Air Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9PM ET/PT
I bet Pam never thought she'd be floored by her maker
As harsh as this may sound, I am speaking from the heart. I can’t understand what’s going on anymore and I’m not sure I can take another episode like this one. Everything in Hotshot is just… wrong. They sit around eating raw skunk while telling stories about the first panthers? Bo-ring. Do we have to watch this nonsense about keeping up the bloodline with kidnapping and rape? I get that Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is the biggest man whore around but even he doesn’t deserve what they’re doing to him. Seriously, I’m appalled. With all the freakiness coming out of Hotshot, I don’t think I’ve ever been more grossed out by an episode than this one. It’s pathetic. Poor Jason can’t seem to escape being taken advantage of. He’s beyond gullible but this is getting crazy.
WTF writers? The horrible way in which this book adaptation is being handled irritates me. They’ve ruined a good thing without probable cause. It wouldn’t have been difficult to stick with the fantastic story already laid out for this season. But no… it’s been massacred. I’m beyond disappointed with the material being passed off as acceptable. However, I did get a couple of laughs thanks to Eric (Alexander Skarsgård). He does a great job with the little things he does—the subtle shoulder shrug, the smile while innocently apologizing, and his complete aloofness—without trying to be funny.
The baby doll in Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) and Hoyt’s (Jim Parrack) place is creepy. Please don’t tell me there’s going to be some stupid possessed doll storyline crap happening. Please? And who gives a child a dirty doll to play with anyway? Come on, that’s not even remotely believable. Actually, I should be asking who cares because honestly, I don’t.
“You’ve reached Officer Jason Stackhouse. If this is an emergency dial 9-1-1 and ask for me.” Really Jason? This is your cell phone’s unavailable message? I know he isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed but give him a little credit for something. I don’t see why he’s continually portrayed as so out of sorts because at this point it’s like beating a dead horse. Hasn’t he learned anything in a year? No wait, I get it. He’s the comic relief because there aren’t any other bumbling idiots prancing around or any other actor on the show as good at being hilariously stupid as Kwanten.
Will anyone miss Claudine?
Quite a few things have been bothering me about this new venture into Bon Temps. One: Tara (Rutina Wesley). I’ve always liked her but I’m perplexed by the full 180°? She went from being in love with Jason and Eggs (Mechad Brooks) to being a lesbian in just a year. I feel like something else is going on there but have no idea what it could be. Two: Sookie’s (Anna Paquin) been back for a few days and is lying to everyone she comes into contact with—including herself. Does no one realize she’s hiding something? These people have known her for years but can’t tell from her mannerisms they’re being deceived? Three: Eric and Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) are supposed to be friendlier with Sookie, yet they’ve been at odds. Eric has done nothing but show and tell Sookie how much he cares for her and wants to protect her, yet she loathes him. It doesn’t have to be that way. And I hope it isn’t just me, but I really want Pam and Sookie to be besties. It would be so worth it. Four: the dialogue, casting and writing. It’s not horrible but terribly skewed. Take all the artistic liberties you feel necessary but who are these characters? It’s only been a year and I am clueless as to who does what anymore. In fact, the show seems to be a brand new series with little resemblance to True Blood at all.
Funny lines:
Eric to Sookie: “I know I’m a vampire, Snookie!”
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Eric: “Whothefuck’sshe?!”
Pam: “Fuck!”
Eric: “Sorry. Sorry, that was rude. I’m sorry.”
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Andy: “God grant me the serenity… fuck it.”
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Andy to Sam: “You think this is ‘cause I know you can turn into flies and dogs and dog shit for all I know.”
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Sookie: “You just killed my fairy godmother!”
Eric: “Sorry.” *looks aloof and smiles*
I'm not the only person who missed Alcide
If it weren’t for Marnie (Fiona Shaw), Pam and Eric, I would have died of boredom during “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’.” Again, Shaw captures my attention and pulling at my emotions, Bauer van Straten shines in every scene while Skarsgård continues to show his range with each new episode. What was the point of having Sookie go to Alcide (Joe Manganiello) for help if he’s with Debbie Pelt (Brit Morgan) again? So very disappointing. I think it’s time to unearth Russell (Denis O’Hare). He’s much more interesting than Bill (Stephen Moyer), who curiously tells Jessica the most honest thing anyone has in this episode, “If you love him, you tell the truth.” Funny, but I think he’s speaking from the heart.
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