So... did you enjoy our first official trip to New Orleans?

The Originals aired its series premiere last night, bringing new viewers up to speed with events in The Big Easy and reminding long-time Vampire Diaries fans of what brought Klaus and Elijah down south - and, perhaps more importantly, what is now keeping them there.

Look for the action to seriously pick up on Tuesday's "House of the Rising Son," when the drama moves to its regular time slot and Klaus begins to infiltrate Marcel's inner circle in his quest to eventually overthrow the king.

Along those lines, we see Klaus and Marcel getting along well in the following sneak peek, as the former asks some advice from psychology student Camille in order to help Marcel with his love life. Watch now:

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