True Blood Review: The Sheriff Is Back In Town

Most Memorable Moments In This Weeks Episode:

1)   Eric, back to his witty self, telling Sookie, “I love you.” (BE STILL MY HEART!)

2)   Tommy Mickens kicks the bucket.

3)   Martonia having a spastic episode with herself.

4)   Jesus turning into a demon as he crosses Martonia’s protective spell.

5)   Eric, Pam, Jess, and Bill clad in black and exiting a van like the A-Team as they are about to blow up Moon Goddess Emporium.

Sookie (Anna Paquin) arrives in time to save King Bill (Stephen Moyer) as she erupts in a fury of lightning targeted at Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), who was still under Martonia’s (Fiona Shaw) control and about to kill Bill. She outs herself to Nan Flannigan as being more than just a waitress but it does sever the control the witch had on the sheriff and he regains his memory. The look he gives Sookie after realizing everything that’s happened…oh my heart did little flips of joy. The witch retreats with the other two vampires still under her control and the rest of team vampire regroups at Bill’s.

At casa de Compton, Eric and Sookie deal with the former having all his memories back and the latter admitting that she loves both Bill and him. She finds herself attracted to both vampires who have both manipulated and used her. In the case of Eric though it is his other side that he’s kept hidden (even from himself) for so long that she’s fallen in love with. As for Bill, well, I’m not really sure why she still loves him. Maybe it really is just chemical since he’s so recently fed her his blood again. Eric processes her words, everything that’s happened since he was bewitched, and his own feelings towards Sookie that still remains with him with his statement of “I love you.” This was telling her as much as confirming it for himself. Their moment is interrupted though as Pam (Kristen Bauer Von Straten) enters, relieved that her maker is back. This is another sweet moment between the two of them as Eric is the only thing that Pam cares about, aside from herself of course. Pam asks him why he didn’t summon her as soon as he regained himself, but Eric was too absorbed in re-acclimating himself and with this new dimension to his relationship with Sookie.

Bill declares that they are going to destroy Moon Goddess Emporium even with Tara (Rutina Wesley), Holly and the other humans still trapped inside. At the shop, Tara and Holly attempt to crack Martonia’s spell and free themselves. The “gift” must run in Tara and Lafayette’s (Nelsan Ellis) family if he’s a medium and she is able to cast spells. Perhaps Lettie Mae can rid houses of demons and there was truth to Ruby Jean Reynolds talking about how vampires and witches were after him because he was special last season. Foreshadowing much?

Sookie gets the aid of her brother, Lafayette and Jesus to try and rescue the humans from Moon Goddess Emporium. Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) says that Marnie must be doing this against her will and he needs to perform an exorcism to free her from Antonia’s spirit. Once he is able to break the barrier, we momentarily get a glimpse of a demon that we met back in Mexico via Jesus’s grandfather. We will probably learn a little more about this next season. Jesus finds out that Marnie is very much in control of the situation and is hell bent on exterminating the vampires no matter what the cost. Meanwhile Holly and Tara are busy casting a spell to help them break through Martonia’s and get the hell out of there. Just as they make it out of the store with Sookie and Lafayette running to meet them, Martonia appears and they all vanish. Jason is left behind wondering what the heck happened, again.

Last week Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) got physical but it seems that the guilt is laying in to heavy on Mr. Stackhouse. He admits that he wants the young vampire, but Hoyt (Jim Parrack) is like a brother to him and if he knew about this it would kill him. He asks her to glamour him into forgetting their truck sexcapade. Yikes, not what a girl wants to hear. Understandably Jess is pissed off and ready to just, “kill shit.”

In were and shifter news, may Tommy rest in peace. After getting beat up by Marcus and some of the other Shreveport pack members, young brother Mickens finds that he has shifted into Sam (Sam Trammell) one too many times. In the end it appeared to be shifting into another person that violently did something to him from the inside. As Alcide (Joe Manganiello) drives him to Merlotte’s, you can hear things snapping and breaking. Sam meets them there and with his brother at death’s door, he forgives him for all the crappy things Tommy’s done to him. Alcide helps him overpower a Shreveport pack member as they try to ascertain where Marcus is. Marcus is chatting up ol’ Debbie who looks to be setting her sight on the pack leader. She waxes on about how Alcide is a loner and doesn’t want kids while all she wants is to be normal, run with her pack, hunt and have kids. V-doing crazy Debbie looks to be making a comeback!

In a very heartening scene, Terry confronts Andy about his V addiction and takes him to Fort Bellefleur, a beloved tree house where they spent many days as kids. Terry went there when he came back from serving in Iraq and we learn that he became a drug addict as he coped with PTSD. Andy was unfailingly loyal to him throughout that time and now he’s repaying the favor. We witness some good ol’ male bonding.

Once night hits, Bill, Jessica, Pam and Eric make their way to Moon Goddess Emporium, armed with rocket launchers. I’m guessing they over powered Nan Flannigan. What I’m curious about is Eric’s ominous statement that, “her time is over.” Does he know something we don’t? Probably. The cheesiness of the song that was picked for the head on four person walking shot at the end, well aren’t we all glad they saved THAT for the last frame.

Till next Sunday, where it’s sadly our second to the last episode of season four. She’d better choose Eric dammit.

Season 4, Episode 10: Burning Down The House (originally aired August 28, 2011)

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