You know I love True Blood, if I didn’t, would I be spending all my days here? But this “Frenzy” left me delirious and I just need to get it out. Agree with me or don’t, but I just need to throw this out into the world for sanity’s sake…
Personally I never felt attracted to fantasy movies, I was the one to say “C’mon that cannot happen!” and then everybody would shut me up. I used to think that magic was used to cover absurdities and the plot holes of inconsistent scripts.
But everything changed the first time I saw Bill Compton walking through Merlotte’s door. What the hell? I would even watch a hospital drama if Bill was the surgeon. No, really, I loved the magical world of True Blood the same way I loved the anxious and twisty world of Six Feet Under. I immersed myself in a land where everything was possible, and I decided to believe it. The wit, the irony, the lightening strikes of black humor, and above all, the intense love story of Bill and Sookie made the impossible become, well… true.
The episodes 11. I don’t know what’s wrong with number 11, but from now onwards, it will become my unlucky number.
I was incapable of understanding, in season 1, episode 11, the easiness (easy peasy) in which Sookie ran into Sam’s arms (or should I say into his mouth) while Bill was away. I was horrified to see how merciless she was to Bill when he found them both sucking each other’s breaths after all he went through to get to her side again. She even smashed a vase on his head!
In this year’s episode 11, some things that were revolving around in my head had finally become deeply troubling to me.
Why on earth would Bill leave Sookie alone in Bon Temps knowing she is in deep danger? Sorry, I don’t buy that he would do that. Obviously he can’t take her with him to the Queen, she would have one of her freak-outs when she saw her cousin Hadley and knew about Bill’s supposed mission. Ok then Bill? Why didn’t you leave the girl in a roadside motel while you did your business at the Palace? Yes I know… that wouldn’t be the same, Sookie needed to be in Bon Temps, getting into trouble, because if not, there wouldn’t be emotion. And moreover, Sookie will need to be rescued by Bill, again. But hey, that’s not my problem. The writers should take that one. I simply can’t believe Bill would do that in my real fantasy world. Ok, now I’m really speaking on episode 10, not 11, my fault. Can you see that I am a little upset here people?
Bill is definetly not enjoying the game
Tonight’s episode brought it all back again and made me quickly type up this rant. Why, oh why, didn’t Bill leave the Queen when she demanded him to stay for another day? The vampire that was willing to sacrifice himself to save his beloved by walking into the sun, just to save her, now is sitting playing Yahtzee while looking impatient, while the little telepath is risking her life in Bon Temps? Yep, she promised not to get close to Maryann…hah! It also annoyed me that the Queen tells him not to worry as he would feel it if Sookie were in danger. C’mon! And what would Bill do then, disintegrate himself molecularly and teleport to Bon Temps? Maybe.
While I’m at it, yet another thing irritating me is the fact that the Maenad relies on stupid zombies to get Sam. But Sam spent almost the entire episode at Merlotte’s; did he think he was safe? Did he think the children were safe? You can’t say he was well hidden – most often, if you’re looking for Sam Merlotte, the best place to start would be his roadside bar and grill, everybody knows that! It would be so easy for Maryann to simply collect him there, but that’s where he stayed for most of the day. I guess Maryann is too concerned with foraging for herbs in the woods, but I digress…
With True Blood, everything is possible, but I think this time the magic was used to cover holes and characters were simply not being smart enough. And Alan doesn’t need that because he is brilliant enough to conjure something better. My fantasy world is crumbled last night! I want my popcorn for smart people back!
Ok have I told you how much I love True Blood? ;)
Stay tuned for CitizenErased Recap….
Rant assisted by Lividity, you rock.
Nice article ZZ! I cracked up at points!!!
I’ve been a lover of fantasy since I was 7 years old and first saw the Tantive IV being chased by Darth Vader’s Star Destroyer! (yeah, I really am just that much of a geek. I’m also old as dirt for remembering this) I have loved all things vampire my whole life, I adore witches, warlocks, Aes Sedai and Jedi Knights and all manner of crazy, cool stuff. In short, I can and do suspend belief quite easily.
That being said, I also like to super analyze everything and break it down into itty bitty pieces and stick it under a microscope to find the flaws. (WTF is up with Mace Windu having a purple lightsabre!?) Then I get to have fun coming up with scenarios to make these alleged errors make sense so I can rest easy once more.
So I think that is our mission here. We must look at episode 11 and roll it around in our brains, twist it up like a pretzel, squish it, bend it, fold it and then spit it back out in some way that gives us back the joy joy feelings we had waaay back when!
I may not be much help though, because I’m still struggling with a few episodes in season one :D
Hello fellow Geek sister! “These are not the bad scenes your are looking for”…lol
OK, anyway back to what I thought was a some-what vampire reality world. I just have one question. This was the biggest WTF, in that whole episode, for me.
WTF is up with he large egg? If Tara laid that thing, that’s gotta hurt.
KF- Now you know Samuel L Jackson needs a @ucking purple lightsabre…
KF, TC is right about that. Samuel L specifically requested that purple lightsaber. Those who adore purple require purple, you know,… if it’s at all possible.
Yep, I remember seeing the behind the scenes thing where he asked George Lucas if he could have purple.
But see, I had to make it okay in my head and with the previously established canon…I did so by deciding that since red (sith) and blue (jedi) colors make purple, Mace Windu was trying to make a statement about the balance of the force between light and dark. Don’t ask :P
Do I get the geek award of the night for that mess?
Dude, I understand. And now, we will put the geekdom aside (ok, just for a moment).
But, I’d be all over an Empire Strikes Back Halloween Party though…
heh. (sorry).
LOL
thanks KF
yeah actually I didnt want to sound more bitch but I also had problems with Jason, Andy and Sam cleaning Merlotte’s at the start of the episode… WTF???? the whole village is in flames, a maenad is hunting them and they are playing the tidy boys??? not to mention eric flying like superman!
i like that to put all the pieces in the puzzle, and I like to feel I’m being taken seriously even if it’s fantasy.
Ya! No kidding about the menfolk doing their spring cleaning! First it was ridiculous – as you said – bugger fieeesh to fry here, guys! And also – when do men all get together to tidy up willingly?
(Jeez, maybe they can all come to my house…..)
It’s that big egg I’m really concerned with!! That has the potential to create some very serious ‘HUH????’ reactions!
Honey, i’m so with you. Last episode bugged the shit out of me as well. I am DONE with tiresome zombie stuff, we have seen enough and hello, terrible plot holes! Why is Maryanne kicking back at the house leaving Sam to mooch around the whole day rescuing kids? Where’s the sense of urgency? I know why Bill left Sookie in Bon Temps and I guess she has to get caught by Maryanne at some stage but they did a rubbish job of setting that up, it was out of character for Bill. Uber grumbles. Oh and the list of story lines that need tying up is a mile long now, not gonna be done in an hour and i’m gonna be pissed.
Ok so I totally agree with you! But to me the egg was the worst thing. It took the whole show to this new, really unbelievable, place for me. I’m a huge fan of the books so Maryann was hard enough for me to grasp but come on people, an egg?!?!?