Home » True Blood 505: “Let’s Boot and Rally”

True Blood 505: “Let’s Boot and Rally”

by Brandi McCormick
5 comments 227 views

Try Max Now
Efreet-True-Blood-300x168This episode was in a word, obvious. In another word, it was frustrating.

We pick up with Terry and Patrick at their old comrade’s bunker, only to find that he has apparently gone off the deep end obsessing over some sort of “fire monster.” This “ifrit,” as he refers to it, is actually not news to Terry, who admits to seeing this fire monster after the massacre in Iraq. He says they were cursed by the dying woman he offed, and he and Eller are actually on the same page about this supernatural threat. And BLAH BLAH BLAH THIS STORYLINE IS TERRIBLE. I don’t even want to talk about it except to say that the supernatural element of this story is RIDICULOUS and I don’t even want to acknowledge the existence of this entire plot.

Meanwhile, over at Fangtasia, Tara is relegated to bar duty and a studded bustier courtesy of Pam. In pops Jessica, who tries her best to assuage Tara’s concerns about being a vampire, and for a split second True Blood tries to get you to think they’re just going to be the bestest friends ever this side of the grave. Yeah right. In what was the most obvious turn of events of the evening, Hoyt tempts Tara, Tara indulges herself (in a stall right next to Jessica, natch), Tara and Jessica get in a bitch fight over Hoyt. Groan. I’m a little bummed out by this, as the idea of a Jessica/Tara partnership could have been pretty entertaining. (Side note: Jessica looked smokin’ tonight. I mean damn!) They did seem to briefly acknowledge the fact that Tara feels “crazy.” Does that mean it’s just because of her newborn status, or do we still think she’s a little off-kilter due to half her head being blown off?

Shot-505-True-Dead-Sam-300x169In the aftermath of the bizarre double murder outside Sam’s, he ventures over to Luna’s to break the news. I wasn’t really invested in this story at all, considering I could barely even remember those two shifters. But True Blood actually did surprise me in that as soon as Sam was ushered out the door by Luna, he was shot by a band of heathens in rubber masks. Out runs Luna, who is (presumably) fatally shot. THEN out runs little Emma, who seemingly avoided all the shots fired at her, shifts into a wolf, and runs off into the wilderness. I was legitimately shocked at this turn of events. Sam shot!? No. Not my Sam. Luna killed? Eh, don’t really care except for the fact that Sam can’t catch a fucking break with the ladies, and now her daughter is out there alone. What intrigued me the most of this storyline though was the reveal of this crazed, violent gang of killers.

The addition of this terrifying group is a weird one, if only because there’s already about 17 other storylines going on at the same time. That’s not to say, though, that if this had been one of the only storylines this season and they could really give it its due attention, I wouldn’t be even more intrigued. At face value, this group seems to be comprised of redneck bigots, those sorry souls who get off on discriminating against any supes. And this is why I find this so interesting: this seems like a plot that would have fit in the first season really well. Remember, back when things were so simple? Simple yet juicy plots like this are what the earlier days of True Blood thrived on, what made it so good. Now what could be a great plot among some of the original core characters could easily get overshadowed by the more dramatic (but less interesting) stories plaguing Terry, the Authority, etc. This storyline seems to get back down to one of True Blood’s essential themes of discrimination against the supernatural community, a direct allegory to the discrimination the LGBT community suffers on a daily basis. If this is the case, and my predictions of what those masked men stand for is true, I will be very interested to see where it goes. And with the sneak peek from next week showing some vamp getting a bullet to the chest while on top of Hoyt, I can only imagine things are just going to get worse. And since Jason and Andy need something to do besides take mini-vacays to fae world, they’ll probably be diving head first into the investigation of these hoodlums.

505-Bill-Eric-showjpg-300x183And with what had to be the slowest build up ever (save for this Sanguinista bullshit), Sookie, Eric & Bill, Alcide, and one of his employees venture into an abandoned hospital to capture/kill Russell once and for all. They finally reach him, and he seems too weak to even seem threatening. Yeah right. I didn’t think for one second Russell would be lying in wait, unable to defend himself. He welcomes the gang with that biting, ancient snark we so love about  him, only to have Alcide ripped away at the last second before the credits roll. Man, did I miss Russell. Though not so certain how they would have missed them, I’m sure Russell’s been flanked by his loyal wolves since his unearthing. We’ll have to wait until next week to see if Russell actually gets a bite out of Sookie, if she uses her “microwave fingers,” and who’s behind the attack on Alcide. Though most of the gang’s excursion was fun, I think it was just such a long time coming that it seemed a little anti-climactic. The reveal that Salome (right? or is it Nora?) is behind Russell’s release was not that big of a surprise; of course the Authority was going to be knee deep in this shit. Oh, and Nora’s still crazy, blah blah blah. And the general Sanguinistas movement is still unseen, and thus boring to me. Also, the constant “threat” of those monitors on Eric and Bill is getting old. So old.

But the thing I was mostly disappointed with was the fact that Sookie and Alcide didn’t get it on! Though I had this nagging feeling that they would never do the deed, I was still weirdly let down when she barfed all over his feet and (buzzkill alert) Eric and Bill intervened at the worst possible moment. I do hope this is just a pause in that relationship, and not an end. Because YES.

For other fabulous articles about the latest Hollywood news, be sure to head over to my site and follow me on Twitter. Everyone needs more snark in their diet!

Try Max Now

Related Posts

5 comments

Jacob Klein July 9, 2012 - 12:05 pm

Haha I was wondering what TB hardliners were going to say about the Ifrit.. really off the wall. People make fun of True Blood for introducing a new magical being every season and THEY DID IT AGAIN?!

I actually like a lot of the stuff going on this season.. love the Authority, love Russel Edginton.. really like Bill/Eric so far and Sookie is slightly less annoying than she usually is.

Basically I just want to watch 5000 year old vampires go at eachother for the future of humanity. Is that a show?

Reply
Julie Bing July 10, 2012 - 2:12 am

I agree, I’ve always loved the vampire story lines! Watching them fight is awesome.

The whole kitchen scene when she’s drunk was hilarious. Hopefully she’ll just go with the flow now lol

Reply
Julie Bing July 9, 2012 - 11:59 am

I’m totally over Terry’s storyline. an Ifrit? um…okay?

I wouldn’t blame Tara for biting Hoyt. He totally offered and he’s doing it to make Jessica jealous. DUH. That’s the kind of person Hoyt is. And his get up for Fangtasia? oh god.

Hopefully Russel will do some damage, perhaps take Sookie prisoner, and fuck up the other 3 so bad no one can save her. WUAHAHAHAHA. (lol)

Reply
Jacob Klein July 9, 2012 - 12:09 pm

Didn’t really look like it from the preview.
I have a TB question for the experts though. How old is “the Guardian”? Is he the biggest badass on the planet? Is he the oldest vampire? Who is? I need a hierarchy of vamps please.

Reply
jo July 9, 2012 - 6:13 pm

I think nobody knows, does not have the information somewhere on HBO? I know has interviews / informations confusing about the Roman’s age. Anyway, I think Roman / Meloni is a red herring, it is not the main villain or the Authority’s main character, admit he has not done much so far, will Salome, or Lilith.

Reply

Leave a Comment


Adblock Detected

Please support us by disabling your Ad Blocker extension from your browsers for our website.