Question: This season of True Blood has been truly amazing. At first I was just happy that Lafayette was alive, but as the season went on, I am kind of glad that we were able to get out of Sookie and Bill's head a bit, and get more than one-dimensional versions of the other characters. I liked how they split up the time between Dallas, the Fellowship and Bon Temps. These last few episodes with all the black-eyed zombie likenesses of Bon Temps citizens is an obvious reference to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One of the things I love most about the show is how allegorical it is while also breaking the conventions of what we thought we knew about vampires and such. The unlikely bond of Jason and Andy has been hilarious to watch. Two people that have done nothing but loathe each other are on a mission, totally reminiscent of the rednecks with shotguns in all those zombie movies. As far as Sookie and Bill go, like you mentioned last week, Eric is there to make you want to choose sides, but like many I love the banter between Eric and Bill and don't want it to end. Also whoever says they don't want to see a Lafayette/Eric dream sequence is not being honest. Hoyt and Jessica are completely adorable. How tragic a realization that you will be a virgin the rest of your days even though you're not. I like that she is kind of the teenage daughter Bill never got to raise. It’s one of the relationships in the show I have enjoyed watching most, because like Tara and Eggs were once, they seem too good to be true. I am secretly hoping that Hoyt will get Jessica to turn him. What a great way to get back at Mamma. I also wanted to mention Nurse Jackie. I really enjoyed the show this summer. I am always drawn to characters that have a double life such as Don Draper in Mad Menand Walt in Breaking Bad. Jackie is one of the best conflicted female characters to come along in a while. You almost hate her because of the things she does, but then she does things that totally conflict with your original opinion, especially when you see her with her adorable husband and children. With Nurse Jackie, I love the other characters just as much, especially O'Hara (Eve Best, who I now wish I had seen on Broadway), and Zoey (Merritt Wever) who is just laugh-out-loud funny with perfect comedic timing. I think what I like most is that unlike other medical shows, like ER, it is less rushed and more concerned with the character development. It’s not ramming style down your throat, just telling the story, which I can't get enough of. Thoughts?—Maya
Matt Roush: A lot to digest there. I agree with most of your points, but don’t really see a link with post-Katrina except for the fact that it’s set in Louisiana and there is much chaos (albeit of an orgiastic nature as opposed to post-disaster despair). Hoyt and Jessica may be my favorite relationship on the show right now, but the new buddy team of Jason and Andy brings me great joy as well. As for Nurse Jackie, we’re very much on the same page, and I liked how you put her in the same company as those AMC anti-heroes. She is at least as big a mess as those guys.
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