A Closer Walk With Thee

A Closer Walk With Thee is the twentieth episode of the first season of The Originals and the twentieth episode of the series overall.
==Summary==
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE — Hayley confronts a surprising enemy as she and her unborn baby fall into peril during a celebratory wake to honor a fallen member of the community. In order to save Hayley, Klaus and Elijah enlist the help of Genevieve who struggles to maintain control over Davina and the other young witches. Camille tells Marcel that Francesca is determined to find a mysterious key that may unlock a family secret. Meanwhile, as Klaus suffers from nightmares of his father Mikael, he is forced to examine his troubled relationship with his own adoptive son, Marcel.
==Plot==
Father Kieran's body is prepared for an open casket funeral. Camille, Francesca, Genevieve, and Marcel walk past and acknowledge him before sitting down. Klaus walks down the aisle in the church, stopping to kiss Camille on the cheek before opening the casket to reveal a baby, whom he goes to pick up before being staked through the back with the white oak stake. As he turns around, he sees Mikael. Klaus jolts wakes from his nightmare. 
Genevieve talks with the harvest witches about how New Orleans is full of ghosts and how their dead linger in a different way. Changing the subject, she explains that she needs to leave and make an appearance at Father Kieran's wake. Davina and Abigail leave while Monique stays behind and questions Genevieve. She explains that they care, because when a pillar of their community passes, they call a cease-fire and pay their respects. Monique believes it's more likely she's getting too cozy with Klaus. Genevieve corrects her, saying she only cares about Kieran because it gives her a chance to get close to him and to fulfill her obligation to their Ancestors. She commands Monique to go home.
Lively music is played at Father Kieran's wake. Klaus somberly nurse a drink when Camille comes to join him. He treats her coldly, so she comments that she's in a crap mood because her uncle just died and people are partying like it's Mardi Gras and asks him what his excuse is. He explains he has been having dreams of his dead father, telling her he already knows it is due to fears of fatherhood and scaring his own child as his father did to him. Cami is surprised he acknowledges he will be a father, despite Hayley living in the Bayou for months. He comments that he is already familiar with fatherhood while looking at Marcel, though she retorts that it worked out so well the first time and leaves.
A flashback to 1810 in New Orleans, Klaus tell the governor he's taking Marcel. The governor refuses, explaining he's not for sale. Klaus, however, threatens the governor for him to grant Marcel his freedom by lifting him by the throat. The Governor relents and tells Klaus to take him, that he wasn't worth anything to him anyways. Outside, Klaus asks Marcel if the governor is his father. When he confirms, Klaus explains that his father hated him too and says that family can be more than blood.
Back at the bar, Marcel gets everyone's attention, giving a speech about Father Kieran before raising a toast to "Father K" which the bar responds to in kind.
Cami leaves to the kitchen, emotional, where she is confronted by Francesca. Francesca asks about a key Father Kieran always wore, before explaining she took over the human faction when his mental faculties were compromised. Cami says he wasn't compromised, that he was hexed. Francesca replies that he was hexed by one of our enemies, forcibly saying she needs the key to protect the people in the city. Cami says it must've fallen off in the events of his untimely death, before sarcastically saying I'm so sorry and leaving. Cami walks out past Hayley. Hayley looks past her to see Francesca ordering a drink at the bar.
Klaus comments to Elijah that it is uncivilized to dance and laugh around the body of a loved one. As he refills their drinks, Elijah mocks Klaus' process of grief. Denial, rage, and hoarding coffins in basements.Hayley joins them, Elijah warning her Klaus is in a spectacularly foul mood, to which Klaus tells him to sod off. Hayley asks what the deal is with the moonlight rings, commenting people are scared and angry. Klaus tells her to enjoy the day of peace, then tells her she'll be moving back in with them because of their family's many enemies. Hayley says she will just escape and is capable of looking after herself. Klaus says he will punish whoever created the moonlight rings and attacked the Bayou, before reiterating Hayley will move in with them. He then congratulates his father's timing in haunting his dreams.
Elijah sits forwards, concerned and tells him to elaborate, asks if he has been dreaming of their father. Klaus confirms and tells him to go ahead and laugh. Elijah reveals he has also been seeing Mikael in dreams before looking up at Genevieve and saying their elusive, unknown enemy may be orchestrating another attack. Klaus follows his line of sight to her. What better way to commemorate a day of peace than by killing someone. Catching her sight, he waves slightly at her.
Genevieve enters a shop, looking around cautiously when she hears a noise before Klaus is revealed behind her. She nervously comments that he disappeared from the party when Elijah walks in behind her. He asks why she has been tormenting them with visions of their father. Genevieve denies his accusations, leading Klaus to threaten to tear her tongue from her mouth. She denies it again but says she could try to get answers. Klaus lets her go despite Elijah's protest. Klaus then says Elijah is right not to trust her, but that she certainly wants them to. Elijah says Klaus must benefit from her somehow, Klaus replying that he needs a witch to make the rings for the wolves.
Davina and Abigail are preparing for a seance. Abigail protests that the ancestors wouldn't want them messing around in the spirit world. Davina says it's just a seance, Monique replying that seances are what phony witches do to impress tourists and aren't real before leaving. Davina puts Tim's violin down in the prepared circle. She then asks Abigail What's the point of being a witch if we can't use our magic for stuff like this?'. They join hands and start chanting. Davina cuts her palm and holds it over the circle, there is a burst of wind. Davina calls 'Tim?'. A ghost of Tim playing violin in the church is shown. Davina walks towards a wind chime that is playing. A hand comes over her shoulder. She turns to reveal Mikael. He comments on the 'delightful tune', before all the windows smash inwards and he is gone.
Camille puts her feet up next to Father Kieran's coffin, commenting to Marcel that he is spending his 24 hours in the quarter 'coffin sitting' with her, rather than preparing for war. He hands her a glass of alcohol before sitting down, saying they're 'honoring Kieran' and even the 'bad guys can take a night off.' She moves her feet to his lap, implying the humans are the bad guys, not him; going on to explain how Francesca cornered her earlier. Marcel asks about the key, Camille becoming suspicious that he knows about the key. Marcel reveals the key under his shirt, saying he had Josh lift it earlier. Cami gets mad at him, and stands up Marcel saying she should trust him, and she doesn't want to be involved. She gets mad at him again, telling him to leave but he relents and says he will tell her about the key. She says she doesn't want to know. Marcel puts down his glass and leaves. Cami starts crying again.
Elijah is standing on Genevieve's balcony. She reveals that it's not just his father, and that purgatory is disintegrating. Klaus walks in and says she's correct, or that purgatory is imploding, explaining he made a call to a reluctant Bennet witch. Elijah comments that their father is spending his remaining time tormenting them, Klaus says he's glad they'll finally be rid of him forever. Genevieve asks Elijah if she's in the clear, Elijah replying he can't think of anything at that moment. Genevieve says she must get back to the girls, turning to Klaus and saying they should spend some time alone after the funeral tomorrow. Klaus says, 'we'll have to see'. Genevieve scoffs and leaves. Elijah asks if Klaus has a better way of controlling the witches than 'playing hard to get' before turning and closing the balcony doors. Klaus says he's always been partial to the classics.
Hayley is waiting outside Francesca's house. Francesca presumes she isn't there on friendly matters, Hayley stating she doesn't make friends with terrorists. Francesca is surprised at her accusation. Hayley explains the motorcycle incident at the Bayou, Francesca says she heard about it, before saying goodnight and walking to the door. Her bodyguard tries to stop Hayley from following, but Hayley takes him out easily. Francesca looks afraid when Hayley approaches. Hayley talks about how the motorcyclist's 100k Palace Royale casino debt disappeared after he blew himself up. Francesca says she did it out of the goodness of her heart. Hayley looks disbelieving. Francesca says she can look around, but her hands are clean, going on to say Hayley should mind her manners, that the wolves say she is some kind of royalty and if someone wanted to hurt the wolves, Hayley would be a target. She then indirectly threatens Hayley and walks inside.
Hayley is shown on the street outside Francesca's house. Monique is revealed behind her, chanting before stabbing a needle into a doll. Hayley looks uncomfortable and pulls her coat tighter around her.
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson
*Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
*Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall
*Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
*Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell
*Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire
===Guest Starring===
*Sebastian Roché as Mikael (ghost)
*Todd Stashwick as Kieran O'Connell (corpse)
*Elyse Levesque as Genevieve
*Peta Sergeant as Francesca Correa
===Co-Starring===
*Yasmine Al-Bustami as Monique
*Alexa Yeames as Abigail
*Joe Washington as Priest
==Trivia==
*Antagonists: Mikael and Monique Deveraux.
*Narrator: Hayley Marshall.
*Title meaning: a reference to Mikael's plan to return from the dead and pursue his plans to destroy Klaus and his daughter.
*The events occurring on The Vampire Diaries, the parent show, begin to affect the characters on The Originals, the spinoff. Specifically, Klaus mentions that he called "a rather reluctant Bennett witch," Bonnie, who is the person who told him that the Other Side is disintegrating.
*This is the first and the only episode of The Originals in which the Other Side is seen. The imminent collapse of the Other Side frayed the Veil between the dimensions enough to where Hayley and Mikael can physically interact with each other during the brief amount of time Hayley spent there. It also makes it possible for Mikael to physically interact with the living world as well.
*Carina Adly MacKenzie's first draft was written about Kol's return from the dead and was supposed to come back to the series. However, Nathaniel Buzolic also booked a role on The CW's Supernatural, portraying David Lassiter and Carina states that the CW was planning a potential spinoff, Supernatural: Bloodlines. The CW didn't want to "confuse the audience if he's this huge part in both [series]". This lead the script to be rewritten for Sebastian Roché's Mikael. However, this also eventually lead to what became Target's web advertisement, The Originals: The Awakening.I Was Feeling Epic in Mystic Falls...Again︱TVD/TO Crossover Panel - April 16th, 2023
==Continuity==
*Bonnie is mentioned. She was last seen in Man on Fire on The Vampire Diaries.
*Mikael was last seen in Farewell to Storyville on The Originals and in Homecoming on The Vampire Diaries.
*Timothy was last seen in The Casket Girls.
*Davina, Monique, Abigail, and Francesca were last seen in The Big Uneasy.
==Locations==
*New Orleans
**French Quarter
***Rousseau's
***The Abattoir
***Coven House
***Jardin Gris Voodoo Shop
***St. Anne's Church
**Lafayette Cemetery
==Behind the Scenes==
*This episode had about 1.77 million viewers in the USA, which was 0.27 million more than the previous episode.
==Cultural References==
* is a gospel song and is one of the most frequently played tunes in traditional New Orleans jazz funerals.
* is an LP album of spiritual songs sung by Patti Page, released by Mercury Records in 1960 under catalog number MG-20573.
==Quotes==
:Mikael: "Greetings, boy."
:Klaus: "My father is literally mocking me from beyond the grave."
:Klaus: "The spirit world is crumbling."
:Hayley: "I'm dreaming. This is a nightmare."
:Mikael: "On the contrary, this is very real."
:Elijah: "She's not breathing."
:Hayley: "The baby!"
:Mikael: "There is no saving that atrocity festering in your womb."
:Klaus: "I won't lose that baby."
:Elijah: "I won't lose that girl."
:Hayley: "No!"
:Mikael: "Welcome to my hell."
----
:Mikael: "Greetings, boy."
:Klaus: "The dead are being torn away, and they are not interested in going quietly."
:Elijah: "Our father, faced with permanent extinction, is tormenting us. How delightful."
----
:Marcel: "Kieran rolled into town on a rusty old Cruiser after his daddy died twenty-five years ago. And dammit, that guy could party! That was, of course, before he took his vows. But even then, he was committed to the Quarter. He knew that this town needed him. And, we still do. To Father K!"
:Audience: "To Father K."
==Multimedia==
===Soundtrack===
===Videos===
The Originals 1x20 Canadian Promo - A Closer Walk with Thee HD
The Originals 1x20 Webclip - A Closer Walk with Thee HD
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==References==
==See also==
Category:The Originals (series)
Category:The Originals Season One
Category:The Originals Episode Guide
Category:Episodes featuring all main characters