Writer: Brian Buckner
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Originally Aired: 11/02/2008
Grade: A+
I thought Lafayette was just being poetic when he said vampires are “just blood in a skin casing” earlier in the season, but apparently not… animated by magic, indeed.
I found it interesting that after Bill killed Longshadow, Eric didn’t yell or threaten or say, “You are so dead.” He invited Bill to his office and politely offered him Tru Blood, and they had an oddly civil talk in which Eric seemed to express genuine curiosity (and, of course, disgust) over Bill’s behavior. I didn’t get any sense of Eric enjoying the possibility of Bill’s demise in that scene—if anything, he seemed mildly regretful that things had turned out the way they had. I also didn’t get the sense that Eric’s motivation for asking Bill to give him Sookie went much beyond wanting the use of her abilities. I’m sure Eric’s not oblivious to her cuteness and probably thinks it’s nice to have the abilities in such nice packaging, but thankfully, he doesn’t seem particularly infatuated with her (and for her sake, I would hope not at this point, considering that he didn't lift a finger to save her).
Also, how polite is Eric, ringing the doorbell instead of pounding on the door! Yay for him not being a meathead despite being ginormous. Eric’s attitude when he came to collect Bill for the trial felt very different from before, almost too cold and matter-of-fact, like he was hiding something. I felt like something had happened with Eric off-screen that changed his attitude. Of course, unless that was the writer’s intent, it’s unlikely, but still, I’m really unclear about what was going on with Eric with regards to Bill. I’m sure the guy has some sociopathic tendencies, but his attitude right after Bill killed Longshadow seemed so sympathetic and regretful (with a side of smug smartassery), but his attitude when he came to call later was more like, “Come on, fuckwit, let’s get this over with.” Probably just an odd acting choice, I suppose.
Amy still makes me feel queasy every time she’s on screen. I know she’s supposed to. I can live with it. It was still painful to see every attempt Jason made to think for himself usurped by her overpowering manipulation. I don’t think there’s any need to go into how appalling pretty much everything she did in this episode was. I didn’t get the feeling that the writer was trying to “gray it up” at all. I do think it’s interesting to think about what she sees in Jason, which in my opinion is that he’s an innocent, and she’s hoping that it will rub off on her or that she can bring him down to her level, because either way, it makes her less of a monster. To her credit, though, I think she genuinely cares for Jason, and I think that her concern for Sookie going home by herself was genuine, as well, and had nothing to do with self-interest.
Oh, and Ryan Kwanten is fucking amazing. The way you can see Jason thinking and digesting information during his scenes with Eddie… wow. That’s some acting skill, and it’s also a huge part of what makes Jason likable, despite the fact that he’s a also a selfish fuck-up in a lot of ways.
As for Tara’s exorcism, Jeanette is absolutely full of crap, because Tara’s right, there’s no way in hell that she’s worse off and more dangerous than her mother.
And on a lighter note, does Sam have the power of running super fast in addition to his shapeshifting powers? Sookie left before he did and was driving a car, but they somehow got to Bill’s at the same time. I’m just going to fanwank that Merlotte’s isn’t that far from Bill’s and that cutting a straight line through the country on (doggy) foot is faster than driving on the roads. And there’s no way that I’m going to believe that Sookie naming Sam “Dean” wasn’t a Supernatural shout-out.
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