The Originals "GIVE EM HELL KID" (S3E21 REACTION!!!) 

I thought the endgame of Marcel being the monster in the prophecy was brilliant. Marcel has always been family, friend, and foe to the Mikaelson’s.

Also, considering Cami dated Marcel at one point and considered him and Davina close friends, no way she would’ve brushed off both their deaths at the hands of Elijah so easily 💀

I was always under the impression that Klaus was on the verge of talking Marcel down. The brief look he gives Klaus, right before Elijah makes his presence known, led me to believe that he was caving just a bit. He was starting to believe what Klaus was saying. Then Elijah showed up and foiled the plan.

It’s the way Elijah fulfilled the prophecy & actually made it happen.

You gotta admit the writing quality of season 3 of the originals is some next level stuff, they are so talented with all the plot turns, music choices, etc. I've watched a million shows and this is some next level stuff imo

Ngl Hayley and Elijah’s reactions to Marcel’s “death” irritated the hell out of me. Hayley saying to Klaus that he needs to forgive Elijah because of all he’s done as if any of that is even _close_ to killing Marcel. And I don’t what the writers were on when they wrote a Haylijah sex scene right after he had killed Marcel. It just came off like they didn’t consider him to be important cause they sure as hell wouldn’t have reacted this way if Elijah had killed Cami or of Klaus killed Hayley.

I don’t like how Hayley shifts the conversation to the bad things Klaus has done as if, in that moment, he doesn’t have a right to be angry with Elijah. Klaus thought he killed someone he considered a son, and it comes off like Hayley is making Klaus feel bad about being (rightfully) upset. I do understand what she was saying but not the right moment in my opinion.

At this point in the show, I felt like Klaus was the only sane character, and I couldn't believe how far he had come. Also, even though I kind of get his reasons, I was getting more and more annoyed with Elijah. But every character progression that happened was built up so well throughout the seasons that all their decisions made sense story-wise. Anyway, this season is fantastic! Can't wait for the next episode!

It was the simple fact that klaus told them not to do it because he actually wanted to help save davina it was Elijah who did it

The parallel of Elijah telling Klaus he had no choice after killing Marcel, that is what Klaus was saying to Marcel about Davina only minutes before. Like Marcel, Klaus doesn't believe that. Klaus can now understand why Marcel felt the way he did and why he couldn't accept all his apologies.

this is probably the best episode of the originals. the prophecy was "you will all fall - one by friend, one by foe, one by family." Marcel is all of the above. The sad part is that even though we love the Mikaelsons and their family bond, Marcel was 100% right about everything he said. They say he's family but yet when push comes to shove, they will sacrifice him and his people to save themselves and their power.

I GASPED THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED THIS EPISODE. MARCEL’S DEATH WAS THE LEAST I EXPECTED

Sacrificing Davina was one thing (although awful), a last resort guaranteed way to save Rebekah, Klaus and Hayley, and basically all of them. But killing Marcel? I really can’t justify that in any way

Marcel is such an underrated character imo

I genuinely love Marcel and Vincent so much

This season is HANDS DOWN the best of the show

His face when Elijah killed Marcel was priceless

Listen, Marcel was speaking straight facts this episode. I love the original family but they needed to be told

The building paradigm shift between Klaus and Elijah reached its climax with this episode. Klaus, of all people, was the more reasonable brother and was willing to extend the necessary compassion and apologies at the cost of his own pride. Yes, he defended Elijah and Freya, but it's not because he didn't believe them to be in the wrong, but because he's trying to mend the divide. It's so sad really.

Marcel played them like a fiddle! I can't blame him for his rage. They could have just killed a random witch and used them to take the Ancestor's power to kill Lucien. They kind of brought this on themselves. Elijah should have actually made sure Marcel hadn't already taken it. Should have knocked him out and checked first.

This might be my favorite episode of the whole series. Marcel encompassing all three parts of the prophecy was brilliant. The tension throughout between Klaus and Marcel was great. Everything Marcel was saying this episode was completely true. The Mikaelsons create a lot of their own villains by not giving a shit about people who aren’t in their family, and not caring about how their actions effect others. They use the excuse that they have to protect their family always, even if it means destroying everyone else in the process. I truly believed Klaus could’ve talked Marcel down had Elijah not shown up and ruined it though. I’ve really not been able to agree with Elijah’s decisions lately. I also really didn’t like how Hayley acted at the end of this episode. I hated that she was getting mad at Klaus for having the nerve to be mad that Elijah killed Marcel. He was like a son to Klaus. He had every right to be upset. I also would’ve expected her to have more of a reaction that Marcel was dead, considering she and him were pretty good friends. It just seemed so out of character for her. The Davina, Kol, and Vincent moments this episode were great as well. I hated seeing Davina die, but she went out like a badass. Seeing her take down the ancestors was great. Kol’s speech to her was beautiful as well. Marcel was honestly brilliant for testing Elijah and Klaus to see if they would actually kill him. Because of Elijah’s inability to think rationally, now they have super original Marcel to deal with, and it’s entirely their fault.

Guys the best speech from Klaus and the best speech in the TVDU universe is coming next episode.

"You sound like Camille" makes me cry every time

I liked how with Lucien it was obvious he wasn't dead when Finn shot him but with marcel we had no idea he actually took the serum so we thought he was dead.

Thing is, I didn’t even buy Elijah’s guilt over killing Marcel. His first instinct was to defend his actions, and throughout the show, I’ve never seen a moment that convinces me that Elijah regarded Marcel as family (outside of flashbacks). It could just be poor writing but still…

13:59 actually they haven’t gotten to Cade yet. In TVD, they are in between the 3 year time jump right now. So Caroline and Alaric are in Texas with the twins, Matt took over Mystic Falls, Bonnie is hiding with Enzo, Damon is desiccated , and Stefan is running with Valerie

Marcel is literally the best character this show has. The only one truly able to spit the truth in Klaus’ face.

The way everybody in the comments is hating on Elijah😭😭 realistically even if he didn’t kill Marcel the prophecy would’ve still happened

Get ready for the best finale in the tv history

Klaus saying 'you sound like Camille' is so heartbreaking bcs u can see how much he misses her counsel

I DONT LIKE WHAT ELIJAH DID BUT WHEN ELIJAH SAID “FORGIVE ME” WHEN HE WAS CRYING TO HAYLEY IT BROKE ME

Absolutely believe Klaus would have talked Marcel down.. Elijah being so terrified of this upcoming prophecy that he's the one that started it all. HE compelled Aurora, Lucien, and Tristan all those years ago.. He and Freya made the decision to sacrifice Davina.. And don't forget the ripping out of Marcel's heart this episode.

I love Marcel so much. It was so satisfying to hear him speak up.

Ngl Elijah genuinely does feel bad for killing marcel but the fact that Klaus just lost Camille as well which is probably very heart breaking I can see why Elijah did it tho cuz the serum doesn’t rlly make him an equal definitely makes him stronger as we saw with Lucien u know the flashes he did it without thinking ngl jer I saw some tears in your eyes

He did have a choice if you realize every choice that they make just keep leaning on to the property the prophecy being fulfilled it's like they don't get it and Elijah just what makes me want to punch him right now because he's the one that calls all this happen trying to make up with it and if you realize he didn't even try to do anything about it class didn't even try to hit him or anything when they push them away didn't do anything about it the show that he actually wanted to help but you don't get it it's Elijah's fault it doesn't matter if you what he saw everyone just choosing family for everyone else and that is why that's going to be their downfall and I want them to suffer for a bit except hope

Elijah was dead wrong for that

Now idk why Hayley come up to klaus and told him to forgive Elijah when the man didn’t have any time to grieve

This episode was really good but such a tough watch for me. it’s wild how elijah and freya couldn’t see how the repeated behaviours of extreme paranoia and fear were exactly what made the prophecy come to past.

How Hayley is acting comes right back to her having rose-coloured glasses when it comes to Elijah. The nerve on this woman to tell Klaus that he has to forgive Elijah because Elijah is hurting too. Klaus literally just lost Cami, someone he loved and now Marcel who was like his son is dead because of Elijah. Klaus has been the only one acting mature and sane through all of this. I think she was completely wrong actually! She doesn't care that Klaus is hurting and is heartbroken at all. It was NOT fair of her to bring up everything he has done because at least Klaus has grown and gotten better. What Elijah did was wrong! What he did to Davina AND Marcel. Throwing that in Klaus's face was such a horrible thing to do. Elijah is the reason that the vision came true tho. Klaus was talking Marcel down and I a 100% believe that Klaus would have gotten through to Marcel. Marcel loved Klaus to remember. Oh and let's not forget his love for Rebekah. Elijah was the problem from the start! The way he always treated Marcel with no respect and demanded Marcel to do what he wanted. EVERYTHING Marcel said was true! Klaus was not the problem but he could have been the solution. I don't know what made the writers think it was a good idea to have Hayley sleep with Elijah right after he killed Marcel, who was her friend too. Let's not forget that the only reason she is alive is because of Marcel. He saved her when she was a baby. I feel like the writers wanted us to dislike Elijah and Hayley in this moment because Marcel was for sure a fan favourite in this show. This was beyond disrespectful to all 3 characters.

Marcel fulfilled the prophecy he was a friend, foe, and family

MARCEL IS ON FIRE THIS EPISODE

Everyone said that Elijah could've snapped his neck and had him confined and explain to the strix the threat he is and let him live until he calmed down.... I didn't like the love scene with him and Hayley... Right after he kills Marcel? Didn't feel right

I think that the friend family and foe is for each of the big three Klaus regarded him as family, elijah has mainly thought of him as foe, and rebekah thinks of him as a "friend" ig.

There's this one quote that Marcel said back in S2 and honestly it sums up his character to a "T". *Something like* ... "That's the Mikaelson paradox - You wanna love each other and kill each other at the same time."

This episode was so intense. The next episode is the best one of the show imo!

tthe scenes with marcel vs elijah and klaus have more depth to them now that you know he took the serum. klaus was calling him family and a son but marcel is convinced that if push came to shove, they would kill him (which they wouldnt do with other members of their family). he wanted to see if they killed him, and if they didn't, he'd remain their inferior and might even forgive them but he knew one of them would kill him for the risk of him becoming their better. they proved him right and elijah, with his own hands, caused the prophecy to come into fruition. the irony is beautiful

I really wish we could’ve seen this whole reaction for free. This episode has so many things in it I wanted to see you react to that we didn’t get to see in this reaction. It’s so rich with amazing dialogue from the entirety of Marcel’s speeches to all the Davina moments including her destroying the ancestors.

MARCEL SAID NOTHING BUT FACTS THIS EPISODE

I waited so long for this episode and your reaction didn’t disappoint! Love it!!!

I've actually thought about them making a fire there next to the river before as well 😆 I love this episode, especially everything from the moment Elijah rips Marcel's heart out. My fave scene is the one where Elijah says to Hayley "I took his life" with the song in the background and him on the ground, it's such a good scene, definitely one of my very favourite scenes of the entire show.

Been waiting for this one! By far one of my fav episodes of the entire series

THE ACTUAL REVEAL OF THE PROPHECY HAS TO BE MY FAVOURITE PART OF THIS WHOLE SERIES

I was so on marcel side here, he lost his daughter figure and when elijah killed marcel klaus asked the same questions and heard the same answers exactly like marcel

Bruh I been waiting since season 1 for this

This was, to me, the best episode of the whole show. Absolute masterpiece

Elijah fucked this. He caused the prophecy by interrupting and killing Marcel. Like duh why wasn’t the family causing this to happen on their mind

Everyone hated marcel for the things he did but after everything they did to him throughout the centuries after davina that was marcel last draw davina was like a daughter to him and after her death he just stopped caring

I think they ended the episode with the reveal since it is true, as Hayley said, that no part of the prophecy has been false so far, and after seeing the visions of the coffins, marcel fighting the mikaelsons etc, and with there being another episode left, I feel like it was too obvious already that Marcel was not really dead.

we wouldn’t have gotten to this point if elijah didn’t interfere he should’ve just eavesdropped on their convo , yk marcel is sensitive rn so why even show up when klaus was calming him down . everything that’s happens after this point is justified in marcels defense

I may not agree with him but I love the way the writers were able to flesh out the character of Elijah this season. He is still the same loyal brother but his loyalty can most definitely blind him. From his perspective I can see how killing Marcel would make sense but it's just so wrong considering everything he's done, especially this season. He's always been family first, and this season there are a few instances where that's his downfall but there are so many other moments throughout the show where it's his greatest trait.

Marcel the goat don’t @ me

I find it really icky that Elijah and Hayley do it right after he kills Marcel like really a bit inappropriate like I ship them and I feel all that beautiful building up for it to be then the timing just felt off

What Elijah did was brutal but In his mind there was no other way to stop the prophecy and protect his family whilst Marcel was alive and not on their side.

Jer what is your opinion on this: I actually think that Hayley was wrong bc Elijah fulfilled a part of the damn prophecy and broke his family apart 😭 Elijah had a choice both times and he did the wrong things. Klaus did awful things but Elijah killed his grieving SON after he killed his DAUGHTER off…Elijah says that Klaus breaks up the family the most but as time passes Elijah takes on that role 😕 How could Klaus forgive his brother for taking his son? How can Hayley ask that of him just mere minutes after Marcel died? It’s like Elijah attacked Hope and Hayley wouldn’t see past that. But here she does because it’s not her child and she acts insensitive towards Klaus because she will always chose Elijah over him AND I know for sure that Cami wouldn’t forgive or just ignore the fact that Elijah killed both Davina and Marcel

ARGGHHHHHHH I LOVE THIS SHOW MY PARENTS ARE GOING TO KILL ME BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SCREAM WHEN YOU REACT TO ANOTHER EPISODE

I WAITED ALL SEASON FOR THISSSSSSS

I actually like Marcel becoming a beast but I hate that he blames everything on Klaus again 🥺 Klaus wanted to help, Freya and Elijah are the villains in his story they could’ve used another dead witch

While Elijah is my favorite character and I hate to see him fall like this I think it’s such a great writing choice to have him be the one to royally mess up. He became the paranoid one instead of Klaus and ended up ignoring the prophecy itself out of that paranoia. Like he could have just snapped his neck and they gone from there but he panicked and reacted. The whole thing is heartbreaking. Marcel and Klaus talk on the bridge is one of my favorite things because it’s just centuries of things they never said finally coming out to each other and it’s Klaus at his most vulnerable! The Klaus/Marcel relationship is so complex. Also Haley isn’t wrong for what she said. She’s not actually trying to compare anything but she’s just saying Klaus has killed Elijah’s loved ones before and cause him so much pain and yet Elijah he always forgiven him and she’s just asking for Klaus to try to have the same empathy. I think her statement is completely fair especially seeing how destroyed Elijah is when Klaus never felt guilty for his actions. Lastly KOLVINA😭 my babies had to say goodbye to each other once again😭 they can never know peace

Marcel being the man in the prophecy makes so much sense and I love it for his character but it just hurts so much like tvd/TO had villains but this one hit different because they do all love each other and had been family and allies for YEARS it's just this betrayal that has split them apart and Klaus the one Marcel connects with the most and the one we thought would be the cause of the prophecy actually had the least to do with it and tried to stop it. Not because he saw Marcel as the monster of the prophecy but because he loved marcel

yeah this episode was when i stopped liking elijah lol just the fact that it was back to back with him killing marcel AND davina? come on now lol

"Oh Shit! You're gonna cut back to this bullshit!" made me laugh so hard🤣

marcel was a truth-spitting machine in this episode and i loved him for that....he truly shined in this season...elijah's character really went down in these last episodes and it kept going down throughout the rest of the series.....hayley-elijah was pure cringe in this episode

Elijah caused the prophecy

God I cant wait for next ep and 4x01

Rewatching, I actually agree with marcel a lot more - I felt what he was saying and what he did was completely justified. He’s definitely one of my favorites

Omg the finale is nearr 😭

Omg I’m so excited I love this episode

13:52 that was three years later. Don't you remember when they did that.

I love this turn. Marcel is both friend foe and family. Didn’t see that cominggg did theyyy Another thing is the free will of choice conversation, Elijah made Marcel what he is now because he took his choice away and was just afraid that Marcel was the same as Lucien. Even if Marcel was all over the enemy thing saying he would hate them.... all Elijah had to do was trust that Marcel is Marcel- someone who literally is wise kind and loyal and also quite fair who forgives (something Klaus made the point of on that bridge) the opposite of them.

This is one of the episodes I was most conflicted about. Cause you get amazing scenes, like Klaus and Marcel on the bridge, Elijah and Hayley, Hayley telling Klaus he needs to forgive Elijah, and all of that. But could they be more predictable? Of course Elijah wouldn't let Marcel threaten his family, he loved him, but he wasnt blood. Of course Marcel would take the serum, he has been fighting for power since episode one, and any chance of being on top, no one could take that from him. Of course there would be this whole drama around it, of thinking he's dead, for him to open his eyes and #bloop to happen. Anyone who has seen the other seasons of TO and TVD, could have sat down and predicted this whole thing, AND what will happen on the next one. Just triggered me so much, cause it was so fucking unoriginal. Which is ironic as fuck lol

This episode is amazing and one of the strongest points of the show for me. Season three will always be my favorite season. The twist of marcel being the beast in the prophecy is amazing. I think the scene on the bridge of marcel just speaking straight facts is one of my fav scenes in the whole show. I want to point out what an amazing job Charles does acting as marcel especially these past few eps. He's one of the strongest actors on the show for me and even though technically he's a villain to the Michaelson's now he's still one of my favorite characters. I hate how they handled his death at the end with hayley and elijah, Marcel was a son to Klaus even if Klaus didn't always treat him like it.

Lucien would've killed Marcel if Davina wasn't sacrificed cos he knew klaus loved him and also Elijah is so dumb cos he done what the prophecy wanted him to do

Well Jer has been saying that TO season finales are not as crazy as the TVD ones, HA let’s see how he reacts to the next one

It's somewhere around this point where Elijah started annoying the fuck out of me. Just never liked him again after everything that went down the last two episodes. Klaus and Marcel were getting somewhere with that conversation. Marcel wouldn't have forgiven the Mikaelsons, but he definitely wouldn't have moved against them if not for Elijah's ass fucking shit up

My boy Elijah made that prophecy come true

Cade is season 8.

AND WHAT THE HELL WAS THE WRITERS THINKING ABOUT HAVING HALEY AND ELIJAH HAVE SEX AFTER ELIJAH KILLED HIM

I see your point about leave it thinking Marcel is dead but I think it was a purposeful choice cause they didn’t want to leave the audience hanging because of how much they had already been through killing off two main characters back to back and then killing Marcel would have been too much and I genuinely think it tees up the finale perfectly because now as an audience you’re just anticipating omg wtf is Marcel going to do next week and that anticipation builds through the week. Plus this allows them to really give the full time allotted for that finale to breathe (especially since it’s jam packed) rather than waste the time of showing Marcel is alive, which I could see as like the cold open but I think they really just wanted as much time as possible for the finale. And every episode of these shows typically end with some kind of stinger/cliffhanger

Elijah was always my favorite character. Always. I had never really judged him for anything he did but killing Marcel... your brothers adopted son and nephew you grew to love I mean come on... can't be forgiven for that one. Klaus HAS hurt Elijah but he has never killed someone as close to Elijah as Marcel was to Klaus. It's not the same.

everytime elijah does something he says "i have no choice". But the truth is there is always a choice.

You will all fall One by Friend One by Foe One by a Family Guess what Marcel is everything in one to each of the brothers

When I saw Elijah killed Marcel, I paused my tv, and I cried for least an hour. I didn’t finish the episode until spoil myself and saw that he was still a main character in the last two seasons. Because, I was done. They had done killed off Davina. Now, your killing off Marcel?? I don’t know if you notice that parallel to season one. Elijah was gonna killed Marcel, and Marcel had the line, ‘that is if he still speaking to you, after he finds out you kill me’ I really like that call back with Elijah actually killing him, and Klaus being angry with him. I feel like if it would had happen in season one it would been a coin toss on if Klaus care or not. He was already emotionally scar by Marcel bringing his father to town, jealous of the relationship between Cami, and Marcel. By the end of the season, he had bite Marcel, and had planned on letting him died. I feel, like now in season three, we getting a real genuine reaction to his ‘son’ death because I personally think, he would had pretend not to care if it would had happen in season one.

Here's what I don't understand. Why would Elijah kill Marcel when he HAD FRONT ROW SEATS to watch how Lucian turned? Even if Marcel took the serum it wouldn't matter as long as he didn't die. So either Lucian and Marcel actually could be killed by heart or head and just no one was strong enough to do it, or nothing Elijah did there would've mattered anyway.

Elijah could've snap his neck, take the serum and everything would've been different.

If marcel wasn’t killed it would’ve passed through his system it’s all on Elijah

I really hoped klaus and marcel would have reconciled in these scenes, klaus should have told him he didn’t want them to kill davina

I have to say for me the whole ruse with that Marcel already had taken the serum wouldn't have paid off as much if they would have waited for a week. (Besides the fact that like you already mentioned, they did kinda the same thing with Cami in this season.)

Haley annoyed me so much in this episode

Yes

The best finale in the TVD Universe will follow trust me bro ❤️