bboy87 said:

I like Bill's smile. But he needs a little work done below his eyes.

L4OATheOriginal said:

It has nothing to do with the books. The egg just doesn't make sense at all.

Nothinbutjoy said:

well we have 13 more days 2 ponder it fucking hbo

All in all, the episode wasn't great, but I think it was better than last week's. The Maryann storyline looks like it's headed for decent closure in either the finale or next season's premier episode. And the hinted storyline for next season (who/what Sookie is and just what the vamps want from her) was set up well.

They definitely need to give Evan Rachel Wood some diva lessons. She looked great, but she commanded no queenly respect. Heck, Pam and Bill's maker have more presence.

Oh, and Bill's chest hair is growing back in!

I think the whole egg shit is veering very close to jumping the shark.

lazycrockett said:

johnart said:

Exactly! There's nothing regal about her, she can't even pretend to be

Lammastide said:

Oh fuck, it IS Evan Rachel & not Rachel Evan, huh?? Now they both sound retarded to me

Nothinbutjoy said:

Have faith, you guys. We don't even know where AB is going with this.

Lammastide said:

That's the problem, I don't think AB knows where he's going with this either.

lazycrockett said:

Seriously, he's all over the place.

We saw the black eyed child at Tara's exorcism.

Sookie was clawed as a message for Eric.

Giant egg.

Nothinbutjoy said:

This is also what I mean by bad writing, Seriously what was the point of Carl, from what I've watched Carl was with Maryann cause he wanted to be, he wasn't possessed by her or I miss his black eyes.

They set him up in a way that viewers thought he was going to have some sort of relevance in the finale, and they just shoot him in the head with a ricochet bullet??? They didn't even give him enough to make him a false plot device.

lazycrockett said:

I think this sort of thing could be said about, say, Godric. That was an utter waste of a good character. But Carl? I dunno.

Sure, we all had imagined Carl's story: Maybe he's one of Maryann's possessed; maybe he's the pig in human form. But I don't think AB promised anything. I think we were made to know him as well as we did -- and he turned out to be as innocuously human as he did -- singly to highlight how callous and uncaring Maryann proved to be with respect to regular folk in this latest ep. That was a cold $#@! attitude she took with respect to his death.
[Edited 8/31/09 13:58pm]

lazycrockett said:

ha ha ha, this show jumps sharks all throughout, that's why me and my friends laugh, we always crack up! It's truly tasteless as a concept. To its advantage!

I knew what they were doing early on when Tara came outside to see Jason doing it doggystyle and smashing lettuce on the girls back. They are having fun jumping the shark.

Nothinbutjoy said:

I take it the egg ain't in the books, then.



Some ancient cults venerated the egg as a symbol of the cosmos (which they called the Orphic Egg). And from the Orphic Egg was hatched the primordial god(dess) from which all else emanated.

This could be a nod to that.
[Edited 8/31/09 15:28pm]

ufoclub said:

I must have blocked that out

"you two really should just fuck each other and get it over with,, i could watch"
now what's the point of bringing back that over dramatic, joan rivers-looking woman if she's only going to scream?

CalhounSq said:

Oh they were going at it when Jason was high on V.

Lammastide said:

The egg is not in the book

Looks like a very good possibility as to what the hell the egg is all about.

CalhounSq said:

I really wasn't expecting her to be exactly like the books, but this version is just not good.

Sophie Anne was turned at 16. She is petite and angelic looking and absolutely lethal. She is emotionless to all but a very chosen few and all business because she is a couple thousand years old and has seen it all.She dresses like a business woman so she often looks like she's dressed too old for her age.

This almost giggly young Yahtzee playing Queen is off the mark.

ufoclub said:

At least that made sense and fit the storyline!

remember that Godrick said that a vampire and his maker's bond is strong and one day you will find that out *hint hint* (when he was talking to Eric about 2 episodes ago. I think he'll turn Lafayette b/c Lafayette is tripping over seeing Eric in his dreams and daydreams.

I think the egg is about Maryanne...she knows she will die in the finally so she will be reborn via egg. Or do you think that they will kill Sam and Eric will be the one to turn him in and that is what will turn Sookie against Bill and run in the arms of Eric? Hmmmmm

Angelic1302 said:

Interesting stuff.

My guess is both Maryann and the egg (which will be in the process of hatching something really scary) will be destroyed in either the finale or the first episode of Season 3. I also see Eggs Benedict biting the dust, too.

I've no idea what will happen to Lafayette. I definitely think Eric will respond to this latest crisis, as both of the humans to whom he's linked are now in major trouble. But somehow I don't see Laf being turned or being left in his current miserable human state. Should be interesting.
[Edited 8/31/09 20:20pm]

Whatever energy thing Sookie did by touching Maryann's face last week is probably the key to defeating her (just my guess). I don't know if she returns in the books or not, but I imagine Maryann's on her way out of the show for now. Which is too bad, because the actress playing her is having so much fun with the role, and I love that.

What is happening to the actor playing Bill? He's not looking good at all. And he hasn't been able to do anything interesting on the show in ages.

And the Vampire Queen...wow. A stunningly bad actress in a completely boring role. Did HBO slash their casting budget or something?

The Jason / Drunk Cop make up saved an otherwise worthless episode.

This show suffers from Harry Potter syndrome. People (Sookie) have these great powers, only when it is convenient. If the story requires peril, no powers, if they need to get out of peril, powers come back.

The ultimate in lazy writing.

I know I crap on the show every week, but damnit, this is Alan Ball doing sex and vampires. The show should be the greatest thing to ever grace television. Instead it schlocky crap that is only watchable for the camp value.

I think I deserve to be pissed off about that. I put my faith in Alan Ball and he rewards that faith with giant turds week after week.

I can't not watch though.

Mars23 said:

Lammastide said:

if eggs bites the dust ..no love lost 4 me ..but maryanne has 2 bite the dust soon and bring lafayette back out of this coward state

Mars23 said:

Sadly, I agree. The last few epidsodes have fallen off compared to early in the season and even season 1. I don't see this series lasting beyond Season 3.

SilverlakePhil said:

Speaking of seasons, if it goes in accordance w/ the books how many books are there? Just trying to guess how many possible seasons there could be & the ratings are really good right now, even if it's sucking I don't think it's going anywhere just yet...