Archive for True Blood Episode Reviews
In the first episode of True Blood Season 3 we got to see 2 super fine butts: Eric’s and Jason’s.
But first, a recap of last season’s cliffhanger:
Last season ended with Bill disappearing after Sookie comes to the decision to accept his marriage proposal. You saw two hands wrap a silver chain around his neck and he’s dragged off . . . and the police couldn’t care less. Sam hunts for his missing family, the Mickens, while Jason freaks out over the fact that he murdered Eggs. Poor Eggs, he finally realized he was a murderer who ripped people’s hearts out for his mistress. Andy is taking credit for Eggs’ death and Jason has got to support him – something Jason is not taking to well.
Fast forward to Season 3 Episode 1: Pack of Wolves
Tara totally loses it about Eggs’s death, screaming at everyone – thank goodness she has Lafayette, he takes her away from the bloody scene. Andy tells Jason he’s got to act normal – “conscience off, dick on” – so no one suspects how Eggs was killed.
Conscience off, dick on . . . what a great line.
Bill is stuck in the backseat of a car, silver chain holding him in place, by four nasty looking men. Asking them who they are, they tell him, “we’re the fuck-you club.” That does not sound good for Bill’s future. Jessica has dragged a dying young man home, trying to save him but he dies anyway. Looks like she’s not to good at this vampire thing yet, you’re not supposed to kill them.
Sookie has gone to confront Eric about Bill, telling Pam ‘I have no time for lesbian weirdness’ when Pam compliments her dress. She is looking for help and she gets quite the eyeful (probably more than an eyeful) as Eric is coitus interruptus when she bursts into his little playroom in the basement. Butt Shot #1: Eric parades around naked as he chastises Pam for letting Sookie in – to which Pam responds in that sultry voice, “what can I say, she overpowered me” – you gotta love Pam’s droll sense of humor. This is quite the scene as Sookie works to keep her eyes above waist level. Sookie leaves and we find out that Eric and the Queen have apparently ordered Bill kidnapped in order to remove the one person who knew that the two of them dealt V.
One of the weirdest scenes was Sam’s dream sequence between Bill and Sam where they are about to seriously make out – Bill invites Sam into the shower and they are going to kiss when Sam wakes up. This whole sequence was to bizarre – why would Sam dream about Bill? When did Sam get Bill’s blood?
Back in the real world (ha, ha), the FU gang is sucking Bill dry – getting super high on his V. All of them are wasted, giving Bill the opportunity to kill the driver and escape. Bill ends up at an old woman’s house. You’re sure he’s about to rip her throat out since he’s starving but Bill’s inherently courteous nature lets him feed while saving the old woman’s life, actually leaving her some money in thanks.
Butt Shot #2: Jason is doing his duty – conscience off, dick on – with two women he has picked up at Merlotte’s. He tells Hoyt that as his housemate, he will have to learn with pussy overflow – yet another quaint turn of phrase. Unfortunately, all his male libido does him no good. Good old Jason, he tells them, “evertime I look at you I just see these big ole bullet holes in your heads” and boom, those girls are out of there.
Tara looks totally lost after hours of being prayed over by her mom and the reverend so she ends up popping bottles of pills in the bathroom. I’m not sure she’ll recover from Eggs’ loss.
Bill leaves the old woman’s house, renewed and refreshed, as you hear wolves howling in the distance. The debut episode of True Blood Season 3 ends with Bill in the woods, surrounded by a pack of wolves. He launches himself at them as the credits come on. I hope we meet the werewolves next week. This looks good!
Once the True Blood season finale airs Sunday, September 13th we’ll finally know what the Bon Temps gang (Eric, Bill, Sookie, Jason, and Andy) plan to do with Maryann Forrester. Will they kill her?
Will they make her think Dionysus has come and therefore prompt her to “surrender herself” to him, making herself vulnerable to attack?
Or will she simply give up and go away in search of another town to torment?
Will Eggs survive? I personally don’t think he will but I could be wrong.
Will someone other than Maryann be killed?
What’s the cliffhanger for the season?
All of these questions will be answered in a few days and I’m sure Alan Ball will do a bang up job including lots of surprises for us. However, I’m more concerned about what will happen AFTER True Blood ends for the season.
WHAT . . . WILL . . . WE . . . DO?
Do you plan to read the books? Purchase the True Blood Season 1 DVD? Buy some TruBlood?
Well, I’ve already taken steps so my separation anxiety attacks won’t be so painful. Tonight I tuned in to The Vampire Diaries. Yes, there’s a new sheriff in town and it’s geared toward the young adult crowd. Tonight was the first episode in which we meet the three stars: Elena, popular high school senior; Stefan, the tall and dark new stranger in town; and Damon, Stefan’s evil and ruthless older brother. All three stars did a great job making their roles believable and I can’t wait to learn more about them.
You can tune in to The Vampire Diaries each Thursday night at 8:00pm EST. The Vampire Diaries TV Show website has more thoroughly reviewed tonight’s episode. You might want to check them out after each show to get their take on what happens!
In True Blood Episode 9 titled “Plaisir D’Amour” (which stands for The Joys of Love) Sookie identifies the vampire that’s been stealing from Eric, a friend of mine for many years. The vampire in question, Long Shadow, attacks Sookie to silence her. Long Shadow is not a vampire that I’m familiar with but I do know he’s been working as Eric’s bartender for a few years at Fangtasia. The fact that he attacked Sookie in front of Bill shows his ignorance of the power of a’mour. However, Bill will have to pay a huge price for staking him in order to save a human.
Jason and that horrible human Amy Burley have captured Eddie. Yes, I have my eye on Amy Burley. She’s done this before and was unfortunately never properly dealt with. I predict an early “retirement” for that one. Fortunately Jason shows Eddie some compassion.
Tara decides to visit Miss Jeanette, the witch doctor responsible for “curing” her mother of her alcoholism. I could have taken care of that problem for her. After one hour with me her mother would never again crave alcohol. Of course she’d simply be trading one vice for another. However, type O doesn’t cost any money and it’s readily available.
Sookie takes in a stray dog who I believe is actually Sam Merlotte. I love shape shifters. They’re usually good natured and most of them understand their pecking order place beneath us, superior beings.
Enough for now. My thirst calls me. We’ll chat again soon.
In Episode 7, Burning House of Love, Sookie proudly spills her guts on her relationship with Bill. Unfortunately, not everyone believes vampires and humans should mix so her announcement isn’t met with much support.
Malcolm and his vampire gang visit Merlotte’s to get a snack; Sam Merlotte attempts to defend his customers but is clearly no match for a vampire. Lucky for him, Bill arrives in the nick of time and lures the vamps away from the bar. This surprises Sookie at first but she eventually realizes that Bill played along with the vampires in order to get them away from Merlotte’s and thus avoid bloodshed.
Meanwhile, Jason, our lovable bed hopper, is so addicted to “V” that he travels alone to Fangtasia, the vampire bar run by Eric Northman, intent on obtaining vampire blood at the source. While trying to explain his needs to the vampire bartender (who’s getting impatient with him), he’s approached by a mysterious young woman who tells him “I’ve got what you need.” Her name is Amy Burley and she’s the newest character to join the True Blood cast. I’m not sure about Amy’s agenda, but I think there’s more to her than meets the eye.
Tara takes her mother to a voodoo priestess to have the demon removed from her body. Although Tara remains skeptical through most of the ritual, some weird, unexplainable things occur during the excorcism. If Tara’s mother stops abusing alcohol I believe Tara may visit the voodoo priestess herself.
The “AIDS burger” hoodlums witness the scene at Merlotte’s with Malcolm and later decide to take matters into their hands in order to get the vampires out of town. The episode ends with Sookie worrying over whether Bill was with Malcolm and his thugs when things got hot.
