Eric’s Maker: True Blood Discussion Post

If you haven’t watched tonight’s episode of True Blood, “Never Let Me Go”, then beware! Spoilers ahead!

Tonight’s theme was learning more about how telepaths, vampires and shifters tick. Our first big reveal is that Daphne is a shifter. A deer, to be specific. She and Sam engaged in an odd sort of foreplay by comparing notes on how it feels to shift. Does it seem like Daphne knows an awful lot more about the shifter rules than Sam? Is she a danger to him or a sincere love interest?

Tonight brought us another major diversion from the books as Eric revealed the Godric was his maker, not Appius as is the case in the books (revealed in book 9, Dead to the World). What are the implications of this for Eric? He looked pretty vulnerable when he told Bill about his relationship to Godric. Do you think this is a good change, like keeping Lafayette around beyond season 1? Meanwhile, how terrific was the acting during that flashback? Even on the verge of death, Eric is an arrogant Viking stud. “Where ever I am…there will be women.”

In the process of learning more about Godric, we also met his lieutenants, Stan and Isabel. And Sookie hatched a plan to infilitrate the Fellowship of the Sun to find out what they’re up to in this war. “Easy peasy”? Doubtful.

We also learned more about Sookie’s abilities as she tried to get to know Barry better. She admitted that she’s starting to see her gift as an ability she can use to earn money and, in true helpful Sookie style, tried to teach Barry how to handle his gift. Until he ran out on her. Will he be back?

The Hoyt/Jessica relationship moved forward with a late night, long distance comic book reading. Too cute. But will Mama Fortenberry come between them? Bill’s attempts to control Jessica continue to amuse. ”

Over at LODI, Jason stepped up and proved himself as a true leader. Sarah, meanwhile, stepped up and proved herself as a seductress. Ooh la la. Meanwhile, Maryann has decided to squat at the Stackhouse manse with Tara, going so far as to dress as Gran to manipulate Tara. It also appears that she can make people feel like crap when she’s unhappy, the same way she can make them feel euphoric. Her hold over Tara hasn’t loosened as much as we’d hoped.

And finally, Lorena returns. For Bill. Uh oh.

What did you think about this episode? Feel free to comment below, but please avoid spoilers for future episodes.