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Sep 13
2009
10:49 PM ET
'True Blood' season finale: A white wedding, a black heart, and a blood-red cliffhanger
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Alan Ball must have laid that ostrich egg while his head was stuck in the sand. I expected BillStruck AB to do this but thought better of Alexander Woo, Now I’m wondering if Woo and Ball are in a Bill three way. This was so juvenile I am waiting for Bill to sparkle in the sunlight.
Canceling HBO till June then giving True Blood 2 weeks before I cancel forever
to jaded
it will be your loss
Forgot to say big KUDOS to everyone on the show for making it such enjoyable TV!
I hope the next season won’t be like the third book, that would be too predictable and boring. Alan Ball, be more original!
Bill is super sexy!!
please, get a brain. why don’t you go watch something else if you dislike what the whole series is based on so much? rose…colored…..glasses.
Bill was sexy this episode. But mostly he’s been a wet blanket. I actually didn’t dislike him till the 3rd book and started to like him again in the last few. But his portrayal has been horrible. I think AS needs to be in some dramatic movies because he is the master of subtle acting. If he can out act people so easily on a campy show I’d love to see what he does in a dramatic piece.
Check out Alex in Generation Kill, he gives a powerful performance. Also, the role he is filming of the remake of Straw Dogs will be very dramatic. The original version with Dustin Hoffman was very disturbing and Alex’s character in the remake has a really violent rape scene, so, he is not going to be playing a lovable, romantic guy, though I hope his new founded hotness has made Hollywood want him cast in a romantic comedy down the road.
Totally agree with Javabooknut’s comment that AS is out acting everyone else on the show. Eric as a character on the show has been so dynamic because of Alex Skarsgard’s acting. If some other actor had been cast in the role of Eric, I doubt there would be as many fans.
Thanks Mimi. I think AS understands how complex Eric is. Which is what everyone so into team eric/bill bs doesn’t. Yes i love Eric in the books but i also love Alicide and Quinn and the confusion bill gives sookie down the road. I love to see her grow. I get frustrated when people say book is dumb and week cause that’s not how she is in the books.
I doubt they’ll be able to use Bubba, due to “copyright” on the personna of that famed character. They’d have to pay rights to use it? Note: the name is NEVER used in the books … More ERic. But more Eric will happen in the future, if the plot follows the book. Patience, ah, patience for more of him. I’m definitely on the Eric camp. Shame we have to wait again…
I thought the first half was excellent, the second half boring. kinda of predictable, except for the Sam story with the parents. It’s obvious it is Eric’s doings at the end with Bill. I still love the show though.
I don’t think it was Eric. Without Eric she wouldn’t be able to find him and why would Eric help her if he took him. Also, if Sookie ever found out Eric had anything to do with Bill’s disappearence, they would be no possibility of a Sookie/Eric relationship and I’m looking forward to seeing how Bill and Sookie act when they are not together.
BOOK SPOILER* BOOK SPOILER* I know it’s still a ways down the road, but I am actually looking forward to getting to see Bill’s relationship with Selah Pumphrey. I think the show will be much more interesting when the Sookie/Bill relationship fizzles.
Well we all KNOW who had Bill grabbed. No, there won’t be any Bubba in the series. Period. Why won’t people accept that they can’t do it because of legal issues with the estate. Poor Jessica. She’s just going to really have a rough time of it going forward, isn’t she. Something I do miss from the books is the development of the friendship between Pam and Sookie. I like how they tied up Maryanne but wish they had done it weeks ago.
We do??
Im sorry but the thing that absolutely ruined the books for me (I am on book 8) is the whole fricking Bubba thing. I mean come on seriously? Such ridiculous tripe.
It was a cute homage to all the Elvis sightings over the years. And it was never overdone in my opinion. Probably wouldn’t work on the show but I love it in the books.
I loved Bubba. I liked how when he is introduced, he isn’t directly called Elvis. I had to reread the part a few times and I liked that Alan Ball isn’t putting Bubba in the series. With the book, I can sit back and imagine Elvis sitting on Sookie’s porch and just staring off into space.
More Eric, but also more Pam!
Amen!
Might give up on the show soon. The first half was so stupid and cheesy that I was about to turn it off. The second half was just awkward and felt like a reunion special. Once Sookie and Bill left Dallas, this season went to hell in a hand-basket.
i agree. I think it would have been great if they ended after Godris met the sun. The last few episodes after that seemed a bit like a bad soap opera. If they had left it there, i would be waiting breathlessly for the next season, instaed of wondering if they can pull the show back up from the hole they have dug it into.
For me, “I Will Rise Up” when Godric met the sun will be what I consider as the finale of Season 2.
HATED when they were in Dallas. That could have been wrapped up in 2 episodes. It dragged and they made Sookie look like a fool. I think it was sloppily written.
@Timeforyou – I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree then.
Because for me the Dallas episodes were absolutely the best. The scenes between Allan Hyde and Alexander Skarsgard were so powerful and moving. I still cry every time I watch Godric’s death scene and that scene was one of the best I’ve seen Anna Paquin perform in on the show.
And IMHO I think Sookie has often looked like a fool…in Dallas and in Bon Temps as well. Ex: Tara’s escape from Lafayette’s house…I mean really…Sook couldn’t have smacked Lettie Mae with the statue before Tara got away?
I second, I mean forth this! As far as I’m concerned they are still Dallas.
great episode, kind of a book spoiler here, but did anyone else notice a spark between jessica and bill? think they’d set that up instead of bill with andy’s sister? just wonderin’.
ha! I thought that, but didn’t know if I should read too much into it. Now, I’m not so sure. Wouldn’t that be really weird? Although maybe Sookie and Eric could hook up? Just kidding. Sort of.
Jenny? Did you read the books. Jessica didn’t exist in the books, Bill and Portia was actually in book two and they were both using each other and they knew it. Bill to make sookie Jealous for breaking up with him after Dallas and Portia to prove andy innocent.
Eww..no! It was more like a big brother- little sister thing!
or was Bill just in a good mood because of his plans for the evening and just wanted everyone else to be as happy?
Bill has had a romantic relationship with his Maker. Why couldn’t he have one with someone he Made? I don’t think it will happen, but just a thought.
I thought the episode was good. There were so many hilarious one-liners. My favs: “I’m a waitress, what the f**k are you?” “Worship him bitches!” “If a tree falls in the forest, it’s still a tree.” Love it, can’t wait til next summer!
I like how maryann died in the end but thought alan ball drop the ball in the finale. He should had put eric more in the finale. Alan changed the ending to much. lorena is the one who kidnaps bill in book three and i hope the end of the episode. I think alan ball going to make eric out as the bad guy, next season. Make eric behind the bill kidnapping. Which he shouldn’t fans love eric more than bill. The second half of the episode was very lackluster. But i still enjoy it just not as much. Can’t wait for season 3!
Maryanne saying “Oh I’m the sacrifice.” in such an innocent tone had me laughing hysterically.
very cool !loved the cliffhanger.I love Sam’s character ,he’s my fave.I think maybe a new character took Bill.I think Lorena will rescue him and try to put herself back in his unlife.
Highly dissapointed. All the hype, all the talk, all the lead up and it was over just like that? I mean the first half of the show was where the excitement was. And where was Eric?Such a small part in this episode. I feel…cheated really.
“Cheated” is definitely a good word to use here. I feel much the same.
I wish people would PLEASE stop talking about this series as if it does/should follow the books completely. If it doesn’t follow the books, you’re leading non-readers into a red herring. If it does follow the books, you’re SPOILING plot points for people. If you want to talk about the book, please find somewhere else to discuss it. It’s pretty clear that Ball ISN’T following the books completely, but closely enough that a few people on here have probably ruined a good portion of the next season. PLEASE STOP IT. I read the recap and comments to know more about the TV SHOW. If I wanted the books (and future plots) spoiled, I’d read them.
All in all, I think it was a good episode, if a bit surreal and over the top in the first half. The goring scene was really well done, and Wood did a better job this time around; she didn’t seem nearly as overdone. Obviously would have liked to have seen more of Eric, but I’m sure he gets his licks in next season. I’m disinclined to think he’s the one who snatched Bill, both because A) some person already said who grabbed him in the book; thanks! and B) it’d be too obvious after Eric’s promise to the queen. It’s an intriguing cliff-hanger.
I tend to agree with you. I love to come here and see what others thought about the episode but instead wind up spoiled with major plot points from the books. Yes, they might not all come true but its a bit frustrating. I suspect most don’t do it intentionally. They want to discuss this show in addition to the books to compare similarities and highlight the differences. Hopefully some will try in the future to be more considerate but there will always be the type that likes to spoil for the sake of it. Not sure who gets a thrill out of that but there are obviously plenty that do.
I try not to spoil major plot points but it’s just as unfair to us not to have the opportunity to discuss the differences. I respect Linda for seeing that. And to be honest whether it’s a red herring or a spoiler who cares. The truth is I’ve read the whole series twice and rarely know what’s gonna happen next. That’s half the fun. If it’s such a big deal to you I’m sure there’s a comments page only for non book comments only. Let us have our fun too. And I’ll try to not to spoil anything. Cause i do understand where you’re coming from
I agree with you! Discuss the show – NOT THE BOOKS!!!!
I’m with Javabooknut – I’ve read the books, and am still taking shots in the dark about where TB will go next. I think by now we can all agree that the readers are guessing just as much as the tv-only fans!
And there was a serious lack of viking in the finale.
My main issue is the stark alteration of the Eric, Bill, and Sookie’s personalities. I wouldn’t want to books regurgitated, but I really miss some of the Eric and Sookie interactions. I liked how romantic Bill and Sookie were the first season, but could not help but feel they were so forced this season. Eric and Sookie had way more chemistry. I was waiting for him to pop into her head when she was pondering the contrived proposal. That is just so wrong. If she were really to accept it, there would be no Alcide, Quinn, or Eric!
ByteMeBill — you know why the stark alterations of Eric, Bill and Sookie personalities from the book? Because the books are Mystery ROMANCE NOVELS that are targeted to middle aged women and True Blood is a TV SHOW – which reaches across a broad demographic – over age, race, sex and income. If anyone wants to watch a harlequin romance play out, they can easily tune in to any of the major networks during the week for daytime soap operas.
I like that the series is slightly different than the books in that we get to see the 2nd tier book characters have a bigger part of the TV series. Tara, Lafayette, Arlene, Andy and Jason are 2nd tier characters in the books, but have a much bigger role in the TV series. What irritates me is that the TV series mirrors the books in relation to the major book characters of Sookie, Eric and Bill. The only difference is in the TV series St. Bill is getting the Eric’s lines and actions in regards to Sookie in Season 2. Book Bill really doesn’t exist anymore at this point and is a 2nd book 2nd tier character. I don’t buy the argument from people that say we shouldn’t get mad about the TV series matching the book. It really is in regards to the main characters only the male lead actions are reversed.
I agree. It’s the same thing last season when they showed Lafayette painting his nails and then showed the foot falling out of the car with the same color polish. I think they want people to believe it is Eric. Eric can’t be the bad guy both seasons. He took Lafayette is season 2 he can’t take Bill too. That’s too much.
The “slowness” was just to torture us hoping for more Eric as we watched the hour dissolve away. AB knows perfectly well that the double sexy tension about Bill v. Eric is what keeps us watching! Sookie wants it all—so do we. And now we wait long enough for a woman to have a baby. Agony.
The first half hour kept my interest-the egg laid an egg and so did most of the rest. I can’t believe no one thought this ending where Bill proposed was anything but crap. Sorry….the books carry it better. I thought when Sookie went into the restroom to compose herself she would realise that she really didn’t know enough about their relationship and herself to commit. Is their real life effecting the story line? I was really disappointed in the ending. Bill had to be taken-the next book is Sookie looking/saving him. Wish I could act and get a job on TB….how many minutes do the actors have in front of the camera? Also think that Eric, who I think is a fantastic actor, should have much more play time-great lines and delivered with such panache.
BOOK SPOILER ALERT! DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!
Except I don’t know how Alcide will work into next season now. The tension in book 3 is that she believe Bill left her willingly and is torn when she’s attracted to alcide. She goes after bill because she loves him but is torn because he left her without a goodbye.
@Javabooknut- I just wanted to say that I’ve found all of yours posts thus far to be insightful, balanced, and eloquently written. And once again, you’ve hit upon a very interesting question. A large part of the next book (and something I think many fans probably were looking forward to) is the sexual tension between Alcide and Sookie. I’m wondering how they’ll fit that in with Sookie looking for her “fiance” and not for the boyfriend that was kidnapped on his way home to break up with her.
Thank you for the complement Pam’s Girl. And great point. That’s what i was thinking. Also for you I’m hoping for some Pam time too. She’s such a cool character in the books and i think she was well cast. Can’t wait for Olivia. If that’s one of the things AB moves up More power.
Just a quick note on future casting….am I the only one who thinks the actor who played Stan, the hot sexy Dallas vampire, would have been perfect for Alcide? I can’t really think of anyone else playing him, so, looking forward to that casting. Also agree with the choice of Billy Zane for Quinn, as long as he stays bald, and bulks up even more .
I couldn’t help but wonder some of the same things you’ve questions, as well as wishing for more Eric. Two weeks between episodes, a season of being devoted to this show, knowing we’ll have months and months before the next season begins…and we only get like 5 minutes of Eric.