Oh, True Blood, when did you become a good show?

[firthgal]

ASDHASLFJKLLLDSFHGSDKJ TRUE BLOOD, HOLY CRAP. I can't get over how genuinely good this season has been. Tonight's ep? Freaking epic, man. Especially that ending. I think what is really making this season so much better than the first two for me is that the big villain is awesome. I couldn't freaking stand Maryanne, ugh, and Rene wasn't revealed to be the villain until the last two eps of season 1 (or something like that), so, Russel is just magnificent. He's snarky and flamboyant and charming and scary dangerous, but he also has a weak spot. The little bit of humanity left in him that allows him to love. I just, after the confusing monstrosity that was Maryanne, I am ecstatic that they've given us a vampire villain who is completely badass and insane. Speaking of insane...



FRANKLIN'S RETURN, HOLY MOTHER FREAKING CRAP. That was intense, and I love Tara so damn much for standing up to him. She was clearly scared out of her wits (the actress is so damn good at being quietly terrified), but she found it in her to tell him absolutely everything that she needed to in order to free herself. And guh, Franklin and his creepy, creepy creepiness! You could really feel his sorrow/pain mixed in with that psychotic edge to his voice. Dude was one messed up vampire. And I so freaking love that it was ultimately his bitchy cockiness that ended up getting him killed (for good). Yay for Jason conveniently popping out of nowhere with a shotgun full of wooden bullets! (psh, plausibility? Never this show's strong suit).

BILL AND SOOKIE. BLOODY SHOWER SEX THAT WAS BOTH GROSS AND SOMEHOW BEAUTIFUL. I don't know why these two own my heart. I just don't know.

ERIC AND PAM. VAMPIRE OTP FOREVER AND EVER.

The Jason/Crystal storyline is stupid. I keep hoping for it to get less stupid, but it hasn't. But alas, I am used to Jason's storylines being stupid, so, nothing new there, I guess.

SAM/TARA!!!1!1!!! My heart still beats for this ship, apparently. Or at least, it did until Tara saw Sam viciously beating up that dude and she looked completely terrified of him. I still have hope for these two, though. The show has suddenly started revisiting them for a reason, right? Right? Maybe? Either way, I've missed these two confiding in each other, and I love how much it felt like coming home to see them doing it again. They just... they're good for each other.

Lafayette and Jesus are beyond adorable. I love that Lafayette is the only person on the show who has truly had a healthy romantic relationship (so far. I keep waiting for something awful to happen between them, because, you know, this is True Blood. People are either psycho, bigoted, supernatural, or undead. If Jesus truly is a good guy, then you know he'll be dead by the end of the season. That's just the way it goes, unfortunately).

So, the lady that got locked in a room and was raped by her coworker for five and a half hours, was she the one girl that survived Rene's attack? It's been forever since I've seen season 1, so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but there was one girl who survived, right? Is it this girl? Or was that someone else? It just seems weird that she's getting involved with Arlene's baby, which makes me think there's a correlation there.

THE ENDING SCENE. BRILLIANT. BRILLIANT! "We will eat you, after we are done eating your CHILDREN! And now for the weather. Tiffany?"

In conclusion, awesome, awesome episode.

Oh, speaking of True Blood, I am almost positive that my mother is an Eric girl. Whenever we talk about True Blood, it's "Eric this" and "Eric that" and... well, I don't have the heart to tell her that my main interest in True Blood is Bill. I AM A BILL GIRL THROUGH AND THROUGH. But I love Eric, too.

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The 30 Day Shipping Meme
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?

I... don't know. I go through spells of enjoying the Bill/Sookie/Eric triangle on True Blood, but I love it more for the Bill/Eric tension than anything else. Is that weird? Probably. Also, I've just started watching Vampire Diaries, because about 70% of my f-list has fallen in love with this show and it's been on my to-watch list all summer, and I have to say that only three episodes in and I am completely intrigued by the Stefan/Elena/Damon triangle. I have a feeling that this triangle will be quite epic and soul-hurty and much more fascinating than Bill/Sookie/Eric could ever hope to be. And hey, you can even throw in Matt to make it a quadrilateral and I can honestly say, at this point, I enjoy each and every dynamic and character in that quadrilateral (though I will not be surprised if I come out OTPing Elena/Damon. Though my first shipping inklings were for Damon/Stefan, but uh... if they're actual brothers then I'll stay away from that. Maybe). Here, have a picture, BECAUSE THEY ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL:



*dreamy sigh* I guess if you also count Katherine, then it's a really screwed up love pentagon of sorts.


Day 01 - What is your current favourite ship?
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?

The 30 Day Community Meme
Day 02 - Favorite male character

Honestly, I have this weird fondness for Pierce that really cannot be explained. He seems to be most people's least favorite, but man do I love this dude. He's offensive and lame and oblivious to the fact that he's a senior citizen, but he's also somehow sweet and endearing and surprisingly insightful, not to mention completely hilarious as a character. I mean, I do not condone his offensiveness, not at all, but he doesn't actually intend to offend people, it's just his way of saying things (and this kind of reminds me of my grandfather, actually, which might be why I seem to be more forgiving of Pierce than most people are). Anyway, what it all comes down to is that Pierce makes me laugh a whole heck of a lot, especially whenever he falls down. I believe that this scene properly encompasses all that Pierce is:

Well-meaning but kind of pathetic and gross yet somehow completely lovable. I don't know, dudes, I don't know. If this character wasn't played by Chevy Chase, then I'm not quite sure that Pierce would be as sympathetic as he is now. Someone posted a genderswap picspam on community_tv today and mentioned that if Pierce had been a female, she would have been a much more widely hated character, and it's sad but probably true. For some odd reason offensive things seem to be more shocking when coming from a female, I guess (though, you know, my great aunt was about 10 times more offensive than my granddad was, and yet everyone found her to be completely adorable, so there you go. Well, she hated my granddad, so, I suppose he didn't find her adorable, but it's just kind of funny that they didn't like each other seeing as how they were probably the most offensive people in our family).


Day 01 - Favorite female character
Day 02 - Favorite male character
Day 03 - Favorite episode
Day 04 - Favorite scene
Day 05 - Favorite quote
Day 06 - Least favorite character
Day 07 - Least favorite episode
Day 08 - Favorite Jeff moment
Day 09 - Favorite Britta moment
Day 10 - Favorite Abed moment
Day 11 - Favorite Annie moment
Day 12 - Favorite Troy moment
Day 13 - Favorite Shirley moment
Day 14 - Favorite Pierce moment
Day 15 - Favorite Señor Chang moment
Day 16 - Favorite other/guest character moment
Day 17 - Favorite ship
Day 18 - Least favorite ship
Day 19 - Favorite friendship
Day 20 - Favorite guest star
Day 21 - Least favorite guest star
Day 22 - A scene that made you happy
Day 23 - A scene that made you cry
Day 24 - A scene that made you angry
Day 25 - Something that happened that you wish didn’t
Day 26 - Something that didn’t happen that you wish did
Day 27 - Favorite cast image
Day 28 - What you want for Season Two
Day 29 - What your overall opinion was of Season One
Day 30 - Whatever tickles your fancy

Comments

[irlandesak.livejournal.com]

Pierce. That's an odd choice. I have a love/hate relationship with him. Most of the time he's just there but he has had some truly awesome eps. Beginner's Pottery was one of my faves for him.

And I hear there was a Sam/Tara scene in tonight's TB. I might have to hunt down this ep. Is this the second this season?

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Yes! Two scenes in one season! Which sounds ridiculous to get excited over, but, you know, they had ZERO in season 2, so.

Pierce was spectacular in Beginner's Pottery (definitely my favorite thing about that ep). As much as I love Pierce, though, he's definitely a character who is better in small doses. But yeah, he's my favorite. Troy is a very close second.

[irlandesak.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I could do this meme and think of a favorite male. Maybe Abed because I always like the Greek Chorus.

And there were not ZERO in S2. There was this awesome face licking moment during one of Maryanne's orgies that was so freakin' hot. UNF! But that's about it.

When was the other scene this season. Do you remember?

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Dude, S2 was so crappy that I can't even remember that face lick. *sigh*

Sadly, I don't remember which ep had the other Sam/Tara moment. I watched 4 eps all in a row last week, so they've all blended together in my head.

[zombie_boogie.livejournal.com]

Damon/Elena/Stefan is epic. EPIC. My preferences lean towards Damon/Elena, because they are snarky and hot as well as having this really bizarre and delightful friendship. Elena/Stefan is a bit too vanilla for my tastes, but they are surprisingly sweet and healthy. In the end, though, I love my OT3. I just want them to be one big vampire family. I can't remember which episode it is, but at some point Damon refers to Elena as "our girlfriend" and I was like, "YES. WHY CAN'T IT BE SO?" But I'm happy you're watching TVD. It's wonderful crack, and much, much better than it has any right to be.

Oh and yes Damon and Stefan are actual blood brothers. That doesn't stop them from having tons and tons of chemistry (I don't ship it, because I don't do incest shipping, but I can still see it).

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Yes, the more episodes I watch, the more it really does feel like Elena is dating both of them. I think this is the first time where I can legitimately see an OT3 actually happening. It's crazy.

[otempora42.livejournal.com]

I'm actually more of a Stefan/Elena shipper than a Damon/Elena shipper, mostly because I went in specifically trying NOT to ship D/E, but also because I'm boring. :P Although I secretly want the OT3 (and that includes the incest! I mean, they're vampires, so that makes it less gross, right?)

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Pfft, vampire incest is totally less gross! Somehow. Or maybe I just really, really love the OT3, too. Also, the further into the show I get (I think I'm through ep 10 now), the more I seem to be on the Stefan/Elena side, which I should have figured from the beginning, but, you know, I always think I'll ship the seedier ship and then fall for the more EPIC LOVE type ship when it comes to vampire romances. I have no idea why. Of course, in this case, I think Damon's obsession with Elena is purely about Katherine, whereas with Stefan it stopped being about Katherine once he actually got to know Elena.

[otempora42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, episode 10 really cemented my Stefan/Elena love, but the really good Damon/Elena moments don't come until later on in the season. But I like Stefan/Elena because it seems so much more equal than most vampire/human relationships (particularly Twilight, although the two on Buffy had their share of problems). I dunno, I like that they're actually one of the healthier relationships on the show, once they get back together, and they aren't too high-drama.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha, what is it about Eric that draws in the older ladies? You'd think they'd fall for the sweet, broody, dependable one!

[polly1esther.livejournal.com]

Franklin! Russell! Sam!

Erm, sorry for the random shouting but these three guys made it for me with the last ep.

Sam is back where he belongs, with the people he belongs with, and boy does he have some anger management issues. I love it! Even though I can't stand Sam's brother, he sure manages to push all the right buttons with Sam. I'm not even gonna let my heart go for Sam/Tara bacause the show will break my heart. Since they're good for each other, they can't be together. That's the TV law. :|

I'm still in denial that they killed Franklin but considering he's a pile of bloody goo, it's safe to say he's a goner. *sniff* I had such high hopes he would turn Tara and then she would go eat her mother. What? I have issues with Tara's mom. ;)

Russell! OMG! I knew he was awesome but the "And now for the weather. Tiffany?" was utter brilliance. Also, only after Talbot was dead did I start to ship Russell/Talbot. I never realized how much Russell really loved Talbot (maybe he didn't either?) so to see him go insane from grief was strangely touching even though I was laughing at the same time. Denis O'Hare, you will be on my people-to-watch list!

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Franklin's reappearance was much too short. I was anticipating him coming back to haunt Tara for the rest of the season, but they surprisingly killed him off like two minutes after he reappeared. BUMMER.

Ha, you know, I was enjoying Russell/Talbot, especially their bickering, but yeah, the show definitely makes you appreciate them after you see how psycho he went once he could feel that Talbot had been killed. I particularly loved the fact that Russell had Bill in his hands at the very moment that Eric killed Talbot, and the second Russell felt Talbot die, he dropped Bill and completely forgot about him and Sookie.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I keep waiting for something awful to happen between them, because, you know, this is True Blood.

Same here. And I have the same thing with Holly - I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop with both of those characters.