(S02E03) "He can do it. I'm wearin' my favorite pumps." - Pam to Eric, when he asked her and Chow to go troll the woods for the bull-creature
I could hear Lou Grant in my head during this episode of True Blood, saying "Sookie, you've got spunk." Only instead of hating Sookie's spunk, I'm loving it. I'd like to have just half the spunk Sookie's got. Last season, she not only buried her grandma and cleaned up all that blood in her kitchen, but she has no problem getting out of a car after fighting with Bill and stomping off into the night, knowing there are weird creatures out there. Ok, maybe not the smartest move on her part, but it did lead to good results for Lafayette.
Those were some serious scratches Sookie had after the bull creature attacked her. I hope True Blood gets an Emmy nod for makeup, because they really do a good job with the blood and guts, not to mention mouth-foaming on Sookie's part in this episode.
So we now know that Bill glamoured Jessica's family after the end credits rolled last week. I'm guessing that means they have no recollection of the incident with Jessica, Sookie and Bill, right? Nor do they realize that their daughter is a vampire. Not sure if that means anything at this point; just an observation.
Looks like Daphne and Sam are starting up something, but I did not see that coming when she took off her shirt to jump into the lake with him and revealed those scars on her back. What's it all mean? Well, when Dr. Ludwig was fixing Sookie up, she mentioned something about this creature being similar to a Komodo dragon, and its bite allowing it to track its prey. But could the prey actually turn into the creature? I'm wondering if that's the case with Daphne. Or maybe Sam will have to save her from the creature.
Maybe Tara is starting to wise up about Maryann. Maybe Sam's warnings are getting through to her. I was cheering when Tara walked out of the party after seeing everyone acting so loopy and the girl coming on to Eggs in the pool. By the way, I was trying to remember where I'd seen Mehcad Brooks before, and he played Matthew Applewhite on Desperate Housewives.
Ok, what is up with Maryann's pig? Is it a shapeshifter? A spirit? The secret to Maryann's powers? When Andy Bellefleur looked away and back again, the pig had vanished. Maybe Maryann is able to make things disappear. And what a liar she is, telling Tara she barely knows Sam and if she had to guess, she'd say he's jealous and looking for someone to blame for him losing Tara.
Well, at least we got Lafayette out of the basement! And he's not a vampire, so there's that, good or bad. I think he'd make a really fun vampire, though, so here's hoping they go down that road eventually. And as Mike Rogus mentioned in the comments a couple weeks ago, Eric explained to Bil and Sookie about Lafayette being chained up in the basement: "He traded sexual services with a vampire in order to sell his blood, which you know is a grave offense." And then Sookie slaps him - go girl! Only now she and Bill are headed for Dallas to find a missing vampire in exchange for Lafayette's release. She's got spunk.
As for Jason's situation, Steve and Sarah Newlin are extra- creepy with their yuppie persona and sweaters draped over their shoulders. Really, they're creepier than the vampires and other creatures who roam the bayou. It'll be interesting to see how things develop with Jason and Sarah. And I appreciated seeing more of Stephen Root as Eddie invading Jason's nightmares. He's such a great character, and I'm sorry Amy killed him off last season.
Other points of interest:
- Maryann told her cook that a dish needed more juniper. According to Wikipedia, juniper is best known for flavoring gin, and it's also used in many culinary dishes and as flavoring in Jenever and sahti-style of beers.
- I really love the music in True Blood. The official site carries a listing of songs in each episode, but they haven't posted the songs for this episode yet. Anyone know who did the last song over the end credits?
- Maryann certainly knows her way around a bag of pot and a pack of papers. That was some serious joint she rolled.
- Terry calling Sam a chicken and accusing him of running ... What did I miss here? What, specifically, was he insinuating that Sam was running from?
- Jessica and Hoyt ... you pretty much knew where that was headed, especially after he said he wanted to wait.I'm really loving the character of Jessica. She's a live wire and a loose cannon. And yes, I loved her impersonation of Bill in last week's episode - spot on. Thanks for mentioning that in the comments, guys!
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this episode.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
6-29-2009 @ 4:19AM
GROM said...
For 1 hr show there seems to be very little character development except Sookie and Bill.
Tara still can't figure it out there is something wrong where you get tons of food served everyday for free by a stranger (I find this hard to believe)
Jason character is now so stupidly slow progressing that makes him look like a third wheel.
The only character besides Sookie and Bill that I like is that new vampire chick. In this episode she ... starts to develop personality .
Overall I think that this show painted itself into a corner by introducing too many character and now most of them are not developing at all and are just siting on the sidelines to be called in so we don't see Sookie on the screen all the time.
This is not the HBO I'm a custom too.
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7-02-2009 @ 4:52PM
Deter said...
Sorry that you got fired from showtime for not coming up with anything that can even compare to "True Blood".
6-29-2009 @ 6:54AM
Joe said...
This is really gripping TV that's firing on all cylinders. Not a moment's downtime in this show!
This is the HBO I could become accustomed to.
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6-29-2009 @ 8:56AM
dray said...
Last season they mentioned that Terry suffers from some form of post-war PTSD. From the dialogue, I had the impression that the scene was meant to remind us about that.
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6-29-2009 @ 9:52AM
jack hart said...
the last song over the end credits was by by blues singer
debbie davies - the song is "scratches"
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6-29-2009 @ 10:03AM
Lesley said...
If Alan Ball follows Book 2 in the Sookie Stackhouse series, then the creature in the woods is a maenad. Although it has not been revealed on the show, there has been speculation that Maryann is playing the creature that scratched Sookie.
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6-29-2009 @ 11:44AM
Sy said...
Sookie isn't that smart of a character and it's beginning to get annoying.
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6-29-2009 @ 2:30PM
Key Rick said...
All the pudding talk around the Newlin's table was the only thing that renewed my faith the Jason character's really got more of an upper hand in his situation amongst the Light people. That Hoyt's a catch!
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6-29-2009 @ 2:52PM
Rhomboid said...
The way I interpreted the Terry/Sam scene, Sam was planning on quietly leaving town because he didn't want to give Maryann whatever it is she wanted from him. When he tried to give back the money he'd stolen she implied that he had something else -- either an object or the ability to steal for her, or something else that hasn't been revealed yet. Or perhaps he is worried she'll generally just out him as a shapeshifter, or maybe he just doesn't like being around her. Anyway, Terry didn't know any of that but did see him packing moving boxes which triggered his PTSD.
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6-29-2009 @ 3:52PM
Marie said...
The whole relationship between Tara and Eggs is boring. Eggs is a character that seems to be going nowhere. I think Tara is much more diverse and intriguing. I think she might have been under Maryann's spell for a while and is now finally seeing the reality of the situation.
I'm concerned about Lafayette. I don't think Eric is finished with him.
Jessica is a great addition to the cast. Even though her character is not present in the second of Harris' books, Jessica fills a void in the storyline. She's fun and scary. Hoyt and her will make an interesting couple, but lets face it. We all know the real reason we tune in each week. Its primarily all about Sookie and Bill!
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6-29-2009 @ 4:50PM
mrfg said...
Marie said: "We all know the real reason we tune in each week. Its primarily all about Sookie and Bill!"
Couldn't agree more!
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6-29-2009 @ 3:51PM
stephen said...
all i know is i dont feel like waiting another two weeks for a new episode of true blood. this series is so good that you dont even want to wait another week to see the next. now they are going to make us wait another two weeks, why?! it was always a great show but its starting to get a lot better. maryanns wierd the end. lol
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6-30-2009 @ 1:04AM
Jojee said...
I love it all!
Lafayette, again some great dialogue from him. I want him to stick around for many seasons to come.
Jason, is a nitwit but I loved him praying in bed and the other guy throwing a pillow at him and telling him to shut up.
I am loving Jessica. I am starting to like her more than Sookie. Sookie always seems to be outraged by something!
I believe Terry just understood that Sam had been moody the last couple of days and now he has packed up his house and is leaving. Although Terry has severe PTSD, he still saw through what Sam was doing and called him the coward that he is. The reference to the foxhole was that Sam was leaving when his friends needed him most. Instead he was cutting and running.
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7-01-2009 @ 4:19AM
Dmpbabe said...
What about the interaction with Eric and Pam. That was wonderful! Being a fan of the books, I was worried about the choice for Eric, because he is my favorite character. Now I know they absolutly made the right choice!!
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7-01-2009 @ 8:05PM
L said...
Spoilers for the book...
The dead body was supposed to be lafayette in the beginning
Eggs and Tara are engaged
The maenad in the book is similar to Maryann - she ends up killing all the people who were responsible for a murder. In the book she and sam have a fling.
Sookie and Bill travel to Texas to help investigate with the 'church of the light' which convinces a vampire to commit suicide publicly in the sunlight. Sookie for a third time gets the pulp beaten out of her. But in the meantime she finds another telepath, meets werewolves, o and Eric saves her life.
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7-01-2009 @ 8:05PM
Cyn said...
I agree, Sookie is a little too hot headed and impulsive for me. Who would get out of a car and walk in that gloom and darkness?
If Maryann is the Maenad, then what about the scratches on the new girl's back? What is she? Predator or prey?
I love the scenes with Eric, Pam, and Chow. The dialogue is witty and fun.
Eggs and Tara is a snooze. I like her character and spunk.
Good show this week.
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7-02-2009 @ 2:49PM
Alison said...
Wow, Sookie sure is brave! Getting out of the car when Bill was yelling at her. If I were her and I saw that bull creature thing standing down the road I would have started screaming then not when it scratched me. If she just screamed a little sooner Bill would have heard her and scared that thing away.
So far season 2 is doing great!
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7-03-2009 @ 3:28PM
burl said...
Still difficult to get over how no one has a problem with having sex with Vampires, outside of the silly little "me protest too much" remarks here and there. I like this take-
http://www.whatsucksblog.com/2009/07/what-sucksthe-what-sucks-true-blood.html
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7-05-2009 @ 2:10PM
DoraL said...
Eggs is a little boring, he should be ditched, for the rest of the show, its always so exciting & intense
Sookie & Bill chemistry is off the hook right now, they must be really crazy about each other in real life
i love how dumb Jason is & he looks amazing, the church crowd is wayyy creepy
there is a lot of wired tension between Eric & Sookie, there could be something after a while
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7-06-2009 @ 12:18PM
Jessica said...
I find Sarah more legit in her beliefs than her husband - who comes across as a televangelist who likes the money. So, I like Sarah. I am loving Jessica, no only is she gorgeous, she is funny.
With scenes of Maryann and her home, I think of her as the devil and her home as hell. Eat all you want, the drinking and drugs, the sex - everything is excessive. Like a seven deadly sins theme park.
I am in love with Eric. I'm glad Lafayette is back in the mix. I can see how Sookie is so tightly wound. When she thinks she has things figured out and thinks she has control, she finds out she doesn't - that would make me pretty high strung as well.
I can't wait to see the outcome of Tara and getting away from Maryann.
I too wasn't expecting to see the scratches on the waitresses back. The Doc said Sookie would die from the poision, but the waitress didn't? Has she been marked?
I love this show - I just started listen to book one of the series. I'm behind the times, I guess.
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