Après Moi, Le Déluge

Après Moi, Le Déluge is the eleventh episode of the first season of The Originals and the series overall.
==Summary==
WITCH BUSINESS — When Davina becomes violently ill and the repercussions soon begin to affect the entire French Quarter, Marcel, Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah rush to find out what is going on. Sophie approaches the others with some startling information about the Harvest ritual and presents a drastic plan to save Davina. Elsewhere, Hayley is racked with guilt as she comes clean to Elijah about her role in Sophie's plan. Last, a sequence of unforeseen events sends shockwaves through the French Quarter.
==Plot==
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson
*Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
*Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson
*Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall
*Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
*Daniella Pineda as Sophie Deveraux
*Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell (credit only)
*Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire
===Guest Starring===
*Shannon Kane as Sabine Laurent/Celeste Dubois
*Callard Harris as Thierry Vanchure
*Todd Stashwick as Kieran O'Connell
*Owiso Odera as Papa Tunde
*Elyse Levesque as Genevieve
===Co-Starring===
*Shannon Eubanks as Bastianna
*Yasmine Al-Bustami as Monique (corpse)
*Jesse Boyd as Cary
*Diana Chiritescu as Harvest Girl #1 (corpse)
*Aubrey DeVaney as Harvest Girl #2 (corpse)
==Trivia==
*Antagonist: Celeste Dubois.
*Narrator: Elijah Mikaelson
*Title meaning: a reference to the succession of natural disasters that will hit New Orleans if Davina isn't sacrificed in order to complete the Harvest ritual.
*This is the first episode of both series (TVD and TO) to have its title in a language other than English.
**This is also the first episode to have its title in French. Translation: After Me, the Flood.
***The second was Ne Me Quitte Pas in the fifth season.
*This is the second episode of The Originals to be written by Marguerite MacIntyre.
*In different cultures witches are called by other names, such häxa in Norway, strega in Italy, and aje by the Yoruba of West Africa.
*It is revealed that following the succession of intense earthquakes, windstorms, floods and fires, the witches of the French Quarter will completely lose their power within a matter of weeks if the Harvest is not completed in time.
*Esther is buried and consecrated in the grounds of the plantation, making her a New Orleans witch. The Originals, including Hayley and the baby, acted as conduits of her magic and, as such, had to participate in completing the Harvest for Sophie to channel it.
==Continuity==
*This is the first episode on The Originals to feature the death of a main character.
*This is the seventh episode in the TVD and TO universe in which a main character is killed.
*This episode marks the first appearances of Papa Tunde and Genevieve.
*Monique Deveraux, Abigail, Cassie, and Bastianna were last seen in flashbacks in Sinners and Saints.
*Cary was last seen in Reigning Pain in New Orleans.
*500 Years of Solitude, the 100th episode of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals' parent show, establishes that it has been three months since Rebekah arrived in New Orleans in House of the Rising Son.
*Esther was mentioned. She was last seen briefly in a flashback in Always and Forever.
==Locations==
*New Orleans
**French Quarter
***St. Anne's Church
****Davina's Room
***Lafayette Cemetery
***The Abattoir
***Rousseau's
***The Garden
==Behind the Scenes==
*This episode had about 2.51 million viewers in USA, which was 0.44 million more than the previous episode.
==Body Count==
*Davina Claire: throat slit to finish the Harvest, killed by Sophie Deveraux
==Cultural References==
*The title "Après Moi, Le Déluge," which translates into "After Me, The Flood," is a quote that, according to popular legends, has been attributed to both Louis XV of France and Madame de Pompadour, his maîtresse-en-titre.
*Many people interpret this quote as foreshadowing of the French Revolution, which broke out fifteen years after Louis XV's death. In the context of The Originals, this could mean that, after the fall of an important character, or of one who has a lot of power and influence within the society of New Orleans, it'll be plunged into chaos and war.
*"Après Moi, Le Déluge, after me comes the flood" is a lyric from the song "Après Moi" by Regina Spektor.
*Après Moi, Le Déluge is also the title of a concert of classical music composed by Luna Pearl Woolf.
*Après Moi, Le Déluge is also the title of a paperback by Mathieu Bénézet and a board book by Cleve F Adams.
*Après Moi, Le Déluge is also the title of an album and a song by French singer and composer Alex Beaupain.
*Après Moi, Le Déluge was the 617th Squadron's chosen motto ("After me, the Flood"), a humorous double entendre on the supposed last words of King Louis XV of France. No. 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It is commonly known as the "Dambusters" for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War.
==Quotes==
:Elijah: "The Italians call them strega. The Yoruba of West Africa call them aje, meaning mother. Where my mother was from, they called them häxa, and here we call them witch. Over the centuries, vampires have fought them and fought beside them, bedded them and burned them. Whether adversary or ally, they have been a force to be reckoned with. Their ancestral magic anchors this city. There's never been one all-powerful witch until Davina."
----
:(noise in the background)
:Klaus: "Well, that's going well."
:Elijah: "If you were trying to win the girl's trust, perhaps poisoning her one true love was not the most splendid idea?"
:Klaus: "Well, are there any more inopportune deaths you'd like to wave in my face?"
:Elijah: "Give me a month. I'll get you a list."
:(noise in the background)
:Klaus: (sighs) "Young, old, dead, or alive, witches are a pain in the ass."
:(Klaus leaves)
----
:Davina: "Go away!"
:Marcel: "You gotta be starving. You haven't eaten since..."
:Davina: "Since your best friend killed my best friend."
:Marcel: "Davina, I'm sorry about what happened to this kid, Tim."
:Davina: "I'm sorry you don't hate Klaus for what he did."
----
:Rebekah: (to Sophie) "Sometimes, what's more important is not who you're siding with, but who you're siding against."
----
:Sophie: (about Davina) "One person was never meant to hold that much power. It's tearing her apart and it will take us down with it."
==Multimedia==
===Soundtrack===
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==References==
==See also==
Category:The Originals (series)
Category:The Originals Season One
Category:The Originals Episode Guide