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[stupei]

Book spoiler/musings:

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I'm not sure I like how they handled Lorena's return, if only because of what it means for Eric's future in the show. He and Lafayatte are my two favorite characters, and it's kind of disappointing to see that Eric, who was always cunning but never underhanded, has been set up as something of a backstabber and maybe even an antagonist for Bill, as opposed to Bill having willingly dumped Sookie for Lorena (not to mention being sent by the Queen to seduce Sookie to begin with).

So I'm guessing Eric won't eventually become Sookie's main (if shaky) vampire interest in the series, and she won't come to utterly hate Bill? Shame. At least we've gotten Lafayatte and Jessica out of the alterations.

More book stuff:

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I actually do get the feeling that they're keeping the whole "Queen sent him" angle just because of little things that have come up so far. In season one there's that moment when Bill is trying to explain to Eric that Sookie is very "valuable" and Eric is like, it seems a lot like you're making demands and you wouldn't do that unless there's something you're not telling me and gives him this look like he knows something is going on behind his back and isn't pleased at all. Then this season when Sookie confronts Bill about her uncle and she asks if there are any more secrets he's keeping from her, there's this long hesitation on Bill's part before he says no.

But I still agree actually that I don't like how they make Bill seem captive from the beginning. In the book the month or so he spends with Lorena is way more layered than that and setting it up so that Bill is all pure and being held against his will because of Eric's evil scheming really removes any complexity or even a lot of intrigue. Also makes Lorena a lot less interesting as opposition, I think. I prefer in the book when he comes willingly and she still wants to punish him just for daring to piss her off in the first place.

 

[Revelations]

no way, if i had to guess, i'd say the hoyt-jessica relationship is very popular.

Maybe popular but it is not integral or central to other more important story arcs. In contrary it would be the first to get released as opposed to the Jason/Sookie/Tara/Eric/etc arcs...

I also see eggs gone after this season as well.

 

[shintoki]

Oh man, Lafayette needs more screen time.

"You know this is the Ladies"
"Yea, so what are you two skanks doing in here"

Oh god I love him, Goes out there and knows exactly what is up too. Eggs is way too damn hot :lol

 

[MMaRsu]

don't worry he's not.

Hehe you met the actress who plays Jessica too right? Man you are privy to more information then we know..

But last night was amaaaaaaaaaazing. I fucking loved the episode . I will probably watch it again soon though .

 

[Minamu]

Any ideas on why Bill (if I'm not mistaken) says that Eric is talking language X early in S1 when it's clearly (to me) Swedish? I just saw the episode with the Eric flashback scene where he's a viking (sort of). That *other guy* sounds like he's talking Norwegian, but that's probably just because his pronounciation was a bit off. It was quite noticable to someone who speaks Swedish natively. It's interesting how you get caught off guard every time he changes language :lol

 

[The Spacepope]

Åh du ljuva frihet!

 

[Minamu]

I know, right? It's like getting a bucket of ice water thrown at you every time

 

[The Spacepope]

Yeah certainly feels weird. Some of the Swedish dialogue feels a bit odd though. As if they simply google translated it directly from English.

But I love that "Åh du ljuva frihet" line. I've even started to use it in on a regular basis, every time I get some peace and quiet.

 

[fanboi]

How I think it will go down:

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Godric is gona die somehow, they will then use Eric as the vamp to do the lockdown (or what is called, they will try kill him).

 

[Revelations]

How I think it will go down:

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Godric is gona die somehow, they will then use Eric as the vamp to do the lockdown (or what is called, they will try kill him).

Why did you spoiler that?

Anyway umm in the previews Eric tries to sacrifice himself in place of godric...I still believe godric is seduced by a higher power and is willingly trying to meet the sun by sheer free will.

 

[polyh3dron]

Hehe you met the actress who plays Jessica too right? Man you are privy to more information then we know..

Not much, I've tried to keep myself in the dark on this show it just hasn't worked COMPLETELY.

 

[Revelations]

I know, right? It's like getting a bucket of ice water thrown at you every time

Yeah certainly feels weird. Some of the Swedish dialogue feels a bit odd though. As if they simply google translated it directly from English.

But I love that "Åh du ljuva frihet" line. I've even started to use it in on a regular basis, every time I get some peace and quiet.

Perhaps it's (and I'm just throwing this out there) an old nordish or ancient swedish dialect used before 1000 A.D. That just hasnt been used in the last 500 or so years?

I mean I'm pretty sure they used some type of historians to get the range of it right yes?

 

[Costanza]

HBO spoiled the

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Jason

thing in it's 2nd preview before Hung. She

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used a paintball gun.

 

[fanboi]

HBO spoiled the

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Jason

thing in it's 2nd preview before Hung. She

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used a paintball gun.

 

[fanboi]

Perhaps it's (and I'm just throwing this out there) an old nordish or ancient swedish dialect used before 1000 A.D. That just hasnt been used in the last 500 or so years?

I mean I'm pretty sure they used some type of historians to get the range of it right yes?

One breaks in finnish it sounds like... one in norwegien, while eric is flawless.

 

[mujun]

Reading this thread was a relief. After watching episode 7 I was pissed about the scene where Jason gets shot. I'm about to go away for three weeks and the thought of not getting to see what happened for that long made me angry :lol

 

[Future PhaZe]

I can see Hoyt dieing by either jessicas hand or someone elses. I dont see that carrying on into the next season. The cast is still too top heavy and they need to trim the fat before next season introduces new cast members for the next story arc.

I agree but at this point it would seem pretty random. She hasn't shown any crazy acts for a while now (and the glamouring wasn't really bad) and has been cuddling/making out with Hoyt. The next episode will likely see them finishing up the sex act and if she gets through that without going through him then I can't see her ever really losing control with him.

But it's hard to predict anything given that we are still so early into this season. It's hard to imagine their being 5 more episodes of this show left. The next episode seems like a finale given how much is going on and all the current storylines seem to have hit their climax.

 

[The Spacepope]

Perhaps it's (and I'm just throwing this out there) an old nordish or ancient swedish dialect used before 1000 A.D. That just hasnt been used in the last 500 or so years?

I mean I'm pretty sure they used some type of historians to get the range of it right yes?

Nah, the Swedish used (both in the viking flashback and present-day) is definitely modern day Swedish.

I just meant that some of the dialogue sounded weird, as I wouldn't say x in context y. It's a non-issue anyway, just nitpicking from a native speaker.
And maybe it's me that has been out of touch with Swedish for too long anyway.

The accents are fun though. You can clearly hear who is a native Swedish speaker, ie Eric. In the viking flashback for instance, I could hear a Finnish and a Norwegian accent. And after checking imdb, the guy with the Finnish accent is actually a pretty famous actor in Finland. themoreyouknow.jpg

 

[Mr. Durden]

In the flashback when Eric was a viking and Godric turned him it seemed like Godric was some South-American Mayan warrior or something like that, but now he doesn't like anywhere like that. Where's he from dammit.

 

[Minamu]

Nah, the Swedish used (both in the viking flashback and present-day) is definitely modern day Swedish.

It wasn't completely modern though. He said dräp mig & while the translation was pretty okay, dräp isn't really a word we use anymore. There were some small subtle differences.

In the flashback when Eric was a viking and Godric turned him it seemed like Godric was some South-American Mayan warrior or something like that, but now he doesn't like anywhere like that. Where's he from dammit.

Yeah I picked that up too. It made me laugh that his voice sounded so typical Norwegian with that look xD

and it's not so strange that Eric speaks flawless Swedish either xD (he's also the son of Stellan Skarsgård, the German movie director from Entourage)

Edit: Okay I'm keeping out until I've catched up with the episodes... Shouldn't read spoilers >_<

 

[UltimaPooh]

In the flashback when Eric was a viking and Godric turned him it seemed like Godric was some South-American Mayan warrior or something like that, but now he doesn't like anywhere like that. Where's he from dammit.

He's a Native American of some type... You have to remember he's over 2,000 years old so his look is bound to change.

 

[prodystopian]

and it's not so strange that Eric speaks flawless Swedish either xD (he's also the son of Stellan Skarsgård, the German movie director from Entourage)

Mind blown.

 

[Raistlin]

In the flashback when Eric was a viking and Godric turned him it seemed like Godric was some South-American Mayan warrior or something like that, but now he doesn't like anywhere like that. Where's he from dammit.

Well, he's been out of the sun for 2,000 years, so he's a bit pasty*










* small quibble I've had with all Vampire stories. Their regenerative abilities cause them to stay exactly as they were when they turned (potentially as a child, etc.) ... to the point they will even quickly grow back hair. However, melanin appears to magically be the only thing that doesn't regenerate. Apparently tyrosine is immune to Vamiprism.

 

[Revelations]

He's a Native American of some type... You have to remember he's over 2,000 years old so his look is bound to change.

Not only look but sound of his voice as well. it's possible he could have been mayan at some point but migrated the world to the area where he finds Eric.

 

[Minamu]

Mind blown.

The actor that is, of course

 

[Mashing]

no way, if i had to guess, i'd say the hoyt-jessica relationship is very popular.

I think Jessica is going to accidently kill Hoyt. It adds another dynamic to her character.

 

[NimbusD]

I watched the pilot to this but wasn't intrigued, does it get alot better?

Man I forgot about how indifferent I was towards this show in the beginning. I'm so glad I stuck with it and you should too!

 

[dave is ok]

* small quibble I've had with all Vampire stories. Their regenerative abilities cause them to stay exactly as they were when they turned (potentially as a child, etc.) ... to the point they will even quickly grow back hair. However, melanin appears to magically be the only thing that doesn't regenerate. Apparently tyrosine is immune to Vamiprism.

I think Jessica's

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hymen

will

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regenerate

after

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sex

with

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Hoyt

.

 

[west]

Nah, the Swedish used (both in the viking flashback and present-day) is definitely modern day Swedish.

I just meant that some of the dialogue sounded weird, as I wouldn't say x in context y. It's a non-issue anyway, just nitpicking from a native speaker.
And maybe it's me that has been out of touch with Swedish for too long anyway.

The accents are fun though. You can clearly hear who is a native Swedish speaker, ie Eric. In the viking flashback for instance, I could hear a Finnish and a Norwegian accent. And after checking imdb, the guy with the Finnish accent is actually a pretty famous actor in Finland. themoreyouknow.jpg

The Finnish actor is actually a native Swedish speaker too. Swedish is one of three official languages in Finland. (Sweden and Finland where previously part of the same country)

Swedish speakers in Finland actually speak Swedish closer to its original form. The Swedish spoken in Sweden has evolved a lot more. Some very isolated Swedish dialects in Finland are straight up ancient nordic. Pretty cool.

 

[gdt]

Fucking great episode.

Godric rocked at the end.

They are soooooo gonna push a love story between Eric and Sookie.

 

[Revelations]

I think Jessica's

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hymen

will

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regenerate

after

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sex

with

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Hoyt

.

People here dont understand this. Please elaborate further.

 

[KibblesBits]

THOOKIE! THOOKIE!

:lol

Read below at your own risk!

This isn't a spoiler but it's speculation concerning Maryanne and Deputy Bellefleur:

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He most likely never came under her control because he is always drunk

Eric & Sookie Spoilers:

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This series is a mess concerning Sookie and the men she dates. Harris seemed to set up Bill for the gold but grew to adore Eric for whatever reason. Personally I hate love triangles, it's way too soap opera with the drama involved. That said... don't count Bill out on the show or in the books... Harris has three books left in her by her own accord and well... Ball can do whatever he wants with True Blood. Hell, he could make Eric Mr. Super BI... but most likely he will appease the female fanbase.

Jessica & Hoyt Speculations:

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Jessica will get bored with Hoyt, then come back to him later. By that time I bet he'll be involved in the shifter/werewolf storyline coming up...

 

[Gallbaro]

People here dont understand this. Please elaborate further.

lol, she died a virgin so that should be the condition she "heals" to.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Was Godric levitating at the end? That guy seemed to be pulled upwards and Godric was holding him with one hand.

Or perhaps he was watching the whole thing from the ceiling (ie ceiling cat).

 

[Raistlin]

I think Jessica's

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hymen

will

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regenerate

after

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sex

with

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Hoyt

.

:lol

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HOT

 

[Blackhead]

I don't get why Daphne was killed

 

[Raistlin]

She 'failed' her mission

 

[thestopsign]

Remember, they still haven't answered who killed the lady who performed the exorcism for Tara and her mother. I almost forgot about that.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Remember, they still haven't answered who killed the lady who performed the exorcism for Tara and her mother. I almost forgot about that.

she had claw marks on her back didnt she? besides when she exorcised tara, devil tara had those same black eyes.

 

[MMaRsu]

Remember, they still haven't answered who killed the lady who performed the exorcism for Tara and her mother. I almost forgot about that.

Maryanne or one of her helpers. Didn't they say she had her heart cut out? Maryanne did it to get Tara over to her side.

 

[Baron Aloha]

In the flashback when Eric was a viking and Godric turned him it seemed like Godric was some South-American Mayan warrior or something like that, but now he doesn't like anywhere like that. Where's he from dammit.

He's a Native American of some type... You have to remember he's over 2,000 years old so his look is bound to change.

Not only look but sound of his voice as well. it's possible he could have been mayan at some point but migrated the world to the area where he finds Eric.

Re: Godric' origins...

Godric is

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roman (or was from a county that was part of the Roman Empire)

in the books iirc, and his tatoos are

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roman.

 

[Enojado]

Finally got around to watching the episode today (<3 PS3 Media Server) and was totally blown away. Can't wait to see how things resolve.

 

[bluescreenoflife]

Behold, I come bearing more Jessica screen caps:

 

[Costanza]

:bow

 

[NimbusD]

Baron Aloha, book things go in spoiler tags.

 

[MMaRsu]

Gorgeous

 

[Jibber Hack]

Just saw the episode. First time in a good long while I jumped off the couch when I got to the end. I've been REALLY wanting to see Godric and then they just give you a taste.

Favorite show in tv right now.

 

[quinntendopower]

thanks for the jessica caps! i knew this thread would have them.

i am pretty much in love with her. sigh

 

[Raistlin]

bluescreenoflife,

You are my new gaf hero.

 

[Clevinger]

and it's not so strange that Eric speaks flawless Swedish either xD (he's also the son of Stellan Skarsgård, the German movie director from Entourage)

that's cool. he's a great actor