there is a reason she's been married 3-4 times.

I know. I guess I'm just protective of Terry because he's such a sweetheart and all he wants is to be normal, or at least his version of normal for a PTSD Iraq War veteran in a town with all kinds of crazy supernatural stuff popping off on a daily basis. And Arlene for all that she is crazy and a little bit racist, is also mostly good people and I like her and her teacup humans and she's also been through some shit, so I would like to see those two come together and make a functional dysfunctional family and she is messing that up spectacularly and I wish she wouldn't.

Franklin is skeevy in the extreme, which is what he is supposed to be. I just wish he wasn't being skeevy and psychopathic all over Tara because how much more can the character take? I am at the point where I'm kind of hoping that they do go all the way with it and have Franklin turn her and then make them into a crazy, fucked up True Romance vampire couple. At least then she'd get super strength to go along with her heaping helping of physical, psychological and sexual abuse (Because are we really to believe that Franklin has not been raping her? Why wouldn't he? He's a psychopath and he thinks they are in love and going to get married!) Right now the only thing she's gotten out of it are some gas station flowers and an ugly white nightgown.

I was surprised that they showed the King cluing in to what Sookie is so soon. That doesn't happen until deep into the stack of books. I don't think I'll like that turn of events unless it is teased out over a long period in the story.

I enjoyed the Viking flashback as much as the rest of the episode combined. While I like Alcide just fine, Eric is my favorite character, by far.

Well, I'm wondering just what Russell is - perhaps if he is a druid he has run into the Fae before so it would make sense that he would get what she is.

I guess no Andre here with his special talent for tasting fairy essence even in less than 100% fairy people.

(Book type spoilers in the above.)

sumi, following on your book spoilers, I don't remember Russell having that ability. Did he? And how did I miss it? Frankly, I don't remember much talk about the Fae at all until Claudine and Claude showed up. And nothing about Sookie until the 8th book...long after Russell is gone .

Perhaps a couple of characters will combined. Dramatic license! I'm okay with that.

Book stuff: Andre noticed that Sookie had fairy blood - either in the book with the King of Arkansas wedding/massacre or in the one with the Pyramid Hotel explosion. We didn't find out how she was related to the Fae until later. I'm pretty sure that Claudine showed up eitherh around or before the time that Eric was bespelled. And Russell certainly didn't have that power but he did like to collect unusual objects and beings.

I really need to re-read the books. i read them all quickly and in succession so it's hard to remember what happened and when.

Yeah, it was all in the last few books. I like that they are borrowing from the books, but it's taking its own direction in the series. I don't think I would enjoy the series as much as I do if it were more faithful.

I think it's darker and more bloody, and honestly, I like being surprised and seeing how someone is interpreting it through a different lens.

And I am for sure glad Lafayette isn't dead.

I completely agree. The books are fine, but the series is way more enjoyable, to my tastes. Apparently, Charlaine is with us...viewing the two as completely different forms of entertainment. Thank goodness she didn't try to hold on harder.

I think I like Jason in a button-up shirt better than shirtless Jason. Or maybe that's just because we've seen him nekkid so much, but he was looking good in the business casual.

Loving the Jesus and Lafayette show. Not loving the Franklin and Tara show. Show better not stomp all over Terry's happiness.

Here is the TV Guide "Burning Questions" with True Blood from Comic-Con and if you scroll down there is a preview of the second half of the season.