True Blood [Archive] - Page 2

Mara

07-20-2009, 07:13 PM

Man, anytime anyone on this show tries to talk seductively, the quality of writing goes down 70%. Terry explaining a comic book to Jessica was ten times as sexy as Sookie/Bill or Tara/Brick Wall or Sam/Deer Lady conversations.

Overall, kind of an underwhelming episode. Nothing really stuck out as being extraordinary, except the Godric/Eric scene.

Maryann dressing up like Sookie's grandma at the end was kind of a cool touch, though.

Mara

07-20-2009, 07:15 PM

Sookie's "glamour" makeup at the end makes her look about 47.

Lucky

07-20-2009, 10:33 PM

I thought Sam/Deer Lady's sexy talk was pretty hot, and the last lines were funny. I was kinda waiting for them to turn into animals before they copulated, though. Maybe that's in store for the future.

Jason/Preacher Wife were steamy as well.

Mara

07-20-2009, 10:43 PM

Jason/Preacher Wife were steamy as well.

I forgot about them. Actually, I forget about Jason whenever he's not on screen. But I thought they were lame, too.

[ETM]

07-21-2009, 01:17 AM

Deer lady is pretty damn smokin'. I love how they cast an actress that actually has deer-like qualities: those big eyes and beautiful long neck. Preacher's wife is also the very definition of "come hither". Rowr.

The show is turning into an ogglethon. Not that I'm complaining.:lol:

Acapelli

07-21-2009, 01:48 AM

jason is my favorite character on the show

well him and eric

Milky Joe

07-21-2009, 01:48 AM

;186291']The show is turning into an ogglethon. Not that I'm complaining.:lol:

Heh, turning into? That was pretty much the main reason I continued watching from the first episode. Dear lord have mercy, no pun intended.

Also, I love the names we've given to these characters: Deer lady, Preacher's wife, Brick wall. Great stuff.

[ETM]

07-21-2009, 01:55 AM

Why didn't anyone tell me Preacher's Wife is in Equus? Naked?:eek:

Ezee E

07-21-2009, 05:46 AM

I prefer the Catherine Keener lookalike myself. I'll call her Orgy Maker

[ETM]

07-21-2009, 08:00 AM

I prefer the Catherine Keener lookalike myself. I'll call her Orgy Maker

You didn't...:crazy:

EvilShoe

07-25-2009, 12:02 PM

This badly photoshopped picture of granny with young Sookie & Tara makes me laugh every time it's shown:
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8305/bscap003a.jpg

[ETM]

07-25-2009, 07:40 PM

It is indeed inexcusably bad.

Amnesiac

07-25-2009, 09:10 PM

Haven't seen the show yet or anything but that picture isn't as bad as this one from LOST:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/lostpedia/images/7/7f/Camhawk.jpg

amberlita

07-26-2009, 01:03 AM

The worst thing about that photo is that they insist on showing it every single episode.

Milky Joe

07-27-2009, 04:58 AM

well I look forward to how they go about resolving THAT

[ETM]

07-27-2009, 03:44 PM

Ow. Why didn't anyone tell me the episode is not... safe? Kinda hard to watch orgies with parents looking over my shoulder.:eek:

EvilShoe

07-27-2009, 05:59 PM

That was a great episode. Much better than last week's.

Jessica + Hoyt 4ever. :pritch:

Mara

07-27-2009, 07:02 PM

;188614']Ow. Why didn't anyone tell me the episode is not... safe? Kinda hard to watch orgies with parents looking over my shoulder.:eek:

Do you watch 24 and then go, Why didn't anyone tell me that this episode had TORTURE???

Okay episode. Curious about Eggs, and he actually emoted briefly out there in the woods. Perhaps they stuck him with pins.

Jessica and Hoyt are cute as buttons.

[ETM]

07-27-2009, 07:21 PM

Do you watch 24 and then go, Why didn't anyone tell me that this episode had TORTURE???

Torture is fine. Sex is fine. Nudity is fine. But the orgies were so over the top, I had to pause it quickly.:)

EvilShoe

07-27-2009, 07:22 PM

;188703']Torture is fine. Sex is fine. Nudity is fine. But the orgies were so over the top, I had to pause it quickly.:)
You should watch something else next time your parents are around.

Like Perfume, or something.

[ETM]

07-27-2009, 07:32 PM

You should watch something else next time your parents are around.

Like Perfume, or something.

Seen it in the theatre... with my girlfriend... when she wasn't my girlfriend.:lol:

Acapelli

07-28-2009, 12:06 AM

Jessica + Hoyt 4ever. :pritch:
yes, they certainly rank above jason and eric for me

trotchky

07-28-2009, 04:40 AM

;188614']Ow. Why didn't anyone tell me the episode is not... safe? Kinda hard to watch orgies with parents looking over my shoulder.:eek:

That sucks. My parents are awesome about sex.

Good episode, too.

Acapelli

07-28-2009, 05:20 AM

That sucks. My parents are awesome about sex.

Good episode, too.
i don't think that's what he meant. it's not like me or my parents are prudes, but i'd rather not watch something with an orgy or vampires having sex in somebody's blood when they're around

trotchky

07-28-2009, 05:23 AM

i don't think that's what he meant. it's not like me or my parents are prudes, but i'd rather not watch something with an orgy or vampires having sex in somebody's blood when they're around

I see. I guess this is something I just don't relate to; my parents have always been very practical about sex and I've never felt particularly uncomfortable watching sex scenes with them.

As for the vampires and blood...its fantasy. I think if my parents were in the room they'd pick up on the pulpiness of it, or if they really were made uncomfortable by it I would just explain to them what I am watching.

[ETM]

07-28-2009, 11:44 AM

My folks are fine with most stuff, it's just that I like to keep things private and not have to explain what it is and why I'm watching it. It's like porn - every male watches it at least sometimes, and everyone knows it, but it's not something you discuss with family. It's easier to pretend there's nothing to talk about.:)

Russ

07-28-2009, 08:12 PM

Question about this latest episode:

What exactly clued the preacher in to Sookie's real intentions? (especially to the point where he would detain her and her pretend husband downstairs) Surely it was more than the fact that she didn't know what a "Lock-in" was? I'm thinking Barry is in with the Sunnies and may have tipped him off (along with helping kidnap the vampire).

Mara

07-28-2009, 08:45 PM

Well, if it's true that

The Fellowship tried to kidnap her as she got off the plane in Dallas, it's quite possible that they already knew what she looked like.

Russ

07-28-2009, 09:26 PM

Well, if it's true that

The Fellowship tried to kidnap her as she got off the plane in Dallas, it's quite possible that they already knew what she looked like.

Yes but, didn't the guy they sent to kidnap her say that he (and by extension, the Fellowship also, possibly) didn't know what she looked like, or even if she was supposed to be a guy or a girl?

Sxottlan

07-29-2009, 07:52 AM

I prefer the Catherine Keener lookalike myself. I'll call her Orgy Maker

That's Michelle Forbes, previously Ensign Ro on The Next Generation.

[ETM]

07-29-2009, 11:50 AM

That's Michelle Forbes, previously Ensign Ro on The Next Generation.

And she looks nothing like Keener.
I still don't know how one could have avoided knowing of Forbes until now.

Ezee E

07-31-2009, 05:14 AM

Never seen any Next Generation.

They each have similar bodies, skin, hair, and even the mole on the lower chin.

Sxottlan

07-31-2009, 08:02 AM

Never seen any Next Generation.

:eek:

How about Homicide: Life on the Streets? Battlestar Galactica?

[ETM]

07-31-2009, 10:02 AM

They each have similar bodies, skin, hair, and even the mole on the lower chin.

Again - nothing alike.

Ezee E

07-31-2009, 12:25 PM

No Battlestar. Only Season 1/2 of Homicide.

Henry Gale

08-02-2009, 06:30 PM

Yeah, the show's definitely a lot of fun.

I caught up with Season 1 in the last week after seeing significant bits of it over time as those around me watched it regularly. So I'm looking forward to now watching it on its schedule even if I don't think it'll ever be the greatest of shows for me. Pretty sure though that theoretically if it were a network show nearly everything I like about it would vanish, so I'm quite glad that it's on HBO and that the freedom is there to do whatever they want and have most of it be pretty effective.

number8

08-02-2009, 06:34 PM

Sex in a church. My fantasy.

thefourthwall

08-03-2009, 12:54 PM

Bah--What's Godric doing there? Is he complicit in his capture?

DVD's have spoiled me; this whole waiting a week thing when they purposely leave you with a cliffhanger blows.

Mara

08-03-2009, 04:20 PM

Bill's refusal to use contractions is getting more annoying weekly. Bah-- probably too late to start now.

[ETM]

08-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Question: Is Andy a Supernatural? He's the only one of the "humans" never to be influenced by Maryann's spells, even though everyone else gets "blackeye" within seconds.

Mara

08-03-2009, 08:28 PM

[ETM]

08-03-2009, 08:45 PM

And all the orgists screamed and stopped when he showed up.

I thought he fired a shot, and also Maryann left them. But yeah, that too. We could ask Mrs. KF but I kinda don't want to know anything about the books.

thefourthwall

08-03-2009, 09:16 PM

Mild/General book spoilers regarding Andy since I had the same question as [ETM] and asked friends who've read the books

They didn't think there was anything, but he's distantly related to Bill/the Compton family, but since Bill's only supernatural b/c he was turned rather than something genetic, the books suggest no. My guess is the tv show is going to change it and make Andy something though.

DSNT

08-03-2009, 10:13 PM

;191481']Question: Is Andy a Supernatural? He's the only one of the "humans" never to be influenced by Maryann's spells, even though everyone else gets "blackeye" within seconds.
I wouldn't think so because his eyes have been black in other scenes, like the dancing craze at Merlotte's. Maybe it's because he was drunk? Or maybe he was outside of Mary Anne's range?

Milky Joe

08-03-2009, 10:18 PM

my guess is that Maryann was distracted by Sam and didn't notice Andy quickly enough to take him over.

Mara

08-04-2009, 03:07 PM

Alex is in a Lady GaGa video? Does that mean I have to watch it?

:sad:

Why do you do this to me?

Mara

08-04-2009, 05:59 PM

Alex is in a Lady GaGa video? Does that mean I have to watch it?

:sad:

Why do you do this to me?

Okay, don't bother, folks.

Although, apparently, if you are a marginally talented singer willing to look like an idiot at all times and pretend that it is "art," you can apparently pay hot men to make out with you on camera. Lesson taken.

Lucky

08-04-2009, 08:41 PM

Mara

08-04-2009, 08:44 PM

Seriously, what was up with the bumblebee?

She bugs the crap out of me. Look, I'm wearing a dress made out of muppets! I must be esoteric and unknowable! I don't wear pants and talk about sex alot! I must be erotic and ahead of my time!

Smug little git.

Mara

08-04-2009, 08:46 PM

And just in case that wasn't mean-spirited enough, I'd like to point out that behind the crazy hairstyles and glasses and veils and caked-on make-up, she's not even pretty.

Lucky

08-04-2009, 08:48 PM

Her persona is undoubtedly grating, but I do believe she's spinning mainstream pop music in a positive direction. Not much of a compliment, I guess, but eh. I like her songs until they get horribly overplayed. There are some cool covers out there, too.

Chris Daughtry - Poker Face (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t90dFkM9acg)

amberlita

08-04-2009, 10:42 PM

Okay, don't bother, folks.

Although, apparently, if you are a marginally talented singer willing to look like an idiot at all times and pretend that it is "art," you can apparently pay hot men to make out with you on camera. Lesson taken.

You're forgetting to mention the most important thing about that video: how hot (of course) Alexander Skarsgard was in a white tank and black suspenders. Speaking Swedish. Yum.

Allow me a very off-topic gripe, though. I wish I was a music video director and could keep artists from ruining potentially great video opportunities with their innanity. Imagine rather than that cartoonish creation we had to suffer that instead the video was of Lady GaGa as a slightly deranged and psychotic paparazzi photographer who falls in love with one of the stars she follows - namely, Alexander Skarsgard. And the video is of her blending into the paparazzi crowd, using her occupation to follow his every move and paste her photos of him all over her house obsessively. Eventually she turns insanely jealous after photographing him with his new girlfriend and, I dunno, goes postal putting him in danger somehow. Make it actually about something and it would certainly have been more interesting than watching Lady GaGa try to dance with crutches adn make funny faces at the camera.

Seriously, what better object of desire than Alexander Skarsgard. That would have been perfect. Ah well...

megladon8

08-05-2009, 02:09 AM

While I'm still enjoying the show (halfway through season 1) I find Stephen Moyer's accent quite suspect.

number8

08-05-2009, 03:52 AM

Ezee E

08-05-2009, 04:59 AM

Yeah, Andy had just begun drinking and was dancing later on at the beginning of it all. He has since not been tranced.

But damn, these last two episodes have been great. The show is progressing these stories extremely well I think.

Acapelli

08-05-2009, 05:06 AM

i'm kinda hoping that andy will redeem himself at the end of the season and save the day

DSNT

08-05-2009, 11:09 AM

i'm kinda hoping that andy will redeem himself at the end of the season and save the day
Yeah. I really like what they've done with his character and hope he plays a significant role with things to come. The scene where he accused the bar of being zombies was excellent. The same actor was also great in Season 2 of The Wire.

[ETM]

08-05-2009, 12:20 PM

The same actor was also great in Season 2 of The Wire.

Chris Bauer (I always forget his name) has been great in a lot of stuff.
I was just looking through his roles on IMDB, and was completely shocked that I forgot he was Machine in 8mm.

Acapelli

08-05-2009, 03:39 PM

Yeah. I really like what they've done with his character and hope he plays a significant role with things to come. The scene where he accused the bar of being zombies was excellent. The same actor was also great in Season 2 of The Wire.
frank sobotka was the best part of season 2 of the wire

Mara

08-06-2009, 02:32 AM

Paquin & Moyer: Engaged.

Milky Joe

08-06-2009, 02:51 AM

well who can blame him, he's gotta lock that down

EvilShoe

08-06-2009, 07:22 AM

Had anyone else completely forgotten Terry and Andy are related?
(Cousins apparently.)

[ETM]

08-06-2009, 11:23 AM

Had anyone else completely forgotten Terry and Andy are related?
(Cousins apparently.)

Yes they are. Doesn't have to mean anything. Unlike vamps, other "supernaturals" seem to have no problems having children with humans, so it's plausible that cousins might be of different... kinds.

If that's what you meant, that is.

EvilShoe

08-06-2009, 07:54 PM

;192687']Yes they are. Doesn't have to mean anything. Unlike vamps, other "supernaturals" seem to have no problems having children with humans, so it's plausible that cousins might be of different... kinds.

If that's what you meant, that is.
Oh no, I didn't really mean anything. I was just reminded of the fact during the scene where Andy calls for Terry Bellefleur.
Never thought it had any significance.

megladon8

08-08-2009, 07:30 PM

So, the final episode of season 1 was an absolute mess.

After such a great season, they really ended it terribly. I'm eager to see season 2, but I hope more care is given to the way they tie up the plot threads.

This was just lazy.

number8

08-09-2009, 08:40 AM

I honestly don't know why I am not currently buried in Alexander Skaarsgard's crotch.

The wife shares my sentiment.

By the way, she's on like Book 6 or something.

Milky Joe

08-10-2009, 04:22 AM

That's some good tv right there.

thefourthwall

08-10-2009, 04:25 AM

megladon8

08-10-2009, 04:29 AM

Or brilliant in its set-up for Season 2. What tie up issues are you having?

I'll put it all in spoiler tags...

First of all, the reveal of Rene as the killer. There was absolutely NO set up towards this. Rewatching earlier episodes, there are no clues, hints at him having a "wild side" or anything like that. Then in the very last episode he suddenly starts having nervous ticks, acting like a psycho, and ominous music plays whenever he's around.

That's fucking lazy writing, and I expected much, much better from a show like this which had such clever, thoughtful writing beforehand.

I also thought it was a real mistake to have Sookie and Bill's relationship suddenly mend itself wonderfully at the end so we feel all happy and nice. There should have been some conflict remaining there.

But I was mainly miffed by the Rene thing. Sloppy, lazy writing.

number8

08-10-2009, 04:34 AM

So, thanks to the wife, my bookshelf now has all 9 books. Yeesh.

Milky Joe

08-10-2009, 04:36 AM

But I was mainly miffed by the Rene thing. Sloppy, lazy writing.

Or writing that's indulgent in the show's own glorious low-rent nature? Plus what thefourthwall said.

Also, there is plenty of conflict left in Bill and Sookie's relationship, believe me.

megladon8

08-10-2009, 04:39 AM

I do have to say, though, that Lafayette is by far my favorite character in the whole show.

His flip-out about the AIDS burger was freaking amazing.

If he didn't win an Emmy, well...he should have.

Kurosawa Fan

08-10-2009, 04:44 AM

Ivan Drago

08-10-2009, 04:58 AM

So, thanks to the wife, my bookshelf now has all 9 books. Yeesh.

They're all on my bookshelf as well. My wife read them all in about a week, and then started watching the show. She likes the books much better than the show, but likes the show enough to keep watching.

Man, what is it with women and vampires nowadays? Don't mean anything bad behind that but considering the fanbase of a certain popular book series and the ever-growing fanbase for this...it's just getting insane.

trotchky

08-10-2009, 05:40 AM

well, that was a great episode.

number8

08-10-2009, 06:11 AM

Yeah, kickass. That was definitely their best. I think they're really hitting an amazing stride this season. It really makes Season 1 look so feeble in comparison.

Eric continues to get me wet. His Southern accent was hilarious.

number8

08-10-2009, 06:15 AM

They're all on my bookshelf as well. My wife read them all in about a week, and then started watching the show. She likes the books much better than the show, but likes the show enough to keep watching.

Mine got yours beat. 3 days. She just kept going back to Borders to buy 2 at a time this weekend (we have one just a skip and a hop away). I just blinked and suddenly we have all 9.

She, too, likes the books better.

Henry Gale

08-10-2009, 06:55 AM

I was very impressed with this episode, I must say. So far this season has come across as pretty unremarkable to me for whatever reason, but this pretty much redeemed all of that. I still hate the Tara/Maryann/Eggs storyline, but what they did to move along and develop everyone else this week was pretty incredible.

The standoff at the church was just about as perfectly campy and genuinely compelling as anything the show has ever done. Plus, Jason's turnaround definitely didn't feel as unwarranted as it could have, and by the time it gave us that scene with him and Bill I couldn't have cared less.

I only wish they would find a little more for Jessica and Hoyt to do. I realize the writers are probably just allowing their relationship to build before something unpleasant comes in between them, but the few scenes they've had these in these last few episodes have ended up being the ones that feel the most genuine. I'd just like to see them be more essential to the show because I really like the both of them (and not just because Deborah Ann Woll is as beautiful as she is) and the show needs more of things like them instead of all the other non-vampire shenanigans going on (as in I really don't think I care what Maryann even is anymore).
This episode would have sufficed as an awesome finale, so I'm really excited to see what they have planned to top this.

number8

08-10-2009, 07:07 AM

By the way, who saw that...

Jessica's hymen

...thing coming? I mean, we really should have anticipated something like that, but it took me by complete surprise. Wow, that sucks.

Milky Joe

08-10-2009, 07:17 AM

This episode would have sufficed as an awesome finale, so I'm really excited to see what they have planned to top this.

Same here.

I think it's beautiful how they set up and (sort of) resolved the Fellowship of the Sun plotline, while the real drama is going on back in Bon Temps with Maryann for Bill and Sookie to discover when they finally get back. I'm kind of hoping that Eric and Bill and Sookie enlist Godrick to help with that whole situation. And that sort of major clash is exactly how I suppose they'll top this week's seriously kickass climactic fireworks.

This show makes me feel like a nerd, but in a good way.

Kurosawa Fan

08-10-2009, 02:17 PM

Mine got yours beat. 3 days. She just kept going back to Borders to buy 2 at a time this weekend (we have one just a skip and a hop away). I just blinked and suddenly we have all 9.

She, too, likes the books better.

We have kids. My wife wins.

Mara

08-10-2009, 04:30 PM

OH, MAN I just had a mouthful of food when I finally saw what Marianne was cooking. Uncool, show. Uncool.

Mara

08-10-2009, 05:02 PM

Godric just quoted King Lear.

I may like this Godric fellow.

Sven

08-10-2009, 05:03 PM

At B&N a couple of days ago, I spoke with a woman who read each one in an average time of two hours a pop. She was an awesome lady.

Mara

08-10-2009, 05:12 PM

By the way, I've only read a few paragraphs here and there from the books, and I thought they were unreadable trash.

Kurosawa Fan

08-10-2009, 05:12 PM

At B&N a couple of days ago, I spoke with a woman who read each one in an average time of two hours a pop. She was an awesome lady.

HEY! My wife fucking wins! DROP IT!

Mara

08-10-2009, 05:14 PM

Man, what is it with women and vampires nowadays?

It's not new. It's been going on for decades now.

Eleven

08-10-2009, 05:18 PM

Dear Maryann,

We've seen what you do with lots of people, we've seen what you do with a few people, we've heard a verbal description of what you are and what you do, so please, we've named that tune, please pick another one.

Sincerely,

Bored in Bon Temps

Mara

08-10-2009, 05:26 PM

It's not new. It's been going on for decades now.

Off the top of my head, mortal woman and vampire man sex in:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/515ax5npltl.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/thesilverkiss.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/The_Vampire_Diaries_4_Dark_Reu nion.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/twilight_book_cover.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/springjpwk20.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/rollingstone.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/VampireBook.jpg

"I've had my share of losers, but you, you boinked the undead."-- Faith

megladon8

08-10-2009, 06:49 PM

I read two of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and quite enjoyed them.

Winston*

08-10-2009, 07:25 PM

I'll put it all in spoiler tags...

First of all, the reveal of Rene as the killer. There was absolutely NO set up towards this. Rewatching earlier episodes, there are no clues, hints at him having a "wild side" or anything like that. Then in the very last episode he suddenly starts having nervous ticks, acting like a psycho, and ominous music plays whenever he's around.

That's fucking lazy writing, and I expected much, much better from a show like this which had such clever, thoughtful writing beforehand.

I also thought it was a real mistake to have Sookie and Bill's relationship suddenly mend itself wonderfully at the end so we feel all happy and nice. There should have been some conflict remaining there.

But I was mainly miffed by the Rene thing. Sloppy, lazy writing.
They reveal him as the killer a couple of episodes previous...

Mara

08-10-2009, 07:30 PM

I read two of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and quite enjoyed them.

Maybe I should give them a longer shot. They just seemed so... turgid.

megladon8

08-10-2009, 07:40 PM

They reveal him as the killer a couple of episodes previous...

No, it was the episode right before the last, where his picture comes through the fax machine.

It was a terrible reveal, and lazy writing.

But, others here claim that it'll make sense in season 2, so I'll at least give the show the benefit of the doubt.

Maybe I should give them a longer shot. They just seemed so... turgid.

Oh, they are turgid as all hell. I find it kind of charming. They don't take themselves near as serious as, say, Anne Rice's overly dire stories of vampire romance.

For the record, when I was about 12 I loved me some Anne Rice books. "Interview With the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat" would probably have - at that time - been among my favorite books ever.

Then I re-read them when I was about 17 and saw that they really weren't too great. Not nearly as bad as some of her other stuff, but not great literature by any stretch of the word.

The Sookie Stackhouse novels surely aren't "great literature" either, but at least they have more of a sense of fun to them rather than Rice's overly serious tone.

number8

08-10-2009, 07:41 PM

They reveal him as the killer a couple of episodes previous...

The revelation wasn't in the finale, and he was acting suspicious for a few eps before, yeah... But I think meg's right that the early eps didn't drop any hints. Unless you count the fact that his Cajun accent is spotty.

Winston*

08-10-2009, 07:51 PM

Oh sorry. I was sure it was a couple of episodes before.

Mara

08-11-2009, 01:45 AM

Not to belabor the obvious with an of-course-Skarsgard-is-hot comment, but I have to talk about the attractiveness of Eric in this episode.

I can't stop thinking about it.

I'm, like, haunted by it.

number8

08-11-2009, 05:26 AM

Not to belabor the obvious with an of-course-Skarsgard-is-hot comment, but I have to talk about the attractiveness of Eric in this episode.

I can't stop thinking about it.

I'm, like, haunted by it.

When they were surrounded by the Church, and he tells Sookie "I'll be fine," and steps up in his leather jacket, staring down the priest...

Mara

08-11-2009, 12:40 PM

When they were surrounded by the Church, and he tells Sookie "I'll be fine," and steps up in his leather jacket, staring down the priest...

This is me:

"Hum de dum dum, must remember to get gas on the way home today, and I think my car insurance is due next week, I should send that in. They should really get online bill pay and I wonder if I have stamps? If not I'll have to ERIC IN A BLACK RAZORBACK TANK TOP holy crap what just happened? Wait, where am I? What am I supposed to be doing? Is it important?"

amberlita

08-11-2009, 12:43 PM

"Talking about me? Awww...shucks."

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6264/2hd8mkg.gif (http://img26.imageshack.us/i/2hd8mkg.gif/)

Mara

08-11-2009, 12:47 PM

"Talking about me? Awww...shucks."

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6264/2hd8mkg.gif (http://img26.imageshack.us/i/2hd8mkg.gif/)

Riveting. You are an artist.

Mara

08-11-2009, 12:49 PM

By the way, I have never been a Jason fan, but he was quite charming in this episode. The scene where he hugs Bill was hilarious.

And have we noticed that he's wearing more clothing this season? Good times.

Mara

08-11-2009, 01:34 PM

Hey, look what I found.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/TrueBloodericpromolickfinger2. gif

amberlita

08-11-2009, 04:45 PM

Amnesiac

08-11-2009, 04:49 PM

Ezee E

08-11-2009, 05:29 PM

Great episode indeed. Lafayette needs to become a key character again instead of just being a wallflower.

Eric definitely stepped up as the best character to watch in this show now. His small talk with Jason was the best.

I kept on thinking that Godric would be assassinated by the end of the episode. Instead I got that surprise. Nice.

Mara

08-11-2009, 05:46 PM

I finished Breaking Bad and I kind of want to check this out. Every forum thread I check out on it makes it seem like it's really a lot of fun to watch. But something also tells me that I could probably better spend my time watching/doing something else. But I'll probably give in sometime soon.

Assuredly, there are better things you could do. But the show really is trashtastic fun. (And I'm enjoying the second season more whole-heartedly than the first.)

number8

08-11-2009, 06:03 PM

I kept on thinking that Godric would be assassinated by the end of the episode. Instead I got that surprise. Nice.

Suicide bombing: if it works for Cylons, it works for vampires.

Ezee E

08-11-2009, 06:29 PM

Ezee E

08-11-2009, 06:30 PM

Suicide bombing: if it works for Cylons, it works for vampires.

I thought the twist was going to be that the guy was a werewolf.

Mara

08-11-2009, 06:36 PM

One thing I wonder about is the other womam vampires in the film that are married. They don't seem to have the same problem as Jessica, and I could've sworn we've seen Bill and his former girlfriend get it on without any problem at all.

Poor poor Jessica.

I assume that the vampire body heals what it perceives as wounds. Jessica was wounded when she had sex for the first time, but I assume none of the other vampire ladies' virginities were long gone, so the hymen didn't feel the need to regenerate.

Mara

08-11-2009, 06:41 PM

Did you know that there is an actual surgery a person can have to restore the hymen called "Hymenorrhaphy"? And if they don't want to use real flesh, they can make you a fake hymen that can fake bleed?

A purely cosmetic procedure in which a membrane without blood supply is created, sometimes including a gelatine capsule of an artificial bloodlike substance. This operation is intended to be performed within a few days before an intended marriage.

Wikipedia knows funky stuff.

Mara

08-11-2009, 06:46 PM

Seems a little extreme. Fanny Hill just soaked a sponge in blood, shoved it up her cooter, made a bunch of noise and called it a day.

Mara

08-11-2009, 06:49 PM

a gelatine capsule of an artificial bloodlike substance

They should call it TruBlood!

Notice how I have come full circle.

Ezee E

08-11-2009, 07:04 PM

They should call it TruBlood!

Notice how I have come full circle.
Speaking of which, you can now preorder the drink, which has a release in September.

Six pack = $14

number8

08-11-2009, 07:09 PM

Did you know that there is an actual surgery a person can have to restore the hymen called "Hymenorrhaphy"? And if they don't want to use real flesh, they can make you a fake hymen that can fake bleed?

I did. Actually, there was this woman in the news a couple of months ago who had done this operation every year for the past 10 years or so, so she and her husband could relive the deflowering on their anniversary night each year. The doctors said she's going to really hurt herself, but she doesn't care, apparently.

number8

08-11-2009, 07:09 PM

Speaking of which, you can now preorder the drink, which has a release in September.

Six pack = $14

Yep, did it a few days ago.

number8

08-11-2009, 07:11 PM

I assume that the vampire body heals what it perceives as wounds. Jessica was wounded when she had sex for the first time, but I assume none of the other vampire ladies' virginities were long gone, so the hymen didn't feel the need to regenerate.

That's generally the lore with vampires. They heal the wounds you get after you become a vampire, so childhood scars, etc would still remain. Poor Jessica, all right.

megladon8

08-12-2009, 12:27 AM

I hope season 2 comes to DVD relatively soon after the seasons finishes showing on TV.

None of this "next June" nonsense.

megladon8

08-12-2009, 12:37 AM

And you know what's terrible?

I'm never going to see Eric the same way again.

Whenever he comes on screen I'm going to start humming to myself...

"Jitterbug
Jitterbug
You put the boom-boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when the lovin' starts..."

number8

08-12-2009, 01:43 AM

Oooo, very nice. Yeah I wish I had the ability to make whatever gifs I want. I'd make one of that "I'll be fine." moment number8 seemed to get so hot and bothered over. :) Unfortunately it's just a gif I found on another website, but there's more where that came from!

Not a gif, but I'll make do with this...

http://true-blood.net/gallery/albums/screencaps-season2/screencaps_208_1/TrueBloodDotNet_208_0466.jpg

http://true-blood.net/gallery/albums/screencaps-season2/screencaps_208_1/TrueBloodDotNet_208_0468.jpg

http://true-blood.net/gallery/albums/screencaps-season2/screencaps_208_1/TrueBloodDotNet_208_0473.jpg

HOTNESS AND BADASSERY. AHEAD.

Ezee E

08-12-2009, 03:47 AM

I hope season 2 comes to DVD relatively soon after the seasons finishes showing on TV.

None of this "next June" nonsense.
Sorry. December at the earliest, if you're lucky. Otherwise, next summer when season three is about to start.

Milky Joe

08-12-2009, 03:56 AM

Sorry. December at the earliest, if you're lucky. Otherwise, next summer when season three is about to start.

If only there were another way...

Ezee E

08-12-2009, 04:05 AM

If only there were another way...
True. Meg can catch up very quickly just like I have.

megladon8

08-12-2009, 05:01 AM

I refuse to watch TV on my computer.

I've never been able to watch anything longer than a YouTube video on my computer monitor. My eyes can't take it, and I'm too spoiled by my big-screen TV.

Acapelli

08-12-2009, 05:09 AM

I refuse to watch TV on my computer.

I've never been able to watch anything longer than a YouTube video on my computer monitor. My eyes can't take it, and I'm too spoiled by my big-screen TV.
don't you have an xbox360? download and watch it on that

number8

08-12-2009, 05:21 AM

Or get the cables, duh. DVI-to-HDMI cables are like, what, 6 bucks?

amberlita

08-16-2009, 04:23 AM

Courtesy of someone else's talents, but I requested it from said person just for you 8....

http://www.fotolode.com/images/amberlita/2pzmmn9.gif

amberlita

08-16-2009, 04:32 AM

Oh, and the glory of the black razor back for Mara....

http://www.fotolode.com/images/amberlita/2r6jy8l.gif

I swear, I'm going to stop posting these as soon as I can stop staring at them.

number8

08-16-2009, 06:40 AM

Courtesy of someone else's talents, but I requested it from said person just for you 8....

http://www.fotolode.com/images/amberlita/2pzmmn9.gif

Squeeeeeeee.

Mara

08-16-2009, 10:52 AM

Those are seriously hot.

By the way, I don't think we've mentioned the acting talents of the Fellowship of Light guy. It takes talent to make a smile that creepy.

amberlita

08-16-2009, 12:41 PM

I actually love the Steve Newlin guy. He's deliciously righteously demented. Fun character.

I rewatched Highlander a few days ago (don't ask) and realized where I've heard Godric's accent before. It's the same as Christopher Lambert's non-specific accent where he tries to sound foreign without sounding like he's coming from any particular country. Makes sense since Godric is so old, but it also sounds terrible.

Mara

08-16-2009, 12:53 PM

Have you been to the website?

http://fellowshipofthesun.org

Mara

08-16-2009, 12:56 PM

Sample:

It's nothing new for teenagers and young adults to flock to the newest trend, and it's hardly uncommon for these fashion choices to be self-destructive, like smoking, drugs, tattoos or homosexuality. But the latest fad — a soulless eternity of drinking blood — can't be undone with a laser treatment or rehab. Vampirism is forever.

amberlita

08-17-2009, 03:49 AM

Holy sweet baby Jesus. I think I've gone into heart failure.

EvilShoe

08-17-2009, 10:16 AM

Holy sweet baby Jesus. I think I've gone into heart failure.
I assume this is because of the Sam and Andy team-up? It does sound quite appealing. :pritch:

[ETM]

08-17-2009, 06:04 PM

I rewatched Highlander a few days ago (don't ask) and realized where I've heard Godric's accent before. It's the same as Christopher Lambert's non-specific accent where he tries to sound foreign without sounding like he's coming from any particular country. Makes sense since Godric is so old, but it also sounds terrible.

To me, Lambert sounds like a French guy who is bad at English accents. Godric has definitely had lessons from Skarsgard because he sounds just like someone from Scandinavia speaking English rather well. It isn't 100% perfect but he pulls it off rather well. He reminds me of Stellan Skarsgard in his early English-speaking roles.

Mara

08-17-2009, 07:09 PM

Unorganized thoughts:

There were some really funny moments this week, and I'm not sure how intentional they were. I think I laughed hardest when Sookie pointed out that sucking silver out of an open vampire wound is "really gross."

The dream sequence with Dream-Eric was interesting, but I felt like they didn't incorporate it properly with the rest of the episode. Sookie should have been horrified, and she should have acted strangely around Eric for the rest of the episode.

Also, I kept having out-loud conversations with Sookie, like so:

SOOKIE: Attracted to Eric? Why?

ME: Gee, I don't know. Let's think for a minute.

Godric's exit was sort of touching and elegant. I was kinda feeling it.

If Lafayette actually had beaten the snot out of Eggs, I would have died of happy. I was rooting for it hardcore. And I'm glad Lafayette has something to do, because he's just been hanging around the edges for the last few episodes.

Maryann tearing up when describing ecstacy and the divine was brilliantly played. She's a talented actress.

Mara

08-17-2009, 07:14 PM

And what's with the love that dare not speak its name not daring to speak its name with Eric and Godric? You're not fooling anyone, gentlemen.

Lucky

08-17-2009, 09:38 PM

Maryann tearing up when describing ecstacy and the divine was brilliantly played. She's a talented actress.

Indeed. I also enjoyed her evil voice at Merlotte's. Reminded me of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.

Acapelli

08-17-2009, 10:44 PM

And what's with the love that dare not speak its name not daring to speak its name with Eric and Godric? You're not fooling anyone, gentlemen.
i was yelling at my tv for them to make out

amberlita

08-18-2009, 02:23 AM

i was yelling at my tv for them to make out

I thought they were going to kiss for sure when Nan Flanadan was leaving and Eric realized what Godric what planning to do so he ran up to him to beg him not to do it - their foreheads were nearly touching and I was waiting for the big smooch, but nothing. Lame.

Ezee E

08-18-2009, 04:06 AM

An okay episode. Now I'm just curious how Mary Ann's going to end. Death by Sam? Can she even be killed? Or will it end with her being killed by something even stronger?

trotchky

08-18-2009, 04:50 AM

Maryann tearing up when describing ecstacy and the divine was brilliantly played. She's a talented actress.

i agree, that was my favorite part of the episode.

number8

08-18-2009, 05:41 AM

And what's with the love that dare not speak its name not daring to speak its name with Eric and Godric? You're not fooling anyone, gentlemen.

i was yelling at my tv for them to make out

THANK YOU. WHAT THE FUCK. I was hyperventilating.

Mara

08-18-2009, 12:58 PM

Anyone else hear about this supposed Fangtasia calendar that is coming out? Or, I guess, must already be out, because this is for January 09.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/8OvHwg3gTNERxiXtyLPX_w282508.j pg

Mara

08-18-2009, 01:48 PM

Upon giving this more serious thought than it probably deserved, I wish they'd let him keep his chest hair. Waxed men always look so plastic and effeminate.

Mara

08-18-2009, 02:59 PM

The Maryann questions which MUST be answered by the end of the season, or I will be wrathful:

1. Why Tara?

2. Why Sam?

Ezee E

08-18-2009, 06:40 PM

2. Why Sam?

This one especially.

Tara I see as an easy gateway to get to Sam. They worked together, had a relationship, and he was her boss.

But all this over some money that was stolen? Don't believe it.

Acapelli

08-18-2009, 07:21 PM

This one especially.

Tara I see as an easy gateway to get to Sam. They worked together, had a relationship, and he was her boss.

But all this over some money that was stolen? Don't believe it.
i think it was more than that. sam seems to be the only one who doesn't wish to follow maryann and that angers her. daphne said as much and i buy it

there might be a deeper reason, but i'm happy with that reason and i don't need much more. maryann's a spiteful bitch

number8

08-18-2009, 07:24 PM

Yeah, it's just like how a narcissistic God, which she is, would react if she finds out that someone in her grasps rejects her.

Mara

08-18-2009, 07:54 PM

Yeah, it's just like how a narcissistic God, which she is, would react if she finds out that someone in her grasps rejects her.

From a narrative standpoint, though, I have to assume that this is her fatal flaw. The fact that she seems to need Sam, and nobody else, is the only real weakness we've seen her have. When she doesn't get Sam, that will have to be the thing that destroys her.

[ETM]

08-18-2009, 07:55 PM

Anyone else hear about this supposed Fangtasia calendar that is coming out? Or, I guess, must already be out, because this is for January 09.

I've seen all the pictures and they are obvious fakes. Eric not so obviously, but still...

Mara

08-18-2009, 08:05 PM

;196786']I've seen all the pictures and they are obvious fakes. Eric not so obviously, but still...

Cut & paste? It's a good job.

number8

08-18-2009, 08:15 PM

No, I think only some of them are photoshops, like the ridiculous one with Moyers and the apple and snake.

This one is obviously a still:

http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/5Kjj8RQBYVQwnwSTYSGGPg238688/GW433

amberlita

08-18-2009, 09:36 PM

Yeah the January one is a fake. Alexander Skarsgard has chest hair. It's thin and blonde and pretty sparse, but I noticed it showing just above the line of his shirt in the previous couple episodes when he had the black razorback on. (thank you 52" HD tv)

number8

08-18-2009, 09:41 PM

I like you girls.

trotchky

08-19-2009, 03:18 AM

are you gay, number8? earnest question.

Milky Joe

08-19-2009, 03:19 AM

Isn't he married? To a girl? Even more earnest question.

number8

08-19-2009, 03:29 AM

I am a man in a legally bound and very loving heterosexual relationship who is occasionally sexually attracted to men and has no problem voicing such attractions instead of being afraid of them.

And before you ask, yes, she knows. We are both drooling over Eric and when the time comes would probably fight each other for Skaarsgard's cock.

Milky Joe

08-19-2009, 03:40 AM

I am a man in a legally bound and very loving heterosexual relationship who is occasionally sexually attracted to men and has no problem voicing such attractions instead of being afraid of them.

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjE2MjcxMzY4NV5BMl5BanBnXk FtZTYwNDc3NDY3._V1._SX481_SY40 0_.jpg

"Supposedly everyone is."

Milky Joe

08-19-2009, 04:21 AM

Honestly, I think Arlene was the highlight of this episode. "It was a walk-in refrigerator!"

edit: you know, aside from that ending scene. Wow. I like the way Alan Ball thinks.

Mara

08-19-2009, 10:16 AM

8 is like our "open" guy. This applies to many aspects of his life.

[ETM]

08-19-2009, 10:48 AM

I made an Eric wallpaper for my girlfriend. Though my man-crush doesn't go as far as number8's - as I've found out Skarsgard is just a little bit taller than me, I'm finding myself thinking "I need to get in that kind of shape ASAP". It's good motivation. In all honesty, I'd be happy with 30%.

Mara

08-19-2009, 10:53 AM

;197038']I've found out Skarsgard is just a little bit taller than me

Budo? He's 6' 4". I'm all impressed with you now.

[ETM]

08-19-2009, 10:56 AM

Budo? He's 6' 4". I'm all impressed with you now.

I'm 6'3". I could pull off the black razorback look, but my shoulders and biceps need a loooot of work.

Mara

08-19-2009, 11:00 AM

Psh, cosmetics. You can't work yourself into tall.

I'm 5' 2". :sad:

EDIT: Except when I'm a giraffe.

EvilShoe

08-19-2009, 11:06 AM

I'm 6'2".
Yet I have accepted I will never look like Skarsgård.

Damn him.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1920/89927672.gif

Ezee E

08-19-2009, 01:02 PM

I'm sure I could pull off a razorback tanktop (I swear they're spelled raserback) but I'd have to work on evening out that bad farmer's tan I currently have.

I am also 5'10. Damn. No Skarsgård for me.

Mara

08-19-2009, 01:53 PM

I'm 5' 2". :sad:

True story: I went to sophomore homecoming with a boy who was 6' 7". That's just about a foot and a half taller than me. I was eye-level with his sternum. The date sucked so badly we never spoke again.

Mara

08-19-2009, 02:35 PM

Okay, seriously, there are a very minimal number of Americans on this show. I'm surprised they all got work visas (I've heard horror stories about shows trying to cast too many furners.)

Anna Paquin: Canadian by birth, but lived most of her life in New Zealand
Stephen Moyer: English
Ryan Kwanten: Australian
Skarsgard: Swedish, if you hadn't figured that out yet.

Rutina Wesley is American.
Sam Trammell isn't just American, he's from Wheezy Anna. I bet everyone follows him around to mimic his accent.

amberlita

08-19-2009, 03:28 PM

Sam Trammel doesn't have a Southern accent, actually. I've seen him in a couple interviews for the show and it's not there at all, which makes his accent on the show pretty impressive. Wonder if he grew up somewhere else. He's still got the best accent on the show next to Jason.

I would have picked a different moment but I'm just glad he's being appreciated. (http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/08/17/true-blood-eric-sookie-dream/)

I'm 5'7". In case he's reading this, I think I could frequently wear heels. We could work it out, Alexander. Just give me a chance. You stoop alot anyway.

Mara

08-19-2009, 03:37 PM

The only other thing I've ever seen Trammell on was an episode of Dexter, and he didn't have an accent. (Or rather, he had a generic middle-America accent.)

Milky Joe

08-22-2009, 09:34 AM

So I just rewatched the first 6 episodes of the series (just as in over the past few days), and a reaction such as Spinal's just absolutely boggles my mind. I just don't understand. The way this show begins is masterful in every department. I kind of feel like trotchky with the half-baked hyperbole here, but seriously, what are the major criticisms of this show? It's cheesy? Come on. It's shallow? Completely false. It's badly plotted? Also untrue (and this is mostly in response to Meg's criticisms):

Complaining about the lack of foreshadowing w/r/t René is just wrong: while there are no overt hints towards him being the killer in the first 6 episodes, when you watch it with the knowledge that he is the killer, there are hints, they are just extremely subtle, and have more to do with composition and cinematic timing than they do with say, double-entendre'd dialogue or overt musical cues or whatever other techniques are expected these days. And why should we be able to guess the killer anyway? To prove to ourselves that we're as smart as the writers? That would take all the fun out of it, not to mention take away from the great drama that results from the deliberate misdirection with Sam while he is (hopelessly) trying to woo Sookie away from Bill. And even that is complicated because in reality Sam is a goddamned tragic figure, in my estimation anyway. And don't get me started on the fact that the show directly engages in a dialogue about the merits of ritual psychedelic drug use to further the plight of human consciousness, and the obvious conflict that's arisen between its very implications and the dominant mindset of scientific rationalism--I'm actually pretty disappointed that season 2 doesn't continue much with this, though I guess the first covered most of those bases already, at least as far as maybe possible on TV. Plus that beautiful moment in the last episode when Godric asks Sookie if she believes in God, and she responds with an instinctual, borderline-orgasmic 'Yes" reminiscent of Molly Bloom, as if she'd been waiting her whole life for someone to ask her that very question--that might just make up for all of it. But now I'm really rambling, and quite drunkenly I might add. Can't wait for Sunday. 'night.

Lucky

08-24-2009, 03:39 AM

Damn you, cliffhangers! Must see the vampire queen...:frustrated:

And what did Sookie do to Maryann?

Milky Joe

08-24-2009, 03:53 AM

:pritch:
:frustrated:
:pritch:

Ezee E

08-24-2009, 03:53 AM

Damn you, cliffhangers! Must see the vampire queen...:frustrated:

And what did Sookie do to Maryann?
Zombie takeover on TV? AWESOME.

Milky Joe

08-24-2009, 04:01 AM

So the whole staged apocalypse scene is easily one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

But only 44 minutes? WTF?

number8

08-24-2009, 05:22 AM

Two things:

1) More Wii! YES!

2) This show is what a good Heroes would be like.

Henry Gale

08-24-2009, 04:07 PM

Maybe the funniest episode ever (in the best of ways). The Sam, Andy and Jason stuff was like this show's version of The Goonies.

These past three episodes have all been really, really awesome.

Ezee E

08-24-2009, 04:20 PM

Sam's disappearance act was the perfect end to what was already a hilarious scene.

number8

08-24-2009, 04:54 PM

SMITE ME, MOTHERFUCKER.

Eleven

08-24-2009, 04:57 PM

People thought I was crazy 'cause I thought I saw a pig.

Mara

08-24-2009, 05:18 PM

This episode was hilarious, particularly Jason/Andy/Sam. Jason getting all weaponed up like the wrath of God, and then being completely ineffectual in the bar was awesome. Terry running the troops. The easily-confused troops with the antlered God-- phenomenal. I could not stop giggling.

The Tara/Sookie/Lafayette stuff was less interesting, but Sookie zapping Maryann leads to some interesting possibilities.

Bill is a putz. It took me a long time to decide this, but I'm totally over him.

Acapelli

08-24-2009, 05:49 PM

Bill is a putz. It took me a long time to decide this, but I'm totally over him.
no matter what, bill nearly sacrificing himself to save sookie at the end of season 1 is one of the most romantic things i've seen on a televsion show. and he's still got plenty of goodwill from me for that

Milky Joe

08-24-2009, 06:43 PM

Bill is a putz. It took me a long time to decide this, but I'm totally over him.

Come on. Bill's a scholar of the classics! And did you see his strut there as he was walking into the Queen's nest? He's far from a putz.

Mara

08-24-2009, 06:46 PM

USE. CONTRACTIONS. BILL.

number8

08-25-2009, 02:29 AM

This line from io9's review made me laugh out loud.

The whole odd-couple Andy-and-Sam moment is a great big pro. I smell a spin off. He's a drunk and he's sometimes a dog, but they gotta pay rent so they open up a private detective service together.

Acapelli

08-25-2009, 02:49 AM

throw in jason as well and my ass is in the seat

Lucky

08-25-2009, 03:05 AM

I've been over Bill awhile ago. Bring on Sookie/Eric. It's like Buffy moving on from Angel to Spike.

Acapelli

08-25-2009, 03:13 AM

besides the fact that sookie is a telepathe, she's a pretty terrible character. bill and eric could both do better. she's like the serena of the show (for those of you familiar with gossip girl). she's not very smart and she's always making stupid, hair-pullingly frustrating decisions

Mara

08-25-2009, 01:41 PM

I've been over Bill awhile ago. Bring on Sookie/Eric. It's like Buffy moving on from Angel to Spike.

Angel is more interesting than Bill.

Although, I would be terribly interested if Bill suddenly went evil for some reason. We could call him Billus.

amberlita

08-25-2009, 02:47 PM

I kind of feel bad for Sookie. Her first vampire and her first boyfriend and he happens to be the most boring vampire of all time.

EvilShoe

08-25-2009, 02:54 PM

You girls always love jerks, but hate nice guys. :sad:

Mara

08-25-2009, 02:57 PM

You girls always love jerks, but hate nice guys. :sad:

Let's make a distinction between "nice" and "boring." The problem is with the writers-- they think being nice means that someone doesn't have a personality.

Bill would improve 110% if he was, for instance, funny. But he's just kind of dull.

Mara

08-25-2009, 03:01 PM

Also a fatal flaw in the stereotypical "nice" boyfriend character is that he often has no real interests outside the female lead. He's single-minded in his obsession, and it's off-putting. (Angel suffered from this, too.) Angel improved dramatically in the spin-off show because for one blessed minute he was able to think about something other than Buffy.

Bill needs to get a hobby or something. I'm serious.

EvilShoe

08-25-2009, 03:33 PM

I agree Bill's not the most interesting character of the bunch, but it's still an ensemble show. I'm glad there's a "straight man".
It's kind of a thankless role.

Milky Joe

08-25-2009, 07:57 PM

You girls always love jerks, but hate nice guys. :sad:

Here, here. Sookie knows how to appreciate a nice guy.

Ezee E

08-25-2009, 07:58 PM

Bill's best moments were in his flashbacks with that girl where he was still kind of a wild guy.

Mara

08-25-2009, 08:21 PM

Sookie knows how to appreciate a nice guy.

Take all that he has to offer, and dream-cheat with the bad boy? ZING!

Winston*

08-25-2009, 08:57 PM

Definitely the best episode of this show so far.

amberlita

08-25-2009, 10:09 PM

It's Alexander Skarsgard's birthday today. Just sayin'.

Mara

08-25-2009, 10:34 PM

It's Alexander Skarsgard's birthday today. Just sayin'.

And yet, we're the ones receiving presents. What a philantropist.

33. A very good age.

Lucky

08-26-2009, 12:55 AM

Angel is more interesting than Bill.

Although, I would be terribly interested if Bill suddenly went evil for some reason. We could call him Billus.

Completely agreed on both accounts. I think there may be a shred of a chance of that happening, too. Lorena's still not out of the picture, methinks.

number8

08-28-2009, 07:56 PM

Just found out today from the wife that in the books, Sookie is 1/4 fairy.

I wonder if she's going to be that on the show too.

amberlita

08-29-2009, 03:30 PM

Just found out today from the wife that in the books, Sookie is 1/4 fairy.

I wonder if she's going to be that on the show too.

I think so. Probably where Sookie's glowfingers came from.

Another ratings high last Sunday at 5.33 million (http://news.softpedia.com/news/True-Blood-Ratings-Continue-to-Rise-New-Record-Set-120106.shtml)

I'm 90% sure this is because Alexander Skarsgard got naked and everyone told their friends and family who all tuned in to see if there would be more.

It also says there's going to be a break between the penultimate episode and the finale. That's kind of really super irritating.

Ezee E

08-29-2009, 03:32 PM

I think so. Probably where Sookie's glowfingers came from.

Another ratings high last Sunday at 5.33 million (http://news.softpedia.com/news/True-Blood-Ratings-Continue-to-Rise-New-Record-Set-120106.shtml)

I'm 90% sure this is because Alexander Skarsgard got naked and everyone told their friends and family who all tuned in to see if there would be more.

It also says there's going to be a break between the penultimate episode and the finale. That's kind of really super irritating.
Blame Labor Day.

megladon8

08-29-2009, 06:45 PM

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/738/ericxim.jpg

amberlita

08-30-2009, 02:13 PM

yummy. very GQ.

Lucky

08-31-2009, 02:56 AM

What a lackluster penultimate episode for this season. Did anything of importance happen?

Henry Gale

08-31-2009, 06:09 AM

What a lackluster penultimate episode for this season. Did anything of importance happen?

We got some vague background information on the origins of... things. But way more importantly we got about a dozen classic Jason Stackhouse moments.

Honestly the worst thing about this week's episode is that there isn't a new one next Sunday. Otherwise, the fact that the show is comfortably embracing its campiness more and more each week is helping me excuse some of the more hollow dramatic beats and see past the fact that most of what was happening in this one was filler.

Mara

08-31-2009, 04:23 PM

Five minutes in and I've never been this bored by TB before. I really can't stand ERW. She's not even delivering lines-- she's just primping.

Mara

08-31-2009, 04:59 PM

Five minutes in and I've never been this bored by TB before. I really can't stand ERW. She's not even delivering lines-- she's just primping.

40 minutes in. Unremittingly stupid, except for Eric flirting with the kids. Which was immediately negated by Eric... um... flying.

Mara

08-31-2009, 05:12 PM

Bill and Eric's pissing contest outside the mansion: not bad
Andy and Jason in the truck: gold

"Do you think that Sam could turn into a chicken and eat his own egg?"

Yeah, the episode got significantly better towards the end.

Milky Joe

08-31-2009, 06:36 PM

This episode kind of threw me off, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Lately it's felt like each new episode is from a different show altogether. Kudos to Alan Ball for never doing what people (or I) expected.

Still don't know about Eric flying. But I loved him strolling into the Queen's on the exact same errand as Bill. Enjoy your Yahtzee, Eric.

amberlita

08-31-2009, 06:49 PM

Definately disappointed in ERW. Didn't expect her acting to suck that badly. Atleast she's pretty to look at but I dread seeing her more next season (which I suspect we will).

I'm extremely fascinated by the fact that Sam knew Eric already and that he was less perturbed by his presence then Bill's such that he was willing to take Arlene's kids with him. How did they meet? How well do they know each other? He seemed to know Eric well enough to know he had to offer a favor in exchange for a favor and that he wouldn't hurt the children.

By the way, my television could barely contain the hotness of Sam and Eric in the same room together.

Mara

08-31-2009, 06:53 PM

Did Sam and Eric meet at the bar last season?

I've never liked ERW but she was worse than I expected.

number8

08-31-2009, 07:35 PM

"Sometimes you gotta destroy something to save something. That's in the bible. Or the constitution."

That should be on a t-shirt.

amberlita

08-31-2009, 09:57 PM

Did Sam and Eric meet at the bar last season?

Oh, maybe. You know I don't even remember a lot of what happened in Season 1. I don't think we saw them meetnecessarily. Eric just showed up with Bill to threaten some people and so the latter could say bye to Sookeh before the tribunal. Don't recall any Sam interaction. So unless there is a ton of cut footage, it doesn't explain how familiar they are with each other. Last night Eric already knew Sam is a shifter.

Ezee E

08-31-2009, 10:51 PM

I can't tell if its just bad directing that made ERW seem awful, because Bill was pretty corny as well in each of those scenes. The line about Eisenhower was one of the worst that I've heard.

With that, good episode for getting to the climax. I hope the finale doesn't disappoint.

number8

08-31-2009, 11:10 PM

Oh, maybe. You know I don't even remember a lot of what happened in Season 1. I don't think we saw them meetnecessarily. Eric just showed up with Bill to threaten some people and so the latter could say bye to Sookeh before the tribunal. Don't recall any Sam interaction. So unless there is a ton of cut footage, it doesn't explain how familiar they are with each other. Last night Eric already knew Sam is a shifter.

You forgot the time jump. When we see Eric and Sam together, they're already sitting down and talking about Maryanne. You don't see them meeting, Eric asking who he is, explaining the situation, etc. That's called unnecessary exposition. Sam knows about Eric from Sookie going to Fangtasia in Season 1. I think that's all there is to it.

amberlita

09-01-2009, 01:15 AM

But that's boring! :frustrated:

It's more fun my way. :pritch:

Milky Joe

09-01-2009, 06:33 AM

I took to this more on a second viewing. That first scene is a little rough, but I quite liked EWR overall, especially in the later scenes. Her character (and the whole idea of a "day room") is pretty hilarious--and I'm glad the Queen didn't turn out to be some cliché bad-tempered vixen vamp in lingerie which is what I was expecting for some reason (Anne Rice probably), just an immortally spoiled rich girl, who apparently has a lot of arcane knowedge on stuff like the psychology of maenads. My kind of woman.

number8

09-01-2009, 06:38 AM

I dug the valley girl approach, too. The show has an uncanny ability to make vampires playing games hilarious. First it was Bill with the Wii, now her with Yahtzee.

And I can't be the only one who yelled "YES! THANK YOU!" when she suggested that Eric and Bill should just fuck each other and get their macho bullshit over with.

Ezee E

09-01-2009, 12:39 PM

She is a Queen for a reason. It'll be a matter of time before we see her just destroy the shit out of something.

EvilShoe

09-01-2009, 01:03 PM

Yeah, the Queen character could be a worthwhile addition.

I hope ERW grows more comfortable in the role though, because she was terrible. Reminded me of Scarlett Johansson's acting "style".

Ezee E

09-01-2009, 01:23 PM

I still blame the directing, because Bill was awful in that first scene also.

Lucky

09-02-2009, 03:18 AM

I hope ERW grows more comfortable in the role though, because she was terrible. Reminded me of Scarlett Johansson's acting "style".

I didn't think of this while I was watching it, but you're absolutely spot-on with that.

trotchky

09-04-2009, 02:27 AM

yeah this was the best episode of the season

Lucky

09-14-2009, 02:42 AM

This is the second year in a row that I've been disappointed by the finale.

Also, I think I've uncovered a plot hole:

Why couldn't they have used Daphne's AKA Deer Girl's heart for the sacrifice? And why was supernatural Daphne under Maryann's influence in the first place?

Milky Joe

09-14-2009, 04:39 AM

Beautiful finale. Great cliffhanger.

Why couldn't they have used Daphne's AKA Deer Girl's heart for the sacrifice? And why was supernatural Daphne under Maryann's influence in the first place?

a) probably because of the way Sam appeared to Maryanne, "naked and drawn to the statue" of the goddess and b) Maryanne attacked her and then saved her life, she followed her willingly out of gratitude, notice her eyes are never black

Henry Gale

09-14-2009, 05:41 AM

This is the second year in a row that I've been disappointed by the finale.

I agree. A pretty bad ending, which is sad for me because overall I would say from "Timebomb" onwards I was sure that this was becoming a better season overall.

Plus, I've always thought he was pretty wooden, but the guy who plays Eggs was just painful to watch in this episode.

[ETM]

09-14-2009, 01:40 PM

The True Blood finales seem to follow the "wrap it up, set up next season and end on a cliffhanger" formula, so I was not expecting a bang. Good episode, see you next year, Bon Temps.

Eleven

09-14-2009, 01:59 PM

Two Eggs were satisfyingly scrambled in the finale.

number8

09-14-2009, 03:05 PM

The Vermont thing made me laugh out loud. Hooray for timeliness.

Mara

09-14-2009, 07:43 PM

Some good elements, but what a mess. Structure, people. It exists for a reason.

A few thoughts:

Maryann's death was awesome.

ERW was much, much better this episode. Nearly charming.

When did Jason become so cool? I hated him last season.

Sam is also cool. And good-looking. The women admiring his jeans had me laughing out loud.

Jessica's tournaround was very interesting, especially contrasted with the scene when she's leaving the house and seems to have matured so much. Plus, did it occur to anyone else that she could make a fortune as a prostitute?