This Year Will Be Different

Legacies

Season 2, Episode 2 (18)

Air date

October 17, 2019

Written by

Thomas Brandon

Directed by

Jeffrey Hunt

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This Year Will Be Different^[1] is the second episode of the second season of Template:Legacies and the eighteenth episode of the series overall.

Summary

ALEXIS DENISOF GUEST STARS AS THE NEW HEADMASTER — Determined to move forward with her new life alone, Hope's latest hunt leads her on a collision course with the past she's been desperately trying to leave behind. Meanwhile, on their first day back in school, Landon's newfound status as the popular guy leads to tensions with Josie. Elsewhere, as MG contemplates telling Lizzie how he feels about her, the arrival of a mysterious vampire puts a wrench into his plan. Finally, as Alaric gets settled into his new role at Mystic Falls High School, the students of the Salvatore School meet their new headmaster, Professor Vardemus.^[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

Leo Howard as Ethan
Alexis Denisof as Professor Vardemus
Bianca Santos as Maya
Thomas Doherty as Sebastian

Co-Starring

Trivia

Hope uses the alias "Hope Marshall" when speaking with Alaric. Though at the end of the episode Hope tells Alaric the truth about herself.
- This is a nod to her mother, Hayley Marshall-Kenner, whose family name is Marshall and the fact Hope used this alias when she was younger attending the boarding school.
- Hope sees Alaric as the only father-figure she has left.
Professor Vardemus is the new Headmaster of the Salvatore School.
Alaric Saltzman is the new Principal of Mystic Falls High School
Hope believes she's trying to stop a troll but it's revealed after she burns the hair on its head the creature is shown to be a Cyclops.
Landon and Hope see each other for the first time after the events of There's Always a Loophole
A week has passed since the events of I'll Never Give Up Hope.
At the end of the episode, the mysterious hooded figure kills a jogger and cuts a marking on his head that represents a satanic pentagram.
Professor Vardemus is creating a new magic curriculum for advanced students and offers Josie to be the first student in his curriculum.
It is revealed that the prefix "Chronolos" delays a spell's reaction, giving the caster time to get away.

Body Count

Cyclops - shot in the eye with an arrow; killed by Hope
Unknown Jogger - stabbed in the chest; killed by the mysterious hooded figure

Continuity

Jed was last seen in There's Always a Loophole.
Malivore was mentioned. He was last seen in full appearance in I'll Tell You a Story in a flashback.
Hayley was mentioned. She was last seen in Bring It On on Template:The Vampire Diaries and When The Saints Go Marching In on Template:The Originals.
Klaus was mentioned. He was last seen in Moonlight on the Bayou on The Vampire Diaries and When The Saints Go Marching In on The Originals.
Stefan was mentioned. He was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries and A Streetcar Named Desire on The Originals.
Damon was mentioned. He was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries.
Caroline was mentioned. She was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries and When The Saints Go Marching In on The Originals.
Triad was mentioned. They were last seen in There's Always a Loophole.

Locations

Mystic Falls, Virginia
- Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted
- Mystic Falls High School

Behind the Scenes

The title is similar to the eighth season's second episode Template:The Vampire Diaries, titled Today Will Be Different.

Cultural References

Quotes

Hope: "My name is Hope Mikaelson. The entire world has forgotten that I exist and the boy that I love has moved on and I have absolutely no idea what to do next."

Alaric: "I'm Principal Saltzman, who are you?"

Josie: "What are you doing?"

Lizzie: "Warrior two."

Josie: "I thought you said yoga was karate for lazy people?"

Lizzie: "I did. But spending the summer with mom opened my eye to all kinds of new experiences. Plus, using that ascendant thingy is of the table, we agreed we'd stop worrying over all that future merge crap, right?"

Josie: "Right."

Lizzie: "So I'm all about the present. I've have decided to be permanently open to any opportunity that comes my way. This is my semester of yes and I am available for literally anything."

Lizzie: "This is so lame universe. I can't believe I've been stood up by Milton Greasley. This is what I get for assuming you'd send something ama--zing. Hello, you must be new?"

Sebastian: "What is this place?"

Lizzie: "It's the Old Mill. I mean it's the only mill but we also call it the Old Mill for some reason. I hope you're not here to chill. I mean I don't care either way. What's your name? I thought I knew all of the incoming students."

Sebastian: "Ah, this is a school of some kind?"

Lizzie: "The Salvatore School, named after Damon and Stefan Salvatore, I guess, but that was like a long time ago — or whatever."

Sebastian: "I see."

Lizzie: "So you're not a student?"

Sebastian: "No."

Lizzie: "Okay, then who are you? Are you okay, do you wanna sit down?"

Sebastian: "No, No I'm fine. You should keep your distance."

Lizzie: "I'm not gonna hurt you."

Sebastian: "That's not what I'm afraid of. I'm sorry, I should go."

Lizzie: "Uh, wait, what's your name?"

Sebastian: "Sebastian."