A Closer Walk With Thee

 is the twentieth episode of the First Season of The Originals (TV Series).

Summary
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE - confronts a surprising enemy as she and her unborn baby fall into peril during a celebratory wake to honor a fallen member of the community. In order to save Hayley, and  enlist the help of Genevieve who struggles to maintain control over Davina and the other young witches. tells  that Francesca is determined to find a mysterious key that may unlock a family secret. Meanwhile, as Klaus suffers from nightmares of his father Mikael, he is forced to examine his troubled relationship with his own adoptive son, Marcel.

Main Cast

 * Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson
 * Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
 * Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall
 * Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
 * Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell
 * Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire

Recurring Cast

 * Sebastian Roché as Mikael
 * Elyse Levesque as Genevieve
 * Peta Sergeant as Francesca Correa

Guest Cast

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This is the first ever The Vampire Diaries/The Originals episode to be directed by french director Sylvain White.
 * Furthermore this is the first ever episode to be written by Carina MacKenzie.
 * There is a scene that involves all the main characters in episode 20.
 * Prepare for more flashbacks, but this time, they're Marcel-centric! "We're doing them now for episode 20," Charles Michael Davis spills. "It's actually flashbacks we were going to use in an earlier episode and the great thing was they watched them and they liked them so much they said we want to put them back. I'm really grateful for that!" Expect to learn a lot about his relationship with Klaus through the blasts from the past.

Continuity

 * Mikael was last seen through flashbacks in Farewell to Storyville.

Cultural References

 * "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" is a gospel song and is on of the most frequently played tunes in traditional New Orleans jazz funerals.