The Worst Episodes of The Originals
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A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans. Klaus departed from the city after being chased down by his father Mikael, while it was being constructed and Marcel took charge. As Klaus has returned after many years, his ego has provoked him to become the king of the city. "Every King needs an heir" says Klaus, accepting the unborn child. The child is a first to be born to a hybrid and a werewolf.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Originals" is "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", rated 8/10 from 946 user votes. It was directed by Michael Grossman and written by Kyle Arrington, Beau DeMayo. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" aired on 5/9/2018 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "We Have Not Long to Love".
8.0/10 946 votes#1 - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2018
Frustrated by the lack of progress made in the search for Hayley, Klaus turns up the heat by taking hostages from each of the three New Orleans supernatural factions. Freya goes to Mystic Falls to check on Hope, who has been sent back to the Salvatore School. Vincent seeks guidance from Ivy after learning that Klaus’ erratic behavior is escalating.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Kyle Arrington, Beau DeMayo
8.0/10 863 votes#2 - We Have Not Long to Love
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 6/20/2018
As Vincent, Marcel and Josh work to clean up the city, an uprising of purist vampires leads the supernatural factions into a deadly showdown. Hope's attempt to bring her family back together leaves her struggling with the consequences. Finally, Freya makes a life-changing decision.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Michelle Paradise, K.C. Perry
8.1/10 1,085 votes#3 - They All Asked For You
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/2015
A discovery is made about the body Rebekah is living in. Klaus clashes with Hayley and Jackson.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.1/10 1,070 votes#4 - Save My Soul
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/2015
Suspicious of where her true loyalties lie, Klaus invites Freya to the compound in order to gain more insight into her past with Dahlia.Source: CW
Director: Kellie Cyrus
Writer: Michael Russo
8.1/10 945 votes#5 - Don't It Just Break Your Heart
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/2018
A mysterious clue sent to Klaus leads him one step closer to finding Hayley. Antoinette opens up to Elijah after her past comes back to haunt her. Meanwhile, Marcel makes a decision that puts him at odds with Klaus. Finally, Hope takes matters into her own hands to fix the mess that she’s created.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writer: Bianca Sams, Jeffrey Lieber
8.2/10 2,628 votes#6 - Always and Forever
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2013
Klaus returns to the French Quarter of New Orleans, a place where he helped build centuries ago. Now he sees that it has been taken over by his former protege Marcel. Camille, a psychology student, doesn't believe in supernatural beings. However, she finds herself drawn to Klaus. Meanwhile, Hayley and Elijah wait to see what Klaus will do next.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Julie Plec, Michael Narducci
8.2/10 1,403 votes#7 - Moon Over Bourbon Street
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2014
Elijah is taking control of the quarter and receives a surprising offer, and they know how to throw a party.
Director: Michael Robison
Writer: Michelle Paradise, Christopher Hollier
8.2/10 1,374 votes#8 - The Big Uneasy
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2014
Genevieve asks Elijah to allow her coven to publicly celebrate a traditional feast day, where members of the community offer the witches gifts in return for blessings. Meanwhile, Elijah makes plans to restore his home to its former glory; and Klaus sends Cary, a werewolf from his own line, to find a missing piece of family history.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Marguerite MacIntyre, Michael Russo
8.2/10 944 votes#9 - Dead Angels
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/2016
When a powerful weapon that could take down the Mikaelsons for good ends up in the wrong hands, Klaus finds himself in a tense standoff with an unlikely foe. Meanwhile, Elijah's attempt to reclaim control of The Strix leads to a violent showdown and the emergence of a potential new leader. Elsewhere, when a new coven of witches tries to influence Davina into helping them locate the elusive weapon, she quickly realizes she may be in over her head.
Director: Darren Genet
Writer: Michael Narducci, Kyle Arrington
8.2/10 873 votes#10 - Bag of Cobras
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/2017
When it’s discovered that The Hollow has employed a mysterious servant to do its bidding, Klaus and Elijah host an elaborate party in order to lure the new threat out and uncover its identity. Feeling a sense of responsibility for The Hollow’s resurgence, Vincent uses his magic to help the Mikaelsons root out this latest threat. Meanwhile, after uncovering information about who may have been behind her parents’ death, Hayley turns to Freya to help unlock her memories from that fateful day.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Michelle Paradise, Michael Russo
8.2/10 824 votes#11 - Phantomesque
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/2/2017
Klaus requests that his estranged siblings Rebekah and Kol return home to stand by their family against The Hollow. Meanwhile, Freya recruits Hayley for a dangerous journey that will put both their lives at risk — but may be the sole means of saving someone they love. Elsewhere, tensions rise when Marcel leads a hunt for The Hollow — putting him on a collision course with the person he was least prepared to face. Finally, as Kol continues to mourn the loss of Davina, he is forced to consider the lengths he’d go to see her again.
Director: Daniel Gillies
Writer: Kyle Arrington, K.C. Perry
8.2/10 911 votes#12 - Til the Day I Die
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 7/18/2018
Klaus turns to Davina for help to learn more about a mysterious affliction affecting Hope. On their wedding day, Freya and Keelin make a tough decision about their future together, while Elijah is forced to confront a past memory of Hayley. Finally, Declan’s growing curiosity in the city’s supernatural secrets forces Marcel to step in.
Director: Geoff Shotz
Writer: Marguerite MacIntyre, Kyle Arrington
8.3/10 1,207 votes#13 - For the Next Millennium
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2015
Months following their violent and deadly showdown with the powerful witch Dahlia, a rift continues to divide brothers Klaus and Elijah, while Freya searches for a way to heal their fractured bond and return their family to the way they once were. Meanwhile, Klaus' suspicion piques when he learns that an old vampire friend named Lucien has arrived to New Orleans with a mysterious agenda involving the Mikaelson's remaining sire lines. Elsewhere, Elijah questions whether he can truly forgive his brother for his mounting offenses, while Hayley struggles with being cursed to her wolf form in the bayou. In the French Quarter, Vincent and Cami assist Detective Kinney after a series of gruesome discoveries are made, leading them to believe they may have a serial killer on the loose. Finally, Marcel, who has regained control of the French Quarter once again, tries a new strategy to recruit vampires, while Davina, who is now Regent to the New Orleans witches, makes a decision that will find her and Marcel on opposite sides of an escalating conflict.
Director: Lance Anderson
Writer: Michael Narducci
8.3/10 1,072 votes#14 - You Hung the Moon
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2015
After discovering that poachers have begun taking out werewolves in the bayou, Elijah and Jackson grow concerned for Hayley's safety when she fails to show up during the full moon. Meanwhile, Davina, the only one with the answer to Hayley's whereabouts, plots ways to use that to her advantage. Elsewhere, Cami approaches Klaus with her theory on who is behind the series of murders in the French Quarter, while Lucien delivers to Elijah an unsettling warning about the war brewing among the sire lines. Finally, after receiving a dire prophecy about the future of the Mikaelson siblings, Klaus takes extreme measures to determine the validity of this potential impending threat.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Carina Adly MacKenzie
8.3/10 1,018 votes#15 - I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2015
With tension running as high as ever, Klaus and Elijah are forced to come together in order to uncover Lucien’s true motives in New Orleans. Cami is caught off guard when she finds herself face to face with Lucien and is surprised when he reveals some unexpected information about his past with Klaus. Elsewhere, a mysterious figure presents an enticing offer to Marcel, while Hayley turns to an unconventional way of coping with her current situation. Finally, an old acquaintance from Elijah’s past arrives in New Orleans and delivers some startling news involving the growing threat to the Mikaelson siblings.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Michelle Paradise, Declan de Barra
8.3/10 993 votes#16 - Wild at Heart
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2016
While Klaus finds himself dealing with pressing matters at home, Elijah reluctantly aligns with Aya after learning that she may have knowledge of an elusive weapon that could kill an Original vampire for good. Meanwhile, alone and shunned by her coven of witches, a desperate Davina is left conflicted after she is approached with an enticing offer that could bring her one step closer to reuniting with Kol.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
8.3/10 959 votes#17 - Heart Shaped Box
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2016
Determined to make her ultimate move against the Mikaelson brothers, Aurora uses Freya as bait to lure Klaus and Elijah into a dangerous trap. Meanwhile, after being recruited by The Strix's powerful coven of witches to perform a spell that could save the lives of her closest friends, Davina finds a way to conjure up Kol, the only person who may know the key ingredient to completing the spell. Finally, Hayley is forced to make a heartbreaking sacrifice.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Michelle Paradise, Christopher Hollier
8.3/10 914 votes#18 - I Hear You Knocking
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/2017
After being marked by The Hollow’s dark magic, both Klaus and Marcel experience the symptoms of a malevolent haunting, forcing the two adversaries on a violent collision course. Meanwhile, Hayley and Elijah head out to speak with Mary after Hayley uncovers a mysterious link between the dark magic and her former wolf pack. Finally, as an exhausted Freya risks her own life to cure Klaus’ infection, a guilt-ridden Keelin must decide whether to honor her hypocratic oath and help Freya – or flee the Mikaelson’s forever.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Kyle Arrington
8.3/10 814 votes#19 - A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 6/9/2017
When its discovered that The Hollow is using a magical totem to fuel her power, Freya enlists Rebekah and Klaus’ help to locate and destroy it. Elsewhere, an ultimatum by The Hollow puts Kol at odds with his own siblings, while an unexpected run-in forces Marcel and Rebekah to confront the growing tension between them. Finally, The Hollow’s plan for Hayley leaves her in the fight of her life.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Writer: Carina Adly MacKenzie, Michael Russo
8.3/10 1,057 votes#20 - One Wrong Turn On Bourbon
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2018
When a mysterious disappearance brings Klaus back to New Orleans, Hope looks forward to the prospect of seeing her father again. However, when the dark magic that had been keeping them apart begins to manifest in dangerous ways across the city, Vincent turns to Ivy for guidance about what it may mean. Elsewhere, Marcel returns to New Orleans amidst increased tensions between the supernatural factions, while Freya makes a decision about her future with Keelin. Finally, Roman’s surprise visit to the Mikaelson compound forces Hope to reveal some dark truths about her family.
Director: Carol Banker
Writer: Carina Adly MacKenzie
8.3/10 870 votes#21 - There in the Disappearing Light
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 7/11/2018
Klaus helps Hope cope with her pain in an unconventional way. A figure from Elijah’s past comes back seeking help. Elsewhere, Marcel takes on the nightwalkers, while Vincent deals with the fallout of a fateful decision.
Director: Daniel Gillies
Writer: Jeffrey Lieber, Eva McKenna
8.4/10 1,633 votes#22 - Reigning Pain in New Orleans
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2013
Klaus tries to get adapted to his new duties as he became the king of the city. He offers Marcel a compromise and he fixes his relationship with his siblings. Davina feels betrayed by Marcel. She finally finds an ally, Cami.
Director: Joshua Butler
Writer: Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
8.4/10 1,369 votes#23 - An Unblinking Death
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2014
Kieran lashes out unexpectedly after Cami's good intentions don't get her what she expected. Elijah and Klaus can't agree on how to handle the Crescent Wolves. Elijah visits the bayou were he is witness to a explosion that see's hatred between the communities intensify. Hayley learns about her family from Marcel.
Director: Kellie Cyrus
Writer: Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
8.4/10 1,288 votes#24 - Every Mother's Son
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2014
After Klaus and Elijah receive a cryptic invitation to dinner from their mother, they get ready to expect the worst.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Christopher Hollier
8.4/10 1,153 votes#25 - Brotherhood of the Damned
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2015
Finn captures his brother's spirits, while the vampires remain trapped and their hunger grows.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Kyle Arrington, Diane Ademu-John