Challenge 9

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CHALLENGE 9
FINALE REVIEW

Challenge: For this challenge, I want you to write an at least 400 word review on the season finale of "True Blood" - any of them are fine, so if you haven't had a chance to see "Evil is Going On" yet you can also do "You'll be the Death of Me" or "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'". Your review must be full sentences, no lists.

Comments

Re: TEAM LOU PINE'S

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We start out the episode at Fangtasia with Bill and Sookie. Bill had just fed Sookie his blood after she had been drained by Eric and Russell (end of previous episode). Sookie finds out that Eric is outside killing himself to kill Russell and hurries out to try to bring him inside out of the sun.

She gets out and finds the silver handcuffs attaching Eric to Russell. Unsure how to get them apart Russell tells her to use her powers, but Sookie has no clue how to activate them. Some screaming and cursing ensues and Sookie uses her powers to separate the two and drags Eric to safety. Inside she feeds Eric some blood to bring him to full health quickly.

The plot continues when they save Russell because Eric feels the "true death" is too kind for Russell. Alcide shows up to "finish paying his families debt" to Eric by helping him transport Russell to a construction site where Eric buries Russell in concrete.

Bill tricks Eric and also buries him in concrete and goes back to Sookie but Eric happens to show up (with the help of Pam, as we late find out) and let's Sookie in on the secret that Bill was actually sent to Bon Temps to find/have a relationship with Sookie for the Queen.

Other side plots include Sam shooting his own brother, which was shocking and sad. Tara in need of change, cutting off her hair and what I am assuming leaving Bon Temps for the time being. Jason losing his girlfriend but gaining a whole load of "dependents" by agreeing to help her family of inbreed were-panthers. Jessica and Hoyt getting ready to move in together despite his mother and exgirlfriends attempt at an "intervention".

Overall the episode was interesting, although I think the fact that the last two episodes had no Debbie was weird, she certainly doesn't seem like the "bide her time" type of character and you'd think she'd be desperate for some revenge after the death of her Cooter and the new "Joker" resemblance Sookie provide her the last time we saw dear Debbie. I'm sure she'll reappear next season but the lack of her character seemed unnatural considering her hotheaded nature.

I have to say I enjoyed seeing a slightly malicious Sookie during the slumber of the vampires (Russell not included). I certainly cannot blame her for being disgusted by the fact that Russell felt that with her blood her could bring back his lover Talbot, and in such she disposed of his remains down the garbage disposal.

The biggest disappointment for me was the not so suspenseful cliffhanger which was when Sookie "went off with" Claudine. I mean, sure I want to see the Fae's land, but really it's not something to make me want to come back for more...