If you’ll remember, Sookie and Bill were enjoying a romantic dinner alone. Bill had gone to the trouble of renting out an entire restaurant for the event. Bill is such the Southern gentleman isn’t he?

Bill and Sookie have a wonderful time together. He looks fantastic in his tuxedo and Sookie looks gorgeous in a lilac dress that he bought for her (didn’t she look great?).

And then the big moment occurs: Bill proposes to Sookie and gives her a ring.

She’s shocked of course (as are we) and doesn’t immediately give him an answer. Instead she excuses herself and goes to the ladies room. While there she ponders his proposal and looks lovingly at the ring. She then makes up her mind – she’s going to accept!

She bounces out of the ladies room only to find Bill gone. Vanished. As if he’s disappeared into thin air.

But we know different. We saw that a silver chain had been wrapped around his neck from behind and that he’d been forcefully pulled away.

So, WHO DUN IT?

The Likely Suspects

• Eric: throughout True Blood Season 2 Eric appears to resent the relationship between Bill and Sookie. He makes a pledge to the Queen of Louisiana to “get Bill” for her. Which leads me to the next suspect.
• Queen Sophie: I’m not sure what the Queen has against Bill. Perhaps she’s annoyed that he’s not big on toying with humans like she is. Perhaps she’s pissed off because he didn’t bow and scrape in front of her. Not sure what’s going on with her but she may very well have had a hand in his abduction. Perhaps she and Eric are working together?

I personally think both Eric and Queen Sophie are too obvious and probably aren’t directly responsible. If you’re a True Blood fan you know that Alan Ball doesn’t do obvious. He’s always full of surprises. Therefore, I’m going to suggest something else.

Other Potential Kidnappers

• Lafayette: yes, it’s perhaps a stretch but I wonder if Lafayette does this at Eric’s command. Think about it, would Eric himself kidnap Bill? No, he’d have someone else do his dirty work for him. If Lafayette kidnapped Bill it would create a different angle on the relationship between he and Sookie. It would also provide Eric with a steady source of V which he’s forcing Lafayette to sell. He could slowly drain Bill until he dies. Or at least, that would be the plan.
• Leona: when we last saw Leona she was shunned by Bill. I was a bit surprised at that since she’s Bill’s maker. I wouldn’t think he’d be powerful enough to do that. Also, if you’ve read the books you know that Leona plays a significant role in Bill and Sookie’s relationship. I won’t say more in case you haven’t read Book 3, Club Dead.
• Tara: Tara was pretty devastated when Eggs was killed in the True Blood finale. Could Tara be jealous of Sookie and Bill’s relationship? I think this one’s a pretty big stretch but I thought I’d throw it in for giggles. Also, I’m not totally convinced that we’ve seen the last of Maryann’s influence. I wouldn’t be surprised if maenads aren’t somehow reincarnated in some way.
• The Fellowship of the Sun: if I’ve said it once I’ve said it 10 times: the vampires should have taken out Steve Newlin and Sarah Big Hair when they had the chance. The Fellowship of the Sun won’t stop simply because the vampires were merciful. Case in point, even though the vampires let members of the group live they still booby-trapped one of their followers (sorry, I can’t seem to remember his name) and sent him on a suicide bomber mission. By the way, isn’t booby-trapped one of the funniest words around? When I think of that word I envision some big breasted female villain from a bad 70′s B-movie who has some poor guy trapped between her . . . oops, sorry – I digress. Nonetheless, I think it’s highly likely that they’re responsible for kidnapping Bill.

So what do YOU think? Who do you think kidnapped Bill?

When Maryann was killed I immediately used the random integer software to select the lucky winner! Congratulations LisaL!

But then, lo and behold, Eggs got killed as well! Or did he? Well, for the sake of this contest I’m going to assume he’s dead. So when he got shot I had 2 choices:

1. Throw the names of the people who voted for Maryann into the pot along with the people who correctly guessed that Eggs would get killed, and select ONE winner.

2. Select TWO winners.

Hmmn, what to do . . . . . ?

Well, since this has been such a great True Blood season I decided to go with Option #2! Yes, in addition to awarding a prize to “LisaL” who correctly predicted that Maryann would be killed, I also decided to select a winner from the contestants who predicted that Eggs would be killed!

So the 2 winners are:

-LisaL (chose the Sookie Stackhouse box set)
-Traci (chose the $30 Amazon gift card)

Congratulations to LisaL and Traci! Please check your email accounts – you’ve got 24 hours to respond or I’ll roll the dice and select someone else. Thanks to everyone else who entered the contest!

I encourage you to continue visiting the site. I’ve got lots of great urban fantasy books that will be reviewed here. Additionally, since I buy WAY too many books I plan on holding several book giveaway contests during the next few months!

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UPDATE:

As of this writing neither of the winners have responded to my email messages. Therefore as promised, I’ve rolled the dice again and chosen 2 new winners:

-Dea
-Yelitza

Congrats to the new winners and remember, you have 24 hours in which to claim your prize (6:00am EST Wednesday, Sept. 16th) so please check your email.

I guess some people enter contests and then never check in to see if they’ve won . . . .
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ANOTHER UPDATE (09/16/09):

Thus far, from “Round 2″ only Yelitza has responded. Never heard from Dea although it’s been 36 hours.

As you know each winner has 24 hours in which to respond; this was explained in the post above and also in the email that was sent to the winners. Although one winner from “Round 1″ did eventually respond the day after the deadline, if I award a prize to someone who responds after the deadline it means I’ll have to do the same for the other people, whenever they eventually respond. I hope everyone understands that I have to attach a deadline to the response time – otherwise I’d be waiting forever for people to respond. Case in point: to this date two of the selected winners have never responded to my email notice. It’s interesting, I’ve seen this happen at other book sites as well. People enter contests and then don’t check their email accounts.

Okay. let’s try this one more time. The new “Maryann will die” winner is:

Susan McConnell!

Susan, PLEASE respond to your email by Thursday, 6:30pm EST.

Did you ever think it would be this hard to give away a prize?

-the ENTIRE Sookie Stackhouse Box Set!
-a $30 Amazon gift card!

We spent hours creating charts and graphs, developing complex statistics and conducting in-depth analyses on the best way to conduct the contest. It was hard work and required mass consumptions of Cheetos and Starbucks mocha frappuccinos but we finally decided on a strategy. Are you ready?

TO ENTER THE CONTEST YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

“Name one person that will be killed in the season finale of True Blood Season 2″

That’s right, just answer this question and you’re in the contest. Oh, and tell us which prize you prefer (either the books or the gift card) when you enter.

The contest is open to U.S. residents. Only one entry per person please (IP addresses will be checked).

The contest will be open until September 13th at 9:00pm EST, the time that the finale airs. At that point we’ll accept no more comments. After the show airs we’ll take all of the correct answers and use the random integer software to determine a winner.

The lucky winner will be chosen shortly after midnight. The winner will be announced at the site and then promptly notified via email.

Remember, just give the name of the one person that you think will be killed during the season finale. Good luck!

And thanks to Yankee Blood, VBooker and Kitty Kat for “nudging” us in the True Blood Rehab Lounge about holding a contest!

See also: True Blood “Who Died” Contest Winner!

#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

#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.”

The soundtrack to True Blood will be available May 19th. The CD contains an amazing collection of songs from the series including great tunes like “Bad Things” by Jace Everett, “Bleed 2 Feed” by C.C. Adcock, and “Give It Up” by Lee Dorsey.

Here’s the complete list of songs on the CD:

1. Bad Things – Jace Everett

2. Bleed 2 Feed – C.C. Adcock

3. Lake Charles – Lucinda Williams

4. Give It Up – Lee Dorsey

5. Swampblood – The Legendary Shack Shakers

6. Play With Fire – Cobra Verde

7. Just Like Heaven – The Watson Twins

8. Christine’s Tune (A.K.A. Devil in Disguise) – The Flying Burrito Brothers

9. Two – Ryan Adams

10. Strange Love – Slim Harpo<

11. From a Whisper to a Scream - Allen Toussaint

12. I Don’t Wanna Know - Dr. John

13. Golden State - John Doe, Kathleen Edwards

14. Bones - Little Big Town

You can actually order it online now.