Is it simply those with the Mikaelson blood running through their veins?
Is there any room for someone who once felt like an adopted son?
Or is always and forever a vow meant to shut others out in the name of family?
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Im going to make them answer.
At Camis wake, Detective Kinney makes his return, and he has a few questions about Camis death.
But youre brave to try, and she wouldve admired that.
(For the record, Id like that to be my epitaph.)
But its Marcels presence at Camis wake that catches Klaus eyes.
Speaking of anger, Kol finds Freya back at the compound.
Hes planning to leave town anyway.
Oh cool, so youre gonna die soon too.
Josh, not a fan of the idea, doesnt think its what Davina wouldve wanted.
But could he be too late?
When Elijah stops by to check on Freya, its his touch that triggers the visions.
Together, they see the prophecy playing out, with Marcel as the beast of the story.
Spoiler: His brother is already with Marcel.
He asks, What am I to you, Klaus?
Klaus tells him that they are bonded by blood.
We quarrel, but that is what family does.
But Marcels not family, not from where hes standing.
You were my mentor, my savior, my sire, but youve never been my brother.
And now, youre nothing to me.
Klaus asks for one last chance to prove Marcel wrong.
Marcel follows behind him, with the serum in his pocket the entire time.
His wife used it to try and siphon the power of the ancestors.
Its a plan that Kol wants in on after Davina pays him a visit.
He knows shes reaching out to him, and he has to reach back.
As he explains, fragments of Davinas soul are bound to those she loved.
And he needs to see her.
Elsewhere, Klaus takes Marcel to the bridge where hed taken him years earlier to scatter his fathers ashes.
Klaus explains that his love for New Orleans was born alongside his love for Marcel.
Hatred only marks you as my kin, he tells him.
It was the day I saw your full potential, and I knew you to be my son.
But Klaus plan isnt working.
Being a part of your life hasnt exactly been a gift, Marcel tells him.
Marcel refuses to owe Klaus aything; he paid back his debts a long time ago.
Yet all Klaus sees is the man he raised in his image.
Klaus admits that the moment Marcel started to thrive, he allowed his worst fears to take root.
Instead of feeling pride, he felt distrust, he feared Marcel would become his better.
However, Elijahs entrance snaps Marcel back to reality.
Loyalty never got my anywhere, Marcel explains.
The only thing you respond to is a show of force.
But what would the serum even mean?
It would make Marcel an equal, an idea Klaus could never live with.
You have to be the king, Marcel tells Klaus.
The thing about kings though … eventually they all fall.
Even you, Klaus.
As Elijah sees the prophecy come to life in front of him, he starts to panic.
Klaus asks for the serum because he cant allow Marcel the means to destroy my family.
Once again, Marcel is not part of that familial equation.
Marcel says he used to admire the always and forever vow.
It gave me back the thing that had been beaten out of me: faith in those you love.
But Marcel was a fool.
Always and forever is just an excuse to do whatever the hell you want.
Maybe its time someone put an end to that.
Once there, they quickly find Davina.
And its she who sends Vincent back the moment he sets up the mystical bomb.
She wants to thank Marcel for being her family.
As for Kol, she has no idea how to say goodbye, but he does.
I was dead for ages, Davina Claire, and only then did I feel alive again.
In the end, Davina gets her revenge.
But the same cant be said for Marcel, whose body is taken away by the current.
Klaus, angry at Elijah, tells his brother that he couldve talked him down.
But as Elijah points out, the moment they sacrificed Davina, Marcel went from family to foe.
I had no choice, Elijah says.
But when Klaus asks if he really believes that, Elijah feels the weight of what hes done.
When he tells her what hes done, all she does is hold him.
(And yeah, Im going to need about 500 tissues, thanks.)
Hayley then goes to Klaus to more or less defend Elijah.
Freya showed her the prophecy, and so far, its never been wrong.
All the pain you have put him through, he has always forgiven you, she tells Klaus.
You have to forgive him.
You sound like Camille.
But the bigger problem might be Elijah forgiving himself.
When Hayley tries to talk to him, he simply turns to leave the room.
The only thing stopping him?
His love for Hayley.
So instead, he turns around and kisses her.
(!!!)
Only, Vincent doesnt seem too upset.
Thats probably because Marcel took the serum the moment Vincent offered it to him.
He simply didnt want the Mikaelsons to know that.
He didnt even hesitate, Vincent tells Josh.
Just like that, Marcel, whos currently at the bottom of the river, opens his eyes.
And hes no longer a regular vampire, if you catch my drift.
For one thing, Im very happy that Marcels alive.
For years,The Originalshas thrived on its familial bonds, betrayals, and everything in between.
