The Tale of Two Wolves — vampirediaries

The Originals

Season 5, Episode 12 (91)

Air date

July 25, 2018

Written by

Julie Plec & Carina Adly MacKenzie

Directed by

Rudy Persico

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“	I forgive you, Hope. And I know that you're scared, and I know that you're sad, and that's okay. What happened this year was about hatred and ugliness that was born long before you and long before me. I need you to fight this, Hope.	”
	— Hayley to Hope

The Tale of Two Wolves is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of The Originals and the ninety-first episode of the series overall. This episode serves as a backdoor pilot for the spin-off, Legacies.

Summary

RETURN TO MYSTIC FALLS — With Hope facing a life-threatening affliction and deteriorating quickly, Klaus travels to Mystic Falls to seek help from Caroline. Tasked with keeping Hope preoccupied in Mystic Falls, Elijah comes to a heartbreaking realization about his niece. Meanwhile, at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted, a run-in with Alaric Saltzman throws a wrench into Klaus' plan. Marcel also appears.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Trivia

Antagonist: The Hollow (indirectly)
Hope transforms into her wolf form for the first time.
The dimension known as "Peace" is seen for the second time in both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals universe.
Hayley speaks of an "ugliness" born before both her and Hope, it is possible she is speaking of Greta Sienna and her followers.
Hope mentions a plaque in the Mystic Grill, put up in remembrance of Jenna Sommers. This is the first mention of Jenna in The Originals.

Continuity

Hayley was seen as a spirit. She was last seen in a flashback in 'Til the Day I Die.
Caroline was last seen through a voice cameo in God's Gonna Trouble the Water.
Alaric was last seen in The Feast of All Sinners.
Josie and Lizzie were last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries.
Davina was mentioned. She was last seen in Til the Day I Die.
Freya was mentioned. She was last seen in Til the Day I Die.
Rebekah and Kol were mentioned. They were last seen in Til the Day I Die.
Jackson was seen as a spirit. He was last seen as a hallucination in A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken.
The Hollow was seen in her spirit form. She was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers in her spirit form.
Hayley's mother and father were mentioned. They were last seen in photos in High Water and a Devil's Daughter.
Mary was mentioned. She was last seen in I Hear You Knocking.
Rayna Cruz was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in Kill 'Em All on The Vampire Diaries and A Streetcar Named Desire on The Originals.
Declan was mentioned. He was last seen in Til the Day I Die.
Greta was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in archive footage in The Kindness of Strangers.
Roman was mentioned. He was last seen in There in the Disappearing Light.
Bill was indirectly mentioned. He was last seen in a photo in Til the Day I Die.
Mikael was mentioned. He was last seen in a flashback and as a hallucination in I Hear You Knocking.
Bonnie was mentioned. She was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries.
Stefan was mentioned. He was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries and in A Streetcar Named Desire on The Originals.
Matt, Damon, Jeremy, Tyler and Elena were indirectly mentioned. They were last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries. Matt was last seen Behind the Black Horizon and Tyler was last seen in The River in Reverse on The Originals.
Katherine was seen in a photo. She was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries.
Jenna was indirectly mentioned. She was last seen in I Was Feeling Epic on The Vampire Diaries.
Esther, Finn and Henrik were indirectly mentioned by Elijah. Esther was last seen in Ashes to Ashes, Finn was last seen in Behind the Black Horizon and Henrik was last seen in Wild at Heart as archive footage.

Locations

Behind the Scenes

This is the first post-TVD episode in which both Alaric and Caroline appear.
- In the Legacies' episode Salvatore: The Musical! Alaric appears, but only Caroline's voice can be heard.
- In the second episode and series finale of Legacies, Just Don't Be a Stranger, Okay?, Alaric appears again but to leave and Caroline is back in Mystic Falls to run the Salvatore Boarding school.

Cultural References

The story of the Two Wolves is a popular 21st-century legend of unknown origin, attributed to Native Americans, that is also known as "Grandfather Tells" or "Tale Of Two Wolves". It is a story of a grandfather using a metaphor of two wolves fighting within him to explain his inner conflicts to his grandson. When his grandson asks which wolf wins, the grandfather answers whichever he chooses to feed.^[3]
Alaric compares Klaus to Lord Voldemort, the main antagonist from Harry Potter series. Ironically, Joseph Morgan auditioned for the role of Tom Riddle in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.^[4]^[5]

Quotes

Klaus: "It's starting."

Marcel: "She won't survive the night."

Klaus: "I can't allow my daughter to die."

Klaus: "Hope!"

Elijah: "It's been a long time since we've shared a drink together."

Marcel: "You're gonna need it."

Elijah: "I take it Davina didn't bring good news."

Marcel: "She and Freya have been holed up with spell books all week, searching for any last ideas to help Hope. They're out of options."

Elijah: "I don't accept that."

Marcel: "Look, I love that kid. It's because I love her that I'm telling you. There is no miracle fix here. Now, she might've had a little more time, but she's about to experience her first full moon since she triggered her curse. Every witch that we consulted is sure that she won't survive the night."

Elijah: "Then we speak with Freya. She will perform a binding spell."

Marcel: "A spell that powerful would only kill her faster. This is terminal, Elijah."

Elijah: "I take it Davina didn't bring good news."

Marcel: "She and Freya have been holed up with spell books all week, searching for any last ideas to help Hope. They're out of options."

Elijah: "I don't accept that."

Marcel: "Look, I love that kid. It's because I love her that I'm telling you. There is no miracle fix here. Now, she might've had a little more time, but she's about to experience her first full moon since she triggered her curse. Every witch that we consulted is sure that she won't survive the night."

Elijah: "Then we speak with Freya. She will perform a binding spell."

Marcel: "A spell that powerful would only kill her faster. This is terminal, Elijah."

Marcel: "There is no miracle fix here. Now, she might've had a little more time, but she's about to experience her first full moon since she triggered her curse. Every witch that we consulted is sure that she won't survive the night."

Hope: "I'm really scared to turn."

Elijah: "Where are we going?"

Klaus: "Hope's school knows how to deal with a werewolf's first transformation. They have a facility."

Elijah: "Mystic Falls?"

Caroline: "Excuse me, I just need one minute with this very lost new janitor."

Hope (to Elijah): "You know what would really make me feel better is spending the day with anyone else."

Elijah (to Klaus): "Wouldn't it better for you to find someone Hope despises, a little less than me, perhaps quite literally anyone else she's ever met?"

Elijah: "Know how to drive?"

Hope: "Mom and Declan taught me a little in the old truck."

Elijah: "Think it's probably time you drove a Bentley."