True Blood 5x09 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

[OmahaStar]

Eric plots his escape; Sookie gets a clue about her parents' murder; Andy and Jason search for leads; Alcide recalls his pack induction; Arlene is caught is Terry and Patrick's crossfire; Steve gets a new pet.

Only three episodes to go after tonight, then the season is done. Curiously, we haven't had a break this year. The previous years, there was a break during the 4th of July weekend, where they did a mini-marathon of the previous three weeks' worth of episodes, and then there was another break later on where they did a mini marathon. Unless they schedule a break in somewhere for some reason, the season will end on the 26th. This will be the first time since season 1 that there were no new episodes in September. Curious.

Anyway ... really, the one and only thing in that list that is interesting to me is Steve getting a new pet. What kind of pet would he get? And how many legs will it have? Because I'm sort of picturing Jason on a leash now.

 

[flipjack]

I knew the Dragon wasn't Hoyt's mom.

Also, loved the "Deadwood" homages.

 

[OmahaStar]

So we finally got some morecharacters out of the way ... poor Bud. They just ruined that character. And hopefully Terry's plot is done now. Arlene was tolerable momentarily there. I know, I was just as surprisec as the rest of you!

So the pet is a child. Surprised? Nope.

As usual, love Pam. New sherriff? Right ok then.

Claudija? Seriously? Stretching things a bit now.

Nice to see grannie wolf sticking up for her baby.

First time posting with a tablet. I think i will stick with keyboards. This is a pain in the rear.

Speaking of rear, hello Sam! And fuck you, editors! Every time his lil Sam should be in frame for s few seconds, they cropped it out.

 

[Anachronus]

I loathed that cover of Everybody Wants to Rule the World.

 

[Yoda]

^Just watched the ep, and popped in to say the same thing. What a god awful piece of shit.

 

[Peacemaker]

Get a look at the chin on the new sheriff? I wonder if that's Warlo or a contender for his identity.

 

[marillion]

^^ Hmmm.. With only three episodes left, I don't know if they would have time to do that.. He seems to me to be a cookie-cutter bad vamp.. I have an idea he will be dispatched by Tara/Pam in due order..

As for the cover of Everybody Wants to Rule the World.. At first I was digging it, but as it played out, I was increasing pissed off by the monotone "punk-lite" sound of it.. Absolutely horrible.. Like your average kareoke version sung by someone with no range. Blah!

 

[Peacemaker]

I've got the feeling that this whole season is basically a lead up to next year and not as self-contained as the others. The vampire plotline is just too large. Methinks the other plots are basically going to wind up resolving so that it will be humans, Weres, Faeres, and Shifters, vs. Vampires next year with a vampire civil war in there too. I suspect they'll do the story with Alcide and his Dad in there very like the books. so that Alcide winds up becoming packmaster next year after the conflict with his Dad.

 

[OmahaStar]

. I suspect they'll do the story (snip) very like the books.

Why would they start now?

 

[Peacemaker]

They do dibs and dabs here and there. I expected Alcide's Dad to show up. I expect Grandma Wolf is going to wind up being the character in the books that has the third (rogue) pack in the were storyline there. Who knows maybe she'll wind up doing in the current packmaster herself. Now that her grandbaby has been taken from her, I can see her being angry enough to just do him in and then back Alcide and/or his Dad for new packmaster.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I admit I was only half-watching but that Ifrit storyline didn't seem to bring much to the table. Did anyone like it?

I wonder if this season would play out better if watched straight through. As it is, watching week after week, it seems like Eric and Bill have been in that compound forever.

 

[stj]

I liked the Ifrit storyline. It was a good dramatic fantasy, so it didn't fit the rest of the show, which is just hanky panky.

"Suck it vampire, Barbie," and Jason theorizing why criminals would wear Obama masks were the high points.

Jason and Andy beating up a prisoner was a low, marked the episode down for it. I can enjoy mindless shenanigans but enjoying mean is just low-class.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Interesting that we've gone from Bill being the good guy and Eric being the bad guy to Bill and Eric being buds to Bill being the bad guy and Eric being the good guy. I'm pretty sure that Bill will go back to being Bill, but I'll bet that by the end of the series Eric will be the new Godric.

 

[marillion]

I liked the Ifrit storyline. It was a good dramatic fantasy, so it didn't fit the rest of the show, which is just hanky panky.

I really feel like the Ifrit storyline only served to give the actors something to do.. It just didn't really fit in anywhere, perhaps save to give Lafayette a way to explore his new abilities.

I also agree with the thought that the Vamp storyline is going to have to carry over to next season. If they try to wrap it up neatly in the next three, I will feel let down..

 

[FPAlpha]

I liked the Ifrit storyline. It was a good dramatic fantasy, so it didn't fit the rest of the show, which is just hanky panky.

I really feel like the Ifrit storyline only served to give the actors something to do.. It just didn't really fit in anywhere, perhaps save to give Lafayette a way to explore his new abilities.

I also agree with the thought that the Vamp storyline is going to have to carry over to next season. If they try to wrap it up neatly in the next three, I will feel let down..

Wouldn't be the first time.. since several seasons the buildup of the main plot was good only to be lft with a "That was it?" at the end of the season.. basically i only watch it for a few elements here and there and not for the show or the theme itself.

I'm happy that Lafayette has returned to his old, flaming gay persona from season 1.. that was always so hilarious and attitude Tara is still a hoot sometimes ("Suck it Barbie!" ).

Jason is still the comedy centre of the show and has that down perfectly.. he gets it so well that i wonder how much of Jason is really Ryan Kwanten

As for the rest.. meh. The Ifrit storyline was nice (and shows there is far more supernatural stuff in the world than just what happens in Bon Temps) but totally separated from the main story.. still have the opinion it should have been cut and the time given to expand the main storyline. The main storyline just plays along.. it has a good concept but, as i said in a previous thread, it just lacks scope. Here is supposedly the center of Vampire culture and it all happens somewhere in a bunker in southern US.. why are there no representatives from other nations? Why don't we learn something more about Vampire culture?

All these opportunities wasted by over the top acting (i loved Russell in the last season, can barely stand him here) and paper thin twists (come on.. we shall believe that Bill has switched sides? ).

Well.. it's 52 minutes a week. I've wasted time with far less productive things so i'll stick around (at least it's got boobies on a regular basis )

 

[stj]

^^^Judging from Kwanten's performance in Griff the Invisible, I'd say it was all acting. My guess is that the actor's been pushing for more clothes and less makeup, preferring to act instead, even in True Blood.