Keeping the Blood Pumping

TruebloodintertitleEpisode Commentary: “Never Let Me Go”

Sure, it may not be the most action-packed episode of “True Blood” this season, but it does set the tone for what looks to be the most intriguing episode of the season next week.

Not only do we finally meet the infamous Godric, via a flashback scene that also reveals Eric’s vampiric origins, but several other storylines are fleshed out a bit more and are at the point of near-combustion.

Jason’s time with the Fellowship of the Sun is paid more attention to and continues to get spicier by the minute. Will he succumb to temptation? What does the future hold for him?

Spicy indeed.

The same thing goes for Tara’s relationship with Eggs and Mary Ann, which seems to have more trouble ahead than predicted. There is no doubt that Mary Ann has an immense power and her affect on Bon Temps has been hugely apparent since she arrived, but things feel as if they are about to get much worse if Tara doesn’t give in.

The fact alone that Mary Ann is able to alter the moods of her peers so much, in anyway she chooses, will in itself be an extremely effective plot device the rest of the season.

Speaking of giving into one’s wills, it looks as if Sam has found a partner in Daphne, due to the fact that they share a common bond unlike anything he’s ever experienced before. Can she be the one for him? Why hasn’t Sam asked her about the huge scar on her back that looks remarkably similar to the one Sookie received a few weeks ago? The answers to these questions seem to be on the brink of being discovered and because of that, the teasing nature of this episode makes it an extremely fun one.

If that wasn’t enough, several new characters are brought into the show in this episode, while a few familiar faces are also brought back into the fold. This alone continues the craziness that is “True Blood” and makes for some great television.

Again, it may not feature as much drama or sex as some of the other episodes this season, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a great addition to the series. The fact that the show is able to deviate a bit from the things that made it so successful in order to advance the plot show how well-written the show is in the first place. With an immensely talented and sexy cast and the break-neck development continuing, the show looks to garner even more new viewers and cement its reputation as the best show on cable TV today.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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