"I cut my gaze to the right to see what new companion I had. Eric. Oh, great."
I've been so busy this week! And literally all the free time that I had was spent working on this picspam, haha. I feel so behind on the internets.
I have so many other things to update about(I STOOD ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE OF THE MOTHERFUCKING TITANIC LAST WEEKEND...a recreation, but still!), but I'll leave that for tomorrow. For now...
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THIS PICSPAM IS EPICALLY LARGE. He had SO much screen time this week. I fear (hope) next week will be even worse since ASkars said ep 9 was his favorite of the season.
Gabe: Godric! It's me!
(Godric snaps Gabe's neck)
Godric: You should not have come.
(Swooshing Sound)
Sookie: Bill!
Godric: No. I am here, my child! Down here!
(Eric appears)
Eric: Godric.
(Eric drops to his knees in front of Godric) (HAHA SLASHTASTIC)
Godric: You were a fool to send humans after me.
Eric: I had no other choice. These savages...they seek to destroy you.
Godric: I'm aware of what they have planned. (Points to Hugo) This one betrayed you.
Sookie: He's with the fellowship. They set a trap for us.
Eric: How long has it been since you fed?
Godric: I require very little blood anymore.
If you can tear your eyes away from the sex that is Godric/Eric check out the statue behind them.
And here is a shorter version that definitely seems more like he's about to blow him. ;)
Where were those flashbacks?
*brb, finding fic*
(An alarm beeps)
Godric: Save the human. Go on.
Eric: I am not leaving your side until you're...
Godric: I can take care of myself!
Sookie: C'mon, we have to go!
Godric: Spill no blood on your way out. Go.
I know. I didn't need to cap every frame of Sookie walking by. BUT HE'S TOUCHING HER BACK.
Godric's deep in thought at the end of this scene. He didn't want anyone else to be involved. Hmmmm.
Eric: I could have you out in seconds.
Sookie: There's kids out there.
Eric: Well those humans wouldn't think twice about hurting us.
Sookie: Why didn't you bring Bill with you?
Eric: His attachment to you is irrational. It clouds his judgment. He would kill every child in this church to save you.
Sookie: Why aren't you?
Eric: I'm following Godric's orders and getting you out. That's all.
Sookie: He's your maker, isn't he?
Eric: Don't use words you don't understand.
Sookie: You have a lot of love for him.
Eric: Don't use words I don't understand.
(Eric starts to walk out)
Sookie: Eric! No!
THIS IS THEIR FIRST SCENE ALONE TOGETHER EVER!
"'What a lot of trouble you are, Sookie.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 176
"GOSH, ERIC, WHY AREN'T YOU SLAUGHTERING CHILDREN FOR ME?"
"...because I'm not an idiot? We seriously need to get you away from Bill ASAP!"
Eric is so right about Bill. He is totally irrational. Remember last season when he walked into the sun to save Sookie from Renee? That was totally helpful.
*rolls eyes*
And aw, Eric doesn't understand love. I think it scares him, TBH. He's seen what it can do to people (lol Bill acting like an idiot for example...although that could just be because he is an idiot more than anything else, Eric).
Eric probably believes he's above that and never wants to seem vulnerable or weak.
"'I don't like having feelings,' Eric said coldly, and left."
- Club Dead (Book 3), pg. 220
Poor kid, he already caught feelings. The rest is only a matter of time....
Eric: Trust Me.
Yes, I realize the amount of caps here seems excessive to say the least. But believe me, there's something I find interesting about each one.
And I love the way she just freezes and then stares at him as he walks away. I'm sure everyone would have that reaction if ASkars whispered in their ear though. HA
"'You trust me?' Eric sounded surprised.
'Yes.'
'That's...crazy, Sookie.'
'I don't think so.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 238
Ok, that quote is a little bit in the future, but it's possible they might revisit the trust issue since they brought it up so directly here.
Here is a shorter version of that GIF.
(Eric walks over to Fellowship douches)
Eric: (in fake hick accent) Hey y'all! How's it goin'? Steve sent me over to man the exit here. I think I can take it from here.
Fellowship Douche 1: By yourself?
Eric: Uh, yea!
FD 1: You're big and all, but there's a vampire on the loose.
Eric: Oooh!
FD 2: Where's your stake?
Eric: Aw, dang! I forgot! Maybe I can borrow yours, if that's ok?
FD 2: I can't do that. Get your own!
Eric: (~glamor mode~) I very much would like to borrow your stake.
FD 2: (~glamored~) Yea. Yea, that'd be ok, I guess.
LMAO LOVE
Obviously the key to impersonating a fellowship person is to act as DUMB as possible.
OMG THE SMILE
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(FD 2 hands his stake over to Eric while FD 1 raises his stake behind Eric's back)
Sookie: STAKE!!!
(Eric pushes FD1 + FD 2 to the ground and they run away. FD 3 also tries to stake him and he pushes him up against the wall)
Sookie: Eric, you don't have to kill him!
(Eric lets go of FD 3)
Eric: (To FD 3) Go on!
(Eric looks outside)
FD 3: Those arrows are wood. You'll never make it through.
Sookie: Eric, through the sanctuary!
"I peered cautiously from the doorway. Yes, Steve's door was closed. I tiptoed out of the dark office, took a left, and continued to the door leading into the sanctuary."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 156
Eric: Where's the exit?
Sookie: Back that way!
Steve: There are several exits actually. For you, the easiest one takes you straight to hell!
(Tons of Fellowship douches enter from all the doors carrying stakes, silver chains, and other weapons)
Sookie: Let us leave! Save yourselves! No one has to die!
Steve: The war has begun, you evil whore of satan! You vampires cast the first stone by killing my family! The lines have been drawn. You're either with us or against us. We are prepared for Armageddon.
Sookie: The vampire you're holding prisoner got away! He's a sheriff! He's bound to send for help!
Sookie and Eric walking together like that, on the same side, had such a strong effect on me.
Eric was never even in this scene in the book, and yet this felt more book!canon than possibly anything that has ever happened on the show thus far.
When I think of the Sookie Stackhouse series (and this includes True Blood) my mind automatically goes to how awesome Eric is and then to Sookie, because this is essentially her story (even in the show). And then I subsequently think of two of them together. Because that's only logical. They represent the series to me.
Also, lol @ evil whore of satan.
"I stepped into the sanctuary, which was very dusky. There was just enough light from the huge stained-glass windows to help me get down the aisle without falling over the pews.
Then I heard voices, getting louder, coming from the far wing. The lights in the sanctuary came on."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 156
Steve: I'm not concerned with Godric! Any vampire will do for our grand celebration. (Points at Eric) And we got one right here!
(Sookie turns to look at Eric and then Eric turns to look back at her)
Eric: (quietly, to Sookie) I'll be fine.
(Sookie gazes at Eric as he walks towards Steve)
Steve: Brothers and sisters, there will be a holy bonfire at dawn!
The way she looks at him here KILLS me.
Seeing him be so self-sacrificing was probably such an eye-opener for her.
And the way he said "I'll be fine" in that bedroom voice...UNF!
Because he knows she has to care about him. That's very in character for him to be so presumptuous, ha.
He's right though. And only a couple of episodes ago she thought he was incapable of love...
(Eric moans in pain)
Steve: You see? Just as our lord and savior was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, a few ounces of silver can betray a child of satan to the world!
Sookie: That doesn't make any sense! How can you people listen to him?
Eric: I...I offer myself in exchange for Godric's freedom...and the girl's...as well.
Steve: That's noble. But she's just as culpable as you are. She's a traitor to her race. The human race! She hardly deserves mercy. Maybe we should tie her to you so you can meet the sun together! I'll bet this marshmallow would roast up nicely!
MMM BONDAGE! Wait, what?!
Aw, he would do anything for his bitches. (BOTH of them. And Pam too.)
I'm glad that she finally seems to be grasping how awesome he really is.
(Bill bursts through the door flailing about)
Bill: SOOOOKEEHHHH!!!!111!!!one!!!!
(Steve pulls a gun on Sookie)
Steve: (To Bill) One more step, vampire, and the girl dies!
Bill: If you shoot her everyone here will die! Let her go now!
Steve: (To Sookie) Honestly, what do they see in you?! (To the fellowship douches) Soldiers, our silver chains for our friend here!
Sookie: Don't! He's done nothing to you!
Bill: Sookie, I will be fine!
LMAO, OH BILL!
You know that even though Eric is burning in agony right now he's STILL rolling his eyes.
Bill barges in thinking if he screams really loudly they'll all just stop? SERIOUSLY, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ERIC WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE!
Completely irrational! *facepalm*
lol, I'm not really sure what they see in her either, Steve.
Ok, I have some clue. But it has nothing to do with her personality. (Which really, they need to fix!)
(Jason appears with a paint ball gun)
Jason: NEWLIN!!
(Jason shoots Steve)
Steve: AH!!
Jason: LET HER GO, FUCKWAD!!
(Jason shoots Steve in the head this time)
Steve: OW!!!
(Bill goes over to Sookie)
Steve: SON OF A BITCH!!
SEE! Jason is supposed to be the "dumb" one but at least he has a plan! He's only human and see how much he can accomplish!
Bill, when Jason is smarter than you you're seriously in trouble.
LOLZ
"Those paintball thingies HURT!"
Cookies if you know where that quote is from!
(Sookie pushes away from Bill to save Eric)
Bill: SOOKIE!!
(Sookie takes the silver chains off of Eric)
Sookie: (To Eric) Let's go!
SEEING SOOKIE PUSH AWAY FROM BILL TO RESCUE ERIC BROUGHT SUCH JOY TO MY HEART.
SO MUCH JOY
I CAN'T EVEN....JUST JOY!
And Bill's dismay makes it even better.
But wtf, Bill? Were you just going to leave him? I know you're annoyed that he called Lorena but he is still your mf' sheriff! He could probably have you killed for that.
Bill is Eric's subordinate just like Stan & Isabel are Godric's subordinates. It is literally no different at all.
I doubt "BUUUT HE TOLD MY EX TO PAY ME A VISIT SO I WAS ANNOYED" would hold up in court.
(Eric gets up and grabs Steve by the neck and pushes him to the floor)
Sookie: Eric! Do not kill him!
Jason: Kill him! KILL THE MOTHERFUCKER!
Steve: Go ahead! Martyr us! Martyr us before God! We are willing to die!
LOL JASON
(There's swooshing sounds and the Dallas vampires enter)
Stan: Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first. The same way we did your father.
Sookie: Oh god, no!
Steve: MURDERER!!
Stan: Destroy them. All of them!
(The vampires start grabbing all the douches)
Sookie: BILL! ERIC! STOP THEM!!
Bill: (To Sookie) Let's go now!!
I find it interesting that she bothered to ask Eric to help the humans. I mean, just a few weeks (days?) ago she was convinced he 100% ruthless.
And mmmm his arm!
(Godric appears)
Godric: Enough! You came for me, I assume? Underling?
Stan: Yes, sheriff!
Godric: These people have not harmed me. You see, we can coexist! Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when uncalled for. Help me set an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?
Steve: I will not negotiate with sub-humans! (To Eric) Kill me! Do it! Jesus will protect me!
Godric: I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it.
I wish Eric would just refer to Bill as 'underling' from now on.
I LOVE Steve's face when Godric tells him he's older than Jesus.
GODRIC = VAMPIRE VERSION OF JESUS
Godric preaches peace. The church wishes to crucify him (literally) because of what they don't understand.
And they even dressed him like Jesus Christ Superstar. lolz.
Seriously, with all the biblical references I'm just waiting for Jacob and Not!Locke to walk in.
(Godric swooshes down and grabs Steve by the collar)
Godric: Good people, who among you is willing to die for this man's madness?
(No one moves)
Godric: That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone!
(The vampires release the humans)
Godric: People, go home! It's over now.
Sookie: Oh thank god, Bill.
Bill: It's all right, you're safe now.
Steve: (to humans) Please, don't leave me!
LOL I LOVE THE GUY IN THE AMERICAN FLAG SHIRT
Look at Eric glare at Bill/Sookie. hmmm.
It's interesting if you notice all the reaction shots they gave Luke.
Godric: (To Steve) I dare say my faith in human kind is stronger than yours! (To his peeps) Come!
Stan: Sir, after what these humans have done to you...
Godric: I said come.
(Stan follows Godric out)
Eric: (To Sookie) Are you sure you're ok?
Bill: She's fine! Go with your maker!
(Eric follows Godric out)
HE WAS JUST ASKING IF SHE WAS OK! They both went through quite an ordeal together, it would have been rude if he just walked away and said nothing.
Why don't you just pee all around her, Bill!
Jason: Sookie!
(Sookie and Jason hug)
Jason: I am so sorry! Please forgive me!
Sookie: What were you doing with those people?! Are you out of your mind?
Jason: Yea, I was! That son of a bitch, it's like he sucked out my own brain and planted all his own babies in there!
Steve: (To Jason) You're nothing! On the final day of reckoning we'll see who goes to heaven, and who goes to hell!
Jason: (walks up to Steve) I reckon I've already been to heaven. It was inside your wife!
(Jason punches Steve)
Sookie: Jason, come on!
Jason: (To Steve) Take your ring! Honesty my ass, shithead! White suited motherfucker!
I know Eric already left, but this scene was just too awesome not to include!
Eric: Hail the conquering hero!
Jason: Aw, nah! I'm no hero!
Eric: Well, you are in this town. But in my area we know you well as a buyer and user of vampire blood. That's a very grave offense.
Jason: Yea, listen, I don't do that no more!
Eric: All things considered however, we'll call it even. But you won't be doing it again.
Jason: Yea.
Eric: No. No.
Jason: No. Got it.
Eric: Good boy. Run along.
You're lucky your sister is pretty, Jason.
I feel like this conversation would piss Lafayette off. haha.
mmmm he licked his lips
**************BOOK SPOILER***********
I'm 99.9% sure ASkar's just licked his lips because he's awesome like that (ha) but 0.1% of me wonders if it's because he notices the same thing about Sookie in Jason.
I mean, they are related. Jason may not be a telepath, but he most definitely has the same amount of fairy blood as she does.
**************END BOOK SPOILER*********
Sookie: What kept you?
Bill: I was held.
Sookie: Held? Like kidnapped? By who? By Eric?!
Eric: Mmmmm! Heard my name! I hope you were speaking well of me.
Sookie: Why should I? You let me walk into a trap.
Eric: I regret that. If I had known it was a possibility...
Sookie: You did know. But because it was Godric you'd risk anything.
Eric: The bond between a vampire and his maker is stronger than you can imagine. Perhaps one day you'll find out.
(They all awkwardly look at each other)
OK WTF, SOOKIE?! JUST WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO LIKE YOU!
She should be speaking well of him considering everything he did for her just a few hours ago.
I know that right now she thinks Eric kidnapped Bill and that's mostly why she's being bitchy...(BUT GEEZ, WAY TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS!)
The whole plan was HER IDEA in the first place. Eric simply agreed with her.
Also, how could he have known that Hugo would betray them? Sure, he knew going into the fellowship was potentially dangerous, but so did Sookie. And again, it was HER idea to volunteer to do that in the first place. The only thing he really "ordered" her to do was come to Dallas and read some minds (lol which btw she didn't do that much of).
THE WRITERS NEED TO STOP WITH THIS! I love book!Sookie so much, this is almost hurtful.
I need to give the writers a chance though. Perhaps when she gets out of her "rut" (THIS RUT) they'll write her more intelligently. She's pretty awesome in the books and Alan Ball is certainly capable of writing good female characters. There's no reason they can't fix this.
HELP, ERIC! I really think putting her in more scenes with him will work wonders. (And to a lesser extent Bill should improve when he's away from Sookie too. I like him a lot when he's with Jessica and in his scene with Jason tonight!)
I refuse to just "give up" on Sookie though. Or Eric/Sookie. This is the perfect opportunity for us to all like the main character again. PLEASE TAKE IT, AB!
"'Do you think from now on you could just let me stay at home, and leave me and Bill alone?' I asked.
'No. You are too useful,' he said. 'Besides, I'm hoping that the more you see me, the more I'll grow on you.'
'Like a fungus?'
He laughed, but his eyes were fixed on me in a way that meant business. Oh, hell."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 200
I must say that the ASkars/Anna chemistry is not something I have a problem with, to me they have TONS. If you looked at my picspams from the beginning of the season you'll notice that I've included my thoughts on the books in them because that's when I first read them.
So, I saw a lot of the show first. Therefore, I ALWAYS pictured ASkars and Anna while I was reading. I can't imagine Eric/Sookie any other way. In fact, during a large portion of one of the books I kept picturing Eric in a tracksuit since he last wore that on the show, HAHA. And during every book after book one I pictured Eric with s2 hair, I don't care if it's not canon.
In my head everything Eric/Sookie did, they did as ASkars and Anna. Therefore it would be impossible for me to think they don't have chemistry. Because believe me, if nothing else, Eric/Sookie are pure sex.
HAHAHAHA
3 some?
OMG THE LOOKS BETWEEN ALL 3 OF THEM!
Maryanne would probably flip out in excitement.
(Bill grabs Eric's arm)
Eric: I don't like being touched.
Bill: Well believe me, I do not like touching you! Your contact with Sookie will cease from this moment.
Eric: Well that's hardly your decision.
Bill: Calling in my maker because you couldn't win Sookie for yourself? It's feeble and desperate even for you.
Eric: Are you picking a fight? I'd like to see you try.
Bill: She will never be yours! And there is nothing you can do. In this you are powerless. Accept it.
Ok, seriously, does Bill not understand how the vampire hierarchy works? I seriously think someone needs to explain it to him again.
He could say "Hey, your growing interest in my gf is making me a bit uncomfortable and I didn't really appreciate that you called in my ex...BUT YOU'RE STILL AWESOME." *bows*
BITCH NEEDS TO KNOW HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD
Besides, it's not like Eric has really tried to win Sookie over. If he was trying, Bill would definitely know it. And it's not a game where she is the prize, Bill. ugh.
I think Eric just saw calling Lorena as an opportunity to stir the pot because he knew about Bill/Lorena's history. I think he does things like that in the books too. Grabbing opportunities as they arise, I mean.
It's not like he thought out this devious plot and made Lorena do anything besides talk to Bill.
And really, he didn't make her do anything. When she arrived she said, "Why would you think I'd want to talk to him?" and Eric said, "Because you didn't come all this way just to see me". If she didn't want to talk to Bill I don't think Eric would waste more than 30 seconds trying to convince her. That would be too much effort. He would probably just shrug and move on. He only bothered in the first place because all he had to do was make a phone call.
Honestly, Sookie should be made aware of Lorena too. I doubt Bill told her much of anything about that. Eric was merely shining a light on what was already a flaw in their relationship.
LOL I love how ridiculous he finds Bill. It is funny.
Like really, can you imagine if Godric showed an interest in Hugo (for whatever reason) and Isabel ORDERED HIM (by grabbing his arm) to stay away and flat out told him what to do.
HAHA yes, this is the same amount of insanity as that would be.
Godric: Eric! Escort them out. Make sure he leaves unharmed.
Eric: Yes, Godric.
UNF just watch him pick Hugo up. And back porn!
I feel so bad for Isabel. It sucks that she was dating "Judas".
I'm glad she wasn't punished the same way she was in the books (because I like her here!) Although that was kind of more interesting...
Sookie: What was that about?
Bill: Well, Godric is sheriff and he has the authority to...
Sookie: I mean with Eric! Why are you talking to him if he kidnapped you?
Bill: It wasn't Eric.
Sookie: Then who was it?
YES, BILL! SHERIFFS DO HAVE AUTHORITY! It's nice to see that you vaguely remember that.
Eric: Hugo's been dispatched. I told him not to stop driving until he reaches the Mexican border. I arranged for an AB negative human for you. Extremely rare.
Godric: Thank you. I'm not hungry.
Eric: Well you have to feed eventually. I doubt the fellowship had anything to offer.
(Godric remains silent)
GOD LOOK AT HIM STRUT IN LIKE THAT!
THE WORLD IS YOUR CATWALK, BB!
(lol check out the way he's leaning in the 3rd cap in the first row. Like, "Bitch plz, you know I'm the hottest thing in this room")
Of course Godric is Eric's maker. WHO ELSE COULD HAVE MADE SOMETHING SO AWESOME?
HE WOULD HAVE TO BE GOD-LIKE!
And aw, he just wants to make Godric happy. But he's starting to realize that maybe that's not possible...
CUE THE EMO BLOOD TEARZ!
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Eric: Why wouldn't you leave when I first came for you?
Godric: They didn't treat me badly. You'd be shocked at how ordinary most of them are.
Eric: They do nothing but fan the flames of hatred for us.
Godric: Let's be honest, we are frightening. After thousands of years we haven't evolved. We've only grown more brutal. More predatory. I don't see the danger in treating humans as equals. The fellowship of the sun arose because we never did so.
Eric: Is that why you wouldn't fight when they took you?
Godric: I could have killed every last one of them within minutes. And what would that have proven?
Poor Godric. WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
Does anyone think this might change Eric (a bit)? I mean honestly, Godric being all "don't hurt anybody" is bound to make Eric "nicer" than anything Sookie could ever say.
I don't mean that he would ever stop being a BAMF though, because he wouldn't be Eric if that happened.
I do think that even before this Godric ordeal Eric wasn't a vampire who killed for sport. He doesn't do anything without a reason. But he also just doesn't "care". So if he really needed to he wouldn't hesitate to hurt(possibly kill?) a human who got in his way.
Although, Godric did snap Gabe's neck because he tried to rape Sookie. So I'm not sure that he would necessarily disapprove of Eric tearing apart that murderer/Aids burger guy who burned Eric in the face. I mean, he did burn 3 vamps + 1 human to death.
And again, Godric is awesome. lol I bet Eric feels bad that he called her now.
I really do hope that we see Lorena again next season. And I hope she leaves the series in the same way.
Luke: Excuse me, everyone. If I could have your attention? My name is Luke McDonald. I'm a member of the Fellowship of the Sun. And I have a message for you all...from Reverend Steve Newlin...
MMMMM BULLETS (!!!)
"Eric started to say something else to me, but I put my hand across his mouth. I moved my head from side to side, trying to get the best reception; that's the best way I can explain it.
'Help me up,' I said.
Without a word, Eric stood and gently pulled me to my feet. I could feel my eyebrows draw together.
They were all around us. They circled the house.
Their brains were wound up to fever pitch.
'Eric,' I said, trying to catch as many thoughts as i could, hearing a countdown, oh, God!
'Hit the floor!' I yelled at the top of my lungs.
Every vampire obeyed.
So when the Fellowship opened fire, it was the humans that died."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 201
Other Amusing Moments:
Godric actually gulped. Is that on purpose?
(like Eric licking his lips after talking to Jason)
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lol such a creepster
AW! haha ♥
More GIFs:
Jessica/Hoyt sex!
"I don't know what you heard, but those were screams of pleasure!"
Poor Jessica
Honesty fist bump!
Jessica/Hoyt make out some more ♥
Jason tries on a cowboy hat!
Previous Eric Picspams:
2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me
I am so excited for next week. Possibly even more than I am for the season premiere of Mad Men, and that's saying A LOT.
I read a 1 sentence spoiler and LEGIT teared up from excitement. LOL WTF, SELF? I'm just anticipating that much awesomeness.
And ASkars said it was his favorite ep.
I think my birthday present from Alan Ball is finally going to arrive (!!!) just 2 weeks late....
I have so many other things to update about(I STOOD ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE OF THE MOTHERFUCKING TITANIC LAST WEEKEND...a recreation, but still!), but I'll leave that for tomorrow. For now...
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THIS PICSPAM IS EPICALLY LARGE. He had SO much screen time this week. I fear (hope) next week will be even worse since ASkars said ep 9 was his favorite of the season.
Gabe: Godric! It's me!
(Godric snaps Gabe's neck)
Godric: You should not have come.
(Swooshing Sound)
Sookie: Bill!
Godric: No. I am here, my child! Down here!
(Eric appears)
Eric: Godric.
(Eric drops to his knees in front of Godric) (HAHA SLASHTASTIC)
Godric: You were a fool to send humans after me.
Eric: I had no other choice. These savages...they seek to destroy you.
Godric: I'm aware of what they have planned. (Points to Hugo) This one betrayed you.
Sookie: He's with the fellowship. They set a trap for us.
Eric: How long has it been since you fed?
Godric: I require very little blood anymore.
If you can tear your eyes away from the sex that is Godric/Eric check out the statue behind them.
And here is a shorter version that definitely seems more like he's about to blow him. ;)
Where were those flashbacks?
*brb, finding fic*
(An alarm beeps)
Godric: Save the human. Go on.
Eric: I am not leaving your side until you're...
Godric: I can take care of myself!
Sookie: C'mon, we have to go!
Godric: Spill no blood on your way out. Go.
I know. I didn't need to cap every frame of Sookie walking by. BUT HE'S TOUCHING HER BACK.
Godric's deep in thought at the end of this scene. He didn't want anyone else to be involved. Hmmmm.
Eric: I could have you out in seconds.
Sookie: There's kids out there.
Eric: Well those humans wouldn't think twice about hurting us.
Sookie: Why didn't you bring Bill with you?
Eric: His attachment to you is irrational. It clouds his judgment. He would kill every child in this church to save you.
Sookie: Why aren't you?
Eric: I'm following Godric's orders and getting you out. That's all.
Sookie: He's your maker, isn't he?
Eric: Don't use words you don't understand.
Sookie: You have a lot of love for him.
Eric: Don't use words I don't understand.
(Eric starts to walk out)
Sookie: Eric! No!
THIS IS THEIR FIRST SCENE ALONE TOGETHER EVER!
"'What a lot of trouble you are, Sookie.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 176
"GOSH, ERIC, WHY AREN'T YOU SLAUGHTERING CHILDREN FOR ME?"
"...because I'm not an idiot? We seriously need to get you away from Bill ASAP!"
Eric is so right about Bill. He is totally irrational. Remember last season when he walked into the sun to save Sookie from Renee? That was totally helpful.
*rolls eyes*
And aw, Eric doesn't understand love. I think it scares him, TBH. He's seen what it can do to people (lol Bill acting like an idiot for example...although that could just be because he is an idiot more than anything else, Eric).
Eric probably believes he's above that and never wants to seem vulnerable or weak.
"'I don't like having feelings,' Eric said coldly, and left."
- Club Dead (Book 3), pg. 220
Poor kid, he already caught feelings. The rest is only a matter of time....
Eric: Trust Me.
Yes, I realize the amount of caps here seems excessive to say the least. But believe me, there's something I find interesting about each one.
And I love the way she just freezes and then stares at him as he walks away. I'm sure everyone would have that reaction if ASkars whispered in their ear though. HA
"'You trust me?' Eric sounded surprised.
'Yes.'
'That's...crazy, Sookie.'
'I don't think so.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 238
Ok, that quote is a little bit in the future, but it's possible they might revisit the trust issue since they brought it up so directly here.
Here is a shorter version of that GIF.
(Eric walks over to Fellowship douches)
Eric: (in fake hick accent) Hey y'all! How's it goin'? Steve sent me over to man the exit here. I think I can take it from here.
Fellowship Douche 1: By yourself?
Eric: Uh, yea!
FD 1: You're big and all, but there's a vampire on the loose.
Eric: Oooh!
FD 2: Where's your stake?
Eric: Aw, dang! I forgot! Maybe I can borrow yours, if that's ok?
FD 2: I can't do that. Get your own!
Eric: (~glamor mode~) I very much would like to borrow your stake.
FD 2: (~glamored~) Yea. Yea, that'd be ok, I guess.
LMAO LOVE
Obviously the key to impersonating a fellowship person is to act as DUMB as possible.
OMG THE SMILE
♥
(FD 2 hands his stake over to Eric while FD 1 raises his stake behind Eric's back)
Sookie: STAKE!!!
(Eric pushes FD1 + FD 2 to the ground and they run away. FD 3 also tries to stake him and he pushes him up against the wall)
Sookie: Eric, you don't have to kill him!
(Eric lets go of FD 3)
Eric: (To FD 3) Go on!
(Eric looks outside)
FD 3: Those arrows are wood. You'll never make it through.
Sookie: Eric, through the sanctuary!
"I peered cautiously from the doorway. Yes, Steve's door was closed. I tiptoed out of the dark office, took a left, and continued to the door leading into the sanctuary."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 156
Eric: Where's the exit?
Sookie: Back that way!
Steve: There are several exits actually. For you, the easiest one takes you straight to hell!
(Tons of Fellowship douches enter from all the doors carrying stakes, silver chains, and other weapons)
Sookie: Let us leave! Save yourselves! No one has to die!
Steve: The war has begun, you evil whore of satan! You vampires cast the first stone by killing my family! The lines have been drawn. You're either with us or against us. We are prepared for Armageddon.
Sookie: The vampire you're holding prisoner got away! He's a sheriff! He's bound to send for help!
Sookie and Eric walking together like that, on the same side, had such a strong effect on me.
Eric was never even in this scene in the book, and yet this felt more book!canon than possibly anything that has ever happened on the show thus far.
When I think of the Sookie Stackhouse series (and this includes True Blood) my mind automatically goes to how awesome Eric is and then to Sookie, because this is essentially her story (even in the show). And then I subsequently think of two of them together. Because that's only logical. They represent the series to me.
Also, lol @ evil whore of satan.
"I stepped into the sanctuary, which was very dusky. There was just enough light from the huge stained-glass windows to help me get down the aisle without falling over the pews.
Then I heard voices, getting louder, coming from the far wing. The lights in the sanctuary came on."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 156
Steve: I'm not concerned with Godric! Any vampire will do for our grand celebration. (Points at Eric) And we got one right here!
(Sookie turns to look at Eric and then Eric turns to look back at her)
Eric: (quietly, to Sookie) I'll be fine.
(Sookie gazes at Eric as he walks towards Steve)
Steve: Brothers and sisters, there will be a holy bonfire at dawn!
The way she looks at him here KILLS me.
Seeing him be so self-sacrificing was probably such an eye-opener for her.
And the way he said "I'll be fine" in that bedroom voice...UNF!
Because he knows she has to care about him. That's very in character for him to be so presumptuous, ha.
He's right though. And only a couple of episodes ago she thought he was incapable of love...
(Eric moans in pain)
Steve: You see? Just as our lord and savior was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, a few ounces of silver can betray a child of satan to the world!
Sookie: That doesn't make any sense! How can you people listen to him?
Eric: I...I offer myself in exchange for Godric's freedom...and the girl's...as well.
Steve: That's noble. But she's just as culpable as you are. She's a traitor to her race. The human race! She hardly deserves mercy. Maybe we should tie her to you so you can meet the sun together! I'll bet this marshmallow would roast up nicely!
MMM BONDAGE! Wait, what?!
Aw, he would do anything for his bitches. (BOTH of them. And Pam too.)
I'm glad that she finally seems to be grasping how awesome he really is.
(Bill bursts through the door flailing about)
Bill: SOOOOKEEHHHH!!!!111!!!one!!!!
(Steve pulls a gun on Sookie)
Steve: (To Bill) One more step, vampire, and the girl dies!
Bill: If you shoot her everyone here will die! Let her go now!
Steve: (To Sookie) Honestly, what do they see in you?! (To the fellowship douches) Soldiers, our silver chains for our friend here!
Sookie: Don't! He's done nothing to you!
Bill: Sookie, I will be fine!
LMAO, OH BILL!
You know that even though Eric is burning in agony right now he's STILL rolling his eyes.
Bill barges in thinking if he screams really loudly they'll all just stop? SERIOUSLY, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ERIC WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE!
Completely irrational! *facepalm*
lol, I'm not really sure what they see in her either, Steve.
Ok, I have some clue. But it has nothing to do with her personality. (Which really, they need to fix!)
(Jason appears with a paint ball gun)
Jason: NEWLIN!!
(Jason shoots Steve)
Steve: AH!!
Jason: LET HER GO, FUCKWAD!!
(Jason shoots Steve in the head this time)
Steve: OW!!!
(Bill goes over to Sookie)
Steve: SON OF A BITCH!!
SEE! Jason is supposed to be the "dumb" one but at least he has a plan! He's only human and see how much he can accomplish!
Bill, when Jason is smarter than you you're seriously in trouble.
LOLZ
"Those paintball thingies HURT!"
Cookies if you know where that quote is from!
(Sookie pushes away from Bill to save Eric)
Bill: SOOKIE!!
(Sookie takes the silver chains off of Eric)
Sookie: (To Eric) Let's go!
SEEING SOOKIE PUSH AWAY FROM BILL TO RESCUE ERIC BROUGHT SUCH JOY TO MY HEART.
SO MUCH JOY
I CAN'T EVEN....JUST JOY!
And Bill's dismay makes it even better.
But wtf, Bill? Were you just going to leave him? I know you're annoyed that he called Lorena but he is still your mf' sheriff! He could probably have you killed for that.
Bill is Eric's subordinate just like Stan & Isabel are Godric's subordinates. It is literally no different at all.
I doubt "BUUUT HE TOLD MY EX TO PAY ME A VISIT SO I WAS ANNOYED" would hold up in court.
(Eric gets up and grabs Steve by the neck and pushes him to the floor)
Sookie: Eric! Do not kill him!
Jason: Kill him! KILL THE MOTHERFUCKER!
Steve: Go ahead! Martyr us! Martyr us before God! We are willing to die!
LOL JASON
(There's swooshing sounds and the Dallas vampires enter)
Stan: Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first. The same way we did your father.
Sookie: Oh god, no!
Steve: MURDERER!!
Stan: Destroy them. All of them!
(The vampires start grabbing all the douches)
Sookie: BILL! ERIC! STOP THEM!!
Bill: (To Sookie) Let's go now!!
I find it interesting that she bothered to ask Eric to help the humans. I mean, just a few weeks (days?) ago she was convinced he 100% ruthless.
And mmmm his arm!
(Godric appears)
Godric: Enough! You came for me, I assume? Underling?
Stan: Yes, sheriff!
Godric: These people have not harmed me. You see, we can coexist! Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when uncalled for. Help me set an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?
Steve: I will not negotiate with sub-humans! (To Eric) Kill me! Do it! Jesus will protect me!
Godric: I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it.
I wish Eric would just refer to Bill as 'underling' from now on.
I LOVE Steve's face when Godric tells him he's older than Jesus.
GODRIC = VAMPIRE VERSION OF JESUS
Godric preaches peace. The church wishes to crucify him (literally) because of what they don't understand.
And they even dressed him like Jesus Christ Superstar. lolz.
Seriously, with all the biblical references I'm just waiting for Jacob and Not!Locke to walk in.
(Godric swooshes down and grabs Steve by the collar)
Godric: Good people, who among you is willing to die for this man's madness?
(No one moves)
Godric: That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone!
(The vampires release the humans)
Godric: People, go home! It's over now.
Sookie: Oh thank god, Bill.
Bill: It's all right, you're safe now.
Steve: (to humans) Please, don't leave me!
LOL I LOVE THE GUY IN THE AMERICAN FLAG SHIRT
Look at Eric glare at Bill/Sookie. hmmm.
It's interesting if you notice all the reaction shots they gave Luke.
Godric: (To Steve) I dare say my faith in human kind is stronger than yours! (To his peeps) Come!
Stan: Sir, after what these humans have done to you...
Godric: I said come.
(Stan follows Godric out)
Eric: (To Sookie) Are you sure you're ok?
Bill: She's fine! Go with your maker!
(Eric follows Godric out)
HE WAS JUST ASKING IF SHE WAS OK! They both went through quite an ordeal together, it would have been rude if he just walked away and said nothing.
Why don't you just pee all around her, Bill!
Jason: Sookie!
(Sookie and Jason hug)
Jason: I am so sorry! Please forgive me!
Sookie: What were you doing with those people?! Are you out of your mind?
Jason: Yea, I was! That son of a bitch, it's like he sucked out my own brain and planted all his own babies in there!
Steve: (To Jason) You're nothing! On the final day of reckoning we'll see who goes to heaven, and who goes to hell!
Jason: (walks up to Steve) I reckon I've already been to heaven. It was inside your wife!
(Jason punches Steve)
Sookie: Jason, come on!
Jason: (To Steve) Take your ring! Honesty my ass, shithead! White suited motherfucker!
I know Eric already left, but this scene was just too awesome not to include!
Eric: Hail the conquering hero!
Jason: Aw, nah! I'm no hero!
Eric: Well, you are in this town. But in my area we know you well as a buyer and user of vampire blood. That's a very grave offense.
Jason: Yea, listen, I don't do that no more!
Eric: All things considered however, we'll call it even. But you won't be doing it again.
Jason: Yea.
Eric: No. No.
Jason: No. Got it.
Eric: Good boy. Run along.
You're lucky your sister is pretty, Jason.
I feel like this conversation would piss Lafayette off. haha.
mmmm he licked his lips
**************BOOK SPOILER***********
I'm 99.9% sure ASkar's just licked his lips because he's awesome like that (ha) but 0.1% of me wonders if it's because he notices the same thing about Sookie in Jason.
I mean, they are related. Jason may not be a telepath, but he most definitely has the same amount of fairy blood as she does.
**************END BOOK SPOILER*********
Sookie: What kept you?
Bill: I was held.
Sookie: Held? Like kidnapped? By who? By Eric?!
Eric: Mmmmm! Heard my name! I hope you were speaking well of me.
Sookie: Why should I? You let me walk into a trap.
Eric: I regret that. If I had known it was a possibility...
Sookie: You did know. But because it was Godric you'd risk anything.
Eric: The bond between a vampire and his maker is stronger than you can imagine. Perhaps one day you'll find out.
(They all awkwardly look at each other)
OK WTF, SOOKIE?! JUST WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO LIKE YOU!
She should be speaking well of him considering everything he did for her just a few hours ago.
I know that right now she thinks Eric kidnapped Bill and that's mostly why she's being bitchy...(BUT GEEZ, WAY TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS!)
The whole plan was HER IDEA in the first place. Eric simply agreed with her.
Also, how could he have known that Hugo would betray them? Sure, he knew going into the fellowship was potentially dangerous, but so did Sookie. And again, it was HER idea to volunteer to do that in the first place. The only thing he really "ordered" her to do was come to Dallas and read some minds (lol which btw she didn't do that much of).
THE WRITERS NEED TO STOP WITH THIS! I love book!Sookie so much, this is almost hurtful.
I need to give the writers a chance though. Perhaps when she gets out of her "rut" (THIS RUT) they'll write her more intelligently. She's pretty awesome in the books and Alan Ball is certainly capable of writing good female characters. There's no reason they can't fix this.
HELP, ERIC! I really think putting her in more scenes with him will work wonders. (And to a lesser extent Bill should improve when he's away from Sookie too. I like him a lot when he's with Jessica and in his scene with Jason tonight!)
I refuse to just "give up" on Sookie though. Or Eric/Sookie. This is the perfect opportunity for us to all like the main character again. PLEASE TAKE IT, AB!
"'Do you think from now on you could just let me stay at home, and leave me and Bill alone?' I asked.
'No. You are too useful,' he said. 'Besides, I'm hoping that the more you see me, the more I'll grow on you.'
'Like a fungus?'
He laughed, but his eyes were fixed on me in a way that meant business. Oh, hell."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 200
I must say that the ASkars/Anna chemistry is not something I have a problem with, to me they have TONS. If you looked at my picspams from the beginning of the season you'll notice that I've included my thoughts on the books in them because that's when I first read them.
So, I saw a lot of the show first. Therefore, I ALWAYS pictured ASkars and Anna while I was reading. I can't imagine Eric/Sookie any other way. In fact, during a large portion of one of the books I kept picturing Eric in a tracksuit since he last wore that on the show, HAHA. And during every book after book one I pictured Eric with s2 hair, I don't care if it's not canon.
In my head everything Eric/Sookie did, they did as ASkars and Anna. Therefore it would be impossible for me to think they don't have chemistry. Because believe me, if nothing else, Eric/Sookie are pure sex.
HAHAHAHA
3 some?
OMG THE LOOKS BETWEEN ALL 3 OF THEM!
Maryanne would probably flip out in excitement.
(Bill grabs Eric's arm)
Eric: I don't like being touched.
Bill: Well believe me, I do not like touching you! Your contact with Sookie will cease from this moment.
Eric: Well that's hardly your decision.
Bill: Calling in my maker because you couldn't win Sookie for yourself? It's feeble and desperate even for you.
Eric: Are you picking a fight? I'd like to see you try.
Bill: She will never be yours! And there is nothing you can do. In this you are powerless. Accept it.
Ok, seriously, does Bill not understand how the vampire hierarchy works? I seriously think someone needs to explain it to him again.
He could say "Hey, your growing interest in my gf is making me a bit uncomfortable and I didn't really appreciate that you called in my ex...BUT YOU'RE STILL AWESOME." *bows*
BITCH NEEDS TO KNOW HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD
Besides, it's not like Eric has really tried to win Sookie over. If he was trying, Bill would definitely know it. And it's not a game where she is the prize, Bill. ugh.
I think Eric just saw calling Lorena as an opportunity to stir the pot because he knew about Bill/Lorena's history. I think he does things like that in the books too. Grabbing opportunities as they arise, I mean.
It's not like he thought out this devious plot and made Lorena do anything besides talk to Bill.
And really, he didn't make her do anything. When she arrived she said, "Why would you think I'd want to talk to him?" and Eric said, "Because you didn't come all this way just to see me". If she didn't want to talk to Bill I don't think Eric would waste more than 30 seconds trying to convince her. That would be too much effort. He would probably just shrug and move on. He only bothered in the first place because all he had to do was make a phone call.
Honestly, Sookie should be made aware of Lorena too. I doubt Bill told her much of anything about that. Eric was merely shining a light on what was already a flaw in their relationship.
LOL I love how ridiculous he finds Bill. It is funny.
Like really, can you imagine if Godric showed an interest in Hugo (for whatever reason) and Isabel ORDERED HIM (by grabbing his arm) to stay away and flat out told him what to do.
HAHA yes, this is the same amount of insanity as that would be.
Godric: Eric! Escort them out. Make sure he leaves unharmed.
Eric: Yes, Godric.
UNF just watch him pick Hugo up. And back porn!
I feel so bad for Isabel. It sucks that she was dating "Judas".
I'm glad she wasn't punished the same way she was in the books (because I like her here!) Although that was kind of more interesting...
Sookie: What was that about?
Bill: Well, Godric is sheriff and he has the authority to...
Sookie: I mean with Eric! Why are you talking to him if he kidnapped you?
Bill: It wasn't Eric.
Sookie: Then who was it?
YES, BILL! SHERIFFS DO HAVE AUTHORITY! It's nice to see that you vaguely remember that.
Eric: Hugo's been dispatched. I told him not to stop driving until he reaches the Mexican border. I arranged for an AB negative human for you. Extremely rare.
Godric: Thank you. I'm not hungry.
Eric: Well you have to feed eventually. I doubt the fellowship had anything to offer.
(Godric remains silent)
GOD LOOK AT HIM STRUT IN LIKE THAT!
THE WORLD IS YOUR CATWALK, BB!
(lol check out the way he's leaning in the 3rd cap in the first row. Like, "Bitch plz, you know I'm the hottest thing in this room")
Of course Godric is Eric's maker. WHO ELSE COULD HAVE MADE SOMETHING SO AWESOME?
HE WOULD HAVE TO BE GOD-LIKE!
And aw, he just wants to make Godric happy. But he's starting to realize that maybe that's not possible...
CUE THE EMO BLOOD TEARZ!
♥
Eric: Why wouldn't you leave when I first came for you?
Godric: They didn't treat me badly. You'd be shocked at how ordinary most of them are.
Eric: They do nothing but fan the flames of hatred for us.
Godric: Let's be honest, we are frightening. After thousands of years we haven't evolved. We've only grown more brutal. More predatory. I don't see the danger in treating humans as equals. The fellowship of the sun arose because we never did so.
Eric: Is that why you wouldn't fight when they took you?
Godric: I could have killed every last one of them within minutes. And what would that have proven?
Poor Godric. WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
Does anyone think this might change Eric (a bit)? I mean honestly, Godric being all "don't hurt anybody" is bound to make Eric "nicer" than anything Sookie could ever say.
I don't mean that he would ever stop being a BAMF though, because he wouldn't be Eric if that happened.
I do think that even before this Godric ordeal Eric wasn't a vampire who killed for sport. He doesn't do anything without a reason. But he also just doesn't "care". So if he really needed to he wouldn't hesitate to hurt(possibly kill?) a human who got in his way.
Although, Godric did snap Gabe's neck because he tried to rape Sookie. So I'm not sure that he would necessarily disapprove of Eric tearing apart that murderer/Aids burger guy who burned Eric in the face. I mean, he did burn 3 vamps + 1 human to death.
And again, Godric is awesome. lol I bet Eric feels bad that he called her now.
I really do hope that we see Lorena again next season. And I hope she leaves the series in the same way.
Luke: Excuse me, everyone. If I could have your attention? My name is Luke McDonald. I'm a member of the Fellowship of the Sun. And I have a message for you all...from Reverend Steve Newlin...
MMMMM BULLETS (!!!)
"Eric started to say something else to me, but I put my hand across his mouth. I moved my head from side to side, trying to get the best reception; that's the best way I can explain it.
'Help me up,' I said.
Without a word, Eric stood and gently pulled me to my feet. I could feel my eyebrows draw together.
They were all around us. They circled the house.
Their brains were wound up to fever pitch.
'Eric,' I said, trying to catch as many thoughts as i could, hearing a countdown, oh, God!
'Hit the floor!' I yelled at the top of my lungs.
Every vampire obeyed.
So when the Fellowship opened fire, it was the humans that died."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 201
Other Amusing Moments:
Godric actually gulped. Is that on purpose?
(like Eric licking his lips after talking to Jason)
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lol such a creepster
AW! haha ♥
More GIFs:
Jessica/Hoyt sex!
"I don't know what you heard, but those were screams of pleasure!"
Poor Jessica
Honesty fist bump!
Jessica/Hoyt make out some more ♥
Jason tries on a cowboy hat!
Previous Eric Picspams:
2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me
I am so excited for next week. Possibly even more than I am for the season premiere of Mad Men, and that's saying A LOT.
I read a 1 sentence spoiler and LEGIT teared up from excitement. LOL WTF, SELF? I'm just anticipating that much awesomeness.
And ASkars said it was his favorite ep.
I think my birthday present from Alan Ball is finally going to arrive (!!!) just 2 weeks late....