1. Dream Sookie: Let's face it, our girl has some of the best v-trip, blood-bond related dreams, like, ever (helloooo, snow sex with Eric!) Here, she has just gotten shot in a battle with a crazy witch (not like there was ever any question as to if she'd make it or not, but still), rescued by a werewolf with unresolved feelings towards her, brought back (again) by an ex-flame vampire who's now king, and off to find her current flame who's gone missing (presumed bewitched). And yet, she still has time to dream herself into a slinky red number and heels, complete with sexy noir-ish soundtrack for a little spicy menage-a-vampire. With both Bill and Eric. She has, at least in her dreams, neatly, sidestepped the whole Team Bill vs Team Eric debate. She's Team Both of Them (at the same time!), to which I must say, with envy, Brava. Go, dream Sookie, you telepathic siren, you.
(Best. Dream. Ever)
2. The Man with the Plan.... Jason Stackhouse (!?!): Remember last season when Jason was only playing at being a cop to impress a girl? Artfully dodging his written exam, doing drug-busting ridealongs to Hot Shot, making paper clip chains on desk duty? Now, he's the Voice of Reason on the Bon Temps PD. I say again: Jason "I'm too dumb to be depressed" Stackhouse is The Voice of Reason on the Bon Temps PD. Scary no? But he handled the Lafayette/Mavis baby Mikey kidnapping hostage situation very well (I bet HE would have remembered to bring Hoyt some pants!) And then, he brought Jessica's box of things to her (smartly scribbling over angry, angry Hoyt's writing of Monster Box - but more on him later). Speaking of Jessica, I am rather liking this Jason/Jessica pairing, although it feels like the Hot Shot plotline was way too easily dispatched. Which is fine by me, personally, I am all for pretending like Crystal and her freaky panther crew never existed, but I have a feeling that they'll be making a reappearance. Poor Uncle Daddy Jason...
3. Jessica's telling Nan: "This is the worst day of my life. I wish I was dead, except I am and it doesn’t even matter.” She is still a teenager, after all...
4. The Witchy Women (and man) of Bon Temps finally get their magic on: Tara and Holly F.I.N.A.L.L.Y start to understand that Marnie/Antonia is a few pages short of a spellbook AKA she's completely and totally nutso. These girls can do something about this, and now Tara sort of owes Bill for saving her from Pam. Let's hope she decides to call...
4. Jesus! Way to get down with your badass brujo self, mihijo! I was wondering what he was doing/where he was while his honey was getting possessed by the spirit of Mavis - I mean, presumably he was working, right, but since we were expected to believe he up and left work on a whim to go Mexico to see abuelito, so I kind of thought he'd stick around during all the supernatural weirdness going on. I guess not, but Jason (!) called him (!!) to figure things out, and he got Lafayette back to normal (relatively speaking). Now, the two of them need to free Holly and Tara (who should be doing some instructive reading while they are locked in the shop, right?) and work some magic on Marnie.
5. Hey, Mikey!! It seems as though the resolution of this Mavis thing also means the resolution of the whole Mikey the Demon Baby thing, yes? And while I love Terry the Doting Dad, there really isn't anything left to say here, is there?
6. Sam shifting into the bunny - along with Emma's comment about her turning into a bunny so she could pet herself... awwwww.... Growing up Shifter.... Points for that, Sam, but the whole camping idea was weird.
In the Sort of Good category:
7. Tommy, apparently feeling some remorse, seems to want to do Sam a solid, you know, after sleeping with his girlfriend while shifting into him. So he shifts into Sam to go and beat up Marcus. This is an odd sort of favor, if you think about it, because if it went well, Sam would never know what had happened, only that Marcus wasn't bothering him too much anymore. However...
The Bad:
1. Sam & Marcus: on the surface, this might have been a fair fight. They're both short guys, with slight builds, both shifters. Sam theoretically could probably shift into a wolf, to give them even footing (pawing?) but that's probably frowned upon, or something. But then you've got Tommy-as-Sam shooting off his mouth versus a whole room full of crazy weres, all of them (except Alcide) spoiling for a fight. Then Tommy shifts back into himself, cuz he's gotten the pulp beaten out of him. Oh, and because he's a dumbass.
Speaking of dumbasses...
2. Insecure Debbie's back on v and then she goes to see Sookie, offering her help. Now we all know she's not to be trusted, but what is this offer of help for? A case of keep your friends close but keep your enemies even closer? Was she supposed to give Sookie's presence away to Antonia in the magic shop? Was that (gasp, clutch pearls) a double cross? From Debbie? Surely not! But then, plan foiled, she serves as the getaway driver, even though she drives like a girl, despite her werewolfy badassness.
3. What's up with Alcide kissing the ring? You are too much of a lone wolf my friend - you're either going to leave this pack or end up running it.
4. The Convention of Tolerance - too obviously thrown in as a means for Antonia to strike. But also? Nan Flanigan, Jessica is totally right, you are nothing like you are on tv. Maybe someone can throw a wayward stake your way?
The Very, Very Bad:
1. Evil Antonia's use of 'The Blond One' for her evil bidding. Are Sookie and Eric never to be happy? I am so stressed out now about what's going to happen to Eric, I cannot even tell you. I'm thinking (hoping) either the local witches will get wise or the fairy blood will give him an extra boost to break free of the spell.
And Finally -
The Ugly:
Hoyt, you get The Ugly Corner all to yourself!!! Dang, but you've gotten mean and bitter. And, I mean, I get it. You're upset. You're heartbroken. You gave her your heart, she gave you a pen, and you used that pen to write "Monster's Box" on a cardboard box that held her possessions (was that a copy of Twilight I spotted in there, by the way?). But listen Hoyt, seriously: she warned you. You could be happy as a pig in poo with Summer, eating her biscuits and so on. Jessica tried to stay away from you. She told you what vampires are like. But did you listen? No. Is this her fault? Not completely. The monster here? Is you, buddy. I liked you better when you were sweet and standing up to your overbearing mama.
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