she promised to bring Kol back.
Freya is welcomed by Josephine LaRue. She's now one of them.
Klaus still doesn't trust Freya, and tells her he won't be blinded by her.
Freya comes back to Esther and makes it clear she loathes Dahlia. The light she used to have as a child was snuffed out by Dahlia. But Esther has told one truth—she's going to turn Elijah and Rebekah against Klaus. And she's telling Esther this, because she won't be around to see it. Then, Freya uses her magic to kill Esther.
Cast[]
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Trivia[]
Body Count[]
- Eva Sinclair - Stabbed / consciousness destroyed; killed by Rebekah Mikaelson.
- Lenore / Esther Mikaelson (spirit) - Transmogrification into starlings / host body destroyed; killed by Freya Mikaelson
Continuity[]
- Eva and Gia were last seen in They All Asked For You.
- Esther was last seen in Gonna Set Your Flag On Fire.
- Kol was mentioned. He was last seen in I Love You, Goodbye.
Locations[]
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Elijah's apartment
- The Abattoir
- LaRue Mansion
- Rousseau's
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Ida Mae's
- Warehouse District
Behind the Scenes[]
- This episode had about 1.12 million viewers in the USA.
Cultural References[]
- An "Exquisite Corpse" refers to a form of poetry written in a group setting. It begins with each person in the group writing the first line in a poem, before handing off his or her paper to the person next to him- or her. This process continues until each person is passed what was his or her original paper. The resulting poems written as a part of this activity are each known as an "Exquisite Corpse," with each part being a combination of the reflections of the individuals who wrote each particular line in the poem. Thus, each line of each of the resulting poems is linked to the creation of a corpse using different body parts.
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Multimedia[]
Soundtrack[]
"A Taste Of Silver" – Until The Ribbon Breaks
"That's What I Call Keen" – Eddie South & His Alabamians
"Save Me" – Listenbee Feat. Naz Tokio
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