TV-Reviewed

This week’s episode was a bit of a mixed bag for me. While it furthered along the major plots, the episode felt like a bit of a filler episode. Nothing major happened with the exception for the stuff surrounding Sookie. Bill came clean and told her she was a Fairy. Eric’s insinuations that Bill is hiding some additional facts is interesting. I haven’t read the books True Blood is loosely based on, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Bill is hiding something else. On the other hand, it wouldn’t surprise me if Eric’s just making this up so Sookie would come closer to him.

I’ll admit this episode had some of the weirdest scenes I can remember. One of those came early when Jesus and Lafayette went on their V trip. That was eye opening to say the least. I have absolutely no clue as to where this story is going, but I’m hoping there’s something awesome at the end.

I’m glad the writers made it clear that Crystal was a shifter. The audience knew it, but now Jason does and he’ll hopefully get a better idea of what he’s up against when Crystal’s dad and boyfriend come by. That was a pretty awesome reveal, by the way. Jason hasn’t been this integral in an episode in quite a while. He was featured quite a bit this week and I’m glad to see it. He’s often overlooked.

My favorite subplot still remains the one with Hoyt and Jessica. After that altercation in the parking lot, there’s no way Jessica and Hoyt don’t get back together. It’s almost as Tommy was trying to get them to get together. Tommy’s a bit of a mystery to me. I don’t really know what his angle is. I don’t know what he’s up to other than stirring up trouble.

Seeing Sam featured in those flashbacks didn’t seem to serve much of a purpose. I think it’s safe to assume Sam did take advantage of being a shifter and probably did some illegal things. I don’t view Sam any differently now that I know he used to steal things and killed two con artists. Sam’s never been a saint in my eyes.

“I Smell a Rat”’s biggest development was of course the kidnapping of Sookie Stackhouse. I think Eric had painted himself into a corner. He was out of options and he had to throw the Hail Mary in hopes of saving his ass when Russell comes back to town, presumably at the end of the season.

Rating: 7.6