Last week, Russell Edgington, the Gay Vampire King of Mississippi, made his television debut to humans by taking a chunk (I mean, a real chunk) out of a news anchorman. Too bad too because the guy was cute. He looked like someone that Russell might have liked.
Tonight we finally find out about Sookie’s special power, you know, the one where she’s able to make light shoot from her fingers? Well, turns out Sookie’s a bona fide fairy.
Here’s what else happened in tonight’s True Blood Episode:
Sookie’s a Happy Meal for Vampires
According to Bill, because Sookie has fairy blood she tastes better than any human. Sookie wonders if Bill’s feelings for her are based on the tastiness of her blood but he convinces her that he’s in love with HER, not her blood.
Let The Sun Shine In
Because of Sookie’s blood, Bill was able to walk in the daylight for a short period of time. Unfortunately, Eric knows this and in all likelihood, so does Russell. In his favor, I have to give it to Eric who refuses to give Sookie up to Russell, even though it might save his own hide.
Liar, Liar
Eric asks Bill why he doesn’t tell Sookie the truth about why he sought her out. I guess we, like Sookie, will have to wait until the next episode to find out. If you’ve read the books you already know the answer to the mystery. However, don’t forget that Alan Ball, the creator of True Blood, doesn’t always follow the books!
Take a Trip on the Wild Side
Jesus and Lafayette do some “V” and go on a hippy trip through their family’s pasts. Turns out Lafayette’s great-great-great grandmother was a conjurer and Jesus’ father practiced black magic. Hmmn. I wonder how their heritages will play a part in some of the True Blood episodes.
Tara Needs a Happily Ever After
Some of my friends don’t like Tara’s character but I feel sorry for her. Let’s think about her childhood:
-as a child she had to take care of her mother and lived in an abusive household;
-she briefly had a crush on Jason and then on Sam but never felt she was good enough to love;
-she found the one guy, Eggs, who loved her unconditionally, but he was gunned down outside her place of employment;
-she was brutalized by Franklin, a psychotic vampire.
Now, wouldn’t you have anger issues if you’d been through all that?
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sam
Turns out Sam has some nasty skeletons in his closet. Or wherever he buried the bodies. I don’t care though, I still love his character.
Crystal Can Be So Catty
Tonight Crystal revealed her true nature to Jason. I don’t think she’ll be satisfied with Kibbles and Bits though.
Sookie’s in the Doghouse
Actually, it’s a basement. Eric put Sookie there and chained her up. Not sure if he put her there for her safety or if he plans to use her for his own good.
This True Blood episode ended with Patty Griffin absolutely ROCKIN’ OUT singing “I Smell A Rat”.
Here’s a great live video of Patty Griffin singing I Smell A Rat just a couple of months ago in Nashville:
Title: Trick of the Light
Author: Rob Thurman
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Pages: 352
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Best Book Quote: “What you can do with a knife you can just as easily do with the heel of a three- inch boot with just a little more pressure.”
My favorite quote pretty much sums up Trixa, the tough-as-nails female lead in Trick of the Light, Book 1 in Rob Thurman’s “Trickster” series.
Trick of Light is the gritty and oftentimes raunchy tale of an information dealer named Trixa Iktomi. She’s a bar owner who tracks down demons in her spare time with her assistants Zeke and Griffin. And in a town like Las Vegas, there are lots of demons to go around. In Trixa’s world demons are sneaky, conniving beings who mask themselves into incredibly sexy beings that make real humans swoon from their attention. This is a necessary trait since a demon’s ultimate goal is to get an innocent to sell his soul. So it’s up to Trixa and her crew to make sure no demon gets that chance.
This installment in the series centers around a piece of information that Trixa received in a previous novel from a dying demon who whispered something to her about -the Light of Life – a shield that will protect heaven or hell from an otherworldly attack. Trixa knows that having this weapon will give her an unimaginable amount of power, and also let her get revenge on the demon that killed her brother.With Trixa Rob Thurman creates a strong female lead who knows what she wants and is not shy about going after it. Thurman’s use of dry humor and sarcasm kept me laughing in a story that has some pretty serious stuff going on. As you read through this story you might find it a little hard to connect with Trixa and her sarcasm because we all know it’s difficult to remember to say something witty every time you open your mouth, but just remember that this is a supernatural fantasy. With endless action and lively banter between the characters, I think Trick of the Light will keep you fully entertained.
Title: The Sookie Stackhouse Companion
Author: Charlaine Harris
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Pages: 320 pages
Genre: Vampire Romance
In this new Sookie Stackhouse book Sookie and Sam travel together to attend Sam’s brother’s wedding. If you look at the book cover you’ll see that it’s a drawing of Sookie with a dog – I assume the dog represents Sam!
The book will also contain a section where Sookie answers fan questions! A couple of months ago Charlaine Harris ran a contest where fans could email their questions to her and she’d choose the best ones for the book. I’m sure someone asked questions about Sookie’s future love life!
An exclusive interview with Alan Ball is also included in the book. It will be interesting to see if he reveals anything about Season 4 of True Blood.
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion is now on sale at a special pre-order price.
Here are the Top 10 Highlights of tonight’s episode of True Blood
#10 - Sookie and Bill make wild love in the shower. Oops, was that Bill’s naughty bit I just glimpsed?
#9 - Sookie isn’t one to cuddle after sex. Afterwards, she confronts Bill about a secret file he has on her. He explains that he started the file in order to learn more about her background and understand why Eric is so interested in her.
#8 - Eric bar, Fangtasia gets searched by a vampire from the AVL (American Vampire League) who brings troops with her. Looks like the AVL is pretty hi-tech with their weapons, webcams and monitors. Eric rats out Russell Edgington and tells the AVL rep and The Authority that Russell is giving blood to werewolves and plans to build his power base, regardless of what The Authority and the AVL think. The AVL unofficially gives Eric the green light to take Russell out. But they won’t give him any assistance.
#7 - And the award to the stupidest character goes to . . . Jason Stackhouse (come on, you’re not surprised, right?). Crystal ties up the guy that assaulted her and Jason calls the cops, using a silly falsetto voice. Um, Jason used his own cell phone to make the call. Don’t you think Bon Temps has caller ID?
Unfortunately, one of the deputies, Kevin, went out to investigate the call and got beaten to within an inch of his life.
Also, I hope they bring back Sheriff Bud Dearborn. He was the voice of reason in the Bon Temps police department.
#6 - Sookie’s cousin Hadley confesses that she told Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, about Sookie’s powers. She wants to know if her son, Hunter, has telepathic power like Sookie. Turns out, he does. Hadley freaks out and drags Hunter away.
#5 - Bill has a dream where he wakes up during the day in a beautiful, mysterious land. He sees Claudine who throws a lightball at him, just as Sookie did to Maryann Forrester.
#4 - Hoyt has a new girlfriend, Summer. Hoyt and Summer run into Jessica at Merlotte’s, where Jessica is working as a waitress. Can you say awkward?
Also, I don’t like Summer – she sounds like someone from The Fellowship of the Sun to me.
Hurrah! Looks like Hoyt doesn’t really like this girl – he’s still in love with Jessica!
#3 - Sam opens a can of whoop ass on Calvin Norris, Crystal’s father, who comes to Merlotte’s to take Crystal back home. Oh shit! Lafayette and Jesus put Calvin in the car to drive him to the hospital. Crystal goes with them.
#2 - While outside, Franklin Mott grabs Tara. Uh, Tara thought she’d killed him. Looks like Franklin still has a love jones for her. Whoa! Jason saves the day by unloading a wooden bullet into Franklin’s chest. Go Jason!
#1 - The episode ends with a news anchor being killed ON THE AIR by Russell Edgington! Russell then turns to the camera and tells the public that the AVL is covering up the fact that vampires still drink the True Blood, the blood that flows through humans. He tells them that vampires don’t want equal rights because humans ARE NOT the equals of vampires.
Funniest Lines from True Blood Episode 9 – Everything is Broken:
• Jessica, trying to say something nice about Hoyt’s new girlfriend: “She seems . . . short.”
• Russell Edgington, after killing an anchorman live, while on the air, says: “Now, time for the weather.”
Question for viewers: What name did Russell call when he made the statement about the weather? I missed the name of the weather person he called. Hit me up in the Comments section.
Check out next week’s True Blood episode called I Smell A Rat. Be sure to go to the end of the post to see Patty Griffin’s perform the song in Nashville.
When you’re browsing for something new to read at your local bookstore, what makes you stop and pick up a particular book? For me it’s the cover art. If I see a book with an awesome cover, I’ll pick it up just to examine the design more closely. Sometimes, based on the book’s synopsis, I’ll purchase the book – sometimes not.
I’m happy to say that there’s one group of books that hits it on both counts: they’re incredibly well written and the cover art is awesome:
The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. The cover art is provided by Dan Dos Santos.
Check out some of Dan’s work:
This is the book cover for the new Mercy Thompson book titled “Silver Borne” by Patricia Briggs. It’s due to hit the streets in March 2010.
Isn’t this awesome!
I could stare at this illustration for hours.
Here’s an illustration for the movie Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
This illustration won the 2009 Chesley Award for Best Product Illustration! Yea Dan!
Here’s the cover art for the book Ancient Bloodlines.
Dan is an awesome artist isn’t he? Check out more of his art in his gallery at DanDosSantos.Com. Enjoy!
