Boot And Rally, Indeed: The Racialicious Roundtable For True Blood 5.5
This season finally takes a turn for the interesting, with better characterization, the return of Russell Edgington, Sookie continuing her newfound journey into an actual heroine, and Tara now vamping with the best. Tami, Joe, and Alea join me to discuss.
Tami: So, do we think episode writer, Angela Robinson, helped get the stink of privilege out of this season of True Blood? According Television Without Pity recapper, Jacob Clifton, she’s a lesbian, black writer, which he believes helps things.
Joe: I can see that. In watching this episode… I don’t know I just noticed I enjoyed it more than the last ones? It was hard to pinpoint why; I don’t think I can tell when other black gay people are involved in things (that would be a great power, lol) but I think it has more to do with the quality of the writing. I hope she writes more episodes.
Latoya: Maybe it was the sign of someone finally taking this season seriously. Those scenes shot against the Authoritarian speech were damn near poetic. And this was the first episode in the season that prompted me to rewind multiple times to rewatch scenes. Clearly Angela Robinson and Michael Lehmann have a chemistry that needs to continue. Beautifully executed. But let’s actually watch the show…
Pina Colada Time is OverJoe: Ugh, what a Days of Our Lives move, picking someone up like that. This whole scene reminds me of college. Good times.
Alea: This Al-Sookie make-out scene is making me want to wretch.
Latoya: Apparently, it caused the same reaction in Sook.
Laffy Is Tired Of Being A Supernatural Puppet Joe: Ooh, Laffy shows us more soap-opera stuff. Self exposition. Very daytime…at least until the whole brujo thing and religious figure massacre. Unless any of you have seen Passions.
Alea: That angel is totally playing the world’s smallest violin for Lafayette. I wish I could connect a voice to a figurine. Like, how does the shit that Santo Niño’s talking differ from what Buddha’s saying?
Joe: Lafayette is saying out loud what all of us have been saying: Give him a break! Although if the writers realize how crappy Tara and L’s hands are, I doubt it’ll eer get much better.
Latoya: Honestly, I would much rather watch Lala work out his problems for about 30 mins than any of the other plots they switched to. Watching him assert how he was a good person makes me think that theme is going to return.
Terry Gets Closer To The TruthAlea: Sergeant Felicity has been giving me bad vibes since last season. I think Terry’s going to have to defeat him by the end of the season in order to conquer whatever’s haunting him.
Latoya: Word.
Joe: Oh, we were right about the Jinn thing. They’re being hunted by an Ifrit. My other guess was that all those people they shot were subjects of Daenerys Targaryen. And Noel Crane, in a world where vampires are shown to exist, why would you not believe something else could? I never understand characters in supernatural shows who say stuff like “That’s not possible!” while they’re riding on a broom in an enchanted forest.
Tara’s TransformationAlea: Holy eff. Tara’s clothes, hair, and make-up are so damn fly.
Latoya: Oh hell on wheels. Can we pause for a second and just note that Rutina just killed it every which way from Sunday? She got the swag sauce, she drippin’ swagu! Thank God for Tumblr because there is a gif and a clear pic.
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