I'm kind of irked that they're literally just writing Sam off with a goodbye letter. A series regular who, for Sookie, has been such an important person, deserves a better send-off. (And yes, so did Tara, but her storyline has been twisty and turn-y the entire time. ) Sam's character has always been designed to be a rock of stability for Sookie.
(And yes, I suppose that argument could be made on Tara's behalf, too, but in a different way. Childhood girlfriends are a different kind of stability than adult male-female friendships, esp. when she and Sam tried to date, once. I'd make the argument then, that Sookie was more of a rock for Tara, considering Tara's abused childhood.)
But anyway...
As for Jess getting released, it was emotional, yes. But did anyone expect Pam to jump in with "...kinda like getting kicked in the cooch by a wallaby, idn't it," again? I kinda did.
They sure are playing up this "Bill is dying" thing. Kind of like the whole last season of "How I Met Your Mother" with the protracted wedding of Barney and Robin, with the twist at the end. So, there might be one, and he might not die. On the other hand, they sure are setting up Eric and Sookie getting all cozy in their platonic(ish) friendship. And on the other-other hand...I think that Sookie will end up with no one. Bill may die, but I don't see Eric pursuing her anymore; I feel like that ship has sailed, for him. Especially after hearing Bill explain to him that really as vampires, they have nothing but "void" to offer her. Eric's eyes seemed to really register that when Bill said it. Alexander Skarsgard is just so good.
I want more of James and Lafayette. One more episode, so I doubt it. It will be all about Bill/Sookie/Eric, and Jess/Hoyt. What of Arlene (and Keith--but whatever), and Andy and Holly? Indeed, I was hoping they'd do more with Holly this season, too. She didn't even marry Andy, yet. She's just been a grieving mom. She brought up how she was a wiccan to Andy, and I thought they'd give her some magic to do. Nope.
Oh-and did Bill ever get his will settled? How will he provide for Jess now that he's released her? So many questions won't get answered unless next week's is a 2-hr, and it's not.
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had the practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Alice in Wonderland
Updated On: 8/18/14 at 10:45 PM