# TRUE BLOOD 8/23/09 Open Spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480 "2009-08-24T08:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/41 "2009-08-25T16:36:41Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I’m looking forward to seeing who they pick for **Alcide** who is described by Sookie upon meeting him as “He was huge. His eyes were green. His tousled hair was curly and thick and black as pitch. [spoiler omitted]” If it were 30 years ago, I’d say Victor French. For some reason I always rather pictured Alcide as looking like Mr. Edwards, right down to the plaid shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/42 "2009-08-25T16:42:33Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Could be. We never really were told how long that was going on before Sookie knew, just that it had been. And that it happened when Sookie did something really moronic, like running back into a burning building. I think single-handedly taking on two people who managed to trap a vampire qualifies. I also think the glowy hand thing is related. (Oh, look what I did there!) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/43 "2009-08-25T16:43:12Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Casting for the queen is perfectly in line with your vision. I won’t spoil who it is, but let’s just say it’s a young starlet who has been associated with goth. It’s Evan Rachel Wood. How is naming a cast member a spoiler? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/44 "2009-08-25T16:59:51Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > If it were 30 years ago, I’d say Victor French. For some reason I always rather pictured Alcide as looking like Mr. Edwards, right down to the plaid shirts. Heh. I’ve pictured someone more like [Frank Fontana](http://www.frankfontana.net/photo.php). I doubt they’d borrow someone from HGTV for True Blood, though. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/45 "2009-08-26T02:38:39Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > It’s Evan Rachel Wood. How is naming a cast member a spoiler? It’s not a spoiler. I got the impression the OP was mildly curious but planned to wait for Sunday to find out who the actress was. I knew who it was because it was mentioned in both EW and TV Guide. ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/46 "2009-08-26T05:57:40Z")
I didn’t know it was Evan Rachel Wood and I was going to wait for the next episode to enjoy the surprise, but I was too weak and had to Google it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/47 "2009-08-26T22:00:11Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Well, not every society’s myths and religion are real, even in this universe, right? > > And it seems like vampires aren’t largely aware of the other supernaturals. Bill doesn’t know about Maryanne or shapeshifters. Yeah, but still, the scene just reminded me of the time Wash had to be told he lived on a spaceship. (Firefly reference, just so no one has to 😕 ) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/48 "2009-08-26T23:35:32Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > I didn’t know it was Evan Rachel Wood and I was going to wait for the next episode to enjoy the surprise, but I was too weak and had to Google it. 😃 Whereas I can merely rely on my encyclopedic ignorance of actors to protect me from this “spoiler.” I’ll probably recognize her when I see her. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/49 "2009-08-27T02:54:49Z")
The partnership of Andy and Jason rescuing Sam was classic. “Oh I threatened to shoot a bunch of nails into her head.” ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/50 "2009-08-30T04:03:53Z")
I missed the 8/9 and 8/16 episodes (visiting one of my kids in Seattle, who doesn’t have HBO) and just caught the 8/23 repeat tonight. Can someone tell me what happened to Eggs? I didn’t see him anywhere in this episode. Tara wanted to go to him but Lafayette stopped her. Is he dead? I liked this ep better than most so far this season. Maybe it’s because so much happened, or because the characters acted somewhat logically. Or because there wasn’t much Maryanne. Or maybe the break made me appreciate the show a bit more. I agree with **Omniscient** about the Sookie-Bill-Tara mind meld. Just one or the other of their powers could have worked and that would have been fine. (A little bit of me (the church-going God-fearing grade school kid) wanted Tara’s mom’s prayers to work.) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/51 "2009-08-30T04:41:56Z")
Nothing happened to or with Eggs. The “previously on” scene that showed Lafayette and Tara’s mom kidnapping Tara from Maryanne and Eggs was the last time we saw him, about halfway through the 8/16 episode. Actually, I think he was in a later scene with Maryanne and her chef out front by the hanging meat display, where he suggested some kind of meat to add. Maybe he drove to another town to pick up the perfect lump of dead flesh, or is hunting critters in the woods. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/52 "2009-08-30T13:14:25Z")
Did Anna Paquin get naked? ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/53 "2009-08-30T13:30:11Z")
No, but she did in the previous episode. She had bad, naughty dreams about Eric. Bad Sookie! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480/54 "2009-08-30T13:48:28Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Nothing happened to or with Eggs. The “previously on” scene that showed Lafayette and Tara’s mom kidnapping Tara from Maryanne and Eggs was the last time we saw him, about halfway through the 8/16 episode. That’s good. I don’t particularly like Eggs but for Tara’s sake, I’m glad he’s not dead – yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480.md?page=2)