I guess we have to talk about that opening scene, don’t we? We can’t just pretend that it didn’t happen, hope Alan Ball learned a lesson, and move on? No?
With the blur of events over a few short months in the past three seasons, I’m glad the writers thought to give the characters some breathing room and time to recuperate. It was much needed.
I did NOT anticipate the jump in time from Sookie’s perspective. I kind of feel bad for the girl. She’s been home like, two days in the past year and a half. Who picks up her mail? She must have the most understanding postman ever, making the long trip up Hummingbird Road day after day. Maybe Bill. That seems like something he would do. “Sookkeh, I have come to returrnnah your pohhstal mahhle.”
Besides the ridiculous special effects, I was a bit annoyed at the too-literal take of “fairy land.” I’m sorry AB, but you are now required to stop using the anti-Bubba excuse of “it would be too ridiculous, fake and unbelievable!” And if you do, fans now have ammo in holster. On another note, it was fun casting that both Stephen Root and Gary Cole have now been on True Blood…Too bad not together. Moving on.
So Sookie returns, and heads home to find her house painted and landscaped. Looks like her driveway still isn’t fixed though. Cheap bastard!
Also, Jason has a goatee, so he might be evil now. TBD on that one.
Apparently everyone thought Sookie was dead. I wonder why they hadn’t made her a headstone? See, that would have been a much more shocking way to mark the passage of time. Sookie arrives back in Bon Temps cemetery with Grandaddy, escorts him to the family plot, and encounters her on gravestone.
At home Bill arrives, bangs look good. I actually feel bad for Bill because Sookie’s being kind of callous. The poor man was so devastated that chopped his hair and started wearing sweaters! There’s no more evidence you need of a man in grief. Good for Bill for walking away here, when she clearly expected him to be her bitch again.
Andy eventually arrives, upset about a safety plaque which is so Andy. And he’s hiding vials of V in his squad car, which was something Jason once did. Chris Bauer’s facial expressions here are amazing. If someone hasn’t made a gif of this yet, get on it.
Cut to the strip mall witch coven, and Lafayette has a ridiculous haircut. I’m starting to think the writers are changing everyone’s appearance to clearly mark the passage of time. Like we wouldn’t have been able to sort that out ourselves. Oh but, Lafayette has a Mohawk, so clearly now I understand that it’s a year later.
The highlights of this episode for me were both Pam’s apathetic sales pitch and Eric’s commercial cut with King Bill. The editing of this scene was done very, very well.
AND WOAH how come nobody is talking about that weird Mommy-Son-Proxy thing going on with Maxine and Tommy?
That is some Buster Bluth, Lucille Two shit going on right here.
If Hoyt weren’t like six foot three, I would even think he was wearing Hoyt’s clothing.
And Compton Manor has like..a moat, now? Good for Bill. This was always one of my life dreams.
More thoughts later on Episode 2, where I'm either less harsh because it was really great, or because Viking high-handed professions have broken my critical spirit.
I loved the bit about the mail, so funny!
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