Maryann the Maenad...Does that include Minotaur?
As suspected, Maryann, the bane of Sam and the would-be rescuer of Tara, is very closely related to the bull thing rampaging the women folk of Bon Temps. In fact, she is the bull thing. In an interview with TVGuide, Maryann's portrayer Michelle Forbes said that Maryann is a maenad. After some handy-dandy Wikipedia research I've learned that I was also right on another count: Maryann has been around a long, long time---like, Dionysus old. The maenad were female followers of Dionysus (the greek god of wine and revelry) whose debauchery often turned violent with head ripping and body mutilation taking place between the wine and orgies. Sounds like our dear Maryann but where exactly does the bull head come in?
Eggs Over Easy
Tara and Eggs finally did the nasty is the most romantic of settings: on Sookie's dead grandmother's bed while an orgy where people were eating dirt and breaking bottles over one another's heads and smashing cake raged on. The real question is: how does this fit into Maryann's plan? What exactly is that plan? What exactly is Benedict?
Lafayette Back in Humping Form
Tara finally found out about Lafayette's last two weeks from hell and came over to her beloved cousin's house on her birthday to demand that the man not seeking medical attention for his gunshot wound pay attention to her. Lafayette casually threw around words like bitch and skank before he tossed her out of the hosue to settle in for a nap covered in a croched throw blanket. Of all people--err, vampires--Eric shows up at his house. He tells Lafayette that his wound is infected and he will surely die if not treated. Then, the badest vampire of all, offers his own curing blood for Lafayette's personal use. Hmm...what could the ulterior motives here be? Eric says that Sookie interests him and that what is of interest to Sookie is also interesting by-proxy. Not sure if I'm buying this. Either way, we got a celebration dance/humping of the chair out of Lafayette.
Hot For Preacher's Wife
Am I the only one who's finding Jason Stackhouse's storyline a bit tired. I get it. They're religious zealots. I get it. They love guns and hate vampires and wear pleated khaki. And Sookie is going to come right up against her brother and there will be a huge showdown that will most likely be impacted by the more probable hook-up between newly befuddled Jason and the lonely preacher's wife. The set up is just a little trying for me.
Dallas Or Bust
Sookie, Bill and Jessica (who is missing precious quality time with Hoyt) take a trip to Dallas to try and investigate the disappearance of the sherrif of that region. Eric is concerned beyond reason (what's with all of the Eric caring about others routine lately?) and Sookie's telepathy is going to come in handy. When the plane lands, Sookie is almost kidnapped by a man that the Fellowship of the Sun hired. The best part of this interaction, honestly, is teenaged Jessica practicing glamoring on the balding would-be kidnapper. The teenager is played to perfection as her precociousness and bemusement at the sake of others' embarrassment comes to the forefront. The question remains though: if the Fellowship is behind the kidnapping, how did they orchestrate the deed? Godric is a more powerful vampire than any we know. Are they in danger too? And if someone knew that Sookie and Bill were coming, who tipped them off?
Stupid Sam
Let me count the ways (of Sam's stupidity):
1. Sam is skinny dipping with Daphne. Although Daphne is a terrible waitress and a little daft (qualities which I happen to abhor), she's hot. And naked. So when she asks Sam to come get pancakes with her, he probably should have agreed to the pancakes.
2. When Daphne exits the water, Sam can clearly see the three foot long trio of scratches running down her back. I dunno, my first reaction would be, shit! What the hell happened to your back?! Let's tell scar horror stories by a fireplace just like Riggs in Lethal Weapon.
3. While at Tara's birthday party, orgy ensuing around them. Daphne whispers in Sam's ear all creppy-like that she "knows what he is". He them simply follows her outside. Alone. In the dark. I'm sorry, HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW I'M A SHAPESHIFTING DOG???
Brainreading Bellhop
The cliff-hanger in this episode was that Sookie finally met another mind reader. In an adorably paced scene, after Jessica orders a young, cute Type B for room service (the vampire details are still quite fun), Sookie reads the bellhop's mind. And he reads hers back. Hmmm....the plot thickens.
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