True Blood

[Slayerik]

This show

 

[Hayduke]

"Just relax, do it like you do it to yourself." 

[Signe]

Although I really like this show even thought it's become very silly, this last episode put me right to sleep.  :(

[MediumHigh]

Personally I like this season of true blood.

[Rasix]

It's probably the best season since the first.  Seemed like it was going to be a mess at the start, but everything save the werewolves has been pretty solid. There's a lack of generally stupid side shit.

[Signe]

I like this season, too.  Just that last episode seemed to have a lack of drama, although bits of it were very satisfying.  You know which bits.  THE BITS!  (not the sex bits)

[sickrubik]

I hope it has payoff, but right now the whole Lilith/Bill thing seems like it's missing any sort of actual drama.

[Hayduke]

I do still like the show, but it's kind of wallowing in its "no rules, no point" theme that it's had since season 2.

[Rasix]

For the first time, I think Eric is actually somewhat of a drag on the show.

[apocrypha]

Right, OK, WTF was that episode on? That was such a mixture of  ,  and  that I don't know where to begin.


TBH if True Blood has jumped the shark it has at least jumped over a flaming laser shark whilst on fire, naked and covered in jam. If you know what I mean.

[Mrbloodworth]

He told him what he was going to do.

[sickrubik]

This past sunday's episode was very very strong, even if it continued to marginalize Warlow. It's like they were set to go one direction with him from last season and said "nah, fuck it, let's go this way" and then ran into confusion of what to do with him.

And pissed-off Eric with a mission is best Eric.

[apocrypha]

He told him what he was going to do.

I know, I was just a bit surprised with how graphic it was. Especially the camera panning to a close up of it when Eric walked out of the room.

[Slayerik]

This season has pulled me and the wife back in. I enjoy it again, and I probably haven't truly liked it since season 1 or 2.

[sickrubik]

This season has pulled me and the wife back in. I enjoy it again, and I probably haven't truly liked it since season 1 or 2.

I am in the same boat. For the most part. They seme to have fumbled a lot of Bill's stuff (though it had more payoff the last couple episodes) and REALY fucked up Warlow.

[Rasix]

Good season and a good episode aside from the fucking funeral.  Funerals are more useless than weddings in TV shows.   Watching that show felt like it had commercials in it.   Rapt attention during jail break; back to iphone when someone stands up to the podium. 

[Signe]

Good season and a good episode aside from the fucking funeral.  Funerals are more useless than weddings in TV shows.   Watching that show felt like it had commercials in it.   Rapt attention during jail break; back to iphone when someone stands up to the podium. 

I agree with you more than I have ever agreed with you before.  All was pretty good, but the funeral was mind numbing boring.  I love Eric when he's pissed off, too. 

[Velorath]

I disagree. I liked the funeral (it's always good to see Tara's mom even if she didn't get many lines and it reminded me why I liked the character whose funeral it was prior to last season. Everything else felt rushed. and full of holes (the biggest one as apparently other people have pointed out online was why didn't all the vampires just leave the sun room through the fucking door). Plus Warlow's blood just seems like a bit of a crutch. We already had Bill who can survive stakes through the heart and use telekinesis. Now Warlow's blood allows vampire to stand out in the sun for long periods of time and single-handedly rampage through a base of armed guards armed with various anti-vampire technology.

[Abagadro]

Heh, bugfuck as ever. Never change True Blood.

[Bunk]

I liked the finale. At least they reset some of the really silly stuff from this season.

[Tebonas]

Heh!

If that really is how Eric Northman dies, I see some fans with pitchforks in the creators future.

I like how True Blood tries to overcome the silly by embracing it. Now we've got roaming bands of Zombiepires, and Aristrocratic vampires with their personal blood dolls protecting their herd.

Plus 50% chance her batshit mother is infected and trying to kill Tara. Thats a personal theory of mine, though.

[Velorath]

If you don't see the body, they aren't dead.

[Bunk]

Plus 50% chance her batshit mother is infected and trying to kill Tara. Thats a personal theory of mine, though.

Sadly, that was my very first thought in that scene.

The Northman scene was just to A) show us how cool he is, and B) give you the requisite season ending cliffhanger "death"

[Signe]

Yes, that proved how cool Eric is.  So cool.  Cool Cool Cool.  And awesome.  Anyway, I have a theory, too.  My theory is that this was supposed to be the last season but in light of all the bitching, moaning and complaining, oh and the death threats to the author from the leaked book ending, they decided to give us another season to make everyone happy and save their own lives.  I bet Sookie doesn't end up with Wolfy for the next season (evidently that played a bitter note with the readers).  And, of course, Eric will be back because he's so motherfucking cool.

I didn't even think of that stuff with Tara and her mother. That would be so fucking twisted!  I simply thought it was a sweet mother/daughter scene.  Some of you guys should start writing screenplays.  Your minds are so messed up, you qualify!

I can't wrap my head around how personally people take this stuff.  I was okay with Wolfy although I would have preferred Warlow because Sookie can be such a pain in the arse.  I guess that the fuss is a testament to the authors talent?  That doesn't explain Twilight or Justin Beaver though.

[sickrubik]

I'm not sure where I sit with the finale. The construction was... just weird. A lot of stuff happened in 6 months. A bit too much, possibly.

And Warlow showed to be a complete waste of dramatic tension... one of the worst scripted "villains" ever. Total fucking let down.

Re: Alcide + Sookie. What? Where did that come screeching back from? It feels like they are just completely ditching everything they were doing the last part of last season and this season.

That being said, I do like what the show set up in theory. Just feels like the writers don't really know what they are doing. It feels like a badly written LARP at times.

Re: last season. HBO will continue making these as long as it gets stupid amount of ratings, which it always does.

[Bunk]

Warlow was pretty lame overall. Hell, they even managed to make Rutger Hauer somewhat lame.

As for six months being a long time, do realize that with the one exception of the year that Sookie disappeared in to faerie land, the entire run of this show covers like three months.

[sickrubik]

I mean for an entire mayoral run, a business to change hands, an entire culture shift in the town, Bill to write a book, and market and be a best seller, etc etc.

[apocrypha]

I guess that the fuss is a testament to the authors talent?  That doesn't explain Twilight or Justin Beaver though.

It's a testament to the desperate, aching voids in the hollow lives of many, many people is what it is.

I also though that Tara's mother wasn't on the level. The actress plays that part as such a swivel-eyed loony that I she makes me think of Tony Blair, which means I then cannot see her as anything other than terrifyingly evil.

And there's no way Eric's dead, just a bit crispy.

[Riggswolfe]

I just watched the finale. It reminded me of Return of the King. "Oh, that's it, no wait, there's another scene. Ok, now it's over. No, another scene...."

I join the list of people who thought Tara's mother was poisoning her.

I was....amused by Jason's new relationship. I also keep veering between liking his 'owner' and thinking she's kind of psycho stalkerish but in an annoying way. (to watch I mean.)

The rest I didn't care about. Sookie and Alcide? Sure. Sam as Mayor? kind of cool but why did he sell his bar? It's not like he's mayor for life! (I thought at first he was going to be the preacher in the church!)

Warlow....what a waste. He was built up last season as some kind of super powerful evil vampire. Then for most of this season it was "no, I'm really decent, I hate what I am and what I've done and I wanted to protect you" then about face to "rawr! evil!" He came across more emo than evil...

[sickrubik]

I'm guessing Sam didn't want a conflict of interest... even though that doesn't make a lot of sense, and especially doesn't given his involvement with the church.

The problem I have with Sookie and Alcide is that it doesn't make any god damn sense for either one of them. Alcide suddenly flipped back to liking Sookie and vice versa? It's just lazy writing. It doesn't help that Alcide's arc seemed to be cut short or.. just not really... arcing.

[apocrypha]

It's just lazy writing.

Lazy writing? In True Blood? SAY IT ISN'T SO!

 

[sickrubik]

Touche.

[sickrubik]

True Blood drawing to a close.

[Signe]

It's probably time to end it anyway.  When you drag things out too long it almost always ends in disappointed tears.  Not theirs, ours.

[Hayduke]

This show could have continued in perpetuity.  The whole "jumping the shark" phenomena isn't really applicable in a show like this since it started at the bottom of the barrel.  If you were going to end this show to save it some dignity it would've been in season 1.