See two sneak peek for “The Originals,” the spinoff pilot airing as an episode of The Vampire Diaries.

This Thursday on The Vampire Diaries, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) heads off to New Orleans, following a lead from Katherine about a witch with important information.

There, we’ll be introduced to a number of new characters – most prominently Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) – who will star in the spinoff series The Originals if The CW picks it up for the fall season.

Thursday’s episode will serve as a pilot for this spinoff. See a sneak peek from the episode here, in which Elijah (Daniel Gillies) tells Rebekah (Claire Holt) that Klaus has gone back to the city he helped build:

And here, Elijah has arrived in New Orleans, and seems to be able to lead Klaus to the people who are conspiring against him:

Are you looking forward to seeing this episode, which will hopefully launch the Originals-centric spinoff? The way Rebekah is talking about her, Elijah and Klaus being “distrustful relatives,” it definitely would be interesting to explore their dynamic more in a new show where they are the central characters.

However, we’ll miss them on The Vampire Diaries. Klaus and Caroline are growing closer every episode, and Rebekah seems to be getting closer to Matt again. And what about Elijah and Katherine?!

The Vampire Diaries 4×20 “The Originals” airs Thursday at 8/7c on The CW.