Amethyst

The little mentions they've been making aren't enough. These aren't isolated incidents, these are masses of starving vampires attacking helpless citizens nationwide. Hundreds of people were slaughtered in a few short months. It's a huge deal and they're trying to pretend that it isn't. There's no way that these attacks would still be happening in such large numbers at this point. And yes, they did say that they were only taking care of the major cities, but I don't buy that six months later, they're still ignoring places like Bon Temps. Otherwise, every small town in America would be wiped out by now, and the major cities wouldn't be far behind. And because humans can be carriers, (since this is such a poor HIV/AIDS metaphor) the virus is still spreading to other parts of the world. Another point they conveniently ignore. I wouldn't put it past them to try to sweep the whole thing under the rug, but there is the possibility that the show was canceled when they were still in the planning stages for this. Meaning the Hep V thing was meant to be the main plot for this season, and if the show ended next year, then they would focus on tying up the loose ends. If that really was the case, they should have installed a failsafe of sorts. A way to get rid of the Hep-vamps without additional interaction, and a way to end the plotline. For one, humans couldn't be carriers, so Hep-V couldn't spread as far. And the H-vamps died after a certain period of time, regardless of what stage they were in, then it wouldn't be weird if they started dying in large numbers. They acted like that small group of Hep-Vamps represented the whole of the problem. Now that that small group is gone? No worries, problem solved! Because it's not like there were other vampires in Louisiana, right? It's not like vampires can move really fast from place to place or even fly...

Oh, yes. What really got me was seeing Bridges' son at the end. So heartbreaking. You just knew that poor kid was going to grow up thinking his father was a terrorist. It's one of the rare "the bad guy wins" movies that is so great.

FWIW, I hate the show constantly using rape as a form of humorous punishment, like Violet's torture dungeon, or Jason with the werepanthers. It paints the idea of rape in a completely inappropriate light. I don't think anyone disagrees that Sarah should be punished for her crimes, it's just that there is a balance between letting her go free or using her as a fuck-doll. That's why I'm all for giving her a life sentence in prison with no chance of parole. Unfortunately, when has this show ever had a happy medium? In Bon Temps, people recover from dead exes by having sex with someone else in the same episode. Also, TB has done a terrible job of portraying the Hep-V crisis. If the vampires wiped out a whole town a few days, then it's not crazy to think that it's a nationwide crisis, if not a global one. The whole TrueBlood supply was tainted. It's fine if they just want to focus on Bon Temps, but there haven't been any news bulletins about the rest of the country. What's happening to the vamps outside of the state? Are they still attacking people? Dying off? We have no idea, because the show wants to focus on stupid shit like Lettie Mae getting redeemed, or Bill's flashbacks, or Jason and Brigette having pillow talk. Once that group of Hep-vamps were finished off a few weeks ago, it's like the whole crisis was over. It was a stupid plot to begin with, but they didn't even have the balls to finish it properly. ITA. There's more than one way to pimp someone, and I think Pam is doing just that. Instead of selling NuBlood for ten bucks and getting traces of the cure, you can drink directly from the source and get completely healed for ten grand. She and Eric can pocket that money instead of just getting pennies on the dollar from the Yakuza.

I don't know how I feel about the torture aspect, especially by someone like Eric or Pam, because we know they're capable of some serious brutality. But I won't pretend that I feel bad for Sarah in the slightest. She's caused so much destruction and turmoil, it's not even funny. Whole towns have been decimated because of her, and hundreds have died, including mainstreaming vamps who meant no harm to humans. There's no blood substitute for the vampires now, which leaves humans as the only option. Her parents died because of their connection to Sarah, and Amber died protecting her. But the absolute worst thing is that this bitch has been sitting on the cure to this pandemic for six months, and remained willfully oblivious about the trauma the outside world was experiencing until the Yakuza tracked her down. Sarah had no intentions of using the cure on vampires; she was too busy living her own life, and still shows no remorse for her actions. I don't find her delusional "Messiah complex" amusing, because too many people have died because of her shit. Fuck her. In a just world, she'd be imprisoned for life with only her hallucinations to keep her company, but I have this bad feeling that she'll just walk away in the end, which is infuriating. If Eric or Pam die because of her, that would be a huge middle finger to the audience.

What saddens me about Tara is that there were so many missed opportunities. She and Sam would have been great together. I will always be pressed about that not happening. Her being a vampire could have been an interesting arc for her if explored properly. She, Willa, and Jessica could have been friends and had adventures together. Tara and Pam could have had an amazing maker/progeny relationship that mirrored Pam's and Eric's. Instead, they kept her on the sidelines until they needed her, made her as miserable and isolated as possible, and killed her off with no real fanfare. To add insult to injury, they made her (true) death a way for her mother to redeem herself, despite the fact that Lettie Mae treated Tara like human garbage and never showed any remorse for her actions. And since Tara was miserable so much of the time, it made it harder to viewers to identify or care about her, because she was usually sniping, fighting, or crying. She never got to experience any real happiness that lasted longer than an episode. I hope Rutina gets a better role, because she got royally screwed. And while Tara wasn't always my favorite character, she deserved better than this.

They are drunk, but I think Derek has toned it down. I don't think anyone wants to see them puking. Derek films them for several hours at a time and uses the best footage for the show. I thought she called Peggy a tw@t.

LOL at Stephen Merchant playing two American presidents at this point. Also cracked up at Winona Ryder just tossing the baby doll aside when she was done with it.

You may very well be right about the envelopes. When Sookie said "us" I thought she meant the whole of Bellefleur's/Merlotte's. But if Sam only left two letters, then that's pretty damn dumb. Arlene and Lafayette deserve real goodbyes, not just Sookie. IA that they were trying to make the moment funny, but just failed. In my headcanon, Sam left letters for everyone. :) No, you're not hallucinating. He did have a very similar conversation with Jessica a few seasons ago. I think it was after he escaped Hotshot (shudder) and Jessica and Hoyt had broken up. Jessica ran to his house for sex, and Jason got offended because he realized that Jessica only saw him as a fuck buddy, and for once, he didn't want that. So they decided to just talk, like normal people do. It ended up sowing the seeds for their on again off again romance, but they definitely had that conversation. Painfully similar to what's going on with Jason and Brigette. I don't think the writers read the old scripts or watch the old episodes.

Sookie said Sam left letters for all of them, so I'm assuming she gave Arlene and Lafayette theirs later on. Naturally, Sookie gets the verbose, meaningful goodbye, while Andy gets the shitty "I'm out. Peace. - Sam" letter. That was lame. It wasn't like Sam and Andy were on bad terms, and I'm sure Andy had a say in Sam becoming mayor. Just another dumbass layer on this WTF sandwich.

Same. Yes, there are plot holes big enough to drive a truck through, but at least Jessica and Hoyt have enough history that them ending up together has some modicum of sense. Plus, even with Hoyt knowing what happened, it's not the same as him experiencing it all over again. He doesn't have the same anger and bitterness that come along with the memories, as opposed to being told the story, if that makes sense. ITA. At this point, they're only keeping her alive to have a real "villain" in the story, next to the Yakuza. But there's no need for her. Her blood can be easily synthesized, and if Eric wants to kill her, what's stopping him? If Pam wants to whore her out (stupid development, btw) then why are they dragging this out?

I thought Hoyt and Jessica's relationship soured because she got bored with him, and more attracted to Jason. And that wasn't just a hookup, Jessica told Jason she was in love with him when he went to the Authority compound. I think in the end, she'll turn Hoyt. He doesn't want children, and this would ensure that they could be together forever if they wanted.

Hoyt and Jessica's reunion was very sweet, but I ffd through the Jason/Bridgett stuff. Surprised that they didn't have sex, but not surprised to see them together, even if they were just hanging out. Was there any purpose in Pam dyeing Sarah's hair, other than the obvious callback to season two? Actually, there were several callbacks tonight; Bill calling on Sookie, Eric calling Sookie Miss Stackhouse, etc. Thank you Pam, for bringing the opening scene to tolerable levels. Between Sookie slapping Bill and Jessica cursing, it was like watching Dynasty. I lol'd when Sookie went to Eric for comfort, despite not giving a shit that he had been healed. Still, this was better than last week. At least Sookie, Jason, and Bill owned up to their stupid shit over the years (Bill's treatment of Sookie, Sookie's treatment of Alcide, and Jason's part in the Hoyt/Jessica breakup) because things are coming to a close. Glad Sam left and that wasn't dragged out any more. Did they even say why Sookie went to his house? He could have just left the letters in their mailboxes or at Bellefleur's. Ginger and Eric's sex scene was hilarious, and glad Ginger finally got the romp she'd been dreaming of.

I think what happened with Tom Cruise was the very public view of his personal life, which for most of his career, Cruise had taken great pains to keep private. Some people are private for a reason, and in Cruise's case, all that publicity backfired on him. Previously, when his movies didn't do well, he was well-received as a person and actor. When he hooked up with Katie Holmes, he was jumping on couches, screaming from the rooftops how crazy he was about her. Even then, it seemed so weird, his behavior was bordering on manic. Yet he never did that when he was with Mimi Rogers or Nicole Kidman, the latter of which being very famous and respected in her own right. Plus, some of the public felt Katie Holmes was far too young for him (16 year age difference) and Cruise was a cradle-robber. At any rate, the media ate it up. There were numerous headlines about "TomKat", their baby, and their future together. It got really old, really fast. Cruise had been a member of Scientology since the 80s (Mimi Rogers introduced him to it) but this was the first time that he was vocal about how much he supported their practices, most of which didn't sit well with the public, and then he aired his ridiculous views regarding psychology. He told Matt Lauer that he considered post-partum depression to be a joke, which made him look like a first class asshole. Which resulted in celebrities like Brooke Shields rightfully lambasting him about disrespecting something he couldn't possibly understand, which made him lose the public favor even more. His movies were only doing OK (Lions for Lambs, War of the Worlds, and Valkyrie all tanked) so that wasn't helping matters. I think that's why Cruise took the role of Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder, to try something different and lampoon his sexy guy image. But it was a good movie, and he pulled off the role very well. Still, box office numbers have been dropping steadily for years, and I don't know if he can make a huge difference, even with the public on his side. Edge of Tomorrow got good reviews, but underperformed in the box office. It seems that a movie has to be part of a franchise (Avengers, X-Men, Twilight, Hunger Games, etc) to make big money these days, and movies like those aren't for every actor.

I thought this one was an improvement over the past few weeks. All three segments had me cracking up.

I honestly thought this was a hoax when I first heard it, because it wasn't blasted on every entertainment outlet. But when the local news announced it, my heart just sank. Such an unbelievable loss from such a talented man. Like many, I grew up with Robin Williams' movies (Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin) but I was so impressed at how he was able to nail dramatic roles, and even dark comedies like Death to Smoochy. That has to be one of my favorites. It's hilarious, and his performance is both hysterical and heart-wrenching. I can't recommend it enough. I knew he'd gone through some issues, but I had no idea he was so depressed. I'm truly sad for his family, because as painful as it is for the public to lose him, I don't even want to imagine what they're going through. I really hope their wishes are respected and they can mourn privately. RIP, Robin Williams. You'll be missed by all of us.

And I wish they would have just left it at that; Tara wanting to forgive her mother and in turn, needing Lettie Mae to let her go. Tara was victimized by her mother for years, put up with her addictions, and to add insult to injury, Lettie Mae disowned Tara when she was turned, something that Tara had no control over. Even in death, Tara had every right to be angry with Lettie Mae. If this was just Lettie Mae holding onto Tara's ghost because of her own guilt, then I could understand why Tara couldn't move on. But shoehorning in some bogus plot implying that Tara is somehow responsible for her mother's issues because she didn't kill her father when she was child isn't just absurd, it's cruel. What would killing him have done anyway, besides putting the burden of murder on a five year old? Blaming Tara robs that moment of any kind of poignancy to her final departure, because Lettie Mae's redemption wasn't earned, and it continues to dump on Tara when that's all that ever happened to her in the series. We never saw Lettie Mae show any kind of remorse for her actions, and when she did, she used her newfound religion as a scapegoat so she wouldn't have to admit to her own failures. Lettie Mae turned her back on her daughter when she most needed her and now we're supposed to see the beauty in Tara moving on when they drop this bomb that Tara's failure to pull the trigger has caused all the shit her mother has done? To hell with that.

I'm glad DAW didn't play Sookie, because all this loathing would be heaped on her. In all fairness, when it comes to Sookie, I don't consider Anna Paquin to be problem, it's that Sookie is written to be such a shitty character. This confused me, because I thought when vamps were shot with wooden bullets, they would just explode immediately. Didn't that happen to Franklin? When Violet was shot, you could see her veins getting darker and blood starting to leak out of her head. I thought the bullet was laced with some type of Hep-V virus or something and that was why she exploded.

This. Plus, they're saying that Lettie Mae went on a downward spiral because Tara's father left them. So whose to say that the same thing wouldn't have happened if Tara actually shot him? Either way, he would have been gone.

Oh, Hoyt. You will forever have my thanks for getting rid of Violet. That was the most satisfying moment of this episode. Actually, the Hoyt stuff was the best part of the episode, anyway. He's a great, grounding presence in the show. He and Jessica still have a lot of chemistry, and seeing him and Jason pal around was great. If Hoyt really was serious about not having children, it makes even more sense for him and Jessica to end up together. Otherwise, so much of this episode had me going "Yeah, ok." Tara's plot all this time was searching for a gun. Yeah. Ok. And the thought of Tara apologizing for not killing her father is bogus. She was five years old at the time, she damn sure didn't owe Lettie Mae any kind of apology, but I'll take it just to get some kind of closure for this ridiculous plot. At least Reverend Daniels came back, he's cool. But for the most part, it's such a shame. Tara deserved better. Also, I thought Tara didn't know who her father was. Could have sworn that was mentioned in season 1. Um, Bridgett, you can't just hop in a cop's car and say you're going with him. He's a cop. Your stupid ass would have deserved to get shot or eaten, but at least she had the sense to call Hoyt for backup. Poor Eric, you could tell he was so deflated because Sookie didn't give a crap that he was cured, she was just concerned about Bill. And wow, did she lay it on thick when Eric glamoured her. I wouldn't have believed her, either. Can't believe there's two episodes left. It's so meandering.

To me, Cameron Diaz's face reminds me stretched out putty, or the kid on the Lemonheads box. Even back when she did The Mask and everyone thought she was "so hawt" her face looked so wide to me. I don't dislike her acting, though. At least when she makes the effort. I don't count trash like Charlie's Angels (I hate those movies so fucking much) and The Other Woman. Another one: Katie Holmes. I don't dislike her as much as I used to, but this girl can't act for shit. Even on Dawson's Creek I couldn't understand why they were trying to make her "happen." And the way she talks out of the side of her mouth...ugh. Didn't care about her then, didn't feel bad for her when the Tom Cruise thing happened ("Free Katie", my ass) and don't care about her now.

Tom Hiddleston narrated the The Red Necklace audiobook in 2007. From the snippets I've heard, his voice sounds lovely on it. :) I did. I heard the TV movie was pretty weak, so not surprising that they're trying it again. It all depends on the casting, as well as the director. Sorry for the double post!

I couldn't even finish it. It was so boring. Didn't even attempt to watch the movie. OMG, yes. It took me ten minutes to read a paragraph because the dialogue was so thick and confusing. Instead of "They're going to the store" it was something like "Dey gwine go to de sto'". Points for accuracy, but it made the story impossible to understand at times. My own UO: I loved A Wrinkle in Time, but I hated the character of Meg. She was such a brat. She screams at her principal, she's sullen throughout most of the book...ugh. She reminded me of a special snowflake.

Same. I can buy Lettie Mae doing some silliness like that, but I thought Lafayette would have enough sense to ask the owner of the house if he could dig up their yard, or at least wait until the owners were sleeping or out of the house. I wasn't so much angry that Jason was attracted to Bridget, it was the cartoonish way they showed it. I'm surprised they didn't show Jason's bulging eyes and his tongue hanging out like a Looney Tunes character. Even Jason has enough sense to know he can't openly ogle Hoyt's girlfriend that way, not just for the reason that it's happened before, but because Hoyt isn't in Bon Temps for a social call, he's there to bury his mother. That whole scene was just tacky. Plus, I was looking forward to seeing Hoyt and Jason talk again, even if Hoyt doesn't remember him. Jason has enough women troubles right now, why introduce this, instead of having a reunion between two former best friends? Hoyt's departure (and Jason's reaction to it) was one of the few genuine, heartfelt moments TB's had in a long time. Jason can't control his attraction to someone, but he can control what he does with it. And in the history of this show, that means sex, immediately if not sooner. He's shown a surprising amount of emotional growth over the past few years, so him hopping in the sack with this girl he just met would be a big middle finger to that emotional growth, and just takes the cheap, easy way out.

I wouldn't have an issue with all this extra crap, like Adylin and Wade discussing their sexual desires, or Arlene hooking up with the younger vamp, but this is too much. They don't have 20 episodes like a primetime network to devote time to all these b-plots. This is the final season; they gotta spread this out. Did we really need to see the "Sookie Learns a Lesson from her Grandpa" bit? Not here for Sarah and no sympathy about her hallucinations. While I wish they didn't kill off Amber, it was disappointing to hear that she drank the Noomi kool-aid. Her snarkiness was everything. Still hoping that Eric and Pam take her out, because cure or not, she's done too much damage and still doesn't care. Sam, you may have to compromise your love for Bon Temps and get the hell out of there. The scene with Andy and Holly at the lake was actually really sweet. Chris Bauer did a great job this week. Is Violet planning on raping Adilyn or what? She's beyond twisted. I hated Jason leering over Hoyt's girlfriend; it really cheapened what could have been a moving reunion between Hoyt and Jason. As much as they're pitching Jason and Jessica = forever, why are they even broaching this? Loved seeing Dr. Ludwig again. She's always funny and seeing her bolt when she heard Niall's name was hilarious.

Thank you! I hate leaving that part blank.