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Posted Sep 14th 2009 5:00AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E12) "You may be the strongest, oldest vampire in my queendom, but if I wanted, I could own your fangs as earrings." - The Vampire Queen to Eric We've come to the end of season two of
True Blood, and I'm glad to see the Maryann storyline end (this is no spoiler; Alan Ball talked about it in
my interview with him; and yes, Michelle Forbes is a fantastic actress). On the other hand, I'm sad to see
True Blood ending and will wait impatiently for season three to start.
But this finale brought an end to a few storylines and set things up nicely for new ones in season three. After the jump, the episode review and your comments. Don't click through if you haven't watched the episode yet!
Continue reading True Blood: Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (season finale)
Posted Aug 31st 2009 4:55AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E11) "I am gonna kick that bitch's evil ass out of my gran's house, and then you are gonna shoot her." Sookie to Lafayette, about MaryannWell, they didn't make us wait, and picked up with
True Blood right where we left off last week, with Bill walking in on the vampire queen, played deliciously by Evan Rachel Wood. And ... is the vampire queen a lesbian? There were certainly some sexual overtones with her sucking blood out of the girl's leg, and then later saying, "I haven't enjoyed sex with men since the Eisenhower administration." Then again, she did ask Bill if he wanted to have sex, and he politely declined. He also declined her suggestion that he feed on the girl.
"What gives you the right to say no to the femoral blood of a good woman?" she asks. "You know what your problem is, William? You're a snob. Tiny, tiny souls. Or penises. Or both."
Continue reading True Blood: Frenzy
Posted Aug 24th 2009 2:04AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E10) "Jesus and I agreed to see other people, but that doesn't mean we don't still talk from time to time." - Lafayette to Tara's mom, praying over a spellbound TaraI'm as hooked on Eric as the next girl, but I must admit, I felt a little protective of Bill during that opening scene. Sookie comforting Eric and kissing his blood-tear-stained face over the loss of Godric was sweet, but emotional. If and when that day comes, I'm not sure who I'll be rooting for: Eric or Bill. It would definitely be a tough choice for Sookie.
Continue reading True Blood: New World in My View
Posted Aug 17th 2009 5:05AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E09) "I don't know what you is, but I'm feelin' you, and you a soulless bitch." - Lafayette to MaryannAfter so many slam-dunk episodes of
True Blood in a row, this one kind of leveled off a little. Still a great episode, just not super-great. But ... there were a few super-great scenes. We'll talk about those after the jump, so those who wish to remain spoiler-free don't yell at me ...
Continue reading True Blood: I Will Rise Up
Posted Aug 10th 2009 2:03AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E08) "It grew back." - Jessica to HoytYou know, I never really thought about it, but Jessica is in a really interesting situation. She was a virgin when she was turned, so of course, each new time she makes love, it's going to "heal up," and she'll have to start from scratch, so to speak. What an awful predicament!
It's not so bad for Hoyt, who seems happy that "every time will be like our first time." Not so for Jessica, who says, "But it'll hurt like hell. I'm a fucking deformity of nature. I'm gonna be a virgin forever."
Continue reading True Blood: Timebomb
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 7:52AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E07) "Feeling sorry for things is just an excuse not to celebrate your own happiness." - MaryannOk, I take back
my earlier comment about trying to reconcile the fact that Maryann isn't a villain. She IS a villain, and just because SHE doesn't think she's a villain doesn't make it all ok. So there. Her actions are causing other people to forget what's transpired, do bad things, and break peoples' arms. That's just not right, Maryann. Just not right.
Continue reading True Blood: Release Me
Posted Jul 27th 2009 4:38AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E06) "In person, she looks like vanilla pudding." - Sookie to Hugo, describing Sarah Newlin
Disturbing. Sexy. Gross. Creepy. Mysterious. Musical. Scary. Funny. How a show can pack so much into one hour is beyond me. We'll start with the amazing Alan Ball and work our way down through the actors, writers, and the rest of the crew. I'm sure even craft services has a spread of delicious food for these folks every day.
I fell in love with season one of
True Blood, and each episode of season two keeps raising the bar higher and higher. This was the best one yet, with plenty of new drama, mystery and, yes, disturbing stuff.
Continue reading True Blood: Hard-Hearted Hannah
Posted Jul 20th 2009 4:20AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E05) "There's enough people in my brain already. You're on your own." - Barry to Sookie, who says she can teach him how to control his telepathySo ... some of our beloved
True Blood characters are finding new cohorts just like them. We now know that Daphne is a shapeshifter, which is causing her and Sam to grow even that much closer (and those two are pretty hot together!). I'm not sure I totally trust her, though maybe she'll help Sam to feel better about his lot in life. She seems to have no issues with her abilities, and it was sexy hearing their foreplay talk about how they feel right before they shift.
Continue reading True Blood: Never Let Me Go
Posted Jul 13th 2009 3:58AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(S02E04) "Evil is making the pre-medicated choice to be a dick." - JasonTV Squad has THE smartest readers on the Web. I'm even more sure of that after reading
the comments about last week's episode, "Scratches."
Nancy said Maryann appears to be a Circe, and Crystal backed her up, noting, "Most notably, Circe turned Odysseus' crew into swine, but she had the power to concoct potions and cast spells to turn humans into any animal, which we saw when she forced Sam to shape shift against his will. Inviting her victims to a sumptuous feast to dispense her "Circean poison" is her classic trap."
There's no doubt that's exactly what happened in last night's episode, with Tara's birthday feast, culminating in Maryann doing her shaky thing that caused everyone to act like animals, whether they were smearing food all over themselves or having mad sex. Perhaps Eggs impregnated Tara with ... something ... ? Maybe that's why he's called "Eggs." And what was up with Maryann clawing the earth, then having her hands grow those three long fingers? Is that a characteristic of a Circe?
Continue reading True Blood: Shake and Fingerpop
Posted Jun 29th 2009 3:55AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, True Blood
(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-creatureI 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.
Continue reading True Blood: Scratches
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 5:20AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Well, eeewwww! I hope nobody was eating dinner during this episode, because there were some real gross-out scenes. The opener with a chained-in-the-basement Lafayette being hit by a severed arm and watching Erik drool large amounts of blood was bad enough. But later when Lafayette foraged through the guy's severed leg to find a piece of metal (at least, I
think it was metal) to jimmy his chain lock open ... well, I was seriously cringing.
I'm really trying not to reveal spoilers on the front page, but there's not a whole lot about
True Blood that
isn't a spoiler. I guess I could talk about Bill and Sookie having makeup sex and post-sex pillow talk, and how interesting it was to Bill ... nah, that's just not interesting enough on its own for pre-jump text.
Continue reading True Blood: Keep This Party Going
Posted Jun 20th 2009 3:16PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV Royalty, TV on DVD, OpEd, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
As John Howard noted in the comments in
last week's Jane After Dark column, I really haven't talked much about Omar yet. I just finished season two of
The Wire, and to be honest, most of my thoughts right now revolve around the Sobotka clan.
First of all, how stupid was Ziggy? The guy's always been a live wire, and you could see the bad karma building throughout this season, with him flashing money around, showing off his Italian leather coat, and going a little bonkers with the stolen Mercedes. Things were bound to go bad for him, and they did just that when his deal with Double-G went oh so wrong.
Continue reading Jane After Dark: The Wire - Season two ends, the Sobotka clan crumbles
Posted Jun 15th 2009 2:54AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S02E01) "I think I've seen enough dead bodies to last me a lifetime." - Sookie to SamHave I mentioned how excited I am to have
True Blood back? Yeah, I think so. At least 43 times around the Web. And tonight's season two premiere did not disappoint. It was
everything Stephen Moyer said it would be when I talked to him last week -- dark, sexy, mysterious and bloody good.
For those of you who need time to catch up with your Tivo, I'll keep this front part unspoiled. But I won't be giving anything away by saying that they tied seasons one and two together very nicely. Some of the questions we had from season one are answered. Some are not.
Continue reading True Blood: Nothing But the Blood (season premiere)
Posted Sep 8th 2008 1:22PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E01) True Blood is definitely a show after my own heart. I love any high concept drama that lays out the entire idea in the first five minutes.
In case you didn't get it, here's the short version. Synthetic blood is now available for vampires to buy, therefore they no longer need to kill to survive. So, as a society, they decide to live out in the open and are met with the kind of fear and skepticism that you'd expect.
Continue reading True Blood: Strange Love (series premiere)
Posted Apr 8th 2008 8:24AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Video, Episode Reviews, New Amsterdam, Reality-Free
(S01E07) A show like New Amsterdam is bound to have a lot of unanswered questions. Luckily for us viewers, many of those questions get answered in each episode. For instance, in this episode we finally learned that Chris Bauer is the father of Buffy Summers.
Seriously though, it sure was nice to see familiar faces from two of my favorite shows of the past. I understand that Kristine Sutherland has taken a break from acting but I don't understand why we don't see more of Chris Bauer. I always thought his character on The Wire could easily have his own show.
Continue reading New Amsterdam: Reclassified - VIDEO
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