True Blood 3x06
Well after a long delay thanks to arriving late home Sunday night from a trip and then having the power knocked out until Tuesday thanks to a stupid storm, and being busy Tuesday night, I only got a chance to watch the most recent TB episode last night, and had some thoughts about it....
I didn't like this episode as much as last week, although I did like the slow-mo opener, and there were many exciting moments to be sure....
First off, Franklin! :( I mean, I know what he did to Tara was awful, but I just loved his adorable crazyness...."You didn't notice I shaved!" and his skily white PJs....I was all, "Noooooo!" when she bashed his head in (plus GROSS and also there's an axe right there, WTF?!). I hope he can heal from that sufficiently, because if he's back I want his regular face, not a gruesome mess!
Speaking of gruesome, was anyone else really, really squicked by the shot of Tara pulling/ripping Franklin's skin away from his neck?! It still makes me feel queasy just thinking about it, EW EW EW! :s I found that worse than the Lorena-Exorcist head!twist! And why was Tara drinking his blood, to get all hopped up and stronger a la Sam Winchester?
Tara was more badass in this epp, definitely (I did enjoy the almonds bitch-out, which really did remind me of her in season 1), but I guess I was too squicked out by most of her scenes this epp to enjoy her much! Too much blood in this epp, on all counts...
Was anyone else actualy bored by the Jesus/Lafay storyline? I mean, I'm all for LaFay getting some action, and it was very sweet last epp, but this time around I just found it awkward and slow and I didn't think they had much chemistry..
For once the Queen's appearance in an episode didn't bother me so much--I actually enjoyed her character for once in the scene with the scratch card, and then we got to see her smacked around and getting told! :p I really loved Eric pouncing on that bitch (seriously, she sets him and Pam up, wow, she sure is a great ruler and leader! *rolleyes* Ugh), and getting back at her for what she had done to him and Pam....I wish he had twisted her head off! And while Russell is now on my shit list for what he did to Eric's dad, I did LOVE him giving her that verbal smackdown--he is SO right, as I've always said, and as I say again after this epp, she is no true queen by any means!
I was also glad to finally get some answers about Sam's family--I can't believe they send their own kid to fight as a PITBULL! I mean, why can't they get a real dog to do it?! And why would the mother go along with it herself so many years, why would she want to be with someone who uses her like that? He's never abandoned you because you're his meal ticket!
Finally, I sure hope Eric's behavior towards Sookie in this epp was all an act. I was very annoyed to see that on the Eric/Sookie front, we seem to have gone 2 steps forward and 4 steps back! :rollyes: Here I finally thought we were making progress both on the E/S positive end, and on the B/S negative end, but now she's still waxing poetic about her luurve for Bill more than ever, and is hating on Eric! *rolleyes* I am wondering if anything short of (book 3 spoilers, highlight the blank section to read) the trunk!rape (assuming they do it, which I doubted, but then again they did mention getting a car just now, and Debbie is around...) is going to get her to stop caring about Bill so much, or if the truth will do it....she did seem rather alarmed when she saw all the stuff BEEL had on her...*sigh* Stupid Ball....
I did think it was interesting to show Lorena so unwilling to hurt Bill, so hung up on him and torturing herself in torturing him.....it does make her a more fully rounded character, and is one good change from the book (I never fully understood her motivations there). It also makes sense now why she is torturing him for the King, since they've eliminated the book reasons for doing so...
Next week looks intense though! What did you all think then?
In any case, I have been much more satisfied with this season thus far than I was with last season, since there's no annoying and overwhelming Maryann plotline...On a more random note, I also have been liking the end credit music better this season than any other!
I didn't like this episode as much as last week, although I did like the slow-mo opener, and there were many exciting moments to be sure....
First off, Franklin! :( I mean, I know what he did to Tara was awful, but I just loved his adorable crazyness...."You didn't notice I shaved!" and his skily white PJs....I was all, "Noooooo!" when she bashed his head in (plus GROSS and also there's an axe right there, WTF?!). I hope he can heal from that sufficiently, because if he's back I want his regular face, not a gruesome mess!
Speaking of gruesome, was anyone else really, really squicked by the shot of Tara pulling/ripping Franklin's skin away from his neck?! It still makes me feel queasy just thinking about it, EW EW EW! :s I found that worse than the Lorena-Exorcist head!twist! And why was Tara drinking his blood, to get all hopped up and stronger a la Sam Winchester?
Tara was more badass in this epp, definitely (I did enjoy the almonds bitch-out, which really did remind me of her in season 1), but I guess I was too squicked out by most of her scenes this epp to enjoy her much! Too much blood in this epp, on all counts...
Was anyone else actualy bored by the Jesus/Lafay storyline? I mean, I'm all for LaFay getting some action, and it was very sweet last epp, but this time around I just found it awkward and slow and I didn't think they had much chemistry..
For once the Queen's appearance in an episode didn't bother me so much--I actually enjoyed her character for once in the scene with the scratch card, and then we got to see her smacked around and getting told! :p I really loved Eric pouncing on that bitch (seriously, she sets him and Pam up, wow, she sure is a great ruler and leader! *rolleyes* Ugh), and getting back at her for what she had done to him and Pam....I wish he had twisted her head off! And while Russell is now on my shit list for what he did to Eric's dad, I did LOVE him giving her that verbal smackdown--he is SO right, as I've always said, and as I say again after this epp, she is no true queen by any means!
I was also glad to finally get some answers about Sam's family--I can't believe they send their own kid to fight as a PITBULL! I mean, why can't they get a real dog to do it?! And why would the mother go along with it herself so many years, why would she want to be with someone who uses her like that? He's never abandoned you because you're his meal ticket!
Finally, I sure hope Eric's behavior towards Sookie in this epp was all an act. I was very annoyed to see that on the Eric/Sookie front, we seem to have gone 2 steps forward and 4 steps back! :rollyes: Here I finally thought we were making progress both on the E/S positive end, and on the B/S negative end, but now she's still waxing poetic about her luurve for Bill more than ever, and is hating on Eric! *rolleyes* I am wondering if anything short of (book 3 spoilers, highlight the blank section to read) the trunk!rape (assuming they do it, which I doubted, but then again they did mention getting a car just now, and Debbie is around...) is going to get her to stop caring about Bill so much, or if the truth will do it....she did seem rather alarmed when she saw all the stuff BEEL had on her...*sigh* Stupid Ball....
I did think it was interesting to show Lorena so unwilling to hurt Bill, so hung up on him and torturing herself in torturing him.....it does make her a more fully rounded character, and is one good change from the book (I never fully understood her motivations there). It also makes sense now why she is torturing him for the King, since they've eliminated the book reasons for doing so...
Next week looks intense though! What did you all think then?
In any case, I have been much more satisfied with this season thus far than I was with last season, since there's no annoying and overwhelming Maryann plotline...On a more random note, I also have been liking the end credit music better this season than any other!