And no one is going to like it.
Boy, was that an understatement.
In other words, he needs a sacrificial vampire.
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But one vampire ain’t gonna cut it.
If that weren’t bad enough, this “family forever” business is done.
The Hollow will want to reunite all of her pieces together.
To no one’s surprise, Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah are in.
They just have to convince Kol to dive head first into this unfortunate family drama.
Meanwhile, Hollow Hope stands haughtily in the church with all of her minions.
A few bring a very dead Dominic forward on a concrete slab.
You remember him, right?
Okay, I’ll admit that was an impressive trick.
Fortunately, Josh is exempt from the extermination.
Hollow Hope joins them, and all the people out having a good time are immediately creeped out.
This annoys Hollow Hope, so she blows things up with her mind.
Hayley wakes up at Vincent’s place.
Vincent is convinced the Hollow will take a stab at gain access to Hope through the siblings.
She’s tasted Hope’s power, and she will want it back.
Their best plan is to run away and never think twice about what they are leaving behind.
He genuinely asks what she needs, and her obvious response is to rescue Hope.
Back at Rousseau’s, Marcel and Sofya find a bunch of dead vampires and one very groggy Josh.
He reports that Sofya’s old buddy Dominic has been resurrected.
I’m with Josh.
Marcel is with Josh, too.
He and Sofya walk into the church, through an army of acolytes, to offer a truce.
She falls limp into his arms.
He vamps her out of the church right as Sofya stabs Dominic in the gut.
Just as the minions start to rally, Klaus walks in to address the bad guys.
I love Joseph Morgan when he is devious.
Klaus smashes the globe, and the entire army of baddies is trapped in an invisible bubble.
It’s gruesome, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Klaus walks into Hope’s room.
She’s out cold with her arms pinned by manacles.
Klaus whispers encouragement to his daughter, claiming that she’s strong and brave.
I love Joseph Morgan when he is tenderhearted.
Hayley overhears Klaus' farewell and admires him for being a good dad.
Then she fills in the gaps of the entire plan that Vincent didn’t want to share.
Clearly this little detail won’t change Rebekah’s mind about sacrificing herself for Hope.
I assume she’s panicked since Kol hasn’t returned her call.
The siblings are getting antsy.
Freya decides to take matters into her own hands.
She invites Keelin over to listen to her plan.
It’s simple, really.
She’s going to turn herself into a vampire.
She also needs Keelin to kill her.
Now that’s true love.
Klaus confesses to Marcel that Marcel is the better man.
He admits that he should have been a better father and apologizes for how he failed Marcel.
These goodbyes are killing me!
Next up is Elijah.
He realizes now that he and Hayley are over.
He promises that he will disappear when all of this is said and done.
They profess their love for each other and make out one last time on the balcony of the compound.
Apparently it stops your heart in a quick and painless way.
Freya looks at Keelin with a big smile on her face, spouting that magic is overrated.
I’m both excited and sad.
I understand that the Mikaelsons need a witch, but Vincent and Hope can fill those roles, right?
Freya and Kol head over to the compound.
The four siblings eye one another in a silent nod of courage.
Kol and Rebekah leave the room first.
This is when Klaus and Elijah have their moment.
Klaus praises Elijah for being the “keeper of our bond.”
Should Elijah rescue him, like he always does, he will be inadvertently helping the Hollow.
Which makes her one step closer to Hope.
Here come the feels.
Hayley sits in the middle of a square with a limp Hope in her lap.
Each sibling takes a corner.
Freya and Vincent hold hands and begin to chant.
Elijah, Klaus, Rebekah, and Kol speak volumes with their silence.
This spell does not matter.
Their family will be together.
Suddenly, a blue light emerges from Hope’s body.
It hovers for a split second and then bursts into the bodies of the siblings.
Kol and Rebekah vamp out immediately.
Elijah waits a beat to make eye contact with Hayley.
Then he’s gone.
Klaus is the last to leave.
He wants to verify his little girl is okay.
When he hears her whisper, “Daddy?”
Through shimmering eyes, Klaus tells Hope that he loves her.
Then he vamps away as she yells his name over and over.
We still have 20 minutes left.
How else can they torture me?
The scene switches to the old rundown mansion where the Mikaelsons found Marcel.
Marcel thinks that Elijah is asking for death.
What he’s really asking for is his freedom.
you could’t compel an Original.
Vincent encourages him to tryMarcel is hella powerful.
With his power and Vincent’s spell, it should work.
Vincent taps into Elijah’s brain.
Elijah looks straight into Marcel’s eyes and listens as Marcel instructs him to forget always and forever.
Forget the love he has for his family.
Forget the vow that he has honored for hundreds of years.
Elijah’s mind rushes through four seasons of his happiest and most horrifying memories.
I can’t believe this is happening.
Meanwhile, Rebekah gives Freya a necklace for Hope.
She encourages Freya to not give up on love and then vamps away.
We begin with Rebekah, who is in New York City.
Marcel wanders up to her on the sidewalk, chastising her for skipping town without a word.
He also mentions that he and Sofya are done (hooray!)
Of course it will!
No one is there to tell them they can’t be together.
Let’s do this!
On the west coast, Kol gives a jeweler the biggest diamond you’ve ever seen.
He instructs the man to make a necklace, some earrings, and one massive engagement ring.
Davina is one lucky woman!
Next up is Mystic Falls.
Of course Hope is going to go to Alaric and Caroline’s school of witchcraft and wizardry.
It just makes sense.
Finally, we see Elijah in France, tearing up a piano in a busy bar.
Moreover, he’s not wearing a suit.
I don’t know how I feel about this.
A man walks by and places a $100 bill in Elijah’s tip cup.
Elijah turns around and sees Klaus.
Elijah gives Klaus a slight nod, like you would any stranger, and turns back to his keys.
This is too painful.
Who’s with me?
