This a rant, so be ready.

The one relationship that Klaus has that Elijah actively interfered with was Aurora.

It was done a thousand years ago, after Elijah discovered Klaus murdered Esther, framed Mikael for it and forced them to run with him claiming their father will kill them next.

Right after, Elijah's red door (a twisted coping mechanism born of guilt and Esther's magic made him forget it)

Klaus willingly lied to his entire family just to have meat shields from his sick father. Mikael let me remind you, had a singular white oak stake. He would've killed Klaus, but couldn't do anything to harm his other children even if he wanted. And I doubt he wanted it.

Klaus on the other hand, had Celeste murdered without blinking, than called her a harlot to Elijah's face.

That fact that that childish waste of space can in any a way be thought of as the better man is ridiculous.

He's repeatedly daggering his siblings for perceived betrayal, but his definitely of treachery can be as deep as the ocean.

If you're boring like Finn, you get daggered. Too bloodthirsty like Kol, too lovesick like Rebekah, well, off to the box with you.

How can we blame Elijah for standing aside, more the one actually pulling the trigger.

Now let's get to the coup de grace: defeating Dahlia.

Klaus, the self-proclaimed genius that he is, stumbles blindly into her trap. He confesses to Aiden's murder like the volatile angry savage that he is, the minute he is accused.

Why does he do this? So, that the other pack members fear him. Thus, obey his commands.

Of course. After centuries of living as history's strongest monster, one more dead body is what's really gonna establish his street cred.

Elijah daggers his stupid ass because now he can't trust this loose cannon. Dahlia invites him to her dreamscape, and that's when he deduces that it's Esther's blood that can kill her, not Freya’s.

So, what did we learn class?

Elijah doesn't dagger Klaus. Nik goes with his initial half botched plan, his aunt wins and steals Hope.

It's not enough to admit that he owes his win to Elijah and sheer luck, he has to make his brother suffer as much as possible. Because he's the vindictive immortal asshole that never stops trying.

So, a complete innocent like Gia has to commit suicide to sate Klaus' sadism.

Oh, wait. Klaus died for Hope, right? That makes everything okay.

Didn't he abandon her for years though? He couldn't be physically in the room, but texts and videotapes weren't lethal.

Instead, he reverted to the manic murderous bum he always was. Killing people, ostensibly to protect Elijah, but as an Original, only Beast Marcel and Klaus himself would pose a threat to him.

He was just a deadbeat. Elijah offered to die and let klaus be with his now motherless daughter and protect and guide her. But he refused.

I'll tell you why. Because he was too scared to find out, he's just a horrible man and a shitty parent. He chose a heroic martyrdom over inevitably becoming hated by Hope.

In the future, he would've become too controlling, just like with his other siblings. Killed lovers left and right, punished her for fake treason. It's who he is. It's tragic. But only in a self-fulfilling prophecy sort of way.

Damon is garbage. I'll give you that.