Doppelgängers: A Vampire Diaries Podcast

Seven years later and New Orleans is finally at peace! But everyone can feel the winds of change coming in, at least partly thanks to Hope who is now a teenager. She kicks off the season with a truly bad choice, but hey, whatever gets your deadbeat dad’s attention. Elijah is indeed off in France with his memories gone, but that definitely did not work to keep the siblings separate because, duh. But there's something more exciting happening in France, which starts with a K and ends with a LAROLINE!! Marbekah has been having such a happy time in NYC that Marcel is ready to propose, which I am sure we all think is going to be a layup. But of course, plenty of new characters are here ready to experience the kind of stress that only the Mikaelsons can bring to New Orleans, because did you really think they’d stay away?

It’s finale time and time for Vincent to reveal his unpopular plan, and he was right to be worried about how the Mikaelsons took that news. And he does try his hand at the strategy we suggested last time: lying! The Hollow tries to begin her reign with an old friend by her side, but, as it often does, hubris rears its ugly head. As the team gets ready to defeat the Hollow, everyone feels a pressure to resolve their issues. Some apologize, others break apart, others just don’t answer their phone for no good reason. We end the season not knowing if we’ll all be back in New Orleans again, but at least we get to revisit Mystic Falls. Finally, we revisit the short season and all the things we liked, didn’t like, and what we would have wanted to see!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast

The Hollow has her claws in Hope and she does not want to let go! The Hollow tries her best to act like a normal 7 year old girl, but she simply does not have the capacity for empathy to give a performance than convinces anyone for more than five minutes. And even worse for her, the one and only Vincent Griffith is back this week, book in hand, ready to beat her down - with a little help from her mom! Hope fights against giving up even though things look dire. Vincent believes there may be a solution, but it may be the end of always & forever …Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Whenever it seems like the Hollow can be beat, she finds a way and this week, that way is Kol. And somehow she teamed up with Kol on the smartest day of his entire life! Rebekah tries to work with Kol, but gets trapped with her soulmate and they both have to pretend to hate it. Freya and Hayley get ready to kill the Hollow in her evil home, but of course she has some hallucinations prepped to both break Hayley’s spirit and make us boo a familiar face. Freelin shippers also get quite the jump scare! Klaus travels across the city to keep plans moving and shows mercy, which will all be worth it to celebrate a victory with his daughter. But Hope may not be quite so safe, and the Hollow may have been one step ahead the whole time.Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

This week, we venture deep into Elijah’s mind and WOOF! It’s a hallway of doors to repress memories and you better believe one is red! While Freya, Hayley, and Hope work on that, Kol and Rebekah arrive home to help Klaus destroy the rosebush thorns. Unfortunately, both Kol and Rebekah get distracted by their exes. Marcel needs the thorns for Sofya, and Davina is used as a tool to get Kol to switch sides. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

This week we have an old TVD favorite that is new to the Originals: a good old fashioned martyr-off! With Elijah in danger, and the Hollow threatening Vincent, we need a plan STAT. Of course the priorities are mismatched because of, what else, always and forever. We get the return of a certain piece of jewelry, finally see the cure that came from weeks of extracting Keelin’s venom, and experience Klaus’s most opulent brunch maybe ever. The Hollow is closer than ever to getting her dear physical foothold, and trust she’s ready to bust out!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

This week, we finally learn the origin story of The Hollow, which also comes with ANOTHER origin story, for a very relevant curse. In search of answers, Klaus and Hayley head to the Ancestral Plane, where they reunite with Klaus’s #1 opp, Davina, who has a strong vision for the day. Bones are gathered quickly this week thanks to help from a visitor from Mystic Falls - Alaric Saltzman! Bone reveal: finger and femur. Lastly, Hope does what her family would do: meddle. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

After the drama of the murder at last week’s party, Klaus and Hayley stay trapped in the compound with Hope to stay safe. Hope, of course, finds a way to have fun by making a new friend: her brother Marcel who is excited to connect with the family he desperately wants to rejoin. Freya and Elijah both pursue their own independent plans, one better than the other. Freya enlists Josh to take on the Hollow’s witch and get answers, and Elijah straight up murders teenagers which is somehow Vincent’s problem. Nonetheless progress is made, but more importantly… FREELINNNNNNN!!!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!

It’s Mardi Gras, the perfect time to final clean up the Mikaelson compound and host a party that has an ulterior motive! Marcel is listed as the co-host despite being in the dungeon - luckily, at least Josh could put 2 and 2 together and figure that out. Marcel’s other ally, Sofya, isn’t quite so effective - she leaves the party with no weapons, no Marcel and no leverage, despite being motivated by classic Klaus hate! Elijah and Vincent use the party to locate (and kill) The Hollow’s newest lead acolyte, through the magic of tarot. Across town, Hayley and Freya uncover a huge clue, courtesy of the Labonairs. Lastly, and most importantly, there is a LOT of Freelin buzz!!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

After the drama of last week, we have to really focus on understanding the Hollow and that whole deal.The Hollow has its hooks in Klaus and Marcel, and they definitely don’t feel the need to get too creative with shapeshifting characters. But they do make some good headway Meanwhile, Elijah and Hayley head to the bayou with Hope, and Mary is less than pleased to see Elijah. But her day only gets worser because she may actually know the hollow better than she thought. Yeah, let’s get more crescent lore, ok. Finally, Freelin is like actually happening (?!) and we are feeling the buzz BAD!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!

Another NFL season done and boy was it a fun one to be a Jaguars or Panthers fan! We recap our teams and season thoughts, plus revisit some opinions from our last minisode!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @dopplegangerspodcast!

The Mikaelsons return to New Orleans for what should never have been a quick spell, but things do not go as planned, because Will Kinney is evil now! Hayley and Marcel head to the bayou to investigate a wolf who is involved for some reason? Klaus, Elijah, and Vincent find their way into the woods for a mysterious ritual that looks pretty focused on killing kids. While trying to stop the ritual, Klaus and Marcel get trapped in creepy blue Hollow land, where they try their best to avoid looking at the blue light (per Hope’s instructions), but it proves tempting. Which leaves Hope thinking the Hollow may be here…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

The family is reunited and away from New Orleans, so now comes the scary part for Klaus: actually being a father! Luckily she likes to paint and walk through the woods, while Elijah and Hayley flirt and Kol and Rebekah plan their future as non series regulars. We learn more about the evil orb and Vincent’s life before all these people fucked with him, and see this new entity in new and familiar forms. Despite Marcel’s hard work, the Mikaelsons simply cannot avoid New Orleans, even though they may HOPE to be free. And finally, the Freelin agenda continues to grow!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With all the Mikaelsons up from their 5 year nap, they get right to their number one priority: rescuing Klaus! Luckily, Klaus is safe and sound right where he wants to be (doing therapy with Cami in his subconscious). Marcel is in deep denial about being a Mikaelson, so much so that he allows himself to get stalled by Rebekah of all people, even as he attempts to flirt with Sofya, his committed employee. Josh joins the fray, with him and his boyfriend being used as (ultimately useless) leverage. Across town, Vincent confronts a mystical and mysterious blue orb …Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

It’s a new season with a time jump confirmed! After keeping the Mikaelsons down for 5 years, it’s time to get them up and at ‘em! Hayley has been hard at work but needs the help of a new slay werewolf for the final step. And there’s a new ship alert! Meanwhile, Marcel deals with an influx of vampire tourism and, despite his insistence he hates Klaus, he still wants his advice. But even without the Mikaelsons New Orleans still has danger, including a creepy new symbol that seems to particularly like messing with kids, including our favorite now 7 year old. And finally, Josh is a DJ now!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Season 3 comes to a close, with a prophecy fulfilled and a new king on the New Orleans throne. Is a time jump imminent? How can the Miakelsons get out of this one? Plus, we discuss expectations for season 4 and our favorite moments of season 3. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Yes of course we love Heated Rivalry like anyone with taste! SO naturally we needed a minisode to share our thoughts on the best TV show to come out in quite some time!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

After the recent deaths it’s time not only for multiple funerals, but also to check in on the prophecy that is the Mikaelsons hope has been stopped. Of course, that is not how prophecies work. Meanwhile, Klaus attempts to mend the relationship with Marcel, which goes quite well until someone buts in. Vincent and Kol spend the day in the ancestral plane to take care of the problem that is the New Orleans ancestors. After a deadly confrontation, alliances and power shifts, but one couple finally comes together...Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

This week, we catch up with Kol after he (reminder) killed Davina last week! Luckily, she is a witch in New Orleans, so she should be easy enough to bring back. Well, she would be … but she’s made enemies of the ancestors and Freya needs ancestor magic to kill Lucien, who cements himself as a major threat by locating Rebekah’s body. Lucien has his Black Swan moment, wishy-washy-ness catches up to Van, and Kara finally gets revenge on Davina using what seems to be a Beats Pill speaker. Lastly, Marcel is offered a very tempting advantage by an angry Vincent. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Yes Cami has been bitten, but hey there’s always a loophole so this should be light work! The whole team disperse to get answers, Davina to Rousseau’s where Lucien is partying, Vincent and Marcel to Cami’s apartment to collect a potential cure, and Hayley and Elijah to the bayou to fetch the magical baby. Freya works with her herbs to help Cami while Klaus gives er a lovely dream day, not loving the omen there! After Kol failed to leave town he decides to take drastic measures, but fails spectacularly. With Cami’s fate decided by the end of the episode, we should be done with drama, and yet we face another tough blow…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!See y'all next year!

It’s NOLA Music Days, and Lucien takes the occasion to make some big moves. He “proposes” to Aurora with serum, then kidnaps Klaus to lure out Elijah. Unfortunately for Lucien, a number of things are working against him - Aurora doesn’t want him, and both Klaus and Elijah have shooters! Meanwhile at St James Infirmary, Kol gets worse and attempts to fix the hex. We end the episode with another bite from Lucien spelling danger for one of our main characters. Plus, Stephanie gets a shout out!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Lucien is now officially a villain, so he takes a trip to a familiar place to reveal the truth of the beast perhaps! Elijah and Finn follow him, and Elijah learns empathy for his boring brother while they run into a familiar face that they are not thrilled to see. Davina and Kol help track down Freya, revealing some troubling news about Kol. Klaus and Hayley continue their investigation of Kingmaker, and find one office building has some surprising information which opens up a whole new type of lore. Finally, an unexpected death leads to a funeral, while we discover that someone else escaped their “grave”…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

The white oak bullet is back in play, in the possession of a new character with a bump-it. Her first order of business? A high-tech auction! Former computer science minor Josh leads a crack team to get the bullet back. Meanwhile, the Mikaelsons hole up at the compound until the white oak is retrieved - joined by Davina and Lucien. Davina uses the opportunity to get revenge on Finn, and Lucien uses the opportunity to flirt with Freya (and maybe even something more nefarious). The Mikaelsons fight over whether to destroy the white oak or use it for assisted suicide - an age-old question. Elsewhere, Klaus, Hayley, and Hope are on the run in wolf country, where they find evidence of an enemy right under their noses. We end the episode with a kidnapped Mikaelson and a witch hijacked by ancestors - uh-oh!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With the sire link broken, Klaus returns to his favorite emotion: paranoia. But he may not be incorrect, when he sees an old enemy has already made their way to New Orleans. Cami sees the struggle Klaus is facing, and relates enough that she finds a way top address her paranoia in her own, incredibly reasonable, way. Meanwhile Hayley is also taking matters into her own hands quite quickly, with her own vengeance in mind. Elijah and Marcel deal with the Strix while Josh asks what we are all thinking, why? Finally, love is in the air for many, with an emotional Haylijah scene, the long awaited Kolvina reunion, a gift to Vincent from the ancestors, and a bonus, and yassified, resurrection…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

STEFAN SALVATORE HAS ARRIVED TO NEW ORLEANS!! While that is by far the biggest news of the week, it’s a busy week for all Mikaelsons and their orbit. Aya makes an alliance with Aurora for access to White Oak, and in return gives her access to a chamber de chasse with Tristan, Klaus, Elijah, a lot of chess pieces, and some lazy red herrings. We welcome Lucien back and say goodby to Aya, and even put Aurora in a wall. Davina finally attempts her multi-year goal of un-linking Klaus (despite the entirety of our heroes praying on your downfall). Davina stays winning when she finally brings Kol back. The only downside of this week? We have to see Rayna Cruz again and relive the Stefan debates of TVD season 7. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Time for one of our most highly requested minisodes and spoiler alert, we are team Conrad (and team Belly tbh)! We'll always and forever have summer!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With the white oak in play and in the hands of probably the worst person possible, the effort to sever the link to the sire lines becomes Aya’s top priority, while Aurora focuses on using the white oak ASAP. Aurora uses Freya to lure Klaus and Elijah to the woods for a shooting, and she has 7 bullets so shouldn’t be hard for someone smart! Davina, aligning with her new coven, works hard to figure out the binding agent for the delinking spell, despite Kol desperately trying to stop her. Meanwhile, we finally get Hayley’s assistance with Cami’s rocky transition, but even a fun day fighting at St. Anne’s can get derailed when all of a sudden people want to rip out Hayley’s heart… yet again.  Finally, Aya forms an… interesting alliance and we have some guesses about how that will go.Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Cami continues on her quest bother Klaus this week, by withholding the White Oak in pursuit of her dark objects. The only problem? Turns out there are actually a ton of people who want the White Oak, including our Sister of the Week, Madison, who is working for a familiar face. Meanwhile, the Strix are distracted by what is a essentially a game of capture the flag that is rigged by Elijah and Marcel, finally giving Marcel an army to lead New Orleans with again. Lastly, Davina continues to align herself with the Sisters, which doesn’t look positive from where we’re sitting. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

People are feeling the trickster vibes this week all around! Cami is adjusting to vampire life and mostly spending time being a menace and tricking everyone into thinking she gaf. Klaus tries to keep her safe but all that does is piss her the hell off. Josh returns to town (!!!) and is immediately taken advantage of by Davina. But we forgive because we have to focus on the fact the Davina is definitely getting taken advantage of worse. Aya enlists Elijah to help gather information about the mysterious weapon that can kill him, with the help of a blonde witch and pool. The Mikaelsons do figure out what the weapon is, but someone just barely beats them to it…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

God is so good this week as we get a Cami transition episode instead of a Cami funeral episode! And as if God isn’t good enough, Jackson dies and Tristan gets sent to the bottom of the ocean. Life is TOO good!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Raw emotions this week due to a truly gaggy final scene… but before we get there, it’s a Christmas episode! And if we’ve learned anything, that should not be something to celebrate in TVDU. After rescuing Rebekah from the bottom of the ocean, she faces a side effect of being put down. Freya also finds herself in danger, but is protected by Jackson (who finally realizes that a werewolf pack and a family are similar things) and Finn (who is still safely in his necklace). Marcel, who does not take holidays off, works back channels and gets a new regent appointed, much to Tristan’s chagrin. Finally, a couple Mikaelsons decide to take the prophecy into their own hands, while another Mikaelson finds that they can’t quite hold on to happiness. Oh also, Aurora is a bitch!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Everybody’s a hostage this week! Aurora holds Cami hostage in St Anne’s, where they discuss Klaus, beating men up, and bipolar disorder. Aurora realizes her worst fear may be coming true - Klaus don’t want her! Klaus teams up with Lucien to find Cami, but they quickly split off once it becomes clear that Klaus is concerned about Cami, but Lucien is more concerned about Aurora. Meanwhile at the compound, Tristan is held hostage and tortured for the longitude of Rebekah’s coffin. Marcel plays double agent and helps to free Tristan for the Strix, but keeps his loyalties to the Mikaelsons clear. Hayley also finally articulates her loyalties to the Mikaelsons when Mary arrives to guilt trip Hayley to the bayou. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

It’s Thanksgiving! Cami is spending it kidnapped, though not for long, and Jackson is spending it alone waiting Hayley to get back from the main dinner at the Mikaelson compound. Lucien, Tristan, and Aurora are invited over to blow up their secret alliance and get answers about Rebekah. Hayley and Freya torture Aurora for answers, but she is also tortured in a different way when she hears mention of Cami. Klaus questions Tristan, who tries to convince Klaus to follow his strategy to avoid the prophecy. Elijah questions Lucien, who realizes his current alliance may not be serving him. One thing becomes clear this week, the prophecy is very much moving along…

Many mistakes are made this week, some more beautiful than others. We check in with Rebekah, who is in Morocco and continuing to fail in her quest to bring Kol back to life, while still finding time to potentially fulfill 1/3 of the prophecy. Klaus spends the day with Aurora and pretty clearly is not lead by logic. Hayley is tailed by the scariest possible villain (a consultant), but is able to capture and question him with Marcel’s help. Elsewhere, Cami and Will Kinney are kidnapped by Lucien and subjected to brunch, a scavenger hunt, and psychological compulsion. Plus, a new weapon is revealed! Finally, we learn why Tristan, Lucien, and Aurora want revenge on the Mikaelsons - it all goes back to a goofy compulsion. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With her arrival to New Orleans, Aurora immediately reaches out to Klaus so they can be in love again. We learn about their love story and breakup, which comes with a special surprise from behind the red door. Davina struggles with her role as regent during a new witch holiday, but gets at least one good gift to share with Hayley, who helps her with the continuing struggles of leadership. Cami gets mixed up in the serial killer investigation, putting some dangerous tools in the hands of NOLA PD. Finally, Marcel spies on Tristan to see who he might be teamed up with, and stumbles into some surprising information…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

The Strix decide to recruit Marcel with a good old fashioned masquerade ball (ok Dangerous Liaisons!) and a good old fashioned riddle (ok…). Everybody comes out for the ball - Hayley in a slay gown, Freya in a pink wig, Klaus in a drunken performance, and so on. Alexis is kidnapped, and gets to basically hang out until  Aurora (newly in NOLA) kills her. It’s sort of a Halloween episode, but only vaguely. We have fun!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With Lucien making all manner of noise in New Orleans, naturally he gets arrested for the killings. Detective Will Kinney gets kicked out of the room quickly so Cami and Vincent can take over the interrogation. Lucien shares his story, particularly when he, happily, became the first non-original vampire. He also brings a new theory to the case, that he is being framed by none other than Tristan. it is time to meet Tristan in New Orleans, and yes he is also weird. He makes his case for an alliance with Elijah, which mirrors much of Lucien’s logic. We also meet a new crazy face card, Aya, who gives us hope in Elijah’s sire line after seeing Tristan. She brings Marcel to a secret vampire fraternity and kind of their CIA, and we see that Elijah was certainly a muse for many. Meanwhile Jackson helps Hayley deal with her anger and guilt, but they still can’t deal with their lack of sexual chemistry. Klaus apologizes as much as he can to Elijah in an effort to find forgiveness and strengthen themselves in the face of the prophecy. Finally, Aurora makes it clear she is done with the monastery and ready to travel to, where else, to New Orleans!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

This week, we learn the official prophecy that is coming for the Mikaelsons: three will fall; one by friend, one by foe, and one by family. And oh boy, is New Orleans crawling with friends, foes, and family members! Hayley is missing on the full moon after poachers are sent to the bayou, so Elijah and Jackson work to find her. Davina finds her first though, and dangles the crescent curse solution over Hayley to get her to massacre 11 witches. Jackson and Hayley move across the street from the compound, despite the still active feud between Klaus and Hayley. Meanwhile, Cami profiles the French Quarter killer and … it’s looking like Lucien. And Lucien has a suspicious week, including having his own werewolf bite cure handy? We also confirm Tristan and Aurora are alive in the modern day, with a weird relationship and their sights set on New Orleans.Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

It’s a new season baby and man did we have a lot to say about this premiere! Elijah is still mad at Klaus, Hayley is a wolf, Marcel opened a boxing gym, Davina is struggling to lead, and Freya is just happy to be included! Cami finds herself in a new role when Vincent brings her to a crime scene to profile (Stephanie cheered!), and they finally let her dress cute (we all cheered!). Elijah heads to the bayou to meet Hayley, but finds some visitors with guns as well as a very concerning sight of wolves. An old friend named Lucien comes to see Klaus and his vibe is simultaneously perplexing and captivating. We get insight into the early history of the Originals, and Lucien seems to have a lot of going on in the present day, including a friend with a prophecy, as he tries to ally with Klaus. Finally, we go to a monastery, which seems random right? Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Can't get enough of Candice King? Me neither! We recap her latest project with Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie! We talk all about the book and the show, remember to stream it so Candice King can cash more checks!!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

It’s time for a jam-packed season finale! We start out with some classic linking-daggering shenanigans which sets the stage for an urgent plan. The mischief continues with some ashes switcher hijinks, courtesy of Elijah and Rebekah, to resurrect a familiar (and unpopular) face. But that character help’s guarantee another’s downfall! In the hullabaloo, a major weapon is “destroyed”, ashes pile up, and the Mikaelson siblings are at odds. Finally, we reflect on season 2 and start discussing what might be coming up in season 3…Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With one more week to the finale, it appears Klaus has betrayed his family and fully sided with Dahlia. Meanwhile, Davina and Vincent work on getting the new Regent initiated. Freya, Elijah, and Rebekah are ready to put their plan into action, which works for a moment and only a moment. The wolves continue to run from Dahlia through the storm in the bayou, and Hayley and Jackson, as usual, struggle to be good Alphas. Mary finds away to warn the pack when magic is afoot, but the Crescents find themselves in an all too familiar position, and I’m not talking about hanging out in a junkyard! At the compound, people do eventually decide to check if the dagger did indeed keep Klaus down, and face the consequences when it doesn’t. Despite everyone trying to stop him,Klaus gets his revenge on many people: he pulls the Andi Star on Elijah, puts Rebekah and Marcel in a difficult situation that they may have overreacted to, and absolutely demolishes Hayley and Jackson. But Cami shares a plan that (of course) Klaus had ready, and sets us up for the finale!

Dahlia takes advantage of Klaus’s daggering to welcome him into her mind to show him her past with Esther and Freya, and offer a pretty enticing deal for him and Hope. In the bayou, the wolves have a funeral for Aiden, which encourages Hayley and Jackson to make the stupid decision to continue trying to run away with Hope. Vincent helps the Mikaelsons with multiple spells of varying importance, even as he attempts to leave the world of magic for good. Finally, the dagger gets taken out of Klaus at most 12 hours after it was put in.Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

As everyone struggles to decide how to deal with Dahlia’s looming deadline, Klaus retreats because he knows the only person he can trust is himself. Most people take this as a sign of Klaus unraveling, getting increasingly nervous about if he will protect Hope (even though that’s his ONE goal but ok). Hayley stays with Hope in the St James Infirmary, but when Dahlia stops by and shows the magic is not solid, we return to Jackson and Hayley’s dumb plan from last week, but at least it’s a little smarter this time. Davina, Rebekah, and even Marcel return to the idea that Klaus needs to be put down, and actually have to tool to do it. Meanwhile Josh and Aiden are in love! Oh wait why are we hearing that creepy music and the talk of leaving town, uh oh. Finally we end with a big decision that we make it quite clear we do NOT agree with!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us in Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Dahlia has finally arrived in New Orleans, and she makes her presence known by possessing multiple civilians and giving a taste of her power in a fight at St Anne’s. Dahlia’s arrival prompts Elijah to have Josephine create a safe house at St James Infirmary for Hayley and Hope. Meanwhile, it encourages Jackson to come up with a stupid plan, which he loops Hayley into. Luckily, double agent Aiden was able to sabotage it quite easily. Meanwhile, Klaus teams up with his former opps Mikael and Davina to hijack Freya’s tools for a weapon to kill Dahlia (which Dahlia promptly destroys). But Klaus comes up with a smart backup plan which also accomplishes one of his longtime goals….Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

After fighting through last week, Eva Sinclair successfully gets a strong hold over Rebekah, and gets back to her passion in life, killing kids. Hope is targeted, but protected, and everyone else gets to work got save Rebekah, and eventually Davina. Elijah tests his new alliance with Josephine to get rid of Eva, but she is not following for “rebellious girl has passion” twice. Marcel is able to trap Eva with the anti-magic shackles, and enlists Vincent to get information from her. It looks like Vincent may not be as over Eva as it seems though, and he goes off script. Klaus uses the other pair of magic shackles on Freya, to bring her to get a spell from the only person Freya hates as much as Dahlia - Esther! Of course Esther sees the pain in Freya’s eyes and decides that means she is evil but it can’t possibly be Esther’s fault. Klaus makes progress trying to trust Freya, but their feud grows despite kinda being twins. Finally, we get one of the gaggiest deaths yet and yes, we fail the don’t say mother challenge again!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

It’s time for Mikaelson family brunch, where Freya’s true intentions are put into question. She tells her life story, which is so tragic and sympathetic it would be suspicious if it wasn’t 100% true. The wolves spend some time in the bayou, where Aiden begins to question Jackson’s leadership. Rebeva blacks out multiple times while Eva attempts to break out. Finally, Marcel brings in Cami to talk to Vincent, and we learn that he has a history with Eva. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

With the packs officially unified it is time to put the werewolf army to work! Jackson, Hayley, and Klaus disagree on how and when to use the army, but naturally Klaus’s orders win out. Jackson struggles to be a good leader, instead focusing on Hayley, who is clearly focusing on forcing herself into the delusion of being in love with him. Just like with the werewolf army, Jackson is not putting himself in a good situation. Freya teams up with Finn to wake Mikael, who is happy to see the one kid he says he liked. But after the past couple weeks of Finn drama, Freya decides to protect him in an unconventional way.  Freya finally gets to meet her other brothers, who unsurprisingly are wary of her trustworthiness. The rest of our team focus on finally answering the question, whose body is Rebekah in? Elijah and Gia meet with a witch matriarch (and familiar face for PLL fans!) while Marcel and Rebekah meet with a witch with the least New Orleans name ever. We end with three couples (only one being good), the starts of a werewolf mutiny, and the return of a child stealing witch, but not the one we have been waiting for.Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

The day has come - Jackson and Hayley are getting married, in a ceremony completely designed by Klaus. Even baby Hope is invited! Klaus plans more than a wedding - he plans Jackson’s murder at the hands of Elijah, but lays off it in favor of inviting Jackson to move into the compound as a show of peace. So naturally, Elijah moves to Algiers! But it’s not all happy news for the Mikaelsons - Koleb is hexed and goes downhill fast, but still finds time to finish his golden dagger and kiss Davina. Elsewhere in a morgue, Freya uses her mysterious necklace to help Finncent after the explosion. Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!

Multiple plans underway this week as we deal with the fall out of Finn’s discovery and preparations for a mystical wedding. Hayley and Jackson get ready to expand the pack, since every wolf in earshot seems to want these hybrid powers! The vampires yet again are supernaturally hungry, but actually do get a little food today, at least until they are knocked put yet again. Finncent sends all the Mikalesons on what is essentially a wild goose chase to keep them distracted after he reunites with Freya and she helps him find the one thing we don’t want him finding - Hope! Kol, facing near certain death, decides to fight Finn with the help of Rebekah’s new with powers, while Klaus learns to trust his brother as the Hope secret continues to be revealed. Elijah tries a new type of therapy, but is interrupted by Finncent’s arrival which leads to a quite explosive face-off. Luckily Cami has brought Hope out for the day and Hope decides she has been a normal baby for long enough!Remember to rate, review, and share, brothers!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @doppelgangerspodcast!