week 1 without a episode..any withdrawls yet?

For an Oscar winning child actress, as an adult she is THE MOST irritating "crier" I've seen.

The only time her crying didn't hit me like nails on a chalkboard was when she was beaten to a pulp, laying on her couch and Arlene asked her if Bill was going to be okay. THAT bit of crying actually looked authentic.

L4OATheOriginal said:

Yes!!!


...I still have DEXTER.....

CalhounSq said:

Hope you enjoy the show! For me it's been fun to watch!!

dseann said:

Her face is kinda goofy, I'm surprised @ how much better she looks as a blonde (& surely w/ a kickass makeup team) She's really hard to take in The 25th Hour & Hurlyburly...

I'm still trying to pin point the black person's foot with the polish...


There are only like 6 black people in Bon Temps:

1. Lafayette
2. Tara's mom
3. The fake voodoo lady
4. The black vampiress
5. The black female cop who arrested Tara
6. Eggs

A lot of people is hoping it's not Lafayette, I hope it's Tara's mom b/c even though she's trash on tv, her acting skills are way beyond any of the actors on there. The fake voodoo lady should be in that car too b/c she did Tara and her mom wrong. If it was the black vampriress, she would have been a bubbling mess. If it was the black female cop who arrested Tara, I just don't see the point of why she was killed or even in the show. I know it isn't Eggs b/c I think he's a pigment of MaryAnne's imagination that is playing with Tara's mind.
[Edited 12/1/08 8:13am]

Nothinbutjoy said:

I just watched the first 4 tonight. I gotta say it had me from the first episode I'm not over the moon about it like everyone else, but I'll definitely keep up w/ it & most likely watch it next season Alan Ball has such an interesting brain!

I'm still trying to figure out why someone described Lafayette to me as "spooky" I expected him to be a vampire but he's not, so what's so spooky about him?

Nothinbutjoy said:

I just watched the first 4 tonight. I gotta say it had me from the first episode I'm not over the moon about it like everyone else, but I'll definitely keep up w/ it & most likely watch it next season Alan Ball has such an interesting brain!

I'm still trying to figure out why someone described Lafayette to me as "spooky" I expected him to be a vampire but he's not, so what's so spooky about him?

CalhounSq said:

I'm glad you like the show!

I think Lafayette as "spooky" is fascinating... and I can sorta see where someone might get it. That brotha is a force of nature: He's a total queen, even dabbles in cross dressing, yet he could out-thug and beat down any mortal in Bon Temps. He calls women "bitches" and "hookers" without batting an eye, but they seem to LOVE him! He flirts with straight men without thinking twice. He talks disparagingly about white people, even beating them up at the slightest provocation, but then he has sex not only with white people, but white men. Rich ones! Some are even dead! And he even makes them pay for it... with money and even their very blood! Then, of course, on top of being all those things, he's an exhibitionist drug dealer!

Lafayette should be COSMICALLY offensive on many levels -- and yet he commands respect... and even likability. That's scary as hell!
[Edited 12/3/08 17:59pm]

CalhounSq said:

I've never found Lafayette to be spooky at all!

The thing that is surprising about him is what a chameleon he is. One minute he's a sister...next he's in a suit and tie and underneath his paint his toe nails...wear gold lame pant freaky adorable self, he's a bad ass muther!!

I LOVE him!!!

I'm so glad you are hooked! It will be fun watching the shows knowing you'll be talking about them with us!!

CalhounSq said:

I'm glad you like the show!

I think Lafayette as "spooky" is fascinating... and I can sorta see where someone might get it. That brotha is a force of nature: He's a total queen, even dabbles in cross dressing, yet he could out-thug and beat down any mortal in Bon Temps. He calls women "bitches" and "hookers" without batting an eye, but they seem to LOVE him! He flirts with straight men without thinking twice. He talks disparagingly about white people, even beating them up at the slightest provocation, but then he has sex not only with white people, but white men. Rich ones! Some are even dead! And he even makes them pay for it... with money and even their very blood! Then, of course, on top of being all those things, he's an exhibitionist drug dealer!

Lafayette should be COSMICALLY offensive on many levels -- and yet he commands respect... and even likability. That's scary as hell!
[Edited 12/3/08 17:59pm]

Lammastide said:

Well damn, I can't argue w/ any of that - it's the perfect way to sum up his character I don't find him spooky, but fascinating...

I'm trying to figure out why his cousin kinda bugs me. I think it's the accent combined w/ the harness of her character, I wish she pulled off the accent better or something. I can't pinpoint exactly what it is...

CalhounSq said:

I'm glad you like the show!

I think Lafayette as "spooky" is fascinating... and I can sorta see where someone might get it. That brotha is a force of nature: He's a total queen, even dabbles in cross dressing, yet he could out-thug and beat down any mortal in Bon Temps. He calls women "bitches" and "hookers" without batting an eye, but they seem to LOVE him! He flirts with straight men without thinking twice. He talks disparagingly about white people, even beating them up at the slightest provocation, but then he has sex not only with white people, but white men. Rich ones! Some are even dead! And he even makes them pay for it... with money and even their very blood! Then, of course, on top of being all those things, he's an exhibitionist drug dealer!

Lafayette should be COSMICALLY offensive on many levels -- and yet he commands respect... and even likability. That's scary as hell!
[Edited 12/3/08 17:59pm]

I love Tara! She´s hilarious. Sure, she can be bitter but
also has a sweet, softer side . Her mother is to blame
for her difficult character, I think, lol.