You know what you sound like? One of those sad country songs about dumb bitches who let their men cheat and beat them, all for the sake of true love.

Sookie, I adore you and all, but this time I'm gonna have to agree with Tara. 100%. Bill is old and boring. Please get smart and get it on with a LIVING, BREATHING MAN who is also HOT AS HELL (literally!). Do I need to spell it out more clearly?

A-L-C-I-D-E?

But alas, the heart wants what the heart wants. And the heart usually wants the bad boy. What is it about human nature that it's always so easily attracted to things that can't bring any good.

I never really liked Bill, but I do believe that he truly does love Sookie with all his (dead) heart. And what a great performance by both Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer in that heart wrenching pre-opening credits scene where Sookie and Bill broke up. I've always loved those vampire blood tears. They always add so much more sense of tragic drama to any emotional scene. It's like, you're not just sad, but you're SO SAD that you cry blood tears. Even if they are kinda gross.

Dumb bitch as she may be, wow, Sookie KICKS ASS. I love that she is not the damsel in distress, she's proven it all through this season, even though Alcide had to rescue her on several occasions, but she's not afraid of any danger, nor did she hide behind her werewolf protector's big muscles. She just barged right in and does her thang. And that full on girlfight with Debbie? INSANE. I was half expecting EVERYONE from Bill, Alcide to Eric to suddenly appear out of nowhere to rescue her. But apparently she doesn't need any supernatural men to take on a vamped up werebitch. You go, Sookie, you dumb kickass bitch with a shotgun you.

And speaking of Eric... uh, HELLO Alexander Skarsgård, is there ANYTHING that you won't do? Sockless nudity, guy on guy... SHOCKING. But I honestly didn't see that coming! Am I getting as dim as Jason? Should've seen it coming a mile away from when Eric's dying father whispered "vengeance", but I suppose I liked Talbot so much I didn't even entertain the slightest notion that he might be a goner soon. That was quite a http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com moment for me when Eric staked Talbot. I really, really liked how hilariously bratty and drama queen he is. Stuff he'd say without a single twinge of hesitation, such as: "I'm bored. Take off your clothes." is simply PRICELESS.

Another profound moment that I loved in this episode was the bond that's forming between Bill and Jessica. For all we know, they've never really liked each other, Bill never wanted to "make" a progeny, and like all teenage rebellious daughters, Jessica finds her "father" absolutely annoying. They've literally been living detached lives, with Bill as a stern father who can only impose rules rules rules and rules. It's actually a heartwarming moment when we find out tonight that Jessica wouldn't leave Bill even though he's released her. You can feel just how lonely and heartbroken these two really are, and it just so happens that they're both EXACTLY in the same boat, being forced to NOT be with their loved ones for the greater good. It's really nice to see that they're bonding, and Jessica might just be the one who could redeem Bill for all the bad he's done throughout his time with Lorena. He can make it up through Jessica.

And will Jessica and Hoyt ever get back together? That scene when Hoyt drives by a concealed Jessica who's feeding on Don Swayze in behind the bushes just is a big slap of reality to our faces. We love these two, and we want them to be together. But we are served with a scene where Don Swayze could potentially be HOYT somewhere in the future. But I don't think we've seen the end of these two. Especially with Tommy Mickens now in the picture, who clearly has a thing for Jessica... things just might get interesting.

Other subplots in this episode I still don't care about: Lafayette and Jesus, Jason and Crystal Meth, and lastly, Sam and the Mickens. Yes, that's in the order ranked from I-REALLY-DO-NOT-GIVE-A-SHIT-ABOUT-THIS-SHITTY-SUBPLOT to I-don't-really-care-but-this-could-be-goin-somewhere. After all, the latter two subplots seem to be converging somehow, now that we kinda know that Crystal Meth IS a shifter (which should be a dead ringer from when she started SNIFFING the air when she was dry humping Jason by the lake that night). So maybe I'll give those latter two bleh subplots a chance to see where they're going. Hopefully, somewhere better.