Welcome back, PRS! I was out of town, too! Hope you had a good trip. I'd make pleasant conversation asking you where you went, but can't, for fear of getting criticized for...writing something. :)
Anyway...agreed, Wyn, about Warlow being screwed. I predict that the season cliffhanger will be Warlow killing Lillith (but how will Bill survive, since he's the star of the show, and all, so he kinda has to?), and then "is Warlow dead, or isn't he?" I predict we find out he's dead at the S7 opener. Which is sad, because Rob Kazinsky is a neat actor and he and Sookie do have chemistry and things in common that are helpful to both of them. Wonder when Warlow's blood will wear off on Bill and his day-walking; most likely it could catch him off-guard and put him in some peril.
And...only 2.5 minutes of Warlow in this episode, after 2 seasons of talking about him and a monumental fairy-sex scene as last week's cliffhanger??
Anyone mildly irked by the fact that there are only 10 episodes this season, instead of 12? The showrunners have talked often about basically trimming the fat of the "too many characters" problem, which is a good thing. But why also trim the episodes to do it? That means too much stuff, as one of you listed a few posts ago, will get crammed into the last few episodes coming up, here.
Also agree with the "Vamps: They Live Just Like Us!" criticism. In S.1, it was well established that vampires are inhuman and primal, and the ones who harbored any "human-like" emotion, like Bill, at first, were considered the oddballs. In this season, suddenly everybody's a limp, sheep-y, weeping mess: Jessica, Tara...even newbie Willa was only primal for about an hour or two, now suddenly she and the rest can contain themselves? That camp is full of human guards; it's amazing the vamps haven't been able to mutiny much earlier. Anyone a bit bothered by the fact that Eric, who used to be the pillar of badassiness, is now weeping and begging Bill and the ghost of Godric to heal Nora? (I get it, he's close to his sister, but it still seems a bit out of character for him.) He was emasculated as of the ep when he shouted in Gen Pop, "Has-Anyone-Seen-My-Friend-Pam!" and everyone ignored him. How does that happen to a 1000-year-old Viking who was once the King of Louisiana, still of some repute and respect, and all vamps in the state, in that camp, should have still known who he was? Maybe all bets were off once they all got captured. Nora's death was sad but I didn't tear up; Skarsgard was great, though. And so was the blood-bladder makeup effect when Nora turned into true-death goo.
One final thought, speaking of which: does the "concentration camp" aspect bother anyone? The pulling teeth, "medical/sexual experiments," etc? Then again, in another interview, someone stated that "this season is to return to showing that humans basically are the ones who hurt others," which is pretty universally true.
OK, have a pleasant evening, ya'll.
"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: 7/31/13 at 03:17 AM
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