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Now don’t get me wrong, he was easily my favorite on the show, but it’s something I find myself questioning for the fun of it. He’s introduced as this calm, honorable, moral anchor for the family, yet when you really look at his actions, he’s capable of just as much brutality as Klaus, just carried out with more control and composure

Klaus owns his darkness, while Elijah tends to justify his actions as necessary, or as part of some bigger, more honorable purpose. It almost feels like his sense of nobility is tied to how he explains his actions, rather than the actions themselves

I guess that’s why I sometimes think about it, if he is just better at masking the same ruthless nature behind discipline and principles. I’m really curious how y’all interpret that side of him, because that contrast has always stood out to me, not in a bad way per se, but fun to think about nonetheless