Continuing our interviews from the Georgia sets of The Originals, today the spotlight falls on Joseph Morgan (Klaus). We’re only sharing a small part of the interview this time, with more to be posted later, so be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to know when that is posted.
A new episode of The Originals airs tonight at 9PM (ET/PT) on The CW.
Please note this interview was conducted a week and a half ago, so some elements about the 11/12 episode may be referred to in the future tense.
To begin, we asked Joseph Morgan about the betrayal he felt from Elijah. “He’s done something utterly unforgivable, as we found out,” Joseph recalls. “It’s created this rift between them, again, perhaps bigger than ever, and so Klaus is, I would say, looking for new allies. He’s searching around to see who he could trust. As we know, there’s an intimate from his past [Aurora] that he feels now perhaps bonded with — this betrayal has bonded them as well, because they were both led to believe a lie a thousand years ago,” he explains.
Will Aurora’s presence affect Klaus’ relationship with Cami? “You know, it’ll be interesting to see that play out,” Morgan teases. “It definitely does affect it, and both characters become aware of each other, although not quite yet, I think — I would say initially it’s going to hinder it, because as we know, there is some kind of a possessiveness over Cami and a feeling of wanting to protect her, and whatever else you can say about his relationship with her. So, having a possessive ex-girlfriend come into town is going to make things difficult. It’s going to definitely put a strain on that relationship.”
And then, there’s the one who matters most to Klaus: His daughter, Hope. What happens when and if she is old enough to realize her father is not that great? “That was something which Elijah threatened him with: ‘If you don’t stop the course you’re on, nobody will have to take Hope from you. She’ll leave herself’,” Morgan recalled. “That really hit home with him, because she is the thing he loves most in the world, I believe, aside and way beyond any love interests past and present. She’s probably the only pure thing in his life. He’s had feelings for other characters and then his siblings as well, but all of those are tainted with something or driven by something that isn’t quite pure, and she is the one good thing… and she’s not yet old enough ot be judgmental of him, and I think that means a lot. Sooner or later, though, she’s going to recognize he’s not perfect. That’ll be a sad day for Klaus.”
You can watch video of the interview below, with some additional thoughts on Cami and more:
