Sam calls the dog "brother" when it comes to him in the morning scene, so it does not prevent him from *also* being some kind of shifter. Something seems to be going on there, for sure.
But you'd think that after all of this time Sookie would have heard him think something about that, or that Sam would be hesitant to let her get close in case she did so.
Or mebbe he doesn't know it yet.
Of course the dog just watched Sookie being beat to death. It didn't do anything to stop it.
Sookie tries hard not to hear Sam's thoughts in particular--both because he's her boss and because she suspects he's interested and doesn't want to know. So maybe that's how it's hidden? But I also buy that he doesn't know/it's subconscious, because it does strain credulity that she wouldn't have heard snippets when she (or he) was stressed and her defences were low.
Did the dog really just watch? On rewatch I felt there was some ambiguity. There are a lot of mysteries and I get the impression there are a few more twists to come.
Yup, something... a bond with dogs/wolves? and/or astral projection? There was that very pointed portrait of a dog standing over a little girl in a forest in his study.
I like Sam, the bar owner, and rather thought he was a werewolf, or should that be weredog?
I am trying not to spoil you on "True Blood" developments. :D
The show is a bit too trashy for me, I think I am going to give it a miss. But Tara is absolutely great, I dodn't even like her taht much in the books.
It is undeniably EXTREMELY trashy. But I like the direction and world building anyway.
And as long as Tara continues to be brilliant, I'll watch. If the show did nasty things to her or became increasingly implausible (which is possible) I suspect I'd ditch it, but for now I'm hooked.
I am deeply jealous that you can watch True Blood and I can't. I love the novels. Supposedly a friend of mine caught the premiere and is going to get HBO and DVR it and lend them to me, but I suspect that isn't really going to happen.
I agree with you about SCC--I really liked that Sarah went to help Charlie even though she knew it was a trap. I did, however, want her to warn John more effectively, even if she didn't want to be specific with him. That drove me crazy.
I am really, really curious about what kind of deep game the Shirley Manson Terminator is playing, too.
We must enable you and True Blood! You are destined! I will make sure of it. It is the best vamp show I've seen since... well ages. In fact it's completely different from any other vamp show I've seen.
I did, however, want her to warn John more effectively, even if she didn't want to be specific with him. That drove me crazy Ah, yes, true. That was a bit crappy. Not her finest hour.
I am intrigued by Shirley Manson Terminator too.... but I keep getting distracted by her eyes (always have been) and then by what *kind* of Terminator she really is (i.e. how evolved?).
As a fan of the Sookie books, it's so cool to see so many people on my friends list who are digging True Blood. I'm so pleased with how the show has turned out so far (even if a waitress in Louisiana would never make $10 an hour plus tips). :)
I'm completely in love with Tara (best friend of Sookie). She's like a badass version of Lois! That's exactly what I thought! The Tara in the books is not really like her and has a much smaller role, but this Tara rocks, especially for reading on the job. :D
I like Sam, the bar owner, and rather thought he was a werewolf, or should that be weredog? Ahhh, Sam. I won't spoil you either, I'll just say he's absolutely adorable on the show and a great character.
Bill is fun, but my favorite vampire is making his debut on the next episode. And please, someone, push Jason Stackhouse off a cliff! He was annoying and boring in the books as well but with a much smaller part.
She's particularly open to vampires and lacks human remorse when people are killed to save her... that reads as repressed
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I'd never even heard of the Sookie books before this show!
even if a waitress in Louisiana would never make $10 an hour plus tips Really?! Would they make more or less? The culture portrayed is completely foreign to me so I take it all on faith. ;)
The Tara in the books is not really like her and has a much smaller role, but this Tara rocks, especially for reading on the job. :D Well I heart Alan Ball for increasing her role so brilliantly--for television that seems important since a bigger ensemble cast is probably important. And she rocks!
Thank you for the non-spoilage on Sam. I'm a sucker for people with dog/wolf connections and he is a cutie. I fear there will be some dark disturbing element (dog watching Sookie bleed was pretty horrible) but I almost relish it in the context of this show because it is all so disturbingly hypnotisingly creepy.
my favorite vampire is making his debut on the next episode Ohhhhh! That sounds interesting. Another vamp?
please, someone, push Jason Stackhouse off a cliff! He was annoying and
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I too have been drawn into True Blood. I read the first book in the series and enjoyed it, but vampires aren't really my thing and I didn't care for Bill so I didn't continue. (The author is a really awesome lady though so I'm really thrilled for her success.)
Anyway, I saw the pilot online a while back and was not impressed but figured I'd watch the first few because of Alan Ball. It's really over the top with the porn and violence, but I'm intrigued by the secondary characters. I didn't like Tara in the pilot since she was one step away from charicature, but have loved the small moments of honesty/realism they've given her character since.
I'm sort of fascinated by Jason's downward spiral and I like Sam and Lafayette too. Anna Paquin is definitely a little weird and I don't care for Bill or the actor who plays him.
The show is intriguing me in a train-wreck sort of way right now. It'll be interesting to see where it goes.
Over the top, it totally is. But yes, it's the secondary characters that have hooked me in. And I *am* interested in the reinvention of vampirism. I didn't feel Tara was a caricature, though they certainly made her entrance very flamboyant. I would have said Sookie was more of a caricature in the first ep for me, but has subsequently been fleshed out well.
I really like Anna Paquin and I like the mannered performance she is giving Sookie but I see that it's not going to appeal to everyone. But I think it suits the strangeness of the universe.
Bill... I do see Bill's charisma, but I'm kind of still giggling internally about him through every scene.
I think the characters in the show are a trainwreck, but I'm undecided on whether the show is... and either way, as with trainwrecks, I can't look away.
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Or mebbe he doesn't know it yet.
Of course the dog just watched Sookie being beat to death. It didn't do anything to stop it.
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Did the dog really just watch? On rewatch I felt there was some ambiguity. There are a lot of mysteries and I get the impression there are a few more twists to come.
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I am trying not to spoil you on "True Blood" developments. :D
The show is a bit too trashy for me, I think I am going to give it a miss. But Tara is absolutely great, I dodn't even like her taht much in the books.
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It is undeniably EXTREMELY trashy. But I like the direction and world building anyway.
And as long as Tara continues to be brilliant, I'll watch. If the show did nasty things to her or became increasingly implausible (which is possible) I suspect I'd ditch it, but for now I'm hooked.
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I agree with you about SCC--I really liked that Sarah went to help Charlie even though she knew it was a trap. I did, however, want her to warn John more effectively, even if she didn't want to be specific with him. That drove me crazy.
I am really, really curious about what kind of deep game the Shirley Manson Terminator is playing, too.
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I did, however, want her to warn John more effectively, even if she didn't want to be specific with him. That drove me crazy
Ah, yes, true. That was a bit crappy. Not her finest hour.
I am intrigued by Shirley Manson Terminator too.... but I keep getting distracted by her eyes (always have been) and then by what *kind* of Terminator she really is (i.e. how evolved?).
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I'm completely in love with Tara (best friend of Sookie). She's like a badass version of Lois!
That's exactly what I thought! The Tara in the books is not really like her and has a much smaller role, but this Tara rocks, especially for reading on the job. :D
I like Sam, the bar owner, and rather thought he was a werewolf, or should that be weredog?
Ahhh, Sam. I won't spoil you either, I'll just say he's absolutely adorable on the show and a great character.
Bill is fun, but my favorite vampire is making his debut on the next episode. And please, someone, push Jason Stackhouse off a cliff! He was annoying and boring in the books as well but with a much smaller part.
She's particularly open to vampires and lacks human remorse when people are killed to save her... that reads as repressed ( ... )
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even if a waitress in Louisiana would never make $10 an hour plus tips
Really?! Would they make more or less? The culture portrayed is completely foreign to me so I take it all on faith. ;)
The Tara in the books is not really like her and has a much smaller role, but this Tara rocks, especially for reading on the job. :D
Well I heart Alan Ball for increasing her role so brilliantly--for television that seems important since a bigger ensemble cast is probably important. And she rocks!
Thank you for the non-spoilage on Sam. I'm a sucker for people with dog/wolf connections and he is a cutie. I fear there will be some dark disturbing element (dog watching Sookie bleed was pretty horrible) but I almost relish it in the context of this show because it is all so disturbingly hypnotisingly creepy.
my favorite vampire is making his debut on the next episode
Ohhhhh! That sounds interesting. Another vamp?
please, someone, push Jason Stackhouse off a cliff! He was annoying and ( ... )
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Anyway, I saw the pilot online a while back and was not impressed but figured I'd watch the first few because of Alan Ball. It's really over the top with the porn and violence, but I'm intrigued by the secondary characters. I didn't like Tara in the pilot since she was one step away from charicature, but have loved the small moments of honesty/realism they've given her character since.
I'm sort of fascinated by Jason's downward spiral and I like Sam and Lafayette too. Anna Paquin is definitely a little weird and I don't care for Bill or the actor who plays him.
The show is intriguing me in a train-wreck sort of way right now. It'll be interesting to see where it goes.
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I really like Anna Paquin and I like the mannered performance she is giving Sookie but I see that it's not going to appeal to everyone. But I think it suits the strangeness of the universe.
Bill... I do see Bill's charisma, but I'm kind of still giggling internally about him through every scene.
I think the characters in the show are a trainwreck, but I'm undecided on whether the show is... and either way, as with trainwrecks, I can't look away.
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