So Bill is back from the, um, undead in the Oct. 26 eighth episode, "Fourth Man in the Fire," on "True Blood." Of course Bill didn't die; not that he's safe forever, but it's just the first season. And in case you were scratching your head trying to remember who the fourth man in the fire was, Neil (Kevin McHale) is the young guy who showed up each time they had to drag a body away, including Sookie's Gran.
Sookie's (Anna Paquin) concern for Bill (Stephen Moyer) was touching. (Somehow she always managed to have a cute outfit out when she sees him, whether she knows it or not.) The coming-out-of-grave lovefest was both sexy and strangely disturbing. Sookie telling Bill to bite her not on the neck (where people can see) shows she's not quite as comfortable about what people think of her having a vamp boyfriend as she might pretend.
The exchanges betwen Amy (Lizzie Caplan) and Jason (Ryan Kwanten) are pretty humorous. Something gets lost in the translation between Amy's hippy-dippy musings and Jason's very literal interpretation. Amy, being the first person who expects much of anything out of Jason, is naturally the one he opens up to about how his parents died and how he's the "worst brother in the world." Too bad it turns out Amy is a psycho for the V juice.
So was it Sookie telling Amy about Jason's usual fickle ways with women that led to her sudden urge for another dose of V? Because she turned seriously scary when she and Jason showed up at the vampire Eddie's house. (Stephen Root, "Pushing Daisies" or perhaps better known as Milton the stapler lover from "Office Space.") Obviously, she's done this kind of thing before -- you don't just happen to have silver-mesh hoodies on hand and enjoy a hobby of making silver lariat necklaces. At least Jason starts to see that Amy isn't exactly making sense (as she goes on about prey and the hunt) in her desire to make excuses for scoring V juice.
The source of Lafayette's (Nelsan Ellis) V supply, Eddie, was an interesting reveal. Here's a sad sack vampire who enjoys listening to The Bangles' "Eternal Flame." (The vampire's perfect love song.) Of course, any vampire who is willing to give up their blood for little else in return would have to have a pretty compromised ego.
Sookie certainly has a lot on her mind, between her grandmother and, at the time, believing Bill might be dead, but her blowing up at Tara -- who essentially grew up without much of a mother -- is one of those moments that makes Sookie a not entirely sympathetic character. Maybe that's a good thing.
Can I just say I'm gleeful that Todd Lowe, who plays Terry Bellefleur (i.e. "I like your voice, and your clavicles") has been upgraded to an official member of the cast for the second season. He is hilarious, and the only completely pure character. Is there any connection to his wearing a necklace made from possum parts and the possum who was drowned after Lettie Mae's (Adina Porter) demon was exorcised?
So the dilemmas between a human and a vampire continue with Sookie realizing she'll never have breakfast with Bill -- at least without him eventually becoming engulfed in flames. But they got to play house for a little while when they babysat Arlene's kids. I loved that Arlene gave Cody and Lisa her silver bracelets when she realized Bill was tagging along. (Speaking of the babysitting, what was with Sookie coming downstairs in her nightie?) It was cute to see Bill interacting with the kids; probably a bit painful for him. He actually smiled, which seems to go against the rules of the modern vampire -- they brood, they don't grin.
This episode's cliffhanger, with Sookie figuring out that the thief at Fangtasia is the vampire bartender, Longfellow (Raoul Trujillo), and him then lunging at her, isn't really much of a cliffhanger. Of course Sookie will survive this. But here's where BIll gets himself into trouble. Although why no one else would intervene is questionable: the vamp was stealing from the bar and attacking Sookie, a valuable resource for Eric.
Best quotes:
Jason to Amy, "I want to lick your mind."
Vampire Eddie to Lafayette: "I always look forward to Mondays. First, 'Heroes' and then you."
Sookie: "Watch your feet, I just waxed." Tara: "I hope you mean the floors."
Bill to Eric about why he didn't return his text messages: "I don't like using the number keys to type."
A few more drops:
The Rev. Steve Newlin who is the vamp-hating preacher shown on the TV show Eddie is watching, "The Fang Philes," is Michael McMillian. He played Henry on "What I Like About You" and was in "The Hills Have Eyes II."
The tile song, "Fourth Man in the Fire" by Johnny Cash plays when Amy and Jason are sitting in the car waiting to go inside vamp Eddie's house.
So Eric has probably been alive for at least 200 years, and yet, the best title they can come up with for him is sheriff of Area 5?
Coming up next -- Episode 9, "Plaisir D'Amour"
Bill steps into save Sookie, which will puts him in the position of breaking the vampire code (who knew?) and forcing him to eventually have to answer to the council and the magistrate (Zelijko Ivanek). Although why anyone would blame him for stepping in is beyond me.
Sookie finds another very unpleasant surprise waiting for her at home, and Bill, who knows Sam is more than human and that being a vampire he can't protect Sookie at all hours, actually asks Sam to be her bodyguard. In Episode 10, Sam shares a secret with Sookie -- a shapeshiftery secret perhaps?
"Plaisir D'Amour" (song excerpt)
The joys of love last but a moment.
The grief of love lasts a lifetime.
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