The Sweet Release Continues on ‘True Blood’

August 3, 2009 Patrick Hickey Jr. TV 0

TruebloodintertitleEpisode Commentary: “Release Me”

Easily the scariest first few minutes of any episode of “True Blood” this season.

The back story of Bill and Lorena [Mariana Klaveno] is fleshed out more as well, showing us a more sensitive side of the vampire. This side will appear quite different from the blood-thirsty monster he was in last week’s flashback and is more like the undead boy toy we’ve grown to love over the past season and a half.

While their sub-story is of extreme interest, the fact that Jason Stackhouse is having nookie with the increasingly neurotic and charmingly sheltered Sarah Newlin, while his sister and Isabelle’s pet Hugo are trapped in the basement of the Fellowship of the Sun is amazing. This alone makes for devilishly good television.

Speaking of Sarah, what will she do now that her allegiances have been compromised? While the answer to this may take weeks to unfold, seeing Jason continue to get himself in buckets of trouble is a reminder of the fun of the first season and provides the show with even more drama. What does the future hold for him?

Adding to the drama is the return of a healthy and V-selling Lafayette, as he’s another welcome addition to an already excellent show. His conversation with Eggs towards the end of the episode is hilarious and a reminder of what he brings to the series. Speaking of Eggs, he seems to be more involved with Mary Ann than anyone else thought. Can he and Tara find a way to escape her wrath?

With all this going on, Godric is still missing and Eric is trying to find answers. With the spy who was giving information to the fellowship exposed, can Bill or Eric save Sookie in time?

At the same time, Detective Balfour and Sam are trying to find out more about Mary Ann, who seems to have the power of a god. What does she have in store for Bon Temps? Can anyone stop her?

Speaking of strong women, Jessica seems to be falling in love with Hoyt? Can their relationship last?

Sookie’s friend Barry is also in danger of losing his life. Who abducted him? Will he survive?

With all of these questions pondering answers, the next week of “True Blood” looks to be another engaging and addicting experience with even more action than this past week.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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