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MULDER: Vampires have always been with us, in ancient myths and stories passed down from early man. From the Babylonian Ekimu to the Chinese Kuang-Shi to Motetz Dam of the Hebrews, the Mormo of ancient Greece and Rome to the more familiar Nosferatu of Transylvania.–X-Files 5.12 “Bad Blood”
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Engorged and densely packed the season three premiere of True Blood nevertheless moves at lightning vampire speed. We barely have time to register the images and dialogue of one scene before we’re jet-propelled into the next. Bristling with angst and electrified by urgent matters most of the characters shoot out of the gate as if their very survival depended on their continued forward momentum, like so many lone, lonely sharks.
Sookie throws her manners, decorum, and empathy out the window and becomes a crassly rude and ruthless Nancy Drew in the quest to find her man, a vamp she’s known all of six weeks but nonetheless thinks she loves as much as Sheriff Bud Dearborn loves his wife of many decades and the children and grandchilren of his own body. Aggressively busting in on and interrupting Eric’s intimate encounter with his new dancer Yvette she stands there demanding anwers and action from the gloriously naked Viking instead of excusing herself and waiting five minutes to allow him to get dressed. And nevermind Jessica’s entitlement to privacy, Sookie charges in to Bill’s house whenever she feels like it and orders the poor hapless, desperate child to do her bidding.
Jessica, horrified by the accidental killing of the trucker, instinctively knows better than bring her troubles to Sookie. Only Bill gets a pass on murder
Sookie notices nothing amiss, cares not for the suffering of others, takes not a moment to reflect on the fact that those close to her might be having trouble as well. The only thing that matters to her is that Bill is missing and must be found and she will steamroll whoever gets in the way of her quest.
For the defintion of real nihilism, see: Tara. She’s ready to destroy herself rather than live with the fact that she has nothing to live for. Lettie Mae is trying to latch on to her like a leach and suck her dry for a taste of redemption. Her cousin Lafayette can love and protect her but not from herself. The people she works with are so casually racist there seems no point in even trying. Her supposed best friend Sookie thinks Eggs’ death by gunshot to the head is no worse than her missing almost-fiancee. In her desperate straits where can Tara go from here but ‘to ground’? She’s hit rock bottom and it’s either sink or swim.
“I’m sorry you dated a serial killer but who here hasn’t?” Arlene, far be it from anyone to exclude Sookie from your little club.
The most affecting moment in the episode is Terry’s speech to Andy about clinging to your humanity with everything you’ve got, even when you’ve done something that makes you feel less than human. Jason and Jessica needed this speech more than Andy but it’s the thought that counts.
Jason’s speech to Hoyt about the truth fucking people up is certainly true, and an anvil’s weight in foreshadowing, but hopefully it’s only a matter of time before he realizes that the truth only fucks up what needs fucking up, like Hoyts codependent relationship with his mother. Among other things.
Sam is not happy to be having blood-induced erotic dreams of Bill during his search for his white trash birth family, which only proves that vampire blood only produces a sexual attraction to the donor vamp and not romantic love. What does this say about Bill and Sookie? We must conclude that she is like many other gals and really does love a cad. Does his blood influence her feelings? Certainly so but not as much as his lies and manipulations do, of which he is the master.
In this episode Bill proves himself a ruthless and cunning survivor. He breaks free of his v-addicted werewolf captors, killing a couple of them in the process, hides himself from the daylight and then promptly finds easy pickings in the kindly and heartbreakingly lonely Olivia.
But did you notice? You’ve been glamoured! (because apparently Bill has that ability with the audience)
You really think a nearly drained Bill struck the oxygen-dependent Olivia like a deadly cobra, drank enough to become strong and confident when facing the circling werewolves yet left poor feeble Olivia alive and well? And you think the cheepskate then left her a bit of money for her kindness? If so I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you.
Olivia is one lucky lady. Not only is she not the worse for wear she’s also the only vampire food who has ever come out of a feeding without fang marks or any blood on her anywhere. And we all know how neatly Bill feeds. /sarcasm. Considering her age and physical condition she should be dead. And she is, without doubt. Prediction: Look for a news report of Olivia’s murder-by-vamp in a later ep.
Eric can glamour the audience too–with his beauty.
Eric is practically luminous in this episode. He’s also in trouble and still a terrible liar. In front of the Magister he was about as convincing as my son was at age 10 when he attempted to lie.
What is UP with the Queen? Why does she not care that Bill is missing? Is the edict a no-go or did she have a hand in his kidnapping? If so, for what purpose?
I think it’s hilarious that the IRS is breathing down the capricious queens neck but I seriously doubt that money is her only motivation for selling V. Only time will tell.
And why did Eric want Mr. Reuben to bring him Bill Compton? Does he have the goods on him for one crime or another (out of hundreds, I’m sure) or was it his intention to put the fear of God (who comes 
) into him?
I wanted to mention that I love the wolves. So beautiful and primal, these magnificent animals make the storyline feel somehow organic.
Stay tuned next week for ‘Beautifully Broken’.
Ok about Sookie’s attitude.
After the relationship ended, I was so ashamed of myself, my eyes just opened!
I have high hopes for her, I don’t think her Gran would be happy with her like she’s been acting after Gran died and starting the relationship with Bill. But I’m sure she’s salvagable (?) , Bill has only been in her life for 6 weeks!
Although she is grown up, she is still very naive when it comes to relationship. And here comes a handsome, ‘quiet’ gentleman. She is clearly very impressionable woman/girl and who better to control and manipulate than Bill?
I myself relate to Sookie. My first relationship/love/sex was with a very dominable/manipulative man. He had a good front like Bill, could be very loving and funny, but he totally dragged my personality under. After few weeks people were totally annoyed with me, I really was becoming another person, only thinking about myself and my boyfriend, I was rude and boring really
Here’s hoping that Sookie will gain conciousness again, and be herself
My first boyfriend was also a RL version of Bill, and I was in just about the same position as Sookie (never having had a relationship after until what is “normal”, which had nothing to do with my appearance; I simply had to spend five minutes with one of my superficial suitors and off they went in terror XD). Many of Bill’s manipulative mannerisms and his holier than thou hypocrite attitude immediately reminded me of that first bf. He also had the same jealousy and control issues as Edward Cullen. Even though nothing of this flowed with anything I believe in, it was as if a cloak was hanging over my head and I put up with it far too long until I didn’t recognize myself anymore and it even made me physically ill.
I really don’t know what the hell is wrong with BLs (and Twilight fans) to think that this is acceptable. They are completely blind to abusive and controlling behaviour. In their eyes, it’s romantic. I say they are delusional and don’t grasp the essence of true romanticism.
Don’t dump Edward with Bill. Otherwise you are on the money. I am a Edward lover also.
Oh, well. I’m on the money then :p
sounds like we have something in common here, eh?
although the sociopath in my life was not my first boyfriend, he was charming and manipulative and utterly convincing whenever he spoke. i fell for the whole thing…
It just made no sense to me that Bill didn’t directly feed on the werewolves, stunned after the car accident. No, he has to run away instead, even though he was in an obvious advantage and I really don’t think they could have owerpowered him anymore in that moment.
I was weirded out by Olivia’s non-existent fangmarks as well, but I concluded that maybe he had fed her some of his blood so she healed. Buuuuuuuut that would make him hard to forget (Dreams? o.O), which is exactly what he ordered her to do. Still; if that scene actually happened that way, the money he gave her wasn’t even his, but one of the werewolves’, hence no wallet to find for Jessica and Sookie.
I think Sam’s dream has proven that the dream is shared with the vampire. Why would Bill have been shirtless from the start otherwise?
I love how Bill not having taught Jessica anything is biting him in the ass now when she couldn’t interpret his call. Also, I am under the impression she doesn’t even know that her blood has healing powers, or she could have saved the trucker from death while he was still alive. She made the ultimate choice in trying to turn him, which didn’t work, which just shows she also doesn’t know what is essential in making a vampire.
@Melody:
I had that same question about Bill and him not feeding on the were(s).
The only explanation I could think of other than your explanation is that the writers wanted to take the opportunity to show us a scene like that for a reason to gradually ease the audience (the ones who are still blind to how Bill really is, much like Sookie) into Bad Bill from Saint Bill.
Maybe it was because Bill needs a thrill to feed. It isn’t fufilling if he isn’t glamouring or manipulating his victim. Quite sick if you ask me.
But Katya, St. Bill has already informed the audience he only feeds from Sookeh (as has been thoroughly demonstrated in the last two seasons), so it can’t be like that! Why would he enjoy inflicting pain and misery that is uncalled for? As with Uncle Bartlett, and like in his dark past as one half of Bonny and Clyde, uhm, Flaviana and Guillaume!
Anther thing that may come into play here is a prejudice against Weres. Bill may not have wanted to pollute his body with their blood.
@ Melody-
True, Bill has feigned a True Blood and Sookie only diet to Sookie and the residents of Bon Temps in general. However, the BL’s will use the excuse that
“it was a life or death situation and she was the only human around.” …despite the fact that he could have easily fed from one of those weres….
It is really hard to watch True Blood with a BL.
Oh, if ya’ll ever want BL commentary (yeah,right) I unfortunately watch True Blood with someone who has remained a BL despite what I have told him and pointed out (yes, the BL is a man).
[I think Sam’s dream has proven that the dream is shared with the vampire. Why would Bill have been shirtless from the start otherwise?]
Melody – I think you may be correct and that this dream sequence may be some form of confirmation of the sharing of dreams theory. We had an extensive discussion yesterday about this theory on Sunny’s previous post. I love this theory and hope we get confirmation from Eric that he was present with Sookie in her dream sequences.
I never thought the dreams were shared, but after these comments and remembering last episode it seems to be very very plausible. All dreams have being during light hours, so the vampire is sleeping too (even if they can be awake too
) . And in this dream of Bill and Sam, I knew it was a dream, because of the spoilers, but it seemed to be real (until the flirt begins)… It could have happened that Bill was near Sam and found him (as he said) after the accident. But Sam doesn’t know he has dissapeared.
Right! How else could Sam know Bill needed help, and that he was shirtless and dirty?
I’ve wondered about the Dreams being a shared Dream since Sookie first Dream of Eric when he said “this is the beginning”. Also her second Dream Eric was grieving for Godric, an looked shocked when she kissed him at first. I’m thinking that maybe the Vampire can consciously bring the Dream to the Person whose consumed their Blood. I dont think the Vampire can control the Person or anything tho. The reason i think this is cuz Amy an Jason were consuming Eddie’s Blood, an neither had Eddie Dreams. The only thing that is odd about that tho is why Bill would wanna bring a Dream to Sam? unless he was covering his tracks incase Sookie ever asked if Sam Dreamt of Bill since consuming his Blood, an didn’t want Sookie to question why she would Dream after consuming, but Sam wouldn’t. I also found it odd that Sam Dreamt of Bill wearing exactly what he was wearing at the time, an having dirt on him. Sam couldn’t have known that since he hadn’t seen Bill since the Maenad incident. Also in Lafayettes PTSD Dream Eric called him Sweetheart, an this Season he says “Hello Sweetheart” when greeting Lafayette. Lafayette said to Sookie he feels like Eric’s always in his Head which would make sense if Eric wants him scared so he will keep selling the V. The biggest one of all is when i read the Blu-Ray Commentary i cant remember exactly what was said but somethings said an it makes Bill think of Sookie an him an he flashes back to Sookie’s Dream in the Kitchen having Breakfast when he burst into flames. Yes Sookie told him about the Dream, but he wouldn’t see it in his Head exactly how it played out unless he Dreamt it when Sookie did as well. These are just my thoughts tho.
Also i forgot to add that it seems like all these Dreams all of them have had have happened when the Vamps have been sleeping odd.
one of the best cases for shared dreams ive heard
im still skeptical but the bill in dirty clothes does seem odd
I agree with what you said, except for the Lafayette part. I am not sure that what we saw of Lafayette vs. Eric in front of his house was a dream, but a result of his PTSS. Lafayette was clearly awake and his vision of Eric was just a stand-in for Lettie Mae. I just don’t know where the “times a million” part came from. Maybe Lafayette had heard it from another vampire before?
I feel pretty certain that Lafayette was very much awake and having a PTSD vision of Eric due to his kidnap and torture in that scene. That is not to say that he has not had sexual dreams about Eric because he clearly told Sookie that he has.
Great recap, Sunny. You always manage to point out things I’ve overlooked. I liked this episode even if I did wind up seeing most of it in preview clips and promos! I plan on not reading/watching any more spoilers so I can be surprised the rest of the season.
I loved how much Eric and Pam were in this episode and I hope they keep it up! I agree with you about just how “luminous” Eric was. He practically glowed throughout the episode, contrasting of course with dirty, blood covered Bill. I know his hair is a hot topic over at SVB but after seeing him in action, I’d say it’s another item to point out just how pristine he was, never a hair out of place, even during the 6 hour sex-fest. So while he’s being dragged down by the queen he is perfect on the surface. While Bill is disgusting (in more ways than one) on the outside and the inside. I hate how ambiguous they are still being with Bill’s character. How obvious it is(to some anyway) that he’s a sneaky, slimy, self-serving liar (just my opinion) that he could feed off a sick little old lady and not bother to cure her with just a drop or two of his blood but then throw a couple of bucks at her, validating the BLs that he’s not completely evil (yeah right). Oh and she did have a band aid on her neck, but I totally see your point that there was more to that.
I feel awful for Tara. Even more so re-watching it when I’m not distracted by Eric-ness. NO ONE even feels bad for her except her cousin. She just saw her boyfriend dead in a pool of blood. And she’s getting crap from everyone because she’s lashing out in anger. It makes me want to go give her a hug. I cannot believe Sookie compared Bill being missing with Eggs being dead! The balls on that girl!
Not sure what the queen’s story is just yet. I think I want to wait rather than speculate too much but I do think she has something to do with Bill being missing besides Russell/Lorena. Why? I am just not sure.
On a lighter note, I laughed my butt off at the Sam/Bill dream. And just how low can Eric’s pants get before we get to see the GP!?
@EricObsessed:
I felt like his interaction with olivia was almost treated like a deal with a prostitute. How disgusting. A BL I watched the show with used to money as a justification too and the excuse of “well he had to feed or he might have died.” I ask this question… why didn’t the writers just have Bill feed off the dead were?…maybe because they wanted to show a scene like this for A REASON… a reason other than Bill just saving his own “life.”
I felt so bad for Tara too and this made me hate tara’s mother even more.
No wonder she gets taken in by the first person/vampire that shows real attention to her.
Oh, I laughed at the Sam/Bill dream too but I must say even that was hotter than Bill/Sookie.
I also know what the BLs are saying and I get why they’re saying that because that is what they were shown (which I hate). But they’re blind to the obvious and want to justify his actions which makes me crazy because they are ignoring half of the scene! Obviously I love Eric but I don’t ignore his faults either. He still has to grow a bit but I love the nasty and the good! I love his badass-ness and I love how he sucks at lying.
Yebb even Sam/Bill had more chemistry than Sookie/Bill
As anyone who is a regular reader of this blog knows, nobody rides the Bill Compton hate train harder than I do…but even I’ll admit that the Bill/Sam dream was incredibly hot in a sick, twisted, Twilight Zone sort of way.
I just wanted to clarify that the dream sequence was sick and twisted not because it was homoerotic (Lord knows, I love slash
)
But because it involved Bill whose serial killer/con artist past generally keeps me from viewing of him in a sexual way.
But because it involved Bill whose serial killer/con artist past generally keeps me from viewing of him in a sexual way.
I couldn’t agree with you more on that score. blech.
1. First of all, I think you shouldhave talked about the way Sookie talked about the failed marriage proposal and the way
people reacted to the way she talked about it. First of all, if Sookie really loved Bill, she would have said yes without
hesitation or atleast faced up to Bill while talking about it.
Notice how everyone she told (kenya and jessica especially) was completely shocked by the way Sookie handled things with
Bill. It was made clear in these interactions that Sookie does not truly love Bill and everyone else now has a right
to question their relationship, including Bud. Even if she does love Bill, it was made clear that she atleast has enough
subconcious reservations about Bill to warrent a re-evaluation of their relationship. Maybe, this even shows that she
might subconciously have feelings for someone else, including Eric.
I think these interactions were one of the most important things to help the audience question things between Bill and
Sookie other than the scenes showing the real Bill themselves.
Furthermore, I think Sookie did not leave when she saw Eric having sex with Yvetta not just because she was being rude
but because she was curious about Eric himself. Though she did not want to admit it to herself, she wants to know more
about Eric, including his body (haha). She left mentioning buisness (the money) to try to cover up the “thoughts” she was
having about Eric while trying to search for Bill.
When Pam came by with the money…Sookie was truly touched because she initially said thanks in a whole hearted way
but once again added something like the “I guess”…to now cover up her feelings for Eric in front of Pam. If Eric
really meant nothing to her, she would have said thanks and left it at that.
I think Alan Ball did a great service to E/S fans by allowing those around her to question Sookie’s actions around the
proposal.
2.Bill- I agree completely about your assessment of the interaction between Olivia and Bill and everything else related to
Bill. It seemed to me like he thought the money and a lie made everything ok. A true sociopath. The way the camera
shows Bill stalking Olivia should be worth noting as well.
3. Sam’s Dream- I agree here too. I think it is striking. Though it was hinted that a romantic attraction did not go
hand-in-hand with the blood connection when lafayette admitted having sexual dreams about Eric, this certainly confirmed
it. Notice that Sam’s dream was absent the natural playfulness and ease that a dream between Eric/Sookie involved.
4. Eric- His sexual relationship with Yvetta is simply meant to contrast with the gentle and affectionate dreams that
Sookie had about Eric (other than Yvetta possibly being a mole). Eric made the best out of the situation with Sookie
(I loved his smile when he heard her voice) even though it wasn’t an ideal situation. Obviously, anytime Sookie is around
is a good time for Eric.
He enjoyed the humor and intimacy of standing in front of Sookie naked while she was out supposedly searching for her
lost love (I think he saw her attraction as well or was trying to gage her reaction to him in such a situation).
She was clearly flustered and he enjoyed that.
I think he gave her more money than was needed as a way to underhandedly lavish Sookie with a “gift.” or to show her
“money is not an object when it comes to you (i really do like you)..I would do anything for you.
I am so glad you stuck with me like that through Godric’s suicide.”
The interaction with the magister and the queen clearly shows that Eric has morals (feelings) because he feels guilty
about selling v (he punished Lafayette for that initially) and he it is very hard for him to lie.
5. The Queen- She is clearly unstable. She goes so far as to essentially “molest” Eric into submission to her madness.
I think the queen does not care about Bill because he failed in his mission with Sookie AND/ OR because it would cause
more problems for her than it is worth if he is there to potentially be a witness to the V trade…she is probably
hoping he is dead or immobilized (what a loving and loyal monarch). It is probably similar to your Marie A parallel
(ignorantly saying to the affect of “let them eat cake.”)
Unfortunately, I think Eric and Pam will unfortunately suffer for one woman’s/vampire’s madness (to contrast with those
that suffered for steve newlin’s “one man’s madness). It will be very heartbreaking to see indeed. I am curious about
the scene in a promo of
6. Tara- poor, poor girl and Rutina’s performance is heartbreaking as usual. As usual, nobody has real time for her
and so she will end up turning to Franklin (the first person that sticks up for her and shows her real, undivded
attention) and unfortunately this will backfire once again.
7. (I would say more about Jason and Andy because I enjoy the comic relief they provide but I am def not as interested
in the Eggs murder plot as some of the other plots (atleast at this point). I did not comment on the Sam’s family
plot much because it really hasn’t gotten going).
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8. BTW: In the pre-show I saw a clip that looked like Lorena torturing Bill (just like in the books).
I also saw a curious clip of Eric walking with Hadley toward a large birdcage the queen in it (at the queen’s palace).
He was wearing that blue cashmere sweater (already stained).
any ideas on these clips?
I also noticed the smile Eric got when Sookie came in. It was like I have time for you no matter what I am doing lol. Sookie is being protrayed as slf and young. Her best freind boy freind is dead and she made a stupid comparsion.
yes, that smile was very memorable, fantastic.
Oh yes, Sookie is very naive and will remain so probably until about mid-season.
A few days ago on my blog in the discussion about SA possibly being a water fairy, Gigi suggested that she may be a siren. The photo of her in a bird cage certainly gives credence to her theory.
QSA’s banshee shriek definitely freaked me out…
sorry I accidently posted this twice
Oh, yea and arlene’s comment about “who hasn’t fallen in love with a serial killer?”
probably relates to Sookie as well
i mentioned this over at SVB, but i reaaaaally would love for Hadley to be the one to reveal the edict. Bill had time and time again to come clean in front of Eric, so wouldn’t it be nifty if Hadley let it slip?
Actually, I think Hadley would be the best person to let it slip too (she has no ulterior motive). In fact, it might actually make QSA mad.
Sorry I’m late to the party guys but practically the minute I hit submit a thunderstorm moved in.
Katya–
Oh, yea and arlene’s comment about “who hasn’t fallen in love with a serial killer?”
probably relates to Sookie as well
Yes it does and I can’t believe I didn’t include that little bit. Adding now.
Awesome recap Sunny!!! Two thumbs up! I absolutely LOVED this episode!!! And I also think Eric is a terrible liar!!! lol It’s so good to have brand new episodes again. I’m going to watch it again tonight.
Oh and great shot of Eric’s ASS! That man has an INCREDIBLE BODY! Good Lord! I love how Sookie is trying not to look.
oh and you can see that she looked at first
You can also see Sookie sneak a peak before she tells him to “then do it” and turns to go up the stairs, haha!
i loved that too!
I love this pic, it cracks me up.
http://community.livejournal.com/trueblood_tv/607268.html
And I really feel the need to reiterate that Eric looked fabulous through the entire episode. That man is so beautiful.
Robin, yes Eric was absolutly gorgeous in this episode, had me melting on the floor!
Sorry OT… Did anyone read the Entertainment Weekly article? My hubby bought it for me today and it says that Russell “plots to achieve ultimate power by marrying the queen.” Did we know this and wtf? Isn’t he married to Talbot? Oh and I remember someone somewhere speculating about Laffy’s new boyfriend Jesus. In the mag says “there is something supernatural about Jesus, and how dark it is has yet to be seen.” So fairy, maybe? There’s also a nasty sentence about SM not needing a fluffer, ewww. Sorry if this is old news. It’s new to me!
Yes I think they already talked about the marriage at SVB, don’t know what conclusion they came to. I think that Jesus is a fairy, maybe he is TB ‘Claude’.
And what does that mean “SM not needing a fluffer”?
Freya- A “fluffer” is someone who is employed in porn films to keep the male actors….er, ready between takes.
Please don’t tell my dear old grandmother that I actually know what this term means
During SM and AP “love scenes. Jokes the actor, ‘I think that one great bonus is we don’t need a fluffer.’” He’s referring to porn stars have people off camera come in to get the stars aroused for actual filming. Like we’d want to see his junk… well… I wouldn’t.
aha ok… eeeewwwwww, don’t want to see SM/Bill aroused all the way down…. Eric on the other hand
Would not mind at all, but in private though 
I don’t think ole Coot needed a fluffer either. I nearly fell out of my chair at the look Bill gave him when he glanced down at his lap.
I got EW in the mail today, I never ordered it or anything, it was a complete fluke, I was so excited to see Skars starring at me from underneath my bills,
cool, Serena, it’s like a sign! I had to search all over town for it and still couldn’t find it on my own.
Katya, I absolutely loved what you had to say about this episode!! I especially loved your perspective on the Sookie/Bill proposal and how the other characters on the show were basically echoing our exact sentiments (about her hesitation to say yet). I also loved your perspective on the Eric/Sookie DOD scene.
Thank you so much. Im glad you enjoyed it.
I do not see why AB would have had so many people question Sookie’s reaction during the proposal if it was
not significant to the plot and her developing relationships with Bill and Eric and maybe Alcide later on.
Yes, I thought the DOD scene was important in developing tension and revealing Sookie’s mutal “curiosity about eric”
Thank you so much. Im glad you enjoyed it.
I do not see why AB would have had so many people question Sookie’s reaction during the proposal if it was not significant to the plot and her developing relationships with Bill and Eric and maybe Alcide later on.
Yes, I thought the DOD scene was important in developing tension and revealing Sookie’s mutal “curiosity about eric” and state from the get go to the audience that Eric is serious about wanting Sookie and that it is probably more than sexual because I doubt he would try half this hard to get with Yvetta.
I’m so onboard with everything you said.
thanks
[Jason’s speech to Hoyt about the truth fucking people up is certainly true, and an anvil’s weight in foreshadowing, but hopefully it’s only a matter of time before he realizes that the truth only fucks up what needs fucking up]
You speak the truth Sunny. Jason’s speech is a huge foreshadowing of the removal of masks this season. Interesting how this speech took place in the first episode of the season.
Love Jason
Please lets have the truth this year of St.Bill
Love Eric last night that poor baby in deep sh***
May the queen get what she trying to do to Eric .
Off with her head .LOL
{Off with her head .LOL}
I agree! I hope we get to watch!
She actually looked genuinely worried, at first, about the Magister finding out about her involvement.
Okay, so I’m totally coming around to this “shared dream” theory! I just watched that scene again (only the beg because the rest of it makes me cringe lol) and Bill is in the EXACT same condition in Sam’s dream as he is in “real” life! That CANNOT be a coincidence! I’m still wondering though if the dream is still only one sided – just on the part of the person who has ingested the blood but the person can sense the Vampires “condition” or “emotions” in dreams only. Similar to how a vamp can sense a humans emotions.
I think that remains to be seen VL. If you haven’t done so already, read the next thread down on speculation. Towards the beginning of the comments section, we discuss this theory so you may gain some insight there too. Renee has some really interesting thoughts on the upcoming scenes between Eric and Sookie at Alcide’s apartment. She thinks they may share the same dream, and we may see it from both perspectives – thus, the differences in the tissues on the bed and the colors of the sheets. She also theorizes that this scene may be a dreamed variation of the bullet sucking scene. Very interesting stuff.
On the dreams, I feel like vampires can’t dream, we haven’t seen it yet, have we? Jessica made it sound like they are dead during the day, with no movement so there should be no registering of brain activity, not that they have brainwaves,.. but how could they dream without brainwaves? Oh internal vampire magic, how we don’t understand you!
Like the blood’s nature of sexual attraction, I think the dreams are amplifing what is there on a basic level of desire by the dreamer… which to me means Sam does have the hots for Bill, at least subconsciously.
There could be a connection beyond what we know as well, but I still can’t wrap my head around the idea that the dreams are fully shared. Influenced by the vampire’s current condition emotionally and physically, yeah maybe that is the case, like a very minuscule blood bond, where the vamp-ee gets a intsy teensty signal from the vamper. I hope they tell us someday and we don’t have to dream interpret forever.
I just had to say suprisingly…I thought Bill/Sam was hot…even though Bill is a bad guy..hah
I’ve been anticipating this thread all day, and y’all don’t disappoint. I especially love the insights into Olivia’s encounter with Bill and Sam’s dream. My heart is breaking for poor Tara, and I really didn’t anticipate that I would have that reaction.
I was pleased to see that Bill collected his souvenirs from his encounters with the Weres and Olivia. His approach to her house and the discussion about being hungry reminded a lot me of the flashback of Bill’s first encounter with Lorena.
Yvetta tied up and wearing a collar might be foreshadowing that she’s a Were. Since Bill couldn’t smell Cooter’s crew coming, it looks like TB Weres aren’t distinguishable from humans by scent. I couldn’t figure out why FT would be hiring a human dancer, but last night made it clear that Yvetta isn’t dancing for the humans. She’s part of Eric’s act; Come to FT and see the 1000 year old Viking vampire and his
human pet pole dancing for her master’s pleasure.
Whatever she is, she’s certainly a supe and certainly a spy. When Eric was talking with SA and the magister, Yvetta stopped dancing and was completely focused on them. She was listening to their conversation all the way across the room.
The magister is starting to worry me. He’s sounded a lot like Steve.
I don’t know if I was imagining this or it’s intended as foreshadowing for the Nazi plotline, but the French restaurateur kept reminding me of the French Resistance, SA’s outfit seemed to have a 40s fashion vibe, and there seemed to be Cabaret allusions with Yvetta’s outfit and performance on the pole.
The plot of Cabaret is interesting because in addition to depicting the growing Nazi presence in Germany, it includes a love triangle between a girl, a nightclub owner, and an all-American boy next door type, a rushed engagement, and a song and dance with a girl in a gorilla suit.
On a personal note, I now know how Pam and Jessica felt when they were called. On my annual pilgrimage to the pick your own farms in East Texas, every time we drove by a Shreveport highway sign, a little voice inside my head piped up saying that I could be there in less than two hours AND I actually found myself trying to come up with reasons to go. ROTFL!
Oh, one more thing. I really liked a prediction I ran across last night: Since Sookie called Isabel, she may show up this season.
{Since Sookie called Isabel, she may show up this season.}
Sookie called Isabel? When?
She was on the phone to Isabel when Pam arrived.
Oh wow, I totally missed that! Thanks Renee!
Sookie called Isabel? I missed that.. and do you think she will have Barry in tote?
Mmmmm…Barry. I’ve really been hoping for him to pair up with Isabel.
It is very interesting that Sookie called Isabel, daughter of King Ferdinand and Quen Isabelle of Spain. (Founders of the Spanish Inquisition) which the Magister happened to work for.
Renee, I’ve been hoping very much that Isabel will show up this season. I think Isabel will be instrumental in answering some key questions for Sookie about vampires and Eric in particular.
I was pleased to see that Bill collected his souvenirs from his encounters with the Weres and Olivia.
Indeed. Shirt and gloves, and probably wallet. Why he didn’t take the phone I do not know, and if he did why is he not using it?
Awesome catch on the Cabaret allusions!
Whatever she is, she’s certainly a supe and certainly a spy. When Eric was talking with SA and the magister, Yvetta stopped dancing and was completely focused on them.
She looked completely terrified of both of them, especially the magister. I didn’t know what to make of that since she was so obvious about it. Of course, fear would be considered an appropriate reaction for a human to have in the face of two powerful and apparently unhappy vampires. She might just be THAT good. She would have to be to pull one over on Eric.
I noticed the Magisters ears perked up suspiciously when QSA admitted she had Eric’s office bugged. No matter what she said bugging a subordinate just screams a lack of trust usually reserved for mob compatriots.
Sunny, she stopped dancing before she knew they were angry. She stopped dancing as soon as they came in. She reacted faster than Eric did. She only made a half-hearted attempt to go back to dancing when SA started walking toward her.
It looked to me like Sophie-Anne and Yvetta knew each other. I interpreted the looks as Yvetta is spying for Sophie-Anne, which is why Sophie-Anne wanted her to stay.
I think Yvetta clearly knows who they are, but if she were working for SA, why would she need to stop dancing and listen to the conversation the vampires have across the room? Why would SA need to bug Eric’s office and send a spy? It seems redundant to me. What super secret stuff would Eric be doing in front of Yvetta that the bug wouldn’t catch?
Maybe Yvetta is the bug! Or maybe she put the bug in his office. IDK, that was a might familiar look between QSA and Yvetta. Like “what the magister doing here?” kind of look.
“mighty”
Maybe Ybetta planted the bug… She could also want to know what was she doing all that… Her live is on the game.
{The magister is starting to worry me. He’s sounded a lot like Steve. }
OMG! Thank you for saying something! I just posted on SVB if anyone else found it interesting that the Magister said Vamp blood is sacred and should be used for procreation only. Also, the fact that he called the crime “moral anarchy” was extremely interesting! He sounded more like a Bishop or a Pope. Then again he did mention the inquisition when we first met him back in S1 so I’m not sure why I’m so surprised.
Yes, I thought about that too. It is so true.
However, I thought the queen (bc she is full of madness) or Russell (because he thinks humans should be kept under control) might be steve’s parallel…maybe they all are.
His absolutism is like Newlin’s, but in practice this proclamation makes no sense, Bill and Eric had no qualms giving Sookie their blood, and Bill giving Sam his blood, and the Queen selling hers (not to mention Eddie, but we probably can exclude him).. It cannot be a widely held belief even if it is law. And Dr. Ludwig is no fan of the fang, but she likes to use their blood for medicinal properties.. who follows this stupid rule? Its constantly ignored.
who follows this stupid rule? Its constantly ignored.
Much like the commandment against adultery which encompasses fornication or sex outside marriage.
Magister certainly is a fundamentalist. I remember Newlin telling Hugo and Sookie that there was a vampire Pope in the Middle Ages. I wonder if he was turned during the Inquisistion and made Pope in honor of his ‘work’.
And Russell too, prob the largest culprit of all,.. and it seems he’s been doing this for millennia… maybe RE is behind this edict, he doesn’t want any one else to have the advantage it brings? But then why the power struggle? Or more precisely why does he want more power?
Serena–
And Russell too, prob the largest culprit of all,.. and it seems he’s been doing this for millennia… maybe RE is behind this edict, he doesn’t want any one else to have the advantage it brings? But then why the power struggle? Or more precisely why does he want more power?
I don’t understand SA’s lack of concern for Bill, unless RE IS the ultimate culprit in the edict. But then, what about all the foreshadowing with SA knowing about Bill’s bond with Sookie and ‘looking forward to meeting her’? Perhaps she’s was the go-between with RE and Bill? Perhaps she is the one who found Bill and procured his services on behalf of RE? I have no idea but it is sure looking like she had a hand in his kidnapping somehow or at least knows about it.
SA may have written Bill off when she discovered he was in love with Sookie. If she is telepathic, then she kept Bill & Eric with her so long at the palace was to have the opportunity to garner as much information from them as possible. If Bill was formulating plans to whisk Sookie to Vermont and marry her while he was playing Yahtzee, SA’s overreaction to Eric’s comment about Bill knowing about the V takes on new meaning. She may have intended to manipulate Eric into ‘taking care’ of Bill all along. Since Eric failed, she would be pleased that at least someone is eliminating her problem for her.
True, but if she doesn’t know who has Bill shouldn’t she be more worried that he’ll be coerced into spilling the goods on the edict? It may not be a vamp crime but if human authorities got hold of information like that and it went public she would be in deep doo doo with Nan and the AVL.
Hmm, maybe SHE hired the wolves to kill him? And intended for them to drain him to sell his blood.
Lol, Sunny, I think I mistyped. I meant ‘this edict’ as in the taboo on selling blood, but I wish I had actually thought of that too. lol. But no matter. I do wonder what RE and SA relationship is.
{Much like the commandment against adultery which encompasses fornication or sex outside marriage.}
But I think the gravity of the punishment is not the same. This is much more severe. Cheaters go to hell, lol, we don’t kill them ourselves. Sure, if this was under Sharia law, the comparison might comply, but as its Bon Temps, its not the same. (yet that might be a good comparison for the type of governmental hierarchy that the vampires employ).
It would be like if there was a law no one could eat peanut butter which would be punishable by death, yet every one out there is eating peanut butter. Its a total flaunting of a law that is punishable by death.
Which makes me think its only being enforced to promote the Magister’s agenda (and whoever is behind the Magister and has it out for SophieAnn). I think a better comparison would be its like a rule that everyone breaks at work, its just accepted behavior, but one day it becomes important no-no again, for the sole purpose of firing people on a technicality.
Sunny, I honestly don’t think she would care. There are no vampires who would give a flip about the edict except for Eric because it was a slight against him and he wants Sookie for himself. The only thing I think she would worry about is someone else procuring Sookie before she does, but I’m assuming that’s why she’s going to set up Sookie at the aquarium.
picked this up via the ole elJay
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Alexander Skarsgard made a big – and bare — impression when he returned to the screen as vampire sheriff Eric Northman on “True Blood’s” Season 3 premiere on Sunday.
Those who have seen the episode will know that the Swedish actor’s first on-screen moment was made up of his backside.
“Do you mean ass when you say backside?” he probed Access Hollywood, when asked about his naked return at the show’s recent premiere in Los Angeles.
“I love the scene,” he smiled. “It’s a fun scene. I think it’s a good introduction to Eric in Season 3.”
Although he had to bare his bottom for all to see, it wasn’t an issue for the lanky Swede.
“I don’t really care about that stuff,” he said of stripping for the small screen. “There’s some — there’s much more graphic stuff coming up later in the season. So that doesn’t really bother me. If it makes sense when I read it, I’m happy to throw my clothes off.”
Katya–Great comment!
This–
1. First of all, I think you shouldhave talked about the way Sookie talked about the failed marriage proposal and the way
people reacted to the way she talked about it.
True, and her guilt over her behavior could be affecting the way she is dealing with the kidnapping and those around her.
As for the Eggs murder plot, Andy’s words that Bud is too old and tired to notice the holes in their story are wrong. Bud is no fool and I believe he will also ‘look into’ finding Bill and actually stumble upon the real Mr. Compton.
Thank you for the compliment. I love your blog.
It is intelligent but also fun : )
perfect.
Yes, I totally agree with what you added there.Her guilt is totally consuming her now. It’s also her growing connection with Eric that is causing her guilt.
Remember:
She thinks Bill has been the perfect boyfriend…sooooo…it would be WRONG for her too not have the same “perfect” attitude toward him.
Bottom line though:
She is acting like nancy drew on speed because…
I think that she thinks she can convince herself that she loves Bill or that she can
totally fall in love with Bill by being his rescuer(white knight) of sorts…like something out of a fairy tale. That is how naive she is at this point. Bill was her knight in shining armour and fell in love with her (in her naive world view). She also thinks she can develop the same strong feelings by being that white knight herself.
Also…
She thinks she can mirror her relationship with Eric to the other she has with Sam. “Yes, feelings exist but we can still work together platonically.” However, the raw passion (that was absent with Sam) that exists between her and Eric
cannot be ignored and she will find that out soon enough.
I think she subconciously knows that there must be doubts about her feelings
if she had such a reaction. Her saying … “i dont know…(about this and that)..etc.”
to bill when he asked “are you saying no?”
was really a way of her saying. “I dont know about us.”
The way Andy belittles the sheriff Bud reminded me of SA looking down on the sheriff Eric, when she told him in S2 he should “stick with what he’s good at”.
I don’t know why the queen is out of money (Katrina, like in the books?), but Eric seems so much more capable and competent in just about everything than her – except lying. The same goes for Bud keeping a clear head all the time, while Andy is very emotional and jumps to biased conclusions easily.
The same goes for Bud keeping a clear head all the time, while Andy is very emotional and jumps to biased conclusions easily.
That’s right Melody. Bud knew all along Jason didn’t kill those girls while Andy was determined to pin it on Jason because he hated him. (at the time)
Bud’s first instinct with Gran;s murder was that Bill did it and he hadn’t changed his mind at the time of her funeral. Sookie heard his thoughts: “You are sleeping with the man who killed your grandmother”.
Well my top ten lines of dialogue for this episode; “Bad Blood/Pack of Wolves”. I hope you enjoy these selections. Feel free to add your favorites. I only picked the top ten. My original list was like 20. LOL
Number 10: Of course baby girl, wash it all away~ Lettie Mae
Number 9: B*tch you and me bridge ain’t never gonna f*ckin happen~Lafayette
Number 8: What am I thinking about in my brain.~Jason
Number 7: I am in no mood for lesbian weirdness tonight, Pam.~Sookie
Number 6: Why did you have to go and kill the maenand. She’s a terrific decorator.~Pam
Number 5: That’s gay. Like playing with your tit*es in a car full of dudes ain’t.~ Coot
Number 4: We’re gonna have a nice time. I hear that the water in Arkansas is very hard.~ Bill and Sam
Number 3: Conscience off. Dick on and everything is gonna be alright. ~ Andy
Number 2: Is Bill’s stamina not up to snuff?~ Eric
Number 1: If you and I are gonna be roommates. There is a certain amount of p*ssy overflow you are gonna have to deal with.~ Jason
haha, I love all of those pbt. My favorite has to be Arlenes’ ‘I’m sorry you dated a serial killer but around here who hasn’t?’ snort
I agree. That was on the list but decided to cut it down to 10. Love the Hoyt and Jason exchange as well Renee. I give Jason again the hands down win in this episode for the best one liner.
QSA~ Is it just me or is he really dull?
Arlene~ Fuck my rings.
QSA~ All due respect Mr. Northman. I am due alot more respect than that. I am sorry to compromise your manhood but hell hath no fury like a vampire queen whose broke.
Missy(co-ed)~ Oh my god! I can’t believe I am doing this again.
Eric~ How is that helpful Pam?
Coot~ How about you just call us the fuck you crew!
Great ones pbt! I loved the conversation between Jason and Hoyt. My favorites lines–
Hoyt: Take that back or I’m gonna stick a branch up your but prickly end first.
Hoyt: The truth shall set you free.
Jason: That sounds like the same religious dog muck [dogma] Steve Newlin was trying to sell me on.
Jason: You wanna really fuck somebody’s life up? Try telling the truth about ‘em.
sorry, I posted twice again…I have slow internet…so sorry
*Sookie and Jessica: “Jessica, horrified by the accidental killing of the trucker, instinctively knows better than bring her troubles to Sookie. Only Bill gets a pass on murder”. Poor Jessica! Is Sookie taking her cue from Bill on how to treat her? Even though Jessica is a vampire, she has still only spent 17 years on the face of the earth, and it was a very sheltered existance even then. Her Maker treats her like an inconvenience and couldn’t/wouldn’t trouble himself to explain even the most basic facts of her new un-life to her and now Sookie, who initially seemed to show some empathy for Jessica and her situation, walks in and starts ordering her about in the same way that Bill would. If you are building up for a role as a Wicked and unfeeling Stepmother, Sook, you are on the right track…
Sookie and Tara: I’ll admit that I can find Tara abrasive at times, but when she launched herself at Sookie I was with her every step of the way. How on earth can Sookie brush off Eggs’ death and her best friend’s unimaginable pain so easily just because Bill is missing? Again, there was a lack of empathy for someone else’s feelings or situation which leads me to…
Bill and Sookie: I agree that it could be very likely that Bill could be using his blood to influence Sookie. She takes everything he tells her without question and refuses/seems incapable of registering anyone else’s curiosity or doubts about him, such as when she brushed off Tara’s enquiries about Bill’s source of income. This seems to be going beyond blind love and rose tinted glasses as she doesn’t even seem to question these things within herself and her personality seems to be taking on some very Bill-ish traits. She has become brittle, brutal and unable to connect with other people. As Bill is supposedly regaining his humanity it seems he is stripping Sookie of hers. Her hesitation at accepting his proposal has given me hope that the spirited Sookie we know from the SVM books is still in there somewhere and is trying to be heard above the sneaking whispering of Bill’s blood, and may even be getting a little unexpected reinforcement from a few drops of fiercely independant Viking blood.
Bill and Sam: I wonder if it is this ‘blood influence’ is one of the reasons why Bill agreed to help with the plan to kill the maenad. Sam isn’t just Sookie’s boss but also someone who constantly questions Bill’s motives and is a potential love rival. By getting his blood into Sam he can begin to push some of his influence onto Sam and gain some degree of control over him. As for Sam being a potential rival for Sookie’s affection, I wonder if we’ll see the homo-erotic nature of the Bill/Sam dreams will cause Sam to start questioning his own sexuality? At the very least they’ll be unsettling him and an unbalanced, confused Sam is one who is less likely to be a threat to Bill’s relationship. Also, as Bill will be able to sense the emotions of both Sam and Sookie he’s got the perfect early warning sytem in case they start to get *too* close again or kiss. To wrap a manipulative and self-serving act up in a shroud of noble intentions is very much the kind of trick that Bill does so well, so I can see this happening.
Bill and Olivia: Couldn’t Bill even be bothered to glamour her first so that his bite and feeding weren’t terrifying and painful (and possibly fatal) to her? I know that the Bill-Bots will make all the excuses about he was starved/drained/desperate, but surely if Jessica, a newly turned vampire who requires much more blood and lacks experience and impulse control, can take hours of stress and abuse from a possessed Maxine Fortenberry before biting her then surely Saint Bill could hold on until he found a store to buy some synthetic blood or another, stronger and healthier donor? I agree with Katya, I think getting a thrill from his meal is as important to Bill as the blood itself is. And his glamouring a pretty story into Olivia’s mind and giving her (the were’s) money doesn’t make what he did any better or make up for it in any way, shape or form. In my eyes it was just the same as an abusive partner mistreating you and then being all sweetness and light and bringing you flowers, chocolates the next day. And just like Bill they always have a good reason why non of what happened was their fault and they are so, soooo sorry and won’t do it again. Until the next time… (Yes, I was involved with a ‘Bill’ type too and recognise the signs).
Yvetta: I’m pretty much on board with Yvetta being a spy. She was probably panicked by QSA arriving with the Magister in case she had been found out. I’m undecided as to whether she is working for QSA or RE, though. I also wonder if she has any connection to one of QSA’s pets, Ludas? He seems to have been gently pushed under our noses in S2 and Ludas is ( I think) a name with serbian or slavic connections and Yvetta *claims* to be from Estonia…
Oh, that reminds me of something I read about Ludis probably being RE’s spy because of his resemblance to Talbot. The theory is that RE has a certain fondness for brunette boys with big lips.
@Chat-Noir-
I think Sookie’s abrasiveness with others goes from the masculine “white knight” detective persona she has adopted & that she thinks is needed to get Bill back.
REMEMBER: on the surface, Bill has been a great boyfriend and the only constant in her life (she said so in the pre-show) so of course she would be a little hardened and blinded by what others say and their feelings.
Sookie and Jessica- I think Sookie was very harsh with Jessica as well and completely ignored and brushed off Jessica’s concern for her relationship with Bill as well. I know she was preoccupied but did you find it striking that Jessica did not seem too terribly concerned about her maker? She didn’t even care about going to the location she “felt.” Though an ignored baby vamp, Jessica said some of the biggest truth in the episode….”you rejected him?” Though, imo and maybe in the grand scheme of things, this was probably a good thing.
Sookie and Tara: I totally agree with you here. nothing else to add other than I think Tara gets a bad rap. If i was her, I would be going just as crazy.
Bill and Sookie: totally agree with you here. nothing to add.
Bill and Sam: Once again, totally agree.
Bill and Olivia: Yes, I likened it to almost a perverse,unwilling prostitution deal. However, I think your way of comparing it to an abusive partner was an excellent approuch. YOU made an excellent point about how he did not glamour her first…it really went only with my point with “thrill of the meal.”
Chat_Noir–
She takes everything he tells her without question and refuses/seems incapable of registering anyone else’s curiosity or doubts about him, such as when she brushed off Tara’s enquiries about Bill’s source of income. This seems to be going beyond blind love and rose tinted glasses as she doesn’t even seem to question these things within herself and her personality seems to be taking on some very Bill-ish traits. She has become brittle, brutal and unable to connect with other people. As Bill is supposedly regaining his humanity it seems he is stripping Sookie of hers.
I totally agree! This is why I’ve said I hoped Eric’s blood would have a balancing effect on her personality because she is so different from the sweet and loving girl she was before she had Bill’s blood. It’s one thing to grow up and become more mature and aware through the trials and tribulations of a relationship–we’ve all done that–but Sookie seems to be regressing rather than evolving. The only smart thing she’s done is reject Bill’s proposal but she seems hell-bent on ‘righting’ that ‘wrong’.
I think that the “transformation” of Sookie’s personality has parallels with the B/L relationship and the maenad storyline.
Much emphasis has been placed upon the fact that Bill is trying to “regain his humanity” which presumes that in his mortal existence, Bill was basically a decent person who had some sense of compassion towards other. However, I’m convinced that Vampire Bill is merely Human Bill on a much grander scale. The Civil War flashback during the Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting showed us how, even then, Bill had little respect for the value of life.
While Lorena made Bill a vampire, I don’t think that she made him a sociopath and a killer. Those tendencies were already present within his personality prior to being turned. In “The Sociopath Next Door,” the author (a psychologist and professor at the Harvard School of Medicine) speculates that sociopaths make up 4% of the population. Contrary to popular misconception, most of them are NOT serial killers. While their selfishness, deception, and manipulation wrecks havoc in the lives of those around them, most sociopaths obey the law simply because they fear being caught and punished for their actions. They are also capable of performing seemingly moral actions, not out of any real empathy or love for others but to better blend into society or for the gratification of their narcissism.
Which brings us to the maenad storyline. Daphne (unreliable narrator that she is) explained to Sam that Maryann was controlling the town. However, I believe that what Maryanne actually did was merely exploit their moral weaknesses that existed long before she ever arrived in Bon Temps.) None of the townspeople truly behaved out of character (Maxine gave free expression to her hatred, Jane Bodehouse completely submitted to her lust, Andy relapses into alcoholism after nine years sobriety etc.) That is why Eggs was was so distraught to find out that he was responsible for the murders. Maryann had merely removed whatever moral prohibition that had kept his murderous impulses in check.
Since becoming involved with Bill, Sookie has become increasingly self absorbed, egotistical, and selfish. Her obsessive “love” for Bill Compton is the excuse she tries to use for allowing herself to sink deeper into his world of nihilism and moral relativism. However, Sookie will eventually face the fact that all us have free will…and are responsible for our own actions.
That would fit in with what Karl said about the black eyes. He said that MA puts her followers into a heightened state of arousal and that causes their eyes to be hyper dilated. She doesn’t have the power to change anything that isn’t already present.
pennydreadful–
Much emphasis has been placed upon the fact that Bill is trying to “regain his humanity” which presumes that in his mortal existence, Bill was basically a decent person who had some sense of compassion towards other. However, I’m convinced that Vampire Bill is merely Human Bill on a much grander scale. The Civil War flashback during the Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting showed us how, even then, Bill had little respect for the value of life.
Agreed, and only the propaganda and mind control techniques utilized within the show itself prevents the audience from working this out for themselves. And by propaganda, I mean the deviously deceptive ‘cues’—the mournful cello, the nearly always romantic setting (or ‘staging’) and atmosphere which surrounds B/S. And by ‘mind-control techniques’ I mean the glamouring of the audience with BILL’S false narratives.
Case in point: Olivia. this is the most glaring example yet. I should have pointed out in my post that Olivia’s frail skin is like tissue paper–it would bleed profusely at the slightest scratch, nevermind a vicious vampire attack. (I know this from caring for my grandmother in the last few years of her life) WHEREVER he bit her there should have been blood everywhere. I’m telling you, Olivia is dead and when we get confirmation of this–buried though it will be, probably in a quick-as-hell news report–it should be the first clue to the audience to question other, even more anomalous scenes.
In “The Sociopath Next Door,” the author (a psychologist and professor at the Harvard School of Medicine) speculates that sociopaths make up 4% of the population. Contrary to popular misconception, most of them are NOT serial killers. While their selfishness, deception, and manipulation wrecks havoc in the lives of those around them, most sociopaths obey the law simply because they fear being caught and punished for their actions. They are also capable of performing seemingly moral actions, not out of any real empathy or love for others but to better blend into society or for the gratification of their narcissism.
This describes Bill to a T. On his own, he might never have become a serial killer, but when he and Lorena got together they unleashed each others worst and darkest impulses.
Er,.. I don’t know what this has to do with anything, but never trust a psychologist from Harvard, their psychology program is not accredited, they can’t work in Massachusetts that much I know. Opps, Harvard bias showing through again, lol. But it is a true fact, its the most token and empty degree of all Harvard degrees.
But I agree Penny, as Pam said in the arcana, ‘weak humans make weak vampires.’ The human’s traits are carried over into the vampire’s and are amplified, but Bill has always been Bill, as Pam has always been a slattern. lol.
Lol Serena, I do enjoy your hatred of all things Harvard. Elitist motherfuckers.
I actually read “the sociopath next door”…it was a great book and it is possible that Bill is a sociopath.
*sigh* As usual you wonderful people are already two steps ahead of me. Scratch what I just said about a Ludas/Yvetta connection as I’ve just read pretty much the same thing in a blog posting over at SVB. I could have saved myself an awful lot of googling the origin of names if only I’d visited there before posting here lol lol.
Sunny the thing about this episode that has really been bothering me is how Bill managed to escape. Coot had a silver choke chain around his neck , and his hands were cuffed, no doubt with silver. How was he able to get free and deal with the two in the back seat so quietly that the driver had no inkling anything was wrong?
With all the gay talk, the phallic imagery of Coot liking his bloody glove, and Bill noticing Coot’s erection, the inference seems quite clear, especially since it’s followed closely with Sam’s homoerotic dream.
ROTFL! Eric’s not the only Sookie suitor who has a homosexual encounter this season. I bet his will be as explicit as Bill’s was implicit though.
With all the gay talk, the phallic imagery of Coot liking his bloody glove, and Bill noticing Coot’s erection, the inference seems quite clear, especially since it’s followed closely with Sam’s homoerotic dream.
Renee, I do believe you are right!
Eric’s…homosexual encounter…I bet his will be as explicit as Bill’s was implicit though.
That is the way of TB.
I mean, before any gets annoyed with Tara…consider this…
In 6 weeks, you have a torrid interracial affair with your boss that the whole bar finds out about. You have a fake exorcism and find the woman dead at your place of work. You get taken in by a crazy, supernatural creature that forces your boyfriend to beat you and cut hearts out while surrounded by people having unprotected sex. Not only are you taken in by this crazy supernatural creature, you thought that she actually cared about you and your now-dead boyfriend. Your boyfriend then gets shot…once again at your place of work. To top is off everyone thinks your boyfriend was a psycho on his own (though he was forced by someone else you trusted). Your the one that discovered both of these bodies at your work. During all of this, you have an abusive,manipulative mother who abandoned you in favor of alcohol all of her life who
is trying to use everything that youve gone through to give herself some kindhave selfish redemption. And your about to get involved with a sadistic vamp that manipulates/glamours you into weird sex.
Ohk, I think id go crazy too.
sorry just all the anti-tara comments are driving me crazy when I consider her to be the most interesting aspect of true blood other than everything that has to do with eric…haha
I agree with you. All the Tara hate sounds absolutely cold-hearted to me. Also, as someone who descends from slaves I’d go batshit on Arlene, too, if she mentioned it without any connection at all, and afterwards even said: “I hate when they make it about race.” She brought it up first, so she shouldn’t complain!
Thank you! Tara has every right to feel bad about the way Arlene and Sookie acted with her.
Omg, Rutina is actually one of the TOP actresses on the show imo. She really makes me want to cry for Tara…
It’s true, and I just don’t get it. As someone mentioned earlier, if I had just seen my bf dead on the ground in a parking lot I might launch myself at the bitch who dared to think ‘I’m sorry’ made up for essentially ‘signing his death warrant’. And then to equate what Tara was going through with her stupid missing boyfriend is just beyond the pale.
Omg, Rutina is actually one of the TOP actresses on the show imo. She really makes me want to cry for Tara…
Agreed! Rutina plays Tara so hard, she puts everything she’s got into it. I luff her.
I’ve been thinking a little more about dear old Olivia. I wonder if she was suffering from the early stages of something like alzheimers? A half naked and filthy man turns up on her doorstep after dark and she lets him in? Not only that, but she thinks he is her son Stanley. When Bill asks to use her telephone she tells him she doesn’t have one as it was a choice between paying for a phone or her oxygen, but it doesn’t matter because no one ever calls her anyway…
What if someone visits Olivia and questions the band aid on her neck and then finds the fang marks? They ask Olivia about the marks and she obviously has no recollection of getting them, and the only person she has seen (so she believes) is her son Stanley, who gave her some money to get her phone back on as he’s such a good boy like that. But what if the person visiting her knows something that Bill doesn’t – such as maybe Stanley has been dead for a good few years and one of the effects of Olivia’s dementia/alzheimers is that she has forgotten that her son has passed away (which can happen with this cruel condition). That, combined with the fang marks on Olivia’s neck would be enough to have anyone with an ounce of common sense calling in the authorities to report their concerns that an attack had occurred against this vulnerable old lady. It’s the kind of story that the media would love and the FotS would gobble up and could mean a whole lot of trouble for Saint Bill should anyone (RE?) connect the dots and link him to it.
Oh I think it was confirmed that Yvetta is a spy because she shows up later on.
I think she is working for the magister and that the magister will find out that Eric was lying about a vamp being missing because Yvetta heard it when Sookie came down to ask him about it during the DOD scene…
or is that too obvious?
haha
I think I might have seen a symbol on eric’s back here…on .56 during the
eric/sookie kiss
maybe its a rune symbol…possibly the..
operation werewolf symbol????
maybe it has to do with eric having to work with RE?
dang, good eye! there is definitely a white something or other on the back of his tank o.o
and now i am flailing in agreement here!
Yeh, it is def hard to notice that…considering the sexiness of the scene
I KNEW HE WOULD HAVE ONE!!!!!!!
Although in all fairness, I haven’t looked at the picture. So excuse me while I go justify my ridiculous level of excitement. LOL.
pause it at 59 seconds, MAS
i don’t know why that made me so bouncy, but it did lol
Katya wins 10 internets for that one
Bubble burst! I thought you saw a brand!
But no, I don’t think there is one. Sigh.
dangit, i wish i was on my other computer, i would screencap it.
hehe
here:
http://es.tinypic.com/r/5331y0/6
dangit, i feel like such an ass having the last 4 comments or whatever O.O
here’s a better look:
http://i48.tinypic.com/210153q.jpg
i think katya is right.
Do you mean the symbol on his tank top?
Yes, I see something on his shirt but I can’t make it out.
It would go along with my theory that Eric is going to be forced to work for RE or will work for RE as a way to save himself from the queen or get his revenge.
New info from James Frain/Franklin…….we now know who sent him for sure
http://www.tvguide.com/News/True-Blood-Frain-1019663.aspx
How did I end up so high in the thread? Weird!!
Well Frain is full of TB news. I think I like him as much as I’m disgusted by this character, which is a lot. LOL!
Haha, I concur.
I think this is exciting:
TVGuide.com: Where is the season heading?
Frain: It’s heading toward some kind of confrontation between those who claim to represent the vampires. There are two different camps that emerge between who the vampires are, who they can be and whether it really is sustainable to live alongside human beings. That’s the arc of the season.
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that Bill did not leave Olivia alive. Are we to believe that a near drained Bill has the self-control to a few sips from her when Book Bill nearly kills Sookie because he has no control of his vampire nature? Are we to believe that a bit of blood was enough to fully restore him to the point of being ready to take on 5 wolves? How much blood could a little old lady stand to lose? A lot less than Hank.
The only thing I disagree with is the report of a vampire attack. Bet dollars to donuts that he staged the murder to look just like Gran’s.
The only thing I disagree with is the report of a vampire attack. Bet dollars to donuts that he staged the murder to look just like Gran’s.
But he didn’t drain Gran or even bite her. Surely there was no way to hide the biting and draining in Olivia’s case? However, he may have left the door open in hopes wolves would come and tear her apart, sort of like what happened with Uncle Bartlett. After the animals got hold of him there was no way to tell what killed him.
Olivia may not get many calls but someone is coming by to check on her. Her carpets and home were spotless and Olivia is not able to do that on her own. I’m hoping that someone comes by quickly and discovers her before any animals get to her.
Im still skeptical that Bill killed Gran but I am def willing to listen.
I just went back to see Gram’s murder scene, and Lorena’s flashback was right before it. It all clicked.
When I saw Bill walk up to Olivia’s house and tell her that he was hungry, I thought that was reminiscent of Bill approaching Lorena’s cabin and asking for food. I also thought of the irony of him finding a little old lady at home because, Olivia is on the outside what Lorena is on the inside, old. That is the key.
Serial killer Bill takes his issues with mommy out on helpless old ladies. That’s why the rage at Gran’s crime scene. That’s why he asserted his age in dominance when he met her.
Just after Bud and Andy interviewed him (and he took Andy’s pen as a souvenir for putting one over on the cops), he had the flashback to Lorena, and then went next door and killed Gran.
About the blood, Bill was the one who said a vampire wouldn’t leave a drop of blood in a body, and we know how truthful he is. If that were the case, throughout history there would be thousands of unexplained murders with exsanguinated bodies.
He probably drank a lot of Olivia, but left enough to make a big mess on the kitchen floor. Mike said Gran was nearly decapitated. It wouldn’t be hard to cover a few puncture marks with multiple knife cuts in that area.
He had to have left her in the kitchen because Lorena fed him his last meal. That’s why he still has Lorena’s toaster.
Yes indeed. Just before Gran was killed Bill was shown to be full of rage toward Lorena, smashing her toaster against the fireplace over and over.
I just don’t think Bill took the time to stage the scene with Olivia as carefully as he did with Gran. First, he was starving to the point of stumbling. Second, he was away from home and might rightfully assume nobody would suspect HIM, even if they did clue in to the fact that a vampire committed the murder. Third, he urgently needed to get out of there, and fourth, like I said, he might have left the door open in hopes an animal would come along and cover it up for him like the animals did with UB.
I think you’re probably right about why he left the door open. Tina drinking Gram’s blood and the fishies eating UB probably foreshadow animals getting to Olivia.
I think you’re probably right about why he left the door open. Tina drinking Gram’s blood and the fishies eating UB probably foreshadow animals getting to Olivia.
As you can imagine, I sincerely hope animals do not get to Olivia before someone discovers her body.
Olivia’s potential killing is the first, best chance we have that Bill’s faulty pov will be unmasked.
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I counted the people Bill killed in the 3 seasons..or attempted murder. I came up with 14 murders. And i am sure had he been let loose of the Fellowship of the Sun..that number would have been much higher.
Season 3 was ok. I was thinking that Summer and Hoyt were going to get married, then he told Jess that he ‘hates her’ i was a bit in shock, and laughted at the same time.. Actually Summer was OK for Hoyt, and Jess may not be good in the long run esp after having Bill as a maker. She now feeds on Hoyts blood daily.
I was sad to see Lorena go, she was my favorite character in the movie. I’ll miss her.
I hope the bullet Sma fired at Tommy hit the mark. I can’t stand Tommy.. he is a total piece of crap, what done me in on that smart ass, was when he was embarrassing consistently Hoyt. The steals money, bad months people..a real smart ass he was. And the turning into a dog and attacking Hoyt was the last straw..hope he aint in season 4..or his trailer trash family of inbreed..they added absolutely nothing to season 3, and I dont know why they were even on Season 3. They could have deleted them completely and added better stuff like Pams past, more on Lorena and Bill, maybe tell about Lorenas maker “could help understand Bill better, and more on Claudine. Instead we got the about 40 minutes in season 3 of trailer trash worthless Sams family.