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We open the week in the wake of Eric killing Talbot. Eric and Pam need sanctuary from Russel who is surely coming after them. Eric tells Ginger they need to use her house where they will be safe from uninvited vampires, but can't Russel still send in Wolves to bring them out?
Before we get to find out, Eric and Pam are visited by Nan Flanagan and her VLA storm troopers, who seemed a bit overdone in their get ups. She orders one of the soldiers to "silver" Eric. Did it do anything more than just burn him? Was that really effective and or necessary?
She is there investigating the disappearance of the Magister and Eric tells her she need look no further than Russel. The Authority hears Eric's story via Polycom web cams. Eric says he kept quiet because the Authority is only a few hundred years old and he has been waiting a thousand years to get his vengeance for the slaughter of his family. Pam is shocked having never heard this from her maker before.
Eric speaks of days filled with shape shifting jackals and the Conquistadors' wart hogs, letting us know that there are still a great deal of other creatures out there we do not know about. He tells them Russel poses a threat to their very existence.
The Authority initially does not believe his story and detains him and Pam. Nan dismisses Pam in a rather rude fashion and instantly made my list of people who need to get GOT.

It's as if the VLA does not get the old ways of vampires and dismisses just how powerful a guy like Russel can be. They care more about the fact that he donated 500k to the cause. Eric tries to convince them they are making a grave mistake underestimating Russel, much like in Star Wars when Admiral Motti dismisses Darth Vader and his ancient Jedi ways.

"Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerous ways, Lord Vader. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels' hidden fortress..."

Motti paid for that insolence as will the Authority I feel or at the least Nan, but they do make one correct decision and allow Eric to seek his vengeance. Nan tells him to bring Russel's fangs to the VLA or they will have his. Did anyone else think that 500k was a bit on the light side for a vampire like Russel? Nan did say he donated half a million right? Or was it billion?

Prior to the decision being handed down to Eric, Pam wakes up to find Eric dealing with a bad case of the bleeds after pulling an "all dayer." He prepared Pam for the possibility that he may take the fall for the Magister and tells her she will need to make a vampire of her own. Her time has come. I really do enjoy the bonds between Makers and their "offspring."

Russel returns home to find his beloved in a puddle on the floor. He notices the Viking Crown missing and seems to put together just why all this happened. He later stakes out Fangtasia and has brought Talbot with him in a crystal jello mold. He is incited when it appears to him that the VLA is protecting Eric. He swears his own vengeance before flying off.

Bill and Sookie share a shower, and Bill uses his blood to cure Sookie's vampire hickey. The blood runs down Sookie's leg and into the drain ala the shower scenes from Psycho and Leaving Las Vegas. Bill explains to her that he was keeping the file on her to find out why Eric was so interested in her.









Bill wakes up in the same dream world Sookie visited recently probably because he drank so much of Sookie's blood. Claudine is there and thinks he killed Sookie, but he assures her she is safe. Then drawn in by the same light he sees in Sookie, Bill tries to feed on Claudine but she blasts him. She tells him that they have protected Sookie for a long time and will continue to do so. He asks just what it is that she and Sookie are.

Tommy thinks he has his brother pegged for an old fuddy duddy when Sam reprimands him and Natalie for being too loud. Natalie is the blonde from the bar who was eyeing Tommny last week while he was cleaning tables. When Sam delivers a beat down to Crystal's dad Calvin though, Tommy has a look of admiration in his eye and looked as if he was saying, "maybe this guy and I ARE related afterall."

Outside Merlotte's Tara is greeted by a familiar face. Well not too familiar when you think of what his face looked like after she played mailbox baseball with his head. Jason makes quick work of Franklin using his wooden bullet and just like that he is a bloddly pile of pulp once again. Thank you for playing. Two important things to note here. If Franklin came back, is there a chance Talbot could come back or was he too young a vampire to do so. Does that matter? If Franklin is in fact dead this time, does that mean Eric could use wooden bullets on Russel?

Not sure what will stop Crystals cousin/fiance Felton, apparently he can escape handcuffs and a grip of rope too. T-Dub (these names are amazing) sees Crystal in the police station and surely thinks she is a snitch. Hopefully he puts that puppy to sleep because I'm growing tired of her insanity. Why don't these things just show what they are. Vampires sort of paved the way for stuff like that I thought? It would be like kids being closet Emo's after the Goth crowd went to all the trouble and suffered so much already in the name of sad kids who like listening to the Cure and Pete Wentz and want to wear black nail pollish and spiked boots.

We see Andy has a bag of V in his desk drawer that looks a lot like the bag Crystal pulls out of Felton's pocket after she knocks him out. Is Andy being paid off by the back woods inbreds to protect the Hotshot community? Or is he thinking about taking some V to heal his wounds. Remember he winced with pain and grabbed his stomach right before he opened his drawer showing the V.


Hoyt and Jessica rekindled their relationship a bit after Jessica scares away his girlfriend when she gets a case of the NRF's. No Reason Fangs. Like when us guys used to get NRB's (No Reason Boners) right when the teacher asked us to come to the board and solve a problem. I always just took the zero and stayed where I was. You can't control it sometimes. I feel for ya Jess. I really do.

Jesus shows Laffa his school colors with his Panther tatoo. He initially gives him some story about how its a sacred animal to his people but then changes the story and says it was just a mascot. I think there is more to that tatoo. There are too many dog, wolf, type animals going around. He is hiding something. Ruby uses some of her sons cosmetics and emerges with her "war paint" on. She notices Laffa is shining through thanks to Jesus and remarks "maybe God does love f-gs." Jesus and she say goodbye and are on their way back to the nursing home so Ruby can bless the jello cups.









Hadley loses it as she learns that her little Hunter is just like Sookie. She is scared Sophie Anne and Russel with come after him. It is very likely since Russel read Bill's file which features the article about Earl Stackhouse.

Nan has her "snack" interrupted when she sees Russel make his prime time debut on the evening news. I thought I jumped when Franklin reappeared. When Russel punched through Ron Burgundy's chest I screamed like Talbot did when Bill smashed his ceiling. Speaking of Whore Island how hot are all these concubines the vampires like Nan are pulling down?
Russel tells those watching that he sees no reason why vampires would want equal rights. They drink the true blood and are immortal. Eating people is a tough sell these days he admits, but humans are not close to being equals with his kind. "We will eat you, after we eat your children...Now for the weather...Tiffany?"


WOW! What a finish to a jam packed episode. Almost too many story lines to keep track of hence my delay in getting this recap posted. I didn't even touch on Arlen and her devil child or Tara and the Holly at their support group. I'll wait to see if they develop into interesting sub plots before donating more time to them.