Originally Posted by The JD
So...Season Finale...um... yeah. Where to start. Fairies having orgasms while birthing quadruplets, Jason discussing vampire annihilation schemes with his dead parents, Pam and Tara celebrating Pam's rescue with a 7 second full mouth kiss while Jessica grins and yells, "I KNEW it!" There's just no predicting where this show is going.
I'd like to say we can at least be sure that Russell Edgington is truly dead, but after seeing Bill rise back up out of a pool of his own blood, who's to say Russell won't do the same? Or maybe Bill now has the power to bring him back, since he's now the male Lilith/uber demon god/Super Evil Vampire. Really, what ARE the rules of this show now??
My favorite scenes took place at Merlotte's bar- not just because Maurella's orgasm/delivery was so outrageously over-the-top and made for one of the best comic scenes of the season... but because Lafayette with his Cajun margaritas was actually a knowing wink to the audience, that the writers know they're being outrageous and ridiculous in their subplots and want to acknowledge that with us.
So hear me out on this: Lafayette's only purpose in the finale was to be the spectator...and not just an accidental spectator, but a spectator with margarita in hand, ready and hoping to be entertained- just as I am every Sunday night when I sit down to watch True Blood (sans margarita, though one might help). And as things progress quickly from bizarre to "WTF, her light broke?!?", there was Lafayette (and Arlene and Jane Bodehouse) doing nothing but watching and saying all the shit that I keep thinking during the show. Example: Jane Bodehouse with her drunken confused laughter, exclaiming, "I don't understand what's happennninnnng...!" Neither do I, Jane, neither do IIIIII!!
Another example: Lafayette and Jane at the bar, watching Steve Newlin on TV (just as we all were)...and when Steve pukes up a little blood and turns into Luna, Lafayette turns to Jane Bodehouse and deadpans, "Well, I didn't see *that* coming." I might have said the same thing, except oddly enough, I did see it coming.
This is my least favorite season so far, but now that I've been let in on the joke, I find I can cut the writers a little bit more slack.
Thanks and good luck in your next endeavor, Alan Ball.
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