The Originals Season Finale Review: The Feast of All Sinners (Season 4 Episode 13)

The Originals Season 4 Episode 13, “The Feast of All Sinners” is an end to “always and forever” but a start of something bigger and more freeing for each and every single member of this family.

And before we dive into the episode, I’d like to note that I’m over the moon that no main characters die, Freya & Keelin (the ones who I was most worried for because lesbian couples don’t have the best track record on TV) come out strong, and I’m left with a hopeful feeling that everything will be okay despite the finality of this episode.

For too long this family has been tied to each other. Their love for one another is undeniable, complex, and yet tinged with some regret. They’ve never had a moment to themselves that wasn’t tied to their siblings or family supernatural drama.

Now they get to start anew.

Most notable to get a fresh start is Elijah. He needs his siblings just as much or even more than they need him. And in asking Marcel to erase “always and forever” from his mind, he liberates himself from from the pain of his past and acknowledges the weight on his shoulders.

Elijah transforms right in front of our very eyes into an almost unrecognizable man, a happy and liberated man who you can’t help but stare in wonder at. And honestly, part of me doesn’t want him to come back. Part of me wants him to be happy in that bar, playing his little heart out, with not a care in the world.

“But what about Haylijah,” you scream into the darkness, fists shaking at the computer screen at my audacity.

I don’t think Haylijah is over. In a show as crazy as this, love will find a way and they’ll make their way back to each other. It won’t be the same, and they’ll have to start fresh, but I have faith that this show didn’t waste seasons on a couple that wasn’t endgame.

Then there’s Klaus Mikaelson.

Back in Season 1 I’d be most worried for him and the destruction he would cause out on his own with no sibling to keep him in check. I’m not worried about season four Klaus.

Klaus has grown into a more understanding man who is capable of putting other people’s needs above his own. He’s stronger and will make it through these next couple months (or years) until his family is back together again.

This season has redefined Klaus and turned him into a man who isn’t stuck in the past, yet uses it to guide him moving forward. He’s not as afraid that he’ll lose his family, and knows that he’s not truly alone in this world, no matter how far apart he is from them all.

The one person he could conceivably visit without any problems is still out there too, Freya.

As the oldest who blames herself for not being able to fix what happened, she’s not going to stop fighting for her family, but she isn’t going to stand still either. She’s going to live, love, and laugh with Keelin and spend whatever time she has in this life being happy with her.

Same thing goes for Kol & Davina and Rebekah & Marcel. They’re going to live and thrive, away from the destruction that their family seems to attract and create, partners on the verge of marriage and a freedom to love one another they’ve never had before.

This happy and freeing reprieve for the Mikaelsons is only temporary. There’s a season five after all. But it’ll be amazing to see how much these individuals will grow when given time to love and survive on their own.

The move to Mystic Falls for Hayley and Hope is also intriguing and makes me hope for a shift in where this show takes place. New Orleans isn’t their home anymore and I miss Mystic Falls more than I’m willing to admit.

Plus Klaroline. A little part of me wants them to meet again, after so much time, changes in their lives, and the people they are. And I think that could only happen if the show shifted to Mystic Falls.

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The Originals will return for Season 5 on The CW.

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