But now Eric and Bill have all the information and are back to their usual game of who can protect Sookie better. Then there’s the fact that Sookie was finally gaining equal footing with her vampiric peers. At the very least, her blood is delicious and nutritious! Also filed under Missed Opportunities, when Bill tells Sookie she’s a fairy, how hilarious would it have been if she’d replied, “What the f-ck am I?!” (See what I did there?) Not to mention, after three seasons of only metaphorically saving Bill’s life with her sweet, sweet looove, her blood appears to offer vampires a temporary sun shield of sorts. Has she forgotten that fairies come with Go-Go Gadget Super Duber Electric Hands? She’s a walking defibrillator, for crying out loud. That in itself should have been a big deal and worthy of a flashback or moment of thoughtful contemplation on her part. Just the same, I think we’ll shelve “I Smell a Rat” near the back with the rodenticide. They don’t all have to be winners, folks. So, what happened? I’m just taking a hit off of Jesus’ mad intuition skills, but I think everyone was working off Sam’s hangover or in need of a nap. There was even a hunky hustler, 90210’s Michael Steger. And how unfortunate that it was titled “I Smell a Rat” because the online stinkin’ flingin’ had begun before the episode had even ended. Would that I could squee with the same delight over last night’s episode.
Truebies, how are you holding up after this week’s episode? Bummed about Alcide? Curious about James and Lafayette? Drop a comment with your thoughts on the episode below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “Is you groovin’ on me?” Lafayette asked, to which James awkwardly replied, “I’m with Jessica.” (For the record, “I’m with Jessica” is not the same thing as “no.”) ISN’T IT BROMANTIC? | And can we talk about James and Lafayette? Clearly inspired by last week’s Jason-Eric rendezvous, their symbiotic relationship took a major step in a less-than-platonic direction. She appears to have left her mad days behind her in favor of a deep-breathing, self-reflective lifestyle, but come on, do you really buy that? Either way, yoga won’t save her once Pam and Eric come calling, just as it didn’t save her guru lover. (R.I.P., guru lover!) SHE’S BA-ACK! | The episode also featured the long-awaited - not that it’s been very long - return of everyone’s favorite stiletto-stabbing blonde, Sarah Newlin. (He was actually forced to choose between saving Sylvie or Pam, and I’ll give you one guess which choice he made). It was right around the introduction of Tru Blood, and Eric’s refusal to go along with the Authority’s plan cost him the life of his sweet, sweet Sylvie.
Given the opportunity to bring him back as a vampire, Sookie declined, sealing Alcide’s fate forever.ĪS HE LAY DYING | Is semi-irrelevant nostalgia a side effect of Hep-V? It must be, because Eric spent the entire hour reflecting on Sylvie, a delightful French gal he used to bang back in the late ’80s. Now here’s the craziest part: Sookie’s plan actually kind of worked! Then, without (enough) warning, a bullet pelted Alcide in the forehead, sending his giant naked body tumbling to the ground. “Maybe you’ll grow to love him more,” Bill said, a sentence not even he believed. Bill followed along, mostly to take part in the maiming, but also to spend time with his ex, who’s apparently been having massive doubts about her love for Alcide.
RELATED Joe Manganiello Speaks: Why Alcide’s Shocking Death ‘Had to Happen’ĭesperate to save her friends - and Sam’s pregnant girlfriend - from the basement of Fangtasia, Sookie hatched one of her classic half-baked plans to lure the Hep-V vampires into the open. No one’s laying a flower on that nut job’s grave.) (And I’m not talking about Maxine Fortenberry. “Death is a dark and blinding motherf-er, whether you see it coming or not.” Those not-safe-for-the-pulpit words from Reverend Daniels perfectly sum up Sunday’s heartbreaking, game-changing True Blood, which took the life of yet another beloved resident of Bon Temps. Spoiler alert: This recap contains a major reveal from Sunday’s True Blood, so turn back if you haven’t seen it yet. You’ve been warned…