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True Blood: Nothing But the Blood (season premiere)
by Jane Boursaw, posted Jun 15th 2009 2:54AM
(S02E01) "I think I've seen enough dead bodies to last me a lifetime." - Sookie to Sam
Have I mentioned how excited I am to have True Blood back? Yeah, I think so. At least 43 times around the Web. And tonight's season two premiere did not disappoint. It was everything Stephen Moyer said it would be when I talked to him last week -- dark, sexy, mysterious and bloody good.
For those of you who need time to catch up with your Tivo, I'll keep this front part unspoiled. But I won't be giving anything away by saying that they tied seasons one and two together very nicely. Some of the questions we had from season one are answered. Some are not.
Before I go any further, I have to mention how cool it is to realize that Chris Bauer, who plays Andy Bellefleur in True Blood, also played Frank Sobotka in The Wire, which I'm now now reviewing in Jane After Dark. I'm seeing all of these people I know from other shows (like Lance Reddick from Fringe). Anyway, I digress...
During the first part of this episode, I kept thinking how hen-picked Bill seemed, with Sookie whining about how he hadn't told her about turning Jessica (to save Sookie, mind you). I guess I can see Sookie's point, especially when she said, "I've shared every dark horrible corner of my life with you. What makes you think i couldn't handle yours? I'm a lot stronger than you think." Still, Bill's a fairly mysterious character and he hasn't had a true love for 140 years, so he might be a little rusty on how the whole thing works.
But I guess it turned out alright since they ended their little spat by having hot, bloody sex (or is that bloody good sex? Either way...).
So now we know the body in the car wasn't Lafayette. It was Miss Jeanette, the fake exorcist that set Tara's mom on the path to righteousness. But now we've got another mystery on our hands. Who would rip her heart out and leave her body in the backseat of Andy's car? Andy seems to think Tara had something to do with it, and who could blame her really? Miss Jeanette did scam her and her mother in the fake exorcism (even though her mom thinks it was the real thing).
Personally, I think it's got something to do with MaryAnn. She is one freaky chick/demon/??? with her endless supply of tropical fruit, and now we know a little more about her past with Sam. As a 17-year-old, he wandered into her home in puppy form and ended up in bed with her, then stole a bunch of stuff, including cash. I guess he wanted to clean the slate by giving back all of her cash in this episode. She doesn't appear to need it, but I suppose he doesn't want to be indebted to her in any way.
Then there's the thing about Maryann trying to hook up her other house guest with Tara, then going all crazy when her houseboy interrupted their lip-lock at the pool. She sure seemed smug when they kissed at the bar, though, with Sam looking on. What do you think her deal is? Trying to get Sam back?
And there's always the thought that Jessica might have something to do with the body in Andy's car. She IS all giddy about her newfound vampirism, after all.
Bill (referring to Sookie): "I'm gonna have a guest coming over shortly."
Jessica: "Can we eat her?"
Bill: "You may not."
So Jason is turning to religion, enough to make him want to join The Fellowship of the Sun church and bow at Rev. Steve Newlan's feet. And he got the "sign from God" to do the training -- the inheritance Sookie gave him from Uncle Bartlett, since she didn't want anything to do with it because of Uncle Bartlett's sicko-ness when she was a little girl. We'll see how Bill's killing him plays out.
That whole storyline is sort of true-to-life, with Newlan and Nan Flanagan of the American Vampire League going head to head on TV, then Mrs. Newlan telling her husband, "You could be governor of Texas if you play your cards right." So typical of so many public figures on TV these days. I'm sure there's a sex scandal in Steve's future.
The scenes in the dungeon really threw me for a loop, especially after we learned that Eric is behind it, seeking answers "in regards to a fire that claimed three of our kind." I'm not sure why Lafayette and Terry Bellefleur are being held, though. Well, maybe Terry, but not Lafayette. Though even in their chains, they still managed to have a funny exchange: Lafayette says he got in trouble for "punching out three stupid rednecks at the bar," and Terry apologized for hassling him about being gay, not to mention the whole "my ass is magnetic" story.
So what did you think of this episode, fellow True Blooders? Are you loving it? Was it everything you dreamed it would be? Spill it (not your blood, just your thoughts) in the comments below!
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