| “ | No! This isn't right. We deserve this. We've earned this. I won't let it slip away. I know what to do to stop Esther. [..] I'm going to take her deal. And, when I do, I'm taking her down with me. | ” |
— Rebekah
| ||
The Map of Moments is the ninth episode of the second season of The Originals and the thirty-first episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
A HOLIDAY REUNION — When Rebekah notices an unusual change in Elijah's behavior, she asks Klaus and Hayley to meet her at their safe house, reuniting them with baby Hope. After reliving memories of being the odd man out, Kol opens up to Davina about his resentment towards his siblings and sheds some light on a spell he created in 1914. Meanwhile, when Cami discovers Esther's plan will put her life in danger, she demands answers from Finn, who remains steadfast in his convictions. Elsewhere, Esther makes an unlikely alliance that could prove dangerous for Klaus, and Hayley makes a decision that could change her relationship with Elijah forever. Lastly, while Elijah continues to struggle with the lingering effects of being captured, Rebekah and Klaus devise a plan to take their mother down once and for all. Marcel also appears.
Plot[]
It's Christmas 1914 and Kol is looking for a paragon diamond inside the Dowager Fauline Cottage, and his witch friends help. When he finds it, he tells them to meet him at the cemetery. Marcel and Klaus stop him outside the gate, as they know what he's up to.
Davina and Kol perform a spell that will protect Camille's body from Esther's magic. She is worried it's not enough, and Kol flirts with her to distract her from her worries. Marcel warns he'll lock Kol up in a coffin like Finn, if he doesn't take things seriously. Marcel tells him to keep working.
Kol tells Davina they need a bigger diamond to do the dagger spell, the one he stole in 1914. He reckons Klaus kept it, and they sneak off to snoop around.
Esther meets Mikael in the woods, who is killing a werewolf. He says he'll kill every wolf until he gets to Ansel, but Esther tells him Ansel was killed by Klaus. But the mention of Klaus' name angers Mikael, and tries to attack her, but she's just an illusion; Esther is using magic to make her appear and able to talk to Mikael. She comes back a few seconds later, and says there are things to discuss about their children.
Rebekah is setting up wood for a bonfire. It's bonfire season, and she's reviving a family tradition. Klaus pulls up to the house, and Hayley runs out to meet her daughter. She gets to hold Hope and hug her, and when Klaus walks up behind her, Hayley hands Hope to him.
Rebekah finds out about the curse on the Mikaelson firstborn by Dahlia. But there's doubt from Elijah, because that "truth" comes from their mother.
Rebekah is excited for the bonfire, because before they light it, the family tradition is to write down their wishes for each other and then burn it for luck.
Camille wants to talk to Finn, but Marcel doesn't want her to be in danger. Camille says Finn isn't in the condition to pick a fight, and he reluctantly lets Camille talk to Finn. But Finn is firm in his loyalty to Esther and wants every vampire erased. Camille tells Marcel to lock him back up.
Davina finds a picture of the Mikaelsons in 1914, and sees Kol in his original form for the first time. In a flashback, Rebekah catches Kol looking for the diamond, and Kol tries to persuade her to let him create a dagger that will put Klaus to sleep just as he's done to them many times.
In the present, Rebekah finds an old-fashioned camera, and they take a selfie. But they have no choice but to burn the picture, as it has Hope in it. Rebekah has had enough, and decides to "join" Esther so that she can stop her and put an end to Esther's schemes.
As leverage, they get Kol to help, in exchange for giving Kol the paragon diamond that will help him make a dagger to put Klaus to sleep. Klaus allows it, because even though Kol has plotted against him in the past, it never goes anywhere.
Hayley puts Hope to sleep, and talks to Elijah that there's a way to unite the werewolf packs and let them control turning on a full moon—marriage to Jackson, in a mystical unification ritual involving the Alphas from each pack. Even though they haven't spoken to each other very much, she wants Elijah to know that she can't marry Jackson and still be involved with Elijah. Elijah kisses her and tells her to marry Jackson.
In order to help get access to Esther's hourglass, Kol will need the White Oak Stake because he's been suspiciously gone from Esther and will need to bring back the one object Esther ordered from Kol.
Rebekah visits Esther and agrees to body jump into a mortal. But things go wrong when Esther brings the White Oak Stake, planning on destroying their vampire bodies and killing all the vampires they've sired. Klaus comes into the scene, and Kol swears he didn't know.
Esther now knows Kol is disloyal to her. The spell can't be stopped, and the hourglass at the cemetery and at the compound explode. Klaus bites Esther and kills her, but Rebekah remains unconscious. Esther is in transition, and she now has a choice to turn into a vampire or die.
Telling Davina the rest of what happened in the past of 1914, Rebekah had turned Kol in, and he got daggered. He reveals he put Rebekah into the body of a witch in the Dowager Fauline Cottage as payback. She's alright, not hurt; just trapped.
Rebekah wakes up in a different body. Running to and banging on the front door, she pleads to whomever to let her out.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Special Guest Star[] |
Guest Starring[]
Co-Starring[]
|
Trivia[]
Body Count[]
Continuity[]
- Mary-Alice Claire and Astrid Malchance first appeared in the Kol webseries The Originals: The Awakening.
Locations[]
- Arkansas
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Behind the Scenes[]
- This episode had 1.41 million viewers in the USA, 0.15 million more than the previous episode.
- The Map of Moments marked Yusuf Gatewood's 10th appearance on the show.
Cultural References[]
Quotes[]
Klaus: "I've done what every good son does; followed the example of my parents."
Esther to Mikael: "We have things to discuss."
Mikael to Esther: "Leave Niklaus to me."
Klaus: "I've done what every good son does; followed the example of my parents."
Esther to Mikael: "We have things to discuss about our children."
Elijah: "We both know what mother is capable of."
Klaus: "We are doing this for the good of our family."
Mikael to Esther: "Do what you want with the others. But leave Niklaus to me."Multimedia[]
Soundtrack[]
"O Christmas Tree" – Kermit Ruffins
"Overture (On Christmas Eve)" – Boston String Quartet
"Angels We Have Heard On High" – Clara Oman
"The Coventry Carol" – American Boychoir
"Stay Awake" – London Grammar
"The Holly And The Ivy" – Manor House String Quartet
"Silver Bells" – Digital Daggers
Videos[]
Pictures[]
References[]
See also[]
| |||||||||||||||||