I Couldn't Have Done This Without You

Starting over, in theory, it's simple. You put the past behind you, take what you learned, and begin again. But it's not as easy as it sounds; moving on means letting things go. Things that are: familiar, safe, things that matter — it's not that easy. Someone once said 'you can't go home again'. I hope like hell they were wrong.

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— Hope's voice-over

I Couldn't Have Done This Without You is the ninth episode of the second season of Template:Legacies and the twenty-fifth episode of the series overall.

Summary

THE RETURN OF THE NECROMANCER — Back and ready to wreak havoc, The Necromancer's plan for revenge on Malivore takes a turn when he realizes he is now a human and powerless. To mend fences with Josie, Hope offers to help her learn more about the mora miserium. Elsewhere, Alaric enlists Landon's help to find out if Sebastian is a threat to the school. Lizzie and MG also appear.^[2]

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson
Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby
Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman
Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman
Quincy Fouse as MG
Peyton Alex Smith as Rafael Waithe (credit only)
Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman

Recurring Cast

Guest Cast

Co-Starring

Trivia

Antagonist: The Necromancer.
Sebastian was sold to a group of pirates by his parents when he was eight years old. The pirates were later revealed to be vampires and Sebastian eventually became known as "Sebastian the Merciless".
Hope moves back into her old room, which she now shares with Alyssa Chang.
Sebastian meets Hope for the first time in this episode.
The Necromancer plans to kill Hope as he fears her power.
Chad is revealed to be the second hooded figure.
Kym is employed as a new intern in Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted.
This episode contains a continuity error. Sebastian reveals in That's Nothing I Had to Remember that he was desiccated during the time of the Roanoke colony circa. 1585 — 1590. However, Dorian remarks that Sebastian has been desiccated for 483 years. As the timeline is currently 2028, therefore he would've been desiccated around 1545.

Body Count

Chad - Stabbed in the heart; killed by the Necromancer (resurrected; flashback)
Female Jogger - Blood loss; killed by Sebastian

Continuity

Alyssa Chang appears for the first time. She was last mentioned in That's Nothing I Had to Remember.
MG and Kym were last seen in That's Nothing I Had to Remember.
Jed was last seen in Screw Endgame.
Caroline was mentioned. She was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on Template:The Vampire Diaries and When The Saints Go Marching In on Template:The Originals.
Vincent was mentioned. He was last seen in When The Saints Go Marching In on The Originals.
Rafael was mentioned. He was last seen in This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent.

Locations

Mystic Falls, Virginia
- Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted
  - Hope and Alyssa's dorm room
  - Josie and Lizzie's dorm room
  - Gym
  - Dining room
  - Headmaster's office
- Mystic Falls Cemetery
Texas
- Strip Mall
- Ice Dream Palace
- Chad's apartment
Fort Valley, Georgia
- Triad Industries

Behind the Scenes

This episode's title was a line used by Josie.
This episode was co-written by Hannah Rosner, who also co-wrote the previous episode. This is the first instance that the same writer wrote two back-to-back episodes (other than main producers such as Julie Plec or Kevin Williamson in the early stages of three shows).

Cultural References

Lizzie and MG are seen reading a comic book titled Crisis on Infinite Earths, which is a reference to the crossover titled with the same name between several CW shows based on DC Comics which aired recently.