| “ | Now, I swore you would not die by my brother's hand. I said nothing of my own. Nobody hurts my family and lives. No one. | ” |
— Elijah
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Fruit of the Poisoned Tree is the sixth episode of the first season of The Originals and the sixth episode of the series overall.[1]
Summary[]
TRUST ISSUES — When Klaus discovers Hayley's life is being threatened, he goes to extreme lengths to protect her and their unborn baby. Having a difficult time dealing with the tragic events of her past, Camille turns to Father Kieran for guidance. Feeling as though he can trust no one, Marcel visits an old friend to seek out some advice, while Davina takes steps to learn how to control her magic. Finally, Klaus delivers some surprising news to Kieran.
Plot[]
Klaus offers Elijah a peace offering, in the form of a human meal, for stabbing him, however, Elijah refuses his offering and demands that Klaus change his attitude and to stop giving him offerings. Rebekah complains that the peace offering is ruining the 200-year-old carpet; which she ends up cleaning.
Sophie is kidnapped by other witches and Agnes injected medicine to abort the baby in Hayley's womb. Elijah goes to Davina to give some pages from her mother's book and gives her an unlinking spell to unlink Hayley and Sophie so Hayley wouldn't miscarry.
Cami complains that she is not feeling guilt when her brother killed himself. Elijah promises Davina if she completes the spell then he will give her another spell of her choice. Marcel visits Thierry and asks him advice and what he knows about Klaus. Rebekah is taking care of Hayley, while saying her goodbyes. Hayley has a fever and it is raising the baby's blood temperature. Klaus crashes the meeting of the Human Council and states that he needs to find Agnes. He mentioned that Agnes is the witch that hexed the priest's nephew, Sean.
Sophie helps in slowing down Hayley's fever to save the baby. Elijah promises her that Agnes will not die in the hands of Klaus, but he did not promise that he will not kill her. Davina unlinks Hayley and Sophie in time before the baby dies. Rebekah says goodbye to Marcel, but Marcel convinced her to stay for a while. Rebekah says goodbyes to Elijah and she will not be returning, she need to be free and do want she wants. Rebekah invites Marcel to live a new live in another city, but Marcel refuses and Rebekah leaves for good this time. Josh is looking for Klaus which makes Marcel discovers the real address of Klaus and the mole is Josh. Klaus went to see Cami to tell her that he had punished the one responsible for her brother's death. Marcel talks to Klaus that he knows where he truly lives. Elijah calls Rebekah if Hayley was with her, but unfortunately she was not. Klaus then immediately tells Elijah that Marcel was here.
Cast[]
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Guest Starring[]
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Trivia[]
Body Count[]
- Agnes - Broken neck; killed by Elijah Mikaelson
- Unnamed Warlocks - Heart extraction; killed by Elijah Mikaelson
Continuity[]
- Camille and Joshua were last seen in Girl in New Orleans.
- Thierry and Sabine were last seen in Tangled Up In Blue.
- Max was mentioned by Thierry. He was last seen in Tangled Up In Blue.
Locations[]
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mikaelson Mansion
- French Quarter
- Rousseau's
- The Abattoir
- Jardin Gris Voodoo Shop
- The Pit (Nightwalker Bar)
- St. Anne's Church
- Lafayette Cemetery
- The Garden
- The Bayou
Behind the Scenes[]
- This episode had about 2.03 million viewers in USA, which was 0.02 million less than the previous episode.
Cultural References[]
- The title is in the past tense from Fruit of the poisonous tree, a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally.
- This is also the title of the eleventh episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time.
- Fruits Of The Poisonous Tree is the fifth episode of the second season of Hill Street Blues.
- Marcel eating the apple is a subtle nod to the 1986 vampire movie Fright Night in which the one thousand year old vampire Jerry Dandridge is seen regularly eating apples.
- Hayley says she had been held captive by witches who think her baby is Lucifer. Lucifer is the true name of The Devil/Satan, who is also often known as the Morning Star, or the Light-Bringer.
Quotes[]
- The poem Klaus is reading:
- I was angry with my friend
- I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
- I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow - And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles. - And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine, - And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree. - - from "A Poison Tree" by William Blake
- Rebekah: "My brothers and I are the first vampires in history, the Originals. Three hundred years ago, we called New Orleans home. Now, we've returned, drawn by a witch who seeks to use my brother Klaus' unborn child as leverage in a brewing war. But his quest for power has turned brother against brother, leaving our family more divided than ever. Now that Elijah has returned, can our family unite to face this new threat?"
- Elijah: "You know, I do hope my siblings were hospitable toward you in my absence."
- Hayley: "In your absence, as you like to call it-- which is a way-too-polite way of saying that your brother put a dagger in your heart-- I have been attacked by French Quarter vampires, I've had to live in a house with a secret dungeon full of coffins, and I was nearly murdered by witches who are convinced that my baby is Lucifer."
- Rebekah: "What are you doing with Mother's spellbook?"
- Elijah: "Well, in exchange for my freedom, I promised the witch Davina that I would share a few pages from Mother's grimoire. To help her to learn to control her magic. I thought we'd begin with a little unlinking spell."
- Rebekah: "Wait, you want to use her to unlink Hayley from Sophie Deveraux?"
- Elijah: "Sophie brought us to this town under false pretenses. She doesn't just want us to take down Marcel and his minions, she wants to take Davina back. So, she yolked her own cause to ours, with magic threats and half-truths. Well, no more. As of now, our deal with Sophie Deveraux is null and void."
- Agnes: "You made a deal with him?"
- Father Kieran: "After what you did to Sean, I'd deal with the devil himself just to see you suffer."
Multimedia[]
Soundtrack[]
"Concerto for Violin in E Major" – Bach
"The Struggle" – Grizfolk
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" – Arctic Monkeys
"Black Out Days" – Phantogram
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References[]
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