Where do I even begin? We are only two episodes into the second season and the show has redefined the term “picking up where it left off”. With this most recent episode we can finally put to rest Lafayette being turned vampire, which was (fucking) awesome. But before I jump to where we are at now, we should probably examine the rest of the events that occurred in episode two. I might also mention that this could possibly be the most gory episode of True Blood to date, so forgive me if I rant on about every disgusting detail.

Immidiately, Eric (that badass) had just finished eating the others trapped below with Lafayette. Espicially the dick who pulled the silver on him. Just kidding, he’s not a dick he was trust trying to survive, actually nevermind he’s still a dick. Eric then throws what’s left of the guy’s arm at Lafayette in SLOW MOTION! So it’s extra special. Anyone else sort of shocked about Lafayette’s ratting Jason out? What’s even more questionable about that scene is Pam telling Eric that “Jason may be fun“. However, this was instantly overturnd by Eric, because Sookie is “too valuable”. Later though, we do see Eric approach Bill and say that Sookie is needed for an assignment to look for the missing vampire.

Something I love about this season so far, is that it has crushed alot of the ideas I thought this season was going to run with. Like Jason being in desperate search for something. However, I find that even Sam is in more of a desperate situation than Jason. I thought also that maybe Jessica would be a lot more out-of-hand than she has proven to be. Even though the whole visit to her family’s house was Sookie’s fault. So I really like the direction the season has taken, only two episodes in.

Some scenes in this episode were kind of ridiculous, like when Jason is playing capture the flag, I felt like I was watching some PG movie about how humans succeed and overcome their differences. Don’t ask me how I got that, I just did. Also, the teeny bopper Christian singer, her performance was, bottom line, too long. If they just would have shown her for two seconds singing “I love Jesus” we would have gotten the point. But it is Alan Ball and he has a direction for everything. (Oh my god, I sound like a kid that came from the Fellowship camp.)

The entire thing with the Fellowship of the Sun makes for intiguing thinking though. Why is Jason so imporatnt to these people? Jason’s new rival Luke had to endure 3 years of Bible study and abstinence (ouch) before he got on that bus. It actually angers me to see Jason eating out of the palm of that arrogant douche, Steve Newlin. I’m assuming I am supposed to be upset at it so Alan Ball, I forgive you.

The blood was upped in the masses as well in this episode, finally. By far the best is Lafayette dragging half of a corpse over to his body with his feat, digging (and breaking) through intestine, until he finds the man’s metal hip. Of course after the extraction of the metal, he was set free only to end up shot in the leg by that old chick who works with the vamps. Also! Maryann can turn Sam Merlotte into a dog by using her mind and shaking around a little bit?? As well as being able to slightly influence others actions?? And what about when Sookie read her mind?? Can you say possessed? I’ll let that stand as my theory.

On a final note I would like to state that my rating for this True Blood is slightly unfair, because I’m taking whatever I think it should be and then adding it plus one, solely on the fact that Anna Paquin showed her boobs, AGAIN. (With that being said the first episode would have been a 7). Seriously though, I would like to personally thank Anna Paquin for that, as well as Alan Ball. This second episode was nothing short of another great True Blood episode, despite its minor flaws. This episode is filled with blood and intriguing storytelling and development.