After Sookie's outburst at the end of last week's episode, because she discovered that her parents were killed by vampires, she awakens in the faerie club after being examined by Claude and his sister. They inform her and Jason that she is only half-faerie and that she needs to be careful how she uses her powers, because she could run out. Although why the faeries are suddenly so concerned with Sookie and whether or not she keeps her powers is beyond me. The next day, Jason brings her breakfast in bed, and tells her not to feel responsible for their parents death, which of course is exactly what someone is going to do when you tell them not to. She goes and visits Luna in hospital and brings her flowers, but what she really wants is to have a hypothetical conversation with Sam in which she asks him if he had the opportunity to be human, would be take it. I suppose that the writers had to show Sookie debating over whether or not she should try and remove her faerie half and her powers in the process, but there was never really any debate. After everything Sookie's been through, of course she'd want to get rid of her powers (although, yes, she is extremely naive in thinking that getting rid of them at this stage of her life will benefit her at all. She's too far in, I'm afraid.) Anyway, after an episode of deep thought (don't strain yourself Sookie) she dramatically begins to expel light form her hands in an attempt to drain her powers outside her house.
Russell's imminent return and escape is what True Blood fans have been waiting for this entire season, but unfortunately this is paired with what has to be one of the shows nonsensical plots, as it continues to spiral into complete and unnecessary craziness. It starts off well: Roman is dead, and the the Authority goes into lock down, the lights are cut, the everyone panics. Immediately guards storm the room and subdue Russell with a silver net. Bill and Eric are taken back into captivity, and as they ponder who used them to find and bring Russell to the Authority to kill Roman, Salome summons them. In her chambers they find not only Nora, who pleads with Eric to forgive her, but Russell as well, who claims he has been reborn and found faith in Lilith. Salome reveals she dug Russell up (Really? True Blood fans had no idea) because he was the only vampire powerful enough to kill Roman. Apparently there was some important reason why she or Nora couldn't do it, and it made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Now that Salome's running things she wants to share their power with everyone, but having been used and all, Bill and Eric aren't interested. She invites them to a ceremony the following night anyway, and surprise, surprise they agree to go. At the ceremony, Russell continues to praise Lilth, and Salome tells the other members of the Authority that they didn't evolve from humans as Roman believed, but from Lilith, and that her blood wasn't meant to be kept sacred, but rather shared and that they should all drink Lilith's blood. Chancellor Dieter says that that is blasphemy, and Russell decapitates him. No one else in dumb enough to refuse, so they all drink her blood, including Bill and Eric, who can't see the harm in playing along, and the horribleness begins. While for the sake of the story Bill and Eric needed to be there, for the entire season they've been extremely susceptible and passive in every situation they've been in, even when it's been against their better judgement. It was so annoying because after Roman's death they were free, why did they have to stick around? The group, high on Lilith's blood, roam the streets in a drunk like state, only stopping to intimidate a cab driver that honks at them with their fangs. They crash karaoke at an engagement party and proceed to kill all the attendees. On the stage, a drop of blood hits the ground and a nude, blood-drenched woman appears: Lilith. She walks over to Nora and releases a red mist from her mouth, which hits Nora and makes her continue to forcibly feed on a human; the other vampires act similarly. And if things weren't bizarre enough, Godric, Eric's deceased maker, appears as a ghost to tell his progeny that Eric knows what he is doing is wrong, but that he has to convince Nora so. Eric looks over to her and Lilith has vanished. The religious overtones of the Authority storyline annoyed me from the beginning, especially because similar themes were dealt with in season two, but now it's just plain stupid. Who knows what Lilith's plans are, but at this stage I don't really care, because everything up until this point of the season hasn't made all that much sense. I doubt her sudden but inevitable appearance will actually reveal or justify anything meaningful in terms of plot, and I just want to say, as Eric did early on in the episode: 'Fuck you, bible bangers.' Despite all this Russell remains awesome, and I so hope that he was only pretending to praise Lilith in an attempt to bide his time and come up with a plan to escape (although I have no doubt he too was under the influence of her blood).
At the weapons store, deputy Kevin questions Andy about Junior's death, while Sam uses his acute sense of smell to sniff out clues (I smell a spin-off!). Sam tells Kenya, another officer, to open a box he finds sicne she has gloves on. When she opens it, they find it full of the Obama masks the shooters have been using. I'm really liking Sam investigating/ hunting down these supe killers, plus he doing a way better job than Andy. After a long period of doing nothing in particular his character seems to have found a real purpose and energy, and it shows in the storyline. Meanwhile, Andy visits the previous sheriff, Bud, because he's concerned that he's not doing a good job (you made Jason Stackhouse one of your deputies Andy, do you think you're doing a good job?). Bud however, is too busy cheating on his wife to care. Similarly, Hoyt seems to have instantaneously stopped caring about Jessica now that he's drinking beers with his new hate group friends. Hoyt tells them how much support he feels they've given him even though he only met them half-an-hour earlier, and the just generally discuss how supernatural beings ruin everything until one of them gets a call from their leader named 'Dragon' (how dangerously mysterious) telling them that Junior has been killed. In an attempt to avenge their fallen comrade, the group decide to go out on another mission, and invite Hoyt along with a throw of an Obama mask. I'm honestly starting to wonder how I ever liked Hoyt, he's become such a shadow of his former self unfortunately. At the hospital, a nurse tells Sam visiting hours are over. As he goes to leave he catches the smell of one of the supe killers he picked up from the weapons store. He's disguised as an orderly and Sam chases him down, knocks him to the floor and punches him in the face.
In a barn, Alcide and Nikki train, and Alcide tells her he's prepared to lose against JD in his fight to become packmaster. She suggests using vampire blood to even the playing field, but Alcide angrily refuses. The pair start kissing, but are interrupted by Martha who tells Alcide that JD denied taking vampire blood, and that it's JD's turn to be packmaster considering he had enough respect to allow Marcus to be alpha after Marcus' father died. Later, JD tells the pack that his vampire friend (Russell) told him that the end of days is coming, a fight between humans and vampires. JD tells them they should join the vampires and that the only way they will trust them is to drink Russell's blood. A female wolf agrees and drink a vial, and Emma tells JD she's scared. He offers her another vial, telling her it will make her strong, but Martha walks in as he does so, taking Emma away. We weren't given much from Alcide this week, but Nikki could be developed into an interesting character, and Martha would be very fun to see as a woman scorned. Also, I'm straight, but Alcide and Nikki rolling on the ground, well there's a two perfect looking people having fun for you.
When Lafayette's mother Ruby-Jean told him last week that he had to go and safe Jesus from Don Bartolo, his grandfather, I rolled my eyes. However, the storyline was relativity painless and definitely entertaining. Layette returned to Jesus's family home to find Jesus' severed head with his mouth sewn shut (so that's who took his body, thanks for finally clearing that up, True Blood). Bartolo confronts Layaette with a gun and reveals he used Jesus head to lure him there, so that his family can take back the powers Jesus gave him. Later, Layette has been tied to a chair and has had mouth sewn shut (I would have loved to have seen that happen, it would have made things a lot more scarier). Bartolo begins a ritual that is somehow supposed to transfer Layette's power into his wife's girlfriend. Just as Bartolo started to cut Lafayette, his pregnant girlfriend rose from behind him and stabbed him to death, and then proceeded to cut Lafayette's lips free. I have no idea where this is going, But I feel Lafayette going to feel indebted to this pregnant lady, and her hopefully not too evil future spawn.
At Fangtasia, Tara, previously failing at being a successfully bartender, is now a pole dancer for Pam. I hoped at the beginning of this season that Tara's resurgence as a vampire was going to be the well needed transformation her character needed, but unfortunately, it's done the opposite. Whereas, I used to dislike Tara for her constant complaining and hypocrisy, at least she stood up for herself and did something about it when she didn't like the way she was being treated. Now she's just Pam's immortal slave, and watching Tara, who has eternally been True Blood's punching bag, enthusiastically shake her stuff fro Fangtasia's patrons was just plain sad. Her mother, Lettie Mae, arrives to tell Tara that because she's a minister's wife that she cannot have a vampire for a daughter, and that she has come to say goodbye. I seriously doubt Tara would have gone to any effort to seek out her mother before this, but knowing that her being a vampire threatens her mother's happiness, Tara shows her her fangs and threateningly tells her that she'll be seeing her again. Overhearing their conversation, Pam smiles proudly at Tara's response. Unfortunately, not only is Tara been continually mistreated, but Pam had been stuck with her all season, and given nothing but the reluctant maternal mother to play. She finds Tara crying over her mother's visit in her office and Pam tells her that Lettie Mae is no longer her mother now that she's a vampire, and that in a hundred years Tara would have forgotten about her. Tara quickly hugs her, but Pam ruins the moment by telling her to get back on the pole. Pam was fast becoming my favourite character on True Blood before this season, but the way she interacts with Tara has become painfully predictable. Every episode this season Pam offers Tara some sentimental motherly advice, realises what she's doing, and then proceeds to act like a complete bitch to compensate for her momentary lapse of character.
Arlene cries as she watches her wedding video at Merlotte's. Holly comes in to comfort her and tells her that her and Terry could always work things out, but Arlene says he's crazy. Holly reminds her that Arlene can't really be sceptical, this is Bon Temps after all. I enjoyed watching Terry and Arlene's wedding video, considering we missed originally. I'm so annoyed of Arlene though, she's such a hypocrite, and most people wouldn't have needed a 'why don't you think again speech' from Holly the witch to realise something supernatural might actually be happening. Duh! Anyway, the Irift was still after Patrick and Terry, and it looks like it will be for some time, deciding it would rather appear and laugh at them, making fun of their impending death, than actually killing them. Why won't it put us and them out of our misery's? Terry tries to kill himself with Patrick's gun, but Patrick convinces him that he wouldn't want his kids thinking he gave up on them. Wasn't much to this plot this week, but it still manages to be the most uninestering and unimportant one going around.
A drunken Jason arrives at Jessica's mansion looking for some consoling after the discovery about his parents death, unaware that she had a male snack bleeding from a thigh upstairs. Jessica tries to convicne him of the goodness of some vampires by making out with him, but it didn't work so well with some guys thoigh blood still on her lips. Jason then yells at Jessica and tells her she's no different from the vampire that killed his parents. Angrily she bites down on Jason's neck and Jason then shoots her in the head. They both quickly heal, and he storms out. Well Jason you can't have it both ways, either you hate vampires, or you don't, and you can't have one for your best friend if you do. And isn't Jessica sick of stringing him along already? Does she have any self-control, and if so, why doesn't she let Jason go? He's better without her and she knows it. Anyway, from outside Jessica's Jason sees Sookie going all flashes of light and runs to investigate her emotional outburst.
Rating: 2/5
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