Fresh Out of the Oven: True Blood 2×8
by Altaira on Aug.09, 2009, under True Blood
The eighth episode “Timebomb” is the latest amazing second season of True Blood. ***Many possible spoilers follow if you haven’t read the Sookie Stackhouse novels.***
In the last episode, we finally got a glimpse (outside of one flashback) of Eric’s maker Godric. Godric is a 2,000 year old vampire who was very young when he was “turned”. He looks almost exactly as the book describes him, or specifically Godfrey (the actual name of the character he seems to be). He is young and covered with blue tattoos. He doesn’t have his blond hair, which has probably been declared Eric’s thing, and his personality matches too. Very gentle natured and almost quiet. In this episode, we discover Godric in the basement of the fellowship (just like in the book). However, he is successfully saved by a group of his vamps. So where does this go now? In Living Dead In Dallas Godfrey (Godric) is self-imprisoned and helps Sookie escape, only to stay behind. In the book he is a murderer and pedophile who wants to kill himself as penance. Now, True Blood leaves me wondering if they will get back on track.
There has been a steady increase in screen time for Alexander Skarsgård. This has been prompted (obviously) by an increase in Eric Northman’s involvement in the life of Sookie. The show has launched itself into the realm of the third book by introducing Lorena, and are soon to go as far as the fifth book with the presence of Sophie-Anne, the Queen of Louisiana (played by Evan Rachel Wood). Eric and Sookie don’t really begin to rub off on each other, so to speak, until the third book.
The total gross out moment of the episode, Daphne’s heart. Need I say more? Poor Daphne, the shape-shifter who betrays poor Sam, is in turned stabbed by Eggs at the behest of Mary-Ann. Mary-Ann, it turns out, is keeping the hearts of her victims and feeding them to her… minions, Tara and Eggs. Carl was mysteriously absent this episode. I’m surprised that he didn’t partake in the heart-pot-pie. And it was gross. G-R-O-S-S! Right from the careful culinary craftsmanship of Mary-Ann slicing it down for her feast, to Tara slicing into the “hunter souffle” and it bleeding, to Tara and eggs feeding each other the fleshy bits. Ewwwww!
All in all, it was a great episode, definitely my favorite of the season. Be sure to tune in next week for “I Will Rise Up”, 8:00 pm cst this coming Sunday on HBO.
