And speaking of storylines that need to move along, Maryanne’s is moving way too slowly. I know Tara is supposed to be seduced by getting the attention and love she’s always desired, but she’s also supposed to be a wary survivor. It’s past time she took Sam’s advice and looked long and hard at the people she’s surrounded by. Tara should know that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. I think we’ve finally seen the scales drop from Tara’s eyes with the orgy, though it’s too bad she missed the pig. Then she’d really know something was up, unlike poor old Deputy Andy, who is ripe for Maryanne’s manipulations.
Shapeshifter Sam, however, is not, and he’s decided to cut and run. He’s rather wonderfully called on it by Terry, the ostensibly insane war vet. Asked to run Merlotte’s while Sam is away, Terry bitterly tells Sam to remind him never to get caught in a fox hole with Sam, as he’s a coward. His charge rocks Sam, but despite fond glances at photos of all the people he cares about in Bon Temps, he still decides to leave. However, he wants one last run as a dog with his dog, and the two end up at the lake. Sam jumps in and reverts to human form, but his dog is nervous and won’t join him. Sam decides that was a bit of luck when Daphne the waitress shows up and joins him instead. But the claw scars on her back, so similar to the ones Sookie received, tell us she’s connected somehow to the Bull-man. And since Sam is convinced Maryanne is his enemy, one can’t help but be suspicious Maryanne is connected to this mysterious creature. That makes his dalliance with Daphne seem more a trap than happenstance. The strands are weaving together—now if they’d just get a move on.
Speaking of dalliances, Jessica has been doing something about her own lonely existence. Waking up alone in Bill’s house, she gets all dressed up and finds a place to go—Merlotte’s, of course. Sauntering in all cool and dressed to kill, she attracts Hoyt’s attention. Sweet Hoyt soon disarms her and she nervously reveals she’s a vampire. Hoyt is a clear contrast to the members of the Fellowship of the Sun. Rather than judge her on her differences, he is delighted to know more about her, because he loves her smile. Jessica is a goner and the two soon end up back at Bill’s, where Hoyt is surprised to find out how sheltered Jessica has been. For the first time in his life feeling like the worldly man, Hoyt shows Jessica the Wii—and she shows him how ready she is to start tasting life.
Article comments
1 - Mongo
I agree with your observations about Eric. Eric has been around a long time and while not the boy scout relative to Bill, he exhibits a kind of lawful wisdom.
Great write up, hope you do more of these!
2 - Gerry
Thank you, now that I've found the show, I do intend to keep writing about it. I'm hooked!
Yep, I think Eric will turn out to have a mix of good and evil, because I think the show is undercutting the notion the Newlins have of the choice between light and dark being easy to see and easy to make. I expect we'll see more of their dark side as we see more of Eric's light.
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