True Blood season 4 ep 3
Jul. 11th, 2011 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapinglightHave just watched it and...
Spoilers behind cut
....if I haven't mentioned before how much I hate Jason's storyline, consider it mentioned again. I want him to escape and kill Crystal and the whole in-bred bunch of them, then run back to Bon Temps and have a proper story. And while he's about it, can he please kill annoying Tommy Merlotte (or whatever the character's surname is because I've forgotten it), because he's even more of a waste of space this season than last.
Those two things apart, I loved every bonkers moment of the episode, with special mention going to every scene featuring Amnesia!Eric. I loved his look of wide-eyed innocent bewilderment that didn't change even when he was ripping a fairy's throat out (good riddance, btw. And if Jason can't escape, maybe Eric can do the same to Tommy and to Crystal and co. I'm pretty sure no one will miss them). I even loved how daft he looked in Jason's old clothes. Aww!
I also loved all Pam's scenes, though was a bit surprised she made 5 out of the 2+2 that Sookie gave her, unless Eric told her where he was going before he went to confront the coven, which I doubt. Her parting words to Lafayette, Jesus and Tara were perfect Pam. Nothing better happen to her.
I still love Tara and I quite understand why she hates vampires, but I don't really get what she's doing back in the story yet. Also, if I were her girlfriend, I think I'd be getting quite annoyed by now. Glad Tara turned down Sam's offer of accommodation, but it does look like she's letting herself be sucked back into her old life for no good reason.
Elsewhere, still enjoying how the witch storyline is tying together most of the threads of the season, ie. Bill and the Authority - and did I mention I'm enjoying Suave King Bill very much? -Sookie, Eric and Pam, Lafayette and Jesus, even Hoyt and Jessica, since there's obviously something nasty and black-magic-y attached to that horrible old doll, and now by extension Terry, Arlene and the demon baby. In fact, the only characters not connected to that storyline in any way are Andy Bellefleur, Jason and Tommy, which may well be why their stories are the least interesting.
This episode did leave me feeling I'd missed something important, though. I've always enjoyed Bill's scenes with Jessica. They always came across to me as a very staid old man floundering out of his depth trying to deal with a sulky teenager and were fun for that reason. I also felt that Jessica wanted more from Bill than he was willing to give. Then, there was one scene towards the end of season 3 where Bill was nice(ish) to her, if still distant. And now it seems like they're getting on really well and are very close. I would have liked to see how that came about. :feels deprived:
No opinion either way about the return of Alcide beyond mentioning yet again that no matter how good looking the actor who plays Alcide might be, he and Anna Paquin have absolutely zero on screen chemistry. Weird.
Anyway, more soon please, especially of Amnesia!Eric.
Spoilers behind cut
....if I haven't mentioned before how much I hate Jason's storyline, consider it mentioned again. I want him to escape and kill Crystal and the whole in-bred bunch of them, then run back to Bon Temps and have a proper story. And while he's about it, can he please kill annoying Tommy Merlotte (or whatever the character's surname is because I've forgotten it), because he's even more of a waste of space this season than last.
Those two things apart, I loved every bonkers moment of the episode, with special mention going to every scene featuring Amnesia!Eric. I loved his look of wide-eyed innocent bewilderment that didn't change even when he was ripping a fairy's throat out (good riddance, btw. And if Jason can't escape, maybe Eric can do the same to Tommy and to Crystal and co. I'm pretty sure no one will miss them). I even loved how daft he looked in Jason's old clothes. Aww!
I also loved all Pam's scenes, though was a bit surprised she made 5 out of the 2+2 that Sookie gave her, unless Eric told her where he was going before he went to confront the coven, which I doubt. Her parting words to Lafayette, Jesus and Tara were perfect Pam. Nothing better happen to her.
I still love Tara and I quite understand why she hates vampires, but I don't really get what she's doing back in the story yet. Also, if I were her girlfriend, I think I'd be getting quite annoyed by now. Glad Tara turned down Sam's offer of accommodation, but it does look like she's letting herself be sucked back into her old life for no good reason.
Elsewhere, still enjoying how the witch storyline is tying together most of the threads of the season, ie. Bill and the Authority - and did I mention I'm enjoying Suave King Bill very much? -Sookie, Eric and Pam, Lafayette and Jesus, even Hoyt and Jessica, since there's obviously something nasty and black-magic-y attached to that horrible old doll, and now by extension Terry, Arlene and the demon baby. In fact, the only characters not connected to that storyline in any way are Andy Bellefleur, Jason and Tommy, which may well be why their stories are the least interesting.
This episode did leave me feeling I'd missed something important, though. I've always enjoyed Bill's scenes with Jessica. They always came across to me as a very staid old man floundering out of his depth trying to deal with a sulky teenager and were fun for that reason. I also felt that Jessica wanted more from Bill than he was willing to give. Then, there was one scene towards the end of season 3 where Bill was nice(ish) to her, if still distant. And now it seems like they're getting on really well and are very close. I would have liked to see how that came about. :feels deprived:
No opinion either way about the return of Alcide beyond mentioning yet again that no matter how good looking the actor who plays Alcide might be, he and Anna Paquin have absolutely zero on screen chemistry. Weird.
Anyway, more soon please, especially of Amnesia!Eric.