There in the Disappearing Light

The Originals

Season 5, Episode 10 (89)

Air date

July 11, 2018

Written by

Eva McKenna & Jeffrey Lieber

Directed by

Daniel Gillies

Episode Guide
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“	You know, it's funny you brought up my whole loyalty thing. Truth is, you were always more loyal than I was. To your friends, to the city, to what you believed. Rest in peace, dear friend.	”
	— Marcel speaks about Joshua Rosza

There in the Disappearing Light is the tenth episode of the fifth season of The Originals and the eighty-ninth episode of the series overall.

Summary

COLLATERAL DAMAGE — Klaus helps Hope cope with her pain in an unconventional way. A figure from Elijah's past comes back seeking help. Elsewhere, Marcel takes on the nightwalkers, while Vincent deals with the fallout of a fateful decision.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Main Cast

Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson
Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith
Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson (credit only)
Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson
Steven Krueger as Josh Rosza

Recurring Cast

Guest Cast

Colin Woodell as Aiden (spirit)

Co-Starring

Ian Pala as Max
Jimmy Ray Pickens as Bill

Trivia

Antagonists: Emmett and his followers.
The Ancestors are released from the Ancestral Plane allowing them all to find peace; this effectively abolishes Ancestral Magic within New Orleans.
Hope triggers her werewolf nature when the human, Bill, gets caught between a battle between Hope and Emmett and his followers, and subsequently dies.

Body Count

Two vampires - killed by Niklaus Mikaelson
Unnamed witch - Throat ripped open; killed by Joshua Rosza
Approximately six unnamed vampires - Various ways; killed by Marcel Gerard and Josh
Joshua Rosza - Werewolf Venom; killed by unknown vampire, indirectly by Marcel via his venom
Ivy - Failure to transition; killed by herself
Emmett, Bill and approximately forty-five unnamed vampires - Fatal Pain Infliction; killed by Hope Mikaelson

Continuity

Aiden was seen as a spirit. He was last seen in City Beneath The Sea as a corpse.
The Ancestors were seen. They were last seen in Where Nothing Stays Buried.
Sean O'Connell was mentioned. He was last seen in An Unblinking Death as a hallucination.
Kieran O'Connell was mentioned. He was last seen in A Closer Walk With Thee as a corpse.
Tina McGreevy was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in House of the Rising Son.
Freya was mentioned. She was last seen in We Have Not Long To Love.
Greta was mentioned. She was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers in archive footage.
August was indirectly mentioned. He was last seen in Don't It Just Break Your Heart in a flashback.
Kol and Rebekah were indirectly mentioned. They were last seen in The Kindness of Strangers.
Hayley was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers.
The Hollow was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers in her spirit form.
Cami was mentioned. She was last seen in No Quarter as a hallucination.
Roman was last seen in What, Will, I, Have, Left.
Antoinette was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers.

Locations

New Orleans, Louisiana
- French Quarter
- The Garden District
  - Lafayette Cemetery (Ancestral Plane too)
- Algiers
  - Marcel's Loft

Behind the Scenes

Steven Krueger had the flu when he was filming this episode, specifically during filming the scene where his character reunites with Colin Woodell's (Aiden) and kisses him.^[3]