'Do I look Kosher?' Hunter Parrish as 'Silas' & Mary-Louise Parker as 'Nancy' on episode 8.10 of Weeds on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
Ever since she recovered from taking a bullet to the noggin', Nancy has been doing a kind of push me-pull you dance--with herself. As she told Rabbi Dave upon their first face-to-face meeting, she "just couldn't keep doing things the way (she'd) been doing them." He told her, "So don't." If only it were that simple. Nancy, like every human being, struggles with serious change. Some of us never reach the goals we've set for ourselves, others get part-way there, and some give up without even a sincere effort. A lucky, determined few make it. I think Nancy is sincerely trying. But Nancy has been doing things 'her way' for a long time now and change is hard (who knew?) So she struggles. And struggles some more. That is the down side. The upside is that she's surrounded by some really good people right now. Whether she makes the most of that is entirely up to her--even if she has not quite realized that yet.
Mary-Louise Parker and David Julian Hirsh in Weeds - Season 8.10 on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
WEEDS: 'Kosher' Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
Nancy gets ready for her dinner date with Rabbi Dave.
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) meets Rabbi Dave’s (DAVID JULIAN HIRSH) friends during an awkward Shabbos dinner. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) brings home a very special guest to meet the family. Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) prepares for his for new business venture. Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) and Angela (DANIELE WATTS) attempt to retrieve some stolen property. Meanwhile, Doug’s (KEVIN NEALON) homeless threaten to leave him if he doesn’t begin catering to their needs.
Written by: Brendan Kelly Directed by: Eric Jewett Guest stars: Christian Benz Belnavis, Aubrey Dollar, Shane Edelman, David Julian Hirsh
True Blood Season 5 finale - Stephen Moyer as "Bill" a/k/a "Billith" (Credit: HBO)
Q: So, is Bill God now? (Or, did you kill Bill?)
A: I don’t want to say if he is or he isn’t. Who’s to say what Lilith
really is? He is still Bill but he is something different.
Q: So there is some of the old Bill in there?
A: It is Bill, but it is a transformed Bill. He is not a completely new
person. It’s not like his memories or his experiences have been left out
and he’s just a baby.
Anna Paquin, who is carrying twins, as seen on August 27 2012 wearing a bright yellow sundress while going to lunch in Los Angeles (Credit: INFphoto.com, Pacific Coast News, AKM-GSI)
And now the question that has been looming ever-more largely, after Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer's bundles of joy arrive, will Mrs. Moyer be inclined to return to her job as "Sookie Stackhouse' on HBO's TRUE BLOOD?
First, I must be honest with you: I don't know.
Paquin is famously private and so has said very-little-to-nothing about her 'condition.' The timing of the arrival has been announced as 'in the fall' (of 2012) which means she and Moyer would have at least the traditional amount of time that the average working American mom has to enjoy her babies. Sadly, if she were in New Zealand, the country which she has referred to as where she calls 'home', she'd have a lot more time off to do all the things that a mother of newborn twins does, which is to put it simply, twice as much as a mom of a singleton. That is, if she were an average mum.
The upside is that much of True Blood's filming is done at night so once the babies have settled into a nightly routine it could be a bit of an easing up on the pressure that all new mothers face. I'm assuming that there will be a nursery on the True Blood set, that nannies will be involved, and of course, the bonus of both mom and dad working on the same television show. Even so, Paquin has the additional pressure of having to get back into pre-baby shape pretty darn quick. Hopefully, the costume department will help her out a bit there as well as the camera people, who seemed finally to get the hang of shooting a pregnant actress whose character was not pregnant by the final episode of season 5.
When all is said and done, most likely, though twins are automatically considered a high-risk pregnancy, Anna Paquin will give birth to healthy babies and because she has the resources she'll be able to cope with both work and the raising of two babies with the variety of help at her disposal, not the least of which is her husband, Stephen Moyer. His character on True Blood who has been dubbed "Billith," will be getting some serious face time in season 6, so unless they kill him off early in the season (doubtful) both Paquin and Moyer will return to work on True Blood as scheduled sometime in late 2012 or early 2013.
Anna Paquin, late August, 2012 (Credit: FameFlynet, Inc)
Claire Danes as 'Carrie Mathieson' & Damien Lewis as 'Nicholas Brody' star in Homeland on Showtime. Season 2 starts on Sept 30! (Credit: Showtime)
Homeland returns for season 2 September 30th at 10PM ET/PT.
Just received a super-secret communique from my inside source at Showtime, code name 'Canuck.' In it, my source reveals what will be, if you choose to participate in this exercise, the opportunity for you to help disgraced former CIA agent Carrie Mathieson (Grammy Award-winning actress Claire Danes) save the nation!
Read on about the latest super-secret activities, that if you accept this assignment, you'll be a part of!
The name of the mission is ItHitsHome.com.
The third pillar has just been launched. It's called 'Saul's Files'.
In this pillar, you'll get access to documents on Saul's computer that have to be deciphered to unlock the next portal.
What is ItHitsHome.com? It's a campaign set inside the world of HOMELAND that will unfold over the next several weeks leading up to the premiere of Homeland S2.This journey begins right where we left Carrie at the end of S1 – on the table, about to get her first electroconvulsive therapy session. From here, you're are given a special mission directly from Carrie – to prevent a new attack by digging in deep within characters and activities introduced in the first season. The campaign unfolds through a series of video and audio artifacts, documents, and unique interactive events. Players have a chance to surveil a travel agency in real-time, interrogate a prisoner, and finally gather the evidence to stop the attack. It's a psychological thriller, complete with the twists and turns of narrative that you, the fans of the show expect.
There will be a new pillar with new puzzles launched every week until premiere (9/30), so be sure to register and come back often!
These anonymous CIA interviews (in addition to being intensely entertaining) help to set the tone of the ARJ:
Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) triumphs over Russell (Denis O'Hare) in the season 5 finale of True Blood (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #60 (Season Finale) 'Save Yourself' (VIDEO):
Go inside the season finale with Creative/Executive,Alan Ball and Director, Michael Lehmann.
Recap: True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #60 (Season Finale) VIDEO 100+ Screencaps (CR: HBO):
Russell (Denis O'Hare) is blasted by the Bon Temps faeries and then staked by Eric.
Luna (Janina Gavankar) shifts into Steve Newlin (Steve McMillian), giving Sam (Sam Trammell) the chance as a housefly to fly into Carolyn Hennesy's chancellor "Rosalyn Harris's" mouth after she drops fang and aims her sights on Luna. From within her fang-baring mouth (ew) Sam shifts into his real form and Rosalyn explodes.
Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) and Sookie (Anna Paquin) try to stop Bill (Steven Moyer) from drinking Lilith's blood to no avail. Bill explodes--then resurrects as "Billith." Sookie and Eric flee.
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' in True Blood Season 5, recording her final vlog on her cellphone (CR: HBO)
Pam, quoting 'a friend' of her family's who used to read to her, Alfred Lord Tennyson:
'Love is the only gold.'
Any last words, Pam?
Pam: 'Fuck. The. Authority.'
True Blood Season 5: Jessica's Vlog (Season Finale) VIDEO:
Made while imprisoned in the bowels of the Authority alongside Pam (Kristen Bauer van Straten), Jessica records what she fears may be her final vlog.
While doing so, she hears some surprising words of comfort from of all vampires, Pam!
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' in True Blood Season 5, recording her vlog on her cellphone (CR: HBO)
True Blood Season 5 Finale Bonus HBOGO scene (Spoilers) (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 6 Bonus scene (which you can view with other content through HBO Go--only in the U.S.).
HBO GO: True Blood Season 5 Finale Bonus Scene Interactive VIDEO SPOILERS:
This bonus scene picks up after the Authority HQ elevator with Jason, Tara, Pam, Nora and Jessica on it begins to ascend to the surface. They are to clear out the remaining Authority security vamps so they and hopefully Sookie and Eric and possibly Bill (probably not Bill, not now that he is 'Billith') can escape. (cont.)
Ryan Kwanten as 'Jason' in True Blood Season 5 Finale Bonus HBOGO scene.(Spoilers) (Credit: HBO)
On the way up Jason again hallucinates his parents, who earlier this season he discovered were both murdered by 'Warlow' a thus-far unknown vampire of at least several hundred years of age. Sookie and Jason discovered via her Bon Temps Fae kin that Sookie's distant relative 'promised her' to Warlow.
So far, Sookie has had just one spooky apparition-encounter with Warlow in her bathroom in which he declared that she was his.
The elevator ride banter included Tara hitting on Pam and Jason being goaded by his imaginary dad, who called him 'champ,' cheering Jason's 11 vampire kills, and encouraging Jason to kill Tara, Pam, Nora and Jessica as they were 'sitting ducks'. Before Jason could fully process his dead father's request, the elevator reached it's destination and all aboard went into kill mode. After Jason took out a random vamp, he uttered Warlow's name and Nora, looking extremely surprised, responded with "Warlow. What do you about Warlow?'
I'm just gonna toss out a guess that Nora is Warlow's maker because a. She's 600 years old and b. it would give her a reason to stick around in season 6 and would complicate all kinds of things between Eric and Sookie.
Claire Danes in Homeland on Showtime starting Sept 30
If it seems like forever since we last saw a new episode of Showtime's Homeland, well, it sort of has. But no worries, Homeland returns to Showtime following Dexter on Sunday nights beginning on Sept. 30.
Season one focused on 'Carrie Mathison' (Claire Danes), a troubled CIA agent, and 'Sgt. Nicholas Brody' (Damien Lewis), a long-imprisoned former marine who Carrie suspected had been 'turned' (brainwashed) during his captivity and who she believed was an imminent threat to National Security. Carrie tired to convince her handler, "Saul Berenson," (Mandy Patinkin) of her convictions and despite his willingness to allow her to continue to attempt to gather more intel on Brody, ultimately Carrie was thwarted, coming up empty-handed and in a state of emotional breakdown after falling in love with Brody. When last we saw Carrie, she was beginning an ECT treatment just as she was recalling a critical piece of the Brody puzzle, leaving the audience wondering if she would ever again recall that information. Had Carrie's search for the truth come to a screeching halt, just like her career with the CIA? (cont.)
Meanwhile, the audience discovered that Brody had indeed been turned along with his marine buddy and that they both answered to the terrorist
mastermind who turned them, 'Abu Nazir.' Both men had directives to cause a great deal of chaos at the highest levels of the U.S. government and to a degree, both were successful in completing their missions though not without difficulties both in their personal lives and their missions that will most probably resonate, at least for Brody, in season 2.
Brody is now a few months into his
inaugural term as a freshman Congressman and though he is still working for the enemy his reintegration into his former non-marine life is picking away at him. After failing to complete his mission to cause a catastrophe by blowing up some of the Joint Chiefs, the Vice President, and himself he convinces Abu Nasir that he could still be effective by gathering intel from within the government.
With Carrie's mental illness in the open and her non-authorized, unconventional way of attempting to 'out' Brody, she herself is out--of the CIA. Even so, as the sneak peek and promo #1 that I've embedded here shows, Carrie is still very much in the mix, appearing to go deep undercover and again finding herself in some really effed up situations with her life yet again in jeopardy. For his part, Brody appears to be as paranoid as ever but at the same time looks to be moving along with his plan to wreak havoc from within the hallowed halls of the CIA and the White House. Sounds like we will be joining them shortly for another roller coaster ride of intrigue, suspense, danger and drama in just a few weeks!
Claire Danes in Homeland on Showtime starting Sept 30
Claire Danes returns in her Golden Globe winning role (VIDEO):
Homeland season 2 premieres on 9/30 at 10PM ET/PT.
Homeland : Season 2 Trailer #1 (VIDEO):
The first official trailer for Homeland season 2. Premieres on Showtime Sunday September 30th at 10PM ET/PT.
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) and Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) are approached
with a new job opportunity. Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) does something
reckless to impress Angela (DANIELE WATTS). A dejected Andy (JUSTIN
KIRK) offers up love advice to Rabbi Dave (DAVID JULIAN HIRSH) and his
students. Meanwhile, Doug (KEVIN NEALON) tries to keep his fake charity
– and restless homeless group – from disbanding.
Written by: Carly Mensch
Directed by: Michael Trim
Guest stars: Patch Darragh, Aubrey Dollar, Mitchell Edmonds, Saverio Guerra, David Julian Hirsh
Justin Kirk as "Andy' in Weeds episode 8.09 - 'Saplings' (Credit: Showtime)
Weeds: 'Way to go Rabbi' Sneak Peek VIDEO:
Rabbi Dave tells Andy about his relationship with Nancy.
This video scene begins what I consider to be some of Andy's funniest/most poignant lines this season:
Sitting in the pancake house with Rabbi Dave and the boy with the mom who habitually forgets to pick him up from school, Andy muses on his impending 'male menopause': "I'm going to be drooling during the day--not even just at night!"
He decides right then and there that maybe people should just jump right into life instead of hestiating and over-thinking so he does exactly that. Will he live to regret it or willl it be the beginning of true happiness for Andy? Tune in next week as you will find out!
Weeds: 'Tobacco Company' Sneak Peek VIDEO:
A tobacco company tries to hire Silas as a grower.
Weeds: 'Always Devious' Sneak Peek VIDEO:
Nancy and Jill scheme away.
The catchy song is 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' by Regina Spektor.
SPOILER! This video is actually how the episode ends--on a truly 'high' note.
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Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse in the True Blood Season 5 Finale, 'Save Yourself'
Watch a scene from Episode 60, the season finale, of True Blood Season 5:
True Blood Season 5 - Season Finale Extended Sneak Peek:
Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) to Jason (Ryan Kwanten): 'Meatsack'
Jason to Eric: 'Deadfuck'
NEW Season 5 Finale #SaveYourself Screencaps!:
Speculation Update (8.23.12):
Based on what goes on here, we have a clear picture of why both Jason and Sookie willingly crawl into the vampire's nest that is the Vampire Authority HQ. For Jason, now that he knows the circumstances of the TruBlood factory bombings, he is pumped to save the world. For Sookie, there's no resisting the heartfelt appeal by Eric to 'save Bill', as she is the only one, Eric says, that can reach Bill (I wouldn't count on Sookie being able to do so--I smell a cliffhanger). Then there's the fact that Sookie does indeed 'owe Pam.'
Alexander Skarsgård and Anna Paquin in True Blood Episode #60 (Season 5 finale) Credit: HBO
Look! It's Eric and Sookie together once more! Do you think he saved her from Russell Edgington or did Russell get so drunk from ingesting faery blood that he simply vamp sped/flew away leaving Sookie behind? Being only half-fae, Sookie would be the equivalent of ground beef vs. prime rib, no? Why bother with her with so many full-blood faeries to chow down on--at least for now?
It looks like Sook and Eric are in Vampire Authority HQ. Who in this place would Eric look shocked by and Sookie shed a tear for?
Well, if you watch the new True Blood Episode 5.12 Sneak Peek you'd have to surmise that it is Sam, no? But OTOH, isn't that too obvious? What do you think is going on in the (above) photo?
Update: New True Blood Episode 5.12 Sneak Peek!
Ryan Kwanten, Lucy Griffiths, Alexander Skarsgård & Rutina Wesley in True Blood season 5 finale "Save Yourself' ( Credit HBO)
The True Blood season 5 finale "Save Yourself' is just days away but there are still many questions unanswered.
The photo above may help point us in the right direction in regard to what side Jason (Ryan Kwanten) comes down on in light of his statement in the promo video that 'the time for tolerance is over.'
In the first sneak peek spoiler-y photo from the season finale, it looks like Jason is sitting in Sookie's living room when in barged the vampire trio of Nora (Lucy Griffiths) Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) & Tara (Rutina Wesley). Vampires are notoriously bad at closing the door behind them. Anyway, despite Sookie living there, the house is now in fact owned by Eric, who purchased it during the year that Sookie was in faeryland and presumed dead. Jason couldn't pay the taxes on the house and so Eric bought it from the bank. So, like it or not, it's a vampire-owned home meaning anyone--supe or human can come in uninvited!
I have two questions about the photo: Is that "V' (vamp blood) in Jason's hand and what exactly is Nora staring at with that dumbfounded look on her face?
Be sure to check back here as there will be more sneak peeks and spoilers for the True Blood season 5 finale "Save Yourself' this Sunday August 26, on HBO!
Kristen Bauer van Straten and Deborah Ann Woll in True Blood Episode #60 (Credit: HBO)
MORE NEWTRUE BLOOD Season 5 Finale- Episode 5.12 - 'Save Yourself' Sneak Peek Promo photos after the jump!:
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' in True Blood Episode #59 (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 5: Recap #59 VIDEO:
True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #59 VIDEO:
Go inside the episode with Creative/Executive, Alan Ball and Writer, Angela Robinson.
The Inside the Episode video interviews with Ball and Robinson are quite revealing about the thinking behind flipping Bill from a solid, moral, conflicted, flawed vampire to a one-note, evil power freak.
Ball says that 'in fiction' we prefer to root for the bad guy. Ball is wrong. We prefer to root for a well-written character that makes sense to us on an interesting and non-convoluted level. Bill is such a one-dimensional bad guy and unlike his former nemesis, Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), he doesn't even seem to be enjoying himself along the way. Hence, we the audience aren't having fun, either.
'Wimpy Bill', as some viewers perceived him in previous seasons, at least had some complexity to his character. Egomaniac Bill is just what we see: a massive, demented ego running amok. It's not fun, the actor portraying him does not seem like he's having fun, and the sooner they bury this part of the storyline, the more likely there is a chance that the show can reach some kind of satisfactory conclusion.
It is really disappointing that no one in the True Blood writer's room recognized that this simply was not working. Maybe much like the Authority vamps, they all drank the same Kool-aid. And to be clear, Bill isn't getting lots of 'buzz' because we are so energized by the flipping of his moral center, rather we are appalled at how badly this notion was implemented.
AFTER THE JUMP: True Blood Season 5: Season Finale Preview VIDEO:
Alexander Skarsgård as 'Eric' in the True Blood season 5 finale 'Save Yourself' Credit: HBO
It seems a sure bet that True Blood's season five will go out on a very bloody note though despite solid acting turns by both the featured cast and the guest actors, Season 5 will not be remembered as the show's finest 12 hours.
As has been oft-repeated, there were just too many sub-plots with minor characters that made the overall feel of the show choppy and made viewing an exercise in patience, waiting for 'something' to happen to move the plot forward.
Even when the main plot, which was the goings on of the Vampire Authority, was front and center there seemed to be a great deal of dithering. We watched as the weeks progressed, vampire Authority members picking one another off (or in the case of Salome (Valentina Cervi) having Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) do the deed for her). Implausibly, Salome maintained that 'only Russell' could take out the 500-year old Authority leader 'Roman' (Chris Meloni) (who was featured for less than half the season), despite being 2000 years-old herself in order to further her 'Sanguinista' agenda of reverting to feeding on humans and discontinuing 'mainstreaming' altogether. It actually became tiresome when one realized that yet another scene was about to go down in the drab Authority meeting room.
Anna Paquin (Sookie) and a crowd of faeries in the True Blood season 5 finale
So what to look forward to in the True Blood season 5 finale? The promo spells it out: Who will survive? but one could add 'with showrunner Alan Ball departing'? Ball doesn't do things in a small way--so will he finally 'release' one of his main characters? I have to come down on the side of 'no.'
I think that Russell will consume more faeries, that the remaining Authority members, Rosalyn (Carolyn Hennesy) and Salome will die at the hands of Bill and Eric and that Eric's sister, Nora (Lucy Griffiths) will be collateral damage and die as well. I also think Holly's (Lauren Bowles) son's are going to bite it via the hand of Maurella (Kristina Anapau), the spurned faery carrying Andy's (Chris Bauer) child.
I do not think Sam (Sam Trammell) is going to die but there's a 50-50 chance of Luna (Janina Gavankar) buying it. I notice Joe Manganiello ('Alcide') is listed as having 'guest star' status on the show so perhaps he'll die as well but more likely his old man, played by Robert Patrick will die in the course of saving his son, with whom in episode 11 he redeemed himself.
I'm on the fence regarding Russell's chance of surviving season 5, but it wouldn't be a surprise if the U.S. military/government takes him out since they've already stated that they are well-prepared to decimate the vampires. I'm pretty sure vampire headquarters is going to go up in smoke as hinted by both the title of the episode and Eric's urgent request that Bill leave the building.
So there's really no need to kill off the series' stars when the show is crammed to the brim with characters that were wedged into season 5.
Kristen Bauer van Straten ('Pam') Credit: HBO
Season 5 was a ho-hum season despite some stand-out performances, most notably by fan favourites Kristen Bauer van Straten ('Pam') and Deborah Ann Woll ('Jessica'). The reliably great Alexander Skarsgård (Eric) and the appealing Ryan Kwanten ('Jason') were also put to good use. It's hard to believe that Bill (Stephen Moyer) could become any more dour than he already was but he pulled it off. I like Moyer but I think his character was nearly insufferable in the second half of this season.
It would be nice if season 5 could go out on a high note with a well-crafted, season 1, 2 or even 3-caliber episode. Keep your fingers crossed.
In the fifth-season finale, Eric makes one last attempt to thwart the Authority and save Bill from losing his humanity. Meanwhile, Alcide prepares for another battle with JD; Sam and Luna try to escape the Authority; and Andy deals with the fallout of a pact.
Original Air Date: Aug 26, 2012
Guest Cast Lucy Griffiths: Nora Louis Herthum: JD Valentina Cervi: Salome Joe Manganiello: Alcide Herveaux (via HBO)
Mary-Louise Parker and David Julian Hirsh in Weeds - episode 8.08 Sunday on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
As showrunner Jenji Kohanhas stated in interviews about Weeds' final season 8, Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) progression or 'evolution' certainly won't be linear, if indeed she evolves at all and a sterling example of just that lies within this episode. Nancy has tried going straight (so to speak) numerous times before, only to be thwarted by circumstances, causing her to trip on her 5-inch heels and stumble back several steps. Watch tonight to see where Nancy's next steps take her!
WEEDS (Season 8) –”Five Miles From Yetzer Hara” – Episode 8.08 Synopsis:
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) gets promoted and takes on new responsibilities. Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) and Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) both start their new jobs. Doug (KEVIN NEALON) recruits homeless people in an attempt to legitimize his scam charity while Jill (JENNIFER JASON LEIGH) breaks some upsetting news to Andy (JUSTIN KIRK).
Written by: David Holstein Directed by: Phil Abraham Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh Guest star: Craig Anton, Michael Dempsey, Mary-Kathleen Gordon, David Julian Hirsh
Michael C. Hall in 'Dexter.' Season 7 returns Sept 30 on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
Dexter Music Video: Tonight's the Night VIDEO:
Check out Rolfe Kent's "Tonight's the Night" Dexter music video.
'It's over when I say it is!!!' - Dexter
Indeed.
It will blow your mind.*
***SPOILER WARNING***
No one escapes the Dark Passenger. Dexter returns September 30th at 9PM ET/PT.
DEXTER season 7, Episode 1: DEXTER Season 7 premiere. Episode 7.01 - 'Are You ...?' After witnessing her brother kill Travis Marshall, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) attempts to reconcile with Dexter (Michael C. Hall) while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor Butcher case.
*See? I told you it was mind blowing--and spoiler-y! There is some really effed up stuff going on too, which in the case of a cold-blooded murder of a series regular in the police station must be someone's (Deb's or Dex's) daydream or nightmare. I never considered the possibility that it was real but judging from the comments beneath the video, plenty of Dexter fans do.
Dexter continues to be my favourite Showtime show (though I'm really digging Homeland, too!) and in the top 5 of any television drama I watch so I am definitely popping up a big bowl of popcorn, snuggling up with my honey, and tuning in when it premieres on Sept. 30. (I prefer to watch it as it airs 'live' in my time zone--not DVR it).
Deb and La Guerta aren't the only two people who will be on to Dexter this season. "As we introduce in the pilot, Dexter kills someone who is very important to Ray Stevenson's Isaac, someone who is a significant part of his organization," showrunner Scott Buck says. "That also tees Isaac off to find out what happened to this person, who killed this person and so he's also on to Dexter all throughout this season." Man, Dex just can't catch a break this year, huh?
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Dexter returns Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9/8c on Showtime.
Slipping further into religious fervor, Bill (Stephen Moyer) gives Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) an order she's loath to carry out. Armed with a damning video of Russell (Denis O'Hare) and Steve (Michael McMillian), the military delivers an ultimatum to the Authority. Claude (Giles Matthey) and Maurella (Kristina Anapau) take Sookie (Anna Paquin) to meet the faerie elder, who may know something about an ancient family secret. Alcide (Joe Manganiello) reconnects with his father; Sam (Sam Trammell) and Luna (Janina Gavankar) hitch a ride into the Authority.
True Blood Season 5: Episode 59 Clip - A Very Expensive Meal (VIDEO):
Anna Paquin and Ryan Kwanten in True Blood episode 5.11 (Credit: HBO)
As you'll notice, Jason has already been attacked and bitten, most likely by Russell (Denis O'Hare) given that he drags Jason to the faery secret hideout/burlesque club (below):
(Credit: HBO)
'Bitten' (Credit: HBO)
So now I'm really wondering 'why' Jason would venture out from the faery sanctuary when he knows that Russell is on the loose and gunning for him and Sookie? How does he end up in the dirt, looking whiter than Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) who is lying next to him, apologizing.
Update: Well, I'm on the fence now that I've seen the 2 sneak peeks. Jessica could trick Jason--let's face it, he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think she'd give him a choice; even if Bill orders her to turn someone, it doesn't have to be Jason. I'm going to say no, Jason does not become vampire. That was done already this season with Tara. And Jason fluctuates between not liking, tolerating, and hating vamps. Now that he believes both his parents were killed by one? I'm thinking no way would he consent to being made vampire.
(Credit: HBO)
Joe Manganiello as Alcide with his father (Robert Patrick) in episode 5.11 (Credit: HBO)
Deborah Ann Woll as 'Jessica' and Ryan Kwanten as "Jason" in True Blood Episode #58 (Credit: HBO)
Bill (Stephen Moyer) iStakes Molly (Tina Majorino) while Salome (Valentina Cervi) looks on in True Blood episode #58.
True Blood Season 5: Recap #58 VIDEO:
It's really hard to cobble together a cogent explanation of what I think may happen in the last two episodes of True Blood season 5. It seems pretty likely that whatever the coming war is, it will need to carry over into season 6 as two episodes are nowhere near enough time to finish up the myriad story-lines of this season. In recent episodes, former recurring characters like Sheriff Bud Dearborne and Mike Stephens the coroner, pop up only to get cut down--permanently. In episode #58 'Hoyt' (Jim Parrack) was spared death but was glamoured at his own request to forget Jason and Jessica completely and then set out for an oil-rig job in Alaska,
We've been promised a spectacular ending and most everyone seems to believe it will be a bloodbath--but who's blood will spill most? It seems highly implausible that the human race will succumb to the vampires. It's more likely that the faeries might be at battle with the vamps and the shifters and wolves will be coming down on various sides. Humans will simply be collateral damage until they have to get seriously involved.
It also feels like the war hasn't really even gotten started yet and that perhaps season 6 and 7 can really ramp it up as a unifying feature to the story, something True Blood desperately needs. Despite it's frequent liberal outlooks sprinkled throughout the show, it really needs to have an antagonist or group of enemies that the shifters, faeries, vampires, and weres can rally together (more or less) and take down. That or go back to the story centering on Sookie It's better not to weigh down the show with 8 different plot threads getting going, then being dropped either for awhile or completely. Just go with an overarching theme, bring on the good acting, writing and direction and True Blood can go out the way it came in--as a highly enjoyable, supernatural romp.
True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #58 VIDEO:
Go inside the episode with Director, Scott Winant and Writer, Alexander Woo.
After the jump!:Episode #58 Promo PHOTOS, True Blood Season 5: Jessica's Vlog (Episode #58) VIDEO:
Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica and Ryan Kwanten as Jason lie together in the dirt in True Blood episode 5.11 on HBO Sunday (Credit: HBO)
There are several very shocking True Blood images in the True Blood Season 5: Episode #59 Preview (VIDEO).
Does Jason die in season 5? Maybe--from the looks of the 'compromising position', that of maker and progeny, it appears that Jessica is in the process of turning Jason. The episode description for episode #59, (below) implies that Jessica is possibly forced to turn someone...so Jason drew the short straw? It appears too that Jason is at the mercy of Russell who wants Sookie for her fairy blood. Does Russell have a hand in Jason's ultimate destination in the dirt?
Denis O'Hare as Russell and Ryan Kwanten as Jason in True Blood Sunday on HBO (Credit: HBO)
'TRUE BLOOD 'Sunset' Season 5, Episode 11, (Episode #59) Synopsis: Sookie probes an ancient family secret with help from a faerie elder; Jessica is an unwilling participant in Bill's ongoing religious conversion; Alcide reconnects with his father; the military uses a video of Russell and Steve Newlin as ammunition; Sam and Luna hitch a ride into the Authority. Original Air Date: Aug 19, 2012 Guest Cast Robert Patrick: Jackson Herveaux Joe Manganiello: Alcide Herveaux Valentina Cervi: Salome Lucy Griffiths: Nora Kristina Anapau: Maurella
TRUE BLOOD Season 5 Finale Synopsis: True Blood Episode: "Save Yourself" Season 5, Episode 12 (Episode #60) Synopsis:
In the fifth-season finale, Eric makes one last attempt to thwart the Authority and save Bill from losing his humanity. Meanwhile, Alcide prepares for another battle with JD; Sam and Luna try to escape the Authority; and Andy deals with the fallout of a pact. Original Air Date: Aug 26, 2012 Guest Cast Joe Manganiello: Alcide Herveaux Lucy Griffiths: Nora Louis Herthum: JD Valentina Cervi: Salome
AFTER THE JUMP: True Blood Season 5: 2 Episodes Left VIDEO:
Jason (Ryan Kwanten) walks into an empty-looking Merlotte's and meets a distraught Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll). Jason too, is disturbed: Where are Jessica's bodyguards? They quit because Bill stopped paying them, is the response. Also, they were 'lookin' tasty.' (haha)
At the oddly vacant Bon Temp's watering hole, they are both there 'to meet someone.'
And then, Hoyt (Jim Parrack), looking impossibly healthy, walks in.
Ryan Kwanten as Jason in True Blood episode 5,09 (Credit: HBO)
(Above) Watch a scene from Episode #58 of True Blood Season 5.
Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica in True Blood episode 5.09 (Credit:HBO)
True Blood this Sunday: A famous True Blood love triangle collides. Hoyt looks very healthy for a guy with such a serious-looking head wound. You don't supposes Jessica helped out in that department, do you? What is all the angsty stuff in the sneak peek video about then?
Yes. It's true. Anna Paquin is pregnant and showing in True Blood now, and will continue to. She even appears in True Blood episode 5.09 to be 'nesting' like a pregnant woman but alas, "Sookie Stackhouse" is not with child. All together now: Let's have fun watching Anna's tummy get huge in the next few weeks! It is fascinating to see how a woman carries (shows-carrying) twins. Very different shape and location of early pregnancy signs than in a non-multiple pregnancy.
Just WTH with Mike Stephens? He is uber-creepy and he is a coroner. Plus he probably saw her parent's bodies...
With vampire-on-human attacks increasing, the Authority attempts to woo public favor. Meanwhile, Nora tries to convert Eric to Lilith's gospel. Jason finds a mysterious scroll; Elijah, the new vampire sheriff of Area 5, pushes Pam and Tara to obey a new mandate; Sam and Luna search for Emma; Russell seeks a higher calling.
Andy tells Jill he wants to be the father of the child.
WEEDS (Season 8) Episode 8.07 Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) and Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) starts her new legit, and highly competitive job. After graduating from the police academy, Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) starts a new job. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) seeks employment at the local Jewish temple. Meanwhile, Doug’s (KEVIN NEALON) reckless spending comes to complete halt. Written by: Victoria Morrow Directed by: Perry Lang Guest Stars: Craig Anton, Michael Dempsey, Jackie Geary, Daniele Watts Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Silas criticizes Nancy for dressing unprofessionally.
This is a good, solid Weeds episode. There's a surprising scene (call me naive) with Nancy, a revealing scene with Shane's girlfriend's mother, Andy has a close encounter with the cute Rabbi, and Silas and Nancy learn the ropes of their respective new jobs.
And there is a big reveal in the photo above. Nancy has just deduced that Jill is pregnant (I'm assuming she doesn't know about the Doug/Jill hookup) with Andy's kid. Andy is measuring both women's reactions but especially Nancy's to see if she's going to react in any way in his favour.
I think he'll always have a 'thing' for his sister-in-law but he needs to move on and hopefully with Nancy's sister Jill of all people, he has.
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Fresh out of the Police Academy, is Shane (Alexander Gould) about to lose his way?
True Blood episode 5,08 Hoyt (Jim Parrack) lies unconscious and close to death in Jason's (Ryan Kwanten) arms.(Credit: HBO)
Alexander Skarsgård stars as 'Eric' in True Blood on HBO
True Blood Season 5: Recap #57 VIDEO:
True Blood Season 5: 'Only 3 Episodes Left' Promo VIDEO:
Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood on HBO
True Blood Season 5: Gone, Gone, Gone Promo VIDEO:
Episode #58: “Gone, Gone, Gone” SYNOPSIS:
Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
With vampire-on-human attacks increasing, the Authority attempts to woo public favor. Meanwhile, Nora (Lucy Griffiths) tries to convert Eric to Lilith’s gospel. Jason finds a mysterious scroll; Elijah (Keram Malicki-Sanchez), the new vampire sheriff of Area 5, pushes Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Tara (Rutina Wesley) to obey a new mandate; Sam (Sam Trammell) and Luna (Janina Gavankar) search for Emma (Chloe Noelle); Russell (Denis O’Hare) seeks a higher calling. via HBO Publicity
Written by Alexander Woo; directed by Scott Winant.
Stephen Moyer as 'Bill' in True Blood on HBO
Seems to me that the body count is going to continue to climb at a fast clip as True Blood winds up it's 5th and final season with Alan Ball as showrunner. Season 5 has been a pretty wild ride with much of the Vampire Authority succumbing to political agendas and power plays, culminating in the true death. Former Bon Temps Sheriff Bud Dearborne (William Sanderson) and Terry's Iraq war buddy, Patrick (Scott Foley) bit it tonight. How many more dead bodies are in store for us in season 5? Three more episodes. I'll call an even dozen, including a main character.
Anna Paquin as Sookie and Ryan Kwanten as Jason in True Blood episode 5.08 (Credit: HBO)
After the jump! - True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #57 VIDEO:
Watch a scene from Episode 57 of True Blood Season 5.
True Blood Episode #57 / 5.09 Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Lafayette (Nelan Ellis) discuss dead people. (Credit: HBO)
Very good Sookie-Lafayette True Blood sneak peek which confirms ***SPOILER*** in case you hadn't read ahead-- that Sookie and Jason's Gran is returning from the dead again in the very-same-as-the-original form of Lois Smith! So yay! But "boo!' because according to Lafayette, Gran, as well as other dead folk are unnecessarily 'cryptic!'
'Jill Price-Grey' (Jennifer Jason Leigh) in Weeds episode 7 'Allosaurus Crush Castle' (Credit: Showtime)
Weeds: 'Jill's Pregnant' Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
Andy and Doug find out Jill's pregnant.
This was a another Season 8 Weeds episode where many of the characters made some important choices.
Andy makes a choice regarding Jill's pregnancy.
Jill makes a choice regarding Andy.
On the heels of throwing the last of her 'product' into a huge wood chipper, Nancy makes progress in securing employment--both for herself and someone near and dear.
Shane choses to revert to some of his pre-Police Academy behaviors, namely taking a huge risk with possibly dire consequences pertaining to his career.
And finally, a question. Do you think that the entire Botwin family will give up all marijuana-related behaviour--growing, selling, smoking? Are they capable of leading straight lives? (I'm not including Doug, because I'm pretty certain he is a stoner for life.)
Hunter Parrish as 'Silas Botwin' in Weeds Episode 8.06 (Credit: Showtime)
Weeds: Silas The Stripper Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
Silas is mistaken as a stripper when trying to get his plants back.
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) is ready to get her life back on track and starts anew with a job search. Jill (JENNIFER JASON LEIGH) drops a bomb on Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) and Doug (KEVIN NEALON). Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) must track down the location of his stolen plants. Meanwhile, Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) uses his superior intellect to make some extra cash at the police academy.
Written by: Brendan Kelly Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson Guest Stars: Brett Del Buono, Dominic Dierkes, Benjamin King, August Maturo, Daniele Watts, and Bill Fagerbakke.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh as the now-pregnant Jill Price Grey (Credit: Showtime)
After the jump: Jenji Kohan discusses Nancy's new love interest, and Andy's relationship with Jill (VIDEO Interview):
In her baby-vamp vlog, Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) rants about Jason shooting her in the head and Ginger (Tara Buck) empathises in an unnexpected way. Jessica is hungry and so makes plans for dinner. (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 5: Episode #57 Preview (VIDEO):
Stephen Moyer ('Bill') and Valentina Cervi ('Salome') in True Blood Episode #57 (Credit: HBO)
Stephen Moyer ( "Bill") and Valentina Cervi (Salome) in True Blood Episode #57 (Credit: HBO)
Episode #57: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Synopsis:
Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 5 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) As the Authority proceeds with Lilith’s plan, Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) plots his escape. Gran (Lois Smith) directs Sookie (Anna Paquin) to a clue to her parents’ murderer. Andy (Chris Bauer) and Jason (Ryan Kwanten) search for leads to the identities of the people behind the shifter killings. Alcide (Joe Manganiello) recalls his pack induction; Arlene (Carrie Preston) gets caught in Terry (Todd Lowe) and Patrick’s (Scott Foley) crossfire; Steve (Michael McMillian) gets a new pet. Written by Raelle Tucker; directed by Dan Attias. via HBO Publicity
True Blood Season 5: Inside the Episode #56 INTERVIEW (VIDEO):
Go inside the episode with Writer and Director of episode #56, Mark Hudis and Stephen Moyer. (Credit: HBO)
True Blood Season 5: Jessica's Vlog #5 (Episode #56) (VIDEO):
Jessica's commenters advise her to 'think before you drink'. A tad late--the video only went up July 30 2012, but Jessica survived both Jason and Hoyt. I wonder how far Bill will lead her? She is not going to recognize him next time she sees him and it's not like she loves synthetic blood. If anything, Jessica could've been a perfect candidate for the Sanguinistas but ironically, Bill set her on a 'moralistic' path mainstreaming and my bet is that Jessica couldn't for example, eat Jason any more than Hoyt could kill Jessica. There are some really nice screencaps of both Eric and Bill and as not-Bill, Director Stephen Moyer (above) this week so enjoy--I know I did!
After the jump: TRUE BLOOD Episode #56 Recap VIDEO!:
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
