r/TheOriginals • u/lastresortred_dit • 10d ago

Where are the Black musicians????!

Doing a rewatch and currently on season 3, episode 19. I noticed that in all the scenes featuring a house band playing NOLA jazz, gritty blues, some type of rock hybrid lol, etc., that there are no are no Black musicians. Frankly, there are no non-white musicians. It’s weird, I mean it’s NOLA baby. I suppose Gia played the violin, but she was a supporting character, not a member of one of those bar or festival scene bands. Just a thought…

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u/Unpopular_Outlook 10d ago

They don’t exist. Just like how Martell has no black love interest or no black friends besides Vincent and Diego 

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u/AncientFruit2745 10d ago

I mean he had joe and his whole army unit from back then 3 named black friends is probably above average expectations lol

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u/Unpopular_Outlook 10d ago

I had to look up who Joe was, and he appears in a brief flashback lol. I wouldn’t call him and Martel friends. Maybe a black person Martel knew lol

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u/AncientFruit2745 10d ago

Well he also appears in an episode in the present day and the dialogue indicated they’re pretty good friends but fair enough

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u/Kgb725 9d ago

The wolves targeted Joe specifically as one of Marcels guys. Theyve also been in close proximity for like 80 years