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[wvugrrrl]

I agree with you, DisneyDiana - I actually paused the TiVo and said, "That's a pretty ridiculous plot hole" to DH. We've both read the books, and neither of us necessarily agrees with what Alan Ball says about the whole gene thing. Personally, I think it's pretty clear in the books that Jason DOES share a little bit of what Sookie's got - and, like Ball says, not to the extent that she has it, but it's still there. It was the only thing in the finale that i thought was a bit of a scramble - it was like the thinking there was, "Well, we can't let Jason disrupt the townspeople, so we'll just turn him into a zombie too. AAAANNNND say it's because he doesn't have as much _________ genes as Sookie does."

Sloppy, IMHO. Also, I thought the ending was definitely anticlimactic. In fact, that might be a good word for this season as a whole - it started off strong and just kind of...petered out?...towards the end.

[Desurae]

Now that I have been able to convince my brain that the show is NOT the books I am really starting to enjoy it (figures that the season is over now ). I just have to say that I am glad they have started making Sookie look like she has a brain. She played so dumb for the first few episodes (huh, what? insert blank blonde smile.... not like the Sookie you love in the books who is small town, smart and sweet). Bring on the Eric story line we are all waiting for!!! He's tasty .

[wheatenwalker]

ZOMBIE??? hes a ZOMBIE?? I am so glad I stopped watching the show.....

[bitterchickey]

Finale really was a sort of letdown...all season we've been living with the "maryann effect" and though the way she died was pretty cool...(yay Sam), the whole wrapping up of the zombie/ceremony/bull god storyline was just eh, blah. (not enough Eric for me anyway). Left with some pretty good cliffhangers...Will Hoyt get to apologize? Bill is vamp-napped...(assuming these are the MS folk from the books that took him, but hey, why follow the books now?) Will Jason come clean about killing Eggs? I'm wondering if they're not going down a road that makes Jason a parish cop...(cop shifter...that would be cool...)
So yea, some good, some blah, on the whole underwhelmed. I just hate when your imagination goes to more interesting places than the show does. But still can't wait for next season!

[wheatenwalker]

I still cant get over the Zombie thing....

[Disneydiana]

Originally Posted by wheatenwalker

I still cant get over the Zombie thing....

Yeah, they really dragged it out too.

I did like Evan Rachel Wood (sp) as the Queen. She was pretty good.
I'm still missing Eric. I was really looking forward to the part where he was in his chaps. To bad they left that part out wait, in the book he was in chaps right? or did I just imagine it?

[wheatenwalker]

Originally Posted by Disneydiana

Yeah, they really dragged it out too.

I did like Evan Rachel Wood (sp) as the Queen. She was pretty good.
I'm still missing Eric. I was really looking forward to the part where he was in his chaps. To bad they left that part out wait, in the book he was in chaps right? or did I just imagine it?

I remember chaps

[jjj6689]

So how long before it is out on DVD I really need to read these books again ....chaps

[Katniss]

I agree with you. I'm a huge fan of the books. I enjoy the show but it's as if we're watching an entirely different outlook which is true. I don't like how it took that long to get rid of Maryann. I was not happy with the finale of season two. I think Sookie should have said no... I wish they would have done it different but I already have a feeling of who "took" Bill. I wish they would have included Bubba in the show but I already know why they haven't or won't. Oh well there's always hope. I just hope next season that it's a bit more truer to the books. But you can't always be happy with it. I can't wait for A Touch of Dead to come out, should be interesting to read the short stories.

[Disneydiana]

Originally Posted by Katniss

I think Sookie should have said no... I wish they would have done it different but I already have a feeling of who "took" Bill..

I think the Sookie in the books would have said no.She would have been realistics about the situation (espec. that early in their relationship).

I have a feeling you and i are on the same page when it comes to who took Bill. And I'm not happy w/ it

[guitardiva]

Yea making Jason turn was a big plot hole , but again in the books it is explaned that Jason is part fairy too, but a tiny percentage. Just enough to make him irresistable to the opposite sex. He's not a very nice character in the book. Anyways if they take a cue off of the books he'll have some interesting stuff going on soon.
I can't wait for a Sookie/ Eric thing. On the show they have made Bill so...whitebread it's sick. He's just so bland... He was so hot the first couple episodes then they did something to him, . I really can't wait to see who will play Alcide.