True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
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Didnt want to create a new thread.
Just finished the first two seasons and loved them. Unfortunately I missed the first two episodes of this season on my dvr.
Does HBO ever do a "catch up" on what you missed and replay earlier episodes halfway or something through a season? Or am I toast?
Thanks in advance.
Just finished the first two seasons and loved them. Unfortunately I missed the first two episodes of this season on my dvr.
Does HBO ever do a "catch up" on what you missed and replay earlier episodes halfway or something through a season? Or am I toast?
Thanks in advance.
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Didnt want to create a new thread.
Just finished the first two seasons and loved them. Unfortunately I missed the first two episodes of this season on my dvr.
Does HBO ever do a "catch up" on what you missed and replay earlier episodes halfway or something through a season? Or am I toast?
Thanks in advance.
Just finished the first two seasons and loved them. Unfortunately I missed the first two episodes of this season on my dvr.
Does HBO ever do a "catch up" on what you missed and replay earlier episodes halfway or something through a season? Or am I toast?
Thanks in advance.
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I am on directv...so don't have it. I will just hope for the halfway catch up and hope it comes and doesn't take too long.
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
Hah, All you late comers to my "Temple of PAM"
-Sookie's lines while getting dumped and the conversation afterward is why Sookie is so adorably lovable. "I don't have a ballsack"
-Sookie's body reveal in Erik's dream is why Sookie is so Fuckin' Sexy.
-I like this Vamp/Tara thing. I'm interested in seeing where it goes.
-Pam putting the blame on Bill was interesting
-Waitress Jessica should be fun.
-Sookie's lines while getting dumped and the conversation afterward is why Sookie is so adorably lovable. "I don't have a ballsack"
-Sookie's body reveal in Erik's dream is why Sookie is so Fuckin' Sexy.
-I like this Vamp/Tara thing. I'm interested in seeing where it goes.
-Pam putting the blame on Bill was interesting
-Waitress Jessica should be fun.
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There was a guy in the werewolf bar that looked a lot like Patrick Swayze, and I noticed a Swayze in the credits. Did Patrick have a brother who's an actor?
Excellent episode... I'm really looking forward to seeing where all the storylines end up. Way better than Mary-Anne from last season! Jason as a cop should be hilarious.
Excellent episode... I'm really looking forward to seeing where all the storylines end up. Way better than Mary-Anne from last season! Jason as a cop should be hilarious.
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
Didnt want to create a new thread.
Just finished the first two seasons and loved them. Unfortunately I missed the first two episodes of this season on my dvr.
Does HBO ever do a "catch up" on what you missed and replay earlier episodes halfway or something through a season? Or am I toast?
Thanks in advance.
Just finished the first two seasons and loved them. Unfortunately I missed the first two episodes of this season on my dvr.
Does HBO ever do a "catch up" on what you missed and replay earlier episodes halfway or something through a season? Or am I toast?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
Weekly io9
The insanity of the last episode was pretty difficult to follow. But when you tape a character to a toilet, put Sookie incognito, and then introduce another half-naked girl, you're building yet another classic episode of True Blood.
Pro: The were-bear is shirtless again. I say Bear, as in he appeals to a certain taste of menfolk and myself. He doesn't actually turn into a bear, that's ridiculous. He turns into a wolf.
Con: Sookie decides to snark at Alcide's living conditions because he hasn't bought new furniture since his breakup. Meanwhile her home is still caked in dirt and raw meat from the all-night black-eyed orgies. Glass, shit-covered houses, Sookie.
Pro: Bill calls Sookie and promptly dumps her. Meanwhile Lorena is all but twirling her imaginary evil mustache in the background. These two. Good lord.
Pro: "Shut the fuck up!" is a proper reaction.
Pro:"We fucked like only two vampires can." Wet blanket Bill is at it again making interesting things sound depressingly lame.
Pro: Alright the "nut sack" line was stupid. Just stupid. I get what they were trying to do but no. But on the flip side, Sookie's crying was phenomenal. I hate to admit it, but this is exactly how I cry when I'm a mess. "Why does everYTHING BAD ALWAYS HAPPEN TO MEEEE? I DONNAUNDERSTAND WHYISS *gasp* *cough* .....ahep.......ahep." It's a totally shameless, sad pity cry that solicits hugs from shirtless werewolves. This is just more proof that while Sookie sucks as a character most of the time, Anna Paquin is great.
Con: Werewolves run hot, in my pants. Or whatever. I'm not a fan of any similarities to Twilight. But it was funny when Sookie weepy-eyed asked him if he was coming down with the flu. I don't think these two have amazing chemistry, but I would still pay $50 to have Alcide come over and just lay on top of me for half an hour. Nothing sexual, just some good, old-fashioned lounging.
Pro: Alcide realizes that it's getting a little too sexual with tear-stained Sookie, so he says he should go put on a shirt. This is the shirt he puts on. Good thinking buddy!
Con: Plot twist back to Bon Temps. In case you didn't know, Sam's family is white trash. See look, more White Trash activities like sleeping in their shitty van. Stay tuned for next week when the Mickens family makes moonshine out of the toilet and marries Tommy off to their cousin. True Blood, this has been established.
Pro: More crazy Mott.
Con: More Tara.
Con: Mott makes Tara call Sookie so he can find out where she is, they then reenact the "Woofie" scene from Terminator, only terrible.
Con: When Mott finally bites Tara she makes a scream that sounds like a mouse caught in a glue trap.
True Blood ties your vampire ass to the toilet and flushes
Pro: Meanwhile, Bill mopes on the bed like a grounded teenager.
Pro: Lorena saves this exceedingly sulky moment with her pure, unbridled lunacy. Remember last year when she showed up to the Texas party in her best prom only to get rejected and made a fool of by Godric and Bill? Not that she didn't deserve it, but I loved her for that. She looked like a forlorn 16-year-old who'd been dumped by her date, but insanely shows up the big dance anyways foolishly thinking she could win his love back just by being there. Now some time has passed and rejected girl meets the boy in a bar for a pity fuck. While he's throwing up in the bathroom, she's picking out wedding invitations. She's delusional, it's delightful. And this will only end in blood tears
True Blood ties your vampire ass to the toilet and flushes
Con: Eric's flight path. Look, we know he "can fly" but must we make it so awful? I mean if Eric doesn't look good doing something, maybe it just shouldn't be done, ever. I'm OK with hovering.
Con: "Can all vampires fly? Can all humans sing?" That is not an answer. Also, you smell like the ocean in winter and I'm smelling your memories. These are not things that actual people or magical creatures say.
Pro: Sookie is looking Good this season, damn girl.
Con: Sookie wants to go back to the Rape Wolf Bar, but this time she'll have a disguise.
Pro: "RING RING Hooker RING RING." Is the new slogan of my life. That or "We fucked, like only two vampires can."
Pro: Tara is tied up to a toilet? Of course she is. I'm truly glad everyone on the writing staff thought about this one long and hard. "But what if she has to poop?" "Hmmm great thinking Johnson, we really would have screwed ourselves if we missed that plot hole. So any objections to tying her to the can? No, great. Let's break for lunch."
Con: Mott brings Tara some lovely flowers and does she say thank you, no. The Worst this girl. Tara, this is as close to real love as your going to get sweetheart. I say embrace it. Plus he loves persimmons and cherries. Who doesn't? What a fun guy!
Con: Meet Janice. More characters, hooray!
Con: Aaaand we're back in Merlotte's. While I love the scene of Jason "outsmarting" another jock with his dull, yet biting, wit, this is too much. Please, True Blood, we don't need to know what's happening to every single character all the time. I could go a whole episode without seeing the Mickens. Really I could. All these side stories take away from the actual story and the funny little Jason-isms. When Jason finally blackmailed Andy into giving him a cop job, I didn't even care. And Jason deserves better than that. True Blood just has too many dicks in the water.**
Con: No one suspects the slutty black-haired slut get-up. Nothing about this outfit says disguise, or "not for raping." Good thinking Sookie!
True Blood ties your vampire ass to the toilet and flushes
Con: Bill becomes a narc.
Pro: Baby Vampire Jessica Waitress. Also you gotta love that her friend was on his way home from picketing the "baby-killing factory."
Pro: And now back to the 17th story line in this episode, are you as exhausted as I am? As much as I loved the Eric and Lafayette scene where Eric threatens to kill all of the hick's "brother cousins" then calls Lafayette RuPaul, I'm tired guys. Sure, it deserves a "pro" but come on.
Con: There's no Swedish/Vampire language translation for "American Vampire League." If you listen he just says, "Ajajaya Vanyahay Biddaybay American Vampire League Pampay Haeybay." That's a direct translation BTW.
Pro: Talbot and I feel the same way about Tara.
Con: Pam torture, not OK. If she dies, this show will take a nosedive. Also, how is selling vampire blood not as big of a deal as talking shit on the King or Queen of the region? Argh vampire politics are confusing/boring/mostly boring. Get to the killing of the Queen already please.
Pro: Debbie Pelt's 80s whore bangs. Excellent. I'm a big fan of the Pelt, even though this show does not need another character at all. But this is the same actress from Middleman, and we loved her then and we love her now. She's mastered the day-old grease face, bikini top leather jacket ensemble, smeared eye makeup from v-juice craving flop sweat, and is an excellent curser. I quite enjoyed listening to her spit out the words "pussy pack."
Con: Bill meets a stripper, in the world's best strip club in Mississippi. I've never been to a strip club in Mississippi, but I'm guessing that even the nicest strip club in Mississippi doesn't have this many, or this many attractive, strippers.
Pro: Miley Cyrus is that you?
Con: The King of Mississippi's "cool guy" sunglasses.
Con: The King of Mississippi's cover is "rich antique dealer." Sigh.
Con: When the King gets on stage he stops the music with his hands and magically a church choir starts singing, like it's werewolf communion time. So was there some biker in the back whose job it was to skip tracks on the iPod? Or is his magical power the ability to create timely soundtracks?
Con: Just once I'd like to meet a stripper on TV that is just a stripper. Not some sort of beacon of wisdom that expounds on the philosophical pitfalls of life while writhing around on Bill's vampire junk.
Pro: This is what the 5th "ass angle" this season? You stay classy, True Blood.
Con: Anyone else think when Cooter turned into a wolf he was going to have wolf sex with the human Debbie? I was almost surprised that didn't happen. Especially after the ass shot. But now I don't know if I'm dirty for thinking that, or if this is just what I've come to expect from this show. It certainly would have topped last week's twisted vampire head sex? Missed opportunity fellas.
Pro: And finally, this.
Until next week where Tara gets in a wedding dress and runs around while being chased with a wolf. Maybe it will kill her?
**Much like the reality TV show, The Bachelorette — when it insists on cramming 8 horny shirtless guys in a hot tub with one horny gal — it's confusing, uncomfortable and it feels like you're gang-banging the audience. Thus the phrase "too many dicks in the water" was born.
Send an email to Meredith, the author of this post, at [email protected].
Pro: The were-bear is shirtless again. I say Bear, as in he appeals to a certain taste of menfolk and myself. He doesn't actually turn into a bear, that's ridiculous. He turns into a wolf.
Con: Sookie decides to snark at Alcide's living conditions because he hasn't bought new furniture since his breakup. Meanwhile her home is still caked in dirt and raw meat from the all-night black-eyed orgies. Glass, shit-covered houses, Sookie.
Pro: Bill calls Sookie and promptly dumps her. Meanwhile Lorena is all but twirling her imaginary evil mustache in the background. These two. Good lord.
Pro: "Shut the fuck up!" is a proper reaction.
Pro:"We fucked like only two vampires can." Wet blanket Bill is at it again making interesting things sound depressingly lame.
Pro: Alright the "nut sack" line was stupid. Just stupid. I get what they were trying to do but no. But on the flip side, Sookie's crying was phenomenal. I hate to admit it, but this is exactly how I cry when I'm a mess. "Why does everYTHING BAD ALWAYS HAPPEN TO MEEEE? I DONNAUNDERSTAND WHYISS *gasp* *cough* .....ahep.......ahep." It's a totally shameless, sad pity cry that solicits hugs from shirtless werewolves. This is just more proof that while Sookie sucks as a character most of the time, Anna Paquin is great.
Con: Werewolves run hot, in my pants. Or whatever. I'm not a fan of any similarities to Twilight. But it was funny when Sookie weepy-eyed asked him if he was coming down with the flu. I don't think these two have amazing chemistry, but I would still pay $50 to have Alcide come over and just lay on top of me for half an hour. Nothing sexual, just some good, old-fashioned lounging.
Pro: Alcide realizes that it's getting a little too sexual with tear-stained Sookie, so he says he should go put on a shirt. This is the shirt he puts on. Good thinking buddy!
Con: Plot twist back to Bon Temps. In case you didn't know, Sam's family is white trash. See look, more White Trash activities like sleeping in their shitty van. Stay tuned for next week when the Mickens family makes moonshine out of the toilet and marries Tommy off to their cousin. True Blood, this has been established.
Pro: More crazy Mott.
Con: More Tara.
Con: Mott makes Tara call Sookie so he can find out where she is, they then reenact the "Woofie" scene from Terminator, only terrible.
Con: When Mott finally bites Tara she makes a scream that sounds like a mouse caught in a glue trap.
True Blood ties your vampire ass to the toilet and flushes
Pro: Meanwhile, Bill mopes on the bed like a grounded teenager.
Pro: Lorena saves this exceedingly sulky moment with her pure, unbridled lunacy. Remember last year when she showed up to the Texas party in her best prom only to get rejected and made a fool of by Godric and Bill? Not that she didn't deserve it, but I loved her for that. She looked like a forlorn 16-year-old who'd been dumped by her date, but insanely shows up the big dance anyways foolishly thinking she could win his love back just by being there. Now some time has passed and rejected girl meets the boy in a bar for a pity fuck. While he's throwing up in the bathroom, she's picking out wedding invitations. She's delusional, it's delightful. And this will only end in blood tears
True Blood ties your vampire ass to the toilet and flushes
Con: Eric's flight path. Look, we know he "can fly" but must we make it so awful? I mean if Eric doesn't look good doing something, maybe it just shouldn't be done, ever. I'm OK with hovering.
Con: "Can all vampires fly? Can all humans sing?" That is not an answer. Also, you smell like the ocean in winter and I'm smelling your memories. These are not things that actual people or magical creatures say.
Pro: Sookie is looking Good this season, damn girl.
Con: Sookie wants to go back to the Rape Wolf Bar, but this time she'll have a disguise.
Pro: "RING RING Hooker RING RING." Is the new slogan of my life. That or "We fucked, like only two vampires can."
Pro: Tara is tied up to a toilet? Of course she is. I'm truly glad everyone on the writing staff thought about this one long and hard. "But what if she has to poop?" "Hmmm great thinking Johnson, we really would have screwed ourselves if we missed that plot hole. So any objections to tying her to the can? No, great. Let's break for lunch."
Con: Mott brings Tara some lovely flowers and does she say thank you, no. The Worst this girl. Tara, this is as close to real love as your going to get sweetheart. I say embrace it. Plus he loves persimmons and cherries. Who doesn't? What a fun guy!
Con: Meet Janice. More characters, hooray!
Con: Aaaand we're back in Merlotte's. While I love the scene of Jason "outsmarting" another jock with his dull, yet biting, wit, this is too much. Please, True Blood, we don't need to know what's happening to every single character all the time. I could go a whole episode without seeing the Mickens. Really I could. All these side stories take away from the actual story and the funny little Jason-isms. When Jason finally blackmailed Andy into giving him a cop job, I didn't even care. And Jason deserves better than that. True Blood just has too many dicks in the water.**
Con: No one suspects the slutty black-haired slut get-up. Nothing about this outfit says disguise, or "not for raping." Good thinking Sookie!
True Blood ties your vampire ass to the toilet and flushes
Con: Bill becomes a narc.
Pro: Baby Vampire Jessica Waitress. Also you gotta love that her friend was on his way home from picketing the "baby-killing factory."
Pro: And now back to the 17th story line in this episode, are you as exhausted as I am? As much as I loved the Eric and Lafayette scene where Eric threatens to kill all of the hick's "brother cousins" then calls Lafayette RuPaul, I'm tired guys. Sure, it deserves a "pro" but come on.
Con: There's no Swedish/Vampire language translation for "American Vampire League." If you listen he just says, "Ajajaya Vanyahay Biddaybay American Vampire League Pampay Haeybay." That's a direct translation BTW.
Pro: Talbot and I feel the same way about Tara.
Con: Pam torture, not OK. If she dies, this show will take a nosedive. Also, how is selling vampire blood not as big of a deal as talking shit on the King or Queen of the region? Argh vampire politics are confusing/boring/mostly boring. Get to the killing of the Queen already please.
Pro: Debbie Pelt's 80s whore bangs. Excellent. I'm a big fan of the Pelt, even though this show does not need another character at all. But this is the same actress from Middleman, and we loved her then and we love her now. She's mastered the day-old grease face, bikini top leather jacket ensemble, smeared eye makeup from v-juice craving flop sweat, and is an excellent curser. I quite enjoyed listening to her spit out the words "pussy pack."
Con: Bill meets a stripper, in the world's best strip club in Mississippi. I've never been to a strip club in Mississippi, but I'm guessing that even the nicest strip club in Mississippi doesn't have this many, or this many attractive, strippers.
Pro: Miley Cyrus is that you?
Con: The King of Mississippi's "cool guy" sunglasses.
Con: The King of Mississippi's cover is "rich antique dealer." Sigh.
Con: When the King gets on stage he stops the music with his hands and magically a church choir starts singing, like it's werewolf communion time. So was there some biker in the back whose job it was to skip tracks on the iPod? Or is his magical power the ability to create timely soundtracks?
Con: Just once I'd like to meet a stripper on TV that is just a stripper. Not some sort of beacon of wisdom that expounds on the philosophical pitfalls of life while writhing around on Bill's vampire junk.
Pro: This is what the 5th "ass angle" this season? You stay classy, True Blood.
Con: Anyone else think when Cooter turned into a wolf he was going to have wolf sex with the human Debbie? I was almost surprised that didn't happen. Especially after the ass shot. But now I don't know if I'm dirty for thinking that, or if this is just what I've come to expect from this show. It certainly would have topped last week's twisted vampire head sex? Missed opportunity fellas.
Pro: And finally, this.
Until next week where Tara gets in a wedding dress and runs around while being chased with a wolf. Maybe it will kill her?
**Much like the reality TV show, The Bachelorette — when it insists on cramming 8 horny shirtless guys in a hot tub with one horny gal — it's confusing, uncomfortable and it feels like you're gang-banging the audience. Thus the phrase "too many dicks in the water" was born.
Send an email to Meredith, the author of this post, at [email protected].
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
"Con: "Can all vampires fly? Can all humans sing?" That is not an answer. Also, you smell like the ocean in winter and I'm smelling your memories. These are not things that actual people or magical creatures say."
These i09 things have grown on me a bit, but things like this still annoy me. It was a dream. People say weird shit in dreams.
These i09 things have grown on me a bit, but things like this still annoy me. It was a dream. People say weird shit in dreams.
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
I like how every episode has had Bill go all Mel Gibson on Lorena's ass in some way; from setting her on fire, to twisting her head around and now punching her into the next room - fun stuff!
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
I'm not that big on Sookie, but yeah, she looked hot in that dream scene.
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
The delivery was great.
I wondered too. That body was amazing.
I wondered too. That body was amazing.
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
I mostly like her "shut the fuck up" delivery to Bill.
There was an article from about a year ago where Paquin says that since the scripts have been asking her to be in more and more scenes with her bearing skin, she's been working out and dieting like a monster to look as good as she can for those scenes. It's working!
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I wondered too. That body was amazing.
*edit to add obligatory:
Spoiler:
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
Was wondering when they were going to finally show up! I suddenly have a forgotten David Bowie song that was featured in Inglorious Basterds running through my head.
I have skimmed over the Wikipedia page of the world Harris created, and have concluded that this is more like a fantasy that's set in modern times, given all of the different creatures and races she has. Vampires are just the tip of the iceberg.
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The best for me was "shut the f*** up" and Eric with RuPaul.
The worst to me is that Alcide didn't know who the King of Mississippi is. That would be pretty well known in the community (OMG Alcide in his jeans shirtless )
The worst to me is that Alcide didn't know who the King of Mississippi is. That would be pretty well known in the community (OMG Alcide in his jeans shirtless )
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Re: True Blood -- "9 Crimes" -- 07/11/10
I mostly like her "shut the fuck up" delivery to Bill.
There was an article from about a year ago where Paquin says that since the scripts have been asking her to be in more and more scenes with her bearing skin, she's been working out and dieting like a monster to look as good as she can for those scenes. It's working!
*edit to add obligatory:
There was an article from about a year ago where Paquin says that since the scripts have been asking her to be in more and more scenes with her bearing skin, she's been working out and dieting like a monster to look as good as she can for those scenes. It's working!
*edit to add obligatory:
Spoiler:
Oooh Sweet Jeezus.