true blood season 2

Well, eeewwww! I hope nobody was eating dinner during this episode, because there were some real gross-out scenes. The opener with a chained-in-the-basement Lafayette being hit by a severed arm and watching Erik drool large amounts of blood was bad enough. But later when Lafayette foraged through the guy's severed leg to find a piece of metal (at least, I think it was metal) to jimmy his chain lock open ... well, I was seriously cringing.

I'm really trying not to reveal spoilers on the front page, but there's not a whole lot about True Blood that isn't a spoiler. I guess I could talk about Bill and Sookie having makeup sex and post-sex pillow talk, and how interesting it was to Bill ... nah, that's just not interesting enough on its own for pre-jump text.

(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.

Got a burning TV question? Ask The Show Girl! This week I reveal why Ashton Kutcher should look out for MC Hammer and chat it up with the stars of 'Greek' about getting Leonardo DiCaprio and Morgan Freeman on the show.

I also catch up with the sexy cast of HBO's 'True Blood' to see how they'd best describe season 2 and talk some celebrity smack with the guy behind a hilarious Web site and book whose title I can't type here.

To get your questions answered on The Show Girl, just email me at TheTVShowGirl@aol.com. Now watch, enjoy and come back next week for more. Until then, happy TV watching! -- By Maggie Furlong