TRUE BLOOD #3:It Hurts Me Too /Season III/2010

[Truth Seeker]

It Hurts Me Too

In search of Bill, Sookie heads to Jackson, Mississippi in the company of Alcide, a werewolf bodyguard assigned by Eric to protect her. Jason is distracted from his police exams. Bud reaches the end of his rope and Arlene copes with unexpected news. Franklin charms Tara, and gets Jessica out of a jam, Eric bequeaths a gift to Lafayette. Haunted by visions from his past, Bill makes a surprising pledge of allegiance.

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[Fast Learner]

Ugh, that image is one that will come up a the most inopportune moment, I can already tell. Blech. And seriously, there's no way she was pushing air through that windpipe, can't imagine how she was speaking unless it's some magical vampire thing.

 

[Insight]

I really didn't like that ending. It felt forced. I don't understand Bill's motivations for (what he did). I understand the need to mix things up and have surprise endings (what they sometimes call a "button" in screenwriting lingo), but I found that fairly obtuse as those things go. I hope the next episode explains Bill's actions.

 

[LightPhoenix]

I thought the episode provided plenty of insight into Bill's actions. When he was first turned and went back to see his wife, he ended up hurting her, and Lorena tells him that being close to humans causes them harm. That's exactly why he decides to stay in Mississippi and hate-f$%# Lorena. She was the one behind the scenes trying to get Bill and Sookie kidnapped, and Bill realized she wouldn't stop until Sookie was (presumably) dead and Bill was hers. That's what the whole scene before the last WTF scene was about - the King was saying how he gave Bill his word and would honor that over the promise to kidnap Sookie he made Lorena.

 

[Krug]

Quite an ending. I guess it's part of the circumstances that steer Sookie towards Eric? Hmm..

 

[Truth Seeker]

As I said on Facebook.

'DAMNATION! Bill Compton just lost his mind!'

Nuff said.

 

[Sir Brennen]

There's also some possible validity to the idea that Bill was being compelled by Lorena his creator (she did say some things which could be interpreted as commands), which is why he was saying "No" (and eventually screaming) even while committing the act. He was just as horrified with the whole scene as we were.

 

[Joker]

That was...weird.