True Blood 10/12/08 [Text View]

dimented

10-13-2008, 10:17 AM

Well, I didn't see that coming {Anna getting naked that is!!}

I vote - "more please!!"

Made the same comment to my wife. I wonder how much they had to pay her for that.

It was a pleasant surprise though. :D

speedcouch

10-13-2008, 10:17 AM

I had to laugh at the homage to all the old vampire movies from the 50s/60s when she came running through the night to Bill in the flowing white negligee. That was hilarious!

Also love the detective and sheriff calling him "Vampire Bill." :D

Cheryl

gossamer88

10-13-2008, 10:19 AM

Well, I didn't see that coming {Anna getting naked that is!!}

That's your comment? Sheesh. Surprising but that's about it. Get a grip. What was more surprising was her letting Bill bite her. What repercussion is that gonna take on?

I really liked Tara in this episode. She's growing on me. We can all use a friend like her.

Can't wait 'til Sam reveals himself.

pjenkins

10-13-2008, 10:27 AM

That's your comment? Sheesh. Surprising but that's about it. Get a grip.

holy overstatement of disgust there batman.

What was more surprising was her letting Bill bite her. What repercussion is that gonna take on?

surprising? hardly. it wasn't a question of if, but of when.

Can't wait 'til Sam reveals himself.

looks like next week, though the previews are hard to tell on what's really going to come up next week or just in some future episode.

nirisahn

10-13-2008, 12:50 PM

I liked Bill's remark to Sam about that not being the time and place for him to be marking his territory. Gives a hint that he may know what Sam really is. (I haven't read the books, so this is supposition.)

JohnB1000

10-13-2008, 01:08 PM

I wasn't as impressed this week as I was last week. This week was good, last week great.

I passionately hate "dream" sequences (Rescue Me lost me from doing that). and when she was being strangled and Bill appeared etc. was a great scene, only to turn out that the strangling was a dream. aaaagh !!!

I have also come to like Tara, loved the Vampire Bill stuff and enjoyed the exchanged glance between Bill and the dog. I am becoming convinced that they are pointing the paw at the bar owner so much that it will not turn out to be the case.

That neck bit will not be easy to hide with her clothes :)

kevostl

10-13-2008, 01:19 PM

I thought the dog appeared one evening in an earlier epi to Sam as he sat on the steps of his house - leading me to believe he can't be the dog....

ClutchBrake

10-13-2008, 01:23 PM

I thought the dog appeared one evening in an earlier epi to Sam as he sat on the steps of his house - leading me to believe he can't be the dog....

A/the dog did. Doesn't mean Sam isn't a werewolf though.

I'm sure the folks that read the books are laughing their butts off about all this werewolf talk if they don't exist in the True Blood universe! :D

evachka

10-13-2008, 02:12 PM

Tara's so funny, "I need Sookie upstairs...just give us a little girl time...c'mon, Lafayette!"

LOL

:D

About the white gown, I think it's more about her being pure, right before she's about to "give herself" to Bill, I don't think it's that full of cheese. People, you gotta see at least a bit of symbolism beyond her tits and dress. Quite honestly, I'm surprised that people who think with their genitalia are even watching this show =)

TAsunder

10-13-2008, 02:30 PM

Am I the only one who still doesn't like preview spoilers? It seems to be "unpoliced" here the past few weeks.

Anyway, I didn't see the late night tryst coming for some reason. It seemed obvious afterwards, though. I must be slipping.

This episode seemed really slow to me. I hope this show isn't going to set up more questions than they intend to answer. That seems to be where it has been heading lately. Count me as another person who found the dream trick really cheap.

aindik

10-13-2008, 02:43 PM

Count me as another person who found the dream trick really cheap.

How did Bill not die when he went into Sookie's home without being invited? Was his perception in a dream that he had been invited good enough? Or is one invitation, ever, license to enter the home at will forever?

Rob Helmerichs

10-13-2008, 02:48 PM

Or is one invitation, ever, license to enter the home at will forever?
That's usually the way it works in vampire stories. Including, it would seem, this one.

(There's also usually a provision for revoking permission.)

TAsunder

10-13-2008, 02:58 PM

That's usually the way it works in vampire stories. Including, it would seem, this one.

(There's also usually a provision for revoking permission.)

Yes. They addressed this in a previous episode I thought. Bill has been coming into the house regularly.

RoundBoy

10-13-2008, 03:39 PM

Bill is allowed in the house once she gave permission, until she revokes it.

This episode was a bit slower then the last few .. but the setup was there for a number of things.

JohnB1000

10-13-2008, 06:04 PM

I'm surprised that people who think with their genitalia are even watching this show =)

Okey Dokey :confused:

I don't like Preview Spoilers either, on a show like this I avoid watching the previews (where I would watch them for say Entourage).

heySkippy

10-13-2008, 06:12 PM

Sookie's brother is really not going to like this latest development.

aindik

10-13-2008, 06:20 PM

In vampire stories, when vamps bite you in the neck, a) do you always lose that much blood, b) does blood loss affect you negatively, and/or c) does it hurt?

We saw from the two girls who ended up dead that fang marks are fairly permanent (at least in the leg, and why wouldn't that be so in the neck?). So, Sookie obviously has no intention of keeping this encounter a secret.

bengalfreak

10-14-2008, 08:55 AM

Well, I didn't see that coming {Anna getting naked that is!!}

I vote - "more please!!"

Ditto. And here's hoping Tara is next.

LlamaLarry

10-14-2008, 09:18 AM

So, Sookie obviously has no intention of keeping this encounter a secret.Yeah, I thought it was a pretty messy looking bite and have no idea why either of them would want such a prominent vamp stamp. All this means is that next episode I guess everyone will be thinking "See, I knew she was a fang banger". Sookie will then stomp around wondering why everyone is so dang judgmental, despite her knowledge that most of the vamps she has run into so far have not been very nice people (including Bill).

busyba

10-15-2008, 05:29 PM

That's your comment? Sheesh. Surprising but that's about it. Get a grip.
To be fair, Paul's been anxiously waiting for an Anna Paquin topless scene ever since she won her Oscar.

Malcontent

10-15-2008, 05:55 PM

We saw from the two girls who ended up dead that fang marks are fairly permanent (at least in the leg, and why wouldn't that be so in the neck?).

I don't think it's been proven that it was actually vampires that killed those other girls. As Bill pointed out, no vampire would leave a drop of blood in those girls body. True, there where puncture marks on their body. It could be humans who are "doing" vampire blood.

Humans who are associating with vampires are being killed. Those girls and now the grandmother.

So, Sookie obviously has no intention of keeping this encounter a secret.

Couldn't Bill use his blood to heal any "hickey" marks? Bill was able to heal all those injuries that she nearly died from in the first or second episode.

aindik

10-15-2008, 06:05 PM

I don't think it's been proven that it was actually vampires that killed those other girls. As Bill pointed out, no vampire would leave a drop of blood in those girls body. True, there where puncture marks on their body. It could be humans who are "doing" vampire blood.

Humans who are associating with vampires are being killed. Those girls and now the grandmother.

Where did you get the idea that I said vampires killed those girls? I just used them as examples of people who had permanent (i.e., not fresh, but still there) fang marks.

I think Sam the ware-dog killed all three dead women.

Malcontent

10-15-2008, 06:08 PM

Where did you get the idea that I said vampires killed those girls? I just used them as examples of people who had permanent (i.e., not fresh, but still there) fang marks.

I didn't mean to imply that you said that. I was just "thinking out loud" about the girls deaths. Your quote just happen to be handy. :)

pmyers

10-16-2008, 05:10 PM

How did Bill not die when he went into Sookie's home without being invited? Was his perception in a dream that he had been invited good enough? Or is one invitation, ever, license to enter the home at will forever?

My wife and I had the same issue. They made such a big deal out of her having to give him permission to enter the house, that it didn't make since that he was able to enter the house 1) When she discovered her dead grandmother and 2) When she was asleep up stairs.

It seems strange that her giving him permission that one time give him eternal permission until she states otherwise. If that was the case, they should have pointed that out in that scene.

JohnB1000

10-16-2008, 05:12 PM

I think they assume some common vampire knowledge :)

In every tv show or movie that I've seen this it has always been the case that you only need to give permission once.

busyba

10-16-2008, 05:26 PM

My wife and I had the same issue. They made such a big deal out of her having to give him permission to enter the house, that it didn't make since that he was able to enter the house 1) When she discovered her dead grandmother and 2) When she was asleep up stairs.

It seems strange that her giving him permission that one time give him eternal permission until she states otherwise. If that was the case, they should have pointed that out in that scene.

They kinda did. There definitely was some kind of line about her being able to take the permission away, so that would have to imply that the permission would otherwise persist.

heySkippy

10-16-2008, 06:49 PM

For now at least, Bill seems to have all the permissions he could have hoped for. :)

getbak

10-17-2008, 01:27 AM

Quite honestly, I'm surprised that people who think with their genitalia are even watching this show =)
Really? Why don't you think men would watch it?

It seems strange that her giving him permission that one time give him eternal permission until she states otherwise. If that was the case, they should have pointed that out in that scene.
Like busyba, I don't remember exactly what was said, but I'm pretty sure that when he told Sookie that he needed to be invited, she said something about being able to un-invite him if she needed to, and he said that she could.

To me, this implied that a single invitation was good until revoked. This is pretty standard for vampire stories because it does a good job of adding tension when a formerly trusted vampire goes rogue and attacks the hero(ine - almost always the heroine).

bengalfreak

10-17-2008, 04:32 AM

How many different threads are you going to post in that you passionately hate dream sequences?

Warren

10-17-2008, 07:38 AM

I thought the dog appeared one evening in an earlier epi to Sam as he sat on the steps of his house - leading me to believe he can't be the dog....

a dog did appear and he call the dog "Brother"

Warren

10-17-2008, 07:41 AM

since Shreveport, La has started becoming a mini Hollywood or a mini Vancouver for that matter. I was disappointed to see that this is being filmed in CA somewhere

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shreveport_LA#Film_Industry

pmyers

10-17-2008, 01:36 PM

They kinda did. There definitely was some kind of line about her being able to take the permission away, so that would have to imply that the permission would otherwise persist.

ahh...I guess that makes sense then. I guess my wife and I must have just missed that part of the original conversation....that and we have no previous vampire knowledge.

IDSmoker

10-17-2008, 02:09 PM

Like busyba, I don't remember exactly what was said, but I'm pretty sure that when he told Sookie that he needed to be invited, she said something about being able to un-invite him if she needed to, and he said that she could.

To me, this implied that a single invitation was good until revoked. This is pretty standard for vampire stories because it does a good job of adding tension when a formerly trusted vampire goes rogue and attacks the hero(ine - almost always the heroine).
I think this is vague enough not to spoil anything, but since it's from the books...
There is a great scene in one of the later books in the series where we discover exactly what happens when you revoke the invitation of a vampire while they are still in your house.

It's a very funny scene that I hope makes it into the tv show, but it will be quite awhile before we see it.

Anubys

10-17-2008, 10:35 PM

busyba

10-17-2008, 10:47 PM

Anna won an oscar? really?

Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'The Piano'

Graymalkin

10-17-2008, 11:12 PM

She was only 11 years old when she won that Oscar; the Piano came out in 1993.

She's 26 now.

busyba

10-18-2008, 02:17 AM

She was only 11 years old when she won that Oscar
I know. I was wondering how long it would be until someone pointed that out. I had feared that I was being too subtle. :)

bengalfreak

10-18-2008, 02:39 AM

I never thought the bite marks were permanent...just that they were "fresh"...

glad to find out about the invitation thing...it bothered me when he was in the house without permission...now I know!

Anna won an oscar? really? she's terrible...the part when she was eating the pie was painful to watch because of her bad acting...

She was eating a pie. How was that such poor acting? I mean I agree she's not a very good actress most of the time, I just don't get how that scene was so bad. I mean, if I remember correctly, there wasn't even sound coming from her at the time. It was just music.

Anubys

10-18-2008, 01:23 PM

She was eating a pie. How was that such poor acting? I mean I agree she's not a very good actress most of the time, I just don't get how that scene was so bad. I mean, if I remember correctly, there wasn't even sound coming from her at the time. It was just music.

well, if all you saw was someone sitting and eating a pie, then I don't know what I can discuss with you...the scene lasted, what?, 1.5 minutes? do you think the actress was trying to portray something there a little more than "I'm eating a pie"?

what was clearly being attempted by the actress and the director was very badly acted, IMO...

heySkippy

10-18-2008, 02:22 PM

I thought the pie scene was quite well done.

cherry ghost

10-18-2008, 08:40 PM

I like pie and I liked the pie scene, very well done

Anubys

10-18-2008, 09:13 PM

I like pie and I liked the pie scene, very well done

heck, even the pie looked bad! :p

Jeeters

10-19-2008, 07:17 AM

I don't think it's been proven that it was actually vampires that killed those other girls. As Bill pointed out, no vampire would leave a drop of blood in those girls body.Besides Bill's comment, they also showed him discovering that a window screen in the house had been neatly cut open; presumably that's how the killer(s) entered. Given that we've already been told about vampires needing to be invited into a house, that little discovery of Bill's was probably another clue from the writers that it wasn't vampires who did the killing.

bengalfreak

10-19-2008, 04:19 PM

heck, even the pie looked bad! :p

On that we can agree. But, I gotta say I thought the pie scene pretty much conveyed what it was supposed too. She was extremely sad she was eating her grandma's pie for the last time. She looked sad, she was eating pie. I thought it was a successful scene. Most actors have a really difficult time showing extreme grief, and to me its usually the most evident in the sounds/sobs/wails they make. Since there was no sound coming from the actor, I thought the scene was pretty well done. You have yet to describe, besides a pretty gross looking pie, what you found so poorly executed. Anna is going to be upset if you think her scene sucked simply because the stage hand in charge of making the pie, did a pretty crappy job.

SeanC

10-19-2008, 04:46 PM