Maybe "hipster doofus" instead of full-on idiot. He's going to be one hell of a guy if he can put some of that passion somewhere constructive.He's got a good heart, it seems like, but he's...a little old for "freaking the straights" to be his biggest goal on the planet.(Although I like him because he's good at it.) Goodman has survivor's guilt....that's not all, of course, but it is some of it.(I have it, too, about vastly different things, but I recognize it.)

Davis annoyed me so much in the beginning, but I mostly like him now. I think the change occurred once he started getting along with his gay neighbors.

The John Goodman storyline broke my heart. I was watching it through my fingers and said to my boyfriend "I really, really don't think I like where this is going." And then it went there.

LOVE the Chief! All the Indian stuff just fascinated me because I was never even aware that culture existed in N.O.

And so many funerals throughout the show. Which I was suppose was realistic, but very depressing.

I'm completely shocked that there were no major Emmy nominations for this show.

I'm not. Emmy hates my fake husband. Uppity bitch. (why would anyone recognize Khandi Alexander or Melissa Leo when Mariska is out there making that collagen quiver every week for ten years...that's the real question.)

I think the change occurred once he started getting along with his gay neighbors.

Yeah, that's about the time I started thinking better about his character too. Steve Zahn's been great all along, and I'm glad they haven't made the character 100% redeemed, but they definitely showed he has potential. I was kind of wondering if that was where they were going with the whole election thing, since he's such a cheerleader for his town.

On a very different note, as much as I thought Sam's dream about Bill was hilarious, Eric's dream about Sookie had me cackling. The poor vamp is really, really bored, isn't he?

Also, having caught up on last week's episode, I think they may have redefined the concept of hate fuck.

More True Blood: I'm liking the vampire (and et al) politics angle. I'm really NOT liking that Tara is the designated punching bag for the show, though. And Jason seems to be regressing.

I really didn't like Jason this episode. They better not just go "poof! You're a cop!" I also got to wonder what he'd be like if he were a vampire for some reason. Would he be the dumbest vampire in the history of vampires possibly?

Also hating that Tara is a punching bag, but Franklin fascinates me! He's psychotic!

My friend and I were so drooling over Alcide's chest when he was walking around shirtless. His ex is an idiot!

And I'm really not loving Sam's family storyline. I hope the payoff is really good.

Oh, and here's the obligatory I'd watch the Eric/Lafayette/Pam show any day!

Just wanted to add, re: Treme, that I agree that the Davis arc was well-done. Could have used much less Sonny, though.

And on this episode of Bill Behaving Badly . . . I am loving Bill this season. That whole snippet from the time they pulled up outside the strip club to the blood gushing out the closed limo door was tragic and gorgeous. And he never looked so good. Suffering and evil really suit him. The obstacles keeping Hoyt and Jessica apart are becoming Sweet Valley High level ridiculous now. He glimpses her chatting up another boy from afar, but they were really only talking about their science fair project but he thought Chet was asking her to the big dance so he left. Enough already. They have enough to keep them apart. Some forward momentum on this storyline, please.

I'm also really enjoying Sookie and Alcide. Seems I like her with pretty much anyone but Bill. That whole Mississippi plotline with the murky vampire politics is great, much more intriguing than last year's MaryAnnefest. And poor Pam. Don't make Pam scream. I would not want to get on the wrong side of the Magister. He's not a nice man.

I feel so badly for Jason. When he was confronting hotshot quarterback? So sad. I think him blackmailing Andy into making him a cop is totally in character. Jason tends not to think his cockamamie schemes through. I also think it will make sense if Andy does go along, 'cause let's face it, he's not a very good cop. That whole thing can't help but end badly.

Sam's family storyline just seems superfluous, as does the Terry/Arlene baby storyline. But since I love Terry Bellefleur, I am still enjoying that whole deal. Sadly, I do not love the Mickens' and since it seems telegraphed that they will abuse Sam's trust and get him into hot water before all is said and done, I kind of don't see the point. My most hated storyline right now, however, is Tara and Franklin. I do enjoy the Franklin character. He's an appropriately creepy yet disturbingly hot psychopath, but I just am sick of seeing Tara victimized by supernatural forces. Do we really need to see her naked from the waist down, bitten, traumatized and tied to a toilet with duct tape over her mouth? No. No, we don't. If that's the best they can think of to do with the character, I'd rather they just killed her off. It's not enjoyable TV.

This episode was kind of a snooze even though a lot of stuff happened. Maybe it's one that looking back from season's end will seem more impactful. Right now, it was just kind of meh.

I've been trying to figure out what the nine crimes are from the title of the episode. Attempted robbery (Tommy Mickens), kidnapping (Franklin and Bill), assault (Various - Franklin, the Magister, Bill, Eric), murder (Bill, Russell, Lorena), attempted blackmail (Jason), drug possession with intent to sell (Lafayette), underage drinking/public drunkenness (Kitch, Daddy Mickens), tax evasion (Queen Sophie), public nudity (Everyone at Lou Pine's except Sookie). That's nine, but I bet there were a lot more. This is a very dark season, indeed.

Also, I love that Eric knows who RuPaul is. And I love that he's having reverse sex dreams about Sookie. I didn't know that it worked in reverse. I wonder if he'll have one about Lafayette. Or maybe Bill could have one about Sam because yes, please.