Where to start? With the intense development of Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis)'s date with Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), perhaps. Was it just me, or did Lafayette get all shy while Jesus became an aggressive, dominating male. It was almost a relief when those jerks showed up and Lafayette's toughness returned, although I was sad that that meant Jesus leaving. But that kiss in the car, or at least the tentative and tense build towards it, man that was intense.
Or should I focus on Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) and Arlene (Carrie Preston)? When Arlene cut her finger and Jessica's fangs popped out, I laughed so hard, and Arlene's desperate plea to not be eaten because she was pregnant. I really hope the two of them become really great friends, particularly because Jessica has the power to get Arlene tips.
But the things that really had me going focused on our favourite triangle, with Tara (Rutina Wesley) thrown in. Poor Sookie (Anna Paquin), terrified for herself, terrified for Bill (Stephen Moyer), and feeling absolutely betrayed by Eric (Alexandre Skarsgard). But could you really blame Eric, who is still desperately trying to rescue Pam, and who wants revenge for the family he lost while he was still human? After all, Sookie was in no danger of death, unless by her own making in a rescue attempt for Bill. Funny to think that there are things in this world which he wants more than Sookie.
I found the torture scene between Bill and Lorena (Mariana Klaveno) very touching. The affection that seeped through from both of them was surprising. Bill's heartfelt wish to have known Lorena before she became a vampire, a monster, and Lorena's inability to cleanly kill him. I almost expected her to kill the two werewolves who had shown up to drink his blood. But, having her bite Sookie as the episode ended was a far more powerful moment.
Finally, Tara stole the show. Cleverly convincing Franklin (James Frain) to allow her to drink some of his blood so that she could have extra strength for her escape and Sookie's rescue, she was forced to bite hard enough on his neck to break and allow the blood to flow. If that wasn't disturbing enough, that she then bashed his head in with a mace so that he could not fulfill his plan of making her his vampire bride pushed Tara to a new place in desperation. I can only hope that now that she has teamed up with Alcide (Joe Manganiello) she will be able to save Sookie and Bill.
But really, the upcoming moment I am most excited for is when Eric destroys the King who has caused so many problems this season. You?
I'm excited for when Jason's story suddenly makes sense! =P
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