The Originals / A shot with the devils

They say that ties of blood are the strongest. The Originals accentuates that very idea. The show, a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, focuses on a parallel track featuring the siblings, Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt). If you’ve been following The Vampire Diaries, The Originals might not really be intriguing, but will merely serve as a different perspective. However, the show, if watched as a separate entity, can get really intense and even difficult to understand in the beginning. But by the end of the pilot episode, you get pretty much hooked to it.
The Originals is the story of three siblings — the first of their kind, hybrids of werewolves and vampires — consequently. Since they are the first, and the only, they become The Originals. They have stayed together for thousand years and seen a lot of ups and downs. The oldest, Elijah, is the most sensitive; Klaus is the evil brother, while Rebekah has become slightly cold-hearted over the years.
On Klaus’s return to New Orleans after staying away for 100 years, he discovers that his protégé, Marcelle (Charles Michael Davis), has become the ‘king’ of the town spreading his horror across the supernatural world with his merciless ways. He has even prohibited the witches from performing magic, and a secret weapon helps him discover if his rules are violated. A twist in the tale comes when it is revealed that Klaus has impregnated a werewolf, Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin), which is almost miraculous considering that the originals cannot procreate. But Elijah, the eldest brother, grabs the opportunity of redemption of Klaus, with the newfound hope brought by the baby. The witches have been seeking Klaus to tell him about the pregnancy and in turn strike a deal with him to stop Marcelle’s terror on the land. Hungry for power Klaus eventually accepts the offer. However, there’s a price to pay and there are answers to be found.
The show creates an amazing sense of mystery, even if you’ve already been following The Vampire Diaries. It has the typical elements of a series with supernatural as its backdrop — dark cinematography, great use of sound and brutality. However, compared to The Vampire Diaries, the pace of The Originals, is slightly slower. With two supernatural communities, the vampires and the witches, waging war against each other, the series delivers the horror, expected out of it. However, if mystery, horror and gory visuals are not your cup of tea, stay away from it.

Verdict: The show promises to engross you completely.