Indeed, everyone in this episode IS alive and kicking. The Originals succeeds in keeping audiences guessing in terms of allegiances and motivations, which consistently helps carry episodes forward in terms of pace and action. Even the Mikaelson family, having spent the past 1,000 years together (or, at the very least, being reminded of each other’s presence),… Continue reading The Originals – Episode 2.2 “Alive & Kicking”
Probably the best episode in the series thus far. “Rebirth” was the perfect season opener for The Originals because it brought so much of what makes this show great - action, emotion, wittiness, chemistry, pace - back to the forefront. But “Rebirth” isn’t just a clever name for the Season 2 premiere. It’s symbolically meaningful to… Continue reading The Originals – Episode 2.1 “Rebirth”
The Originals is my guiltiest of guilty pleasures. To clarify, though, I don't think of it as a guilty pleasure because it is a bad show, per se - when I think of a guilty pleasure, I typically think of a Revenge or a Nashville, or something excessively cheesy. The Originals is my guilty pleasure because, as a… Continue reading The Originals – Preliminaries
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