At the end of The Original’s premiere episode we saw Klaus using one of his favourite daggers on his brother Elijah. Access Hollywood talked to Daniel Gillies about the twist.
AccessHollywood.com: What a shocker. So first things first – what color was that stake?
Daniel Gillies: (Laughs) Who knows. Let’s just say medium rare! … I think that that’s my best death like since I’ve been Elijah. At this point, I don’t even know why he’s exhibiting surprise of any kind. I don’t know why he’s registering any kind of shock. I was joking with Julie [Plec, the show’s executive producer, that] with his next death, I’m just kind of gonna roll my eyes and hit the deck. You know what I mean? … It’s gonna be like, ‘Oh, really? I’m gonna look at my watch the next time I get staked.Access: We know you’re a series regular, so we know you’re coming back (otherwise that’s the shortest series regular contract in the history of television), but what do you think Elijah’s going to be like when he gets un-staked and he comes back into New Orleans society?
Daniel: Italicized ‘If’ he gets un-staked, I think that he’s going to be a quietly menacing sort of presence for Klaus, ‘cause it’s gotta be like, If Elijah returns, there’s no more good graces for Klaus. I just don’t see … any reason why Elijah needs to serve this person, other than that he has some sort of odd psychological disorder, you know? I mean, he’s a glutton for punishment. … He adores this person who doesn’t really reciprocate and doesn’t love him nearly as much or doesn’t demonstrate any [example] of sacrifice in return. I think that’s going to be one of the exciting things about the show actually is to see the redemption of Klaus because I think he wandered so far into this dark realm…
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