Terry Bellefleur and Hoyt Fortenberry are currently duking it out for most awesomely adorable woobie in Bon Temps. Terry with Lafayette was so gorgeously sad. And he knew just what to say to Andy to de-escalate the situation. Love him. But Hoyt, now that's my heart. Standing up to his mom and then driving miles and miles with wilting five dollar truck stop flowers to see Jessica just because he knew she'd be sad and upset because he hadn't texted her that day? Pure love. Those two are made of win.

I can't believe that Sookie didn't find a way to get her and Vamp Minion #1 out of that church the minute she first heard Steve admit that he knew who she was. I mean, they were just in the door of the sanctuary, not even that far inside. that's the time to make a break for it, not when they have you practically one toe in the basement cell.

Bill was hot for the first time ever in that flashback. I was completely squicked by lovemaking rolling around in a pool of blood on the bed. Ewww. I mean, I get it, but still. Ewww.

I guess I'm still trying to understand why Maryanne is targeting Sam. And what is Tara's role in this? And it looks like she's not going to kill him that night after all, so what is the deal? Loved Andy recognizing the pig.

I enjoyed the show, but last night kind of just felt like a lot of filler.

As a veteran of many a 70's Euro-sleaze, sex-vampire movie, that scene with Bill and his maker was still pretty extreme, though I don't think there was any actual nudity. The really, disturbingly gross parts were the ongoing realistic flow of blood out of the fatal neck wound, and the darkening, coagulating blood on the faces. Nasty, but kinda hot in a really twisted way. I do like there to be reminders that the vamps can be really not at all nice when they are in the mood to be.

It did seem like a bit of a get-folks-from-b-to-c episode. Very nice grace notes, though, as kat, among others, have noted.

oh! I guess I should be in this thread.

Is anyone else watching HBO's In Treatment on DVD? OMG, it is SO addictive. So excellent. I haven't been this addicted to a show since Dexter or the Gilmore Girls. I mean, hurt my back from alertly watching for so long, unable to turn the tube off,, running around town to find the next DVD addicting.

I love the intimacy of it. Love the quiet camera that nonetheless gets different angles on the action of two people talking to each other, and that action can be really tense at times. Love the details, like the squeaking gate. Blair Underwood brings a whole new game to the show (IMO). I'm predisposed to dislike Melissa George's character ('cause of Alias; guess I'm shallow like that), but she acquits it well, actually. The interplay between Gabriel Byrne's Paul and Mia Wasikowska's Sophie, the teenage gymnast, is so heartrending, gripping in a positive view of therapy in action. Dianne Wiest is riveting. They all are. It's really good.

PS If you think you might want to watch the series, don't read ANYthing about it, anywhere. Don't read anything about Season 2, either; too many spoilers in simple descriptions of Season 2.

I watched the first season when it aired and was totally engrossed. The way they aired the second season, I couldn't keep up with it, but I would like to see it eventually.

JC -

I *loved* "In Treatment" and I'm glad you like it. I have very mixed feelings about Paul the character, but no reservations about the acting. Just fabulous acting from Gabriel Byrne. Clearly a highlight of his career.

I have one more disk to watch to end Season 1. Now I'm at the point where I want to drag it out so it won't end. Good thing I have Season 2 to look forward to, though. I think I'll preorder it at Amazon.

Both Bryne and Weist convey so much with just a head tilt or a blink of an eye. It's so clearly that thing actors talk about, how acting is really just listening. They are *listening.*

I like shrink movies, too. The Sixth Sense was the best, IMHO. Ordinary People. Good Will Hunting. Prince of Tides (book was better). Tin Cup. (Whatever happened to Rene Russo?)

I want to like shrink movies and tv shows...I really do. In fact, I loved the analysis portion of the Analyze This program. But, more often than not, film representations of therapists include them sleeping with their clients and/or being the dysfunctional 'wounded healer' more often than is good for my profession.

My favorite pop culture shrink, by far, is Sweets on Bones. That's what it's really like! Except that I don't get to fight crime...that I know of.

That reminds me, my Tivo isn't working again. I'm starting to wish I'd never upgraded it with more memory. It would make it easier to walk away from it and give over to the evil lord Comcast.

Rene Russo has scolios. So does Isabella Rossellini. One of the new Disney teen talents does too, not that I know which one. Back to Rene: she doesn't seem to be working much. Too bad. She's one of my favorite actresses.

Erika, the real Ari that Entourage Ari is modeled after? Is Rahm Emanual's brother.

I know! That's why I loved Obama's joke about Rahm and Mother's Day...those family occasions must be intense, man. ETA: I can't decide if I'd want to be there or if I'm just the right number of states away. You know? I've heard that A. Emananuel said "Get Piven to play it, or take my name off." And of course, the rest is fuckin' history, baby. Boom!(Why do I like to do that?)