This is your only warning. If you
haven’t watched tonight’s episode of The
Originals, titled ‘House of the Rising Son’, then now would be a good time
to do so. This is not a spoiler free blog. THIS
REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! You’ve been warned.
Not a bad episode, not great
television, but for the CW network, it’s not a bad series. The actors are
pretty, and some of the acting is good, plus it’s set in a beautiful location,
so no complaints there. It’s just not as thrilling as it could be, and the
writing isn’t tight enough for it to be great television. There is certainly
potential for greatness, but with the writers it’s got, it’s highly unlikely
that it will capture it. Plus, there’s a
lot of recycled material from other, better series (*cough*Angel*cough*), that it’s really just like the second kid to say a
joke because everyone laughed at it when the first kid said it. Don’t get me
wrong, I’ll still tune in from week to week, but my standards won’t be set too
high.
We got a bit of a backstory to
Marcel this week, and for the most part it was good. I don’t like it that he
was the one to betray his desires for Rebecca, and then goes and acts like she
was the problem now, but I’m sure we’ll get more to that later. I do like the
actor they’ve picked for the role, but he does seem to come across a little too
arrogant. And also, what is his deal with Cami (he does like his blondes)? He
seems to be fixated on her a little too much. She’s barely been around, but
it’s like the King wants a Queen. It’s quite unrealistic; they don’t even know
each other well enough. That’s the problem with some of these series’, they set
up young kids with unrealistic expectations of love, it’s not natural for
someone to be in love (the end all kind) with someone in a matter of days. But
I relent.
While I liked the flashbacks
scenes that had to do with Marcel, particularly the ones with Rebecca in them
as well, I wasn’t too fond of the beginning flashback, with Rebecca’s
voiceover. Flashbacks really don’t need voiceovers; they’re unnecessary and
rather annoying. But like I said, I enjoyed the ones with Marcel and Rebecca,
and I’d definitely liked to see them together a lot more. Though, they need to
work a bit on their chemistry. There’s a spark there, but it doesn’t completely
feel like flames to me. That feeling they imply they have for each other, about
still wanting each other, it almost feels a bit one sided. But I suppose time
does change people when you live as long as they can.
Okay, thought here. So Marcel’s
asked Davina to find a way to kill an Original. Basically, he could use it
against Klaus if he wanted, but that would kill him, because he stems from
Klaus’s line. Does he know that? Is he going to get Davina to work some way
around that? Because Bonnie couldn’t even do that without putting Klaus in
someone else’s body, so it would be unfair if she could. Bonnie is supposed to
be the strongest witch, straight from Salem. So what is with this Davina chick?
Don’t get me wrong, she’s intriguing, and the father-daughter thing she’s got
going on with Marcel compels me to believe he raised her, but there’s no way
she’s simply a witch. I’m ridiculously curious to know what it is about her.
Two final notes about the episode,
before I sign off for a time. One, I can really see that background of
friendship between Phoebe Tonkin, who plays Hayley, and Claire Holt, who plays
Rebecca. The two actresses worked together in their homeland of Australia, and
it’s easy to read the friendship they have with each other in their characters
scenes. It’s a little too easy for the characters, but I understand where it’s
coming from.
The other note I have about the
episode was the end song. While this series hasn’t bestowed us with the most
amazing music, mostly stuff I can’t remember, but I rather liked the closing
song for this episode. Sacrilege by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Immediately after I heard
it, I went and downloaded. That’s the stuff I want to hear in this series, not
nameless garbage.
My rating: 7 out of 10.
Best Lines:
“You narcissistic, backstabbing wanker.” – Rebecca yells,
calling out for Klaus.
“I’d have greater chance of draining the Mississippi with a
straw.” – Klaus yells after Marcel, regarding controlling his sister.
“I’ll have someone see to the air conditioning.” – Klaus tells
Hayley, lightening up a deep conversational mood.
“Our home is worthless without family.” – Rebecca apprises
Klaus rather poignantly.
Okay, I’m off to go colour my hair, then I think I’ll watch New Girl while it sets. After that it’s Trophy Wife, Supernatural, and Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D.
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