Recap 303: True Blood “It Hurts Me Too”

Lorena: “The only way to show your love for a human is to stay away. Forever.”

I apologize in advance for the pun, but that final sex scene was really twisted. And it had to be frustrating for Bill, who wanted Lorena to suffer, not get off on it. Maybe she considers a flaming lamp in the face as foreplay.

The King of Mississippi says that Bill’s only option is to turn Sookie. I wonder if the point of this episode is that mixed marriages never work? It’s true that Bill’s relationship with Sookie has kept her in constant danger for the past two seasons, and now Bill has cheated on Sookie in a way that gives rough sex a whole new meaning. Changing monarchs and states was sweet of Bill, as well as smart, but it isn’t going to save Sookie from Lorena, is it?

That Bill flashback was intense and moving, and I absolutely felt for him. Lorena was practically gentle with Caroline. I wonder if she let her live, or if she went back later and killed her? No, I don’t think so. Bill would never have stayed with Lorena so long if she had killed Caroline. I think Lorena really does love Bill. For whatever it’s worth.

You know, I don’t usually find sex scenes confusing, but I wasn’t really sure what Franklin was doing to Tara. (And I’m not sure I want to know.) Franklin is super creepy in a sexy sort of way, obviously bad trouble, but I just love him. That dueling fangs scene with Jessica and the head in a bag was too funny. This show needs a character like Franklin. Think about it. Lorena is mostly hateful, the king is devious but practical, the queen is downright weird, Pam and Jessica are absolutely marvelous comic relief, and Bill and Eric are our sexy undead leading men. We need a scary vampire, don’t we?

I liked Alcide, too. Perfect casting; he’s exactly the way I pictured the character in the books, and it’s hard not to like him. Imagine what would have happened if Sookie had gone into that bar alone? And you know she would have.

I wish Sookie had stayed in Louisiana, though, because there is finally something going on between Sookie and my guy Eric. She’s looking at him with genuine interest, and there’s a new gentleness in the way he’s treating her. And they just bonded over killing a guy and burying a body together. (Jessica should have been there to take notes.) Hey, Sookie — forget that troublesome vampire Bill and that big, sexy werewolf Alcide. Thousand year old Vikings are the bomb.

Bits and pieces:

— The HBO screen that showed at the beginning had fangs popping out of the HD logo. 🙂

— How many people have died in Sookie’s house now?

— Sookie paid for Eggs’ funeral, for Tara’s sake. That was sweet.

— Sheriff Dearborne quit. Does that mean Andy will be promoted? And Jason will be hired? Loved the hieroglyphics test paper and nudity dream. Who hasn’t had those?

— Arlene’s baby daddy must be Rene. What she just did to Terry was stupid and infuriating.

— Poor Sam. Mom and Dad are dishonest and lack class, as well as rocking the dirty underwear look, but little brother is downright felonious. Sam will never get rid of them now that they know he has a lucrative business. Shapeshifting adoptees, beware.

— Eric gave Lafayette a car? The best part of that scene was how Lafayette tried to get as far away from Eric as he could while still sitting next to him. 🙂

— Alcide and the bouncer at the bar talked about Alcide’s ex, Debbie, announcing her engagement to Coot the following night. As a fan of the books, I’ve been waiting for Debbie, and I won’t get more spoilery than that.

— Jessica waiting tables at Merlotte’s is a comedy skit waiting to happen. Let’s cross our fingers.

— Were there hands in the bag too?

— Unfortunately, no episode next week. It’s a human holiday in the United States.

Quotes:

Eric: “I got your rug all wet.”

Russell: “It’s like Armageddon in here every time someone chips a dessert glass.”

Pam: “Spit it out, cupcake. I’m in the middle of something.”
Jessica: “Right. You remember how I was asking how you, you know, what you would do if you, like… killed somebody by accident?”
Pam: “Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chainsaw?”

Pam: “Lie back, sweetheart, and think of Estonia.”
Was that the same dancer Eric was having six hours of sex with?

Jason: “There’s two kinds of people in this world. People who got no dreams, people who got dreams and don’t do nothing about it, and people who go out and fulfill their dreams.”

Jason: “I got a lot on my mind lately.”
Lafayette: “That must feel new.”

Bud: “Every time we clear one murder, two more spring up. It’s like crab grass.”

Terry: “It’s not you, it’s me? If I had a nickel for every time… I’d have fifteen cents.”

Three out of four werewolf bars,

Billie
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