true blood season 2-related stories
Posted Oct 15th 2009 9:03AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Reality-Free, True Blood, Vampire Diaries
Vampires aren't scary anymore. They haven't been for a while.
Anne Rice saw to that while she was making her fortune turning vampires into the kind of delicate camp caricatures you see hosting cooking shows on Bravo. It's continued through
Twilight and every
Twilight clone coming down the pipe. Still,
Twilight can build it's own Federal Reserve Bank now, and no one gives a cuss what I think.
Now, I've officially typed the word "Twilight" way more than I wanted to today, and I need to get to the point. So, vampires will be the cause celebre of
Spike TV's 4th Annual "Scream.," Tuesday, October 27 at 10 PM ET/PT.
Continue reading Spike TV's Scream special celebrates our nation's vampires
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 29th 2009 6:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, True Blood
True Blood pulled in record ratings for last week's insane episode,
"New World in My View." The ep ended with most of Bon Temps still zombified by Maryann, Sam naked and on the run, and Bill about to meet with the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, played by Evan Rachel Wood.
Over at the Stackhouse place, Sookie, Lettie May and Lafayette were left caring for a bruised Tara, who's determined to rescue her man, Eggs. That's where the following preview clip for Sunday's ep, "Frenzy" picks up. Click through to watch.
Continue reading True Blood: Get a sneak peek at the Frenzy to come
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 18th 2009 8:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Reality-Free, True Blood
Screw
Bloodcopy or whatever new viral marketing idea HBO has in mind for
True Blood. Nothing will top cartoonist Andy Swists' growing collection of printable
True Blood paper dolls. Yup, paper dolls! So far, Swist has created cartoon versions of Sookie Stackhouse, Bill the vampire, vampire Pam, and fan favorite Lafayette Reynolds. Each character comes with two or three different outfits, including an oven mitt and spatula for fry cook Lafayette. Swist encourages fans to use glitter and ribbons to dress-up the characters.
Somehow, creating provocative paper dolls seems like the perfect way to show some love for the trashy and bizarre camp fest that is
True Blood. I love the show, but sometimes it feels like I'm watching a well-plotted mix of daytime soap and B-horror movie clichés. At times, the thing feels like a cartoon with all the over-the-top Southern stock characters and supernatural stunts.
So, Mr. Swist, how long until we get a Maryann doll with a paste-on minotaur head?
[Via:
Robot 6]
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 Aug 2nd 2009 11:04PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Reality-Free, True Blood
There's been
quite a bit of discussion about what sort of creature Maryann is on
True Blood. While some
TV Squad readers speculated that she's a Circe -- or rather, THE Circe -- Michelle Forbes, who plays the character, set the record straight in a
TV Guide interview in mid-July.
She's a maenad, which,
according to Wikipedia, were the female followers of Dionysus in Greek mythology. "Their name literally translates as 'raving ones.' Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by him into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and drunken intoxication.
In this state, they would lose all self-control, begin shouting excitedly, engage in uncontrolled sexual behavior, and ritualistically hunt down and tear animals (and sometimes men and children) to pieces, devouring the raw flesh."
Continue reading True Blood: What the heck is Maryann?
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
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