An Old Friend Calls

An Old Friend Calls is the fifteenth episode of the third season of The Originals and the fifty-ninth episode of the series overall.

Summary
THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW FOE — When Klaus learns that Cortez, an old vampire with a vendetta against him, has arrived in New Orleans, he finds himself forced to deal with this new threat. Meanwhile, when Cortez begins threatening the lives of innocent residents, Vincent has no choice but to help the vengeful vampire in his plan to take down Klaus. Elsewhere, Marcel turns to Davina for her help after several Strix members turn up missing, and Elijah confronts Hayley after learning that she’s been dealing with Jackson’s death in a destructive way. Cami and Freya also appear.

Main Cast

 * Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson
 * Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
 * Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall-Kenner
 * Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
 * Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell
 * Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire
 * Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith
 * Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson

Recurring Cast

 * Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson
 * Steven Krueger as Josh Rosza

Guest Cast

 * Matt Cedeño as Cortez

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearance of Cortez.
 * This marks Kol's second appearance as a resurrected Original Vampire, and reveals his return to the land of the living to his family when protecting Davina from Klaus.
 * Kol will reunite with his family for the first time since his death when possessing Kaleb.
 * According to Klaus and Cortez, now that Klaus' sireline is severed from him, all of Klaus' enemies in his own sireline will come to kill him and destroy everything he holds dear for revenge from the horrors Klaus has committed in 1,000 years against his own sirelings.

Quotes

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 * Niklaus (To Elijah and Freya): "My foes will come for me, like never before. Devils of all kinds crawling out of their crevices to strike at me."


 * Freya (To Klaus): "Must you jump into crippling paranoia already?"


 * Niklaus (To Davina): "Rather foolish of you to come here alone."


 * Kol: "She didn't come alone brother."


 * Elijah: "No one is safe."


 * Cortez (To Niklaus): "Your sired are coming, they will destroy everything you love."

Pictures

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