Ready to Die

Sookie was still feeling the effects of one too many Orange Marzipans when True Blood kicked off this week, but "Hopeless" had me drunk with delight in the end, as it featured a number of scenes to which I'd like to raise a glass.

While the smoke monster chased Terry and Patrick like they were members of Danielle Rousseau's science expedition on Lost, some of you may have found yourself wanting to put a curse on Alan Ball for this continued storyline.

I, however, liked the heartfelt scene where Terry told Arlene why he had to leave her and the kids behind. They both have been through so much and thought they finally had found some peace when they discovered their feelings for each another, but once again they were each set adrift in their quests for a normal life.

Two people who have never known a normal life, Sam and Luna, were thankfully still alive and on the mend at the outset here. I liked Sam's speech to Andy about not knowing what it's like to have someone want to kill you just because of what you are. The racial undertones of this show aren't always subtle, but they are always very poignant.
Andy was smart to let Sam tag along on his investigation. The two of them were like some supernatural version of Turner and Hooch, with Sam immediately proving his worth as he saved Andy's life. Tiny/Semi victory lap for me... if you recall I alluded to the guys at the gun shop as possibly being behind the Obama masks.

Jason didn't fall in with them yet but it looks like Hoyt will. So like I said...I was semi right.

Sticking with the four-legged members of the show, how great was it to see Alcide finally assert himself and announce his claim as pack master to J.D.? I knew we hadn't seen the last of Rikki and was glad to see her step up as Alcide's second.

Although, if they hook up at some point, I hope she has a king size bed for Alcide's sake. How funny did he look when he sat up in Sookie's bed, barely covered by her pink comforter?

He had that same look on his face like Josh Baskin did when he woke up and was too big for his bed.

Moving on to a man who never looks awkward in pink, Lafayette got his daily dose of crazy when he visited Ruby Jean to ask her about Jesus. She is always good for a laugh with her backhanded compliments and semi-acceptance of her son's sexuality.

 We didn't learn a whole lot about this storyline that we already hadn't guessed ourselves, but it looks like La-La is going to have to let his stank face out for real if he is going to help out his lost lover.

Jason continued to have dreams about his dead parents this week. After he vowed to bring their killer to justice, his father tried to tell him about the only thing to fear. Now either Mr. Stackhouse was a big F.D.R. fan or he was trying to give Jason some vital knowledge in regard to the person who did them in.

So in the interest in being fair in addition to my self shine above, I have to let you all in on a little oopsie-daisy moment I had with my review for TVFanatic.com. In my original post I mentioned that Jason's dad must have been a big J.F.K. fan when I should have said F.D.R. In my head I was thinking "ask not what your country can do for you..." for some reason. A reader pointed it out to me and I fixed it. I had myself a real "Stackhouse moment" there..."like if a tree falls in the woods it's still a tree, ain't it?"

I looked like he did when he tried to walk into the Fairy Club after Sookie.

How bout when Sookie tried to unleash her flash hands in the club? Not since Plaxico's mishap at LQ had there been a worse misfire.


Also I was sad to not see an encore appearance from Jason's fairy lap dancer from the other week who I had since discovered was played by a lovely actress named Brianna Brown.

What an interesting twist it was, revealing the reason he and Sookie's parents were ambushed was due to a tiny drop of her blood. There have been several shots of the mystery vamp on the bridge that night. Who do you think it was? Russell? Roman? You can see on the right side that Jason ends up meeting whoever it is either in another dream or in real life.

Russell we know is a fan of Sookie's scent so the early money is on him. Either way, it was good to see him back on his feet finally, entertaining as always. While I fear we have seen the last of Roman and his Nike Golf collection, Russell will most assuredly fill the large spotlight that has deservedly shone on Christopher Meloni's character thus far this season.


Despite meeting the true death last night, Meloni is slated to appear in 11 episodes apparently so look for him to be featured in some flashbacks. Perhaps this is an indicator that he was the vampire who killed the Stackhouses?


And in case you missed it...only Russell could drop the Kardashians while being lead away by the Authority.

After tonight, is it safe to say Salome is the other traitor working inside the Authority and is it Lilith herself who she is helping? Salome wasn't too subtle about wanting to see Russell. Time and time again she tried to excuse herself to go continue her interrogation. Roman was uncorking the good stuff and she couldn't get out of there fast enough.

Side note, how bout the kiss she planted on Bill? I didn't see Eric getting any such love.

As for Lilith's involvement, that seemed to be what Nora was alluding to, didn't it? Either way we know what Eric thinks of the deified vampire, despite his sister's devotion to her.

I can't forget to mention Pam breaking up Jessica and Tara's fight and the way in which she dismissed Tara's actions as only Pam can...

Wrapping things up this week here are a few more odds and ends I just loved.
The one Obama mask wearer going "Yes we can" after shooting the vampire who was feeding on Hoyt.

Yet another great scene between Eric and the Authority's in-house tech support.

Eric also was great in the glamour scene. You had to love how he told Alcide to keep his paws off Sookie even if she ended up reversing the effects later on. He also though was instrumental in making that whole scene work and deceiving Authority Member call-sign 300, when he gestured to Sookie to just play along with Bill despite knowing she could not be glamoured.


You also had to love Bill telling her how he really felt while pretending to glamour her. Sookie had no choice but to hear him out.

With so much to discuss I could continue on with my ramblings, but I'd rather hear what you all have to say. So while I'm sure I failed to touch on some parts of the episode, I eagerly await your comments to discuss the ones I did mention and anything else you found to be noteworthy. For now though I need to just "rest my eyes" like Jessica did on the bar. Loved her "Slash" tee shirt!