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[Digicel]

Hoyt is delicious..i never noticed his scrumpticiousness until tonights episode.


Lafayette said "i cant come in unless i invite you in Eric" but thats not true because Eric could glamour him into letting Lafayette invite him in the same way Bill glamoured the little girl last week.


Vampire rules keep changing.

[brian1052000]

I like Hoyt even more because of this episode. I really wish that they would kill mary ann off the show, or speed up the process with her storyline. I love the fact that Eric is obsessed with Lafayette. And Jessica is gorgeous.

[aijalon18]

Hoyt is delicious..i never noticed his scrumpticiousness until tonights episode.


Lafayette said "i cant come in unless i invite you in Eric" but thats not true because Eric could glamour him into letting Lafayette invite him in the same way Bill glamoured the little girl last week.


Vampire rules keep changing.

Glamouring's effectiveness depends on the strength of the targets mind. That's why Bill glamoured the little girl. Obviously a child is easier to glamour than an adult. Lafayette one would imagine has a strong mind and thus more difficult to glamour. And Sookie with her telepathy, can't be glamoured at all.

[Joshua_me]

Yes, "Hoyt" is kinda hot. In reality, the guy that plays him is a classically trained actor who is *nothing* like the character he plays...

That much can be said for most of the cast... (Except maybe "Jason")

*Major* props to whoever picked Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy" to play when Jessica walked into Merlotte's for the first time. The perfect choice.

This show seriously *rocks* ! The writing and the acting are amazing.

The dialogue:

"When vampires first came out of their coffins, me and my sister were first to march in their equal rights parade.."

HOW could I have thought this entire show was a metaphor for gay rights, nadawon80 ? I was SO off base.

[Skip]

How about that Daphne....? :P

[Highlord]

Bill: 'It's always a pleasure doing business with you Doctor'
Doctor: 'Fuck off'

Rofl

Also the Pam and her pumps scene, hilarious.

Hoyd and Jessica will become TB's new power couple!

[brian1052000]

The show has taken more of a comedic twist that I like. And I keep thinking something bad is going to happen to Jessica. I like her but I get nervous for her character when she comes on.

[Skip]

The show has taken more of a comedic twist that I like. And I keep thinking something bad is going to happen to Jessica. I like her but I get nervous for her character when she comes on.

Like every scene I have to worry that she might die.
LOL

[Corny]

the real party pooper was bill

so .. what about daphne? turned by a minotaurus-gargoyle-crossover?

[Skip]

^^^You aren't?

[Corny]

turned - not turned on.

[aijalon18]

I find Jessica kind of annoying. She takes away from my favorite characters. She seems to get more screen time than Tara and Lafayette.

[fetaby]

Just the thought of Sam skinny dipping....

And I'm with ya Corny and Epic, Is Daphne a victim or a victimizer?

Jason and the church lady.

Best line of the episode:

My wife doesn't just whip her pudding out for anybody.

[Yeshua]

I wonder what'll happen with Lafayette. I hate that they've sidetracked so much from the book, oh well.... Eric is still as scruptious as ever, maybe even more

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turned - not turned on.

Now I Feel dumb.

[AbnormalDann]

I can proudly say I've always found Hoyt attractive, more so than Jason. (Don't kill me!) Tonight really helped me deepen my attraction with his shirtless scene and hitting it off with Jessica.

Hoyt deserves a good girl, not Jessica in my opinion. She's a fresh vampire who can't control her actions. Don't get me wrong, I love Jessica's character and I hope she's around for a while as I am taking a shining to her nicer side, but she isn't the girl I want to see Hoyt with.

Daphne said we'd get a glimpse of what she is by looking at the tattoo on her. I still don't know what it is other than the claw marks on her back which I do not believe is what she was referring to in her interview.

[AbnormalDann]

Hoyt is delicious..i never noticed his scrumpticiousness until tonights episode.


Lafayette said "i cant come in unless i invite you in Eric" but thats not true because Eric could glamour him into letting Lafayette invite him in the same way Bill glamoured the little girl last week.


Vampire rules keep changing.

In both cases, the vampires could see the people they were trying to glamor. The door was open and Bill could see the girl. Eric was staring into LaFayette's window. I bet if you were behind a wall or out of sight of a vampire it could not force you to let it into your home.

[Gengar7s]

Lafayette can practically glamour people on own already so I think glamouring him would be a big challenge. I'm so glad he shaved.

Also I'm glad Hoyt's getting his sexy on! His character was fading away for a bit.

So apparently Mary-Anne feeds off other peoples sexual energy and I guess she store it in the pig or her pigs a symbol or something.

That thing that attacked Sookie was pretty cool. If it's poison can stop a human from accepting vampire blood imagine what it would do to a vampire.

[nadawon80]

That thing that attacked Sookie was pretty cool. If it's poison can stop a human from accepting vampire blood imagine what it would do to a vampire.

i think what attacked sookie was a minotaur.

[Corny]

the claws just were not very minotaur-like .. well we will learn more soon i hope .. god damnit .. talk about a tense start of a season. i have not experienced this with any other series lately!

[Joshua_me]

talk about a tense start of a season. i have not experienced this with any other series lately!

Yep.

I can't think of another show on TV right now that can keep me transfixed for a full 60 minutes....

It's nothing short of brilliant film making. I love Alan Ball. I didn't think he could top "Six Feet Under", but damn if he isn't getting close.

I can't wait until the next episode.

[Yeshua]

In the books, the thing that attacked Sookie is MaryAnn, the maenad. She attacks Sookie to send Eric a "message". But in the series... who knows!

[Ethanjames2]

Nobody has mentioned my favorite scene this year. It was when Eric went in the basement with foil in his hair. I guess Pam was coloring it. After he chewed up that guy, he asked Lafayette if there was blood in his hair and said that Pam would kill him.

[Ethanjames2]

I think with TV adaptations you have to make some big changes, otherwise how are you ever going to surprise the audience?

If they followed the books, it would get too far off the topic of "Tru Blood" as Sookie and Bill broke up during book two. I am on book 6 now and they are still broken up. She has hung out with werewolfs more than vamps in the later books.

[Joshua_me]

I still kinda miss Renee...

With that (fake) accent of his I thought he was the sexiest thing on the show...

*Yum*

Ahh well... Hoyt's starting to look better and better...

[Gengar7s]

If they followed the books, it would get too far off the topic of "Tru Blood" as Sookie and Bill broke up during book two. I am on book 6 now and they are still broken up. She has hung out with werewolfs more than vamps in the later books.

oh thanks so much for that SPOILER alert

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lmao, does anyone else randomly blurt out SoooooKIEE! In bills accent....?

[neoachilles]

lmao, does anyone else randomly blurt out SoooooKIEE! In bills accent....?

My roommates and I do it all the time!

[theReckless]

The dialogue:

"When vampires first came out of their coffins, me and my sister were first to march in their equal rights parade.."

HOW could I have thought this entire show was a metaphor for gay rights, nadawon80 ? I was SO off base.

While there are similarities, you should probably read this before you end up taking the show as something that it's really not.

"I think that the American Vampire League is a lobbying organization and so they are advocating for a particular group," he continued. "I don't think the vampires are ever going to [organize]. They have an agenda. What that agenda is probably in their own self-interest, which is usually the case with any lobbying group. I think the vampires are rather like humans in many ways. There are a lot of peaceful, law-abiding vampires that no longer have to hunt humans and then there are those for whom they just want everything. They want power, they want control, they want money. And they'll do what they have to do to get it."

Still, said Ball, drawing a direct connection between the series' vampires and the gay rights movement is "lazy"... and wrong. "Ultimately, if you latch onto that metaphor and become really serious about it, it would make the show was extremely homophobic," he said. "Because vampires are dangerous, they kill, they're amoral, a lot of them. I don't think that's what it is. I think that's just a nice little detail in what is hopefully a big popcorn thrill ride.
[Source]

In the books, the thing that attacked Sookie is MaryAnn, the maenad. She attacks Sookie to send Eric a "message". But in the series... who knows!

This might not be a connection, but remember the statue that Maryann had in Sam's flashback.

[nadawon80]

While there are similarities, you should probably read this before you end up taking the show as something that it's really not.

"I think that the American Vampire League is a lobbying organization and so they are advocating for a particular group," he continued. "I don't think the vampires are ever going to [organize]. They have an agenda. What that agenda is probably in their own self-interest, which is usually the case with any lobbying group. I think the vampires are rather like humans in many ways. There are a lot of peaceful, law-abiding vampires that no longer have to hunt humans and then there are those for whom they just want everything. They want power, they want control, they want money. And they'll do what they have to do to get it."

Still, said Ball, drawing a direct connection between the series' vampires and the gay rights movement is "lazy"... and wrong. "Ultimately, if you latch onto that metaphor and become really serious about it, it would make the show was extremely homophobic," he said. "Because vampires are dangerous, they kill, they're amoral, a lot of them. I don't think that's what it is. I think that's just a nice little detail in what is hopefully a big popcorn thrill ride.
[Source]

The dialogue:

"When vampires first came out of their coffins, me and my sister were first to march in their equal rights parade.."

HOW could I have thought this entire show was a metaphor for gay rights, nadawon80 ? I was SO off base.

yeah, i guess you were.

[clorox]

Vampires have long been used as an outlet for human sexuality in story telling, I don't think it's lazy to immediately jump to that conclusion if the whole series hasn't been dropped in our laps. Alan Ball knows what's coming or where he wants to go, we don't. It is lazy on Alan's part to alienate (<not the word I wanted to use, but it's slipped my mind) some of his fan base with his thoughtless comment considering Vampire history in film, especially in the 80's when "the bite" was correlated with becoming infected [with aids].

"...they're amoral, a lot of them." I think the same can be said about a lot of homosexuals screwing everything in sight and defiling their bodies with drugs. He should have chosen his words more carefully.

Anyway, I love me some True Blood. I actually like it when he says "Sookie" when he's frustrated or trying to explain something to her.

[Skip]

I really like Maryanne.
I'm kinda hoping that they don't end everything with her just yet.
Then again I'm a loser who can watch an entire episode with no conflict and not care too much.


I'm pissed that this sunday True Blood "Is taking a break"

wtf 3 episodes in? lol

[theReckless]

I really like Maryanne.
I'm kinda hoping that they don't end everything with her just yet.
Then again I'm a loser who can watch an entire episode with no conflict and not care too much.


I'm pissed that this sunday True Blood "Is taking a break"

wtf 3 episodes in? lol

Maryann is one of my favourite characters, but I can't see her story lasting very long with the way it's going

I didn't know it was taking a break, do you know how long for?

[Skip]

It'll be back the following week.
This week they're showing Episodes 1-3 so people can catch up.

(HBO On demand is useless I guess?)

I don't care about the people who didn't watch it! I Want me some sookie and the crew.

[Joshua_me]

(HBO On demand is useless I guess?)

It can sure seem that way. All of season one was available 'on demand' until the dvd's came out, then just *poof* they disappeared.

Which is weaselly if you ask me, it's not like we're not paying for it...

Oh well...

As for the series being a metaphor for gay rights... Look, I really don't want to argue about it. Whatever your opinion is is the right opinion for you.

But, we *are* talking about Alan Ball here. Everything he's been involved in from "American Beauty" to "Six Feet Under" has had a strong homosexual undertone running through it.

I doubt much has changed.

[Kennylicious]

Spoilers for Episodes 7 - 11:

207: Release Me (8/02/09)
Betrayed by Daphne, Sam finds himself in an unenviable predicament at the hands of Maryann and her zombie minions. Imprisoned with Hugo at the Light of Day camp, Sookie uses her telepathic powers to reach out to Bill, who's being detained at the hotel by a stubbornly obsessive Lorena. After crossing a church line, a fearful Jason tries to sever his ties with the Fellowship of the Sun, but gets plenty of resistance from Steve and his lackey, Gabe.

208: Timebomb (8/09/09)
Sookie's captivity takes an unexpected turn when Eric arrives to do his master's bidding. In Bon Temps, Sam finds himself in hot water after making a gruesome discovery at Merlotte's. Sent home by Bill, Jessica and Hoyt learn that when it comes to sex, every time is the first time. Tara and Eggs get physical after partaking in a "Hunter soufflé" prepared by Maryann. After Jason pays off his debt to the vampires, Godric looks to enlighten his more single-minded followers.

209: I Will Rise Up (8/16/09)
A wounded Eric plays Sookie for a sucker, to Bill's dismay. Later, Sookie and Jason reflect on their recent adventure, and end up bonding. Blaming Eggs for Tara's bruises and bizarre behavior, Lafayette and Lettie Mae try to figure out a way to pry their kin from Maryann's clutches. Hoyt defends his relationship with Jessica. In Dallas, Eric and the vampires defend their recent actions to Nan Flanagan, and are shocked when Godric decides to take the fall for their PR disaster.

210: New World in My View (8/23/09)
Sookie, Bill and Jason return to a Bon Temps turned upside down by Maryann. Bill discovers that traditional vampire techniques don't work on Maryann; Hoyt and Jessica try to keep a lid on Maxine's madness; Sookie tries to push through the darkness consuming Tara. With all hell breaking loose, Jason takes the bull by the horns to rescue Sam, at least for the moment.

211: Frenzy (8/30/09)
With the crisis in Bon Temps careening out of control, Bill seeks out the advice of Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, but must exercise patience before she gives him critical information. Meanwhile, Sookie and Lafayette find that protecting Tara from herself is more difficult than they anticipated; a desperate Sam turns to an unlikely source for assistance; and Hoyt's allegiance to Maxine is put to the test by Jessica.

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^Oh my god, is that true?
why the hell did I highlight that?

[fetaby]

I think the episode recap coming up sunday is caused by HBO not wanting to compete with America's attention to the Independence weekend.

[Corny]

^ ah thanks for that info .. was wondering why there was no new episode

[fetaby]

And along comes Barry.

[Anton98]

The character Barry was cute.

[Digicel]

This show is incredible...tonight was GRADE A stuff.

Thank goodness for DVR the sex scene with Mechad Brooks made me bust 4 nuts...i kept rewinding it and playing it in slow motion till i nutted.


I almost nutted when Lafayette was sucking Erics blood that was sexy.

So Mary Ann Is The Monster That Tried To Kill Sookie...

She is also the girl in the painting by the pool last episode.....the girlfriend of the god pan ( animal and party god)


Eric is sexy

[Steely]

Ah crap, they came back this week huh?

Man, so far I've had to watch everything on demand this season. I'm getting really bad at keeping up with shows. I'm so thankful for shows and movies on demand.

[YeahWhatever]

Eric is so hot. And so is Jason's bunkmate -- the one that told him that Sarah wanted his "hot beef injection." I hope we see more of him.

Lafayette dancing was probably the funniest/weirdest thing that's happened on the show so far. And I loved when Sookie was checking out the "adult" videos. His First Fang Bang looked gay.

And I'm excited to see Nathan Stark from Eureka in next week's episode!

[Skip]

Tonights episode was f'in great!

[Kennylicious]

Tonight's episode was awesome. They're setting up the "war" very nicely. Also, Daphne made a comment tonight that made me think she's Eve. As in Adam & Eve, LoL.

That party was bananas. The Tara/Eggs sex scene was hot! Maryann's a crazy bitch!

[fetaby]

Kenny, What was the comment of Daphne's that your refering to?

[Skip]

and i wasnt a fan of the new ending song

[sonny10305]

Thank goodness for DVR the sex scene with Mechad Brooks made me bust 4 nuts...i kept rewinding it and playing it in slow motion till i nutted.

Mecchad is a stud

http://rapidshare.com/files/255363847/mc_brooks.avi

[Blueboy369]

Loved it! True Blood is the best fucking show ever.