The Iraq vet returning, Hoyt, Renee, the red headed waitress, Hoyts mom, the police officer, the detective, the two coroners, these are all great examples of this show doing an excellent job filling Monroe with people who actually live in this fictional town. Most of them have a scene or two tops per episode and they always make a great little impression.
This show was the True Blood equivalent of the Buffy episode “The Body” and it shared the strengths and weaknesses of that episode in many respects. The scene where Sookie is eating the pecan pie was very intense and I really felt the loss of Gran. Unfortunately this episode also broke the non-stated agreement that vampire shows have with the viewer. The agreement is “Death happens; it’s not a big deal, and no person we really care about can ever die. If they do die, it is a fairly simple exercise to bring them back to life.” Gran is dead and she’s not coming back. That stinks.
Sam continues to be an enigma wrapped in a snausage. As Bill watched over Sookie’s window so did the dog, how he is related to Sam is still a bit confusing though I think at some point a few episodes ago Sam called the dog “Brother”. Speaking of Sam, Tara is terrific and he better not hurt her. Though it seems more likely that she’s going to hurt him… assuming he’s not a serial killer.
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Oh my God -- just sit and watch the whole thing so we can talk about it! Plus I thought you weren't diggin it after episode 4. Changed your mind? It is a family thing, by the way, you must enjoy this show -- all Bonoras/Reginas/and one Cannici do.
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