True Blood’s Spellbounding

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What got him the role of Andy Bellefleur: great #sadpanda face

Truebies, this “spellbounding” episode was my favorite so far this season! We got it all: Eric and Sookie business scenes, Lafayette getting hijacked by a vengeful spirit, and Alcide coming to the rescue! Lots of the thin story lines finally got good, like Sam and the skinwalker, as well as our most awkward love triangle, Hoyt-Jessica-Jason. Andy’s plot line is still a total miss; like Jason says to him, “Sorry man, I stopped listening about half way through.” Yeah, so did we, Jay-Jay.

Jason "Ambidextrous" Stackhouse

Last week, we left off with Jessica stepping outside, into the sunlight. It isn’t hard to figure out what happens: Jason, as he was tackling Bill’s goons, shot the guard. In slow-mo, Jessica becomes mesmerized by the sunlight, then starts slowly frying. Jason runs Bella-style into the doorway, but with much more manpower, takes Jessica down into the foyer. Then, like a man should be able to do, kicks the front doors closed while he’s still on top of his woman. He doesn’t stay on top for long, though, cuz Jess likes it cowgirl style. As she’s about to attack him, the spell stops (cuz Mantonia & her coven stop chanting–duh) and Jessica realizes that Jason just saved her life.

If this looks familiar, it's cuz vamp/human foyer businesstime is normal in this show.

She kisses him, then he realizes that he wants to kiss her, so he starts kissing her back. Then they make out. Can you blame them? They are both young, gorgeous people stuck in a  supernatural backwoods town in Louisiana.

What’s Hoyt gonna think? Well, he doesn’t take too kindly to Jessica’s break-up, neither in the dream sequence, nor the “real life” scene. He ends up making the audience hate him in both scenarios, even though I have to admit, he is way more pathetic in the dream sequence. Thank goodness he has more balls to call Jessica on it before he throws her out. Oh, did I mention Jason throws Jessica out after she goes to Jason for consolation on her break-up. I hate to say this, but I wish Jason would find a level-headed girl. He always falls for the cray-crays. Jessica is not the one for him, espesh since she admits she wants to be a very bad girl, and doesn’t want to be held back by a relaysh. Plus, I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of the werepanther crazy.

Speaking of crazy, Sookie and Eric manically feed off each other *schwing!* and end up a highly anticipated full moon situation that ends up being a hallucination, then comes full circle back to “real life.” I wasn’t too impressed with the shower interpretation in this episode, but the season isn’t over yet. Let’s see if there’s going to be any water added next time.

Back to post-coital  discussions with our lovely couple: Eric suggests that they run away, yet Sookie puts her foot down, and reminds Eric he is a warrior. They both decide to stay and fight alongside Bill (gag me with a silver spoon.) Saccharine lines that end the discussion: “I just wanna be with you… only you… forever.” “There is no such thing as forever.” (Forlorning looks on both faces.)

As if you wouldn’t have guessed it, Bill accepts both of their offers to fight alongside him in the witch war that is brewing. He uses Sookie’s powers to listen to Mantonia, who casts a spell on him and his posse when they meet in the cemetery at midnight. –___–  I’m not even making this stuff up. The war gets out of hand: Pam tries to eat Tara for the last and final time, but Bill forbids her. To say the least, she is peeved when she delivers the classic, “This is so f*cking lame,” and runs off, leaving Tara to ask Bill why he decides to save her life. I totes agree, Pam. Eric is eating all sorts of witches, but as he attacks Mantonia, she puts a spell on him, and turns him into her version of a vampire puppy. Sookie gets shot, Alcide rushes to Sookie’s side, while wolf-form Debbie follows human-form Alcide. Big, fat no-no, since Alcide promises Debbie his devotion to staying in the pack and out of Sookie/ vamp “baggage.” That doesn’t last long, cuz I’m pretty sure Alcide still has a thing for Sookie, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for an Alcide/ Sookie season next year!

As for all the other plot lines? Here are your two-sentence recaps:

Lafayette/ Ghost Lady Mavis: Lafayette sees Mavis whenever he’s around the Chucky doll and baby Mikey. Mavis realizes that Lala is a medium, takes over his body, and kidnaps Mikey from his crib, which is right next to Terry and Arlene’s bed that they are occupying.

Andy/V: Even though he is still highly addicted to V, or at least enough to consider licking a burnt vampire, Andy is nowhere near having an actual storyline that anyone cares about.

Marcus/Luna/Sam: Sam and Luna make up, but are rudely interrupted by Marcus, Luna’s ex-husband and baby daddy. Sam and Marcus are going to fight in the future, and I only pray that Sam tears that nasty weave outta Marcus’ head.

Tommy/ Maxine/Natural Gas Prospector: Tommy steals Maxine’s clothing, changes into her, and meets with the prospector at Merlotte’s. Probably one of the funniest scenes in the whole episode.

Till next week,

♥bulletsucker