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Last night's episode of True Blood was one of the best so far this season, possibly the best.
The highest point IMO, came within the first few seconds when Godric, having torn "Gabe" off of Sookie, whom he intended to rape, allowed Gabe one word of protest, "Godric," before snapping his neck like a pencil. I must admit I exclaimed, "Play that again"--twice!
It was satisfying and strange to hear Eric called "my son."
I loved the exchange between Sookie and Eric when upon Godric's orders, Eric attempted to help Sookie escape. Excellent delivery with much meaning in just two short sentences, well played by Alexander Skarsgård. That scene can be re-watched in the official promo for E8.
It is fun too to watch the evil Lorena--or is she simply misunderstood? She's a bad kitty playing with the distraught Bill as if he were a ball of yarn. Despite apparently being driven off by Godric in this episode, from the promos for "I Will Rise Up," she's baaack! looking none the worse for wear. Speaking of evil women, Sarah Newlin really got what was coming to her after she called Sookie a vampire (banger). Jason seems to go on autopilot when anyone insults or threatens harm to his sister so down Sarah went, though with only her pride hurt. I do wish that Sarah's smug, self satisfied spouse, Steve had gotten more than his pride hurt. To think that the two strongest vampires there each had him by the neck and didn't snap it--that was very much a letdown. I realize that if he had died he couldn't have sent his human "Timebomb" over to Godric's nest but still...
From the snippet of Vamp Spokesperson Nan Flanagan's's harsh assessment of the vamps of Dallas it sounds as if they did not take too kindly to the Soldiers of God blowing up Godric's nest in the middle of their shindig.
Hard to tell because the promos can be so misleading but it seems they rip a few human's throats out. I just really hope one of them is Steve Newlin.
It seems from what I've read on the 'net that the interest in the Maryann/Tara n' Eggs/Sam storyline is flagging. It really cannot compete with the big vamp opera playing out but I do enjoy Sam Trammell's (Sam Merlotte) work as well as Michelle Forbes (Maryann).
It looks like Lafayette is going to get a bit more screen time in the next episode--looking forward to that and curious, since it is featured in the promo, if Lafayette has retained any of the boost in energy that drinking Eric's blood gave him. In the snippet from the promo where Eggs is beating on Tara (or it may be mutual) Lafayette is almost in the middle--so I'd like to see if he steps up.
All in all, Season 2 seems to have found it's footing after perhaps leaning a bit too heavily on the orgy stuff. I think that grossed out a few viewers though it seemed relevant to the storyline to me. It would have seemed kind of rushed to have Maryann simply waltz in and take over their minds. It seems in the next episode momentarily anyway, that Sheriff Bud Dearborne gets them wrangled and under control in the jail cells adjacent to a very distraught Sam. Fun times.
Video Recap Episode 8
Episode 2x09 - "I Will Rise Up"
AIRS AUGUST 16TH 2009
A wounded Eric plays Sookie for a sucker and to Bill’s dismay ends up getting inside her head.
Later, Sookie and Jason reminisce about their recent adventures, and end up bonding.
Blaming Eggs for Tara’s bruises and bizarre behaviour, Lafayette and Lettie Mae try to figure out a way to pry their kin from Maryann’s clutches.
Hoyt defends his relationship with Jessica to Maxine, to no avail.
Jailed by Bud along with a group of Bon Temps revellers, Sam looks for a way to escape and avoid capture by an increasingly obsessed Maryann.
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.
Update: Kristen SPOILERS! What happens with the suicide bomber?!
Don't
worry too much about Fellowship of the Sun fanatic Luke and his body
bomb—our favorites, including Godric, Sookie, Bill and Jason, make it
out of the nest safely. Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) does get wounded next week on True Blood, but that's OK because it sets up an intimate scene between him and Sookie.
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