The Originals: Balance of Power Shifted?

Here's to a spectacularly boring evening... yeah right!

             Ever since Hayley broke the curse put on her werewolf clan she's been spending a lot of time in the bayou with them, especially with her supposed fiancé Jackson. Yet after last episode we've discovered that Jackson wants to be the superior species of the French Quarter. That would mean dethroning the Originals and subjugating the witches as well as the humans. So the question is how will New Orleans's supernatural community handle this new balance of power shift.

I suspect that these two may hook up in the future

Careful where you dip that paint brush, Klaus...

          Here's what's happening now: since Rebekah has exited the scene, Klaus has been brooding while also dipping his proverbial paint brush in a certain undead witch, Genevieve (much to Cami's dismay). The witches are back with their powers at full charge and are taking it out on the vampires who have been feeding on locals. All the while the Human Faction's leader Kieran is spiraling deeper into madness leaving his seat empty. Pretty much chaos, but Elijah decides: if Klaus won't take the reins of power (like he wanted to before Marcel's exile) then Elijah will. Of course he had to tear up the old rules set by Marcel and to Hayley's frustration the werewolves were not invited to the table. 

Jackson has his own plans in becoming king.

There may be trouble for the Haylijah ship

            Klaus suggests a party (of course what could go wrong at a party thrown by the Originals---remember their coming out ball in Mystic Falls?). Yet Klaus cornered Jackson (I suppose we call him the current leader of the werewolf pack) and gave him an option: Moonlight Rings. They're like sunlight rings that protect vampires from burning in the sun but the moonlight rings stop werewolves from turning on the full moon. Jackson sees this as an opportunity to not only become equals but superiors to the vampires, witches, and humans. 

Genevieve seems the jealous type. I'd watch out, Klaus if I were you

Jackson, stop blowing holes in my Haylijah ship!

        So with the werewolves back in town certainly there will be some tension. Yet Hayley's speech about wiping the slate clean really rang true (now that's a queen of New Orleans). Now I think there will be some sense of peace, but Jackson's plan may tear the fabric of that peace down. To be honest I like the vampires in charge. 

Hmmm a sexy werewolf or a sexy sophisticated vampire?

     Werewolves are more muscle than they are about politics. In other words, werewolves can be bullies. I don't believe having Jackson in charge of the whole community will be good for New Orleans. Same goes for the witches whose fanaticism will be the ruin of the city as well. The humans? Well their new leader who runs the casino I see hooking up with Elijah. I just see them together since Elijah has his honor preventing him from going after Hayley. I don't know how that will affect the balance of power but as they say: these strange times bring strange bedfellows.

One ring to rule them all...