This season has really been killer so far, yeah pun intended…deal with it. Each week the tension is kicked up a couple notches! With only five episodes left after tonight I’m mournfully wondering what I’ll be doing with my Sunday nights. Le sigh.
Great opening scene tonight. Andy stumbling into Maryann’s evil little gathering, without knowing it creates a distraction for Sam’s escape and then having his arm broken by a possessed Terry Bellefleur had me on the edge of my seat! Loved that Sam shifted into an owl and flew away to escape Maryann.
Sookie is in a world of trouble and there isn’t a dang thing Bill can do about it. Lorena is holding Bill hostage, having power over him as his maker, and we see some flashbacks of where it went wrong between these two. During his captivity Lorena lets it slip that Eric wants Sookie and that’s the reason she’s back. Uh oh.
Thankfully we finally learn exactly what Maryann’s deal is! Sam gets Daphne to spill and it’s not good for the good people of Bon Temps. Apparently Maryann is a maenad, a creature of Greek mythology, and is the cause of all the chaos in Bon Temps. I really hope Sam takes her out. I’m not a fan of her or all the nakedness she inspires in the town folk!
Jason’s scene were all fantastic. Love that he’s getting his air filled head screwed on straight. It was pretty fun watching him being interrogated by Steve thinking it had to do with his getting to know the preacher’s wife in a Biblical way. Steve rethinking Jason’s ignorance as great cover and him a superb spy for the vamps is just priceless. Jason’s best moment was kicking the crud out of Gabe when he insulted Sookie.
I love the Jessica and Hoyt storyline but wish they weren’t living in such a bubble. I’d like to see them interacting more, especially since everyone else is in crisis. They seem to be the only characters that have nothing serious going on.
We’re getting to see what each of our favorite characters are made of right now. Sam’s initial reaction to Maryann was to run but when he learns his community is in danger he considers sacrificing himself to save them. Sam has a wonderful noble nature and we can forgive his earlier grumpiness this season.
Jason is starting to see through his grief and pain and realizes that the Newlins are wacky. It’s going to interested to see what happens when he realizes they’ve got Sookie.
Eric by all outward appearances is self centered but this season we’re seeing a different side completely. He seems to care about things other than himself, even if he has an odd way of showing it. Eric had the best scene of the night with his lone bloody tear grieving the loss of his maker. Still not nearly enough Eric.
There wasn’t a great Terry Bellefleur scene that I’ve grown accustom to watching each episode. The best line of the night was about Terry so I guess I’ll just have to make do. When Arlene is confessing to Tara that she may have taken advantage of Terry, of course neither of them realize what the true nature of their blackouts is about, Tara exclaims “Are you tellin’ me you date-raped Terry Bellefleur?” Loved that!
So Eric is off to the rescue but who’s rescue will it be? How will Bill break away from Lorena? What is Godric doing at the Fellowship church? How will Sookie escape this one? When is Maryann going to get what’s coming to her? How can I savor each of the last five episodes when all I want to do is just gobble them up?
