Legacies 1x09 "What Was Hope Doing In Your Dreams?" Episode Review
Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.
I miss Josie and Lizzie Saltzman. It has been three episodes (?) since we last saw them, sobbing over their biological mother I might add, and their lack of presence is troubling. Good thing they’re returning in next week’s episode. Anyway, let’s dive into the title of the episode, and how loaded the question really is, when Landon asked Rafael it.
That’s right! Rafael has romantic feelings for Hope, kissed Josie multiple times, and had sex with Lizzie. He also accidentally killed his girlfriend who somehow forgave him after coming back to life. His love life is really complicated, and it’s only been nine episodes. Rafael is involved in two active love triangles, which might explain why Josie and Lizzie were absent. There would’ve been too much going on if the Saltzman Twins were involved in the plot of the episode.
The chemistry between Rafael and Hope has been intense, which I had noticed when they forged their friendship. I have noted all of the main teenage characters have insane amounts of chemistry between them all, so I have no doubt the show will explore every imaginable pair among them.
Landon might even get more love interests beyond Hope Mikaelson. That scenario honestly seems unlikely after the fireplace scene between him and Hope. Seriously, most of the best scenes from The Vampire Diaries happened in front of that fireplace… or Damon just drinking booze contemplating the latest awful deed he committed in the name of Elena.
The monster of the week was a demon who had to follow Freddy Krueger’s rules. Whatever happens to you in the dream will happen to you in real life. Ergo, if you die in the dream, you die in real life. Seems simple enough. MG and Kaleb get involved in the fight too, facing their nightmares / insecurities as two young vampires. I am invested in all of them: MG’s struggles to avoid Ripper status and Kaleb’s feelings about being a vampire.
Hope is also a bad ass tribrid. The boys called her slaying the nightmare monster “kind of sexy”, and her walk down the hallway was amazing. This seems like a recurring trend for her character, which I “hope” they keep doing. Hope also had a dramatic walk in episode 2 with Josie and Alaric to fight the Gargoyle.
Finally, there is another man after Landon Kirby. At the end of the episode, the mysterious stranger finds Landon’s last foster parents, and quickly figures out that they’ve been compelled. I don’t know if he’s a vampire, but he didn’t step inside the house until after he was invited inside. Was it good manners? Then again, the man could’ve compelled himself an invitation. I’m overthinking this.
Overall, I love this show. It’s been officially renewed for a second season! Well-deserved!