4.02 - You Smell Like Dinner

[astral martin]

True Blood, 4.02 - You Smell Like Dinner

Tara and Sookie are back together to work on a real-estate issue. Bill and Eric discuss a local coven that could be a problem for the vampires. Jason is the recipient of some unconventional medical help. Sam discovers some things about Luna's demons. Jessica's cravings for human blood become stronger as she struggles to control them.

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All right, much improved from the last episode, I say. The initial scene with Timbo and Jason was creepy and funny as hell.

Sookie and Eric was okay. I'm kind of hoping she does become his, just to piss Bill off. Yeah, I'm still somewhat mad at him.

SPEAKING OF WHICH: Why the f*** did they decide to kill off Sophie?! She was, by far, my favorite guest star in the series. A horrid move on their part, IMO. I can't see him as king of anything. Sheriff, sure. But not king. The flashback scene with Bill in England was...ehh. It was pretty boring. They were showing how Nan - have I mentioned how I'm in love with Nan? Well, I am - and Bill first met, yeah, but I didn't care for it that much.

The Tara and Sookie reunion. The whole fairies chasing her killed the moment. What was the point of that? But yeah, here's hoping they'll, you know, actually stay friends. I like their friendship. And Tara/Lafayette/Jesus is a great trio. I love them together. Lafayette and Tara have a great comical dynamic going on there. And Jesus's reaction to Marnie's resurrection proposal was funny as well.

Pam, as usual, is hysterical. Loved to see scenes with her and Sookie more. "He pulls good string."

Did anyone else feel a twinge of nostalgia when Holly started the chant to banish Eric? It reminded me of a good ol' vanquishing spell. No? Just me? Okay. Nontheless, it made me smile. The way Fiona Shaw recited the spell was so eerie and badass at the same time. Prolly just me.

Arlene screaming at the baby and calling it rotten to the core was also a plus for me. And Terry's one liner just...it was cheesy, but in a good kind of way.

Did anyone else buy Tommy's "I want us to be brothers" bull? Even if he did mean it, how long is that REALLY going to last considering who Tommy is and considering who Sam is?

Speaking of Sam, the meeting with the Shifter circle was my highlight of the episode. The whole confession of the craziest shift you've ever done felt real and something a close-knit group of friends would do. But I especially loved Luna's short monologue on her being able to shift into any human, including her dead mother. Loved, loved, loved it. I'm really looking forward to seeing that.

Brandon, you still bored with Hoyt and Jessica? The scene outside of Fangtasia came out of something out of some 80's movie. Nontheless, it was very romantic. I saw the scene sometime ago while watching the Paley Center Convention thing on Youtube. And there is certainly some strain starting in between them. Especially when he calls Jessica's blood s***. I'm just mad she actually fed on someone else. I know she's a vamp, but still.

The whole Hotshot story was okay. I'm just waiting for him to finally get out of there and start life as a werepather.

A major step forward from the last episode. I was satisfied.

[Temporal Death]

Alright, I'm tackling this in the good old quote-and-elaborate style.

Jul 17, 2011 2:06:49 GMT 1 astral martin said:

Sookie and Eric was okay. I'm kind of hoping she does become his, just to piss Bill off. Yeah, I'm still somewhat mad at him.

I'm honestly a Sookie-Eric shipper, so I AM hoping she becomes his. Now, something I don't understand about this whole Eric-owning-the-house business: he's doing it to protect her, but isn't it so that if the owner's dead (or undead, in this case), vampires can enter the house without an invite? Or was he just trying to strongarm her into being his?

SPEAKING OF WHICH: Why the f*** did they decide to kill off Sophie?!

Well I think this was mainly because Evan Rachel Wood had a more permanent gig on another show. I personally loved the scene. Hated how they could both fly though. I thought that was a power unique to only Eric and a few other vamps. I thought her death was... beautiful, to say the least. What with the shiny laser pointers and her red hair and the bloody explosion? Magnificent.

Honestly, this scene made Beel more interesting again. I like him as the double-crossing son of a bitch he is instead of the lovesick goody two-shoes he turns into when he is around Sookie. Even his flashback in England, loved it. So true to his character instead of the whimpering idiot you see at the end of 3.12. I love him as King! And if you have watched 4.03, you'll see why. We'll discuss more of that once that thread is up and running. I think him and Sookie should respectfully part ways and be done for good. You know, sparing another break-up fuck scene because Anna Paquin is worth it.

The Tara and Sookie reunion. The whole fairies chasing her killed the moment. What was the point of that? But yeah, here's hoping they'll, you know, actually stay friends. I like their friendship. And Tara/Lafayette/Jesus is a great trio. I love them together. Lafayette and Tara have a great comical dynamic going on there. And Jesus's reaction to Marnie's resurrection proposal was funny as well.

I think it was kinda necessary to show how she was shaken up after the whole abduction incident. I love their friendship too and I hope they keep it. Also, is Tara looking prettier this season? That Asian pussy is doing her some good. Love lipstick lesbians. Lafayette and Jesus were boring in this episode too, but as seen in the next, they work well as a trio.

"He pulls good string"
LOL. Love Pam.

Did anyone else feel a twinge of nostalgia when Holly started the chant to banish Eric? It reminded me of a good ol' vanquishing spell. No? Just me? Okay. Nontheless, it made me smile. The way Fiona Shaw recited the spell was so eerie and badass at the same time. Prolly just me.

Yeah. About that. Charmed did it better. The vanquishing spell, the witches. Fiona Shaw is a great actress. It's just what she is given to work with. I cringed. I prefer the Fae over witches. That spell was horribly done. The entire witchcraft thing is. At least with the Fae you know they were aiming for cheesy.

Arlene screaming at the baby and calling it rotten to the core was also a plus for me. And Terry's one liner just...it was cheesy, but in a good kind of way.

Another storyline I can't give a rat's ass about. I think they should have let the baby "die" due to that spell Holly and Arlene cast, and they could have made Arlene a Wiccan who deals with it (both the child and her actions) haunting her.

Did anyone else buy Tommy's "I want us to be brothers" bull?

No.

Speaking of Sam, the meeting with the Shifter circle was my highlight of the episode. The whole confession of the craziest shift you've ever done felt real and something a close-knit group of friends would do. But I especially loved Luna's short monologue on her being able to shift into any human, including her dead mother. Loved, loved, loved it. I'm really looking forward to seeing that.

I love Luna. I hope she and Sam last, and true, this was the biggest twist yet and I'm loving the possibilities of where it's gonna take Sam. Man needs a good story already.

Brandon, you still bored with Hoyt and Jessica? The scene outside of Fangtasia came out of something out of some 80's movie. Nontheless, it was very romantic. I saw the scene sometime ago while watching the Paley Center Convention thing on Youtube. And there is certainly some strain starting in between them. Especially when he calls Jessica's blood s***. I'm just mad she actually fed on someone else. I know she's a vamp, but still.

Well I kinda saw that scene too, and loved it back when I saw it. I am still bored of Hoyt AND Jessica as of 4.02, but I did enjoy the Sookie-Jessica scene. Another relationship I love on the show.

I think Jessica should be free, or well, happier with Hoyt. Usually it's the happier relationships on TV that get boring, but these two were so good in S2 when happy. They really don't look good when shaken up this bad.

Also, I don't think he meant to call her blood shit. Not in the literal sense.

Hotshot, meh. Crystal is a crazy-ass cunt, maybe a bit too crazy, but I love her.

This was a really good TB episode though. Way better than the first.

[astral martin]

he's doing it to protect her, but isn't it so that if the owner's dead (or undead, in this case), vampires can enter the house without an invite? Or was he just trying to strongarm her into being his?

I feel like it was more of a strongarm, now that you mention it. I don't know much about the rules and logic of TB, so I'm just gonna go with that just to be safe.

Well I think this was mainly because Evan Rachel Wood had a more permanent gig on another show. I personally loved the scene. Hated how they could both fly though. I thought that was a power unique to only Eric and a few other vamps. I thought her death was... beautiful, to say the least. What with the shiny laser pointers and her red hair and the bloody explosion? Magnificent.

Hell yeah, I've always loved true deaths since I first saw them. I just hate the fact that she had to fall victim to it. And so early in the season. I actually thought the flying was a bit cheesy. The way Eric did it during his fantasy with Sookie in season three was much cooler, even if he was just floating there.

Honestly, this scene made Beel more interesting again. I like him as the double-crossing son of a bitch he is instead of the lovesick goody two-shoes he turns into when he is around Sookie. Even his flashback in England, loved it. So true to his character instead of the whimpering idiot you see at the end of 3.12. I love him as King! And if you have watched 4.03, you'll see why. We'll discuss more of that once that thread is up and running. I think him and Sookie should respectfully part ways and be done for good. You know, sparing another break-up fuck scene because Anna Paquin is worth it.

If anything, I'd at least like for them to have proper closure. He knows Sookie is alive and walking around and yet he's seen f***ing some Wiccan the day after she sees him. Which leads me to question his love for her in the first place. But Bill could possibly make for somewhat of an anti-hero of sorts; a new authority figure we love to hate. Which reminds me: Bill's " I am the authority" line. Reminds me of Russell. I miss him.

Also, is Tara looking prettier this season? That Asian pussy is doing her some good. Love lipstick lesbians. Lafayette and Jesus were boring in this episode too, but as seen in the next, they work well as a trio.

If anything, here's hoping Tara feels like moving back to the s***hole bon Temps and brings her new girlfriend with her. I think Arlene's initial thought of her would be hysterical.

I think they should have let the baby "die" due to that spell Holly and Arlene cast, and they could have made Arlene a Wiccan who deals with it (both the child and her actions) haunting her.

I honestly can't see Arlene actually going through with being a Wiccan. Her reaction to learning that Holly is a Wiccan last season showed she was pretty creeped out by it.

I love Luna. I hope she and Sam last, and true, this was the biggest twist yet and I'm loving the possibilities of where it's gonna take Sam. Man needs a good story already.

Here, here.

I think Jessica should be free, or well, happier with Hoyt. Usually it's the happier relationships on TV that get boring, but these two were so good in S2 when happy. They really don't look good when shaken up this bad.

Also, I don't think he meant to call her blood shit. Not in the literal sense.

Hotshot, meh. Crystal is a crazy-ass cunt, maybe a bit too crazy, but I love her.

so true about the happy TV couples. I do remeber seeing the scene where Jessica and Hoyt first meet in season 2? It was apart of the every TB episode ever marathon. You knew this is where it all starts. But I actually do want to actually see their relationship put to the test. To see how much they can handle of each other.

As for Crystal. I'm gonna elaborate more about the crazy biatch in the next thread.