Friday, August 15, 2014

True Blood 2.03- "Scratches"

written by: Raelle Tucker
directed by: Scott Winant

I want to be Pam so badly.
BILL'S CAR
-"Be quiet!"
"Eat shit!"-Jessica is telling Bill what he needs to hear.

-Speaking of people hearing things that they need to hear, Bill might be an asshole right now, but Sookie needs to hear the consequences of what she's done.

-Sookie leaves the car in a huff and Bill demands that she come back. Fuck that. Of course that means Sookie is alone in the woods. 

It's hard to tell who is being the dumbest.
OPENING CREDITS

THE WOODS
-Sookie is attacked. Shocker!

-Sookie describes the thing that attacked her as "bull human". Is she sure it wasn't this?

It's super serious y'all.
SAM'S OFFICE
-Sam is a jerk to Daphne, but she's a pretty terrible waitress so she deserves it.

-Tara is your annoying friend who talks about how much she doesn't drink at parties. 

FANGTASIA
-New character alert: Dr. Ludwig! 

She may be more badass than Eric...and more sexy.
-Bill is hanging around being completely unhelpful.

-Eric calls Pam and Chow in to search for the bull human. Is anyone else weirdly reminded of the Scooby Gang in Buffy?

-Pam Line of the Night: "He can do it. I'm wearing my favorite pumps."

LIGHT OF DAY CAMP
-Jason has a sexy dream about Vampire Eddie and then tries to pray the gay away.

Just like regular Jesus camp. 
FANGTASIA
-Bill and Eric have a dick measuring contest. Unfortunately, it's not a literal one. 

-Bill talks to Sookie like she's a child. Yikes.

-Sadly Pam's pumps are ruined and the bull human has not been found. 

-"And Pam, those were great pumps."-Eric is such a better maker than Bill. 

RIP Pam's Pumps

MARYANN MANSION
-As much as I dislike all this Maryann stuff, I would love to be in that fruit paradise. 

-Tara eats this shit up like she's never had a friend before. I'm offended on Gran's behalf. 

SAM'S TRAILER
-Sam is planning on heading out of town and is looking for someone to take over. Terry isn't his first choice. Fair enough.

-Terry calls Sam a coward. 

Fair enough.
LIGHT OF DAY CAMP
-In some sort of support group, Sarah says that humans are just "living, breathing snack machine[s]" for vampires. I think of it more as those beer hats. 

-The support group is for vampire victims, but Jason is like the complete opposite of a vampire victim. 

-Sarah argues that a human wouldn't torture another human. It's too easy to mock. 

FANGTASIA
-Apparently Ginger made Sookie a "two top sandwich", not a "tube top sandwich."

I still wouldn't eat it.
-I think we should rename the "Wilhelm Scream" to the "Ginger Scream."

-Sookie finds Lafayette in the basement who asks, "Do I look like a vampire?" Sadly not.

MARYANN'S MANSION
-I bet Eggs is one of those guys who carries his guitar around everywhere and plays it even though no one asks him to.

-Tara looks quite pretty, but Eggs is so boring and we don't need another character with a sob story.

FANGTASIA
-I know we're suppose to dislike Eric, because he put Lafayette in the torture basement, but he's looking good in this scene. 

It's all that goddamn swagger.
-Bill is acting all pretentious about the whole thing like his vampire senses wouldn't have clued him in that there was a dying man in the basement.

-Eric does not respond well to threats, but doesn't really do anything when Sookie slaps him.

MERLOTTE'S BAR AND GRILL
-Speaking of characters looking good, Sam looks hot when he's all concerned. 

Nice and understanding does look good on him.
-Arlene says that she owes Sookie. No shit.

BILL'S HOUSE
-Sire of the Year has left Jessica all alone.

MERLOTTE'S BAR AND GRILL
-Musical Moment of the Night: "Sex and Candy" by  Marcy Playground. Plays when Jessica enters the bar.


-I could fall for both Hoyt and Jessica at this moment.

-"You should try the chicken fried steak, because it's like a chicken and a steak got together made a baby. A delicious, crispy baby."-I've never had chicken fried steak before, but I want him to describe all my food to me. 

-Jessica comes right out and admits that she's a vampire. Good for her. 

This is just here, because she is adorable.
FANGTASIA
-Sookie thankfully pushes aside Bill's concern and negotiates a deal with Eric for her to go look for Godric and Lafayette to leave the torture dungeon. 

-"Perhaps I'll grow on you."
"I'd prefer cancer."-Boo Sookie!

This is just here, because he's adorable.
-Pam springs Lafayette and we all realize that these two should have their own show. 

-I'm pretty sure Bill carries Lafayette out like he's a baby.

MARYANN'S MANSION
-Pig!

STEVE'S HOUSE
-Jason uses his fork like I do when I'm trying to imitate Hannibal.

Spoiler, it does not look like this.
-Steve is talking about a metaphorical war, but Jason immediately turns around like the war is going on right outside. It's hilarious.

-Jason is going to get Sarah's banana pudding alright.

BILL'S HOUSE
-Hoyt's got a doll collection in his closet. Jessica still wants him though.

-Jessica gets her fang boners and says, "I'd die if I wasn't already dead."

BILL'S CAR
-Lafayette's vet uncle is going to stitch him up. Good luck with that.

-Lafayette leaves and Sookie and Bill talk about couple stuff while Bill's hair looks terrible. 

The make-up/hair department was busy making everyone else look good.
MARYANN'S MANSION
-Tara and Lafayette are in the hot tub when a "massage therapist" decides to give Eggs a "massage". Tara escapes in the comfiest looking towel ever.

-Tara starts to question everything around her. 

Finally.
BILL'S HOUSE
-Bill immediately over reacts to two people making out even though him and Sookie were about to do it on the front porch.

A LAKE 
-Sam swims around naked in a lake and Daphne joins him. It's pretty awkward. 

-The audience sees the scratches (hey that's the name of the episode!) on Daphne's back.

*cue ominous music.
END

SPOILERS
-So in the book, Maryann is known as Calisto and tells Sookie she's a maenad. Unfortunately, a lot of plot will be spent trying to figure out what Maryann is.

-Also in the books, the maenad scratches Sookie as a warning to Eric for him to give her tribute. The show suggests it's, because Sookie is trying to get Tara to move in with her.

-Eric tries to give Sookie his blood instead of Bill. He will succeed in a few episodes.

-Sarah says that she thinks her sister was killed by vamps. In a way she's right, because Amber is a vampire as we find out in the 7th season.

-Pam wants to keep Lafayette as a pet, but Eric says that Pam already has enough pets. If this is true we do not see a single one of them. 

Screencaps procured at Home of the Nutty.

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