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[shipperx]

Don't know the names of the writers on True Blood, or whether Alan Ball is the only primary writer, but the dialog this episode was sharper than most episodes. There were more funnies.

The 'Bill catches Hoyte and Jessica' scene was cute. I like Hoyte and Jessica though I suspect things could turn out badly for Hoyte. Still, Bill the outraged sire is usually comedy gold.

Bill: "I am a vampire. I am supposed to be tormented."

(Only if you're Louis or Angel, Bill!)

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Jason's "Who was the first vampire?" discussion was also pretty funny... and sacrilegious.

Jason:...Everybody knows Dracula was the first vampire.
Cultist #1: It's in the Bible, moron. Jesus brought Lazuras back from the dead.
Jason: So Jesus is the first vampire? (Lightbulb) Maybe Jesus was the first vampire! He rose from the dead too! And he told people, 'Hey ya'll, drink my blood. It'lL give ya special powers'.
Cultest #1: Jesus never said that!
Cultest #2: The first vampire was Cain. Being a vampire is the mark of Cain. It's God's punishment for brigin' first evil into the world.
Cultest #1: The first evil was Eve. Eatin' the apple. That's why they call it Eveil
Jason: That was just skirtin' the rules. Evil is makin' the premedicated choice to be a dick.
Cultiest #1: God will make sure, evil gets punished.
Jason: Yeah? Then explain Europe to me.

LOL! So much stupidity in one conversation!

And, boy, the homophobic hoyay is off the charts at religious camp.

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Detective Andy's obsession with the pig is also pretty funny.
Detective Andy: Was [that pig] brown? Cause I seen that pig. In a dollhouse!
Sheriff Bud: Andy you're drunk. On the job.
Detective Andy: I ain't drunk. (beat) Oh, like you ain't never had a beer in the middle of the day.

Sook took all of about 3 nanoseconds to make her conversation with Sam all about her. Typical. I mean, the girl tries. She apparently can't help being self-absorbed. But... at least she tries.

Maryanne has an orgy featuring Egg's glorious ass. (And is her servant the pig?)

Lafayette gets his mojo back (hoorah!) with a taste O' Eric

And Jessica gets pretty tasty-looking take-out.

Finally is mindreading guy going to reveal to Sook (book spoiler ahead. Avoid if you don't want to know) that she's part fairy?

Comments

[rowanswhimsy.livejournal.com]

I made the same comment in my LJ about this being a very funny episode -- particularly with Bill, who has an unexpected talent for comedy. I hope they keep it up. I enjoyed this ep.

I was surprised at the lack of chemistry between Laf and Eric (although I greatly appreciated the extend view of Eric's arms). Perhaps when we finally meet Godric??? Right now I'm either a Pam/Eric or Bill/Eric girl which I don't think fits into where they are going...

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I made the same comment in my LJ about this being a very funny episode

I hope they keep it up. I like the dark funny. And, yeah, Eric does have a talent for being straight man in comedic scenes. Jessica does him good.

Also, yeah, wasn't getting much of a slashy vibe between Lafayette and Eric. Eric and Bill though have potential.

[rowanswhimsy.livejournal.com]

We need someone for Eric and Sookie just isn't doing it for me. She's too young or something.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

I find this interesting because the actor who plays Eric comes off as younger, to me, than the actor who plays Bill.

[rowanswhimsy.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree with that. I realize that sounds inconsistent. I guess what I mean is that Eric looks physically younger to me (as if he was vamped at a younger age than Bill) but he comes off as older in his demeanor (because he's got many more vampire years under his belt and he's more cynical). Sookie feels really young to me, almost too young even for Bill but I think the way he's playing things as so overwhelmed by her emotional effect on him (and the fact that he's tormented, lol) makes that ship seem more feasible to me than Sookie/Eric.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

I worded that wrong. What I meant was that television Bill comes off as older than television Eric, but I guess that's just because he's stuffier than Eric...which is probably more a product of his Confederate upbringing than his age. Whereas television Eric seems less stuffy. Which I guess is probably because he's a Viking. I'm pretty sure that Vikings weren't a stuffy people.

OTOH, book Eric always seemed older than book Bill - who was always played by broody Angel in my mind's eye.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the whole Victorian/Confederate thing contributes to Bill having a decidedly different vibe and personality than Eric.

And I do gather that Book Eric is decidedly different than TV show Eric. Haven't read the books though (well, at least not beyond the first one).

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I think even though it's not really a ship that turns me on, why the Bill/Sookie thing actually makes some sense that -- to me at least -- the TV Eric/Sookie doesn't make is that Sookie seems to be terribly naive/idealistic about certain things and Bill has all that Victorian/Southern Gentleman thing going that sort of eases the space between them. If she's naive for thinking that Bill's a different sort of vampire and it's all so very special between them... well, I think Bill also believes that (Sheesh. There's a real Buffy/Angel vibe to this, isn't there?)

Anyway, I think TV Eric thus far seems a lot like "Forever Knight"'s Lacroix. Eric isn't conflicted about what he is, and what with being an ex-Viking and all, I don't think he's overly burdened with ever having had Victorian ideals. This gives him a decidedly different sort of vibe, and one that doesn't mesh with sunny Sookie as we've seen.

Bill actuall does work better with her.

And... yeah, right now I'm not seeing anyone really fitting with Eric... except possibly Bill.

[rowanswhimsy.livejournal.com]

The only hint I've seen of a more vulnerable Eric was when the subject of Godric came up. So if that aspect of Eric can be tapped into with Sookie, then I might change my mind.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

There are several writers but that episode was penned by Alan Ball himself.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Well, I hope that they keep up this level of funny. I liked this level of funny.

[cy-girl.livejournal.com]

"Then explain Europe to me!" Bwah!!!!

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Heh!