True Blood; Jun-27-10

Cafe Society
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Maybe they wanted to avoid the scene being interpreted as hot and sexy? (Just in case fucking someone whose head you just twisted around 180 degrees didn’t fully send that message.) Anyway, a WTF scene in so many ways. Did Bill attack her sexually because he knew that was the only way she would submit to his violence? Or is he just meant to be descending into animalistic, violent vampire nature? The gulf between humans and vampires was certainly a theme.

Speaking of weird sex scenes, Franklin and Tara were pretty disturbing too. I couldn’t understand his response to her “What just happened.” The first four times I replayed it, it still sounded like, “You lost yourself to the forehead . . . mumble mumble most vampires.” I guess, having used headphones now, it was the void, not the forehead, and he said he’d like to claim it was a personal gift, but most vampires can eventually do the same thing. Hey, remember season 1, when Tara had some demons, but was mostly practical and smart, and didn’t take shit from anyone? I miss that.

John Mace, I think Sam’s dad was just supposed to be a gross trashy person sitting around in his underwear watching TV and drinking. He wasn’t actually sitting in contact with the brother. I think the appearance of wood was due to them trying to have him in saggy, ratty underwear (audience says “Ew,” gets the point of how icky these folks are, keeps watching) without showing the detailed outline of his junk (audience turns off TV, applies bleach to eyes, vows never to watch HBO again). So there was some padding in the front which made it look . . . weird.

I think my favorite part of this episode was Hoyt. He’s got the “big dumb guy” role, but they’re actually showing him to be pretty with it, especially now that he’s out from under his mother’s thumb. When Jason was all, “Who would you rather have patrolling the streets, Andy or me?” Hoyt kept responding in a way that I think he was thinking, “Yeah, Andy is a lot more competent than you,” and Jason spared him having to fudge by assuming he was agreeing. And then of course them going over the quiz online. Hoyt is awesome.

Winning line of the night though goes to Lafayette (no surprise).

Jason: Sorry, I got a lot on my mind.
Lafayette: That must feel new.

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Sam’s dad was sitting with his arm propped on the younger brother’s bent knee. I interpreted incestuous behavior in the way the dad jumped up with a guilty look on his face, and an obvious erection. Don’t forget, the little brother was trying to tell Sam that Sam had no idea how horrible his life had been so far.
I, too, am having issues continuing to like Tara, who used to be my second favorite character. I’m still in love with Lafayette, though.

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You’re right - he did have his arm on the guy’s knee. I missed it or blocked it out!

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I guess I shouldn’t have said “molesting” since little bro’ is above the age of consent. Still, one would assume that it is the continuation of behavior that was, in the past, molestation.

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I agree with all the Tara disgust. They appear to be turning her into the Tara from the books, who I think I can safely describe without a spoiler box as shallow, whiny, passive, and generally like tits on a boar hog. It’s a shame, too–I thought the changes to her character were a massive improvement over the books.

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Tara didn’t even apologize to Sookie at the funeral for literally attacking her. Useless, the both of them.

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Really. Your comment helped me figure out one reason why I’m dissatisfied with the show. There’s no sense that any of the characters have an off-screen life. It’s like they’re “on hold” from one scene to the next. Know what I mean? What are they doing when they’re not in a scene? (Not the actors, the characters.)

I think that’s what happens when you have a large cast. There’s no time to show Arlene with her kids or Hoyt with his mom or Andy or Bud doing their jobs. The characters would be more real if there was more to their lives.

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Finally watched it last night. Found it sorta weak for one of my fave shows - but that still puts it far ahead of most everything else on TV.

I agree the glamor invite - even if done before - is weak. And the head twist was just so odd. Just made me ask why they did it, which kinda detracts rather than adds IMO.

Was also a bit disappointed at Sookie going to the werebar, then going into a back room with that guy. Seems a tad reckless.

What is the deal with TB werewolves? They don’t seem very powerful. And can they be stopped/killed with regular bullets?

I expected Sam to read Tara the riot act for just pouring 16 shots out for his already drunk dad.

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The glamoring of the invites is not unique to TB vampires. I remember thinking it was rather dumb that it could be done when I played D&D way back when, but it does make some sense. Why would a doorway protect you from a vamp’s powers?

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I think it was explain on the show that the werewolves are much more powerful if they’ve consumed vampire blood, to the point that even a strong vampire might not be able to overpower them.

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Yeah - Eric said that. But the way Bill just tore apart that pack of 4 or so … And in the bar, they just fought among themselves like humans.

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Yes, but Bill said that he’d recently fed. So presumably he was at full strength. And Russell (the king of Mississippi) shot the werewolf upon hearing that they’d fed on Bill. (Although I think that was more because they violated his instructions than because they’d strengthened themselves by doing so.)

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Do we know for sure that Russell didn’t use silver bullets?

I can’t remember from the books if silver was necessary, but I think the author kept that trope.

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Yeah, I guess I remember that, tho at the time I thought he was just reminding them that he was not the weak vampire from the wreck they might have suspected him to be. Were any of the WWs that confronted him the same that had kidnapped him? I thought Cooter was in the car…

IIRC, there was a pretty abrupt cut from the WWs torturing and drinking Bill in the car, to him suddenly overpowering the driver causing the crash. Did I miss something, or was that transition a little unclear to others? Then Sookie found 1 body in the wrecked car. What happened to the other 2-3 WWs? I guess I assumed that they were in the pack that tracked Bill down. And if that were the case, they would be all jazzed up from having ingested Bill’s blood…

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Were’s can be killed with more traditional weapons. I’m not sure what a silver bullet would do to a vampire though. I’m guessing it could kill or damage the vampire severely.

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Do werewolves live for centuries (if not shot by silver bullets obviously) or do they have lifespans closer to humans in length?

After Mary Ann’s plotline and Sam becoming a fly I’ll be honest: I mainly watch the show for the nudity. Looking forward to seeing Sam’s cute little bro git nekkid.

I had to tell myself “Okay, he chewed her out off-camera” because that is definitely a firing offense. In addition to 16 shots for a drunk being alcohol poisoning there’s the more important reason: they were on the house! Good acting by his mother incidentally- you believe her as a two bit grifter and trailer trash barfly who’ll do or say anything as needed, but you also believe her as a woman who’s glad to be reunited with the child she gave away.

Wouldn’t you think, incidentally, that there’d be some way to make shape shifting pay? If I was broke and living like they were I’d go after the Randi million-dollar challenge- just think of the endorsement deals or Vegas shows you could get! Or if you wanted to remain low key you could find a job as a P.I. or work for the CIA and either way charge whatever the hell you want.

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Pretty sure Randi drops the challenge the minute supernatural things like vampires become commonplace and well-known. I would, in his shoes.

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Weres and shapeshifters have normal human lifespans.

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You mean aside from using your human brain to win dog fights as a pit bull? I assume that’s how little bro got all those scars.

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The show is really weird to watch as someone who has read all the books… I wonder if that would be worthy of its own thread?