Can anyone remind me why Violets Dad just left Lady Danburry hanging?
I wish him being married was enough of an explanation but it just isn't. Not for that era nor this one for that matter.
People have affairs all the time.
I didn't like how she treated Tom, but of all the siblings I thought she was the most competent to succeed. She had that same ruthlessness Logan had. Her issue was that she couldn't keep her mouth shut or align herself with loyal relationships. Too much flopping.
And when she finally has a shot at actually inheriting the throne, yet another man sabotages her. Matssen couldn't allow himself to be seen as puppet and he wanted the " yes man" in the end. Which is what every major corporate fuck shit person in leadership wants anyway (not surprised).
Just sad for Shiv. Logan didn't think to observe her and groom her. And everyone just kept taking a shit on her. And shes supposed to sit there look pretty, be agreeable and smile?
Please.
Was Romulus and Gerri. Wish I'd gotten to see more of them.
I think they would've done well if they'd ended up together. So upsetting how they made them enemies in the end.
Side note- every time Logan called Roman, Romulus, it made me chuckle. And his reaction to Roman+Gerri 🤌🤌
Gotta say I'm excited to see so many new watchers and re-watchers.
I was afraid I'd have no one to share with on my second watch. Gonna go for a 3rd😆
The deaths that impacted me the most were Eddie, Jesus, Terry, and of course, Gran.
Eddie because he was a willing donor and they *still* didn’t bother to ask him. He said over and over that he would’ve done anything for them-he just wanted to live. That death actually made me hate Jason for a bit, and I was deeply disappointed that a supposedly “spiritually conscious” character like Amy would even think to kill Eddie.
Not to mention, Eddie was right. He warned Jason that Amy was a psychopath and Jason didn’t listen.
Jesus devastated me because Lafayette finally found someone who genuinely loved and cared for him, only for it to be ripped away. Marnie pissed me off so badly for that. Side note: during the scene where all the spirits come to drag Marnie away and Sookie tells Gran that she's lost… but Gran had *already* told Sookie what to do during the séance with Marnie (Eric would be short lived, get away, etc.).
And Terry… Terry’s death absolutely wrecked me. Yes, technically he was following orders, even if killing that boy wasn’t a direct US military command. But the internal torture he carried for years afterward, the consequences of not standing up for what was right in that moment… it haunted him long before the ifrit did. War contains so many unfathomable crimes, and I think Terry’s storyline captured something painful but true: even when the “debt” is spiritually paid, it doesn’t erase the torment of what you had to become in order to survive.
In the end, everyone connected to that event died anyway, and I found that lesson deeply impactful.
Another side note: Arlene just kept losing her men. It made me think of women I’ve known in real life who keep losing partners to forces outside themselves. For Arlene: One to prison. One revealed as a serial killer. One who contracts a hit on himself. And in the end, she ironically ends up with a dead man.
The most special part of the Terry funeral episode is Sookie giving Arlene the gift of telling her about Terry’s first thought when he saw her… that he loved her since Day 1.
And of course Gran. Loss of mother/caregiver figures was such a recurring theme for Sookie. Her mother rejects her and dies anyway. Gran dies. Even her fairy godmother dies. And for a bit we Sookie’s dream of becoming a mother potentially dying too.
That ending was symbolic in that sense. After so much death and abandonment surrounding motherhood, she brings life forth herself.
(sorry for all my adhd moments and another long one lol)
Inspired by a Lafayette appreciation post from yesterday.
I tend to wonder how much Gran actually knew about Sookie’s fae lineage and how much that influenced the way she viewed Sookie’s relationship to vampires.
There’s that breakfast table scene with Sookie, Gran, and Jason where Gran asks what a fangbanger is, and when Sookie explains it’s people who like being bitten by vampires, Gran responds with, “My stars.” 😭 She was so sweet and polite-her comment made me chuckle. But I also saw recognition in her reaction...
What if Gran herself had been bitten before, or at least had some kind of interaction with vampires long before they officially “came out of the coffin.”? Especially because Gran often seemed curious and at times even excited, rather than terrified.
And considering how much supernatural history seems buried in Sookie’s bloodline, I wonder if Gran knew more than she let on. Maybe not the full extent of the fae lineage, but enough to recognize that Sookie’s attraction and connection to vampires wasn’t random? And maybe accepted it as inevitable she would end up w/a vampire so why not a "southern gentleman" like Bill?
On another note, when Gran died and Sookie has the last of her pie by herself. That scene hit hard for me. Loss, grief is like that-ritually quiet. Tears and despair as ceremony.
I’m not sure if anyone has ever pointed out that Sookie actually did have sense in the early stages of getting to know Bill. Her sense of right and wrong, survival instinct, or intuition kicked in heavily.
When we saw how he glamoured that cop on their way back from Fangtasia. How he played with his food. How he didn’t intervene soon enough when his group of vampire “friends” bullied Sookie after she brought him that list of contractors willing to work at night.
She essentially told him to stay away from her because she didn’t think it was right for them to continue seeing each other.
And when she spoke to Gran about it, she acknowledged that logically it didn’t make sense, but her body was responding to Bill like some kind of electrical charge. Gran reframed it as “her heart.”
I’ve always wondered if Sookie herself actually knew the difference and just didn’t want to tell Gran she was feeling intense sexual attraction, or if she really was that easily influenced by Gran’s interpretation because, well… it’s Gran.
I also wonder: if Gran hadn’t suggested it was her heart, would Sookie have been more disciplined with herself the way she had been before meeting Bill?
Then again, when you’re magnetized to someone, you’re magnetized. There’s no rhyme or reason to it. But I don’t necessarily think that feeling comes from the heart.
To me, it felt more like sexual instinct competing with the brain.
Idk, thoughts?
I remembered why I didn’t like S6 & S7. I forgot parts of S7 entirely, so I think back in 2016-ish I skipped a bunch of episodes and just went straight to the ending scene. Upon this rewatch, I genuinely can’t believe they massacred this show the way they did. It had so much more potential overall than what we got. S1 & S2 are still the strongest seasons by far. I do plan to read the books though. Is Sookie better in the books?
I’ve read really mixed feelings about her ending up with Sam in the books. Some people hate it, others love it. Also wondering if anyone can enlighten me on fanfic? I feel like my brain has trouble processing reading something written by another author with an alternate ending. Not because it’s bad, but because I don’t know if my brain can fully accept it as canon enough to get immersed in it.
Out of all her love interests, I really wish Sookie had ended up with Eric. I wish they would’ve taken a "break" so she could act on the tension w/Alcide when they first started gravitating towards one another, not when she was already at her lowest (Alcide has thing for the damsel? Debbie?). After that she could've eventually found her way back to Eric. Similar to how they handled Hoyt and Jessica. Alas here we are. Sigh.
I never really took to her and Bill's on/off/weaning off of each other phase, especially after she found out the depth of his manipulation and lies (letting her almost die just so she would drink his blood?!omg) Her return to Bill was realistic for a toxic relationship you just can’t stay away from. Everything about them (toxic exes) well is… intoxicating. Especially the D. 😭 But. I kept hoping she’d end up with Eric.
*experiencing withdrawals* lol
I recently started rewatching TB. I really enjoyed S1 and most of S2. It gets pretty lame after that. Although I do wish Sookie and Eric had gotten more time together as well as Sookie and Alcide. I do think her ending up with a human at the end was so disappointing and her ending up with Sam in the books is ugh. Am on Season 6 and I really like how Eric's sister calls him out for being in love with Sookie. I cant get over that not ever having a real shot😩😩😩 ...I also kinda like Warlow.
