Legacies is back after its hiatus and everyone is pleased, so let’s bring on the recaps once again!
We start this episode with flashbacks where we learn the Necromancer has escaped Malivore’s clutches, but he is now having to live a miserable new existence in Texas, complete with a strip mall gig, a new name (aka Ted) and absolutely no powers whatsoever. Fortunately, he’s found a kindred spirit in one of his co-workers named Chad.
Meanwhile, at the Salvatore School, Hope Mikaelson is moving back in. She used to have a single last year, but in her absence, another student took over her room. Also, Josie and Hope don’t seem to be close, in fact, Josie seems to be ignoring Hope. In other news, Lizzie and Sebastian are now basically a couple (I guess!) and he is constantly making Lizzie late because of their make-out sessions.
Alaric Saltzman doesn’t want Sebastian to enrol at the school without a full investigation, so he enlists Landon to give him the tour and tests in order to make sure Sebastian is ‘safe’. (I get that Landon can come back from the dead, but Alaric still shouldn’t be putting one of his students in harm’s way like that.)
Lizzie then realises how Sebastian has been distracting her, so she enlists the help of MG (whom she’s been ignoring for a while) to give her something else to think about. Of course, he gives her comics which Lizzie has always thought were lame, and he’s not pleased when she tells him that she’s using comic books to distract herself.
Landon takes Sebastian to see the wolves and makes him play dodgeball with them after Sebastian tries to take verbal shots at Landon for not being there for Hope.
Back to the Necromancer who is practising using his powers again. However, he has been without practice for months and he is making almost no progress. So, he’s taken to moping around on the couch while Chad does all the cleaning and work, until Chad tries to lift his spirits and take him back to the Malivore pit. They find out that Malivore has been defeated and Ted concludes, “if Malivore can be beaten, anything is possible!” Then he kills Chad because he says he has to sacrifice that which he valued most.
However, Chad isn’t dead for long as the Necromancer raises him from the dead with his new old powers. Chad is not pleased when he realises that he was dead, but the Necromancer basically dismisses it and hands him a red robe. He then takes Chad to Virginia and the Salvatore School to start his plan.
Back at the Salvatore School, Alyssa (Hope’s new roommate) talks to MG about Sebastian. We all know how MG feels about Sebastian—he hates him—and Alyssa uses this information. Alyssa tells MG to run Sebastian out as in get him to perform poorly on his behavioural tests.
Alyssa cuts herself with a piece of glass, which causes all the vampires to surround her with hunger. Luckily, before any harm is done, Dorian steps in and gets the vampires out of there. Unfortunately, Sebastian isn’t the one affected by the blood and instead MG is. Sebastian steps in and gets MG to calm down and get his urges to stop. So, basically, Alyssa’s plan failed.
Josie is still doing black magic spells that Clarke was having her do before his demise, and Dorian catches her looking at them in the library. Before she has to explain herself, Hope steps in and offers to help Josie. Dorian leaves them alone, but Josie at first refuses Hope’s help. She tells Josie that Lizzie told her about the black magic and the mora miserium as she says her friend Vincent (from The Originals) told her that a protection spell could prolong its destruction.
Landon takes Sebastian to see the witches as the last part of the trial. Lizzie is there hanging out with the other witches and so is Alyssa who proceeds to taunt Sebastian. Alyssa asks Sebastian if they can use a crystal ball to read his emotions as vampires have heightened feelings and emotions. Sebastian agrees however, Alyssa proceeds to taunt him more. She says that he’s afraid of his past and afraid of the modern world and not being allowed to stay at the school, along with “he knows that Lizzie is better than him and that he doesn’t deserve her,” which sets him off. Landon tries to stop the witches and Sebastian but Sebastian throws him to the side (literally!). The witches all descend on Sebastian, performing some kind of spell until Lizzie stops them.
Sebastian takes out his frustration by sword fighting and is interrupted by Landon who has come to see if he is okay. He then decides to tell Landon some of his past, saying that when he was eight years old, his parents sold him to sailors. However, he ran away at every port but he was always found and punished. He says that the world is cruel and he thought Lizzie would be a bright spot for him.
Hope helps Josie with the spell and they are able to reconnect a little bit. Josie asks her why Clarke chose her and Hope responds that she’s a very trusting and powerful person, while Josie says that she doesn’t feel like herself anymore because of the black magic, but Hope reassures her that it isn’t just her magic. Josie asks Hope how she moved past her jealousy when she first saw how everyone had moved on without her, and she said it wasn’t easy but she also tried to move on.
Landon tells Alaric that Sebastian passed the test and says he isn’t more dangerous than anyone else there and Alaric says he’s surprised to hear it. However, we see that Alaric has been doing research of his own and it’s clear that he has his own opinion.
We then see Sebastian outside the gates and going for a walk where he meets a jogger. He decides to feed from her which seems very out of character for him after everything we’ve just seen. Alaric catches up to him and shoots him with an arrow, before telling him that he’s going to be keeping a close eye on him. Sebastian then taunts Alaric that he’s been ‘controlling’ Lizzie and that Alaric can’t protect his daughter from him. Sebastian says the only way that Alaric can protect his daughter is to kill him. (And I am very worried that Alaric will take him up on that.)
Meanwhile, Chad tries to kill the Necromancer in his sleep because he doesn’t like the fact that the Necromancer is talking about killing kids. However, he fails as the Necromancer is undoubtedly stronger and the Necromancer makes Chad understand that he’s Chad’s master, but Chad tells him that Malivore actually gave the Necromancer a chance to start over and find peace, but he didn’t take it. After that, the Necromancer gets to work creating a new portal to replace Malivore.
Back at the school, Dorian introduces MG to his new intern which turns out to be Kalem’s sister Kym which turns MG’s mood around. Josie then talks to Landon how lonely she feels now and she says that she should stop pushing people away. Landon then says how he wants to be a hero and how much he’s missed being Josie’s friend.
The two then reveal Hope’s new made over room to make Hope feel more at home which was the cutest thing ever. Hope loves it and hugs the two of them which makes us feel like everything might go back to normal. Then, Alaric tells Lizzie that Sebastian chose not to stay, but I think Alaric knows something that we don’t. Lizzie says it’s a good thing through tears and finally we get a hug from Alaric and Lizzie.
The episode ends with The Necromancer sending the first monster from his own pit to the Salvatore School to bring him back something he needs.
Final Thoughts:
All in all, I thought this was a good episode and I am so excited for Josie and Hope to be friends again!
