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Daphne, You’re a Pig – More True Blood Mystery
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In True Blood Episode 6 (Hard-Hearted Hannah) we finally learn that Daphne has been wooing Sam as part of a plan to entrap him for Maryann Forrester. Here are the clues that led up to the discovery:
-Daphne seems to appear out of nowhere looking for a waitressing job at Sam’s bar.
-She’s an absolutely horrible waitress.
-Daphne has a scratch on her back that looks just like the one Sookie got when she was attacked in the woods. When asked about it she said “I don’t know what attacked me. I was sick for weeks and weeks.” Now, get real. Sookie almost died when she got scratched on her back like that.
-Daphne is a shifter who likes to take the form of a pig.
At the end of episode 6 we see Daphne leading Sam to the orgy taking place in Sookie’s back yard. It’s like old home week at the orgy – everyone’s there: Tara, Eggs, Andy Bellefleur, Terry Bellefleur, and Arlene. Maryann turns to Sam and walks toward him with the head of a bull in her hands.
Questions
1. What is Maryann planning to do with the bull’s head?
2. Does Maryann have the power to wipe the memories of humans? It looks like people forget that they’ve attended her orgies. Case in point: Eggs has apparently attended one of them in the past – that’s why he led Tara to that clearing in the woods. Notice that the rocks in the clearing were formed into a circle, just like the orgy circle we saw in Sookie’s backyard.
3. Did you notice the dagger that Maryann had? Eggs and Tara found blood on a rock in the clearing they found. Can you say human sacrifice?
4. Did anyone figure out that Daphne was evil BEFORE the last scene in episode 6? If so, what made you think she was bad?
This show just gets better and better . . . .
True Blood Season 2, Episode 6- Hard-Hearted Hannah
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Top 10 Highlights from Episode 6: Hard-Harted Hannah
#10 - Daphne explains the scar on her back by telling Sam she was attacked while walking through the woods. She’s not sure what attacked her but “I was sick for weeks and weeks. The doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me.” Now, if you’ll remember, Sookie almost died from similar injuries; had it not been for Bill she would have. And also, Daphne is a shifter. Why would she go to human doctors with an injury like that? They’d wonder what type of animal created it. Daphne is full of it.
#9 - Orgy, orgy, orgy! Maryann throws a wild party while Tara and Eggs are out of the house.
#8 - Eric is seriously determined to break up Sookie and Bill.
#7 - We get a disturbing glance into Bill’s past life with Lorena.
#6 - Eggs has a moment of serious deja vu while he and Tara are driving. And what’s up with Eggs having to ask Maryann for “permission” to go with Tara to get a hot water heater? By the way, yum! I didn’t realize Eggs had such a hot body!
#5 - Looks like Hoyt is really smitten with baby vamp Jessica.
#4 - I really like Eric, but I really HATE what he’s done to Lafayette. Thank goodness for Terry Bellefleur, who can obviously relate to the trauma Lafayette is suffering through.
#3 - Okay, so it looks like Jason and Sarah are finally getting it on.
#2 - It was clearly a bad idea for Sookie to go to the Fellowship of the Sun looking for Godric. Why in the world would she think they wouldn’t know about her? Her ordeal with Rene the killer would have been all over the news.
#1 - We finally learn that Daphne’s been working for Maryann.
And here’s the Funniest Line from Episode 6:
Sookie commenting on first seeing Sarah Newlin: “You know, in person, she looks like vanilla puddin.”
See also: True Blood Episode 7: Release Me
True Blood Season 2, Episode 5- Never Let Me Go
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Top 10 Highlights from Episode 5: Never Let Me Go
#10 Oh Bambi Daphne, What Big Eyes You Have. We finally learn Daphne’s secret.
#9 Two of a Kind: Sookie tries to get Barry the Bellboy to talk about the special talent they have in common. But he’s having none of it.
#8 Ah, Sookie Sookie Now: Bill and Sookie get busy while in Dallas. Um, hello, wasn’t Jessica in the next room? And doesn’t she have vampiric hearing?
#7 Ah Nookie Nookie Now: Back at the Fellowship of the Sun boot camp, Sarah Newlin gets up close and personal with Jason. Calgon, take me away!
#6 Real Love: I am SO loving the sweet relationship between Sookie and Bill. Bill’s affection for Sookie is sincere and genuine.
#5 Eric The Viking: We learn why Eric is so determined to locate Godric, the missing Dallas vampire. Turns out he’s Eric’s sire.
#4 I Put a Spell On You: What’s up with Maryann telling Tara that she doesn’t have a home because the home she was living in was actually that of a client’s? And hello, did she really think she, Carl, and Eggs could move in to Sookie’s house? Tara initially says no but later, after Maryann turns up the heat by making the staff at Merlotte’s mad at Tara, Tara gives in. Now, what will Sookie think about her new house guests when she returns home?
#3 And They Call It Puppy Love: Jessica and Hoyt seem to be genuinely attracted to one another. However, Hoyt has GOT to move away from home. Living with mama ain’t sexy.
#2 Everybody Gets Busy Tonight: Sam seems to really be connecting with Daphne. But I don’t trust that girl.
#1 Maryann’s Hidden Agenda: Why IS Maryann so interested in Tara? Is there more to Tara than meets the eye? Here’s a thought: does Tara have some special talent that Maryann wants to exploit?
Fantasy Books for July 2009
Posted by: | CommentsHere are the fantasy books that will be released in July 2009:
-Witches Incorporated (Rogue Agent) by K.E. Mills
-Prey (Werecats, Book 4) by Rachel Vincent
-Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Jaz Parks) by Jennifer Rardin
-City of Souls (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 4) by Vicki Pettersson
-Bloody Awful by Georgia Evans
-Summer Knight: A Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
-Poltergeist (Greywalker, Book 2) by Kat Richardson
-Blood Colony: A Novel by Tananarive Due
-Friend of the Undead: A My Life Among the Undead book by Camara M. Bragdon
-High Bloods by John Farris
-The Average of Deviance by K. Simpson
-Sixteen Going on Undead by Yvette Ford
-Wolfe by Skyla Dawn Cameron
-Unclean Spirits: Book One of the Black Sun’s Daughter by M.L.N. Hanover
-Speak of the Devil (Morgan Kingsley, Exorcist, Book 4) by Jenna Black
-Skin Deep (Laura Blackstone, Book 1) by Mark Del Franco
-Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
-Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, Book 4) by Jeaniene Frost
-Demon Inside by Stacia Kane
-Silent Screams: A Forbidden Bloods Novel by Grace and Charlton and Evelyn Burdette
True Blood Season 2 Episode 4 – Shake and Fingerpop
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Top 10 Highlights from Episode 4: Shake and Fingerpop
#10 Tara tells Maryann that she plans to move in with Sookie.
#9 Miss Jeanette’s wounds are similar to those we see on the backs of Sookie and Daphne.
#8 Jason “hound dog” Stackhouse is showing a dangerous interest in Sarah Newlin. Likewise, Sarah’s pretty blatant with her flirting. In front of her husband.
#7 As the cargo is being unloaded in Dallas, Jessica suffers with “latch key kid” issues.
#6 Sookie and Bill learn that The Fellowship of the Sun had planned to kidnap Sookie at the airport in Dallas.
#5 Maryann throws a birthday party for Tara at Sookie’s place. No hog this week but Maryann does some serious “lo lo” chanting and “shaking” to work the party goers into a sex and drunken frenzy.
#4 Eric visits Lafayette to tempt him with his blood. He’s interested in Lafayette because of his ties to Sookie. Because Lafayette needs to heal, he takes Eric up on his offer.
#3 Daphne tells Sam “I know what you are”.
#2 Maryann’s in desperate need of a manicure.
#1 Sookie meets Barry the Bellhop, another human that can read minds!
And here’s the Funniest Line from Episode 4:
Sookie reflecting on the airplane-sized liquor bottles: “I’ve always loved these. They’re like booze for dolls.”
See also: Episode 5: Never Let Me Go
True Blood Season 2 Episode 3 – Scratches
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Here are the Top 10 Highlights from Episode 3, Scratches:
#10 Sookie gets attacked by a strange creature with “the head of a bull” while walking through the woods.
#9 Terry Bellefleur embarrasses Sam into staying in town.
#8 The Fellowship of the Sun fanatics continue their full court press to brainwash Jason.
#7 Maryann Forrester does everything big. Even her doobies are large.
#6 Sookie has to barter with Eric in order to secure Lafayette’s release.
#5 Wow, Maryann Forrester sure knows how to throw a HOG WILD party!
#4 Tara starts noticing how people behave around Maryann.
#3 Lafayette wisely decides to try and forget his recent ordeal with Eric and his vampires.
#2 Baby vamp Jessica’s one-night stand is interrupted by Bill and Sookie.
#1 Daphne, the new waitress at Merlotte’s, is . . .different. Put it this way: the closing song, “Who’s Been Making Those Scratches All Over Your Back”, is quite appropriate.
And here’s the Funniest Line from Episode 3:
Steve Newlin to Jason: “Sarah doesn’t just whip out her pudding for anyone.”
True Blood Season 2, Episode 2: Keep This Party Going
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Here are the Top 10 Highlights from Episode 2, Keep This Party Going:
#10 Sookie asks Tara to move in with her.
#9 Sookie attempts to read Maryann’s mind but it’s all jumbled up and sounds like a different language.
#8 Lafayette gets shot – by mistake.
#7 At the Fellowship of the Sun training camp Jason and Sarah (the founder’s wife) role play. Hmmn, Sarah seems a bit too interested in Jason.
#6 Maryann must be bulemic – no one can eat that much food and have a body like that.
#5 Eric wants to send Sookie to Dallas to help locate a missing vampire. Bill refuses. Eric is NOT amused.
#4 Wow, Maryann Forrester is the ultimate party girl. Merlotte’s has probably never seen so much activity!
#3 Wow, Andy Bellefleur can NOT dance.
#2 Lafayette asks to be turned into a vampire. Looks like Eric and his gang plan to oblige.
#1 Jessica goes back home and attempts to exact revenge on her abusive father. Bill takes over – we’ve seen how he deals with abusive men before, haven’t we?
See also: True Blood Episode 3: Scratches
