Alright, Eric and King Russell are charring in the sunlight, while Sookie’s fairy blood is running out. Eric is having a visitation of Godric’s ghost, begging him to show forgiveness. Inside Fangtasia, Sookie is having some kind of close encounter of the fairy kind with a shining chandelier in the woods. When she comes to she uses her power to flash a light bolt from the palm of her hand to break the silver handcuff and drag Eric back in, but leave Russell smoldering outside. I have to admit, that was a nice opening of the season finale. Sookie guards the king during the day, tied with silver chains to a stripper pole, and drains Talbot’s bloody remains down the sink when she grasps that the king is hoping to use her blood to bring his lover back. (Why is it that the king can stay awake, while Bill, Eric and Pam need to sleep?) Russell does put a thought in her mind: can you ever trust a vampire?
The king admires Bill’s restraint and intelligence, but implies that most other vampires would not be able to control themselves after tasting her blood. If it were up to Fellowship of the Sun freak Steve Newlin, of course, you should never trust a vampire, and Russell’s cold blooded murder of a new anchor on live TV shows as much. Nan Flanagan, that hypocritical Vampire League spokeswoman with a penchant for sucking ladies, counters that you cannot generalize from the actions of one mad man. Bill later explains that he will kill all vampires who know that Sookie is a fairy – and will even protect her from a distance if she won’t let him near her ever again. He loves her like he has loved no one before. Eric, though, informs her that Bill was sent from the start to procure her on the behest of Queen Sophie-Ann – and even set those rednecks on her so he could save her and give her his blood. Sookie rescinds her invitation when Bill admits it’s true. He returns home where he attacks Sophie-Ann crouching-tiger, hidden-dragon style.
Sam finally has the guts to tell Tara he is a shape shifter. She freaks the hell out. She’s had enough of all the supernatural stuff happening around her lately, vampires and maenads and werewolves. At the end of the day, she drives off in her car to leave Bon Temps and start a new life. Sam, though, discovers that his brother is missing and his safe is cracked. Tracing Tommy into the woods, Sam raises his gun and when his brother refuses to give him the money, he fires. (And as heartless as it sounds, all I can say is: good riddance. Sam’s whole subplot this season was tiresome.) Hoyt has rented an apartment so he can live together with Jessica, despite his mother’s grievances. He tells Jessica he would like to marry her. Meanwhile his mother is buying an anti-vampire rifle. For his part, Jason has taken it upon himself to protect the Hotshot community, after Felton killed his father Calvin and drove off with Crystal and a box full of vampire blood. Lafayette is still hallucinating and finds some weird comfort learning from Jesus that he’s becoming sensitive to the magic around him – and Jesus himself is a witch (but we already guessed that).
At night, Bill and Eric bring Russell to a construction site of Alcide’s father, and dump the king with silver chains in a bath of cement. Bill takes the opportunity to kick Eric in another pit and pours cement over him as well. (How is it that Eric is able to return, but Russell won’t?) Sookie visits her grandmother’s grave, to be with the one person who loved her unconditionally, feeling all alone on this earth. Then her fairy sisters, and an odd bare-chested fairy brother, invite her to join them to their world. With nothing left to leave behind, Sookie steps into the poltergeist light. In all, this hardly felt like the end of the season. So much has been set up for the fourth season, it’s like we are already there. I’ve given up on worrying too much about all the subplots that have nothing to do with Charlaine Harris’ original. Overall, I guess this season was a little better than the second, but not as enjoyable as I remember the first was.
The king admires Bill’s restraint and intelligence, but implies that most other vampires would not be able to control themselves after tasting her blood. If it were up to Fellowship of the Sun freak Steve Newlin, of course, you should never trust a vampire, and Russell’s cold blooded murder of a new anchor on live TV shows as much. Nan Flanagan, that hypocritical Vampire League spokeswoman with a penchant for sucking ladies, counters that you cannot generalize from the actions of one mad man. Bill later explains that he will kill all vampires who know that Sookie is a fairy – and will even protect her from a distance if she won’t let him near her ever again. He loves her like he has loved no one before. Eric, though, informs her that Bill was sent from the start to procure her on the behest of Queen Sophie-Ann – and even set those rednecks on her so he could save her and give her his blood. Sookie rescinds her invitation when Bill admits it’s true. He returns home where he attacks Sophie-Ann crouching-tiger, hidden-dragon style.
Sam finally has the guts to tell Tara he is a shape shifter. She freaks the hell out. She’s had enough of all the supernatural stuff happening around her lately, vampires and maenads and werewolves. At the end of the day, she drives off in her car to leave Bon Temps and start a new life. Sam, though, discovers that his brother is missing and his safe is cracked. Tracing Tommy into the woods, Sam raises his gun and when his brother refuses to give him the money, he fires. (And as heartless as it sounds, all I can say is: good riddance. Sam’s whole subplot this season was tiresome.) Hoyt has rented an apartment so he can live together with Jessica, despite his mother’s grievances. He tells Jessica he would like to marry her. Meanwhile his mother is buying an anti-vampire rifle. For his part, Jason has taken it upon himself to protect the Hotshot community, after Felton killed his father Calvin and drove off with Crystal and a box full of vampire blood. Lafayette is still hallucinating and finds some weird comfort learning from Jesus that he’s becoming sensitive to the magic around him – and Jesus himself is a witch (but we already guessed that).
At night, Bill and Eric bring Russell to a construction site of Alcide’s father, and dump the king with silver chains in a bath of cement. Bill takes the opportunity to kick Eric in another pit and pours cement over him as well. (How is it that Eric is able to return, but Russell won’t?) Sookie visits her grandmother’s grave, to be with the one person who loved her unconditionally, feeling all alone on this earth. Then her fairy sisters, and an odd bare-chested fairy brother, invite her to join them to their world. With nothing left to leave behind, Sookie steps into the poltergeist light. In all, this hardly felt like the end of the season. So much has been set up for the fourth season, it’s like we are already there. I’ve given up on worrying too much about all the subplots that have nothing to do with Charlaine Harris’ original. Overall, I guess this season was a little better than the second, but not as enjoyable as I remember the first was.
It was good I guess this episode but I feel my attention slipping away. It's not really compelling. I don't care about Bill and Sookie and Eric. I'm interested in Hoyt and Jessica and was into Jesus and Lafayette but that got old fast. This show has a hard time keeping you engaged in the show, I read that viewership has gone down a lot for the latter part of this season. With lines like "Nice rack and nice balls" I don't blame people for losing interest.
ReplyDeleteIf you need to guess, it wasn't good. Sure understand why viewers are turning away. It's getting too soapish melodramatic...
ReplyDeleteWell at least we have Breaking Bad and Mad Men.
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