The sun has set on the 11th episode of True Blood. Time to find out what the actors themselves had to say about what happened during this episode. Alex mentions a little something which will make your Eric and Sookie lovin’ hearts SQUEE! And if you’re concerned about the Eric/Nora reunion sex, find out what they have to say about it. (You shouldn’t be worried at all, judging by what they said.)

Watch the videos below!

“A Complicated Victory”

“Make-up Sex”

Hope these videos give you some kind of hope for the finale in regards to Eric and Sookie.

Special thanks to pbarteacher and K4Kimber for the You Tube links! Gif courtesy of fangnation.tumblr.com.

To watch the rest of the cast, please click here!

What do you think? Feel free to share your thoughts below!

And then there were none.

The season 5 journey with our Viking and Telepath…and those other characters…ended in a literal blood bath in the True Blood season finale entitled “Save Yourself” written by Alan Ball. Not only was this the last episode of the season, it also marked the end of Mr. Ball’s reign as show runner of the TV series. We all know the last episode of a season is supposed to tie up as many loose ends as well as put the hook out for the next season. So with this combination of a finale episode, Alan’s last episode as show runner (no confirmation yet if he will write anything for True Blood in the future), and teases that the body count would be high we knew all bets were off… and worry for my TV grew exponentially. I was already twitchy from the last 2 episodes with the lack of Viking screen time, not to mention the serious drought of Eric and Sookie moments all season.

We got both in spades, within the first 10 minutes.

The “Real” Show:

The episode started off the way we want every single one to start out: Eric and Sookie in the same scene. Sookie and her faerie kin were unsuccessfully blasting Russell with the ‘light’. He laughed and kept getting closer,causing Sookie’s fear to spike even higher and in swoops Eric with a stake in his hand piercing through Russell’s heart and killing him instantly and FINALLY. Thus proving that no matter how old or powerful you are, being drunk or high dulls your senses.

Well. That felt even better than I thought it would.

Our Viking saved our Telepath and avenged his human family after a thousand years!!! SQUEEE!! You could see the relief and peace of the moment on his beautiful face and then Eric looks toward Sookie. I was wondering if he could see her through the veil to the faerie club or maybe sense her through the bond. My thoughts were quickly disrupted with Sookie running out to go take care of Jason, to the alarm of her Faerie Kin. They were worried because a Vampire was right in front of them but they didn’t know what Sookie (and we) know; that Eric would never harm Sookie and that she trusts him. Le sigh. Enter Nora, who gets a whiff of Sookie’s scent and chases after her with Eric hot on her tail. Eric grabs Nora and tells her in no uncertain terms that she is not to eat Sookie and Nora asks the inevitable question: “What is she?”. Eric’s answered with a

“She is a waitress. A waitress, who saved my life more than once. Whose fear vibe very graciously brought me here tonight allowing me to settle an ancient debt. Thank you by the way”

I melted and so did Sookie, by the look she shot at our Viking which I describe as “appreciative for the praise” and “you really get me for me and not my powers”. She turns her back on both vampires so she can focus on Jason.

Nora is like a terrier smelling a bone, so Eric takes her in hand with a firmer grip and makes her swear on Godric to not eat Sookie. Thus answers our question on how did Sookie know how Nora was Eric’s vampire sister in the sneak peek released leading up to the finale. Sookie heard Eric refer to Godric as “our father” during his discipline of Nora. Nice, neat, clean tie up. It can happen…. Really.

Meanwhile, a whole new dynamic is opening up as Jason comes to… seeing his mama, whom we all know is dead. Sookie takes him back to her house.

Eric and Nora head in to Fangtasia all the while having some friendly back and forth bickering over who Godric loved more. I might be alone in this but I love the dynamic of seeing them like this; without being under the pressure of position and politics and having some fun. The situation quickly turns serious when Tara tells him Pam was arrested and Eric immediately goes into planning mode; to rescue Pam;after moving what I call the “bank of Eric” to a safer location than the wall of Fangtasia’s basement. Nora is questioning why they are going to save a former prostitute. Eric reminds her about family, that she is blood and so is Tara. “Oh by the way, she is family too. So be nice to her.” Eric has the best lines.

Back at the house, Sookie is worried about how Jason is acting after being hit in the head earlier. What Sookie doesn’t know is that she has her mama and daddy on either side of her, egging Jason on in his anti-vampire thoughts. Since they are invisible to all but Jason, I will from here forward refer to them as Ghost Daddy and Ghost Mama. I am not sure if Jason manifested a power after the faerie blast (and intense exposure to the faeries as a whole) to see ghosts or if he is just hallucinating. Lafayette would be a great indicator on which theory is correct… if he had a decent story line. Enter the Northman into the house where Eric agrees to sign the house back to Sookie after they go to the Authority headquarters to save Bill, Jessica… and Pam (Alexander’s expression was priceless). Tara reminds Sookie that she “owes Pam” and to Jason’s dismay, Sookie agrees to go… even after Eric tells her it was Bill who ordered the bombing of the True Blood factories, not a random vampire. Jason declares he is going, wanting to keep Sookie safe… and because his Ghost Daddy reminded him that he can take out a TON of fangers while there.

On the other side of the state, its breakfast time at the authority and Chancellor Compton does not like what was served. Sam quickly realizes Bill is not in the “help an old friend out” mood anymore and escapes before he is killed for knowing too much. Sam escapes to Luna on the wings of a fly to try to figure out how to save Luna and Emma since Luna won’t leave her daughter. Bill was not amused that they were breached and ordered the guards to kill all rodents/insects on site. Salome waits till the guards are gone before asking about Kibwe. Bill admits to killing him because Kibwe said he was chosen by Lilith. He then lies to Salome’s face that Lilith told him that she was the prophet and he was there to protect her and she believed him. We could smell a coup brewing… and we don’t even have special powers.

In the silver cell’s, we see that Pam and Jessica are going over what happened. Jessica is highly disturbed by Bill and Eric’s fanaticism (though she never saw Eric while in the compound). Pam maintains that Eric has always mocked religion. Pam puts it best when she said the following:

“One of the worst things about being immortal, is having to watch the same stupid scenario happen over and over. It’s usually humans though. I guess this proves we are as fucking retarded as they are”

It was a quick scene, but the good news is they weren’t killed!

During the daylight, Sookie and Jason make a stop at the Stake House to pick up some supplies to take on the Authority. Sookie is very concerned about Jason’s disregard of their cargo: Eric, Nora, and Tara in their daytime travel coffins. Jason’s hatred of anything with fangs is obvious; his recent experience at their fangs would not create warm fuzzy feelings for them. If I was Sookie, I would take a peek in to his mind to see what is driving him… like Ghost Daddy and Ghost Mama. On the flip side, would she want to hear Ghost Mama say she is “living in a dream world”? According to Jason, anything with fangs is now fair game… and he now has weapons. Nothing says I’ve got your back then a fanatic with weapons.

With the sun now down, the siblings Stackhouse are in the middle of the trek to NOLA. Sookie is holding on to her belief that it’s not the real Bill that did all thOSE bad things. Jason questions “do we really know anyone?” and how they (Sookie and Jason) keep picking “unavailable” partners. Sookie and Ghost Mama try to provide comfort but Ghost Daddy keeps feeding into his “we need to expect the worst” philosophy. It’s a pretty intense discussion, and you can tell Jason is not in a positive place. In an audience mood lightening moment, Eric pops his head from the roof to ask them to pull over. We needed it, even if Jason didn’t appreciate it.

To keep with the timeline, we see “Steve Newlin” go down to the cells to take Emma out to walk and play and tries to make his way to what I’m calling the “elevator of freedom” when Rosalyn intercepts him to get on damage control because the frat party video was released to the public. “Newlin” is extremely nervous while Rosalyn swats a fly while ranting about work ethics. On air “Steve” is forced to shift back into Luna, exposing shifters and the fact that the Vampires are farming humans for food in the NOLA compound. Rosalyn cuts the transmission and ends up swallowing a fly which then shifts back into Sam, what a unique way to die. Really, very creative. Kudos on this one.

Outside the compound, Eric and Nora pull up to the gate, finding that the compound is on lockdown because of a “shifter”. While waiting to be cleared by a fellow chancellor, Eric is asked about his “tied up cargo”. Tara is a mainstreamer and the humans are “lunch” and the blonde one is his. Jason, once again not amused. They make it past the gate so phase 1 is complete. Phase 2 has them in the compound with Jason playing guard in reception (he realllly likes his Rambo role), Eric and Nora going to the security control room , and Sookie and Tara head to the cells to be ready to get Pam and Jessica. A lot seems to happen at once 1)Salome makes a play for the Blood of Lilith and takes it back to her room at the sound of the alarm. 2) Sookie and Tara successfully get Jessica and Pam out of the silver cells and meet up in the lobby with Jason, Nora, and Eric.

Eric and Sookie send everyone out and they set off to find Bill who was busy killing Salome by way of silver poison and staking. He had previously switched the Lilith blood with fake and appealed to her not to drink and she chides him for “not believing”. She fully sees behind Bill’s mask, that he was waiting to make his move that he should not have been a trusted ally. It was a move worthy of Machiavelli. Eric and Sookie find him moments after, and about ready to drink the real Lilith blood. Bill accuses Eric of wanting the blood and Eric counters with “she is a mad god”. Bill verbally cuts Sookie, completely disavowing EVERYTHING and calling her an abomination and then he drinks the blood and dies. After so many emotional blows, she turns to Eric for comfort. Hell breaks loose as “Billith” rises from a pool of blood. Eric yells at Sookie to run before following her out.

Those other story lines:

I have been very honest in my other 2 reviews that the non Vampire related story lines bore me to tears. They can also be summed up in a few lines. Alcide becomes pack master, and vows to detox the pack. The human related scenes were blah and a waste of screen time. I actually felt sorry for Carrie and Nelsan this episode for their scenes. The Andy/Maurella and Holly situation was completely not needed. The only thing useful I got was that faeries seem to gestate for a week, “whelp” any number of babies, and labor is orgasmic. I am disturbed by Maurella’s lack of interest in the children (4 girls). She gave birth and ran. Makes you wonder how many other of her 73 pregnancies she abandoned. I will give kudos to the show for not even pretending that these babies were born with an umbilical cord, going as far as to comment about it. It was a refreshing moment on TV.

The Season 6 Tease:

It was enough to make you want more. The scene gave you a hint of what was happening on the inside of the elevator doors when Sookie and Eric broke off to find Bill. They teased the budding relationship of Tara and Pam. You can see that Jessica is picking up on Jason’s feelings, if not what is causing the reaction. What takes the prize in this bonus scene is when Nora asked Jason “What do you know of Warlow?” when he said he was gunning for him. Thus, it started to lay the ground work for season 6.

My Summation:

This was a jam packed episode, so much that it drove home how lackluster some of the prior episodes were this season. I didn’t want it to end. I loved that Eric and Sookie were together in almost all of their scenes. The fact that the blood bond is what allowed Eric to find Sookie and save her from Russell. The fact that Sookie knew he would not hurt her after killing Russell. The fact that she turned to Eric for comfort and he kisses her on the head while holding her close. Pam and Eric just sharing a look and 3 words, and you feel the strength of their relationship. I absolutely loved that Eric was the last face we saw for the season.

While I enjoyed the episode, it doesn’t mean I still don’t have questions and a few disappointments. My main disappointment this episode was the body count. Yes it was high, but they were the usual suspects and no real surprises. The first question that came to my mind was “Where is Steve Newlin?” The last time we say the Fanged Reverend he was running away as Russell was killed. Will he be back? Will Lafayette have a decent story line next year? Luna belongs in which column: Dead or Alive? Jason; is he a ghost whisperer or depressed? I want to say depressed because of the way Ghost Mama and Daddy are responding back, but we will see.

Now that Bill drank the blood… will they be crying “Praise Billith”?

It baffles my mind that these last 12 weeks flew by. Thank goodness for you guys.

A huge thank you to the cast, writers, and crew. To the writers, we may differ way too often upon occasion but we would have nothing to argue about if you did not “put pen to paper”. To the crew, you are the unsung hero’s on every production, thank you for all that you do. To the cast, thank you for being the face and putting yourselves out there for your fans. Denis O’Hare, your talent will be missed.

Most importantly, thank you to the fans. We have been through a lot together, like 9 month hiatus and waiting sucks once again.

For those who love eye-candy…Buddy TV picked their top 100 Sexiest Men of 2012!

The good (and not very surprising) news is that Alexander Skarsgard made this list – as well as Ryan Kwanten and Joe Manganiello from True Blood!  

Coming in at #1 was Stephen Amell from Arrow. Say Wha…? Ian Somerhalder didn’t make the number one spot? I’m shocked!

Alex came in at #15, while Ryan was #22 and Joe was an astonishing #7! WTF? Now, I’m not saying that Joe isn’t nice to look at but…I have to say Alex should’ve been higher than he should’ve been, and higher than Joe at the very least, IMO. Is Buddy TV blind…?

If you would like to check out the very long slideshow and enjoy some eye-candy – click here!  Make sure you have a bib handy! Who said you’ve been naughty this year? This proves you’ve been nice – although your thoughts may now be of the more naughty nature! (Leave them a comment, if you want, to tell them the error in their ways.)

I still don’t get it…how can they not rank Alex higher?

LOOK AT HIM!

Feel free to voice your thoughts below!

Buddy TV has counted down Summer 2013′s Sexiest Stars by ranking TV’s Hottest Men! We’re pleased to tell you – True Blood is well-represented!

Where did our main man, Alexander Skarsgård rank on this list? Find out below!

Get your bibs ready and be prepared to drool…

Before we tell you where Alex ranked in this list…let’s find out who else made this list from True Blood!

Coming in at #18…Ryan Kwanten (Jason)!

Credit: HBO

Another star representing True Blood is…Joe Manganiello (Alcide), who comes in at #9!

Credit: HBO

We’d like to name one honorable mention, since this actor used to be on True Blood, but isn’t anymore.

You may remember “Eggs” Benedict Talley, who was involved with Tara and Maryann in Season 2? The actor who portrayed him – Mehcad Brooks made this list too – coming in at #6 for his role on Necessary Roughness!

And now…the moment you’ve been waiting for!

Where did Alex rank?

Not surprisingly to us…he comes in at #2!

Credit: HBO

WOOHOO!!

This IS great news, isn’t it?  I know WE’RE excited!

If you would like to find out who else made this list – please click here!

I did notice someone *cough* Stephen Moyer (Bill) *cough* was noticeably absent…hmmm. Somehow I doubt there will be too many objections to this on here… 

Go ahead…show your excitement in the comment section below!

It is that time of the year again when you get to ask questions of the cast of True Blood. What burning questions do you have?

The whole gang will be available on premiere night (June 16th) to answer questions that you may have for them. You can post them HERE right now. Post as many as you like and your question just might be answered by Alexander Skarsgård himself.

I would think about your questions long and hard and I hope some really intelligent questions are posted by all fans. Last year there were some real doozies when it came to questions. Do you plan on posting many questions and posting often? Sound off below on what you will be asking if you want to share that is!

Christmas has come early Lovers! Not really but HBO had decided to give us two clips to episode four “At Last” airing this Sunday. if you don’t want to know, don’t scroll!

1ST UP: JASON-I FLOVE HIM

RUT ROH, it looks like someone drank the Kool-Aid of Ben! Poor Jason!

NEXT: FAIRIES PROBLEMS?

They went to bed as 8 years old and all of a sudden it is happening again and creepy Bill and Jessica are creepily stalking outside!

NEXT UP: ERIC STILL IN FINE FORM

What does Willa want with Eric? She thinks she deserved Eric’s blood? HA!
Thoughts, share them below!

The Monday after watching True Blood has always caused a “fangover” in us all. This Monday after watching True Blood’s “F*ck the Pain Away” might have pushed our “fangovers” off the charts.

To help us ease the pain, HBO has shared several photo’s from last nights episode.

Enjoy!

(Photo Credit John P. Johnson/ HBO)

The folks from HBO have released several photo’s from tonight’s True Blood episode “In the Evening”.

Please enjoy… or use your tissues as you see fit.

Like with this one featuring Alexander Skarsgård and Lucy Griffiths.

Here is the full gallery.

(Photo Credits: HBO/John P. Johnson)

If you like to cry… then this was the episode for you. We knew something big was going to go done this episode. I mean, it was originally called “The Funeral” before it was changed to “In the Evening”. So, I can’t say I watched this episode blind.

But if I had to use just 1 word to describe the 7^th episode of season 6, I am going with desperation. Oh I am sure there are others I could choose, but I was totally feeling the desperation from all of the characters in “In the Evening”. Eric’s desperation to save Nora… he was willing to do anything. Willa’s desperation to warn everyone about the Hep V in the Tru Blood, but older sister Pam has a good reason why they shouldn’t. Jessica’s desperation for redemption. Arlene’s desperation in the wake of Terry’s death. Even Sarah’s desperation when she found the gov’s head and the possible ramifications. You get the picture.

You also may say “B drank the kool aide” because I think this was a strong episode for True Blood.. at least from the Eric perspective. Even with the multitude of story lines, I am starting to see where they are bringing it all back in one strand at a time before the final episode. Yes, there were glaring errors in this story line… like Nora being 200 years younger than they introduced her as in season 5. I am not excusing it, I am just overlooking it on the strength of Alex’s performance which is mind blowing in my opinion. What can I say… I’m a fan.

Before I can gush over him, (and start an Emmy campaign for Alex’s performance) let’s take a look at the rest of the episode.

The Rest of the episode:

The Northman’s Girls: After a few episodes, we finally have the much anticipated meeting between Pam and Willa as vampires. It was not the “cat” fight many folks thought, but you started to see the further shift of Pam into the elder of the group. She was very “thoughtful” and “calm” when she explained why they could not tell everyone not to drink the Hep V laced Tru Blood. You can’t tip the humans off. It’s a matter of survival. Of course both girls were a credit to their maker with how creative they were getting back into Gen Pop. Especially Pam’s manipulation of the shrink, like putty in her hands. As for Willa, Undead looks really good on her.

The Shifter/Were Storyline: I know I am not the only one not thrilled when our tv screen’s get furry. Though the shower scene between Sam and what’s her name made sort of sense. I mean, with all they have been through, sex is generally the reaffirmation you are still “alive”. Now with Terry’s death and Sam feeling like he is facing certain death from the wolf pack when he goes back for the funeral, it makes sense for one last hurrah. As for Alcide, I am calling it now… he is going to be a dead wolf before the season’s end.

The Human Grief process:

Death is always harder on the living, let me tell you. And while I do feel bad for Arlene, Andy is having a triple punch, between loosing 3 of his daughters and pretending that he is ok they are gone, to loosing his cousin and childhood friend and being the patriarch of the family. Then finally having to shake Bill’s hand and not trying to kill him for Jessica’s part in his daughters’ deaths. Arlene was able to escape her reality with a few (well deserved) drinks. Andy did not. Thankfully Holly has been a rock for him and Arlene has Sookie and LaLa supporting her as much as they can.

There is also something about funerals that brings people together. Whether as friends and family… or potential hooks ups (Adilyn and Holly’s eldest or youngest.. I can’t tell them apart). I expect we will see more “blasts from the pasts”… which is good … and bad since it’s drawing away from the vampires I am worried about. Though, there is no need to worry about Benlow, Sookie has him parked in “faemetery” or “faeyard” when she ran to give comfort to Arlene. (Yes, I am glossing over the naked time there too. And for the record, she is not a whore or slut).

While I didn’t feel this was a strong Sookie episode, there were small moments we might want to remember for the future. Like recognizing Terry’s death was probably planned, meeting Adilyn and recognizing her as a telepath. Her conversation with (daywalker) Bill, which I am calling a cat fight since he finally started sharing details on the burning vision and she started listening. Of course I may be reading to much into it, but the only name she reacted to negatively was Pam. And really started listening when Bill told her Eric escaped from the death camp. But he did not mention Nora being in trouble… which might have inspired a more active response to helping. Was it intentional or not? Writer or character choice? Just some food for thought.

The awkward “J”s: Ryan gave a stellar performance as Jason this episode with his simple sincerity to help Jessica to his desperation when he is tossed into Gen Pop as a human toy. James… it’s still to soon to tell, but I saw no flaws in your performance. Sadly, while I felt the desperation of Jessica,I saw DAW acting as Jessica vs seeing Jessica on the screen. It was almost like she was reciting lines to “just get it done”. It was not my favorite performance of hers.

Proving she thinks she’s the HBIC: If you pegged the woman in the black trench coat as the bi bad this season, you are probably right. Between how she pretty much planned how to cover up the governor’s death and retain power to go forward with the “plan” to get Hep V out on the market to having Jason cut and tossed into the female Gen Pop of starved vampires… well… Sarah Newlin has power by the balls.

Or the head she happened to kiss

It’s all about Eric:

All the praying to HBO paid off, for we got an episode that started with Eric and ended with Eric in what is one of the finest performances of Alex’s on the show. After the discovery of the plan to contaminate the Tru Blood with Hep V, he had to make the decision to get Nora out and send his youngest back into the prison to warn Pam “not to drink the Tru blood”. In a quick sequence Eric and Nora leave the facility under the truck with True Blood with Eric cradling Nora close as he holds on. His face before they cut to the opening credits was one of determination… to save everyone, but especially Nora. He turns to unexpected source for help… like Bill. Or Billith, with his magical blood. Though Nora and Bill down vote Eric’s initial plea for Nora to drink Bill’s Lilith laced blood, and Eric realizes this is the beginning of the end. Oh I am going to start crying thinking about his face again.

Maybe it was the fact that the Viking humbled himself a few times to Bill, even offering to help get Warlow (whom Eric has no knowledge about), that Bill breaks down and gives Nora his blood. This does not visibly work, even though Eric’s face is filled with hope. When his face was averted to get a wet washcloth, Nora and Bill share a look that conveys “we know the blood did not work”. Bill leaves to allow Nora and Eric privacy on this death watch. And I’m bawling at this point because we the viewers are just hurting for Eric… and the pain is growing with each minute. We did have a brief respite with the flashback scene to the court of Charles II and Alex in a wig (and Louis from Interview with a Vampire costume) that just did not work for me. It was in this flashback we learn how Nora and Eric met and he saved her from the Black Death by taking her to Godric to turn her. Thus they are “ending how they began” with Eric trying to save her from death.

“I promised you forever.” “I only asked to live fully. You gave me that.”

But second time was not a charm and she melted away in his arms. Alex delivered a performance worthy of an Emmy with how deep he had to go during the last few moments of this episode. This was raw.

And it sets us up for the next 3 episodes.

Do you think we are ready for them? And maybe we’ll have our questions answered. Time will tell.

Thanks to our beloved B…the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly features some of our favorite characters from True Blood!

These are the scans from the digital issue.

Check ‘em out below.

Eric made the “Bull’s Eye” with the caption that read, “We’re surprised we weren’t the ones who exploded when Eric went full frontal on True Blood.”

Pam made “Sound Bites” for her line;  “Sookie I’m actually f–king happy to see you!”

And lastly, Jason is one of “TV Drama’s Best Comic Reliefs” which shouldn’t be too much of a surprise…especially because of some of his hilarious moments this season. “Whore for Christ”…rubbing the top of the therapist’s head, anyone?

Thanks again B!

Thoughts? Please share ‘em below!

Ryan Kwanten was briefly interviewed by Access Hollywood on Oscar Night. He mentions how nostalgic they are  feeling on the show and how they want to leave the audience wanting more but also give them what they want. And he confirms that people are going to be dying!

Ok so it is quite possibly the shortest interview I have ever posted but I’m desperate for anything True Blood today!

My little list of those who have to “make it” are Eric, Sookie, Jason, Lala, Pam, Willa, Andy and Holly. Anyone else I am willing to sacrifice along the way.

It is that time of the week again where we give you, our fans, blasts from the past. True Blood’s past that is. How about a little Jason?

There are so many reasons to love Jason Stackhouse and the show would not be the same without his brand of funny!

JASON’S IDEA OF HEAVEN

NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE

ALL TIED UP

HE CAN TAKE ORDERS WELL

WHAT A LOVEABLE IDIOT!

And finally……

Poor Jason brightened at the thought that he was something special too. I felt so bad for him when Niall shot this happy thought down. Jason, you are a Prince, an idiot one but a Prince nevertheless! SEE YA NEXT WEEK!