# True Blood: "Evil Is Going On" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547 "2010-09-13T00:38:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/81 "2010-09-16T01:39:08Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > I don’t think anyone’s mentioned it yet but…what the hell is on the floor during the pan-out from Hoyt and Jessica in their new house? It looked like…I dunno. Kind of like a shriveled corpse? I rewound, and have watched it again, and still can’t see what it is. It was a child’s doll, left behind presumably by the previous owners. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/82 "2010-09-16T02:05:25Z")
Ah, thankees. Now I am envisioning voodoo coming into the mix…probably from Hoyt’s mom. \>.\< ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/83 "2010-09-16T02:45:17Z")
I was thinking, won’t Russell eventually starve to death without any blood to feed on? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/84 "2010-09-16T03:00:00Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > I was thinking, won’t Russell eventually starve to death without any blood to feed on? They covered this in one of the earlier episodes when they were discussing Bill’s possible sentence from the Magister. Apparently a vampire won’t die from starvation. They just turn into dried-out desiccated husks, and it’s really unpleasant, but not fatal. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/85 "2010-09-16T04:07:08Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > > [@Taomist](#): > > > > I don’t think anyone’s mentioned it yet but…what the hell is on the floor during the pan-out from Hoyt and Jessica in their new house? It looked like…I dunno. Kind of like a shriveled corpse? I rewound, and have watched it again, and still can’t see what it is. > > It was a child’s doll, left behind presumably by the previous owners. You think so? We figured it meant that Summer had been there. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/86 "2010-09-16T12:06:02Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > > [@Taomist](#): > > > > I don’t think anyone’s mentioned it yet but…what the hell is on the floor during the pan-out from Hoyt and Jessica in their new house? It looked like…I dunno. Kind of like a shriveled corpse? I rewound, and have watched it again, and still can’t see what it is. > > It was a child’s doll, left behind presumably by the previous owners. Yeah, remember Summer liked to collect antique dolls. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/87 "2010-09-16T15:39:25Z")
I am kind of sad that the witches seem to be introduced with Lafayette and Arlene. I’ve only read summaries of the books, but doesn’t that mean we likely won’t get naked, amnesiac Eric who gets together with Sookie? Didn’t the witches come in through that storyline? ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/88 "2010-09-16T17:41:26Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > > [@lisacurl](#): > > > > It was a child’s doll, left behind presumably by the previous owners. > > You think so? We figured it meant that Summer had been there. Would that anal-retentive freak leave behind one of her dolls? I don’t think so. 😃 I thought it was more of a Symbol of the family life that Hoyt and Jessica are never going to have no matter how much they pretend. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/89 "2010-09-16T19:02:16Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > > [@tr0psn4j](#): > > > > They should have sunk the dried, vampire holding, block of concrete down to the bottom of the ocean. You know, Dexter style. > > i’m pretty sure there was a Highlander episode where they put an immortal in a safe underwater. The bonus there was that he’d drown and revive countless times. This also happened to Angel at the end of Angel Season 3. Well, it was a coffin not a safe, but point is he was dropped in the ocean and all. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/90 "2010-09-16T19:16:59Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > > [@drastic\_quench](#): > > > > i’m pretty sure there was a Highlander episode where they put an immortal in a safe underwater. The bonus there was that he’d drown and revive countless times. > > This also happened to Angel at the end of Angel Season 3. Well, it was a coffin not a safe, but point is he was dropped in the ocean and all. How did the Highlander vamp do after the incident. Angel managed to get out of it okay. I’m assuming Russell will too. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/91 "2010-09-16T19:58:49Z")
> [@kushiel](#): > > I am kind of sad that the witches seem to be introduced with Lafayette and Arlene. > > I’ve only read summaries of the books, but doesn’t that mean we likely won’t get naked, amnesiac Eric who gets together with Sookie? Didn’t the witches come in through that storyline? A qualified yes The witches _as a plotline_ are part of book 4 but the Jesus isn’t a book character and Holly appears in the books long before the bad witches do. She starts working at Merlot’s in the second book and is friendly with Sookie, which is why Sookie turns to her for answers/asking for help to fix Eric during book four. It seems like they’re setting up the same now, doesn’t it? So really, I think their introduction is evidence **for** the use next season of the plots you spoilered, not against. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/92 "2010-09-16T22:06:50Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > > [@Rainbowthief](#): > > > > I was thinking, won’t Russell eventually starve to death without any blood to feed on? > > They covered this in one of the earlier episodes when they were discussing Bill’s possible sentence from the Magister. Apparently a vampire won’t die from starvation. They just turn into dried-out desiccated husks, and it’s really unpleasant, but not fatal. Like famine victims, only not half as funny. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/93 "2010-09-17T03:52:04Z")
Andy has a baggie full of vials of V in his desk. He’s looked at those vials when he was alone in his office, twice, and last episode he opened one and took an exploratory sniff. So I think it’s logical to assume the next step is he’s going to take just a liiiiiittttle taste… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/94 "2010-09-20T22:34:38Z")
Heads up: This week’s TV guide has a tiny spoiler for next season. Basically what we spoiler boxed in posts 87 and 91 is correct…and there’s a vague hint about that doll. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547/95 "2010-09-27T04:16:01Z")
I just caught up and I have to say… having read all the books… I have no effin’ clue where they’re going with any of this! Which is both frustrating and nice (since it means the show isn’t automatically spoilered for having read the books.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-evil-is-going-on/553547.md?page=4)