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Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 11, 2009 6:49:55 pm PDT #2284 of 7329
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

...and Jason, well, once he stopped being nekkid practically every minute of every scene he was in, he got a little bit more tolerable.

My mileage definitely varies on that one. But I do agree that Tara improved considerably, particularly once her mother's exorcism subplot developed.


erikaj - Jun 11, 2009 7:09:13 pm PDT #2285 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

Yeah so far that's killer. And, yeah, Jason's got a great bod. But it just proves that almost anything can get, well, I hesitate to say boring because he is quite well-defined and all, but I really don't need to see him re-enacting the whole Joy of Sex to get that he's a highly sexed person who thinks with his dick. But then, he's not really my type, either. But he ought to send his trainer a nice gift(I almost said "basket", which I'd live to regret,) for the next occasion.


Frankenbuddha - Jun 12, 2009 4:48:13 am PDT #2286 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

So "Jason has sex" = "Lana's parents are still dead"?

Gotcha.


sumi - Jun 12, 2009 4:52:31 am PDT #2287 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!

Bwah!

I'm thinking that this season it's going to be Jason's got religion with the freaky anti-vampire church.


Fay - Jun 12, 2009 5:17:27 am PDT #2288 of 7329
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

You know, initially I was very "...whatever" about Jason, but I grew to love the hell out of him. He's pathetic, poor bastard, but I found myself feeling really sad for him. I wasn't expecting to give a damn about the mess he got himself into, but - I kind of did. I thought it was a really good performance - all his vanity and gullibility and thoughtlessness and just plain dumbness - it wasn't without its pathos. And I loved the hell out of Tara, I really did, total mess that she was. Her momma made me cry - I thought that was a hell of a performance too, I really did. And Hoyt Fortenberry is adorability on a stick, and I loved the Sheriff too, with his fabulous hangdog expressions. Basically, I really liked the ensemble, I liked the cinematography and the music a lot too, and the changes they made from the books were definitely all to the good.

I didn't give much of a stuff about Sookie and Bill and their romance, but I didn't want to punch either of them in the face, so that was a big improvement over the books. Gran was adorable. Pam & Erik & co were great - Pam in particular wins at being a vampire.

Oh, and Ms. Fay gets another toaster.

Yay! Go me! And, yeah...Piven does push a whole bunch of my buttons. Same buttons, in fact.


Vortex - Jun 12, 2009 7:10:29 am PDT #2289 of 7329
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Fay, how could you forget Lafayette? His character didn't get much love in the books (seeing as how he died fairly quickly), but I really like him in the series. That scene where he takes off his earrings to beat the crap out of the rednecks is priceless.


le nubian - Jun 12, 2009 7:14:49 am PDT #2290 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I agree. And he gets better and better as the season proceeds.


Vortex - Jun 12, 2009 7:19:32 am PDT #2291 of 7329
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I had actually started to hope that they weren't going to kill him, or delay his murder for a few seasons. they had taken several other liberties with the series, why not that?

Maybe he'll come back as a spirit guide for Tara :)


beekaytee - Jun 12, 2009 7:26:32 am PDT #2292 of 7329
Compassionately intolerant

I had actually started to hope that they weren't going to kill him, or delay his murder for a few seasons. they had taken several other liberties with the series, why not that?

This was my thinking. If you stretch/eliminate/ignore one element, why not keep one of the very best elements?

I'm also with Fay about not really caring about the Billookie relationship. Then I read the books and discovered that I shouldn't get too wrapped up in it anyway . Also, per the books, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of Eric. Though, the photos seem to suggest that he cuts his undead hair... which makes me sad.


Zenkitty - Jun 12, 2009 7:29:06 am PDT #2293 of 7329
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Poor Lafayette. I think I liked him best. Being as he was about the only character who was basically sane.

Although Sam's surprisingly sane, all things considered.

Tara is exactly the kind of character/person I usually dislike intensely, and yet I loved her, probably because at heart she isn't a mean person; she wants to love and be loved, she's just really hurt and angry. I wanted to grab her and hug her until she realized the whole world isn't out to destroy her. Of course, she would've chewed my face off if I'd tried.

Bookie!