These nested quotes are really complicating things. I’m a bit confused now.
Anyway, so they probably did murder her, but can we categorize it as some sort of special circumstance? A Vamp King is making a play for a huge land grab, Bill is trying to gain his trust by distancing himself from the sympathetic human loving reputation he has, and Isabella is just a crazy bitch.
ETA: Also, werewolf slayings shouldn’t count either. They’re acts of hostility and I don’t think the vamps even bother feeding on them. Do they even like were-blood?
ETA: I’m going to try to clear things up a little. When I was watching the show, I didn’t really think much of what happened to the stripper. It just didn’t seem that important, and there were a lot more exciting things going on at the same time. But Dinsdale asked me that question and when I thought back to it, I realized that, yes, she probably was murdered. I can’t think of a way around murdering her after such a brutal feeding.
At the end of that scene, the camera panned to the ground directly below the limo, where it showed a growing pool of blood. So I don’t think she survived, although I’m not sure why they’d have let that much blood go to waste. (But maybe it’s like people who shake up a bottle of Champagne and then let it spew everywhere.)
They were wasteful even before TruBlood was invented. I remember a Bill and Lorena flashback scene last season. It was set in the 1920’s or 30’s and they were feeding in a hotel and making quite the mess.
His head was smashed to bits and in pieces. Is should be good enough to kill him. Of course, the writers may let him survive if he’s needed for the plot.
She’s dead. When Bill glamored her in the club, he asked her if she had any family or friends. When she said that her family was all dead, she never had kids and she didn’t even have friends in town, he chose her for sacrifice.
I agree that they killed the stripper based on Bill’s questions to her in the strip club. But I could just as easily believe they let her live and Bill only asked to make sure no awkward questions would be asked of her in the coming weeks. The brutality of the feeding didn’t sway me at all, since Lafayette was fed on just as brutally by Eric et al and he seems no worse for wear.
I’m interested in seeing how much longer they tease this out. And impressed that the writers actually remember that scene from the pilot - my expectations for continuity have forever been damaged by the X-Files writing staff
Eric’s coming on to Russel is a bit puzzling. If he swings both ways, wouldn’t that be known in the vampire society? They’ve been around long enough in close proximity that Russel should know. Or are we to assume the he really does swing both ways…?
I got the impression from earlier episodes that Russel doesn’t know Eric very well at all, even by reputation. That could be a false impression, but that’s what I took away from the earlier episodes this season.
I think sexuality is a bit more fluid in the True Blood universe, at least among the vampires. I.e., I think it’s probably not terribly unusual for someone to be “swinging both ways.” Perhaps Russell is the odd one out for sticking solely to one gender for so long. Dunno for sure, but that’s just the vibe I pick up. (Heh.)
You’re probably right. I’m just finding it hard to believe*. And Eric should expect Russel to have spied on him pretty thoroughly. It just seems like sloppy plot development. Eric would be taking a huge risk by assuming that Russel didn’t spy on him. Of course, if he uses the stupid werewolves as spies, as he seem to do, then he’s going to have some sloppy intelligence data.
As for Eric making a play for Talbot, I think he’s playing a chess game here and we don’t know all the moves he has in mind (pardon the pun) to get to his goal. And I assume his goal is to kill Russel. Maybe he gets Talbot to do the dirty deed (the other dirty deed, that is).
*I say this as we’re discussing a TV show about vampires.
Well, I think it’s pretty safe to assume Russel is going to die soon. Eric finally knows who’s supplying the weres and he’ll eventually take action. Unfortunately, Russel is one of the few vamps that are stronger than him.
Regarding the sexuality of vampires, I think they lean towards one sex, but enjoy the company of others as well.
Book spoilers:
Russell and Sofie last quite a while in the books and they either get married or get very close to it. The vamp blood fueled werewolves are only a minor issue in the book though. While they are the main enemies for a good chunk of the book they’re in, they are only a threat because it’s the first time they’re being introduced. I never understood how they were any threat to vamps. But the vampires were never supplying them with blood, the weres were getting them just like a human would.
Talbot and Russell have been fighting a lot since Eric payed them a visit. Driving them apart is probably part of Eric’s plan, although I’m not really sure what purpose that serves.
