I think the main reason I've been confused about this season is that it almost seems as though Alan Ball is attempting to combine a few of the books into one storyline. Which, I suppose, makes sense since there are already 10 books, with others potentially on the way, and not many television series go that many seasons. I suppose maybe I should just stop trying to constantly compare the show to the books, and appreciate it for what it is. One hour of smokin' hot men (thank you, Mr. Ball!). Due to this, I've decided to break down the episode by character, starting with my favorite, the lovable himbo Jason Stackhouse.
This week we got to see Jason's two main story lines of the season: his new dream of becoming a cop and his new love interest, the mysterious Crystal Norris. Luckily for us, his new job at the police station requires him to wash police cars shirtless. Like Crystal, I would be more than happy to pull over if I were being pursued by a cop like him! Check him out in the clip below (UPDATE: orginal clip was removed by YouTube, so here's an alternate):
I'm excited to see where the Jason/Crystal storyline goes in the show, since it makes for some quite interesting turn of events in the books (didn't I just say I'm not going to compare anymore? I'm not very good at sticking to that apparently...).
Moving right along, my other favorite parts of the episode include vamp Franklin Mott. Leave it to Tara to find herself involved with one of the craziest characters ever on TV. I've always liked James Frain in what I've seen him in (the Tudors, 24 to name a couple) but it's so much more fun watching him like this. Apparently I'm into clips today, so check out his wackadoodle multiple personalities in the following clip:
He doesn't seem like he'd be too awful to hang with, does he? Hey! At least he can text really quickly. You never know when that will come in handy. I kid, I kid. Should be interesting to see how Tara gets herself out of this mess.
I'm going to go ahead and lump everyone else together. Eric made his way to Jackson to sell out Bill and try and save Pam. And, looked pretty amazing doing so. I'm looking forward to seeing him really start putting the moves on Sookie now that he knows Bill's out of the picture. Alcide had to deal with his volatile ex-girlfriend, shirtless of course (would we want it any other way?). Lafayette was lucky enough to get some face time with a new crush, Jesus, his mother's nurse. Sam had to deal with his trashy family, while spending some quality brotherly bonding time with Tommy. And everyone else did other stuff...specific, I know.
It's hard to believe we're already half way through the season. It looks like it will continue to keep going at full speed in the next episode, as well. Fine by me!
Title quote: Franklin Mott, "True Blood"
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