That secret that you knew

"And there's kids playing hockey on the back! It's like you want us to make fun of you!"

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:44:40 GMT

I want to apologize for being kind of MIA for the last couple of days. And I'm also sorry this is so late AGAIN.

My poor laptop is gasping it's last breath as we speak. It's been slowly dying over the past few months, and I had been hoping that maybe it would last to see another Christmas, but alas! Now it has a virus.
It's not really the end of the world since I hadn't expected it to last more than two more months anyway, but it's still sad. Although, getting a new computer this week is going be SO UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME! Well, it won't be awesome for my bank account, but still! It'll be amazing to have a bigger hard drive and a computer that actually, you know...works.
But getting back all my music is going to be a bit problematic to say the least. :/

As I type this entry my dying laptop will undoubtedly freeze every 5mins and I will undoubtedly get another porn pop up bananza every 30 seconds. OH JOY!

CANADIAN!ROBIN IS MY FAVORITE

Also, I love how they all (NPH especially) look so damn adorable in their winter clothes. Aw. How anyone could not love each and every one of them is beyond me!

And I like how in the second row Barney looks like he's raising his glass to her as she walks in.

OH ROBIN, FIERCEST OF THEM ALL

Robin: Make fun of the great white north all you want, it's the greatest country in the world!
Barney: Social experiment...USA! USA! USA! USA! (everyone chants with him)
Robin: Ok, ok, what does that even prove? Ok, you chant anything, people will join in. CANADA! CANADA! CANA...ok, they won't chant anything.
Barney: SHRIMP FRIED RICE! SHRIMP FRIED RICE! SHRIMP FRIED RICE!
Ted: SHRIMP FRIED RICE! Shrimp Fried Rice? Totally!

My favorite thing about this is Ted jumping up and down when he comes in all excited about shrimp fried rice! heh! Oh Ted ♥

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TED AND MARSHALL ARE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE LOOK AT BARNEY STROKING ROBIN'S ARM!

It doesn't take much, you guys.

Adorable

Robin: You guys will not believe this! I've been talking to my lawyer all morning. You know that guy I had a slight disagreement with at the Hoser Hut? He's filing assault charges! ...I broke his nose with a chair. And now apparently, I might end up getting deported!
Ted: Oh my god, that sucks! I'm going to go do push-ups in the kitchen! TANTRUM!!
Robin: Well, there's only one possible way to avoid getting deported. My lawyer said I can become an American citizen.
Barney: Perfect! Problem solved. Welcome aboard!
Robin: Well, it's not that simple! I'm a Canadian. I was born there, my family is there. It's who I am.
Barney: I know. And it's provided us with a lot of laughs! But Robin, if you want to live here, work here, and throw chairs at people here, you have to do

Robin: Well, there's a citizenship test tomorrow.
Barney: A citiz...!
Robin: I'll think about it.
Barney: No! No! You have to do it! I'll help you study! We're gonna stay up all night long! I'm gonna drill you...and then we're gonna study! No, seriously. We're gonna do some cramming...and then we're gonna study! No seriously. We're gonna bone up on...
Robin: Ok Barney.
Barney: It's a rich area.
Robin: It is.
Barney: But you know, it's not going to be easy this test. It's not like the Canadian citizenship test.
Robin: How do you know the Canadian test is easy?
Barney: It's Canada! Question 1: Do you want to be Canadian? Question 2: Really?!

I have always loved how much he amuses her. Oh the little smiles.

The casual touching just makes me happy.

Barney: How many stars are on the flag?
Robin: 50. One for each state.
Barney: What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
Robin: The Bill of Rights. Barney, I know all this! I'm ready!
Barney: Ready for the test maybe, but ready to be an American? Not on your sweet life! For you to be an American we gotta get the Canadian out of you! That's why I've created these questions! Question 1: Who is this?
Robin: Queen Elizabeth II
Barney: No. The answer is Elton John. Question 2: What the hell is this?!
Robin: Oh curling! Umm it's a sport played by...
Barney: Wrong! The answer we were looking for was "I don't care! It's dumb! Let's go buy something that's bad for us and sue the people who made it!" That's America, Robin!

I love how over dramatic he gets about everything in life.

Danny Tanner: And by the end of the night Barney had turned Robin into a real American.
Robin: I want to say...Jefferson?
Barney: Correct! Archie Bunker's neighbor was George Jefferson!
Robin: Booyah! I am nailing this! God, I am buzzing on America right now!
Barney: All right, all right, hold your horses! Now to prove that you are as American as apple pie and the childhood obesity it leads to....who is this?
Robin: That, Barney, is the American actor, beloved by millions, the havern guy from the popular series of Ernst films. And his name, Jeff Foxworthy.
Barney: Jeff Foxworthy? No. It's Jim Varney. You're kidding me? You don't know that?
Robin: Uh, that's Jeff Foxworthy dumbass, end of story! Now shut your stupid face!
Barney: Not only are you wrong, but you are belligerently sticking to your guns and insulting me in the process. Robin Sherbatsky, you are an American!

Whatever happened to Ernst? lol I haven't heard that name in over a decade.

♥

Robin: (VO) Oh yea, I'm gonna be an American, y'all! Maybe I'll rob a liquor store, maybe I won't! My choice! LEARN ENGLISH!!

HAHAHA SHE'S KIND OF AMAZING!

Danny Tanner: When Barney finally tracked down your Aunt Robin, it wasn't a pretty site.
Barney: Good morning.
Robin: Barney? My god, what happened last night?
Barney: You...went Canadian.
Robin: How Canadian?
Barney: THIS CANADIAN! (pulls open the shades) Oh. That was supposed to be a dramatic view of the Toronto skyline...you're in Toronto!

I wish we could have seen Robin running around with a hockey stick and throwing mattress' around. lolz.

Robin: Oh my god. It's coming back to me. I, uh, I went into the Hoser Hut and I met this women's Curling team. We started drinking and the next thing I know they're inviting me to a Bryan Adams/Rich Little double bill in Toronto. How did you find me anyway?
Barney: You called me! Said you were never coming back. So I jumped on a plane, flew across the Atlantic...
Robin: Canada isn't across the Atlantic.
Barney: You're talking nonsense. Now listen, you slipped up, it's fine. The test is in a few hours...
Robin: Barney, I'm not taking the test.
Barney: God, you're still drunk!
Robin: Look, I appreciate your help, but who am I kidding? I'm Canadian! I always will be.
Barney: Now that's ridiculous! We're gonna get some coffee in you, we'll sober you up, and get you back to New York for that test! But, before any of that, we're gonna do it, on this bed because...hotel room! ...Ok, let's get some coffee

I think maybe Barney thinks Canada is in outer space.

His swagger would probably work on me. ha.

Barney: What's wrong? Other than the fact that this five dollar bill they gave you is blue!
Robin: Wow. I'm not American and apparently I'm not Canadian either!
Barney: And there's kids playing hockey on the back! It's like you want us to make fun of you!

As a fellow New Yorker I feel the need to inform Barney that there ARE Tim Hortons in NYC. I know of 2 off the top of my head and I just went to their website to check...there's 9 right in Manhattan!

Picture of the back of a 5 that has the kids playing hockey.

Barney: Heh! Look at this money! This one has a moose! This one has a beaver! And they all have Elton John on the back!

CHECK OUT THE COINS THAT BARNEY WAS TALKING ABOUT!

PLEASE TELL ME CANADIANS REALLY CALL THEM TOONIES AND LOONIES!

I love how amused he is. But I'm totally just as amused/jealous. Why is American money all one color and why does it not have fun animals and people going on adventures?!

My friend and I were thinking of going to Montreal for New Years (just randomly) and I must say that I'm really excited to get some of this money!
OMG THE 10 IS PURPLE!

Robin: When I moved to the states, I swore to myself I wasn't going to change. And yet, here I am in the most Canadian place in the universe, Tim Horton's, around the corner from the hockey hall of fame! And I don't belong. It's like I don't have a country.
Barney: Ok, that's it. Attention Canada! I am Barney from America, and I'm here to fix your backward ass country! Number 1, get real money! I don't know what board game this came from but it's a joke! Number 2, and this is the biggie, quit letting awesome chicks like Robin Sherbatsky get away! Because guess what? You don't want her? I'm plantin' my flag in her, if you know what I mean, which you probably don't, and getting her the hell out of here! You may now return to being pointless!
Barney: Oh this coffee is excellent. Oh hey fellas, it's called a tie!

The little kid pounding his fist is my favorite!

Oh Barney, he's kind of wonderful sometimes. I mean, sure, he does things in his own unique way, but the meaning is still the same.

Barney: Man, those Canadian doctors bandaged me up, reset my jaw, put my shoulder back in it's socket, and they didn't even bill me! Idiots! All right, I guess they're not idiots. The coffee was extraordinary. Eh, I guess Canada's not so bad. They play their cards right and maybe they can even become a state someday!
Robin: Barney, I've thought about this. When you stood up and told off those people I thought, "Yea, America's cool!" and then when those guys pounded the stuffing out of you I thought, "Yea, Canada's pretty cool too!" In fact, after you passed out, I may have taken a few pokes myself. So I've decided, dual citizenship! I'm going to be American and Canadian.
Barney: Wait, you can do that?
Robin: Yea, dummy! Instead of being a woman with no country, I'm going to be a woman with two!
Barney: I see.
Robin: You understand?
Barney: No, I can see out of my left eye again!

I don't know why Robin didn't decide to do this from the start. Especially once she decided she was living in NY permanently.

Aw ♥

BUT HAHA I LOVE THAT SHE PUNCHED HIM A BIT HERSELF!

TANTRUM!!!!!

♪ The Proclaimers - 500 Miles

Ever since "Arrivederci, Fiero" whenever I hear this song I think of Ted & Marshall. heh.

Previous Barney/Robin picspams:

Season 5:
5.01 - Definitions
5.02 - Double Date
5.03 - Robin 101
5.04 - The Sexless Innkeeper

Season 4:
4.14 - The Possimpible
4.18 - Old King Clancy
4.19 - Murtaugh
4.20 - Mosbius Designs
4.21 - The Three Days Rule + 4.22 - Right Place, Right Time
4.23 - As Fast As She Can
4.24 - The Leap

"Why is there something so attractive about a bad boy...and girl!"

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:51:39 GMT

lol, and I thought I was late last week. This week I started a new job, so forgive me? At least I managed to get this up before the next episode aired. That's...something.

Danny Tanner: It was the fall of 2009 and I was a Professor now. So I decided to change my look a little bit. And people were noticing.
Barney: Ah tweed! Textile of the eunuch!
Marshall: You know I've always wondered why those tweed jackets have elbow patches?
Barney: Because the people that wear them are always going "AH GEEZ, WHY CAN'T I GET LAID?"

The professor thing might just work on me, ngl.

Lily: So guys, Marshall and I wanted to invite you over to our place for a little couples night.
Robin: Uh, sure, why not!

Is it a little weird that Marshally/Lily are basically being like "Ok, let's all hang out...just not Ted. Because he's alone." lol :/

I only included this section because, "OMG RANJIT!!!!"

Also, lol, it amuses me when they make Alyson wear all these wigs in flashbacks due to her ever changing hair styles.

Lily: Welcome!
Marshall: Gouda!

Aw, Barney/Robin being all smiley and talking to each other just as they come to the door is cute to me. ♥

Lily: Nailed it!
Marshall: Best night ever!

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Barney: Worst night ever!

They're ridiculously adorable sometimes.

I love how in sync they are here with her shooting herself and him wiping her fake blood off of his face.
See THIS is how Barney/Robin would be coupley. LOL

Ted: Hey! How was the big couples night with Marshall and Lily?
Robin: Brutal.
Ted: Really? How?
Barney: It was like we were on a date with a sad chubby girl our mom made us call.
Robin: And they were so nervous that they weren't even making sense half the time!

It's funny because Marshall/Lily and Barney/Robin have hung out pretty much every day for the past 5 years, so really this shouldn't be a big deal.

But of course Marshall/Lily got it into their heads that it's not just regular hanging out, it's "special" hanging out, with expectations and everything.

In some ways it's kind of like Barney & Robin's relationship. They're focusing more on their fears/expectations of what they're supposed to be as a couple rather than focusing on just being awesome.

If Marshall/Lily just treated it like they were just "hanging out" (maybe with some extra appetizers) I'm sure it would have been great. Just like I'm sure if Barney/Robin didn't have all this outside coupley pressure to be "just like this" they'd have less issues. Well, I'm not saying they have actual "issues", but there's been some kind of problem come up in the last three episodes.

If both Marshall/Lily and Barney/Robin just relaxed a bit and stopped worrying about expectations, things would probably go a lot more smoothly.

Lily: Hey! Would you like a margarita?
Marshall: En Cabo esa Sammy Hagar eating a Belgian waffle!

lol riiiiight

Barney: And they kept shoving platters of food in our faces!
Ted: Let me guess? Did Marshall get like super intense about the cheese?
Robin: Yea! How'd you know?
Ted: Poor Marshall. Lily's this gourmet cook and all she lets Marshall do is pick out one sad block of cheese.

Lily: That's prosciutto wrapped melon...
Marshall: You guys are gonna want to get in on this Gouda!
Lily: That's seared scallops with a mango chutney!
Marshall: Seriously, don't stiff on the Gouda.
Lily: And that's lobster ravioli in a black truffle oil.
Marshall: Tock goes the Gouda crock!
Barney: Um, we didn't realize there was gonna be dinner. We sucked down a couple of tacos outside the subway.
Robin: PS, not sittin' great!

I know that taco joke was supposed to make us go "haha ew" but all I thought was "haha awww" because of THIS.

Sorry, it's one of their "things" now. Just like laser tag, scotch, and sandcastles are.

Barney: And if anything didn't go according to plan they would freak out!

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Lily: What do you mean the egg timer is broken? What are we gonna use for charades, sweetie?
Marshall: I'm working on it, darling. Ok, just stall them!
Lily: Now Robin, you work in television. We're experiencing some technical difficulties! haha you get that? haha so we're still laughing! haha right? Laugh Marshall! hahaha
Marshall: hahaha
Lily: hahaha

OIC YOU GUYS PLAYING WITH YOUR HANDS IN THE BACKGROUND!

And again, it's little things like this that make them "coupley". Not so much all of the other stuff.

This is the second WTF face GIF of this episode. lol

Ted: C'mon, they just got excited. They've been looking for couple best friends forever. Plus, I'm sure they weren't that bad.
Robin: Show him!
Barney: This is a website Marshall already made about last night. It's called itwasthebestnightever.com.

Barney's face in the last cap in the first row is classic.

ITWASTHEBESTNIGHTEVER.COM

LOL MARSHALL'S FREAK OUT IS MY FAVORITE PART

♪ Jason Segal - IT WAS THE BEST NIGHT EVER

Barney: Needless to say, we've both changed our e-mail addresses.
Ted: I don't understand, if last night went so horribly, why do Lily and Marshall think it was such a hit?

Barney: I mean, we knew we were going to have fun tonight, but we had no idea how much!
Robin: Yea, tough luck every Saturday night I've ever had, because this one just blew ya out of the water!
Barney: Let's do it again! Soon!
Robin: Yea, we'll call you!

Ted: They're your friends, why would you just blatantly lie to them like that?
Robin: Well, that's what you say at the end of a crappy date!
Random girl: Hey Ted! Great time last night! Let's do it again! Soon! I'll, uh, call you!
Ted: Right?!
Robin: Who was that
Ted: I don't want to brag, but it seems chicks are really digging the whole professor thing. Last night she picked me up at the bar. And then...well she actually ended up falling asleep on the couch, but hey! That happens!
Barney: Uh, no it doesn't.
Ted: Sure it does. She was just exhausted from being turned on. But you heard her. She wants to do it again. Soon!

HAHA, OH TED! I love how he really thinks he's pimpin'.

Barney: Ted, let me ask you a question. Where does this girl live exactly?
Ted: Westchester. Why?
Barney: hahaha! Hee! Hehe! You're the sexless innkeeper!
Robin: Oh my god, you're right! He's totally the sexless innkeeper!
Ted: What the hell is the sexless innkeeper?
Barney: Ted, many a man...nay! Many a soul, has their own tale of the sexless innkeeper. Why I had a run in with one just last year. I even composed a poem about it. Would you care to hear it?
Ted: Not really.
Barney: Twas the night before new years
and the weather grew mean.
It was 3 in the morning,
and I was stranded in Queens!

Ted: Wait, if this was last year, why are you acting like it was Oliver Twist?
Barney: Ted, it's a poem!

I am so amused by the fact that NPH actually said "HEHE" here.

Robin is SO overly amused by Barney here. Again, this is not anything new and she's always been this amused by his insane tales, but it never fails to make me smile.

I must say that this is an actual phenomenon. I may or may not have done this in the past....

Barney: The tavern grew empty
The gaslights grew dim
The horse drawn carriages
were all but snowed in.

Last call was approaching
and my fortunes looked bleak
Then I turned to my left
and stifled a shriek

She had a peach fuzzed beard
and weighed sixteen stone
She gobbled up hot wings
and swallowed the bones.

I muffled a scream
and threw up in my mouth.
I asked, "Where do you live?"
And she said, "One block south."

I swallowed my pride,
and six shots of whiskey,
and prayed to the gods
that she wasn't too frisky.

Back in her cave
she prepared us a snack.
'neath her mighty hooves
the floorboards did crack.

But when she returned,
she found a sound sleeper.
And thus she became
the sexless innkeeper.

Barney: ...and so are you!
Ted: Wait, you're saying that girl just used me for a place to crash?
Barney: Ted, you mentioned that you lived right upstairs. She saw the tweed jacket, which basically says you're not interested in and probably not capable of having sex, and she thought, 'hey! Free lodging!'
Ted: No way! I'm not the sexless innkeeper!
Barney: Ted, that girl had no intention of ever hooking up with you.
Robin: Which is funny because usually it's the innkeeper that offers turn down service.

Hey! Free lodging!

There's another shorter high five GIF here

Lily: Hey guys! First of all, you can ignore all the e-mails and texts we've sent you.
Robin: We have. Go on.
Lily: Because we went ahead and booked that couples weekend for all of us in Vermont.
Robin: Wait, you guys were serious about that?
Marshall: Oh we'd never joke about B&B's, especially at the height of syrup season!
Lily: Saturday we've got apple picking, antiquing, and a haunted hayride!
Marshall: And then on Sunday we're up at 6am for the fall foliage hike! Now you better pack your long john's because it is cold up there!

AW, I totally ship Barney/Lily and Marshall/Robin in an AU non canon way.

Barney: Look, I'm sorry that we have been dodging your calls. But we respect you guys too much as friends to give you some song and dance, you guys deserve the truth. The US navy has found intelligent alien life at the bottom of the ocean. For reasons I can't explain, Robin and I have been tapped to lead the expedition.
Lily: Wow, Barney, that kind of sounds like the stuff you say to girls when you're too much of a coward to dump them.
Marshall: Yea. You know, that's exactly what it sounds like. But if that's true, that's awesome!
Lily: What's going on?
Robin: Look, all this coupley stuff, it's just not us! Barney and I are barely equipped to date each other, let alone you guys!
Barney: Plus, the alien thing!
Lily: C'mon Marshall, let's go.
Marshall: Let's go.
Barney: No, you know what...
Robin: No, Lily, I mean...
Marshall: No, you know what? I hope those underwater aliens are cold blooded. Because then you guys would get along just fine.
Barney: I think they bought it!

I LOVE HOW MARSHALL ALMOST LEGIT BELIEVES THE UNDERWATER ALIEN STORY! lol or at least he really wants to.
In the second row Barney totally knows he's got him, and in the first row Lily looks right at Marshall in an annoyed way because she knows what his reaction will be. heh.

Ted: Guys, Lily and Marshall haven't been to the bar all week. They're taking this really hard.
Barney: Ted, I could listen to this guilt trip all day. But don't you have to get back up to the inn? I mean, who's working the front desk?
Ted: Seriously, they're your friends. You gotta go apologize.
Barney: To your point, Ted, as an innkeeper, do you do that cheapy thing where you only change the linens upon request? I mean, I mean, I mean, how much water is that actually saving?
Ted: Robin, you know I'm right! Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away, usually it just makes it bigger.
Robin: You're right.
Ted: Thank you.
Robin: All that sexless-ness has made you wise!
Ted: For god's sake!
Barney: Mint on the pillow, Ted! And don't charge for wi-fi, it seems greedy!

Um Ted, Robin is probably worse than Barney is in terms of ignoring problems. She was never going to be any help here.

LOL I LOVE THE CAP OF TED ANGERLY LOOKING BACK AT THEM IN THE LAST ROW

Seeing his arm around her will never get old.

Danny Tanner: But eventually even Barney and Robin had to admit they owed Lily and Marshall and apology.
Robin: Hey! We wanted to say we're sorry.
Lily: Oh, I wish you had called. Listen, now's not a good time. But we'll call you!
Barney: Lily, wait!
Robin: We just wanted...!

UM HELLO ALYSON'S BOOBS

Marshall: Hey. Hey guys.
Robin: Hey!
Barney: Hey, long time no see! Have a seat!
Lily: Oh, we can't. We're here with Pie and Shay.
Marshall: Yea.
Robin: Oh, it's just we haven't seen you guys all week.
Barney: Hey, maybe all six of us could hang out!
Robin: Yea!
Lily: Oh, it might be weird. We're kind of on a double date. Wouldn't want you to feel like a fifth and sixth wheel.
Barney: Who the hell are these people?!
Lily: They just moved here from Hawaii! Pie is a total foodie and Shay, well...she's...
Marshall: ...Shay! Shay is just...
Lily: Anyway, we can't stay long. We were just going to grab a beer and then take these kooks for a boat ride around the city!
Robin: Wow, it sounds like this is getting pretty serious.
Marshall: Well, we don't want to jinx it, but it kind of seems like they might be 'the two'.
Robin: Who needs 'em!
Barney: Not us!

They're adorable

UM GUYS?!

WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SAD AND START BEING AWESOME INSTEAD!

THAT'S BARNEY STINSON 101

I mean, seriously! What is up with this moping? I know, I know, it's a gag.
And it is funny, but...Barney Stinson isn't a moper!

Robin: Hi. Two for dinner?
Hostess: Just the two of you?

LOL THE HOSTESS

aw hand holding ♥

It's so cute that when this starts Robin is looking at Barney like she's sad that he feels sad.
WELL SHE SHOULD, BARNEY IS NOT USUALLY SAD, THIS IS KIND OF CRAZY.

Barney being sad for more than 5mins at a time must mean the world is ending or something.

Well, ice cream is pretty damn awesome in and of itself, at least focus on that. lol.

Barney: Hey, why don't we call that weird couple down the hall from you? You know, with the ferrets! Maybe they want to come over and play taboo!
Robin: After midnight? No way! We can't tabooty call them, it's pathetic!
Ted: Hey guys.
Barney + Robin: *mumblemumble*
Ted: Barney, are you wearing sweat pants?
Barney: Maybe. But they're Armani.
Ted: Ok guys, I've got some bad news for you so I'm just going to go out and say it. You're a couple! And no matter how hard you try and fight it, couples need other couples. That's why you miss Marshall and Lily. And can't you just admit that?

The amount of touching here brings me a lot of joy. Her leg is on his leg and his arm is on her leg. aw.

I know the episode was set up like this on purpose, but I just always saw Barney as someone who always tries his best to put his best foot forward. And not to focus on the bad. If something is bad, he'll try his hardest to make it awesome.

And I don't know about the couples needing other couples thing applying to them. I always thought Barney & Robin would be like the anti-couple. I mean, it's not that they wouldn't enjoy hanging with Marshall/Lily in the same way they always did, but I can't see why just because they're having sex now they have to be interested in all these things that they thought were lame before. haha.

Barney + Robin: Ding!

On a shallow note, NPH looks INCREDIBLE in the rain! UNF

Robin: For charades!
Lily: How do we know you two won't hurt us again?
Robin: You don't!
Marshall: You know what? We have two very nice people up in that apartment who are perfect for us!
Barney: Then what are you doing standing out in the rain with us?!
Lily: Dammit! Why is there something so attractive about a bad boy...and girl!
Marshall: I think we can change them!
Lily: Come here you two!
Barney: We'll never sleep on the guoda again!

AW

Ted: Hey Barney, I got a little poem for you, wanna hear it?
Barney: Uh, not really.
Ted: Twas the night before this one.
I had hours to kill.
I sat in the tavern
grading parchments with quill.

Barney: With quill?
Ted: Barney, it's a poem!

A busty young lassey
flashed me a grin
Her garbs said classy
but her eyes whispered, 'sin'.

She said, "you're a teacher?"
I said, "Yes indeed."
She said, "I must have you!
I'm turned on by tweed!"

With haste we did scamper
to my chamber anon.
We fell to the couch
and bro, it was on!

I unlaced her bodice
our passions grew deeper
and thus ends the tale
of the sexless innkeeper.

Barney: No way! You made that up!
Random girl: Are you coming back to bed, Professor?
Ted: God, I love being single!
Robin: Barney, are you ready for brunch with Lily and Marshall?
Barney: What have I done?!?!?!

I have some mixed thoughts about this. I mean, on one hand it's kind of sad that Barney is having doubts about his relationship with Robin. But on the other, it's about the relationship, it's not about Robin. And he should feel this way.

Barney/Robin going to brunch and doing other coupley things with Marshall/Lily is just not them at all. It doesn't feel right.

I think ever since episode 2 of this season they've been all caught up in what kind of couple they're supposed to be, and not really focusing just on what they are. We really haven't seen them just be awesome together at all. I'm sure they were over the summer (when it was a secret)...but we didn't see any of that.

And I get it in a way. I mean, if Barney/Robin were just able to find their own way and be their own unique kind of couple...well, that's the end of the story, isn't it? That would be too easy, and the only way it would have happened like that would be if it were the last season.

It still would have been nicer if it we had more than one episode of Barney/Robin just being themselves with no outside influences at all. There's just been a bit too much meddling.

Previous Barney/Robin picspams:

Season 5:
5.01 - Definitions
5.02 - Double Date
5.03 - Robin 101

Season 4:
4.14 - The Possimpible
4.18 - Old King Clancy
4.19 - Murtaugh
4.20 - Mosbius Designs
4.21 - The Three Days Rule + 4.22 - Right Place, Right Time
4.23 - As Fast As She Can
4.24 - The Leap

"So, emporer penguins. Crazy, huh?"

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:59:37 GMT

I'm super late this week! eep, sorry. It was a combination of 95% of the episode being about Barney/Robin (making this picspam GINORMOUS!) and a crazy RL.

♥

Danny Tanner: Kids, your uncle Barney had been called a lot of names over the years...
Girl 1: Jerk!
Girl 2: Bastard!
Girl 3: Barack Obama Jr.?
Barney: Mm-hmm. And yes, we can.

Danny Tanner: But there's one name none of us ever expected to hear him called...
Robin: Boyfriend! Barney Stinson is my boyfriend! I've said it like a hundred times, it still sounds weird to say.
Ted: Well, anything sounds weird if you say it a hundred times. Bowl. Bowl. Bowl. Bowl. Bowl....(keeps saying it)
Lily: But other than that things are good?
Robin: I don't know. I think Barney's been single for too long. Like the other night I wake up at 4am...

He has been single for too long. In a lot of ways I think she should cut him a lot of slack for that. I mean, the fact that he wants to try to do this at all says a lot.

And lol, Ted has been kind of awesome this season. y/y?

Robin: Barney, are you awake? Barney? (sees him sneaking out) Barney, this is not a one night stand, we're dating! Come back to bed!

First of all, UNF!

And secondly, is it weird that I find this almost endearing in a weird way?

I imagine he did this all summer long too.

Robin: That's happened three times! And it's not just that, it's other things.

Barney: Hey, what's wrong?
Robin: It was just one thing after another at work today, and I found out my aunt's in the hospital. And it's just I'm feeling so overwhelmed and it's just...
Barney: Shhh. What you need to do is talk through this stuff.
Robin: Aw, thanks.
Barney: And then, once you're off the phone with Lily I'll be downstairs in the bar ready to have sex, mmmkay?

"MMMMKAY" lolz

What's funny is that I think when it really counts, Barney is actually pretty decent at this kind of stuff. I mean, that is essentially part of why she slept with him in the first place in "Sandcastles in the Sand". But then he was just comforting one of his BFFs, and there's nothing wrong with that in his mind.
Here, I think he's just thinking too much about how he doesn't want to be the guy that anyone turns to for deep emotional conversations, lol. That's kind of the antithesis of everything he wanted to be. But that doesn't change the fact that he's actually the most emotional person of the entire group when you really think about it.

Robin: Look, I'm not the touchey-feeliest person in the world, but a little more effort would be nice!
Lily: I understand. I guess in a lot of ways Barney doesn't stack up. I mean, you've had some pretty incredible boyfriends.
Ted: ...(still saying it) Bowl. Bowl! Bowl. Bowl!
Robin: No, that's not it. I don't know. Maybe he just doesn't have it in him. Maybe this whole thing's a big mistake.
Ted: Bowl?

And here we are again with Robin's many understandable insecurities, just like the things that were touched upon and never resolved last week. She's spent over a year telling herself why it was ridiculous to ever think about Barney as any more than a friend. She tried to block everything out, because clearly nothing could ever happen. So, now it's almost like she's just waiting for the shoe to drop. As much as I adore Barney, I can't say that I would be thinking any differently if I were Robin.

And wtf, Lily? Ted is a wonderful guy, and definitely an amazing boyfriend on paper (even if he was wrong for Robin), but lol he's kind of the only guy she's "dated" in the last few years. What other incredible boyfriends?

Barney: She really said that?
Ted: And she meant it! Trust me, I dated Robin for a year, if you don't want to lose her...you've got to try a little harder. Be more attentive to where she is emotionally. Just...be present.
Barney: Yes, totally! Only thing...and this is just me! I like my testicles attached to my body, rather than rolling around next to some eyeliner in Robin's purse. STINSON OUT!

Aw, in the first cap in the second row he looks so scared. This entire situation is just so conflicting for him. Because one side of him is yelling, "LOLZ EMOTIONS ARE FOR PUSSIES" and the other is saying ever so meekly, "But but but but I loooooooooove her. meep!"

Ah, the internal conflict between what he thinks he's supposed to want and what he not-so-secretly actually wants.

Danny Tanner: But then a funny thing happened. Over the next couple of weeks Barney was thoughtful, considerate, sweet...

I enjoy the fact that he even decorated his platter with purples flowers. lol you can't forget the garnishes. He needs to be the most awesome person at this boyfriend stuff, as he is the most awesome person with everything else in this world.

THE SMILE ♥

Danny Tanner: ...in short, the perfect boyfriend. Which to Robin, meant only one thing...

Naturally she would think that. I mean, he's clearly trying too hard, just in the other direction. Before he was trying to not really be a "boyfriend" in the traditional sense, and now he's trying to be too perfect. Just balance it out, Stinson!

Robin: He's cheating on me!
Lily: What?
Robin: Why else would he buy me flowers? He's gettin' some on the side!
Lily: Oh come on, Robin! Barney's not the type of guy who would...go on.
Robin: Ok, plus he keeps saying he's working late, but when I call his office they say he left hours ago!
Lily: Well, that doesn't prove anything.
Robin: Proof! Good word! I'm glad you brought that up! Barney's briefcase, he forgot it here this morning.
Lily: And what do you plan on doing with it?
Robin: We! We! You and I are going to open it up and look for evidence! Ted probably has a sledgehammer around here somewhere...
Lily: No! Stop! Stop! Eye contact! Listen to me, Robin Scherbatsky is many things. Friend, confidant, occasional guest star in some confusing dreams that remind me that a woman's sexuality is a moving target, but she is no crazy jealous stalker bitch! Let go!

LOL I TOTALLY SHIP ROBIN/LILY A LITTLE BIT

Robin: Ooops!
Lily: College notebook?
Robin: Oh my god, he's cheating on me with some college girl! I knew there was a skank, but I thought she'd at least be dumb! "Birthday: July 23rd. Favorite hockey team: The Vancouver Canucks. Age: 29, but tells people that she's 26. Oh my god, these are notes about me! ...Or some 29 year old version of me!

I bet that's actually her sledgehammer. She's a BAMF and would totally have one. Notice how she knew exactly where it was.
LOL WHY WOULD TED HAVE ONE ANYWAY? plz.

Marshall: What are you guys doing with Barney's secret Robin notebook? Let me re-phrase that, did you two ladies lose some weight?
Robin: What do you know about this, Marshall? Why would Barney have a notebook full of information about me?
Marshall: Well...

OH MARSHALL, I LOVE YOU AND YOUR ADORABLE FACES ♥

Danny Tanner: The truth was, Barney was taking a night school class...taught by me.
Ted: Welcome to Robin 101.

I love that he's one of those people who stick their tongue out a bit when they're writing, heh.

Barney: ...rather than rolling around next to some eyeliner in Robin's purse. STINSON OUT! ...Stinson back in. Say, hypothetically, I did want to change who I am to become a better boyfriend to Robin, WHICH I DO NOT! What kind of changes are we talking about?
Ted: Well I, uh, there's just so much you need to know about her. Ok, for starters, don't ever cry in front of her.
Barney: Ok.
Ted: And whatever you do, don't cry in front of her four times.
Robin: Hey guys! What are you talking about?
Barney + Ted: (in unison) Fantasy football!

Barney's emotions are practically bipolar. Aw.

I don't think he really needs to "change" who he is. I think he just needs to stop trying so hard both to NOT be a stereotypical boyfriend and now to BE a stereotypical boyfriend. They can work out their own thing if he stops thinking about expectations.

HAHA THEY'RE SO IMPRESSED WITH EACH OTHER!

Ted: How to date Robin Scherbatsky, lesson one! Now even though she puts up a tough exterior, what Robin really wants deep down...
Barney: I'm bored!
Ted: You said you wanted my help.
Barney: Can we draw boobs on the chalk board?
Ted: We did that already.
Barney: No, like really big boobs.
Ted: No. Look, I need this too. I've only been a professor for a few weeks Being up here, it's good practice for me!
Barney: Can we have class outside?
Ted: No! What Robin really wants deep down is...Barney!
Barney: What? I'm tweeting about you, you should be flattered. How do you spell "blah blah blah" H's or no?
Ted: Wow, you were just the worst student in the world, weren't you?
Barney: They said I had AD...something....can we have class outside?!

Here is Barney's actual twitter. lol they created one right after this aired.

HE IS THE MOST ADORABLE PERSON EVER.
TRUE STORY.

Ted: Barney, I'm only going to say this once, so listen up. I love you, and I love Robin, and I want to make this work. So if you give me a few weeks of attention, I can give you a lifetime of happiness. Can you do that for me?
Barney: Do you think I should get Sports Illustrated for 70% off the cover price....can we have class outside?!
Ted: Gotta find a way to reach this kid...

Aw, Ted. It makes me smile when he says he loves him.

Lily: Class number two...
Robin: Top ten Robin Scherbatsky facial expression and their meaning...

Ted: Now, notice the vacant eyes, the pale queasy expression suggesting nausea, what do these mean?
Barney: You guys just had sex? OH! ...Wasn't me.
Ted: Dude! I worked really hard on these slides, ok? Can we just...
Barney: Ok...
Ted: This look is hunger. If you ever see Robin looking like this, get some food in her quick or one of two things will happen. One, weird out of context laughter. Or two, spontaneously falling asleep in strange places. But, the most important facial expression of all....
Barney: That's a building.
Ted: Oh! That's for my class! The flatiron building. Fun story about it, it was designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnam in the bozart style, this architectural gem was one of the...
Barney: Dude!
Ted: Right. The most important facial expression of all...
Barney: Woah!
Ted: Flared nostril ridges, wide unblinking eyes...if you ever, EVER see this face, Barney, run. And don't take a picture of it. She will punch you. And you will cry. For the third time. That night. Which brings us to an important point. Diffusing the bomb...

HAHAHA THE WEIRD OUT OF CONTEXT LAUGHTER IS MY FAVORITE

OH BOYS

Robin: "Diffusing the bomb?" What does that even mean?!
Lily: "Three topics to distract Robin from being mad at you."
Robin: Distract me? That is so condescending! These guys are really starting to piss me off!
Lily: "Immediately switch the conversation to one of the following, unless you want Robin to start throwing her shoes."

I love how when Robin's ranting on about this Marshall is like "IKR? SRSLY!"

LOL SHE TAKES OFF THE SHOES SHE'S WEARING AND THROWS THEM WHEN SHE'S PISSED! THAT IS KIND OF AMAZING!

Ted: One, the Vancouver Canucks 2004 Division Title.

Robin: What?! That's not distracting. That's just talking about the story of a scrappy little underdog team that prevailed despite very shaky goal tending and frankly, the declining skills of Trevor Linden.

Ted: Two, proper gun cleaning and maintenance.

I love that Barney's like, "hm. That makes sense, gun cleaning and maintenance is srs bsns."

Robin: You have to clean your gun! My uncle had a filthy old shot gun, blew both his thumbs off trying to shoot a beaver! You want to distract someone, make them watch my uncle try to eat corn on the cob!

Ted: Three, emperor penguins.

Ah, Barney's "Wtf?" face. ha.

Robin: Did you know that before intercourse, the male and female emperor penguins bow to each other? "Mr. Penguin" "Mrs. Penguin" Oh god, silly penguins acting all fancy! What were we talking about?

GOD, I LOVE HER SO MUCH. NEVER CHANGE, ROBIN! ♥

SILLY PENGUINS, ACTING ALL FANCY!

Robin: Ted's only teaching Barney horrible things about me.
Lily: Oh, I don't know. Check this out, this is actually kind of sweet...

Ted: Now we all know Robin's not what you'd call "touchey feely". She doesn't say "I love you" like a normal person. Instead, she'll laugh, shake her head, give you a little smile, and say "You're and idiot."
Barney: "You're an idiot"?
Ted: Yup. If she tells you you're an idiot, you are a lucky man. And if she does say I love you she's already broken up with you in her mind.

So, Robin only said "I love you" to Ted at the end of their relationship then?

Lily: I think it's nice that Ted knows you that well.
Robin: Yea, well too bad it's next to a page entitled...

Ted: Robin Scherbatsky's surprising erogenous zones. Right knee, ticklish. Left knee....oh yea! Lefty like that!
Barney: I can't believe I'm taking sexual advice from Ted Mosby. That's like taking fashion advice from...well, Ted Mosby.

Ok, honestly, I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that Barney learned more about Robin (sexually speaking) in 3 months than Ted learned in a whole year. Anyone want to disagree with that?

Barney may not be great about a lot of relationship things, but I think this is one of the areas he really doesn't need to get advice about. I'm sure he could teach Ted quite a few things about Robin here actually.

Lily: Oh, here's a good one! Top five things never to do around around Robin..
Ted: Three, never ever play the "Guess Who" game with her.
Barney: What do you mean?

When Ted said, "Guess Who" I immediately thought of THIS.

And TBH, it would have been funnier if that's really what Ted was talking about. lol.

Robin could be like, "NO TED, MY PERSON DOES NOT HAVE A HAT!!! ARGGH!" *throws shoes*

Ted: Number four, unless you want to see it eighty times a day for the next month NEVER show Robin a youtube clip of an animal playing a musical instrument...
(Barney is asleep)
Ted: Barney! Do you have a problem with this class?
Barney: Yea! It's boring as hell and I'm not learning anything.
Ted: Uh, well maybe the problem is your attitude. You're not listening to a word I say.
Barney: Uh-huh, well can you hear this, professor? Or should I turn it up for you?
Danny Tanner: It may not have been a thumbs up, kids.

Only Barney would sleep so dramatically.

HIS FACE AT THE END OF THIS IS AMAZING

Ted: So you think you're not learning anything, huh? Ok, pop quiz! When Robin's PMSing what kind of chocolate should you get her?
Barney: Trick question, get her butterscotch.
Ted: Correct. Why?
Barney: Butterscotch is to Canadian women what chocolate is to American women.
Ted: Correct! What is Robin's dream job?
Barney: To become the most successful female tv journalist of all time!
Ted: Correct! And if she achieves that, will she truly be happy?
Barney: No! Robin's deep seeded need for attention can be traced back to her father's emotional distance and no amount of success will make up for what she truly needs which is six simple words from her dad, "Robin, I'm proud of you, eh?"
Ted: YES!!

I love the first cap, ha.

AND I LOVE TED AND HIS CRAZY EYES

THIS IS SRS BSNS

Ted: But I guess you're right, you haven't learned anything. Sorry to have wasted your time.
Barney: (standing on the desk) Oh captain, my captain!
Ted: How good was Dead Poet's Society?!
Barney: I know, right?! The end? Tears!

I have never claimed a favorite movie (that's almost impossible to do as a film major) so I usually just list my top 5 when I'm asked that question.
Dead Poet's Society is always on that list for me.

Also, I'm amused that both HIMYM and Community did DPS spoofs last week.

Barney even finds it difficult to watch House without tearing up just from the memory. heh.

Robin: Can I just say that my deepest need in life is not to have my father say, "I am proud of you, eh?"
Marshall: Then why are you crying right now?
Robin: I'm not crying.
Lily: Oh sweetie! Can I get you some butterscotch?
Robin: Oh, stop it! Wait a second, it says here that the class meets at 6:15 on Tuesday.
Lily: So?
Robin: That's right now!

Aw Robin/Lily ♥

Ted: Now as you can see, well over 50% of the blankets have been dragged onto her side. Make no mistake, Robin Scherbatsky is a classic, text book, cover hog. Any questions?
Robin: Yea, I have one!
Ted: Yes, Robin!
Ted + Barney: *GASP*

Marshall looks so guilty.

lol I love how in sync they are.

Ted: Flared nostril ridges, wide unblinking eyes. Uh-oh!
Barney: I got this! So, emperor penguins. Crazy, huh?
Robin: What the hell do you two think you're doing?
Barney: Marshall, did you sell us out?
Marshall: I was vulnerable, ok? I said goodbye to a very dear friend today.
Robin: Dude, it's a barrel!
Ted: Aw, you're giving Mable away?

TED IS SO PROUD

Robin: I have, I have so many questions! Why would you do this?! What were you thinking?! ...Who the hell is that guy?
Ted: Oh that's Shinya. He's sort of been auditing the class.
Robin: Auditing?
Ted: Well, I tried to explain to him that it wasn't a real class but I don't think he speaks much English.
Barney: On the bright side he came in handy standing in for you during the roll playing exercises!
Robin: Wait, you did roll playing exercises where I was played by Shinya?
Shinya: (In an Asian language) They made me wear a wig. It was very demeaning.

Robin: You know, I can't believe you, Ted! You actually think you're some kind of an expert on me?!
Barney: Hey, he is an expert! He's a great teacher!
Lily: *cough* Kiss ass!
Robin: You know, half the stuff in this notebook is patently wrong.
Ted: Uh, really, name one wrong thing.
Robin: Uh, Robin Scherbatsky's surprising erogenous zones? Let me clear something up for you, Ted!
Ted: That was a lie?
Robin: We had just started dating, I was being nice!

You know, when I first heard about the premise for this episode I thought that it would end with the revelation that Barney knows Robin better than Ted ever did. I mean, sure, Ted/Robin dated for a year, are really good friends now, and even live together, so undoubtedly he would know a lot of random things about her.

But Barney has been one of her best friends for a long time too. And their relationship has always been a little different. I've always thought what was so great about the two of them is that they really get each other and understand better than most people do.
One of the reasons that Ted and Robin broke up was because they really didn't understand each other very well. I mean, on the surface, sure, but they're just very different people who wanted completely different things out of life.

I almost wish we could have heard something else that Ted said that wasn't true. I mean, besides just the sex stuff because, LOL that's too obvious.

And I love that when Robin is telling Ted that he was wrong about that Barney has this smile on his face (1st cap in the second row) because he totally knew that already. ;)

Somehow I always pictured Ted/Robin sex like that cap of them. LOL (I love you, Ted, it's ok)

Barney: heheh!
Robin: And you! You know, I got it into my head this week that you were cheating on me! I even broke open your brief case to look for evidence!
Barney: That is a huge violation of my privacy!
(Robin glances at the slide)
Barney: Go on...
Robin: You know, in a way, I was right. You cheated! You can't get some crib sheet on dating me, that's not how it works! If we can't figure out how to be with each other in a real, honest way, I don't see the point of even trying!
Shinya: (In Asian language) If this thing's done, mind if Shin-Shin takes a run at it?

Another thing is that every relationship is different. I mean, Barney/Robin could potentially go through the same exact situation as Ted/Robin did at some point with drastically different results.

They need to figure out what works for them and them alone. An ex-boyfriend from a failed relationship should never really be that helpful.

Robin: What do you want?
Ted: Look, all that stuff I told Barney...it was personal between you and me. I'm really sorry.
Robin: I guess I'm impressed by how much you remembered.
Ted: It's funny, when you date someone it's like you're taking one long course on who that person is, and then when you break up all that stuff becomes useless. It's the emotional equivalent of an English degree. I guess I just like the idea of putting all my Robin Scherbatsky knowledge to good use, you know?
Robin: Well, since you know me pretty well...am I fooling myself with this whole Barney thing?
Ted: I don't know. I will say this though: I've seen Barney work very hard to get women, I've seen him work very hard to get rid of women, I've never seen him work this hard to keep one around. I was going to give him an A. Well, B+. Shinya kind of screwed up the curve.

Aw, I loved this scene. I think their relationship is kind of wonderful. I don't mean romantically, but just that they are and always will be really important people in each other's lives. It's nice to see people who can date and then move past that and stay friends too. If anything, the fact that they dated only seems to have strengthened their friendship.

Again, I think Robin really does love Barney (and has for awhile) but it'd be hard to not constantly think, "Am I kidding myself?"
I think she wonders that all the time...

Barney: Hey. Before you say anything, I'm done with this stupid Robin 101, ok? Here, I'll get rid of the notebook.
(He takes her hand and they sit on the steps)

Aw, he's probably been sitting on the steps since they got back. None of this really makes sense to him...except for the fact the he loves her.

Aw, dude, I'm getting sappy now.

AND THE HAND HOLDING! ♥

Barney: There's something that I did want to say to you. Robin, I have been with a lot of women. Blondes, brunettes, red-heads. Big boobs, small boobs, medium boobs. Some that were big but kind of in a bad way. The point is...boobs that pointed in opposite directions!

LOL STOP TALKING, BARNEY

Barney: The point is...I'm really scared that you're gonna dump me and that's why I did this, and I'm sorry.
Robin: You're an idiot.

Aw, love. They just really need to stop trying to be this or that, or not this or that. And just SAY what's actually on their minds. It makes so much sense for them both to be scared about what could happen or what could go wrong, but maybe if they actually said that they could just focus on being awesome and not let it.

HIS FACE HERE

♥

(During kisses)
Robin: You know, that notebook does contain a lot of person info. I think it has my home address.
Barney: Hm. And your work address.
(They look and the notebook is gone)
Barney: Woah!

HIS SMILE IN THE FIRST CAP AND THE WAY HE'S LOOKING AT HER IN THE LAST CAP IN THE THIRD ROW TOTALLY KILL ME!

I think they should make out during all future conversations.

Marshall: (from upstairs) Hey guys, if you don't want the barrel, can you sit somewhere else? Cause you're scaring away potential takers!

LOL WAY TO BE A CREEPSTER WITH THE BINOCULARS, MARSHALL!

Previous Barney/Robin picspams:

Season 5:
5.01 - Definitions
5.02 - Double Date

Season 4:
4.14 - The Possimpible
4.18 - Old King Clancy
4.19 - Murtaugh
4.20 - Mosbius Designs
4.21 - The Three Days Rule + 4.22 - Right Place, Right Time
4.23 - As Fast As She Can
4.24 - The Leap

I enjoy my dorktastic tv!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:56:04 GMT

o1. Weekend television is always a little different. A little more dorktastic. A little more ~magical~. And here's some picspams of what I've enjoyed in sci-fic/fantasy weekend TV lately:

Dollhouse

Ok, this Topher/Claire picspam is from 2.01 and not 2.02. But I just really enjoyed their scenes (more than anything in 2.02, TBH)

It's not that I ship them per say. I mean, who is she anyway? (That was meant rhetorically)

I just found their scenes so fascinating. I feel like there's so much more to get into here and so much more to this story. Hm.

"Why shouldn't I love you?"
"Because you're better than that! Because you're better than me!"

I'm not sure if they will ever get into this storyline though, given that Amy Acker is sadly nothing more than a guest star on this show. Alas, she's my favorite.

I have the most massive girlcrush on her. I can't even explain why. I haven't even seen her stuff on Angel yet! (Although I'm mid season 2 now so I should be getting there relatively soon I think)

"You're human."
"Don't flatter yourself."

Smallville

I've loved Lois & Clark in every version of this story ever since I was a little girl. And I've seen most versions, because I'm a dork.

I don't know how many of you actually know how vast my knowledge of Superman is, it's embarrassing. lol

It's funny how this show essentially is "Superman" now for all intents and purposes.

I mean, he doesn't have the name (although he does have the symbol), he doesn't have the "costume", and he technically can't fly yet (lol although that seems to be because he's lazy more than anything else). But that's it.

The only reason they can still call this show Smallville now is because technically he still lives at the farm. And that's only because for someone who's faster than a speeding bullet the commute to the city isn't so bad.

♥

I guess in a way they can even get together this season. I always thought they might never "get together" (for more than a brief period of time) on the show because in almost every version of this story that happens AFTER he officially becomes Superman. However since they're already working at The Daily Planet together, and she's already crushing on him as "the blur" and denying her feelings for him IRL...well, it's essentially the same story just without him calling himself Superman.

I love the little smile here

Merlin

It's funny to me that a big Merlin/Morgana storyline started this week.

After last week's episode (and because of the preview for next week) I googled "Gwen/Arthur/Lancelot" to just find out more information about those relationships. And while I was doing that I stumbled upon lots of information about how Merlin helped Morgana with her magic. The more information I found, the more I wanted them to do a story like that on the show.

It would make a lot of sense too considering the fact that they're working on Arthur/Gwen this season.

I don't know if I need them to actually "hook up". I just think a close relationship between them (of any kind) could be really interesting.

But if they did make their relationship romantic, I could definitely be on board with that if it was built up slowly. (I do ship everyone/everyone on this show!)
Bonding over ~secret magic~ could definitely be sexy, y?

I was listening to Bat For Lashes while photoshopping this. It was the most perfect mood music for Merlin/Morgana ever.

Aw, the last look! ♥

I didn't picspam this part, but he even brought her flowers in the beginning! Merlin is the most adorable person in the history of ever, it's almost hilarious.
And then Arthur was jealous since he didn't get any flowers.
lol it's ok Arthur, he'll always love you best.

Can I just say that I wish this show wasn't actually geared toward "children". Imagine if this aired on HBO or something? They might have to get rid of the bad CGI, the slash dragon, and probably most of the writers (lol) but I think I'd rather see an adult version of this show (with the same actors of course). The downfall of Camelot could be some really dramatic stuff.

THEY WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITES THOUGH!

Aw Merlin, tell him that you're magical and that you love him!

o2. And it's Music Monday

♪ Vampire Weekend - Horchata (This is the first song off of their NEW album! And I kind of love it!)
♪ Tiesto - Knock You Out (ft. Emily Haines of Metric) (Emily Haines. Do I need to say more?)
♪ William Fitzsimmons - Heartless (Kanye West cover) (I love how melancholy and beautiful this is. It couldn't be more different from the original)
♪ Nouvelle Vague - All My Colours (Echo & The Bunnymen cover) (I adore all of Nouvelle's Vauge's covers. And Ian McCulloch from Echo & The Bunnymen is actually featured on this track!)
♪ Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man (This band recieved a lot of acclaim when they opened for Laura Marling recently. I really adore all the stuff I have by them)
♪ Pharell - My Drive Thru (ft. Julian Casablancas & Santogold) (This is such a great song. Julian and Santogold? How awesome is that?)

And as usual Gossip Girl played music on tonight's episode that I've already uploaded for Music Monday months ago. Seriously, I need to steal that woman's job. ha. :p

"Even an everyday phrasebook would be helpful!"

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:25:23 GMT

LJ hates me. I tried to post this last night but then LJ died so I just went to bed instead. Alas.

And lol, I have a LOT to say about this episode.

Barney: Guess who just got four tickets to the origins of Chewbacca Star Wars exhibit?!
Lily: Why?
Barney: No, I said "Guess Who?"!
Lily: I heard you.
Robin: Yea, isn't it a little early in our relationship to do something that would end our relationship?
Marshall: What?! No! What are you talking about?! It could be our first date as couples! Plus, it sounds AWESOME!! Is the original Chewbacca going to be there?!
Barney: Peter Mayhew, in the fur. Who's with me?!

Aw, Marshall is so excited!

But lol, I am rather impressed that Barney managed to somehow create his own fake Chewbacca exhibit tickets in order to go to a strip club with Marshall.
And the "tickets" even seem to have lots of writing on them in tiny font. Barney is dedicated to his cause.

Marshall: Hey, do you think they'll have Wookie to English dictionaries there? Even an everyday phrase book would be helpful!
Barney: We're not going to the origins of Chewbacca exhibit, Marshall. It's in Houston this year, everyone knows that! I just wanted to get rid of the girls.
Marshall: Where are you taking me, Barney?

An everyday phrase book? Oh Marshall, never stop being you.

I love how all three of the boys are such gigantic nerds. Barney may seem like he's too cool for Star Wars, but c'mon, he has a life size Storm Tropper in his apartment, which is just awesome!

HAHAHA, TED WAS MY FAVORITE THIS WEEK!

Of course he would bring his costume, he needs to get good use out of it. I love that Ted and Marshall totally waited outside the Ziegfeld in costume and clocked their line hours for both Episodes 1, 2, and 3.

Barney was probably in the Hilton across the street screwing some chick dressed as Princess Leia at the time. ha.

Marshall: Barney, why are we here?
Barney: Marshall, now that Robin and I are together, I've learned a lot about relationships by watching you and Lily.
Marshall: Thanks, man!
Barney: You're a terrible couple! Lily has taken all the man out of you! I used to think that's just every relationship, but what I've got with Robin proves that you can have a girlfriend and fully functioning male genitalia all at the same time!
Marshall: Ok, right! So if Robin knew that you were here, she'd be completely fine with it?
Barney: Are you kidding?! She'd sprint down here with a purse full of singles and a poncho for the 10:30 jello show! BT-dub I called ahead, it's lime!

First of all, I'm loving that Barney has somehow managed to abbreviate an abbreviation. BTW was much too long to say.

You know, without going as far as the poncho (lol), I don't think that's really a crazy assumption for Barney to make about Robin. I mean, it's not like Robin hasn't gone to a strip club with Barney before and kind of enjoyed herself.

lol poor Marshall.

His fantasy was AMAZING though. Amazing and you know...also the saddest thing I've ever heard as well. But it was so very in character. Remember last season when they were talking about which celebrity they'd want to do, and Marshall said, "Lily. Because she's the star of my heart!" LMAO so lamely adorable.

Barney: YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHO WE SAW TONIGHT!
Marshall: Dude, um...
Barney: WE SAW THE THIRD DOPPELGANGER!
Lily & Robin: *gasp*

Can I just say that I love that the second that Barney sits down, Robin puts her arm around him and practically has ♥♥♥ beaming from her eyes.

Danny Tanner: I should explain. Over the years we had spotted two strangers who looked exactly like members of our group. Lesbian Robin...

Check out the 2nd and 3rd caps. When Barney raises his hand, he touches Robin's hand. heh. Shut up, I'm lame and that's still exciting.

Also, the fact that Barney noticed this first is amusing enough.

Lesbian!Robin totally reminds me of someone. I can't think of who. I'm trying to decide if it's someone I actually know or...lol someone actually from The L Word.

BTW, did you know that Cobie actually guest starred on a couple of episodes of that show? And let me tell you, lesbian!Robin is actually way hotter than that. I remember she was an artist of some kind, very fancy. She was probably more "girly" than actual!Robin now that I'm thinking about it.

OH! And Marshall & Lily are beyond adorable in the background. ♥

Danny Tanner: ...and Mustache Marshall. By the following summer we would find the remaining two doppelgangers, but I'll get to that...

lolz Mr. Justice!

I love that it looks like they all went to an indie movie theater and Lily wore her beret and Barney has a crick in his neck.

Barney: Ladies, meet stripper!Lily!
Lily: Oh!
Robin: Oh!
Barney: Yea, I couldn't get her face in it, but she looks just like ya!
Lily: So, you went to a strip club?
Barney: (To Robin) heheh, busted!
Lily: And there was a stripper who looked exactly like me?
Marshall: Ok, babe, look, before you get mad, let me just...
Lily: Awesome! I bet the guys were going crazy! Oh, I bet they all wanted to touch her so bad, but all you can do is look! Unless you go into the back room, but honey, you gotta pay for that!

LOL @ Barney's face in the last cap!

I think this shows that even though he wanted to think that him and Robin just have this awesome "bromance" where the typical rules don't apply, he was still a little worried. Because really, he hasn't had a girlfriend in over a decade. He doesn't really know what to expect.

"hehe BUSTED!"

Robin: So...strip club.
Barney: Marshall made me go!

Ok, I wish I had my Robin POV picspam up already because I think if I did Robin's reaction here might make a bit more sense. (I SWEAR, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS FINISH SOME GIFS, THAT'S ALL! This is like a mini fandom thesis [lol], I'm trying!)

Here's a ~~quick~~ (lol or not so quick) summary of what's been going on with Robin and why she seems OOC here, but really it's totally IC...

All throughout season 4 Robin was not oblivious to the "something" between her and Barney. To the extent of his feelings, yes, but ever since "Sandcastles" she's been aware of what was there. But what was she supposed to do about that? This is Barney Stinson. You can not date Barney Stinson. There are about 10 million different reasons why, and you all know what they are.

lol that's pretty amusing to think about now, but any person who was in Robin's situation would be thinking it. So there would be nothing else to do but DENYDENYDENY and just try and ignore everything as best you can and move on with your life. She was able to do that most of the time, but there were a lot of times when she almost slipped (Shelter Island, The Fight, etc...)

Then the season finale happened and she found out that he's actually in love with her. Well, that made everything much harder to ignore. At first she thought she could just say no and and then it would all just go away, because again, you can NOT date Barney Stinson.
But eventually she just let it all go, and stopped thinking about all the reasons why it was impossible and why it would never work...because having sex with him was so much better.

And then she probably thought, "hey, if we're just secretly hooking up then nothing's really changed, right? It's just that there's awesome sex now. No reason to worry."

Except now...whether they're fake boyfriend and girlfriend or real boyfriend and girlfriend or whatever, all those things she's been afraid of since Sandcastles in the Sand, they're all real possibilities.

She's not "mad" at him for being who he is, but that doesn't make her any less terrified about being in a relationship with him.

It would be hard for her to just bro around with him at a strip club right now because that kind of thing only reinforces one of the top reasons why you can't be in a relationship with Barney Stinson. He hasn't even tried to be monogamous in 10 years! No matter what he says, even if he believes he wants to try, it would be impossible for Robin not to be worried.

And on top of that, if he slips...what happens to their entire friendship?

Lily: Was there a shower on stage? Sometimes there's a shower on stage! I bet stripper!me would just get in there with another girl and just go bananas!
Barney: See, Marshall! We got to have a bros night out at a strip club and both of our ladies are cool with it!
Robin: I'm not cool with it.
Barney: Because they understand that it's healthy for us to do that from time to time.
Robin: It's disgusting.
Barney: Because it's harmless.
Robin: Did one of your whores tell you that?
Barney: And Lil, Marshall should haven't to go to so much trouble just to have an innocent fantasy!
Lily: Trouble? What trouble?
Marshall: It's no...wha...it's nothing!
Barney: Marshall, tell her! We're all friends here.
Robin: No, we're not!

Can I just note that despite the slight angst going on here my first thought when this scene started was still "AW, HIS ARM IS AROUND HER!" ♥

But yes, basically this entire thing just shines a light on one of the biggest reasons she was afraid to go anywhere near having a "thing" with him. This is one of the reasons for all of her DENYIGNOREDENYIGNORE for most of season 4.

I do think they went a little far with having her say it was "disgusting" when clearly she doesn't think that (at least that intensely, lol) but I think that's more her fear lashing out than anything else. It's only been fake official (or real official) for about a week. Being reminded that he goes to the strip clubs all the time probably just makes her think, "This was a mistake, I knew this was a mistake"

~~Mustache Marshall~~ Señor Justicia seems like a pretty suave dude.

Making fun of Ted is THE BEST.

I really love what the writers have been doing with Ted this season! It's like they've made him more douchey and therefore lovable. ♥

I LOVE THEM ALL

Barney: You know, I don't come here that much!
Shot girl: Hey Barney! Here's the usual! And I'll send over the other usual as soon as she's done stretching.
Barney: Thank you kindly stranger.

Let's start by saying that Barney is adorable. It takes really a lot of skill to make a night at a strip club seem like an adorable date. Look at him in the second cap just like, "look, have fun!" heh.

Obviously Barney & Robin are both kind of emotionally unstable people with a million different issues that could potentially cause tons and tons of angst.

But I'm not really sure why the writers decided that they wanted to jump right into that in episode two. TBH, I would have prepared a totally fluff-filled filler episode. I mean, the best thing about Barney/Robin is how much FUN they could be. I think it probably would have been better to start off the season like that.

I know it's probably better if they deal with some of their issues earlier on, because then it would be easier for them to seem more like a "long term" thing. But I think if they had started with this issue in episode 4 or 5 I would still consider that "early".

What I mean is that I doubt they were ever going to be a "stable" couple. That's Marshall and Lily. And even though M/L and B/R are completely different types of couples it would be kind of odd if all of Ted's friends were happily paired off permanently. Especially since he may not even meet "the mother" until the series finale.

Or would we really want them to be happy all of season 5 and then break up and have that be it?

Robin/Barney should be a long-term storyline, they shouldn't figure everything out just this season. That would be too easy.

And also, this is another problem with us missing all the sneaking around in the beginning. They've actually been sort of "together" for 3 months now. But to us it only feels like a week.
I hate when shows skip over ~sexy times~. Not cool, show, not cool.

DJ: Ladies and gentleman...oh hey, Barney! I didn't see you come in! I'll put on some ACDC for you, buddy!

I love how at first he's like "CUT IT OUT, MAN!" and then he's like "OMG YAY ACDC! :D"
haha, ilu, Barney.

Barney: You're the best! You-are-the-best! My girlfriend is at a strip club with me and she couldn't care less!
Robin: I do care, Barney! Look, we're dating now, ok? That changes things. We need to have a serious talk about this.
Barney: Just the best!
Marshall: Hey, girlfriend trouble? I wish I could help but my unbelievably cool wife just bought us a lap-dance with her stripper body double so if you need me I'll be getting grinded like some pepper in the champagne room...
Barney: Just the best!

What confuses me here a bit is that they're alone in this scene and he said "girlfriend" and she said "dating". I thought they weren't admitting to be in a relationship (even though they both probably kind of know that they are actually in one for real).

I guess they figure they need to keep up the "act" so they have to "pretend" 24/7. lol oh boy.

It's also funny that she wants to "talk" when that was the same thing they were both so afraid of last week. They do need to talk though, because she needs to tell him about everything she's afraid of and he needs to reassure her that he wants to try.

I do think that in the future they could eventually go to strip clubs together again (lol not a regular basis but you know what I mean).

I mean, the reason why Lily doesn't care about any of this is because she trusts Marshall 100%. No matter how good Barney's intentions are, it would be hard to just have complete faith that he's not going to slip and cheat.

Barney is one of my favorite characters ever, and I think it would be highly unlikely for that to ever happen, but...I do think that if he were scared or if there was a misunderstanding.....it could be in character for him to cheat. There's nothing crazy about Robin's fears, he's got a lot of issues. Not that she doesn't herself, but we can talk about that at another time.

"Look, we're dating now, ok? That changes things."

I think that's a pretty significant line. I mean, it's not that now they can't do all these fun, sexy, not normal relationship types of things(they totally can!) but it's just that now everything is on the line in the way it wasn't before.

If this were last season then yea, Robin could just go and bro about and not say it's disgusting. But now they need to work a few things out first.

The doppelgangers...

Mustache Marshall

Lesbian Robin

Stripper Lily

"Can I have moneys for shopping?"

I can't wait until doppelganger!Ted and doppelganger!Barney show up!

Previous Barney/Robin picspams:

Season 5:
5.01 - Definitions

Season 4:
4.14 - The Possimpible
4.18 - Old King Clancy
4.19 - Murtaugh
4.20 - Mosbius Designs
4.21 - The Three Days Rule + 4.22 - Right Place, Right Time
4.23 - As Fast As She Can
4.24 - The Leap

The epic adventures of Barn-man & Robin, part 1:

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:14:57 GMT

Well, it's a new season. So it's time for a new weekly picspam project. Sadly, ASkars is not involved this time. Woe.
(Although his prettyness definitely won't be absent from this journal, no worries there! :p)

Danny Tanner: After a year of wrestling with their feelings, Barney and Robin finally well...

A year? Really, Ted?
I'd say more like 4 years. But I do realize it would be super ~awkward~ for Ted to ever think that it wasn't just completely random and out of the blue when they slept together in "Sandcastles in the Sand".

It wasn't though. Random, I mean. At all.

I'm almost done with this whole other picspam that proves that (or at least proves that IMO) from Robin's POV.
Barney's a big sap so it's much easier to tell what he's feeling, but what she's thinking & feeling is just as interesting if you pay attention to it.

Lily: WOOOOO!
Marshall: Lily, volume! Use your indoor 'woo!'
Lily: Sorry, but it's just they kissed! They're finally a couple! oh my god, you guys! This is our first double date! First of millions! What if our kids get married?! Oh I love this!
Barney: Yea...Lily, listen...
Robin: Barney's awesome...
Barney: Robin's more than just awesome, she's awwwe-quite a bit, she's awwwe-whole darn lot
Lily: Wait! What are you saying?
Robin: We're just not feeling it right now, but we'll totally still be friends!
Barney: Oh yea!
Lily: Is it something I did?
Robin: Oh no! Oh god no, Lily it's not you, it's us.
Barney: Yea, it's us.
Robin: It's us.
Barney: You understand, right?
Lily: Sure, of course. As long as you're happy, I'm happy.

lol, Lily ♥

And Marshall too! You know they've spent hours watching Barney/Robin fanvids on YouTube.

And ah, B/R. They think they're so good. In the third row and the very last cap in the sixth Robin is totally obvious though. She was practically glowing when he was complimenting her. And at the end it looks like she's about to break out giggling.
...WHICH IS PROBABLY TRUE BTW SINCE SHE IS SUPPOSED TO GIGGLE WHEN SHE LIES!

Although to be fair, no matter how obvious Robin is...she has always looked at him like that.
Four years! I'm telling you!

Robin: Ok, I should get going I've got a date.
Barney: Oh, you're still seeing that guy?
Robin: Uh, even better, seeing him naked!
(They do the exploding fist bump, heh)
Barney: I should go too. I hooked up with this Chinese girl last night and I don't know, it's weird. I already feel like seconds.
(They do the exploding fist bump again)

I love her smiling at what he's said in the second cap in the first row.
And in the second row when she starts talking about her "date" he gets all not-so-secretly smiley. aw.

Have they been this ridiculous and obvious all summer long? LOL I HOPE SO

They could have just said "rhinoceros" a la Lily/Marshall and have been done with it, I mean really.

Lily: WOOOOOO!

OH TED AND YOUR FEDORA ♥

Lily: So, how long has this been going on?
Barney: All summer.
Lily: I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! You guys are boyfriend and girlfriend!
Barney: Woah! Woah! Girlfriend? Chill! Yea!
Robin: Hey! hey! wow! Lily! Woah, slow your roll there, Lilypad!
Lily: You've been together all summer, I don't get it!
Robin: Ok, it's like this...after we kissed, we sat down to have the talk....

Lily is adorable in the first cap!

LOL "SLOW YOUR ROLL, LILYPAD!"

I thought Ted's reaction was kind of interesting. He just kind of widened his eyes a bit when Barney said "all summer". I think he probably already knew, at least to some extent.

I mean, it seems kind of crazy to imagine that Barney's been sneaking into the apartment and Robin's been sneaking out for almost 3 months and Ted had NO IDEA. No matter how good they think they are, they're not that good. And Ted's not that clueless. It's not like they're Chandler and Monica and lived across the hall from each other either, it was more difficult than that.

Maybe I could buy them pulling it off for one month, but Ted had to at least suspect something. And then he probably just let them do their thing.
I think he's happy for them, but I also think there's a tiny level of weirdness that's still there considering that Robin's his ex (and Barney's ~~one of his good friends~~ his best friend).

So, I think for the most part he just doesn't want to be that involved.

Also, Neil fake!sleeping in the middle cap in the last row is so adorable I can't take it.

Robin: We should figure out what this is.
Barney: Yes, we should. Or! Or...

Let's not talk about what their kissing does to me. There were no gaspy/squeaky noises, HONESTLY! *giggles*

Robin: Ok, now we have to figure this out.
Barney: Yes, we do. Or! Or...

This section was deleted and I had to re-upload it! Can someone tell me why having Anna Paquin's boobs all over my 2.09 Eric picspam is A-OK, but THIS was deleted?

Apparently Neil and Cobie are just so sexy that it's ~scandalous~. And everyone has seen Anna's boobs so often that no one really cares.

The way she caresses his chest here totally KILLS me.

And lol, they're so aggressive they fell off the bed. That's to be expected. heh.

Robin: We kept trying to have the talk, and then we realized we hate the talk!
Barney: Yea, the talk sucks! You have to like...talk! And be all, "I don't know, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I haven't had a girlfriend in a really long time. I hope that doesn't make you mad!" Bleh! Who needs it?!
Lily: You needs it! Guys, you can't just keep hooking up and not at least try to figure out what you mean to each other!

Oh Barney, Barney, Barney. ♥
He's doing his usual "LOLOLOL I'M SO KIDDING, I'M TOTALLY AWESOME" thing when really...he's telling the truth and it's terrifying.

Poor guy, it makes me so sad that he would even think that. Why would anyone ever be mad? Maybe a little worried/scared about starting something more than just casual with him, but definitely not mad.

Robin: Yea, we knew you would say that. That's why we kept it a secret.
Barney: Well, that and the fact that elaborate lies really turn us on....(Barney and Robin move in to kiss)
Lily: (pulling them away) No! No! No! You need to define the relationship. You need to have the talk.
Barney: Or! Or...

I don't even know how I'm going to handle the next handful of episodes with them doing this ALL THE TIME!

Ted: Oh god! Barney, it was awful! I was teaching and...
Barney: Ted, now is not a good time. Where do you keep your condoms?

LMAO @ Ted's face in the first cap in the second row. He's like mid-shriek!

Of course Barney/Robin would go through condoms more quickly than expected. heh.

Lily: Definitions are important. You're their teacher, not their friend.
Barney: Exactly.
Lily: If people don't know their place, nobody's happy.
Barney: Amen!
Lily: You have to make things clear.
Barney: Run and tell that!
Lily: Define the relationship!
Barney: Yes! No! Lily, PRIVATE CONVO TIME!

I love Robin being so amused by her ~~boyfriend~~ awesome sex-friend in the second row.

I love the Barney/Lily friendship so much. They're so polar opposites, it's hilarious.

Barney: Lily, can't you just let us be happy?!
Lily: You're not happy! You just think you're happy because you feel happy!
Barney: And that's not happy?
Lily: Of course not! You and Robin need to have the talk.
Barney: Why? Give me one good reason!
Lily: I'll give you twenty...
Barney: (cutting her off) Wow, you can't even think of one! Headlights! Deer! Lily, for the last time, things with me and Robin are as good as they can possibly be! Oh hey look, Brad's here!

As soon as Barney/Lily get up, Marshall goes to say something to Robin on the subject.
I really liked what we saw of Marshall/Robin last season, I wish we could have seen that convo.

Brad: I've got two tickets to the Rangers/Canucks game tomorrow night. I know you're a hockey fan, so I was thinking...
Robin: Ah, oh, um...uh...
Brad: What do I have to do? Put a gun to your head? Buy you a six pack?
Robin: Oh wow, there's really six of them! Uh, but, uh....I can't.
Brad: Why not? You have a boyfriend?
Robin: Nope. No boyfriend.
Brad: Great! It's a date! Hey Barn!
Barney: Hey....
Lily: I just thought of a reason!

Brad! ♥

I love Marshall gazing up ~~at his ex-boyfriend~~ adoringly in the first cap and then waving goodbye in the first cap in the last row.
REMEMBER WHEN THEY TOOK BACK BROADWAY AND IT WAS WONDERFUL?!

BRAD'S ABS ARE RIDONKULUS!

Robin: Dammit, Hordichuk! You miss another gimme like that, I'm gonna come down there and put a slapper right up your beerhole! Come on!

I LOVE IT WHEN ROBIN TOTALLY CANADIAN'S OUT!

Robin: No, Brad. This is about me and Barney.
Brad: You and Bar...oh! So you guys are...?
Robin: Well, we don't know what we are. I mean, my heart says leap into it and my brain says it's a bad idea.
Brad: Sounds like you guys need to have the talk.

Barney: We're not going to have the talk!
Marshall: Would you just have the talk, ok?! It's a five minute conversation and then you get to have sex afterward! It's great! Back me up, Ted.
Ted: I don't think the talk is necessary.
Marshall: Whaaaat?!
Barney: Thank you, Ted.
Ted: Because Robin is already his girlfriend!
Barney: Whaaaat?!
Ted: Mcclaren's bar! Four years ago...

I love how Ted has to specify that it was at Mcclaren's bar.
Because if he had just said "the bar" Barney surely would have been like "WHICH ALCOHOLIC ESTABLISHMENT ARE YOU REFERRING TO, THEODORE?! WE ALWAYS FREQUENT SO MANY!"

Barney: How do you keep a girl from being your girlfriend? Simple! The rules for girls are the same as the rules for gremlins.
Ted: Gremlins?
Barney: Gremlins. Rule number one, never get them wet. In other words, don't let them take a shower at your place. Number two, keep them away from sunlight. I.E. don't ever see them during the day. And rule number three, never feed them after midnight. Meaning she doesn't sleep over, and you don't have breakfast with her. Ever.
Ted: What about brunch? Is brunch cool?
Barney: No, Ted. Brunch is not cool.
Ted: Ok, new topic. How do I pick a tie?
Barney: Simple! Remember in the movie Predator...

OK YOU KNOW WHAT, BARNEY? BRUNCH HAS PANCAKES! AND PANCAKES ARE ALWAYS COOL!

I haven't seen Gremlins or Gremlins 2 in like 15 years and I need to fix that ASAP! GIZMO! ♥

I wish Barney would update his blog about how picking a tie is related to Predator!

Also, TUXEDO NIGHT IS THE MOST FABULOUS IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF EVER!

Barney: I've done all three of those things with Robin. Is she my girlfriend?
Marshall: Just once I wish you guys would call me on tuxedo night.

It's interesting that Ted seems pretty confident about this. I think it's just more proof that he's known what's been going on for awhile now. I mean, obviously Barney/Robin always see each other during the day, but I suppose it could have been possible that they've never fully slept over, had breakfast, or taken showers at each other's places. It would be kind of crazy if they didn't, but who knows how far Barney/Robin could have taken this sneaking around game! They are both pretty damn competitive. ha.

Also lol Marshall, ILU.

Brad: Ok, how about this? You kiss me and you feel bad about it, you're meant to be with Barney.
Robin: Why not? Lay it on me.
Barney: Hey Brad!
(Barney punches him in the face)
Barney: Brad! We can't fight like this all night! We both got some good shots in! Let's call a truce!
Brad: It's ok, dude. I shouldn't go kissing some other guy's girlfriend.
Barney: Woah, woah, woah! Girlfriend? Come on!
Robin: (laughing) No, no, no. That's putting it a bit strongly!
Barney: A bit strongly! She's not my girlfriend!
Robin: Yea, girlfriend's a bit much, Brad! Ok?
Barney: A bit much!

BARNEY STEALING THAT GUY'S POPCORN IS SO AMAZING I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT!

And aw, poor Brad. He just wants a girlfriend. He loves being in a relationship just as much as Ted and Marshall do. He just want to go to brunch, and musicals, and Alanis Morrisette concerts, and see the foliage this time of year in Vermont!

Lily: Seriously! We are now at the point of physical violence! Now will you please have the talk?
Barney: Because of that? Come on! That's my thing! I'm always punching guys!
Robin: Mmmhmm
Barney: Girls! I'll punch a baby, I don't care!

You know that Robin is probably....you know what? I can't even comment anything else without mentioning Cobie's boobs. LOL JESUS!

But really, you know Robin totally got off on Barney punching Brad. That's like not even a question. Oh her face!

Barney: Hey, sorry I went a little too far last night.
Robin: Oh hey, look, we've been over this. Unless I say flugelhorn, you haven't gone too far.
Barney: No, I meant punching Brad.
Robin: Oh, right. Look, don't even worry about it, it's....god, doorknobs broken off! We're locked in here. Did you do this?
Barney: No.
Robin: Flugelhorn! Did you do this?
Barney: No!
Robin: Ted? Ted, are you out there?
Lily: Ted's not here, Robin.
Robin: Lily, let us out of here.
Lily: I'd be glad to...just as soon as you and Barney have the talk.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, David Burtka(♥) is the luckiest son of a bitch in history.

In the center cap in the 3rd row he looks like he's 12 years old. It's adorable.
Seriously though, he looks so young I'm expecting Vinnie to crawl through the window at any minute.

Also, flugelhorn is now a regular part of my vocabulary. ha.

Robin: Lily, come on! Let us out!
Lily: No. Sit down, define the relationship, write down that definition on a piece of paper, slip it under the door, and if I like what I read you can go.
Barney: We are not having the talk!
Lily: Then you'll die in there!
Robin: You're going to lock us in here? Well, guess what?! Maybe we'll spend the whole day having sex!
Lily: Well, guess what? I brought Marshall with me so maybe we'll do the same.
Marshall: Hey guys.

HOLY CRAP, HIM RIPPING HIS SHIRT OFF LIKE THAT IS SO HOT! UNF

Lily seriously needs to step back though. I honestly don't think they really need to know where this relationship is going.
Every relationship is different, and people can be happy in their own way.

I do think they both need to be on the same page though. Like clearly, having an open relationship is not going to work for them (regardless of what they say). But after deciding to be exclusive (to avoid confusion and hurt feelings such as displayed with the whole Brad scenario) they don't really have to decide anything more than that.

If you're Ted (or Brad, lol) then you would need "the talk" because they want to get married and have families and picket fences and the whole nine yards. But Barney and Robin don't want that. They just want to have fun and have hot sex and be awesome. So, why can't that just be enough? They can call it whatever they want to call it as long as they're on the same page.

Marshall: "We're just hanging out"
Lily: Just hanging out? Not good enough.
Marshall: Not good enough! (He cracks the whip)

I was really weak earlier in the summer and read a couple of sides for this episode. I remember them slipping "We're just bro-mancing" under the door. I wish that made it into the episode. I definitely would have replaced that with either "hanging out" or "seeing where things are going".

Marshall: "We're seeing where things are going"
Lily: I'll tell you where things aren't going! Out of that bedroom! Not good enough.
Marshall: NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (He cracks the whip)

Marshall: "We're Barn-man and Robin" (He laughs) Oh come on! You got to admit that's kind of funny, Lily!
Lily: Not good enough!
Marshall: NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (He cracks the whip)

Robin: Nice job, Ted!
Barney: Hey Ted, door five! (Barney high-fives the door) Were you there?
Ted: Yea, I gotcha, buddy! Still haven't had the talk, huh?
Marshall: I think I know how to speed things up.
Robin: Oh, not cool!
Marshall: Pancakes, fresh bacon, it is so yummy!

I HAVE BEEN CRAVING PANCAKES ALL WEEK LONG BECAUSE OF THIS!

MY FRIEND AND I ARE HAVING BRUNCH TOMORROW SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THIS SCENE! TRUE STORY!

Robin: Dude! I'm starving! Let's just have the stupid talk! C'mon!
Barney: Fine. How do these things even work? What do we say?
(Lily slips a note under the door)
Robin: "Where do you see this relationship going?" Oh my god, that sounds so cheesy!
Barney: haha, I know, right?
Robin: Totally! But um...where do you see this relationship going?
Barney: I don't know. I mean, it's not that I don't like you...I just haven't had a girlfriend for a long time. I hope that doesn't make you mad.
Robin: Mad? I feel the same way. I suck at relationships. I mean, except for Ted! Man, he really got it right! I know it's a cliche but he really ruined me for other men!
Danny Tanner: Of course I wasn't in the room for this conversation...but I have to imagine Robin said something like that!

And again, why would that make anyone mad? Especially Robin. If anything I'd think his limited experience would make her happy. With Ted it always felt like he was dragging her along in a way. I mean, not to say that she didn't love him, she definitely did, but he had all these expectations of what what he wanted their relationship to be. And Robin just...didn't.

With Barney, she could probably relax a little more and not worry about him expecting anything or wanting their relationships to turn into anything that it's not. When Robin started dating Ted she basically went in thinking, "Well, since I like him so much maybe I can change." That's not the greatest way to begin in a relationship.
At least with Barney she can just be herself.

LOL and I love those moments when old!Ted just comes in and reminds us all that he is the one telling this story and that he is actually an unreliable narrator.
And I think it also shows his slight discomfort with the situation. Again, it's not that he's not happy for them, it's just that there's no way it's not a tiny bit awkward.

Barney: Maybe we should go back to being just friends.
Robin: Maybe. But um...I don't want to stop having sex.
Barney: Oh good! Me neither!
Robin: Yea, friends isn't going to work.
Barney: Nope! Man, we're not good at being friends, we're not good at being in a relationship, what are we good at?
Robin: ...I know something we're good at!
Barney: I don't know, if we're going to do it again I'm going to need some Gatorade or something....
Robin: No! Not that. Lying. Think about it, we spent the whole summer lying about being just friends, why not just...keep lying.

Why can't they just be whatever it is they are. Sure, most people would say this is a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, there's no doubt about that. But if they don't want to call themselves that, then that's fine.

(B+R slip "boyfriend and girlfriend" under the door)
Lily: Really?!
Robin: Yea, really. We sat down, we had the talk. Barney's my boyfriend now!
Barney: And Robin's my girlfriend! I know it sounds nuts, but it feels good to say!
Robin: We're both afraid of commitment, but the fact is we can't live without each other!

I love that during this time Marshall has just been practicing his whip twirling.

Robin is so cute in the 3rd cap in the 2nd row.

And I love how in the center 3rd row Barney is just totally invading her personal space.

Barney: If the alternative is not being together then it's worth taking this risk because....(and it turns real) ....she's...awesome.
Robin: And he's awesome. He looks nice in a suit.
Barney: She can handle her scotch.
Robin: He's my boyfriend.
Barney: And she's my girlfriend.
(Lily opens the door and gives Barney and Robin a hug)
Marshall: GOOD ENOUGH!!! (he cracks the whip)

The "She's awesome/he's awesome" part was seriously one of the most romantic things I've seen on TV in a long time. Because it's so real and honest. I know whenever I'm crushing on someone I just think, "He's just...awesome!"

And I think that's so in character for them because they're not overly sappy people. I mean, Ted might buy a girl a book of sonnets and that works for him because that's who he is.

But filling Robin's apt with roses and hiring a string quartet like he did in the s1 finale was so wrong for her. She would have thought it was more romantic if he just said "You're awesome", handed her glass of scotch, and watched a hockey game with her over cigars (LOL WHICH BARNEY AND ROBIN HAVE TOTALLY DONE BEFORE)

Point being, everyone finds happiness differently. And I'd love for this show to really explore that because I think it's one of the best things about Barney/Robin. It's what makes them different than most other couples on tv. It's why they could never really become "boring".

It's not that they won't have their problems (I'm sure they'll end up temporarily breaking up soon enough), but even when they are "together" they definitely won't just be "cute and boring".

(Just the "she's awesome/he's awesome" part here.
And just the "boyfriend/girlfriend" part is at the top of this entry)

Robin: haha, she bought it!
Barney: Hook, line, and sinker! We are good!
(They double high five)
Robin: Totally!
Barney: Mmm!
Robin: So, you want to get some breakfast?
Barney: You know, brunch actually does sound kind of good.
Robin: Well, lead the way sweetie-pie!
Barney: Woah, flugelhorn!
Robin: Yea, that felt wrong!

SEE BARNEY, BRUNCH IS AWESOME! BECAUSE THERE ARE PANCAKES INVOLVED!

I always knew they would go to brunch together. But not because they were being coupley, but just because IT IS SO YUMMY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST!

I seriously love the little kick that Neil added at the end.

Ted: You do realize they were lying, right?
Lily: No, Ted. They don't realize they weren't lying

AWWW MARSHALL IS SO FILLED WITH GLEE

So, Barney and Robin do want to be boyfriend & girlfriend, and they pretty much are without even realizing it. lol that is terribly amusing and SO in character.

However, I think it's a bit more complicated than that. They're scared, which is why they don't want to admit to being boyfriend/girlfriend. One of the biggest things they both have in common is pushing people away because they don't want to be vulnerable to anyone. Ever.

But also, even if they were totally honest and open about everything I don't think they would want to be the kind of boyfriend & girlfriend that Marshall/Lily/Ted are expecting.
I mean, they're both pretty non-sappy and kind of self-involved (I MEAN THAT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY THOUGH!)

In fact, I'm sure there will be lots of times when Lily will say "NO! NO! NO! YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY LIKE THAT!" (much like she did in this episode)
But maybe they can. It just won't fit Lily's mold of what a relationship is.

Robin: ...because I'm crazy!
Barney: So is this hand.
(They hold hands)
Robin: Oh thanks!
Barney: Knucklehead!
Robin: Geez!

Ok, I am not 100% on that dialogue because they were blasting Vampire Weekend too loudly. (LOL VAMPIRE WEEKEND ACTUALLY WENT TO COLUMBIA, HOW PERFECT!)
But I definitely heard "because I'm crazy" "hand" "thanks" "knucklehead" and "geez".

♥

And I'll see you guys next week...
(Or really in the next 2 days for the Robin POV thing)

Believe me, even if for some sad reason Barney/Robin have no scenes together and this storyline isn't touched upon at all I'll make it seem like the episode is ALL about them! I've done it before. ha.

"Your sheriff, Eric, came to speak to me last night,' the queen told me."

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:02:05 GMT

Here it is. THE LAST ERIC PICPSAM UNTIL NEXT YEAR!

I'll be sobbing and mumbling in Swedish and wiping blood off of my cheeks while typing up this whole entry I'm sure.

ERIC, DON'T LEAVE ME!

P.S. This entry will also make ONTD cry.

(Eric rolls the dice)
Eric: Hm. How long does this game go on for?
Sophie-Anne: We play to five million.
Hadley: She's way ahead.
Sophie-Anne: It's pure luck. Yahtzee is the most egalitarian game in the world. You could be my social, physical, or intellectual inferior but your chances are equal to mine. It's the perfect antidote for this world where things such as superiority and inferiority do matter. (To Eric) Oh! Speaking of which, I heard about your maker. That blows.
Eric: Thank you. Your majesty is very kind...
(Sophie-Anne rolls the dice)
Sophie-Anne: Yahtzee!
Hadley: That's six in a row!
Ludis: It is a magic!
Sophie-Anne: I do not cheat! What would be the point?

I love the little scorecard. You can't read it but it says:

SOPHIE-ANNE

3,796,124

HADLEY

1,593,942

LUDIS

1,873,815

~~NIGEL~~ ~~ANTOINE~~ ~~PIE~~ ~~KHALID~~ ~~RANDOLF~~ ~~TIFFANIA~~ ~~MARGARET~~ ~~MANO~~ ~~BILL~~ ERIC

589,709

Eric wrote his name bigger than the other names, LOL HE WOULD!

ha, they played with someone named "PIE"

DO YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY POST 2.09 REACTION ERIC HAS HAD ABOUT GODRIC?!

The gulp. Oh, Eric. ♥

I mean, there was Sookie's dream in 2.10 (where the beginning may or may not have really happened) but it was still a DREAM and therefore doesn't count as emotional closure to me. Especially since it wasn't even his dream.

Alan Ball claims that there was a plot-related reason why Eric had very little screen time in the last three episodes. Well, honestly, IDAF. Even if there was a good reason for it we still should have had some follow up to the Dallas storyline. Is there even a question as to that being the most successful part of the show this season?

While we were watching Jane Boathouse cut off her finger, Eric was dealing with the after-math of the most emotionally traumatic week of his life. Of course he tried his hardest to pretend like he could just "move on" but clearly the mention of Godric's name still affects him.

There were just so many really amazing things that could have been done with Eric in the latter part of the season and they did...nothing.
Because clearly Tara and Eggs breaking plates and people licking ostrage eggs is much more entertaining.

Sophie-Anne: (To Eric) I'm sorry, you were saying?
Eric: I was just saying thank you, your majesty is very kind...
Sophie-Anne: Oh yes! Now I remember! Did you know that there's a maenad in Renard Parish?
Eric: Yes. That is the reason I came to see you your majesty.
Sophie-Anne: I wouldn't get involved if I were you. Stick to what you're good at.

So that's it? She's like "don't bother" and he's like "sounds good". I mean, I know he doesn't give a crap about Sam really, but I still don't think he's the type of person who just gives up on things if he sets his mind on a task. Although I guess if the Queen says so...*shrug*

Not that any of Sophie-Anne's info was even necessary. As it turns out Sam could have just killed Maryanne weeks ago. *facepalm*

I think after three orgies Sam should have cut it off. Really. Everyone knows more than three orgies = overkill.
Unless Eric is there in pink spandex. If that is the case then all bets are off.

Sophie-Anne: I gave William Compton some bits of hand-me-down folklore we've accumulated over the centuries but, who knows if it's gospel or gorilla shit! You know I think he's monogamous with his human!
Eric: He is in love with her, yes.
Hadley: He is?!
(Sophie-Anne gives her a look)

Notice the look that Eric gives Hadley in the last couple of caps. He's probably wondering why she's so interested in Bill being in love with Sookie. He doesn't know who she is beyond some chick that the queen is banging. Unlike Bill. Who knows exactly who she is.

The queen's pointed look could mean, "STFU Hadley, he's not supposed to know anything about this!"

lol ew monogamy.

I can see how she'd think this. She is kind of big on sleeping with virtually all her "children" (except maybe the Berts).

Or all the females, since the Eisenhower days. heh.

"I felt a movement beside me and I glanced at the queen. If I had been shocked, she was electrified. I had never really though the queen could have truly loved Hadley, but I saw now that she had, as much as she was able."
- Definitely Dead (Book 6), pg. 248

But Hadley is different. What I found interesting about Sophie-Anne/Hadley was almost the same thing that I found interesting about Eric/Sookie.

Eric and Sophie-Anne are both such immensely powerful people. They're both so old that they've lost most of their connection to humanity. It's been over a millennium for both of them. They're above that. Above feelings.

And then...DAMN THE STACKHOUSE FAMILY

(I am quite surprised that a vampire never fell in love with Jason, TBH)

When I first read that passage above (that I put under the GIF) I was really quite moved. It's just so overwhelming that someone that powerful could ever be "broken", especially over someone so insignificant (in this world where things such as superiority and inferiority do matter, ha.)

I would really love for the show to really explore this storyline, because I thought the little bit that was touched upon in the books was really interesting.
Hadley and Sookie are very different people, and Sophie-Anne/Hadley and Eric/Sookie had very different relationships. But it's interesting to see the different ways a "relationship" with a vampire could end up.

Although TBH Hadley seems kind of...odd to me. That's not the right word. But something seems off.
Perhaps it's the Daisy Duke thing. I'd like to see her wearing normal clothes, lol.

Sophie-Anne: Well, of course he would be. With her. You probably are too.
Eric: I do not love humans.
Sophie-Anne: She's not entirely human. Have you tasted her?
Eric: Sadly, no.
Sophie-Anne: Don't. Ever. One vampire falling in love is bad enough!
(Hadley gives her a look)

Poor Hadley. Being reminded again that her feelings will never be returned in the same way must suck.
...BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE!

They all like to pretend that they're "better" or "over it", but that's what makes it so interesting when they're not completley immune to feeling things.

"'I don't like having feelings,' Eric said coldly, and left."
- Club Dead (Book 3), pg. 220

Another gulp.

He doesn't want to believe he could ever do that. He doesn't want to believe that it could be anything real. Because ew, feelings. Who needs that? He's stronger and better than all of that crap.

...But he's not. No completely at least. And that's part of what makes it so complex. He doesn't want to feel this way, but he does. He doesn't understand it and it confuses the hell out of him. And it takes him a HELL of a long time to admit it.

And I just always love relationships where people don't want to feel the way they do, but they just can't help it.

Sorry, Eric. Deny it all you want (and I know you will) but you can't ignore THIS forever and pretend like it's not happening to you.

Please don't even try to tell me that the only people he could love are Godric and Pam. JUST DON'T.

He doesn't mind loving Godric and Pam. They are his family. He's supposed to love them (in his mind at least).
But because of that there's no internal conflict about them. That doesn't make Eric/Godric or Eric/Pam any less fascinating. OF COURSE, maker/child relationships are intensely fascinating because they're so different from any kind of human relationship. And there's SO many things to be explored there.

But if Eric never found anything different than his love for his "family"...well, that wouldn't be anything new for him. Those relationships don't drive him crazy.

Eric: Yes, Bill Compton certainly has a knack for finding trouble.
Sophie-Anne: Mmm. For instance, how does he know I'm having you sell vampire blood? The guards hear everything.
Eric: Your majesty, I'm sorry. There is no way he could have...
Sophie-Anne: That is really bad.
Eric: He does not know that you are supplying it.

Sophie-Anne is supplying it?! That is surprising! Why would that be?

Do you think that maybe her blood is so powerful she is looking for a way to "control" a lot of the humans. Or possibly just entrap V buyers? Thoughts?

"Eric was in a bad place, because he was definitely interfering with the execution of the queen's orders - at least, I assumed the queen knew about this - but I could only pray he stayed to help me."
- All Together Dead (Book 7), pg. 197

Sophie-Anne: He better not! I'm holding you responsible.

LMAO @ the first cap!

I feel like I can still hear ONTD crying.

Sophie-Anne: There they are! (She licks his fang) Aren't yours lovely? You may be the strongest, oldest vampire in my queendom, but if I wanted I could own your fangs as earrings. Understand?
Eric: I will take care of Bill Compton. Personally.
(He leans up to kiss her again)
Ludis: (clearing his throat) Your turn to make Yahtzee!
(Sophie-Anne gets up)

The fang licking is hot, ngl.

And Eric does have the "LOOK AT ME" kink. You know he's enjoying that.

UNF
Him lying there all aroused like that is just...omg

Sophie-Anne: You suck at this!

lol Eric doesn't do sucking at things...non-sexually at least.

I love his face when he made a crappy roll. Like he can't even believe there could ever be anything that he's not awesome at.

I love the way he's just putting himself back together, heh.

Sookie: I've dreamed of this since I was a little girl...and in my dreams I always say yes.
Bill: Then it ought to be easy.
Sookie: Then why can't I say it? My heart's flying around in my chest, I can't even think straight...my life's inside out! With all that's happened...I'm not sure about anything. I don't even know if I'm human!
Bill: What?
Sookie: Maybe I am some kind of freak! I've only met one other person in the world like me and who even knows where he is!

I know, I know. Why is this here? (Besides the fact that the lighting is rather pretty)
It's not because I think Eric did this. Plz, that's not his style.

It's not much of a leap to assume that Eric is a major part of her hesitance. She says, "with all that's happened" None of what's happened has anything to do with Bill. Everything that happened to her all year was all about Eric...eventually leading up to the bullet-sucking, and the sex dreams, and the roof.

What even happened to her and Bill this year, postively or negatively speaking?
They had sex, she got hurt so she had his blood (and you know what THAT does), and then they had pillow talk that mostly consisted of:

Bill: UGGGGH SOOKEH, WHUT ARE WE DOING IN DALLAS?! There is no Wii here. AH am bored.
Sookie: AH KNOW, BEEL! But ah made a promise to Eric. mmmmmEric.
Bill: AH HAVE SO MUCH HATRED FOR ERIC!! YOU ARE MAAHHHN!!
Sookie: ...mmmm...mmmm....sex now?

(FYI Sookie's thoughts are from ONTD, not me)

Quite frankly, it would be weird to agree to marry someone when every time you close your eyes you see THIS.

And then when you add what Maryanne said about her not being 100% human on top of that, it's a lot.

For some odd reason I don't think "YAY!" was the reaction the writers were going for here...

Does this mean that next season Bill and Sookie will be separated for at least half of the season giving me the chance to actually begin to like both of them again? PLZ SAY YES!

Please explore how dark (and dangerous, lol) Bill is. He is actually more 'dangerous' than Eric since he's younger and therefore has less control.
Bill could be a fascinating character. I think it's tragic how much he wants to connect with humanity but simply...can't manage to do that. Because Lorena made him pretty fucked up in the head. And also made him hate himself.
You can make Bill likable if you wanted to. The first step would to un-Gary Stu him.

Parallel that with how Eric doesn't want anything to do with humanity and yet somehow still manages to connect with Sookie better...and I think that's pretty interesting. And book!canon, if that matters.

Also, Eric needs to be naked. A LOT.

Other Amusing Moments:

Jason/Andy lulz was pretty much the only good thing about this entire storyline

"When a tree falls in the middle of a forest...it's still a tree!"

♥
I've always loved their friendship.

Oh Hoyt! I'm really excited for the Hoyt/Jessica storyline next year. Jessica is a BRAND NEW vampire. And Bill has been the most craptastic maker in history and completely neglected her all season long. The only reason she wasn't killing bitches all year is because of Hoyt. Of course this is what would happen if he left.

More GIFs:

Jason & Andy forehead nuzzle ♥
The fiercest bitch in all of Area 5
"Yuuuup!"

Previous Eric Picspams:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me
2.08 - Timebomb
2.09 - I Will Rise Up
2.10 - New World In My View
2.11 - Frenzy

Well, this has been fun! I think doing this all season has defintiely made me love Eric even more than I even thought possible.

IF ONLY I COULD E-MAIL A LINK TO ALL OF THESE TO ALAN BALL. Between what I said, and all of the wonderful and insightful comments you guys left, this is pretty much your one stop shop to see all the reasons why everyone loves Eric.

AND GUESS WHAT? IT IS NOT BECAUSE HE'S DANGEROUS!

I feel a wee bit insulted by that insinuation actually.

I could write a novel about all the reasons why Eric is awesome. And guess what? Within all these picspams I pretty much already have. ha.

You can not write a novel about someone who is only "dangerous" and "hot". It would be like "CHAPTER 1: UNF" and then "THE END"

Think of this as the 'musical montage' at the end...
(that I seriously hope doesn't break anyone's computer)

AND THAT IS WHY I WATCH THIS SHOW!

Up Next... (lol if anyone cares)

+ I'm going to do this for s1. It should be within the next week or two, whenever I find the time. Just one big entry for the whole season (+ 2.01). It'll be the picspam of the atrocious wig or something. I'm super anal and crazy so I feel like I need to do this. Just to feel ~COMPLETE~.

+ AND THEN IT'S TIME FOR WEEKLY BARNEY/ROBIN PICSPAMS!

Starting with s4 from Robin's POV that I promised back in May. THAT WILL BE UP BEFORE MONDAY NIGHT. IT MUST BE.

"I exhaled with profound relief. Of course, Eric could fly."

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:19:51 GMT

I can't believe I'm only going to do one more of these until next year!

*wipes single emo vampire blood tear off my cheek*

"Good-night, tiny humans!"

Sookie: It's a text from Bill! From 5 hours ago, dammit! I'm getting a new phone as soon as Eric pays me!
Lafayette: You working for Eric?
Sookie: mmm-hmm. Great! Bill's not coming back until tomorrow!
Lafayette: Well, then I guess we better not plan on him saving us.

You were waiting on Bill to save you before? um...LOL

I honestly think Maryanne would just find Bill flailing about while bursting into flames (his usual 'heroic method') more amusing than anything else.
It might actually edge her on.

Coby: Like a vampire! I bet a vampire would know what to do!
Lisa: Where's vampire Bill?
Sam: I don't know. I think he's still in Dallas.
Coby: Don't you know any other vampires?

Why in the world would Sam even think to call Eric? Yes, Sam knows that Eric exists and owns Fangtasia because he came into Merlotte's once in season 1. But...he doesn't know anything else about him. I can't even remember if he knows that Sookie knows Eric.

For all Sam knows, Eric could be totally batshit crazy.

Before this episode aired I thought Sookie might mention to Sam that Eric was trustworthy or something...that would have at least made sense. *shrug*

Sookie: How's your leg?
Lafayette: Better than ever!
Sookie: Huh. How'd that happen?
Lafayette: Eric made me drink his motherfuckin' blood is how that happened.
Sookie: Me too! He tricked me!
Lafayette: Somebody need to slap that bitch!
Sookie: I have!
Lafayette: Look at you!
Sookie: Have you had any...dreams...about him?
Lafayette: Now Sook, how would you know that?
Sookie: What kind of dreams?
Lafayette: It's like he's always in my head. And sex dreams. All kinds of nasty and...fantastic. Which freaks me the fuck out because I hates that motherfucker more than you will ever know...

The issue of Eric's blood is so confusing to me.

If Lafayette is having amazing sex dreams just like Sookie, why haven't we ever seen a hint of that?
lol I don't mean we need to see the sex dreams (although I definitely wouldn't mind! heh) but...the only "dreams" (even if they're daydreams/hallucinations) we've seen from Lafayette about Eric are rather horrific.

I know, he definitely has all of this post traumatic stress due to being in Eric's dungeon of horrors...

But if Lafayette hadn't specifically stated that he was having awesome sex dreams, we would have never known. The only dreams we ever see him have are...the complete opposite of that. Wouldn't it make more sense if even his hallucinations of Eric had a slightly erotic undertone to them? It just seems odd that he would have such polar opposite "visions" (even if the horrific ones were triggered).

They could have still been scary and also slightly sexy. They would have been seriously fucked up, but I doubt Alan Ball would have any problems with that, lol.

The blood sharing in the books and the blood sharing in the tv show seem to be very different things too. I know the show is a completely different verse, but the blood sharing in the books is where all of their ideas originally came from so it's worth looking into.

BOOK BLOOD SHARING
+ Not permanent. How long the blood stays in your system depends on how old the vampire is usually.
I believe Bill's blood stays with Sookie for a couple of weeks and Eric's for a couple of months?
+ You will become stronger, faster, as attractive as you can possibly be, etc....
+ It has healing powers
+ The vampire will be able to sense your emotions and be able to locate you more easily
+ You will feel a deeper connection to the vampire. This can include sexual attraction, but I wasn't under the impression that it was specific to it. It might have just seemed more sexual in the book because Sookie and Eric want to do each other anyway.
+ After sharing blood both ways 3+ times a "blood bond" is formed. This is very rare since a vampire wouldn't want to be this connected with a human usually. Everything is intensified by about a million to the point where you can feel the other person coming from down the street and practically orgasm just from holding their hand.
It is probably the closest thing to a maker/child relationship without it actually being that. However it seems far more balanced to me because in a maker/child relationship the maker always has all the power. With a real blood bond the power goes both ways.

TV BLOOD SHARING
+ Somewhat permanent? Sookie seemed to think that Eric would "ALWAYS" know where she was. Maybe the physical stuff fades but the connection to the vamp won't...ever?
+ You will become stronger, faster, as attractive as you can possibly be, etc....
+ Healing powers
+ The vampire will be able to sense your emotions and be able to locate you more easily
+ You will feel more sexually attracted to the vampire. YAY SEX DREAMS!
+ Sharing blood one time (in one direction) has random similarities to a blood bond which is just plain confusing. Obviously it's not as intense as that but...where does the strong sexual attraction come from? Probably just the writers being like "SEX IS AWESOME, LET'S HAVE EVERYTHING BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SEX! FOR THE SAKE OF NAKED ASKARS!"
...which obviously is ok with me.
Still, it would be nice to know that it fades at some point so Sookie could realize that she is actually attracted to Eric for real. (Or Bill, if you choose to look at it that way. This new direction doesn't just cheapen Eric/Sookie, but Bill/Sookie as well.)

heh! I actually really like Sookie here. Now, there's something I rarely say.

Actually, she hasn't bothered me all that much over the past few episodes. I mean, she is NO WHERE close to being as likable as she should be, but at least she's not....directly annoying me. That's promising?

It's really sad that I'm like "YAY she didn't say something directly annoying!" :(

Also, it's funny that Sookie and Lafayette aren't talking about WHY Eric gave Lafayette his blood.
You think he just gives it away? Eric is no blood ho. Please, hooka!
He did it because Lafayette is Sookie's friend, and since she obviously cared about him Eric wanted him to get better. It's kind of hilarious that they're saying, "HOW DARE THAT BASTARD HEAL YOU?!"

Yes, it was Eric who hurt Lafayette in the first place, but really...Eric was doing his job. Vampires are being drained and murdered and he's the sheriff of Area 5. He needs to make sure that doesn't happen. Lafayette was dealing V, and the vampire he was getting his supply from was murdered! Even though Lafayette himself didn't do anything wrong, there was definitely more than enough reason for him to be brought in.

lol of course Eric's methods were a bit...over the top. But he's a vampire. This is vampire politics. It's not like Eric likes to torture people, I hardly think he would care enough to bother. It's just his job. None of that was his own personal vendetta, please. Did that have anything to do with Godric, Sookie, or Pam? If not, Eric doesn't care.
It's not like the police or anyone else cares if vampires start dropping dead, that's why they've always had their own system. The fact that Eric even bothers to question people and doesn't just kill them on the spot is just because he's being far more fair than he even needs to be (maybe he's like that because of Godric). Bill said so himself. Most sheriffs would have done far worse.

I'm not saying this makes what happened to Lafayette "ok". That would be insane. But you can't really hate on Eric for it without hating on literally every single vampire on the show.
And for a show that's about vampires, that's kind of hard to do.

Lettie Mae!Eric: I pity you. I don't hate you like your momma does. You can't help what you are. But I can not let you keep me and Tara apart. And that's why I'm gonna have to kill you.
Lafayette: Oh Jesus
Lettie Mae!Eric: I thought you wanted to be a vampire? You know how you feel with my blood inside you? Well, being a vampire is like that. Times a million. Goodbye sweetheart.

It's totally wrong how hot this is.
UNF
*brb, re-watching Generation Kill*
mmmmBrad!

It is bizarre that he can even look hot while wearing a skirt. That takes skill.

This is not what I meant by "erotic undertone" though.
lol I think this is just ASkars generally being over the top attractive.

Sam: Excuse me!
Ginger: AHHH!!
Sam: Nothing to be afraid of! I'm just here to see Eric.
Ginger: He won't be here till after dark.
Sam: Well, obviously. But I have two kids with me. Can we wait inside?
Ginger: No! I can't let anyone in without his permission.
Sam: Not even for uh...$100?

GINGER ALWAYS BRINGS THE LULZ!
It's so amusing that she works for vampires and jumps at loud noises.

I seriously love the "SORRY, WE'RE DEAD" sign on the door. haha, so clever Eric.

The bite marks all over her are seriously gross though. It just looks skanky.

Shouldn't Sookie have more bites if Bill feeds on her constantly?
I mean, I'm glad she doesn't but...shouldn't she?

Eric: Why should I help you? Shifter!
Sam: Because I need your help. And hopefully one day I might be able to give you something you need.
Eric: Can you give me Sookie Stackhouse?
(Pam rolls her eyes)
Sam: No.
Eric: Well that's a shame. That would be a tribute I would not soon forget.

"WHY SHOULD I HELP YOU?"
"BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP!"
lol, o rly, Sam?

If Sam could get Sookie for anybody I think he'd want her for himself.

Luckily for Eric, he is NOT Sam. And he will not encounter the same problems.

And I love how Eric is just laying about, simply because he's too fabulous not to. And probably also to prove how little he cares about what Sam has to say. It's not worth getting up for.

Also, Pam ILU. No one can work a sparkly jumpsuit quite like you.

lol, Pam! ♥

It bugs me that Eric just went through probably the most intense week of his entire existence and we didn't get a scene of Eric/Pam alone together to talk about it (This show seriously wastes time on the stupidest shit). I mean, they probably didn't hug it out, and they definitely didn't have a heart-to-heart, but you know they still talked about everything.
(BTW, I don't think we've EVER had an scene of Eric/Pam alone together! That needs to change ASAP!)

They talked about Godric, about Sookie (lol clearly)...about everything. Pam is the one person Eric doesn't have to hide from. He can just be himself around her because she's always going to love him. She is his whole family now. Everything that he felt about Godric, Pam feels about him.

You know she was like "Ok, it's time to stop being sad and start being awesome instead! Go put on a suit like the GQMF that you are and I'll wear something sparkly and it'll be fabulous!"

They're honoring Godric simply by being awesome. He did do good in the world, he's the reason Eric and Pam are here.

I really wish they would go into the Eric/Pam relationship more on the show because that kind of relationship is so different from anything else on TV. Mostly because there's no real human equivalent for it.

You can't really even compare Eric/Pam and Eric/Sookie, they're just two completley different types of relationships.

Pam is Eric's daughter/little sister/BFF/former lover all mixed up in one.

They totally had a lot of sex when he first made her. But it wasn't because they were "in love". It was because they were both hot as fuck and it would have been a crime not to.
So they had fun for a little bit because why wouldn't they? And now, they're kind of over that, but hey, maybe one day if they're bored and feeling more fabulous than usual it'll happen again. Who knows!

"'After I'd awakened, I discovered being a vampire freed some wild things in me.'
'After what he did, you didn't want to kill him?'
'No,' she said instantly. 'I wanted to have sex with him, and I did. We had sex many, many times.' She grinned. 'The tie between maker and child doesn't have to be sexual, but with us it was. That changed quite soon, actually, as my tastes broadened. I wanted to try everything I'd been denied in my human life.'"
- All Together Dead (Book 7), pg. 104

Saying Pam is "in love" with Eric is oversimplifying it and you would only say that because it's hard to think of another way to really describe that kind of intensity. There just is no word for it because this type of relationship obviously doesn't exist IRL, lol.

"'Did you love him?'
Pam looked a little puzzled. There was a tiny wrinkle in her smooth forehead. 'Love him? No. We were good companions, and I enjoyed the sex and the hunting. But love? No.' In the glare of the overhead security lights, which cast curious dark shadows in the corners of the lot, I watched Pam's face relax into its normal smooth lines. 'I owe him my loyalty,' Pam said. 'I have to obey him, but I do it willingly. Eric is intelligent, ambitious, and very entertaining. I would be crumbled to nothing in my grave by now if he hadn't been watching me slip back to my house from meeting that silly young man. I went my own way for many, many years, but I was glad to hear from him when he opened the bar and called me to serve him.'"
- All Together Dead (Book 7), pg. 105

Eric's feelings for Sookie on the other hand are more or less just romantic. It started out as sexual attraction/intellectual curiosity(due to her "other-ness")...but by now his feelings have started to morph into the crush/infatuation phase.

lol which of course is also the stage where you blab about your crush non stop and they're kind of all you can think about. Your BFFs will eventually find this annoying even though they'll probably never tell you this. They will just roll their eyes behind your back, like Pam does. In the books Pam spends a large amount of time making fun of both Eric and Sookie.

"'You look good, Sookie," Pam said. 'Eric will be very pleased.'
I flushed. 'Like I care what he thinks,' I said.
Pam smiled at me sideways. 'Right,' she said. 'You are totally indifferent. So is he.'
I tried to look like I was accepting her words on their surface level and not seeing through to the sarcasm. To my surprise, Pam gave me a light kiss on the cheek. 'Thanks for coming,' she said. 'You may perk him up.'
- Dracula Night (short story between Book 4 and Book 5)

I don't actually think Eric has (or has ever had) purely "romantic" feelings for Pam. Deeply emotional, yes. Sexual, definitely sometimes. But romantic? Probably not. I think their relationship is just far more complex than just that.

Pam is his family, but he still needs something else in his life. Something he's never allowed himself to have because he doesn't ever want to open himself up in that way. That would be too scary. lol feelings.

Alex described their relationship SO perfectly in an interview once:

"I think Pam is like his spoiled daughter. And she gets away with more than anyone else around Eric. It’s kinda like, Eric, you know if you had a big CEO of a huge company and people around him all day, they’re all like, “Yes sir, yes sir,” When he talks they nod and when he tells a bad joke they laugh and then he comes home to his little daughter and she’s like, “Dad you bought the standard version of the little mermaid!” and he’s like, “Oh I’m sorry, honey! I’m sorry! I’ll get the right one!” I think it’s a little like that, you know. He’s bossing people around all day, and you… he… when it’s important she’ll do whatever he tells her to do. But she definitely gets away with way more than anyone else, and he respects her a lot. She’s very important to him. More important than anyone else."

AH I seriously LOVE how much he just "gets" it.

Sam: I'm not here to give you tribute, Eric.
Eric: No. You're here to request my help based on the hypothetical future in which you return the favor. But you are known to not be friendly toward those like me. Why should I trust you?
Sam: Because until somebody starts trusting somebody we're all single targets! Just ripe for the picking!
Eric: I have no knowledge of this maenad creature. Although I suspect it's the bullheaded creature that passed through here recently, right Pam?
Pam: That thing owes me a pair of shoes.
Sam: So can you help us or not?
Eric: I do know someone who might be able to offer something useful. Might be able to.

Sam should give Eric tribute. Everyone should. Just because. lol.

I HOPE ERIC REPLACED PAM'S PUMPS!
lol what am I thinking? Of course he did.
But that does not change the fact that they were ruined in the first place. woe. That bitch needs to die. For fashion.

Coby: Can we see your fangs?
(Eric shows them)
Eric: Don't you like vampires little girl?
Sam: Eric!
Lisa: Our almost stepdaddy hated vampires. But we don't.
Coby: He went on a vacation with Jesus.
Pam: You make me so happy I never had any of you!
Eric: Oh come on, Pam! They're funny! They're like humans but miniature. Teacup humans.
Pam: (In Swedish) I hate them. They're so stupid.
Eric: (In Swedish) But delicious.

I love how amused Eric is.

heh teacup humans! ♥

Sam: So can you call this other person that might be able to...?
Eric: Better yet I'll go see her. But I must leave right away.
Sam: No problem.
Eric: I'll walk you out.
Pam: (In Swedish) Please get those horrible things out of here. I'll be smelling them for a week.

OH THE SMILE, HE LOVES HER! ♥

Seriously, I think it would have been better if the Sookie Stackhouse series was actually called "THE FABULOUS AND AWESOME ADVENTURES OF ERIC AND PAM". And then Sookie would just be Eric's love interest instead of the other way around. haha.

***********BOOK SPOILER***********

You know how Sookie rather traditionally wants kids and a family and all that? I've always had the thought that if she were to end up with Eric they might adopt Hadley's kid. I mean, if hypothetically something happened to the kid's father.

He has inherited the telepathy. Sookie could help him with that. It could work.

And hey, the kid is part fairy so I guarantee he wouldn't smell. Good for Pam. LOL

Pam would still probably hate it if there was a kid around all the time though.

I know this mostly likely won't happen, it's just a fleeting thought I had. Sookie has just brought up wanting a family on more than one occasion. It's not something I think is necessary to be happy in life, but clearly Sookie does. *shrug*

*********END BOOK SPOILER**********

Sam: You have my cell phone number.
Eric: I'll let you know if I learn anything of use to you. (To Coby and Lisa) Good-night tiny humans.
(Eric winks at them and flies away)
Coby: Woah! He can fly!
Sam: C'mon! C'mon Coby, let's get you two back to Bon Temps. C'mon get in, let's go.
(Sam looks up at the sky)

"Oh yeah, it was a full moon tonight - I could see it out the window. I could see something else, too. A white face appeared out of the blackness and floated between me and the moon. It was a handsome face, framed by long golden hair. Eric the Vampire grinned at me and gradually disappeared from view. He was flying.
- Dead Until Dark (Book 1), pg. 260

I love how since it's book 1 it actually says "Eric the Vampire" just so we're not confused. Because you know Eric, he's totally forgettable. He really didn't make much of an impression on me at all.

lolz

Sophie-Anne: Well, it seems your friend Mr. Northman is here.
Bill: Then it's definitely time for me to go.
Sophie-Anne: This alpha male posturing! You two really should just fuck each other and get it over with. I could watch!
Bill: Thank you for seeing me.
Sophie-Anne: Enjoy your restricted diet. I do look forward to meeting her.

PLOT POINT! PLOT POINT! PLOT POINT!

Did you notice how Bill wasn't even remotely surprised that Sookie's cousin Hadley was there?

And did you notice the way Sophie-Anne said she'd love to meet Sookie...clearly not just because she would want to meet Bill's human girlfriend (lol why on earth would THE QUEEN give a crap about Bill's human gf?).
And it's not just that she wants to meet her own girlfriend's relative either....
(If that were true, Jason would clearly be the more fun relative to meet! lol)

I really wish Sophie-Anne would have been like "You guys should totally fuck, lolz! But seriously, he is your Sheriff, don't be a brat. The only person above Eric in this hierarchy is me, don't forget that."

Also, will Eric find out that Hadley is Sookie's cousin? Will he discover clues about the secret that Bill is hiding?

************BOOK SPOILER*************

Is Hadley even a vampire yet? It might be kind of interesting if she wasn't. And then maybe next season we could see someone actually make the choice to become one because of "love".

You couldn't really tell much about the Sophie-Anne/Hadley relationship from this. Maybe you could gather that they are "close personal friends" but nothing more than that per say.

In my mind I always kind of imagined them having this "epic" love of sorts since the Queen actually cried while watching Amelia's reconstruction of Hadley. And for someone so "together" and powerful to cry over someone...well it was kind of like Eric crying. Since he never does that it only became more powerful when it actually happened. It proved how much he loved Godric.

I suppose it's possible that Sophie-Anne and Hadley weren't...monogamous? I mean, clearly Sophie-Anne loved Hadley enough to want to "keep her" and turn her into a vampire, but beyond that who really knows?

Maybe Sophie-Anne didn't even realize how much she loved Hadley until she was gone.
I also think it's interesting to have a maker/child relationship with someone who started out as just your lover. I think it would be kind of odd. Although I guess not really in this case, because Sophie-Anne probably had all the power in the relationship to start with.

And doesn't Sophie-Anne have a special sexual power-connection to all of her "children"?

***********END BOOK SPOILER************

Bill: What are you doing here?
Eric: Hoping the queen can tell me how to kick a maenad's ass!
Bill: Now why would you want to do that? So that you look like a hero to Sookie?
Eric: Oh Billy! Paranoia, it's really quite unbecoming. Has she uh...mentioned me?

Eric is seriously channeling Zack Morris in the first couple of caps!

And yes, this is so adorable that this many caps of him fussing with his "flying" hair ARE IN FACT NEEDED!
DO NOT QUESTION THIS!

Oh, Billy!

Although really, Bill, Eric's entire world does not revolve around Sookie. He actually has a life. And you know, a job, unlike you! Two actually! One in vampire politics and one for money! He has Pam, underlings (YOU ARE HIS UNDERLING, BTW BILL), and now he's actually just doing a favor and helping someone out.

Did it cross his mind that helping Sam might also help Sookie? Of course it did. But he doesn't need Sookie to convince him to do things. I don't think he even knows the extent of Sookie's involvement in this, other than the fact that Maryanne is terrorizing the town in which she lives in.

Now that I think about it, Sam probably would have managed to get Eric to go much faster if he had mentioned that Maryanne was squatting in Sookie's house. lol

Bill: No. That was really quite desperate of you. Tricking her into drinking your blood so that she became attracted to you?
Eric: Unlike you who fed her your own blood the very night you met!
Bill: How do you know that?
Eric: So you're not denying it?
Bill: I was saving her life!
Eric: Isn't that convenient?

I AM SO GLAD ERIC BROUGHT THIS UP! I would have been really pissed if they painted Eric as a "bad guy" for this when Bill did the EXACT same thing. Only what Bill did was worse because of reasons I can't mention yet (that would be a spoiler!), and also because at least Sookie knew Eric when she drank his blood...Sookie drank Bill's on the first night they met!
(In the section of my 2.09 picspam where Bill/Sookie are talking about the bullet sucking I discuss Bill's possible ulterior motives in the pilot.)

How does Eric know this though? Did he just assume that the only way someone would voluntarily date Bill is because they had some of his blood? LOL BURN

I would laugh so hard if he was just guessing based solely on the fact that Bill is really lame and Bill just admitted to it right away.

Bill: You stay away from Sookie, Eric! Or I will tell the queen that you are forcing humans to sell vampire blood for you!
Eric: You wouldn't.
Bill: I won't. As long as you never come close to Sookie ever again.
Eric: I don't like threats, Bill.
Bill: Neither do I.

Why is Eric selling V? I had been assuming it was so he could track who was buying the V through Lafayette. And really, that's kind of smart so you would think that The Queen might be all right with that. I mean, it's not like Eric is draining vamps to sell V for extra cash. And Lafayette is probably just selling Chow's blood or something. lol.
(BTW, did you guys notice that Chow is the football coach on Glee? I noticed that the other day and I lol'ed.)

Maybe Eric is afraid that The Queen won't approve of his less than conventional methods? It seems more than that though, Eric seems kind of...worried. It's odd to think of him doing something The Queen wouldn't like or agree with. hmmmm.

And seriously, HOW THE HELL IS BILL ALLOWED TO BE THIS DISRESPECTFUL!?

I hope Eric mentions something to Sophie-Anne about how ridiculous Bill is being. I mean, not in a "I'M TELLING!!!!" kind of way, but just a mention.

Obviously he can't tell him off right there in front of the Queen's palace because that would make it seem like Eric can't handle his own underlings.

But seriously, if Bill wants to remain living in the Compton house (WHICH IS WITHIN AREA 5) he needs to STFU!

In the books, Eric has banned people from his area for less than this.
There's a reason there are no tigers allowed in Area 5 anymore.
(Because they're annoying and overuse the word "babe" for starters.)

Other Amusing Moments:

GOD HIS ARMS

Sophie-Anne just loves slash

"YAHTZEE!"

Previous Eric Picspams:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me
2.08 - Timebomb
2.09 - I Will Rise Up
2.10 - New World In My View

"Oh god, puppy dog eyes. From a six-foot-four ancient Viking vampire."

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:18:54 GMT

I wanted to have this up yesterday for ASkars' birthday but...I failed. OH THE SHAME!

Eric didn't have a ton of screen time this week (only 1 scene!) and yet this picspam is still not even remotely small. How did that even happen? I have no idea.

There should be a prize for that level of backporn perfection. A large one. No seriously.

When this episode began with Sookie walking down the hall like that I got really excited. I not so secretly hoped that this episode would start right after the last ended, and that she would have to go downstairs and say something to him.

I may possibly have said "OMGOMG YESSS!" out loud.

Maybe.

Sookie: ...Eric?
Eric: Godric is gone.
Sookie: I know. I'm so sorry.

Again, I am truly amazed that ASkars has managed to make emo vampire blood tears completely unfunny to me.
This was a feat that I had not thought was possible a few weeks back.

Oh god, look at his chest. And his eyes. (lol he almost looks like he's possessed by Maryanne actually)

"'Eric, I'll do my best to keep you safe,' I said quiet gently."
- Dead To The World, (Book 4), pg. 45

"Oh god, puppy dog eyes. From a six-foot-four ancient Viking vampire."
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg. 45

I love how tentative this is. She's not sure she should be touching him but...she has to.

Look at his eyes, they're so wide. It's like he can't really believe this is happening.

I'm sure he can't believe any of this night really happened.

...Although, lol, this part actually is a dream.

BUT, I think it's possible that everything prior to the making out part may have happened. Maybe Sookie's dream just filled in what "could have" and "almost" happened. We'll probably never know.

But back to this moment...this is new. She's never touched him like that. Or at all prior to the night before, save for the time she slapped him in the face. haha.

And I love that at the end she lingers next to his face a moment longer than she really should.

"I looked down at Eric, pressed up against my legs. -- His hand fully circled my ankle. I felt like a large security blanket."
- Dead The The World (Book 4), pg. 79

The second she finally pulls away he has to grab her back. Because he needs her right now. In an almost uncharacteristically desperate way. And that is not a word I ever thought I would use to describe Eric. I know, it's a dream, but I could buy this if it were real.

He was never this completely shattered before. I really don't understand all the people that say "ERIC DOESN'T DO FEELINGS! ERIC WOULD NEVER CRY!"

He's not void of emotion. He just suppresses it because he doesn't want to seem weak. But this? This is something so big that not even HE can suppress it. Godric was his whole world....for a thousand years his entire existence was wrapped up in him.

Book!Eric never went through anything like this. Who's to say he wouldn't react in the exact same way? Put it in context. I don't think he's incapable of feeling. This entire storyline was meant to show the opposite of that. Why would I like him if he truly was 100% cold? If he were, he'd be rather two-dimensional. Is anyone cold enough not to feel this?

Yes, Eric is selfish. He doesn't care about many things or many people. But when it comes to the few people he does actually love...he's very intense about them. He doesn't love often but he loves fiercely. And loving that much? It can be dangerous. Which is why he tries to avoid it at all costs.

Also, the forehead nuzzling...it KILLS me.
And the way he hasn't taken his eyes off of her once.
Until he closes them...

His face here is so heartbreaking. It's like every move he makes hurts him.
But he needs to put all of his feelings into something. Into her.

I know. I'm being super ~sappy~ about this, way more than I am usually comfortable with being without openly mocking myself. But he has emo vampire blood tears running down his chest! I can't possibly make it more over the top. Let's just roll with it and make fun of ourselves later.

"'You're killing me,' he said. 'You're killing me.' He shuddered beside me."
- Dead and Gone, (Book 9)

I love how you can just feel the ache. And I mean that in multiple ways.

I love the moment when they just...look at each other.

CHILLS, I TELL YOU! IT GIVES ME CHILLS!

"'Are you trembling because you're frightened of me?' he asked."
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg 219

OH AND MORE BACKPORN BTW

"His fangs were completely extended and I stretched up to run my tongue over them."
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg. 222, 223

LOL WHY DO I FIND THIS SO HOT? I DO NOT EVEN KNOW!

But the way she caresses his fangs and the way he's looking so intently at her while she's doing it....*shudder*

"Eric wanted me to be looking into his eyes; that obviously flicked his Bic."
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg. 227

And then after she stops they just look at each other again. UNF

She turns her head to bare her neck for him BECAUSE...HOLY HELL!
Frankly, I'm feeling a little bit weirded out at myself for finding this so sexy, but WHATEVER!
LOL DAMN THIS SHOW!

When she does that he slowly trails his hand from her face, caressing her ear, down to her neck. GOOD GOD.

"He leaned over, brushed his fingers over my neck.
At the very idea, my body betrayed me. A throbbing started down low, and that was just wrong. A person shouldn't get excited at the idea of being bitten. That's bad, right? I clenched my fists so tightly my fingernails made my palms hurt."
- From Dead To Worse (Book 8), pg. 101

The sheer perfection of that quote in relation to this moment brings me joy.

Jason: What are you dreamin' about?

The funniest part about this scene for me is that I was watching this episode with my brother. And during the first scene my face was kind of...um....lol.

And he seriously looked at me just like that. Which was awkward.

Then literally 10 seconds later this scene happened and we both looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Oh art imitating life....imitating art...or something.

Oh Sookie, just embrace it.

Bill: I strongly suggest you remove yourself immediately!
Maryanne: My, you've found yourself quite the specimen! Although I daresay there's nothing stopping him from one day leaving you cold.

This is only relevant to Eric because it foreshadows the upcoming end of Bill/Sookie.
HOLLAH!

Maryanne: What are you??
Sookie: None of your business!!

This is relevant to Eric because THIS is what first attracted him to Sookie.

The first time he ever saw her he sensed her "other-ness". It was something new and different. Something he doesn't normally come across. And when you've lived for over a thousand years I'd bet anything along those lines would be pretty damn exciting.

Remember this exchange in 2.06:
Eric: She's something more than human.
Lorena: What is she?
Eric: That I do not know.

But he's dying to find out.

Also LOL @ Bill's expression.

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It's interesting that they brought up the fairy stuff so early. But I guess with all of Eric's "more than human" hints it makes sense. Besides, the start of the fairy thing kind of coincides with The Queen stuff too.

WHERE ARE CLAUDINE AND CLAUDE?!

"'I love the smell of fairy. Do you think she knows she has fairy blood?' he asked Sophie-Anne, while I was in the process of transferring my lipstick.
My head snapped back then. I stared right into his eyes, and he stared right back at me.
'I what?' I hadn't heard him correctly, I was sure. 'I have what?'
'He has a nose for it,' the queen said. 'My Andre.' She looked faintly proud.

He let a little blood trickle onto his finger, and he put it in his mouth. He rolled it around, as if it were a sip of wine, and at last he said, 'No, this smell of fairy is not from association. It's from your blood. Andre looked at me in a way that was meant to tell me that his words made it a done deal."
- Definitely Dead (Book 6), pg. 274, 275

Andre is such a creepster. Do you think we'll see him this season? I suppose if not then definitely next season since The Queen is going to be around a lot.

"'You have fairy blood,' Eric said, as if his own lightbulb had just lit up. 'That explains a lot.'
That hurt my feelings. 'Oh no, you couldn't just like me,' I said, tired and hurting beyond coherence. 'Oh no, gosh, there has to be a reason. And it's not gonna be my sparkling personality, oh no! It's gonna be my blood, because it's special. Not me, I'm not special...'"
- Definitely Dead (Book 6), pg. 317

LOL THEM AND DENIAL! Although it is what makes their relationship work so well in a series...blaming their feelings on fairy blood, blood bonds, anything to make it seem like it's not really happening. GUESS WHAT, GUYS? IT IS!

"'No,' he said in a voice just short of a hiss. 'No. And the witch who cursed me is dead, though the curse was broken. Now she can't tell me what her curse entailed. Was I supposed to look for the person I hated? Loved? Could it have been random that I found myself running out in the middle of nowhere...except that nowhere was on the way to your house?'
A moment of uneasy silence on my part. I had no idea what to say, and Eric was clearly waiting for a response.
'Probably the fairy blood,' I said weakly, though I had spent hours telling myself that my fraction of fairy blood was not significant enough to cause more than a mild attraction on the part of the vampires I met.
'No,' he said. And then he was gone."
- All Together Dead (Book 7), pg. 109

I LOVE THAT QUOTE! In fact, I love that entire chapter. It's the one where Pam talks about her backstory...and then it ends with this really frank Eric/Sookie discussion.

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Bill: *VOMITS*
Sookie: Bill?!
Bill: I'm all right!
Sookie: No, you are not all right! None of this is all right! I'm calling Eric!
Bill: I WILL NOT TURN TO ERIC!!
Sookie: I've got to get you to Dr. Ludwig!
Bill: Sookie, what happened back there? What did you do to her?
Sookie: I don't know, I swear!

lol in the 2nd cap he looks like he's just hanging out the window for fun.
"WOOOO!! JOYRIDING! THIS IS ALMOST AS FUN AS TAKING OUT THE RECYCLING! ...almost."

And his eyes in the first cap in the 2nd row? HAHAHA Stephen Moyer gives Bill the best faces. It's like I'm seriously pissed at him, but I can't help but be amused. Or stop laughing.

BUT SERIOUSLY, BILL! THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT MATTERS AT HAND THAN YOUR PRIDE! GEEZ!

If Sookie wants to call Eric for help and orgasms then LET HER BE!

Bill: (To the sorority girl) Oh you are leavin'!
(The sorority girl runs off)
Lafayette: Hey, look! Slow your roll! It ain't even me! Talk to your boy, Eric, he's the one that got me pushin' this shit!

THE FACES AGAIN! OH STEPHEN, I LOVE YOU!

Bill is like "ERIC IS NOT MY BOY, GODDAMNIT! HE RUINS EVERYTHING!
EVERY TIME I TRY TO DO SOMETHING FUN OR EXCITING HE MAKES IT NOT THAT WAY! I HATE SO MUCH ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ERIC CHOOSES TO BE!"

SLOW YOUR ROLL

Bill: I do not know how to defeat her. But I know one vampire who might...might! If I'm going to make it by daylight, I must leave now.
Sookie: Let's go!
Bill: I must do this alone.

LOL Of course you must. Because god knows you don't want Sookie to know anything about her majesty.

This is relevant to Eric's interests because Bill...is a douche. And that fact becoming more clear is always good for Eric.

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He's being so coy. Oh, one random vampire. Not THE QUEEN who ordered me to seduce you in the first place. lol Bill.

I wonder if they'll talk about that directly or just hint at it this season. It's definitely going to come up in some way. And I'm going to bet it's the real reason why Sookie and Bill will split on the show. Just because the IVDB is about the lamest storyline ever. He can't leave for that reason.

I can see Eric possibly finding out something about Bill's original plan and then NEEDING to know everything and being pissed that he doesn't (both because of Sookie and HELLO, HE'S THE SHERIFF!)
And then hopefully when he does find out everything he'll make Bill tell Sookie. Just like in the books.

To be fair, I don't think Bill is a douche just because of how he met Sookie. He didn't know her at all then, he was following the queen's orders. It's not a good thing, but c'mon, "I STARTED OUT USING YOU BUT THEN I FELL IN LOVE" is what happens in every romantic comedy ever pretty much.

I think he's a douche because he kept up the act. Even when things became real he was too much of a chicken shit to ever be honest with her. He was too worried about himself, so in a sense it was almost like he kept on using her.

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NOT!BERT: Welcome, Mr. Compton. The Queen is expecting you.

WHERE ARE SIGEBERT AND WYBERT?!

Is this supposed to be New Orleans?

This is relevant to Eric because he'll be there too in episode 12.
But really....The Queen and everything related to her is probably one of my favorite parts of the book series (behind Eric, Pam, and everything Eric/Sookie) so I'm just REALLY excited!

Other Amusing Moments:

HAHA BILL'S FACE

RAMBO!JASON FTW

"BULLSHIT! GOD HAS HORNS"

"You will all have great weather...and good crops!"

More GIFs:

Mrs. Fortenberry tries to mack on Jason
The Stackhouse kids go WTF?!
"You ain't hearin' me cheesecake!"

Previous Eric Picspams:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me
2.08 - Timebomb
2.09 - I Will Rise Up

"Sookie, my little bullet-sucker!" "Eric, my big bullshitter!"

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:09:16 GMT

NEWS FLASH: I AM STILL FAILING AT LIVEJOURNAL!

One day I will actually post something non-ASkars related. I swear.
lol it's sad, I spend all the time I usually devote to LJ on these silly picspams so I have no time to update about anything else if I want to keep up with my flist too.

HE HAS GLAMORED ME, I CAN NOT HELP IT!

Remember last week when I said that I feared (hoped) that this picspam would probably be the most elaborate thing ever....lol, it is.
IT IS THE MOST GINORMOUS THING IN HISTORY! I am seriously kind of embarrassed/surprised at how big this ended up being. IT WILL BREAK YOUR COMPUTERS. Sorry about that!

OH AND NSFW! FINALLY IT IS NSFW! :D

WARNING: Usually I include quotes from Living Dead In Dallas (book 2) which this season is mostly based on. In this particular picspam, due to *ahem* certain scenes I've included quotes from books 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (+ 1 short story). They're all in small font so I don't think it would be hard to skip over them if you'd like. But really, I don't think they spoil any actual plot points. They're just about Eric/Sookie mostly. Yes, they hook up in the books. LOL I KNOW, I HAVE SHOCKED YOU ALL TO YOUR VERY CORE! I'M SURE NO ONE HAD EVER EVEN GUESSED THAT AFTER THIS EPISODE!
But yea, I felt like I had to mention that I included those quotes, just in case.

Eric: I covered her. She's only stunned. Get the humans.

LOL I love how dramatically he's laying on top of her, he's totally milking it.

Although, regardless of whether he would heal or not, let's not discredit the fact that he did take multiple bullets for her. I'm sure they still hurt like hell.

And he's doing something for someone else. Who is human. That's pretty big stuff for him.

Sookie: I can't...breathe...you way....a ton!
(Sookie pushes Eric off of her)
Sookie: Jason?!
(Jason gives her the thumbs up and she nods and goes back to Eric)

HAHA of course he's not moving. He'd probably want to cuddle in the debris if she'd let him.

Although again, it's not like he's not legitimately in pain at this moment.

And aw, Jason! lol when you put the caps together like that he looks he's giving Sookie the thumbs up for potentially hooking up with Eric.
Hooking up with Eric would defintiely deserve major props. C'mon!

Sookie: Uh-oh!
Eric: I had to shield you....
Sookie: Well, hurry up and heal yourself, what are you waitin' for?
Eric: Can't...silver...
Sookie: I'll go get Godric!
(Eric grabs her arm to stop her)
Eric: No time. Suck it...out.
Sookie: Eric, I can't! It's...too gross and it's...ew!
Eric: I...dying...
Sookie: Ah! Son of a mother...!
(Sookie sucks first bullet out of his neck and spits out)

Ok, let's be clear, this was a spur of the moment decision on his part. Obviously he didn't plan for this, haha. He just saw an opportunity and he took it. After he saved her life and suffered legit pain BTW.

Eric: Other one!
Sookie: You're kidding me! Ugh...
(Sookie sucks other bullet out of his chest)

HAHAHA THERE'S 2?! And she's has to suck on his nipple now? heh.

And I love the look of sheer joy on his face. SO MUCH.
Even before she starts sucking on his chest and just moves his shirt away he's just so happy. lol ;)

"The phrase 'biting the bullet' took a whole new meaning as I bent to Eric's shoulder.
Eric gave a long moan as I sucked, and I felt the bullet pop into my mouth. He'd been right. The rug could hardly be stained any worse than it already was, so though it made me feel like a real heathen, I spat the bullet onto the floor along with most of the blood in my mouth. But some of it, inevitably, I swallowed. His shoulder was already healing.
'This room reeks of blood,' he whispered.
'Well, there,' I said, and looked up. 'That was the grossest --'
'Your lips are bloody.' He seized my face in both hands and kissed me."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 204

If you read that you'll notice a pretty obvious difference at the end. In the books this was the moment of their first kiss.

I guess in a way it's always going to bother me that book!Eric/Sookie and TV!Eric/Sookie will have a different first kiss (I don't think it's crazy for me to assume that it'll happen eventually).
BUT, ultimately the books and the show are different verses. In regards to Sookie, they usually tell the same story but get there in a slightly different way which I enjoy.

So maybe the writers have something else planned to make their first kiss more awesome. It's completely possible. And let's face it, ignoring how annoying they've made Sookie this season, Alan Ball & co are still better writers than Charlaine Harris IMO. There's definitely much to be improved on from the book series no matter how much I enjoy it.

Even though the kiss seemed pretty hot in the book, it was still a pretty "WTF?!" moment for Sookie rather than "OH I WANT TO KISS HIM BECAUSE I LIKE HIM". And the first thing she did afterward was run to find Bill.

I guess the major difference between the bullet-sucking is that they almost made it more lulzy on the show, whereas in the books I just found it sexy and not that funny at all. Not that sucking on his chest isn't sexy, but still...that was not the point of the scene.

But it's not like we don't get a ton of sexy times later on to (almost) make up for it...

(Bill enters and finds Sookie sucking Eric's chest)
Bill: What are you doing?
(Sookie spits the 2nd bullet out)
Sookie: I sucked the silver out of Eric's chest even though I really didn't want to!
Eric: She was superb!
Bill: Eric was in no danger.
Sookie: He...what?!
Eric: A tiny falsehood.
Bill: Eric was in no danger. He was already healing. The bullets would have pushed themselves out. This way he's forced you to drink his blood!

I love how he's just laying there, with his arm behind his head like, "WOW, ISN'T THIS SUCH A PLEASANT WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING!"

"She was superb when she sucked my....chest."

Sookie actually doesn't find out that Eric lied to her about this in the books until she's talking to Bill later on. And even then she just thought he had a knife of some kind in his pocket so her sucking wouldn't have been necessary. The reader doesn't even find out that the bullets would have popped out until book 8!

This is where they got the bullet popping out from:

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"As I watched, the bullet begin exiting the wound, and he leaned back against his seat, his eyes shut. Millimeter by millimeter, the bullet was extruded until it dropped into my waiting hand. I remembered Eric getting me to suck out a bullet from his arm. Ha! What a fraud he'd been. The bullet would've come out on its own. My indignation made me feel more like myself."
- From Dead To Worse (Book 8), pg. 101

What's also amusing is that she's not really that mad at him here because it's so far in the future. She was just like "NO, you can NOT bite me to get your strength up now....even though I kind of want you to...FAIL, SELF!" LOL

How many bullets has Eric actually taken for Sookie anyway? First there was Dallas(this episode)...and then again in book 4 with the Debbie Pelt fiasco...and then again in book 8 coming home from the dinner Niall. That's all right? haha "all", that's a shitload of bullets.

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Sookie: No! No! No!
Bill: You're connected. He'll be able to sense your emotions.
Sookie: You big lying a-hole!!
Eric: Bill, you're right, I believe I can sense her emotions!
(Sookie punches Eric in the chest and runs over to Bill)
Eric: (sarcastically about Bill/Sookie) Sweet!
Sookie: I'll never do anything for you again! MONSTER!
(Eric swooshes up)
Bill: It's not your fault!
Eric: (sarcastically) I think I'm gonna cry!

Oh the sarcasm here, this is book!Eric almost exactly. I love it so much.

"'Sookie, my little bullet-sucker,' he said, sounding fond and warm.
'Eric, my big bullshitter.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 231

That quote has actually been in the sidebar of my layout for months. It's one of my favorites.

Isabel: Everyone please!
Jason: HEY! Y'ALL LISTEN UP!
Godric: They may come back. Go to the Hotel Camilla, they've been alerted. Security's in place.

Eric keeps looking at ~~them~~ her. As he says later, this is the beginning.

"I turned and went back into the house, walking obliviously through the bloodstains and chaos and mess as if I saw such things every day. Some of the things I saw I didn't even register I'd seen, until the next week when my brain would suddenly throw out a picture for my viewing: maybe a close-up of a shattered skull, or a sprouting artery."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 206

(Everyone leaves except for Eric and Godric who give each other a stare of pure gay angst/lust)

UNF! Gosh, he looks so damn good all disheveled like that.
And his shirt pushed down...which Sookie did! :p

I almost thought they were going to fuck in the debris for a moment.
HAHA Eric was still all ~aroused~ from Sookie, you know he'd be game.
Sadly, Godric was feeling too emo for sexy times. Alas.

Sookie: I could kick myself! I'm so stupid! I wasn't thinking!
Bill: He did take bullets for you. At least we both came out alive.
Sookie: I know better than to believe one word out of that man's mouth! I sucked his chest! What is wrong with me?
Bill: Eric has had a thousand years practice in deceit! He lied to prove his power to me. He counted on your goodness. There's no shame in that.
Sookie: But his blood, Bill! I tried to spit it all out, really, but some of it must have gone down!
Bill: It only takes a drop or two.
Sookie: He'll always know where I am. And how I feel. Always! That's worst of all.
Bill: No, not the worst.
Sookie: What do you mean?
Bill: Don't be surprised if...you feel some...attraction to him. Sexual...
Sookie: To Eric?! That's impossible! I can't stand him!
Bill: It is possible. It's another consequence of the blood. It would have happened sooner or later...I was determined to form this bond with you...
Sookie: I could kill him!
Bill: I concur!

This scene kind of annoyed me. I don't like how it can be easily misinterpreted to seem like Sookie's future attraction to Eric is based solely on having his blood.

Honestly, if she's that strongly attracted to him (lol like she seems to be now, the rest of the episode is almost hilarious in that respect) then there would have had to have been something there, at least in a small way, to start out with. Perhaps she didn't even realize it, or didn't want to realize it, but c'mon, it's ASkars. She's not asexual.

Proof from their first meeting
(lol her face!)
Proof from last week
(I love how she just FROZE when he got close to her. 'What? There is no tingling sensation!')
More proof from last week
(This is where it's most clear that she's beginning to feel something for him at least in a small way)

I actually think the fact that she's so "UGGGHHHH EW ERIC" is because she knows she is a little attracted to him already. Objectively, he is attractive, no matter how he feel about him (even if you're not into men!) there's no denying that.
Like if I met a supermodel who was an asshole, I may hate him, but I couldn't deny that he was attractive. Everyone is attracted to different things, but with some people being attractive is just a fact.

But since Sookie already has a boyfriend, finding Eric attractive is not good, so she's going with "DENYDENYDENY! I HATE HIM!"
And then she finds out that her feelings for him will be even STRONGER so it might not even be possible to deny them anymore. Well, that's bound to tick her off. haha.

"'It got some of his blood in you.'
'Only a drop or two. I spit the rest out,' I said.
'A drop or two is enough when you are as old as Eric is.'
'Enough for what?'
'He will know something about you, now.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 222

And let's not forget that the very night that Sookie first met Bill(in the pilot) she drank about a GALLON of his blood. Did she think he was hot when she first saw him? Yes, definitely. But clearly, with the way they're explaining it in this scene, her attraction to him only grew more intense afterward.

Of course she didn't know that at the time. And honestly, the fact that she didn't know that until RIGHT NOW is a little odd. He ~magically~ made her go from being interested in him because he was the first vamp she ever saw (who was also hot) to being RIDICULOUSLY into him because of the blood.

If you want to blame Eric for anything...well, Bill is no better.

In fact he's probably worse.....

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This thought seriously never even occurred to me before watching this episode but...do you think it's possible that Bill manipulated the situation in the pilot so Sookie would need to drink his blood? He was only there in the first place to seduce Sookie and get some kind of hold over her so he could hand her over to the Queen.

I almost don't want to go there because it's horrible to think that he would put her in danger on purpose. And all just so he could save her and she could drink his blood and be "at his mercy" in a way.

Although, I did always think "geez, Bill, you're really dumb to just go out side with the Rattrays like that". But I just shrugged it off because, lol, he probably is that dumb.

And originally there was only going to be 1 book anyway, so when it was first written obviously Bill meant no harm. But now that it's a series, well, the reason he's in Merlott's in the first place is because of The Queen wanting Sookie. So that changes everything. Plus, it's not like Bill really knew Sookie at that point, so it's not crazy to think he might have just "seized an opportunity" when he began talking to the Rattrays, like Eric did with the bullet-sucking

Or maybe I'm giving Bill too much credit. It would be a horrible thing to do, but Bill usually isn't that clever.

If the writers of the show are trying to make us like Bill more...it's not working. Because I never even imagined that scenario before seeing this. And now I'm wondering.

I think if the writers try too hard to make Bill sound like a "super nice guy" they're going to run into so many issues and inconsistencies.

I think here they want you to think "Poor Bill, he just wants to connect with Sookie!"
But all I'm thinking is that he might be worse than I originally thought. haha.

I'm really interested to see how everything with The Queen and her plan for Sookie (regarding Bill) will turn out. I think that's what is going to cause the Bill/Sookie breakup that is inevitably coming. (I think they might move up that plot point.)

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PREPARE YOURSELF NOW!

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AND NOW FOR THE REASON WHY GOD(ric) CREATED HBO....

(Sookie is restless in bed. In her dream someone is trailing their finger over her should. She turns around and IT'S ERIC! All of humanity jizzes their pants)
Eric: Finish your sentence.
Sookie: What was I saying?
Eric: You were telling me why you'd be a terrible vampire and I was disagreeing.
Sookie: Well, I don't feel right without a tan.
(Eric laughs)
Sookie: It's true! And I'd rather be alive than undead. And you all are always killin'!
Eric: You've killed a man.
Sookie: That was for self defense, not for lunch!

um...*FLAIL*

Ok, I'm done. Mostly.
You didn't even want to see me when I was making these GIFs though. I had some wine, which was possibly a mistake because it made everything seem so much ~~BETTER~~ WORSE!

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"'But that's not going to happen to me. And you won't ever turn me.' I was absolutley serious.
'No. I won't ever force you into subservience. And I will never turn you, since you don't want it.'
'Even if I'm going to die, don't turn me. I would hate that more than anything.'
'I agree to that. No matter how much I may want to keep you.'"
- Dead and Gone, (Book 9)

Sookie becoming a vampire is barely ever talked about in the books. It's clear that she doesn't want that AT ALL but it's only been mentioned maybe 3 times in all 9 books. It's just not an issue.

And on the show (which is only on s2!) they've already brought it up at least that many times already. Odd...

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Eric: Well, you'd adapt. Like we all do. Trade the sun for a moon and stars...
Sookie: Uh-uh. Not me. I want 'em all!
Eric: (laughs) Oh greedy!
Sookie: Yea, I am!
Eric: I love it!
(He kisses her hand)

"'Because you want to have sex with me.'
'That, of course. But also because I find I really do...' He paused, as if he were about to say something outrageous.
'I find I have feelings for you.'"
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg. 211

The way he kisses her hand like that and the smiling just about KILLS me!

Although, this isn't what they would really be like. This is Sookie's dream. The way his hair falls, the lack of fangs...this is her "ideal" version of Eric. It's like she's just seeing the "good" part of him (which is only half of him).

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Dream sequence!Eric actually reminds me of book 4!Eric. Not that that's a bad thing but, it's not the "real" him in a way.

When you think about it, it is kind of interesting that the first time we as the audience see them have sex it's not "real". This somewhat reminds me of the way their relationship began in the books.

I mean, you can still tell it's "Eric" in the dream. And in book 4 you can still see a bit of the real him at times...but it's still not completely him. It's only part of him.

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Eric: You have the right temperament for a vampire.
Sookie: What? I'm high maintenance, blood thirsty, and...old as dirt?
Eric: Um, blood thirsty, yea!
Sookie: I am not!
Eric: (laughs) Everybody thinks you're a darling, don't they?
Sookie: I am a darling.

OH THE GIGGLING, SERIOUSLY I AM DYING!

♥

NOT BLOODTHIRSTY, SOOKIE?

LET'S DISPROVE THAT, SHALL WE?

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"I closed my mouth over the little wounds, and I sucked.
Eric moaned, and I could tell quickly that he was once again pleased to be in such close contact. He began to move a little, and there wasn't a lot I could do about it. His left arm was keeping me firmly clamped against him, and his right arm was, after all, feeding me.
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Eric pressed against me even harder, and suddenly he said, 'Ohhhh' and relaxed all over. I felt wetness against my back, and I took one deep, last draw. Eric groaned again, a deep guttural sound, and his mouth trailed down the side of my neck."
- Club Dead (Book 3), pg. 208

THAT IS MY FAVORITE PART OF BOOK 3! GOD(ric), THAT WAS HOT!

lol Sookie as a narrator cracks me up sometimes. "SO HE WAS JERKING OFF ON MY BACK...*shrug* NOTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT! Why would that ever be enjoyable?"

Think of his smile in the bullet sucking scene on the show...but with way less clothes. ;)

*crosses fingers for that scene in s3*

AND....

"I rose and fell faster and faster, and then I took his wrist, and I bit with all my strength, and sucked on the wound. He yelled, an incoherent sound of release and relief. That was enough to finish me, and I collapsed on top of him. I licked his wrist lazily, though I didn't have the coagulant in my saliva that he possessed.
'Perfect,' he said. 'Perfect.'"
- Dead and Gone (Book 9)

OH HAI FAVORITE CHAPTER IN THE LAST BOOK

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Eric: Yea, but you're ruthless when it comes to the people you love. You'd do anything for them.
(Sookie giggles)
Eric: (As he trails his fingers down her body) Your brother, your friends...me!

Lorena: Bill!
Sookie: (Sitting up as Eric kisses her neck) Bill? Where's Bill?
Lorena: What do you care? You've already abandoned him!
Sookie: I have not! I love Bill!

I debated putting 1 or 2 caps of Lorena in there but...lol why would I do that? Her presence annoyed me in the show so let's pretend she's not there now.

And you're right, Lorena. I don't care where Bill is. He's kind of a buzzkill.
I hope he's off playing a golf game on Wii.

Eric doesn't care either.

(Eric drags her back down)
Eric: I used to think you had no sense of humor.
Sookie: I used to think you were made of cold hard stone. And empty inside...
Eric: And now?

LOL oh dream sequence dialogue, way to state the obvious. Those are pretty much all their problems right now.

I feel like all season long with the whole Godric plot they've really tried to convey that Eric has another side to him. And he's not really a "bad guy". To be fair, he's not really a "good guy" either. He's just a guy. With ~layers~ and all that shiz.

But what about Sookie? This dialogue is saying, "look, they both had misconceptions of each other but eventually they discovered that they were wrong!" Well...I still think Sookie has no sense of humor. lol.
I hope the show makes it a point to show her other side. It goes both ways.
Not only is Eric not just a badass, but Sookie is also not supposed to be annoying. She's supposed to be fun. The fact that Eric and Sookie kind of "get" each other, have similar senses of humor, and have fun together are some of the best parts about their relationship in the books.

"'You are beautiful.'
No one had ever looked me in the eyes and said that. I found I had to lower my head. 'You are smart, and you are loyal,' he said relentlessly, though I waved a hand to ask him to quit. 'You have a sense of fun and adventure.'
'Cut it out,' I said.
'Make me,' he said. 'You have the most beautiful breasts I've ever seen. You're brave.' I put my fingers across his mouth, and his tongue darted out to give them a quick lick. I relaxed against him, feeling the tingle down to my toes.
'You're responsible and hardworking,' he continued. Before he could tell me that I was good about replacing the garbage can liner when I took the garbage out, I replaced my fingers with my lips.
'There,' he said softly, after a long moment. 'You're creative, too.'"
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg. 188

"He was a total mess since we'd made love. He looked better than ever. Grossly unfair."
- Dead and Gone (Book 9)

And there was never a more accurate quote.

Sookie: You're a big faker! You're deep...you feel...there's love in you!

HAHAHA "you're deep"

She's not wrong. That's basically what I've always said about him. lol just not like that. Because when you put it like that it sounds ridiculous.

"JUST SHOW ME HOW DEEP YOU CAN BE, ERIC" OH LOL

Eric: Only for Sookie.
(They kiss)

Even though it's not "real" this is technically their first kiss!

"'My lover,' he said hoarsely, and pushed.
Though I'd been sure I was prepared, and I ached with wanting him, I cried out with the shock of it.
After a moment, he said, 'Don't close your eyes. Look at me, lover' The way he said "lover" was like a caress, like he was calling me by a name no other man had ever used before or ever would after."
- Dead To The World (Book 4), pg. 122, 123

Lorena: You don't want Bill! He means nothing to you!
Sookie: No!
(Eric drags her down again)

THIS IS AS CLOSE TO LITERAL BACK PORN AS WE'RE EVER GOING TO GET! \o/

"I stayed completely immobile. His lips were about two millimeters from my ear. 'Should I just bite you and end it all?' he whispered. 'I would never have to think about you again. Thinking about you is an annoying habit, and one I want to be rid of. Or should I start arousing you, and discover if sex with you was really the best I've ever had?'
I didn't think I was going to get a vote on this. I cleared my throat.
'Eric,' I said, a little hoarsely, 'we need to talk about something.'
'No. No. No,' he said. With each 'no' his lips brushed my skin."
- Dead as a Doornail (Book 5), pg. 238

Book 5 was mostly useless, BUT THAT CHAPTER WAS AMAZING!

Eric: This is the beginning!
(They kiss again)

UNF, the bedroom voice there.

I HOPE HE MEANS THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF LOTS AND LOTS OF SCENES WHERE HE'S NAKED!

Season 3 = Eric becomes a nudist.
I would be down with that. I think ASkars would be too.

Ugh, and the way she's clawing his back. And he's practically clawing her hair. UNF.

"Eric’s eyes were blazing with excitement. Without a word, he dipped me as though we were dancing and planted a hell of a kiss on me: lips, tongue, the entire osculant assemblage. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. When I was quivering, he assisted me to rise. His brilliant smile revealed glistening fangs. Eric had enjoyed himself.
'Hello to you too,' I said tartly, once I was sure I was breathing again.
'My delicious friend,' Eric said, and bowed.
- Dracula Night, (Short story set in between book 4 and book 5)

OH HAI, SWEDISH TONGUE!

"His eyes were bright and his skin glowed. The mark on his wrist was gone. I touched where it had been. He leaned over to kiss the place on my neck where he'd bitten me, and I shivered all over.
'Soon.'"
- Dead and Gone (Book 9)

I am suddenly reminded of when Anna Paquin won the Oscar when I was 8 years old (she was 11 I think?)
Acting was kind of my "thing" when I was growing up. You know how some kids play soccer and some do gymnastics? I was in plays.

And there she was, a little brown haired girl, just like me. And she won an Oscar. I was so jealous and I just wanted to BE her.

Who could have predicted that 16 years later (geez, me and Anna are OLD now!) she would do something that would TOP that and make me even MORE jealous.

Naked!ASkars > an Oscar
lolz

BTW, this is also partly why I'll never stop hoping for Sookie to be less annoying. I feel like I have a ~history~ with Anna. I used to make my mom take me to see everything she was in when I was little because I was inspired by her. I don't ever want to dislike anyone she plays. And especially not Sookie, because I love her in the books.

Gosh, waking up after that must SUCK!

Ok, I think we all (OR JUST ME) need to take a deep breath now......

*DEEP BREATH*

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(AN HOUR PASSES)

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Ok, moving on!

Nan: Do you have any fucking idea of the PR mess you've made?! And who has to fucking clean that shit up? Me! Not you! Me! I should drain every one of you bastards!
Eric: Stan went out to the church on his own. None of us knew anything about it.

Nan Flannigan is kind of awesome.

SOOKIE: WANT...TO....LICK...

HAHA and the poor boy is sitting there in a pit of angst like "Why am I feeling random waves of arousal?"
And then he looks over. Oh.

Then through this really bizarre blood chain Godric is like, "oh child, lol what did you do now?"

And Bill probably thinks this feeling is all related to the fact that as soon as this meeting is over he can finally go home and play his Wii once more.

This is why vampires don't date each other. Everyone would be connected to everyone else and it would be the most tangled web of weird ever.

"Eric's eyes were glowing as if a candle burned behind them, and he was so lovely I could have drowned in him.
God help me."
- All Together Dead (Book 7), pg. 223

Nan: Oh really? Because anyone who met Stan over the last 300 years knew that he had a kink about slaughtering humans! But you? His nest mates? His sheriff? Had no clue!
Isabel: And how were we supposed to know that this time he meant it?
Nan: Not my problem! (To Godric) Yours!
Eric: Don't talk to him that way!
Nan: Don't talk to me that way!

Aw, Eric defending Godric. ♥
AND LOL SOOKIE, STILL THE OPPOSITE OF SUBTLE! And this is made only more hilarious by the fact that half of the room is completely aware of horny you are.

But I sympathize, how anyone is supposed to concentrate with ASkars in the same room is beyond me!

Nan: Let's get to the point. How did they manage to abduct you?
Godric: They would have taken one us sooner or later. I offered myself.
Nan: Why?
Godric: Why not?
Nan: They wanted you to meet the sun and you were willing?
(Eric is emo. Sookie notices and looks at him.)
Godric: What do you think?
Nan: I think you're out of your mind!

POOR BB! ♥
I think along with wanting to jump his bones, this also made her more attune to him in general. She knows of his woe.
...And understandably wants to rub herself all over him and make it better.

LOL BILL NOTICES! Sucks for him.

Nan: And then I hear about a traitor?!
Godric: Irrelevant. Only a rumor. I'll take full responsibility.
Nan: You bet you will!
Eric: You cold bitch!
Nan: Listen, this is a national vampire disaster and nobody at the top has any sympathy for any of you! (To Godric) Sheriff, you fucked up, you're fired.
Godric: I agree. Of course. Isabel should take over, she had no part in my disgrace.
Isabel: Godric, fight back!
Eric: What are you saying?! She's a bureaucrat! You don't have to take shit from her!
Isabel: You want to lose your area, Viking?
Eric: Oh you don't have that kind of power!
Nan: Hey, I'm on TV! Try me!

UNF, he's so hot when he gets angry.
In the second row Sookie is thinking the same thing as I am. And then in the next cap she's like, "...um what? Gosh the carpeting here is almost as exquisite as those fabulous bathrobes!"

And Nan called him 'Viking'! heh.

But seriously, what kind of power does Nan Flannigan have? What was she before she was on TV and before vampires "came out of the coffin"? Queen of one of the states? How did she get this promotion to "Vampire President" of sorts? Did she just appoint herself the "face" of everything Vampire related? Does she actually have power over all of the vampire Kings and Queens? Eric doesn't seem to think so. If this is a brand new development (as in just after vampires went public) I can see him not wanting to abide to yet another person. Godric and the Queen of Louisiana are enough people for him to be subservient to.

Isabel: I'm to blame! I should have contained Stan the second Godric went missing!
Godric: Isabel! I remove myself from all positions of authority.
Nan: Works for me.
(Sookie moves to say something)
Bill: Sookie! Sookie!
Sookie: (To Bill) I owe him! (To Nan) Ms. Flannigan? Godric rescued me from a really large rapist, who probably would have killed me too!
Nan: That's nice.
Sookie: No, listen!
Nan: Moving on...
Sookie: And then he rescued humans in that church, plus a whole lot of vampires! You think it's a PR mess now? It could have a hundred...a million times worse! You should thank him!
Nan: For getting kidnapped? For attracting a suicide bomber? For piss poor judgment? I think not...
(Eric gets up angerly)
Isabel: (stopping Eric) Don't!
Godric: Eric...it doesn't matter.

I really like Godric's stoic face as Sookie defends him. It reminds me a lot of Eric. Or I guess Eric got that from Godric. Or it's just a vampire thing. Except Bill doesn't do it as well, haha.

AND OH NO YOU DIDN'T YELL AT ONE OF ERIC'S PEEPS WHILE SHE WAS DEFENDING HIS OTHER PEEP!
HE WILL FUCK YOU UP!
...Unless Godric stops him.

Eric only cares about three people anyway, you CAN NOT diss two of them at once.
Speaking of, where the hell is Pam? I understand that someone has to stay home and take care of Fangtasia and Area 5 related business (like Lafayette) but wouldn't Godric essentially be Pam's grandfather of sorts? haha aw. Couldn't Eric leave Chow in charge?

I'm now picturing Godric spoiling Pam with Christmas presents like a good Grandpa would.

I really hope that we'll get an Eric/Pam scene about Godric when he gets back home. She knows how much Godric meant to him.
I know they're not really "huggers" (HAHA) but I'd think she would try to do something nice for him. And of course she would pretend like it was no big deal, because she's Pam.

I just really want them to make the point that what Godric is to Eric, Eric is to Pam. ♥

And I want them to talk about Sookie too. Because that has the potential to be hilarious. Pam loves to make fun of him for his feelings for Sookie.

"I was distracted by a wave of warmth.
Eric was coming.
I'd never had such a clear sense of his presence.

Eric sat on the couch beside me. I jumped up as if I'd been poked by a cattle prod and went across the room to the bar to pour myself a glass of water. No matter where I went, I could feel Eric's presence; to make that even more unsettling, I found his nearness was somehow comforting, as if it made me more secure.
Oh, just great."
- All Together Dead (Book 7), pg. 220, 221

To be fair, I don't think Sookie is thinking ONLY about sex (just mostly, ha). I'm sure that she really is worried about Eric. I think in the last episode she really did begin to see him differently. And now every good feeling she had about him is only intensified.

And in a way I'm sure that sensing her emotions is comforting to Eric right now. Can you even imagine all the angst he's going through at this moment? Personally, I would find it helpful if I could feel at least a tiny bit of something good through all the badness.

Nan: Godric, come to my suite to fill out the forms.
Godric: Soon. First I have something to say. I'm sorry. I apologize for all the harm I have caused. For all our lost ones, human and vampire. I will make amends. I swear.
Nan: Take it easy, it's just a few signatures!

Oh Godric. ♥

Sookie knows something is terribly wrong. Poor Eric, I feel like he's about to break. And if he wasn't so strong and so "NOTHING EFFECTS ME! WHEN I START FEELING SAD I STOP AND START FEELING AWESOME INSTEAD" he probably would break right there.
(haha you know that Eric & Barney share so many views on life, I've brought this up before)

(Nan and everyone exit but Eric stops Godric)
Eric: No!
Godric: Look in my heart...
Eric: You have to listen to me!
Godric: There's nothing to say.
Eric: There is!
Godric: On the roof.
(Godric exits)

THEIR EPIC GAY LOVE MAKES MY HEART ACHE, NGL

Look at the way they almost forehead nuzzled. ♥

But really, joking about the gayness is over simplifying it. It's more than that. There is no human equivalent for that sort of relationship. He's been his whole family, his whole world...for over a thousand years.

LOL I'm feeling all teary now!

It's hard to even put into words what he's going through right now. This is probably the most tragic day of his entire life. And he's been alive for a long time.

I know that this show is more lulzy than anything else, but clearly I have pretty epic love for this character.
He's pretty high up there on my favorite characters of all time list now (mostly because of these picspams.)

So, whatever, I'm allowed to take this shit seriously for once. LOL I DON'T CARE HOW LAME THAT MAKES ME!

I like the framing of Sookie in these caps too. Just standing in the background.

Bill: We have a score to settle.
Eric: Not now.
Bill: Yes, now!
(Bill sucker punches Eric)
Bill: Have I made my point?
Eric: It's done. I'm part of her now. Get out of the way.
(Eric exits)

WTF?! ME AND BILL ARE DONE PROFESSIONALLY!

Also, lmao @ the first cap in the 2nd row!

I TRIED! I TRIED TO LIKE TV!BILL!
I like him with Jessica, I liked the hugging scene with Jason, I like that he recycles, I like that he plays Wii, and I liked that he was in the Civil War and was nice to Sookie's grandma.

BUT IT IS OVER AFTER THIS!

Seriously, if the show is trying to make Bill seem likable they are EPICALLY failing.

Punching Eric at a time like this is a douche move that I wouldn't even have imagined Book!Bill was capable of!

Seriously, it's like if someone hit on your girlfriend at a party and then the next day you found out that the guy who hit on your gf's ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALL HIS BEST FRIENDS DIED IN A FIRE. And then when he was about to have a breakdown over losing everything that mattered to him in the world you walk over and PUNCH HIM!

HOLY CRAP, THAT IS LIKE THE COLDEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD!

It's not like Bill doesn't know what's going on. He could hear Eric/Godric talking perfectly well. Considering all the facts, and the conversation Eric/Godric just had (and the fact that Bill says to Sookie that she can't do anything for Godric now in the next scene)...there's no way he doesn't understand the situation.

And on TOP of all of that, you NEVER punch your Sheriff. For any reason. I can't even imagine a situation where that would be tolerated.

Eric just doesn't do anything because it's not even worth it at this moment. Nothing matters besides Godric right now. Bill's little hissy fit is so irrelevant.

But at any other time Eric could have banished him from Area 5 and made it so he could never ever enter that part of Louisiana again. And frankly, he would be completely within his rights to do so in the future.

I'm just saying, Bill has a right to be annoyed, sure, but bringing it up NOW?! That's completely selfish, unbelievably cruel, and childish.

I could kick Alan Ball in the nuts for not having Sookie slap him right there. UUUUGGGH.
I firmly believe book!Sookie would have.

Sookie: I'm going to find Godric.
Bill: None of this has anything to do with us. Godric is not your concern!
Sookie: If it weren't for him I wouldn't be standing here. He's in pain. He's suffering. I gotta do something.
Bill: Don't you think we've done enough for Dallas?
Sookie: You of all people should understand how he feels! What if it were you, Bill? What if in 1800 years you were Godric?
Bill: All right. But I'm coming with you.
Sookie: I wish you could but it'll be dawn in a little while.
Bill: If I don't stay long I'll heal!
Sookie: I will not let you take that chance! With Godric there you won't have to worry about me.
Bill: You are so tender hearted. You feel obligated, I can see that. Sookie, in all honesty, what can you do for him?
Sookie: I don't know. I just gotta be there. It doesn't make sense but...you understand?
Bill: I do.

"If I don't stay long I'll heal" GOOD GOD, JUST STOP!

He needs to just play Wii and spend all his time with Jessica because I do not like this side of him AT ALL.

I don't like disliking main characters. There should be a good side to everyone, I think. And when I say "good" I don't mean "kind", I mean "not annoying".

Oh and superficially, this scene is gorgeous!

(Sookie walks up to the roof and finds Eric and Godric talking)
Godric: Two thousand years is enough.
Eric: I can't accept this. It's insanity!
Godric: Our existence is insanity. We don't belong here.
Eric: BUT WE ARE HERE!
Godric: It's not right. We're not right.
Eric: You taught me there is no right and wrong. Only survival...or death.
Godric: I told a lie. As it turns out.
Eric: I will keep you alive by force!
Godric: Even if you could, why would you be so cruel?

It's odd to think about because obviously this could never happen (lol) but I can imagine some vampires growing tired of life. I mean FOREVER is a hell of a long time.

And I guess when you're human you can always hope that no matter what happens in this life, the future will be better. And even if it's not, you won't be around to see it be worse. But what if you were? What if nothing ever changes?

With us, we know we have a beginning and an end, and in between we try and make the most of it.
But what if it all just never stops? It's hard to really wrap your head around that.

HAHAHA oh god, now I'm getting all philosophical. I'm stopping now.

Eric: (IN SWEDISH) Godric, don't do it.
Godric: (IN SWEDISH) There are centuries of faith and love between us.
Eric: (crying and still in Swedish) Please. Please.
(Eric drops to his knees crying)
Eric: (Still Swedish) Please. Godric.

OH GOD THE SWEDISH REALLY GOT TO ME! I was feeling a bit teary, but then the second Eric broke out with the Swedish that's when the tears really started falling.
HAHA! Oh the shame.

He looks SO pretty when his eyes are glistening like that.

I know, I know, I should find the high pitched crying totally hilarious but...I don't. I mean, think of it in context. It would have been a million times more ridiculous if he had less of a reaction.

I thought ASkars was kind of amazing in this scene. I totally felt that he was trying SO hard not to fall apart because HE DOESN'T DO FEELINGS but...he can't. It's just impossible here. There's no way he can turn this kind of pain off.

Eric is not whiny, and he's not an angst whore(LIKE SOME PEOPLE! *cough*bill*cough*). But this...this is some pretty legit pain.
HE SHOULD BE SOBBING LIKE A LITTLE GIRL! I almost feel impressed at how well he kept it together.

Godric: Father. Brother. Son. Let me go...
Eric: I won't let you die alone.
Godric: Yes you will. As your maker...I command you.

That moment in the second row where his face just completely stiffens up because he's decided to kill himself too is so heartbreaking.

But Godric would never let him do that...

I know he looks like he's starring in a "My Chemical Romance" video here (LOL) but wow, he still looks gorgeous. Anyone who can pull that off has mad skillz in the hotness department. Because let's face it, "emo sheek" is about the most hilarious thing ever.

Also, he apparently went eyeliner shopping with Richard Alpert sometime in the past.

MAYBE HE KNEW RICHARD DURING HIS PIRATE DAYS, LOL IT'S NOT LIKE ERIC WASN'T AROUND!

Going back to being legit WOEFUL about this situation....that gulp when he looks into Godric's eyes for the last time...
*wipes a tear* I AM NOT ACTUALLY TEARING UP NOW, I AM NOT!
...lol, ok maybe a little.

(Eric walks over to Sookie and she takes his hand)
Sookie: I'll stay with him. As long as it takes.
(Eric nods and then walks back inside)

And this? THIS is what this storyline was all for.

When I heard that they were making Godric Eric's maker, my very first thought was, "Oh wow, it's going to mean the world to him to know that she can be there for Godric at the end, when he can't be."

This is easily the most significant moment of his long life (besides the day he actually became a vampire).

The fact that she is here right now, holding his hand, speaks volumes. And that moment when he looks at her with his tear stained face...I bet you can count on one hand the amount of people that have ever seen him like that. Or maybe only Godric has.

It's funny, because even though she did begin to see another side to him and warm up to him at this point in the book series (he took care of her and held her as she cried after the whole ordeal at the Fellowship) that wasn't even close to being this emotional.

Most of Eric's feelings for Sookie prior to this point weren't really based on "knowing her". Because let's face it, they don't know each other very well yet. Their first scene alone together was only in the episode before this.

But Sookie being there for Eric...and there for Godric...that's real. That's not about what makes Sookie "special" and it's not about a blood bond.

You could almost say that this is the moment when he really began to fall for her for who she is.

It's kind of ironic that the bullet sucking happened the night before this. Eric feels like he lost his whole world...but something is about to change.

The person who never lets anyone in is about to do just that.

"This is the beginning" ♥

It's kind of like ER, birth and death in the same episode. lol

And again, I know, I'm taking this waaaaaaaaaaay too seriously. But when I see this and I think about the 9 books that I read that were all about them and their connection with each other...well, it's kind a big deal. For a TV show. That's about vampires. LOL nm, just ignore me!

ASKARS IS A GOOD ACTOR SO I FEEL ALL ~MOVED~ OK?! SHUT UP!

(Sookie walks over to Godric)
Godric: It won't take long. Not at my age.
Sookie: You know it wasn't very smart. The Fellowship of the Sun part.
Godric: I know. I thought it might fix everything somehow. But I don't think like a vampire anymore. (He turns to her) Do you believe in God?
Sookie: Yes.
Godric: If you're right, how will he punish me?
Sookie: God doesn't punish. God forgives.
Godric: I don't deserve it. But I hope for it.
Sookie: We all do.

Why would it take less time because he's old? Shouldn't it take more time? Doesn't age make you more resilient to pretty much everything when you're a vampire?

LOL whatever, the show was trying to come up with an excuse for this to happen quickly. I'll ~roll~ with it.

Godric: You will care for him? Eric.
Sookie: I'm not sure, you know how he is!
Godric: (smiles) I can take the blame for that too.
Sookie: Maybe not. Eric's pretty much himself.

GODRIC'S LAST DYING WISH IS ERIC/SOOKIE

LOL, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!

Seriously, if I ever had any doubts about the show going all the way with Eric/Sookie they pretty much vanished with this scene. How can they not after this?

Godric knows Eric inside and out. You think he doesn't know exactly what's just beginning? Eric wouldn't even have to say anything.
Godric probably just knew because of how attune to Eric's feelings he is.

And after centuries of watching him be so closed off and never letting anyone in in any kind of real way, the idea that he could finally open up to someone...
All he wants is for Eric to be happy. To know that he has a real chance of that probably meant the world to Godric.

And Sookie's face....I think she's still scared to consider it. But I think she's beginning to...

If by "you know how he is" you mean AWESOME, then yes!

I love Godric's little smile here when he thinks of Eric and his awesome ways. heh. You can just see in his face how well he knows him.
He's a great actor btw.

Sookie: Are you very afraid?
Godric: No. No! I'm full of joy!
Sookie: But the pain?
Godric: I want to burn!
Sookie: Well, I'm afraid for you.
(Sookie begins to cry)
Godric: A human with me at the end...and human tears...two thousand years...and I can still be surprised. In this I see God.

This was beautiful.
Godric has been trying so hard to make a connection, to find a purpose in this world, and the idea that someone human could actually feel for him...maybe there is hope yet.

And WOW, I'm actually liking Sookie for once? LOL I AM SHOCKED AND APPALLED...and maybe a little delighted.

I really want to like her again. Please keep it up, show!

Sookie: Goodbye, Godric...

LOL HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S BURNING IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE

""His voice grabbed at my heart. The growing light in the sky was still so faint that the parking lot security lights remained on, and by their glow I examined the young, young face.
All of a sudden, absurdly, I began to cry.
'That's nice,' Godfrey said. His voice was already remote.
'Someone to cry for me at the end. I hardly expected that.' He stepped back to a safe distance. And then the sun rose."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 187, 188

Other Amusing Moments:

I know, blasphemy, I left out a sex scene GIF. But clearly, I overdid that scene anyway!

Obligatory adorable Jessica/Hoyt! ♥

BTW Hoyt has really nice arms!

Aw, Stackhouse kids!

More GIFs:

"I think I'm gonna cry" (Eric looks so hot in this one but...lol the Bill/Sookie-ness of it made me omit it from this entry)
"I'm proud that you're my girl" ♥
"Your the sweetest boy in the world" Aw, goodnight kiss!
Jason thumbs up!

Previous Eric Picspams:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me
2.08 - Timebomb

GOD(ric), IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE FINISHED WITH THIS!

I APOLOGIZE IF I BROKE ANY OF YOUR COMPUTERS!

It is ASkars' favorite episode (AND HE WAS NAKED) what did you expect?!

I think I agree with him too. It might just be my favorite for Eric. I laughed, I cried, I was turned on...lol it had everything!

Gosh, I am so excited for the weekend. Finally, I can go out and have fun! And my life won't just seem like a mesh of Grad school stress and Eric picspams. HAHA!

"I cut my gaze to the right to see what new companion I had. Eric. Oh, great."

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:39:55 GMT

I've been so busy this week! And literally all the free time that I had was spent working on this picspam, haha. I feel so behind on the internets.

I have so many other things to update about(I STOOD ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE OF THE MOTHERFUCKING TITANIC LAST WEEKEND...a recreation, but still!), but I'll leave that for tomorrow. For now...

♥

THIS PICSPAM IS EPICALLY LARGE. He had SO much screen time this week. I fear (hope) next week will be even worse since ASkars said ep 9 was his favorite of the season.

Gabe: Godric! It's me!
(Godric snaps Gabe's neck)
Godric: You should not have come.
(Swooshing Sound)
Sookie: Bill!
Godric: No. I am here, my child! Down here!
(Eric appears)
Eric: Godric.
(Eric drops to his knees in front of Godric) (HAHA SLASHTASTIC)
Godric: You were a fool to send humans after me.
Eric: I had no other choice. These savages...they seek to destroy you.
Godric: I'm aware of what they have planned. (Points to Hugo) This one betrayed you.
Sookie: He's with the fellowship. They set a trap for us.
Eric: How long has it been since you fed?
Godric: I require very little blood anymore.

If you can tear your eyes away from the sex that is Godric/Eric check out the statue behind them.

And here is a shorter version that definitely seems more like he's about to blow him. ;)
Where were those flashbacks?
*brb, finding fic*

(An alarm beeps)
Godric: Save the human. Go on.
Eric: I am not leaving your side until you're...
Godric: I can take care of myself!
Sookie: C'mon, we have to go!
Godric: Spill no blood on your way out. Go.

I know. I didn't need to cap every frame of Sookie walking by. BUT HE'S TOUCHING HER BACK.

Godric's deep in thought at the end of this scene. He didn't want anyone else to be involved. Hmmmm.

Eric: I could have you out in seconds.
Sookie: There's kids out there.
Eric: Well those humans wouldn't think twice about hurting us.
Sookie: Why didn't you bring Bill with you?
Eric: His attachment to you is irrational. It clouds his judgment. He would kill every child in this church to save you.
Sookie: Why aren't you?
Eric: I'm following Godric's orders and getting you out. That's all.
Sookie: He's your maker, isn't he?
Eric: Don't use words you don't understand.
Sookie: You have a lot of love for him.
Eric: Don't use words I don't understand.
(Eric starts to walk out)
Sookie: Eric! No!

THIS IS THEIR FIRST SCENE ALONE TOGETHER EVER!

"'What a lot of trouble you are, Sookie.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 176

"GOSH, ERIC, WHY AREN'T YOU SLAUGHTERING CHILDREN FOR ME?"
"...because I'm not an idiot? We seriously need to get you away from Bill ASAP!"

Eric is so right about Bill. He is totally irrational. Remember last season when he walked into the sun to save Sookie from Renee? That was totally helpful.
*rolls eyes*

And aw, Eric doesn't understand love. I think it scares him, TBH. He's seen what it can do to people (lol Bill acting like an idiot for example...although that could just be because he is an idiot more than anything else, Eric).

Eric probably believes he's above that and never wants to seem vulnerable or weak.

"'I don't like having feelings,' Eric said coldly, and left."
- Club Dead (Book 3), pg. 220

Poor kid, he already caught feelings. The rest is only a matter of time....

Eric: Trust Me.

Yes, I realize the amount of caps here seems excessive to say the least. But believe me, there's something I find interesting about each one.

And I love the way she just freezes and then stares at him as he walks away. I'm sure everyone would have that reaction if ASkars whispered in their ear though. HA

"'You trust me?' Eric sounded surprised.
'Yes.'
'That's...crazy, Sookie.'
'I don't think so.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 238

Ok, that quote is a little bit in the future, but it's possible they might revisit the trust issue since they brought it up so directly here.

Here is a shorter version of that GIF.

(Eric walks over to Fellowship douches)
Eric: (in fake hick accent) Hey y'all! How's it goin'? Steve sent me over to man the exit here. I think I can take it from here.
Fellowship Douche 1: By yourself?
Eric: Uh, yea!
FD 1: You're big and all, but there's a vampire on the loose.
Eric: Oooh!
FD 2: Where's your stake?
Eric: Aw, dang! I forgot! Maybe I can borrow yours, if that's ok?
FD 2: I can't do that. Get your own!
Eric: (~glamor mode~) I very much would like to borrow your stake.
FD 2: (~glamored~) Yea. Yea, that'd be ok, I guess.

LMAO LOVE

Obviously the key to impersonating a fellowship person is to act as DUMB as possible.

OMG THE SMILE

♥

(FD 2 hands his stake over to Eric while FD 1 raises his stake behind Eric's back)
Sookie: STAKE!!!
(Eric pushes FD1 + FD 2 to the ground and they run away. FD 3 also tries to stake him and he pushes him up against the wall)
Sookie: Eric, you don't have to kill him!
(Eric lets go of FD 3)
Eric: (To FD 3) Go on!
(Eric looks outside)
FD 3: Those arrows are wood. You'll never make it through.
Sookie: Eric, through the sanctuary!

"I peered cautiously from the doorway. Yes, Steve's door was closed. I tiptoed out of the dark office, took a left, and continued to the door leading into the sanctuary."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 156

Eric: Where's the exit?
Sookie: Back that way!
Steve: There are several exits actually. For you, the easiest one takes you straight to hell!
(Tons of Fellowship douches enter from all the doors carrying stakes, silver chains, and other weapons)
Sookie: Let us leave! Save yourselves! No one has to die!
Steve: The war has begun, you evil whore of satan! You vampires cast the first stone by killing my family! The lines have been drawn. You're either with us or against us. We are prepared for Armageddon.
Sookie: The vampire you're holding prisoner got away! He's a sheriff! He's bound to send for help!

Sookie and Eric walking together like that, on the same side, had such a strong effect on me.
Eric was never even in this scene in the book, and yet this felt more book!canon than possibly anything that has ever happened on the show thus far.

When I think of the Sookie Stackhouse series (and this includes True Blood) my mind automatically goes to how awesome Eric is and then to Sookie, because this is essentially her story (even in the show). And then I subsequently think of two of them together. Because that's only logical. They represent the series to me.

Also, lol @ evil whore of satan.

"I stepped into the sanctuary, which was very dusky. There was just enough light from the huge stained-glass windows to help me get down the aisle without falling over the pews.
Then I heard voices, getting louder, coming from the far wing. The lights in the sanctuary came on."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 156

Steve: I'm not concerned with Godric! Any vampire will do for our grand celebration. (Points at Eric) And we got one right here!
(Sookie turns to look at Eric and then Eric turns to look back at her)
Eric: (quietly, to Sookie) I'll be fine.
(Sookie gazes at Eric as he walks towards Steve)
Steve: Brothers and sisters, there will be a holy bonfire at dawn!

The way she looks at him here KILLS me.
Seeing him be so self-sacrificing was probably such an eye-opener for her.

And the way he said "I'll be fine" in that bedroom voice...UNF!
Because he knows she has to care about him. That's very in character for him to be so presumptuous, ha.
He's right though. And only a couple of episodes ago she thought he was incapable of love...

(Eric moans in pain)
Steve: You see? Just as our lord and savior was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, a few ounces of silver can betray a child of satan to the world!
Sookie: That doesn't make any sense! How can you people listen to him?
Eric: I...I offer myself in exchange for Godric's freedom...and the girl's...as well.
Steve: That's noble. But she's just as culpable as you are. She's a traitor to her race. The human race! She hardly deserves mercy. Maybe we should tie her to you so you can meet the sun together! I'll bet this marshmallow would roast up nicely!

~~MMM BONDAGE! Wait, what?!~~

Aw, he would do anything for his bitches. (BOTH of them. And Pam too.)
I'm glad that she finally seems to be grasping how awesome he really is.

(Bill bursts through the door flailing about)
Bill: SOOOOKEEHHHH!!!!111!!!one!!!!
(Steve pulls a gun on Sookie)
Steve: (To Bill) One more step, vampire, and the girl dies!
Bill: If you shoot her everyone here will die! Let her go now!
Steve: (To Sookie) Honestly, what do they see in you?! (To the fellowship douches) Soldiers, our silver chains for our friend here!
Sookie: Don't! He's done nothing to you!
Bill: Sookie, I will be fine!

LMAO, OH BILL!

You know that even though Eric is burning in agony right now he's STILL rolling his eyes.

Bill barges in thinking if he screams really loudly they'll all just stop? SERIOUSLY, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ERIC WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE!
Completely irrational! *facepalm*

lol, I'm not really sure what they see in her either, Steve.

Ok, I have some clue. But it has nothing to do with her personality. (Which really, they need to fix!)

(Jason appears with a paint ball gun)
Jason: NEWLIN!!
(Jason shoots Steve)
Steve: AH!!
Jason: LET HER GO, FUCKWAD!!
(Jason shoots Steve in the head this time)
Steve: OW!!!
(Bill goes over to Sookie)
Steve: SON OF A BITCH!!

SEE! Jason is supposed to be the "dumb" one but at least he has a plan! He's only human and see how much he can accomplish!
Bill, when Jason is smarter than you you're seriously in trouble.

LOLZ

"Those paintball thingies HURT!"

Cookies if you know where that quote is from!

(Sookie pushes away from Bill to save Eric)
Bill: SOOKIE!!
(Sookie takes the silver chains off of Eric)
Sookie: (To Eric) Let's go!

SEEING SOOKIE PUSH AWAY FROM BILL TO RESCUE ERIC BROUGHT SUCH JOY TO MY HEART.

SO MUCH JOY

I CAN'T EVEN....JUST JOY!

And Bill's dismay makes it even better.
But wtf, Bill? Were you just going to leave him? I know you're annoyed that he called Lorena but he is still your mf' sheriff! He could probably have you killed for that.
Bill is Eric's subordinate just like Stan & Isabel are Godric's subordinates. It is literally no different at all.
I doubt "BUUUT HE TOLD MY EX TO PAY ME A VISIT SO I WAS ANNOYED" would hold up in court.

(Eric gets up and grabs Steve by the neck and pushes him to the floor)
Sookie: Eric! Do not kill him!
Jason: Kill him! KILL THE MOTHERFUCKER!
Steve: Go ahead! Martyr us! Martyr us before God! We are willing to die!

LOL JASON

(There's swooshing sounds and the Dallas vampires enter)
Stan: Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first. The same way we did your father.
Sookie: Oh god, no!
Steve: MURDERER!!
Stan: Destroy them. All of them!
(The vampires start grabbing all the douches)
Sookie: BILL! ERIC! STOP THEM!!
Bill: (To Sookie) Let's go now!!

I find it interesting that she bothered to ask Eric to help the humans. I mean, just a few weeks (days?) ago she was convinced he 100% ruthless.

And mmmm his arm!

(Godric appears)
Godric: Enough! You came for me, I assume? Underling?
Stan: Yes, sheriff!
Godric: These people have not harmed me. You see, we can coexist! Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when uncalled for. Help me set an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?
Steve: I will not negotiate with sub-humans! (To Eric) Kill me! Do it! Jesus will protect me!
Godric: I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it.

I wish Eric would just refer to Bill as 'underling' from now on.

I LOVE Steve's face when Godric tells him he's older than Jesus.

GODRIC = VAMPIRE VERSION OF JESUS

Godric preaches peace. The church wishes to crucify him (literally) because of what they don't understand.

And they even dressed him like Jesus Christ Superstar. lolz.

Seriously, with all the biblical references I'm just waiting for Jacob and Not!Locke to walk in.

(Godric swooshes down and grabs Steve by the collar)
Godric: Good people, who among you is willing to die for this man's madness?
(No one moves)
Godric: That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone!
(The vampires release the humans)
Godric: People, go home! It's over now.
Sookie: Oh thank god, Bill.
Bill: It's all right, you're safe now.
Steve: (to humans) Please, don't leave me!

LOL I LOVE THE GUY IN THE AMERICAN FLAG SHIRT

Look at Eric glare at Bill/Sookie. hmmm.

It's interesting if you notice all the reaction shots they gave Luke.

Godric: (To Steve) I dare say my faith in human kind is stronger than yours! (To his peeps) Come!
Stan: Sir, after what these humans have done to you...
Godric: I said come.
(Stan follows Godric out)
Eric: (To Sookie) Are you sure you're ok?
Bill: She's fine! Go with your maker!
(Eric follows Godric out)

HE WAS JUST ASKING IF SHE WAS OK! They both went through quite an ordeal together, it would have been rude if he just walked away and said nothing.
Why don't you just pee all around her, Bill!

Jason: Sookie!
(Sookie and Jason hug)
Jason: I am so sorry! Please forgive me!
Sookie: What were you doing with those people?! Are you out of your mind?
Jason: Yea, I was! That son of a bitch, it's like he sucked out my own brain and planted all his own babies in there!
Steve: (To Jason) You're nothing! On the final day of reckoning we'll see who goes to heaven, and who goes to hell!
Jason: (walks up to Steve) I reckon I've already been to heaven. It was inside your wife!
(Jason punches Steve)
Sookie: Jason, come on!
Jason: (To Steve) Take your ring! Honesty my ass, shithead! White suited motherfucker!

I know Eric already left, but this scene was just too awesome not to include!

Eric: Hail the conquering hero!
Jason: Aw, nah! I'm no hero!
Eric: Well, you are in this town. But in my area we know you well as a buyer and user of vampire blood. That's a very grave offense.
Jason: Yea, listen, I don't do that no more!
Eric: All things considered however, we'll call it even. But you won't be doing it again.
Jason: Yea.
Eric: No. No.
Jason: No. Got it.
Eric: Good boy. Run along.

You're lucky your sister is pretty, Jason.
I feel like this conversation would piss Lafayette off. haha.

mmmm he licked his lips

**************BOOK SPOILER***********

I'm 99.9% sure ASkar's just licked his lips because he's awesome like that (ha) but 0.1% of me wonders if it's because he notices the same thing about Sookie in Jason.

I mean, they are related. Jason may not be a telepath, but he most definitely has the same amount of fairy blood as she does.

**************END BOOK SPOILER*********

Sookie: What kept you?
Bill: I was held.
Sookie: Held? Like kidnapped? By who? By Eric?!
Eric: Mmmmm! Heard my name! I hope you were speaking well of me.
Sookie: Why should I? You let me walk into a trap.
Eric: I regret that. If I had known it was a possibility...
Sookie: You did know. But because it was Godric you'd risk anything.
Eric: The bond between a vampire and his maker is stronger than you can imagine. Perhaps one day you'll find out.
(They all awkwardly look at each other)

OK WTF, SOOKIE?! JUST WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO LIKE YOU!
She should be speaking well of him considering everything he did for her just a few hours ago.

I know that right now she thinks Eric kidnapped Bill and that's mostly why she's being bitchy...(BUT GEEZ, WAY TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS!)

The whole plan was HER IDEA in the first place. Eric simply agreed with her.

Also, how could he have known that Hugo would betray them? Sure, he knew going into the fellowship was potentially dangerous, but so did Sookie. And again, it was HER idea to volunteer to do that in the first place. The only thing he really "ordered" her to do was come to Dallas and read some minds (lol which btw she didn't do that much of).

THE WRITERS NEED TO STOP WITH THIS! I love book!Sookie so much, this is almost hurtful.

I need to give the writers a chance though. Perhaps when she gets out of her "rut" (THIS RUT) they'll write her more intelligently. She's pretty awesome in the books and Alan Ball is certainly capable of writing good female characters. There's no reason they can't fix this.
HELP, ERIC! I really think putting her in more scenes with him will work wonders. (And to a lesser extent Bill should improve when he's away from Sookie too. I like him a lot when he's with Jessica and in his scene with Jason tonight!)

I refuse to just "give up" on Sookie though. Or Eric/Sookie. This is the perfect opportunity for us to all like the main character again. PLEASE TAKE IT, AB!

"'Do you think from now on you could just let me stay at home, and leave me and Bill alone?' I asked.
'No. You are too useful,' he said. 'Besides, I'm hoping that the more you see me, the more I'll grow on you.'
'Like a fungus?'
He laughed, but his eyes were fixed on me in a way that meant business. Oh, hell."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 200

I must say that the ASkars/Anna chemistry is not something I have a problem with, to me they have TONS. If you looked at my picspams from the beginning of the season you'll notice that I've included my thoughts on the books in them because that's when I first read them.
So, I saw a lot of the show first. Therefore, I ALWAYS pictured ASkars and Anna while I was reading. I can't imagine Eric/Sookie any other way. In fact, during a large portion of one of the books I kept picturing Eric in a tracksuit since he last wore that on the show, HAHA. And during every book after book one I pictured Eric with s2 hair, I don't care if it's not canon.
In my head everything Eric/Sookie did, they did as ASkars and Anna. Therefore it would be impossible for me to think they don't have chemistry. Because believe me, if nothing else, Eric/Sookie are pure sex.

HAHAHAHA
3 some?
OMG THE LOOKS BETWEEN ALL 3 OF THEM!
Maryanne would probably flip out in excitement.

(Bill grabs Eric's arm)
Eric: I don't like being touched.
Bill: Well believe me, I do not like touching you! Your contact with Sookie will cease from this moment.
Eric: Well that's hardly your decision.
Bill: Calling in my maker because you couldn't win Sookie for yourself? It's feeble and desperate even for you.
Eric: Are you picking a fight? I'd like to see you try.
Bill: She will never be yours! And there is nothing you can do. In this you are powerless. Accept it.

Ok, seriously, does Bill not understand how the vampire hierarchy works? I seriously think someone needs to explain it to him again.

He could say "Hey, your growing interest in my gf is making me a bit uncomfortable and I didn't really appreciate that you called in my ex...BUT YOU'RE STILL AWESOME." *bows*

BITCH NEEDS TO KNOW HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD

Besides, it's not like Eric has really tried to win Sookie over. If he was trying, Bill would definitely know it. And it's not a game where she is the prize, Bill. ugh.

I think Eric just saw calling Lorena as an opportunity to stir the pot because he knew about Bill/Lorena's history. I think he does things like that in the books too. Grabbing opportunities as they arise, I mean.
It's not like he thought out this devious plot and made Lorena do anything besides talk to Bill.
And really, he didn't make her do anything. When she arrived she said, "Why would you think I'd want to talk to him?" and Eric said, "Because you didn't come all this way just to see me". If she didn't want to talk to Bill I don't think Eric would waste more than 30 seconds trying to convince her. That would be too much effort. He would probably just shrug and move on. He only bothered in the first place because all he had to do was make a phone call.

Honestly, Sookie should be made aware of Lorena too. I doubt Bill told her much of anything about that. Eric was merely shining a light on what was already a flaw in their relationship.

LOL I love how ridiculous he finds Bill. It is funny.

Like really, can you imagine if Godric showed an interest in Hugo (for whatever reason) and Isabel ORDERED HIM (by grabbing his arm) to stay away and flat out told him what to do.

HAHA yes, this is the same amount of insanity as that would be.

Godric: Eric! Escort them out. Make sure he leaves unharmed.
Eric: Yes, Godric.

UNF just watch him pick Hugo up. And back porn!

I feel so bad for Isabel. It sucks that she was dating "Judas".

I'm glad she wasn't punished the same way she was in the books (because I like her here!) Although that was kind of more interesting...

Sookie: What was that about?
Bill: Well, Godric is sheriff and he has the authority to...
Sookie: I mean with Eric! Why are you talking to him if he kidnapped you?
Bill: It wasn't Eric.
Sookie: Then who was it?

YES, BILL! SHERIFFS DO HAVE AUTHORITY! It's nice to see that you vaguely remember that.

Eric: Hugo's been dispatched. I told him not to stop driving until he reaches the Mexican border. I arranged for an AB negative human for you. Extremely rare.
Godric: Thank you. I'm not hungry.
Eric: Well you have to feed eventually. I doubt the fellowship had anything to offer.
(Godric remains silent)

GOD LOOK AT HIM STRUT IN LIKE THAT!
THE WORLD IS YOUR CATWALK, BB!
(lol check out the way he's leaning in the 3rd cap in the first row. Like, "Bitch plz, you know I'm the hottest thing in this room")

Of course Godric is Eric's maker. WHO ELSE COULD HAVE MADE SOMETHING SO AWESOME?
HE WOULD HAVE TO BE GOD-LIKE!

And aw, he just wants to make Godric happy. But he's starting to realize that maybe that's not possible...
CUE THE EMO BLOOD TEARZ!

♥

Eric: Why wouldn't you leave when I first came for you?
Godric: They didn't treat me badly. You'd be shocked at how ordinary most of them are.
Eric: They do nothing but fan the flames of hatred for us.
Godric: Let's be honest, we are frightening. After thousands of years we haven't evolved. We've only grown more brutal. More predatory. I don't see the danger in treating humans as equals. The fellowship of the sun arose because we never did so.
Eric: Is that why you wouldn't fight when they took you?
Godric: I could have killed every last one of them within minutes. And what would that have proven?

Poor Godric. WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?

Does anyone think this might change Eric (a bit)? I mean honestly, Godric being all "don't hurt anybody" is bound to make Eric "nicer" than anything Sookie could ever say.

I don't mean that he would ever stop being a BAMF though, because he wouldn't be Eric if that happened.

I do think that even before this Godric ordeal Eric wasn't a vampire who killed for sport. He doesn't do anything without a reason. But he also just doesn't "care". So if he really needed to he wouldn't hesitate to hurt(possibly kill?) a human who got in his way.

Although, Godric did snap Gabe's neck because he tried to rape Sookie. So I'm not sure that he would necessarily disapprove of Eric tearing apart that murderer/Aids burger guy who burned Eric in the face. I mean, he did burn 3 vamps + 1 human to death.

And again, Godric is awesome. lol I bet Eric feels bad that he called her now.

I really do hope that we see Lorena again next season. And I hope she leaves the series in the same way.

Luke: Excuse me, everyone. If I could have your attention? My name is Luke McDonald. I'm a member of the Fellowship of the Sun. And I have a message for you all...from Reverend Steve Newlin...

MMMMM BULLETS (!!!)

"Eric started to say something else to me, but I put my hand across his mouth. I moved my head from side to side, trying to get the best reception; that's the best way I can explain it.
'Help me up,' I said.
Without a word, Eric stood and gently pulled me to my feet. I could feel my eyebrows draw together.
They were all around us. They circled the house.
Their brains were wound up to fever pitch.
'Eric,' I said, trying to catch as many thoughts as i could, hearing a countdown, oh, God!
'Hit the floor!' I yelled at the top of my lungs.
Every vampire obeyed.
So when the Fellowship opened fire, it was the humans that died."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 201

Other Amusing Moments:

Godric actually gulped. Is that on purpose?
(like Eric licking his lips after talking to Jason)

<33333

lol such a creepster

AW! haha ♥

More GIFs:

Jessica/Hoyt sex!
"I don't know what you heard, but those were screams of pleasure!"
Poor Jessica
Honesty fist bump!
Jessica/Hoyt make out some more ♥
Jason tries on a cowboy hat!

Previous Eric Picspams:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
2.07 - Release Me

I am so excited for next week. Possibly even more than I am for the season premiere of Mad Men, and that's saying A LOT.
I read a 1 sentence spoiler and LEGIT teared up from excitement. LOL WTF, SELF? I'm just anticipating that much awesomeness.

And ASkars said it was his favorite ep.

I think my birthday present from Alan Ball is finally going to arrive (!!!) just 2 weeks late....

"He gave his sudden flashing grin, and looked a lot more like himself."

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:16:22 GMT

It's that magical time of the week again!

mmmm! And lol vampire!speed

Eric: You have got to be joking me! This is the fellowship of the sun? That's their "army"? Scared little boys with bibles and crossbows?
Isabel: Don't underestimate them. Support for their movement is growing. Their leadership camps are overflowing with self-righteous extremists all willing and ready to die for their cause.
Eric: mmm that can be arranged quite easily.
Isabel: Not until we know for sure the fellowship has Godric!
Eric: What about your boy? Hugo. And Sookie. They've been in there too long.
Isabel: There's no sign of alarm. And if Hugo were in serious danger I would know it. I felt something earlier but it passed. He's ok now.
Eric: Tell me, what is it that you find so fulfilling about human companionship?
Isabel: They feel much more strongly than we do. Everything is urgent. Exciting. Maybe because their lives are so temporary.
Eric: Yes, they certainly don't keep well.

I love that Isabel is amused by his snarkyness.

Isabel is kind of awesome.

Eric: Don't you find the prospect of him growing old, sickly, crippled, somewhat uh...repulsive?
Isabel: No. I find it curious. Like a science project. How does Bill Compton feel about your interest in Sookie?
Eric: (quickly) I am not interested in Sookie. And even less in how Bill Compton feels. My only interest is finding Godric.
Isabel: (smirks) Of course.
Eric: Don't look at me like that.

This is the 2nd week in a row he's been teased about being a little bit too "interested" in Sookie.

I find this terribly amusing. We never got to see any of this in the books since they're from Sookie's POV and therefore she was always in the room. AND YOU KNOW PAM TEASED THE HELL OUT OF HIM. That part is pretty much canon.

"So...you LIKE her like her?"
"I DO NOT! SHUT UP!!"

lolz that was kind of the gist of that whole scene.

Deny it all you want, bb. That's not what you said last week.

Eric: Do you really believe these fools could overpower a vampire such as Godric? And hold him for weeks?
Isabel: Stan is sure of it. But I have known Godric a long time. It's hard to imagine anything could over power him.
Eric: Not anything human.

HINT! HINT! Think outside the box, guys! You're on the right track.

Stan: Maybe the little rats have run off. Joined the fellowship themselves!
Isabel: Careful! Hugo is mine!
Stan: Oh please! If you cared about him so much we'd have been in that church hours ago!
Isabel: With no plan? No exit strategy? That's why you'll never be sheriff, Stan, you don't think!
Stan: And you're too chicken shit to act! That's why you've been getting Godric's coffee for the last 40 years! And you...(To Eric)...fellowship has your maker and your telepath and still you do nothing!

I love that on the first cap in the last row he literally has his eyes closed like he's falling asleep.
He's like "MY GOD, THIS IS LIKE LISTENING TO BILL COMPTON TALK"

UNF

(Eric pushes Stan against the wall)
Eric: Are you questioning my loyalties, Stan?
Stan: Just trying to return Godric to his rightful position.
Eric: Oh really? Because I think maybe you have another agenda. Maybe you think starting a war with the fellowship will distract us from the truth? That you're so starved for power you murdered Godric for his title!
Stan: That is a lie! How dare you excuse me?!
Isabel: Eric, we don't know this. There's no proof.
Eric: Not yet. But I will find it. And when I do...there will be no mercy.

HOT
And also slightly homoerotic. Only made worse by Stan's low cut cowboy shirt. heh.

Eric: In the mean time, you two can stand here and quibble over his position. Or run into that church and kill them all, I no longer care. Godric is gone. Nothing will bring back what I have lost.

Why yes, I did crop those caps so you could see his ~EMO TEAR OF BLOOD~ better!

I do feel for him here, I do.

But honestly, there's no way I can find emo blood tearz unfunny.

I love how he leaves and Stan and Isabel are just like "........"

You know what this episode kind of made me realize? Eric has been a bit too angsty this season.

I mean, in a way it's a good thing because I think it shows another (~SENSITIVE~) side to him (that we don't really see until book 4). So hopefully after this no one will think of him as the "bad guy".

BUT it does make it harder to show the things that I love the most about Eric. He's just so...enthusiastic about everything. He's snarky and sarcastic. And for a dead guy he has this kind of ironic zest for life.
He does have the occasional snarky comment here and there (look at his conversation with Isabel above) but mostly he's just been really moody. It's understandable since Godric is like his dad/idol/ex-lover, BUT STILL!

Maybe after the whole Godric thing is over he'll get some of his PIZAZZ back. Lafayette's not the only one who lost it! It's just that a lot of the audience doesn't even know that Eric had all that much pizazz to begin with.

SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT HE DOES! LOTS!
Wait till you see him fanboy over Dracula.

(Bill reaches for the phone but Lorena gets it first)
Lorena: And...who were you going to call?
Bill: If you will not let me go to her, at least let me find someone who will! I am begging you! Let me call and wake up Eric Northman. He is the reason that Sookie is in danger.
(Lorena laughs)
Lorena: He is also the reason I'm here. (She crushes the phone in her hand). He wants the girl, William. Just let him have her.

You know when she said that his brain went here.
(WARNING: Screencap from the HBO trailer for the rest of s2 in that link)

This episode actually aired on my birthday. And for about half a second during this scene I thought the show was going to give me the best birthday present ever (NAKED ASKARS!) through Bill's nightmare or something. BUT ALAS!
MY PRESENT BETTER BE IN THE POST, ALAN BALL! I'M WAITING!

Lorena: You're making a fool of yourself with that girl. You have no future with her. Everyone knows it but you. One day you'll see this for what it is. An act of love.
(Knock on the door)
Lorena: Yes?
Barry: I have a message for Bill Compton. He there?
Lorena: I'm sorry, he's tied up right now. I'll be happy to pass it along.
Barry: Tell him Sookie Stackhouse is in the basement of the Fellowship of the Sun's church. She said the Sheriff's there and she's in some kind of trouble.
(Eric whooshes by to save his bitches)
Barry: Sookie, if you hear me this is the last time I'm doing you and your vampire buddies a favor so don't even...(BARRY GETS SNATCHED)

LORENA SPEAKS THE TRUTH!

OH NOES, BARRY! Who do you think took him?

*********BOOK SPOILER**************

I think it was probably Stan considering the fact that he works for Stan in the future.

********END BOOK SPOILER***********

"So, what's the matter?
Now, all this sounds very clear and organized, but it wasn't words. It was like we were sending each other emotional telegrams and pictures.
I tried to explain my predicament. Get my vampire as soon as he wakes.
And then?
Tell him I'm in danger. Dangerdangerdanger...
Okay, I get the idea. Where?
Chuch. I figured that would be shorthand for the Fellowship Center."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 154

"HANG ON, MA BITCHES! I'M COMING!"

"Up in the air Gabe went, pants open and dick hanging out, his fist landing on air, his shoes kicking at my legs.
A short man was holding Gabe up in the air, not a man, I realized at second glance, a teenager. An ancient teenager."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 144

Godric still has all of his tattoos if you look closely. It just doesn't seem like it because he's wearing a shirt.

Sookie: Godric?

Other Amusing Moments:

"PIIIIIIG!"

This is the only reason I'm sad Daphne's dead. Andy/Pig is no more.
*sheds single emo blood tear*

♥♥♥

Has there even been anything more adorable than these two EVER? Seriously now!

LOOKIN' FIERCE, BB

I made this one a couple of weeks ago if anyone wants it.

BTW, everyone should keep an open-mind about Eric/Sookie.
It hasn't happened yet. They've never had a scene alone together. And they've barely spoken in the few scenes they have had together.

Of course Eric doesn't really like her in a legit way because he doesn't know her yet. How can he? I joke about it in these picspams, but I'm not being serious. His interest in her starts with what's different about her and then it grows into something more than that (they haven't revealed what makes her "special" yet on the show, but it is something significant).

Eric never stops being a BAMF just because he wants to have sex with Sookie. And I doubt they would change that on the show.

Their "relationship" or whatever you want to call it, is the farthest thing from Bill/Sookie you can possibly imagine. It will never and could never be anything like that. If anything like that EVER happens it would be so OOC and ridiculous I would be the first one to start hating.

I realize that Sookie is REALLY annoying right now, but don't you think putting her in scenes with Eric will help with that? Like he'd ever put up with her crap! Honestly, lol!
A large part of the problem is how insipid the Bill/Sookie relationship has become. Once the writers get her out of that realm I'm sure she'll become way more likable.
Sookie is the main character on this show. Wouldn't the show as a whole be better if more of the audience liked her? Just let Eric work his ~magic~ on her.

Also, in the book series she became WAY more awesome after she ditched Bill. She was never this lame to being with, but she did improve as a character.

She's always going to have the most screentime out of anyone. So the best way to get more screentime for Eric (+ also Pam) is Eric/Sookie.

Point being, don't hate it before it's even happened. You can't judge their chemistry based solely on the scenes they've had so far. Just give it a chance. It's a relationship that develops really slowly. And I think it's the most interesting storyline (BY FAR!) in the entire book series.

I really only heard a couple of people worrying about it, but I figured I'd say my peace in case anyone else was worrying.

BE OPTIMISTIC!

(I didn't make this GIF, but as soon as I saw it I knew I HAD to include it here. LMAO)

More GIFs:

YAY, HOYT!
Jessica & Hoyt cuddle
"I don't think you could ever be a slut" ♥
Lorena laughs

Previous Eric Picspams:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go
2.06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah

"All right. Done. If anything happens to you, she'll never fuck Bill again."

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:05:39 GMT

It's that time again!

(Eric sucking girl's blood)
Girl: Oh! Oh! Oh, that it, baby!
Eric: Baby? I'm over a thousand years old.
Girl: Are you not having a good time?
Eric: Well, there's not that much thrill left in feeding on the willing.
Girl: Then should I try pretending not to want it?
Eric: Only if you're very, very good at it.
Girl: Stop! Get off me! You...sick...blood sucking bastard!

First of all, LOLZ OH ERIC ♥

Second of all, the idea that Eric even has to pay for this is mildly ridiculous but I guess humans in these parts don't know of his awesome-ness. And it's probably better to pay for the best than to pick up a random HO that threw herself at you at a vampire bar in the area. There's too much effort involved there too if you just want a snack.

(Eric tells Lorena one moment)
Eric: (To girl) Tell your manager you were magnificent. I'll back up your story if he calls.
(Girls smiles a bit and leaves)
Eric: I was beginning to think you weren't going to accept my invitation, Lorena?
Lorena: For a vampire you're a terrible liar!

LOL HOW NICE OF HIM
I mean, he wasn't satisfied, there was no reason for him to give a crap about this girl.
Psh, does anyone still think he's actually 'evil'? C'mon! It's silly that anyone ever thought that. HE HAS BEEN SO ~MISUNDERSTOOD~!
He would angst about it if he cared. But if your name isn't Sookie, Godric, or Pam he probably doesn't give a fuck. ha.
I mean, he's still a BAMF, no doubt. So don't get on his bad side. He's just never unnecessarily cruel.

AND UNF! BACK PORN IN THE 2ND TO LAST ROW! WHY IS HE WEARING THIS MUCH CLOTHING? This needs to be dealt with ASAP, Alan Ball. ASkars wants to be naked as much as we want him to be.

Eric: I considered booking you in the room adjoining theirs, but I thought that might be a bit...over the top.
Lorena: Why am I here, Mr. Northman?
Eric: We want the same thing, you and I.
(Lorena gives him a 'bitch plz' look)
Eric: ...Ok. Bill has something I want. And he's in the way.
Lorena: His human?
Eric: She's something more than human.
Lorena: What is she?
Eric: That I do not know. But whatever she is...he loves her.

I know some people are upset that Eric called Lorena. It is rather unnecessary since Bill is capable of digging his own grave (so to speak, ha). And Eric shouldn't have to resort to scheming, he's above that. Especially since in the books the Bill/Sookie relationship fell apart on it's own and Eric just stood there being awesome and watched it happen.

BUT how I'm rationalizing it is that he's not directly sabotaging them. He just called Lorena and told her to show up and see Bill. It's not like he said, "I WILL PAY YOU TO SEDUCE HIM!" or anything like that.

It's like he's showing Sookie something that's inevitable to avoid her getting hurt later (lol how's that for spin?).

Bill definitely has unresolved issues with Lorena and Eric knows that. So if he can put things in motion then I guess that's ok. As long as he's not directly causing anything.

"...OK! So I want her! SHUT UP!"

I love his little smile when he admits to wanting her. ♥

He was like, "We want the same thing" and Lorena was like "I don't really want to have sex with Sookie, kthnx."

Oh the beginnings of his troubles...that never ever go away. Poor Eric caught feelings. Drat. Barney Stinson sympathizes with his plight. Some people are supposed to be too awesome for this disease!

Of course it's more complicated than that. Everyone who has read the later books knows what makes Sookie different. But Eric obsessing over her isn't really about that, as much as he (and she) wishes it was.

One of the biggest things about their relationship is how both of them try to pretend that their feelings for each other are ANYTHING other than legit. haha oh boy.

Lorena: What makes you think I want him back? That I'd even take him.
Eric: Because you didn't come all this way just to see me.
Lorena: I haven't seen Bill Compton in over 70 years! Surely you can't think I have any pull over him whatsoever!
Eric: I haven't seen my maker for much longer than that. And yet I am still loyal to him. Fiercely loyal.
Lorena: Shame I didn't turn you. Then again...you're not really my type.

Not your type, Lorena? Well that's because you're clearly disturbed, even for a vampire. ha.
(I'm not really kidding here, see Bill/Lorena speculation below)

Also, like you could make Eric! Plz! You're 300-something and he's over a 1000. Don't be ridiculous! You're no where near his league of awesome.

"'...by a vampire...a female he'd known many years ago. I don't know if you've realized that vampires almost never mate with other vampires, for any longer than a rare one-night affair. We don't do this because it gives us power over each other forever, the mating and sharing of blood. This vampire...'
'Her name,' I said.
'Lorena,' he said reluctantly. Or maybe he wanted to tell me all along, and the reluctance was just for show. Who the heck knows, with a vampire."
- Club Dead, pg. 51 (BOOK 3)

This quote is from book 3 because that's when Lorena first shows up. She's just here early. And for a different reason. But it is still Eric who first mentions her to Sookie.

Eric's love for Godric is SO FIERCE

Andy: I've been noticing some strange things about you lately.
Lafayette: Like?
Andy: Like the fact that you just up and vanished for 2 weeks. And like the fact that now that you are back you seem to have lost some of your pizazz.
Lafayette: My pizazz?
Andy: That's right. And in case you didn't hear Lafayette, a woman's dead. A woman who just so happened to have ripped off your cousin and your Auntie! So for the record, where were you all that time?
Lafayette: I was on a cruise.
Andy: A cruise, huh? What kind of cruise?
Lafayette: A gay one. Andy, why don't you go ahead and tell me what you're accusing me of...?
Andy: You weren't on any damn gay cruise! Cause if you were you would have come back with more pizazz, not less! So how about you and I go down to the station and I lock you up! Leave you in a cell to rot until you confess! Or you can just tell me now!
(Lafayette sinks to the ground and imagines Andy as Eric)
Andy!Eric: Because I already know what you was doin'! You were hiding out! Lying in wait! You killed that woman and cut her heart out! Now tell me I'm not right!

LMAO THE WHOLE PIZAZZ THING IS SO CLASSIC

This is perhaps the most disturbing thing I've eve seen. And hilarious.
OH ASKARS, THOSE FACES KILL ME!

Pam: Remember me?
Lafayette: OH SHIT!
Pam: Aw! You do! How's life?
Lafayette: Not so good. Um...is you real?
Pam: This is nice. I could sleep here in a pinch.
Lafayette: What is you doin' here?! I ain't said nothing to nobody!
Pam: And I knew you wouldn't.
Lafayette: Why didn't fuck y'all just glamor me, huh?
Pam: Ah, poor thing. We would have, but then you wouldn't remember that you owed us.
Lafayette: Owe you?
Pam: Eric sent me with a request. You're back in business.
Lafayette: No, I ain't! I'm out of that shit.
Pam: SO sorry, but you're very much...back in this shit.
Lafayette: You lock me up and damn near torture me for 3 mother fucking weeks because you caught me selling V. And now...
Pam: Now what?
Lafayette: What the fuck is vampires doin' sellin' V anyway?
Pam: We're not. You are. Get to work.

Why does Eric want Lafayette to sell V?

...I seriously have no fucking clue. haha. Ideas?

Also wtf is Pam wearing?

'I could sleep here in a pinch!' God, I love her.

BONUS!
This isn't Eric-related at all but it's really adorable so I wanted to include it anyway!

(knock on the door)
Jessica: Who is it?
Hoyt: It's uh...it's Hoyt!
Jessica: Hoyt!
(She goes to open the door)
Hoyt: C'mon open up, I know you must be mad at me. And I'm so sorry but my momma canceled my cell service and I had no way to get in touch with you but i got here as fast as I could.
(She opens the door)
Hoyt: I'm so sorry, Jessica.
Jessica: I can't believe it. You came all this way?
Hoyt: You're not mad at me?
Jessica: No. I'm so happy I could cry but I don't want to because it's really gross when I do!
Hoyt: I'm sorry about the flowers too. I got them in Bon Temps before I left and it's just really hot in my car.
Jessica: Oh, they're beautiful.
(KISSING)

♥

I seriously can't even take how adorable they are!

Bill/Lorena speculation:
(LOL I DEFINITELY BABBLED TOO LONG ABOUT THIS AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE BILL! GOSH, WAY TO TAKE THIS SHIZ WAAAAAAY TOO SERIOUSLY, SELF!)

First of all, aw Stephen Moyer! I love his voice! I may not be a big Bill fan, but I adore Stephen.

But honestly, this whole sequence was a bit much. I mean, that was just some really nasty shit.

And it was rather shocking. Yes, they are vampires, but vampires in Sookie-verse are not really the same as any other vampires.

For example, vampires in Buffy-verse are 100% evil and they have no soul. Could Angelus and Darla have done the exact same thing that Bill and Lorena did? Yup, easily. I could totally buy that.

Vampires in Buffy-verse could never 'come out of the coffin' like they did in this series for that very reason though. They can't interact with humans. The only reason Spike was able to be in the 'Scooby Gang' in seasons 4-6 was because he had a chip in his head.

I feel like Sookie-verse vampires are more sadistic than humans and they definitely have less of a conscience since they have to inflict pain upon others as a means of sustaining life. And that power defintiely gives them a thrill sexually as well (see Eric in the first scene).
But that doesn't necessarily mean that they're all evil.

Some are, yes. But I think one of the biggest points Charlaine Harris makes in her novels is that humans are almost equally capable of doing horrific things. Vampires are definitely more dangerous by definition, but they're not all dangerous.

Unless you cross them that is. And they're very strict about their old fashion rules and hierarchy, don't mess with that either.

What Eric did in his ~basement of horrors~ was totally just vampire politics. He is the sheriff of Area 5, that's his job. The guy he tore apart murdered 3 vampires and 1 human in a fire, as the sheriff he has to take care of that (obviously the human police didn't care). And he didn't even kill him right away, he wanted to question him (and the others first) to be fair. He only killed him when he burned his face! (So yes, more harsh and unfeeling, definitely...but 100% evil, no). That's like a mass murderer on death row figuring out a way to burn a cop in the face.
Is any of this behavior ok? (Including Eric's) OF COURSE NOT! But you know, it's vampire politics. And this is a show about vampires so it would be hard to hate them all.
And also, nothing Eric did there was remotely personal and it defintiely wasn't just for fun.

It seems odd and rather disturbing to see Bill and Lorena simply find enjoyment in murdering innocent people. And to also make them suffer as they die because it's...amusing?

I always assumed that in the past vampires fed on humans, glamored them, and them moved on. Sure, maybe some would die for various reasons(by accident, they're in the way of something), but that's totally different than just doing it for the lulz!
If that were true they would not even be capable of assimilating with the humans, nor would any of them even want to.

Perhaps, Lorena is just a really DISTURBED individual. And the when she made Bill she told him, "This is what it's like to be a Vampire". He didn't know any different. And she had all of her ~MAGICAL MAKER POWER~ and influence over him.

Bill and Lorena were together for 70 years. And apparently she taught him to do horrible things. In a way, since she is kind of his 'mother', it is like he was an abused child. And you know what happens to abused children? They grow up to be really messed up.

Maybe 70 years ago Bill finally broke free of Lorena and now he wants to atone for everything that he had done in the past. Perhaps someone showed him that it didn't have to be like that.

This would explain why TV!Bill seems to really HATE himself, like almost in the angsty hilarious way Edward Cullen does.

Or Angel. TV!Bill is kind of like Angel, what with feeling bad and wanting to make up for his past sins.
Maybe he really got turned off to vampires in general because of his experiences with Lorena.

Sookie said in 2.03, "I know you have a darkness inside of you and it scares me". Well, what if Bill is actually much "darker" than most vampires are because of Lorena?

**********BOOK SPOILER*************

I always wondered why Bill did a lot of things he did in book 3. Mainly, the rape. Was it just because he was a vampire? Would any vampire be capable of that?
Perhaps not. Maybe Bill's 'emotional abuse' from Lorena made him so dark that he would just rape someone without even being conscious of doing it.

If that was Bill's reasoning behind most of what happened in book 3 I might like him more as a character. It wouldn't make any of it 'ok', nothing ever could, but it would make his actions more understandable.

Alan Ball says he's excited to bring in the character of Debbie Pelt next season. Debbie Pelt doesn't really do all that much. She jealously bitches out Sookie a couple of times, locks her in a car trunk with Bill leading to Sookie being raped, and then she tries to kill her at the end of book 4. The car trunk thing is half of the reason Debbie is significant.

At first I thought they might just skip that part because it really makes Bill look bad. But maybe they'll keep it and just make it more understandable?

This is the kind of stuff I wanted from this show. There's so many areas that need more depth and more explanation.

******** END BOOK SPOILER **********

Also, if Bill was taught the 'wrong things' by his maker this would give more depth to him wanting to be a better maker to Jessica.

This would all be REALLY dark and intense for Stephen to play. I know it would make Bill more sympathetic though and I think that's kind of needed (unless they want to change the plot entirely, which is possible).

Thoughts? Is it too dark? Am I being naive and are vampires in Sookie-verse just that evil in your opinion?

THAT SEQUENCE WAS PROBABLY JUST GRATUITOUS THOUGH! blah.
But why? If they must put in random things why not have Eric walk around naked, I would much prefer that.

I just want there to be a reason why they went SO FAR with that scene. If my speculation is correct then it would be a huge plot/character point. I just don't want to think they made is so nasty because it's HBO and they can.

DON'T GROSS ME OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SHOW! NOT COOL!
(lol same goes for the orgies, which are pointless unless Eric is there in spandex, doing a crappy job of seeming gay because he's making out with Sookie!)

Other amusing moments:

AW!

Jessica needs more than 1 scene per episode. For real.

Because she's awesome

omg lulz

More GIFs:

ANDY!ERIC
Lorena's 'bitch plz' face
Pam is amused
Jessica first opens the door to Hoyt! ♥

Previous Eric Picspams + book thoughts:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9
2.05 - Never Let Me Go

Hey, explainingsound, Anna Paquin isn't in this picspam at all! lol

"This vampire wasn't any 'Leif'. It was Eric."

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:19:45 GMT

o1. I'm a bit late with the 'Eric' picspam this week...

"IDIOTS!!"

lol ♥

Bill: Eric is strangely intense about all this. It's not like him. I don't trust it.
Sookie: Don't you worry about Eric. We'll do the job, and we'll go home. A deal's a deal.
Bill: Sookie, you know what he's like! What's it to him to break a contract with a girl?
Sookie: A woman. He needs me. He won't want to make me mad.

The gif at the start of this entry could be in reference to Bill/Sookie. Or to me for putting 2 sections of Bill/Sookie pillow talk in this entry. ha.
BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ERIC SO I HAD TO!

Actually, after discussing Eric in bed, Sookie became much hornier than usual. Connection?? lolz.

Eric: YOU ARE COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT! What happened to Godric that he surrounds himself with clowns?
Isabel: We invited you as a curtousey. This is not your territory, you have no voice here.
Stan: Yea, sheriff! Why don't you run on back down to Louisiana? We don't need you or your puppets!
Eric: Oh I'm not going anywhere.
Sookie: And I'm nobodies puppet!

God, I love it when he gets angry.

Bill: What we need is a plan.
Stan: I have a plan!
Isabel: It's not a plan, it's a movie!
Stan: It's not a movie. It's a war!
Eric: Idiots!

I'm glad that Eric thought the line "It's not a movie. It's a war!" was as dumb as I did.

Stan: We take them all out at once! Preemptive strike!
Isabel: Of course! So the federal government can bomb us back into the middle ages!
Stan: Ha! Things were better then!
Isabel: Then go to Romania and live in a cave, you Ranchero poser!
Stan: Easy...
(ERIC THROWS A VASE)
Eric: Godric has protected you! And made you rich and you stand there spitting and scratching like infants!
Bill: Don't any of you care that there's a traitor in your midst?
Stan: No.
Isabel: Impossible!
Sookie: Someone planned to kidnap me from the airport!
Bill: You were the only ones that knew she was coming!
Eric: Explain.
Stan: (Turns to Isabel) Unless it was you...
Isabel: (To Stan) Unless it was you!

"Rogue vampires were the backward looking undead; they hadn't wanted to be made known to humans any more than the humans wanted to know about them. Rogues refused to drink the synthetic blood that was the mainstay of most vampires' diets these days. Rogues believed the only future for vampires lay in a return to secrecy and invisibility. Rogue vampires would slaughter humans for the fun of it, now, because they actually welcomed a return to the persecution of their kind. Rogues saw it as a means of persuading mainstream vampires that secrecy was best for the future of their kind; and then, too, persecution was a form of population control."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 101

That's right, bb! Scream at the stupid people for keeping your father/ex-lover/special order Chuck Bass clone from you!

Sookie: Look, if y'all argue anymore I'm either going to fall asleep or start screaming so this is what we're gonna do! I'll infiltrate the fellowship of the sun.
Bill: Absolutely not!
Eric: Let her speak.
Stan: Ugh...
Sookie: Since Bill glamored the kidnapper no one there knows who I am. I'll pretend I want to join the church and check out all their thoughts!
Bill: No! During the day none of us can help you!
Sookie: It'll only take a little while! Really, Bill. It's simple.
Stan: Waste of time...when we could drink them all! I want no part of this.
Isabel: There's no easier way to find out if they're involved.
Eric: If it leads us to Godric we'll do it. The decision is made.
Bill: (To Eric) A few words!

This section was a lot of fun for me. It reminded me of doing my Barney/Robin picspams and picking out little tiny things in screencaps that totally go over your head while you're watching the show.

Sookie and Eric had all these tiny little glances at each other while other things were going on. I think she was wondering why he seemed so...emotional. She's never seen him act like that before. And I think he was impressed with her thinking outside the box. I mean, she's really only there for her telepathy, not to come up with plans.

I also enjoy the fact that he said "Let her speak." Seriously, Bill.

The little glances are in the 1st row and the 3rd row. I love the way Sookie looks at Eric and then just looks down in thought in the 3rd row.

And then my favorite part here is the shot of him walking right in front of her. I know, I know, it's such a little thing, but it really struck me when I was capping this episode. And really, if you've seen my Barney/Robin picspams you know that I've made a bigger deal about less, haha.
Look at their arms in the second to last cap. And the way she gazes after ~~Eric~~ them.

Bill: You knew it would come to this! She was just clawed and poisoned by a creature we don't know, and we can't find! And now in Dallas, you're playing with her life!
Eric: It's no game to me.
Bill: All this for a colleague? For the sheriff of Area 9? Why?

Eric: Go on. I'm finished. Go on.
Viking Friend 1: No.
Viking Friend 2: Eric, you saved our lives hundreds of times...we will not leave you to be eaten by wolves. We'll wait for the end by your side
Viking Friend 1: We'll give you a hero's farewell. The Gods wait for you in Valhalla.
Viking Friend 2: There will be a party with meat...and gold...and beer.
Viking Friend 1 1: And women? Will there be women?
Eric: Wherever I am...there will always be women.

Does anyone know their names? Cause I feel silly calling them Viking Friend 1 and 2, lol.

Also, I love that even though Eric is on the brink of death he still hasn't lost his sense of humor. That's very in character.

********** BOOK SPOILERS **************

The fact that he's making jokes here gives me hope that if the show ever chooses to do book 4 (*fingers crossed*) that they'll do it better than it was done in the actual book. I can handle the cliched storyline, but I just need him to keep some of his basic personality traits. And I really do think a better writer than CH could make it seem a little less fanfic-y.

Do you think Eric is still married here in the TV show?

********** END BOOK SPOILERS ************

Viking Friend 1: All will be well. Don't be afraid.
Eric: I'm not afraid. I'm pissed off.
(Sound in the distance)
Viking Friend 2: Who's there? Show yourself!
(Godric comes and slashes The Viking Friends' throats and kneels beside Eric)

He's not afraid, he's pissed off! ha, oh Eric! ♥

I really love the way they do blood splatter on this show. I love how over the top it is.

"'The tattooed vampire,' Bill said when Stan and I were the only two left in the room, 'is named Godric, though for the past century he's gone by Godfrey. He's a renouncer.'"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 100

Eric: Are you death?
Godric: I am.
Eric: But you're just a little boy.
Godric: I'm not!
Eric: My men...
Godric: Dead.
Eric: You swine!
Godric: I watched you on the battlefield last night. I never saw anyone fight like you.
Eric: I would fight you now if I could.
Godric: (laughs) I know. It's beautiful.
Eric: What are you waiting for? Kill me.
Godric: Could you be a companion of death? Could you walk with me through the world...through the dark? I'll teach you all I know. I'll be your father, your brother, your child.
Eric: What's in it for me?
Godric: What you love the most: Life.
Eric: Life.
(Godric bites Eric)

UNF UNF UNF

Eric: Godric is my maker.

TOO - MANY - POSSIBLE - CAPTIONS

HAHA

Eric says something, Bill looks hilariously appalled, and then Eric looks down in shame.
C'MON PEOPLE! WHAT DID ERIC REALLY CONFESS?!

Sookie: You have a heart, whether it beats or not. You can love! There wasn't one other vampire there that could say the same.
Bill: Lets slip away to Bon Temps right now. Let them devour each other and leave us alone!
Sookie: You know we can't do that. Stan's as nutty as a fruitcake and...I gave my word to Eric.

"You can love! There wasn't one other vampire there that could say the same."
UM, SOOKIE? HAHAHA! riiiiight.

They better be working up to something epic with this. I know Sookie found Eric kind of obnoxious at first (lol actually I think she probably finds him endearingly obnoxious even after all the hot sex), but she never really hated him like this.

Maybe she'll have this big "epiphany" about how ~sensitive~ Eric is when she sees him with Godric.
Actually, that would be really cute because it's like Eric's "dad" meeting his....Sookie. lol I don't even know what to label them as now or in the future.

******** BOOK SPOILERS ***********

Godric: She's ~~fairy special~~...uh very speical , Eric. You should hang on to that one. Maybe even marry her one day.
Eric: You think? I will keep my magical knife that I got after I was ordained on the internet to perform gay vampire weddings handy then!

lol I don't even know!

******* END BOOK SPOILERS ********

Eric reacts to me beginning and ending this picspam with Bill/Sookie pillow talk.
Don't worry Eric, they have to talk about you just to get Sookie in the mood.

Other Amusing Moments:

OH SAM lolz

THEY ARE THE CUTEST THINGS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD ♥

DA DA DAAAAAAAH LORENA!!

And some more GIFs:

"Sookie, did you know that they have dirty movies here?!"
"Or I could just tell you about my comic book?" "OH I would love that!" ♥
Sookie's vampire boyfriends need to have a little chat
"So how goes your vampire/human relationship?"
Oh deer, Daphne!

Previous Eric Picspams + book thoughts:

2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7
2.04 - Shake and Fingerpop + thoughts on books 7-9

ETA: Also...

THIS ERIC/SOOKIE VID GIVES ME CHILLS!

The way the vid maker (who wasn't me!) incorporated the book quotes? Wow.

WARNING: SPOILERS UP TO BOOK 9 IN THIS VID! (However, the spoilers are only in the quote flashes so you might not even catch them. And if you do...it's not really as "major" of a spoiler as it sounds like it is, trust me. So, it's up to you!)

o2. Um I just need to add that THIS PICTURE is making me die from adorable.

I seriously can't wait for s3. I need to look up when they're filming more often. I think I'm going to make it a random summer goal to catch them kissing in person. meesters, game?

lol not that I have time for all that stalking, but you know, I don't work every day. And they seem to be kissing outside on the street quite a lot.

Friends Cut

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:23:55 GMT

I just did a FRIENDS CUT.

Although, it barely counts as a real one.

I cut 18 journals but they were only people who:

1. haven't updated in 6+ months and therefore are probably gone from LJ land forever. :(
2. have updated, but we've barely spoken (if at all) in almost/over 6 months. I feel kind of awkward having people on my flist whose entries I just scroll past and who do the same to me, you know? I want to feel like I "know" you all.
3. have moved journals. And I have the other one added, so it's all good. :)

I actually ended up cutting literally my best friend (lol) because she hasn't used LJ since 2005 (and she didn't really use it then to begin with). So honestly, there were no personal cuts here.

If you were cut and none of the above applies to you then it was an accident. Seriously. If so, please comment and I will add you back right away and I'll feel like a douche for accidentally cutting you in the first place. haha.

IF WE WERE NEVER MUTUAL FRIENDS TO BEGIN WITH THEN THIS ENTRY DOESN'T APPLY TO YOU! YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING! ANYONE AND EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO TO BE HERE JUST FOR MY PUBLIC POSTS IF THEY LIKE! :D

Basically, this entry applies to pretty much no one that will actually be reading this. But I felt like I had to let you guys know just in case.

'Oh dear,' he said. 'Did I interrupt something?'

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:42:01 GMT

o1. HARRY POTTER TOMORROW NIGHT! *flail*

☆the SORTING HAT meme☆

o2.

Eric: Good evening, Lafayette.
Lafayette: NO! You can't come in my house unless I invite you in and I am no where near that crazy.
Eric: Well, you have to come out eventually. I have all the time in the world.
Lafayette: You let me go!
Eric: I gave you a very generous gift. The gift of not killing you. And I am here to give you something else. The healing elixir that is my thousand year old blood.

Lafayette: I don't think that's a good idea.
Eric: Your leg is already infected. I can smell it. If you don't get that taken care of you could lose it.
Lafayette: Why do you want to give me your blood?
Eric: I like you.
Lafayette: Bullshit! You want to be able to keep track of me, why?
Eric: You obviously mean something to Sookie. And what Sookie finds meaningful, I find...curious. You really have no choice, Lafayette. You know it.
Lafayette: Fuck.

HA! I figured that was the reason. Eric wouldn't just give someone his blood out of the kindness of his heart. It had to be because of his Sookie obsession. Oh, it's starting...

Poor Lafayette should have just said he was friends with Sookie when he was first kidnapped. Eric would have just made him tell him everything about her (likes, dislikes, what makes her laugh) and then asked Lafayette to tell Sookie how awesome he is. LOL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!
Lafayette just would have been like, "FOR REAL, BITCH?"

For non-book readers, vampires giving someone their own blood is kind of a big deal. Bill's only done it for Sookie like twice because she was literally dying. And I believe there was a time in book 5(?) when Eric told Sookie that the only other person that's had his blood besides her in hundreds of years was Pam.

However, since Sookie would be kind of pissed if her friend was permanently damaged, Eric would find this worth it.
Because you know, he thinks about her. ♥

Eric: That's enough. Don't get greedy.

ARM!!!!!

(Eric's cell phone rings)
Eric: You were supposed to call me the minute you arrived.
Bill: We were ambushed at the airport!
Eric: By whom?
Bill: You know exactly by whom, Eric! The fellowship of the sun! Why didn't you tell me they were involved?
Eric: I didn't know for sure. Now I do.
Bill: You could have shared your suspicions with me.
Eric: I should have, but I didn't. You should remember that I am your sheriff, Bill. We are not equal. If that displeases you take it up with the majesty or the Queen.

Seriously, child! Respect your elders. The grown ups don't have to tell you everything.

The Sofie-Anne mention makes me seriously excited for later in the season, ngl!

AND AGAIN, ARMMMMMM! (and it's healed!)

LMAO

Lafayette: Give me that shit! Oh that shit! AH AH AH!
Eric: How's your leg?
Lafayette: Shit, I just wanna fucking dance! HIT THAT..AH!
Eric: How nice for you.
Lafayette: Ay, come on! come on! come on!
Eric: Well, I must fly
Lafayette: Vegas, baby! Vegas!

ASKARS' BACK IS THE MOST GLORIOUS THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE

IT'S LIKE BACK PORN!

Seriously, can we speed up the Eric/Sookie sex just for the purpose of watching his back during their sex scenes? Plz?

Oh and I hope Eric meant he was going to literally FLY. lol not to Dallas because he took a plane in book 7 so obviously he can't go that far, but at least to the airport.

I REALLY WANT SO SEE ERIC FLY!

(KNOCK ON THE DOOR)
Eric: It's Eric. You wanted to talk.
Bill: This is important
Eric: Meet me in the bar.
Sookie: Fudge.

YOU KNOW ERIC INTERRUPTED ON PURPOSE! Sex isn't worth having if Eric isn't there, Sookie.

She's so adorable for saying 'Fudge'. heh.

"Bill was leaning against the sitting room wall trying to open his slacks with me still wrapped around him when there was a knock at the door.
'Damn,' he whispered in my ear. 'Go away,' he said somewhat louder. I wriggled against him and his breath caught in his throat.
'I need to talk to you,' said a familiar voice, somewhat muffled by the thick door.
'No,' I moaned. 'Say it isn't Eric.' The only creature in the world we had to admit.
'It's Eric,' said the voice.

Eric looked as blandly delighted as he possibly could. 'Oh dear,' he said. 'Did I interrupt something? Would these--well this--be yours, Sookie?' He held up the black string that had formerly been one side of my thong."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 109, 110

Eric: I admire you, Bill. It takes a real vampire to admit he cannot protect his human.
Bill: And it takes a true monster to not care about anyone or anything other than himself.
Eric: I care about others.
Bill: You care about Godric. You have no obligations to Dallas or Texas. This is personal for you, why?

Eric does care about others. He just cares about himself the most and finds himself to be the most awesome person around. Like Barney Stinson.
There's nothing wrong with him being right about that.

(waitress brings True Blood)
Eric: I hope you will enjoy your blood substitute which is costing me $45.
Bill: Oh I have no intention of drinking it. I just want you to pay for it.
Eric: You are so mature.

He already views you as a child, Bill. Way to prove his point.

Bill: Answer the question. Why this allegiance to Godric?
Eric: He is much beloved by his subjects.
Bill: Only kings and queens have subjects, Eric. Not sheriffs.
Eric: Godric could have been king of Texas had he wanted. He could have been king of any vampire territory anywhere. He is twice is old as I am and very powerful. There are none above him in the new world.
Bill: Well, if he's so powerful how could they abduct him?
Eric: Now that is what worries me. If one such as he can be taken by humans then none of us is safe.

Bill: What can I give you to release Sookie from her agreement?
Eric: Nothing. And since you like humans so much I would think you would want to protect them. The vampires here are like cowboys. If they don't get Godric back they'll want justice. They'll start attacking people.
Bill: Open aggression against humans? That's insane!
Eric: Well, it's Texas!

Aw, Bill is rather adorable for thinking he can keep Sookie away from Eric. lol nice try.

Other amusing parts of the episode:

JESSICA/HOYT! ♥

LOL BILL! Sometimes I like him a lot. Keep him like this, True Blood.

Sookie: I've always loved these. They're like booze for dolls. They gave me 10!

HAHAHA OH DRUNK!SOOKIE!

ORDER INTERCOURSE WITH A VAMPIRE, SOOKIE
lolz

BARRY!!!

"To my startled delight, I realized (after a quick rummage in Barry's head) that he was a telepath, like me! But he was at the level of organization and development I'd been when I was maybe, twelve years old. He was a mess, that boy. He couldn't control himself at all, and his shields were shambles. He was heavy into denial. I didn't know whether to grab him and hug him, or smack him upside the head. Then I realized his secret was not mine to give away."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 71, 72

Also:
Jesus was the first Vampire
Bill & Sookie giggle
Arlene & Terry dirty dancing
Sookie chases Barry down the hall

If anyone wants any more gifs from the episode just leave a comment. I'll probably keep the ep on my laptop for at least a couple of days.

Previous Eric picspams/book thoughts:
2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4
2.03 - Scratches + thoughts on books 5-7

o3.

Sookie Stackhouse Books 7-9 Thoughts

Book 7 - All Together Dead (from chapter 15 onward)
+ Sookie was able to wake Eric up in the middle of the day and get him to fly out of a burning building while carrying her and Pam in her coffin to safety. The fact that Eric can do this says quite a lot. I remember back at the end of book 3 I had wondered if Eric was in the car trunk with Sookie would he have almost killed/raped Sookie the same way Bill did because he's a vampire too? Sookie didn't seem sure herself which is why she banished both guys from her house at the end even though Eric had been nothing short of amazing to her during book 3.

I now feel pretty certain that if it were Eric in that car trunk...he would not have raped her. I'm not just saying this as an Eric fan, I think it's all about his age. Even though Eric is viewed as the "bad boy" in this series he is actually waaaay less dangerous than Bill. Bill never means to hurt Sookie...but he still does (sometimes he's at fault and sometimes he's not).
Eric can control himself so Sookie really doesn't have much to fear from him. Does that give him an unfair advantage over Bill? Yes. He can protect her better than Bill can both from others and from himself.

+ I wouldn't have slept naked in the bed with Barry. lol you're giving the poor kid the wrong idea, Sookie!
+ Quinn staked Andre, yikes! Well whatevs, he was a creepster.
+ SOFIE ANNE LOST HER LEGS! :(
+ Ugh, just forget about Quinn, Sookie

Book 8 - From Dead To Worse
+ ugh, Bill, give it up. Sookie would have to lose all respect for herself in order to get back together with you. Can't you just settle for being friends? I think that would be generous on her part.
+ Ah finally some background about Sookie's fairy-ness! She's actually far more fairy than I had suspected. She's 87.5% human and 12.5% fairy. lol I'm as much German as Sookie is fairy.
+ That entire chapter where Eric took Sookie to see Niall was SO hot though. The sexual chemistry was fricken intense there. I seriously love everything about the blood bond. Sookie really needs to stop seeing it as a bad thing though.
+ But yea, when she came out of the restaurant and he was all fangy and said, "When you smell like that I just want to fuck you and bite you and rub myself all over you" I was kind of like "UGHIGHIHG(@*$*)!" lol.
+ And then he took another bullet for her. What is that now, 3? lol I love how the bullet just popped out of him and she got mad about him "Playing her for a sucker" in book 2 (AND SEASON 2, NEXT MONTH WE'LL SEE THAT SCENE, OMG!)
+ Ok, more shifter/werewolf stuff. blah blah. BUT SAM CAN BE A LION TOO! LOL HE KEEPS HIS FIERCENESS HIDDEN!
+ Ok Alcide is creeping me out now that he's pack leader.
+ AH, Sofie-Anne is dead! Oh noes! That was...abrupt. She was kind of an important character, you know? I hope they change the way she dies in True Blood.
+ FOR ABOUT 5 MINS I WAS SUFFERING FROM MAJOR POWER LUST ABOUT ERIC! I wish he could have defeated all the Vegas vamps and then become King. It wouldn't really help Sookie/Eric's relationship but I would just find it hot. haha I didn't even know I had any kind of power lust until reading this. Weird.
+ Seriously, Pam/Amelia OTP! I wish that Pam/Amelia and Eric/Sookie could have double dated. haha
+ Eric got his memory back! FINALLY! lol and he has resorted back to calling her lover. Except with his regular personality it almost...works.
+ SEIGEBERT, NO!!! I really loved him, why did he have to be the 'bad guy' of sorts? Sookie was pretty damn fierce to mow him down with her car though. Aw, she had to come back for Eric because she loves him.

Short Story - Gift Wrap
+ lol, I dunno about you guys but my grandparents never got me a sexual fantasy for Christmas!
+ I am amused that Sookie's sexual fantasy is pretty much exactly what happened with Eric in book 4, ha.

Book 9 - Dead and Gone
+ So the weres are out. And Arlene became a cunt. Well, that sucks.
+ You know, in the last book I was really excited for all the fairy stuff and in this one I felt like it was a little bit too much. I dunno. I had to write down the names on a family tree just to keep them all straight, haha.
+ SOOKIE KILLED A FAIRY WITH A GARDENING TROWEL! YES, SHE IS A BAMF!
+ SOOKIE/ERIC SEX OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol that was my favorite chapter hands down and I read it an embarrassing number of times. Eric was Eric when it happened too!
+ Ah, the torture scene was intense. And Bill saves her because Eric was doing something ~mysterious~ hmmm....
+ I don't hate Bill anymore. But the triangle should be over. For good. There's no way you can respect yourself and sleep with someone who raped you (even if it wasn't his fault). That's just too emotionally fucked up. Besides, she needs to move on with her life. She can't revert back to being with her old emotionally abusive boyfriend.
+ CLAUDINE, NOOOOOOOO! :(
+ Sookie and Eric are married? lol.
+ I think in the end I want Sookie and Eric to be together and for Sookie to adopt Hunter (when/if something happens to Remy Savoy) then she can have a kind of family and normal life in a way.
+ Does anyone think her fairy-ness is going to allow her to live longer/age slower. Because logically it should...

o4. And it's Music Monday:

♪ Pogo - Lost (The only lyrics in this are taken directly from Disney's Alice in Wonderland which makes this song totally trippy and AWESOME! It's addicting. 'I'm very fond of tea!')
♪ We Were Promised Jetpacks - Conductor (I just downloaded the album by this Scottish band and I adore it. This might be my favorite track.)
♪ Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!)
♪ Florence + The Machine - Postcards From Italy (Beirut cover) (I love the original and this is gorgeous!)
♪ She & Him - Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths cover) (This is from the 500 Day Of Summer sdtrk. I can't wait to see the movie!)
♪ Oh, Atoms - Brooklyn Cheesecake (I got this album awhile ago but I completely forgot to rec anything from it. I really love this track!)

o5. *looks at the time*
AND NOW I'M ONLY GETTING 4 HOURS OF SLEEP, GO ME! *face palm*
Why do I do these things? I blame ASkars' back.

"The last thing I registered was Eric's face moving closer, and it seemed to me he winked"

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:25:37 GMT

o1. Ah! I am behind on everything involving the internet again! Balls! I definitely need to catch up on my flist.

It's been a weird few days. I'm not even working this week (which kind of sucks) and yet I've been BUSYBUSYBUSY!
Some of the stuff I've been up to consist of glitter, too much wine, rainbows, discovering my 100+ year old childhood home has literally vanished, alice in wonderland, illegal substances, michael jackson dance parties, cupcakes, and lots of other stuff...

But I'm going to talk about all of that in an entry tomorrow or something. Right now I need to finally post my True Blood Eric picspam this week before I forget!

o2.

"Pam came in then, with a doctor. If I had hoped Eric meant a regular doctor, like a stethoscope and a tongue depressor kind of person, I was once again doomed to disappointment. The doctor was a dwarf, who hardly bent over to look me in the eyes.
Bill hovered, vibrating with tension, while the same woman examined my wounds.

She put me in mind of a hobbit. Maybe she was a hobbit. Mu understanding of reality had taken several raps to the head in the past few months. "
Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 36

I really just love the way they've portrayed the Eric/Bill relationship. Eric's just like "oh shush, child!" lolz

ALSO CHECK OUT ERIC'S FAIRY ENVELOPE HOLDER THING ON HIS DESK IN THE LAST CAP!

I love when they throw in little book things like that.

Eric: Search the woods around Highway 71.
Pam: He can do it. I'm wearing my favorite pumps.
Eric: *something in Sweedish*

"Yes, it would have been a pity to lose you before we'd gotten a chance to get some good out of you," she said with shocking practicality. "There are many other humans associated with us the maenad could have picked, and those humans are far more expendable."
"Thanks for the warm fuzzies, Pam," I muttered.
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg 40

I ♥ PAM

Bill: I have to get back to Sookie.
Eric: Oh relax! Dr. Ludwig treated one of Pam's humans when he was mauled by a werewolf. He lost an eye, but otherwise he's fine.

OH ERIC! HIS FACE! He's so turned on. lol.

Dr. Ludwig: You can give her blood now, her body should accept it.
Eric: Mine is much stronger, allow me.
Bill: Never!
(SORRY BILL, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T STOP IT FROM HAPPENING!)

His smile at the end here is so perfectly in character I can't even take it.
THIS is why i love Eric.

Dr. Ludwig: I'll expect my payment by the end of the week.
Eric: It's always a pleasure doing business with you, Dr. Ludwig.
Dr. Ludwig: Fuck off!
Bill: Clearly the pleasure is one sided
Eric: Eh, she's no fan of the fang. But she tolerates us as our blood is of such great value to humans.

This sequence totally fascinated me. He was just gazing really intently at her the whole time. Which is a little bit awkward if you think about it (not that that would register with him).
That look on his face is a mixture of turned on/intrigued/wondering wtf it is about her that's starting to get under his skin....
(lol shut up, I realize I might be jumping the gun a bit with that last part.)

Pam: The area has been scanned.
Chow: The tracks were human, but the smell was distinctly animal.
Eric: What kind?
Pam: A filthy one!
Chow: We didn't recognize it.
Eric: How intriguing. Well, set an alert through the appropriate channels. Find out what the neighbors know. And Pam? Those were great pumps.

Aw, the little smile he gives her!

Bill: I don't want to move her.
Eric: Of course not. I'll make sure she's taken care of.
Bill: I'm not leaving her.
Eric: Long shadow kept a coffin in back. He liked to feed before resting so it might be a bit messy...but you're welcome to it.

Bill: I want to thank you for your hospitality. And for saving Sookie's life.
Eric: I'm sure there's a way she can repay me..

Sookie: His name is Lafayette! And you ought to be ashamed of yourself for what you've done to him!
(Sookie slaps Eric)
Bill: Sookie!
Eric: I'm glad you're feeling better. And may I add, that color suits you very well.
Sookie: Go to hell!

She slaps him and he practically hits on her. That's so them.

"Go to hell," I mumbled.
"What, my darling?"
"Go to hell!"
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 35

Sookie: You're gonna let him go right now or I swear I'm going to the police!
(Eric fangs out on her)
Eric: I do not respond well to threats! (He backs off a bit) But perhaps we can come to some sort of arrangement. Please.

I love the moment when he just...stops and stares at her open mouthed.

Sookie: So if I agree to go to Dallas to help look for this missing vampire you'll let Lafayette go?
Bill: No, you nearly died last night! You are not going to Dallas!
Sookie: Bill, I can make up my own mind!
Eric: I will pay all of your expenses of course. And yes, I will release your friend.
Sookie: And I want $5,000! (To Bill) I've missed a lot of work and I need a driveway!
Eric: (To Bill) Your human is getting cocky.
Bill: She will take $10,000 and I will escort her.
Eric: I don't think so. No.
Sookie: Yes! Ten thousand and Bill comes with me or it's a deal breaker.

Sookie was pretty awesome here. That's right Bill, she can make up her own mind!

**** MILD BOOK SPOILER *****
When I first heard her mention the driveway I was nervous for a second since Eric buys her a driveway as a gift in the books, she doesn't just get a new one herself. But that could still happen since she mentioned that she needed one right in front of him. He could buy it for her as a "thank you" and it can still show how he pays more attention to what she wants than Bill.
**********

Eric: You surprise me. And that is a rare quality in a breather.
Sookie: You disgust me.
Eric: Perhaps I'll grow on you?
Sookie: I'd prefer cancer!

OH, BICKERING! ♥
I was watching this ep with my brother and his girlfriend and his girlfriend leaned over to me after this exchange and said, "They're totally going to have sex at some point, right?" ;)

"Eric said, 'It was worth ingesting the poison,' He held his fingers to his lips and kissed them, as if praising the bouquet of my blood. Ick."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 45

Pam: Such a shame! I was hoping I could convince Eric to let me keep you.
Eric: You already have enough pets.
Lafayette: No offense, but you ain't exactly my type, bitch!
Pam: Can I kick him?
Bill: You can try!
Eric: Enough. Have Chow fetch their car.

Eric: I'll see you around I'm sure.
Lafayette: I wouldn't bet on it, baby. I'm retiring. I'm done with you crazy ass fuckers. Done.
(Eric winks at him)

He looks incredibly hot while kneeling down for some reason.
I also made another "Eric winking" gif here that doesn't have black in it.

"By the way, I haven't heard an 'I'm sorry' from you yet." My sense of grievance had overwhelmed my sense of self-preservation.
"I am sorry that the maenad picked on you."
I glared at him. "Not enough," I said. I was trying hard to hang on to this conversation.
"Angelic Sookie, vision of love and beauty, I am prostrate that the wicked evil maenad violated your smooth and voluptuous body, in an attempt to deliver a messager to me"
"That's more like it."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 39

"The last thing I registered was Eric's face moving closer, and it seemed to me he winked."
- Living Dead In Dallas, pg. 40

Sookie: The more open my mind gets...the more evil I see.
Bill: Sookie, most of us, vampire, human or otherwise are capable of both good and evil. Often simultaneously.
Sookie: You can't expect me to believe that Eric is capable of anything good? Not after he tortured Lafayette?
Bill: I've had worse Sheriffs.
Sookie: I don't understand how you can defend him.
Bill: He saved your life.
Sookie: I can still hate him.
Bill: I hate that he may be putting you in harms way once again. For his own selfish reasons. And I hate that he has shown you the barbarousness which we call justice.

This section is here since Bill/Sookie are talking about Eric.

One of the things I find so interesting about the Sookie Stackhouse world is how vast it really is. And she really doesn't know much about it all yet. Or the crazy vampire hierarchy that they're all almost magically controlled by.

Sookie: I know there's darkness in you. I know there is. And it scares the life out of me.

Well, it should. ~~Stay away from car trunks, Sookie.~~

Oh and I made this too:

I just thought that shot was really cool. And gosh, Jessica/Hoyt were adorable! ♥

o3. I have also finished book 5 and book 6 of the novels. I'm currently on chapter 15 of book 7.

Short Story - Dracula Night
+ THIS WAS MY FAVORITE SHORT STORY! I was giggling the whole time! ERIC AS A GIANT DRACULA FANBOY IS THE MOST ADORABLE THING EVER!
+ "“You look good, Sookie,” Pam said. Pam herself had elected to wear a tuxedo made out of silver lamé. She was a sight. My hair has some curl to it, but Pam’s is a paler blond and very straight. We both have blue eyes, but hers are a lighter shade and rounder, and she doesn’t blink much. “Eric will be very pleased.”

I flushed. Eric and I have a History. But since he had amnesia when we created that history, he doesn’t remember it. Pam does. “Like I care what he thinks,” I said.

Pam smiled at me sideways. “Right,” she said. “You are totally indifferent. So is he.”
- HEEE! One of the things that I love in all the books is the way Pam totally ships them and teases them about it.
+ And then when Eric showed up and Sookie was like "omg he looks like James Bond" and he just grabbed her and kissed her...damn. Oh the things that they do to me.
+ I feel like Eric's energy and excitement was totally contagious.
I love how at the end he was sad that it hadn't worked out as he planned for about 1 second and then he was just like "OOO MAYBE NEXT YEAR!" and he got excited and smiley all over again.
Aw, bb! ♥

Book 5 - Dead As A Doornail
+ I find that I'm really not interested in any of the Were/Shifter community. I mean, I like Alcide and I love Sam, but as a whole I really could care less about their politics. I kind of feel this way about all tv shows/movies/books dealing with vampires/werewolves. I don't know why I'm more interested in the vamps, but I always am. Oz was my 2nd favorite Buffy character after Spike but...still.
+ I really love Claudine and Claude! They're terribly amusing!
+ "'Eric,' I said, 'we had sex in every position I could imagine, and some I couldn't. We had sex in every room in my house, and we had sex outdoors. You told me it was the best you'd ever had.'" - pg. 233
heh :D
+ Yea, that chapter with Bill & Eric was my favorite. Definitely.
+ "I stayed completely immobile. His lips were about two millimeters from my ear. 'Should I just bite you and end it all?' he whispered. 'I would never have to think about you again. Thinking about you is an annoying habit, and one that I want to be rid of. Or should I start arousing you, and discover if sex with you was really the best I've ever had?'
I didn't think I was going to get a vote on this. I cleared my throat. 'Eric,' I said a little hoarsely, 'we need to talk about something.'
'No. No. No.,' he said. With each 'no' he brushed his lips to my skin." - pg. 238

OH FUCK! I'm definitely a fan of "I hate how much I love you but I can't help it, DAMN" situations.
lol Eric and Barney Stinson should hang out.
+ Quinn looks like a genie? Is that supposed to be hot? lol. I think I'm picturing him a little like Vin Diseal for some reason. So not my type.
+ Eric kissing her unexpectedly at the very end of the book was my favorite ending thus far, ha. Eric (and Eric/Sookie) is why I'm reading these books at all, ngl.

Short Story - One Word Answer
+ It's kind of odd that this was a short story when it's such an important part of the series. I mean, you have to read it to understand what's going on.
+ Hadley seems awesome and I can't wait to hear more about her and Queen Sofie-Anne! I was shocked when she appeared at the end since I really didn't expect to meet her for the first time in a short story!

Book 6 - Definitely Dead
+ Quinn is amusing. But seriously TOO - MANY - LOVE - INTERESTS. I don't necessarily dislike him and he hasn't done anything wrong thus far but whenever he's there I can't deny thinking "Go away. Where's Eric?"
+ It's revealed here that Sookie has fairy blood in her which somewhat explains the plethora of supernatural love interests, BUT STILL! I'm really interested in her fairy connection though.
+ I love Amelia!
+ Queen Sofie-Anne/Hadley OTP! I'm so excited that we're going to actually see them on the show! And Evan Rachel Wood is pretty great casting IMO!
+ Ah, Bill. You know, I had heard that Bill comes off horribly in book 6 so when I got to what happened I just thought, "Is that it? That's not that bad." lol. I mean, it is bad. He basically used Sookie originally. I'm not saying it's not horrible, but it's not something I find unforgivable. Especially since when he agreed to do this he didn't know Sookie at all. And then he fell in love with her. That's like the plot to 90% of romantic comedies. haha
Frankly, I'm a little bit appalled that she was so "whatever" over the fact that he raped her (even if it wasn't intentional) and she's destroyed over this.
Maybe it was just the last straw? But it didn't really feel like that. I'm not saying she shouldn't be mad. She should. It's just...this is hardly the worst thing Bill's done. lol, and I guess that says a lot about the character of Bill in general. :/

Book 7 - All Together Dead (Through ch. 15)
+ I AM LOVING THIS BOOK SO FAR! Unless something drastically horrible happens in the last 5 chapters I think it might be my favorite overall.
+ I loved that in the very first chapter she just walks into this important vampire meeting. When did Sookie become more important than Bill in the Vampire world? Because that's what it seems like now. Eric didn't even think that Bill should come to the summit at first.
+ Sookie has sex with Quinn. Yawn. I like the guy, but I just really don't care.
+ I love Sookie & Amelia as roommates!
+ Oh Jason, why? I really don't like the inbred hick panther community. yeesh. I realize Jason is a Panther himself and he's stupid as hell but I still think he deserves better. LIKE HOYT! It made me so sad when Sookie was like "Crystal doesn't really love Jason...but Hoyt really loves him!" aw! BFFs! I adore Hoyt and the Jason/Hoyt friendship sfm! I want more of that on the show! Maybe Hoyt could start dating Jessica and then he would tell Jason and Jason would be all awkward about it because of the Fellowship?
+ OMG THE ENTIRE CHAPTER WHERE PAM SHOWS UP AT MERLOTTES WAS AMAZING!
- Pam/Amelia OTP!
- Pam/Eric backstory, omg! That's one of the things I most wanted to know about!
- Pam trying to help Eric get Sookie is adorable. Aw. Poor Eric and his angst. HE CAUGHT FEELINGS. I'm kind of shocked that Pam said he's more angsty over Sookie than anyone else in hundreds of years. That's kind of intense. Pam was basically like, "SOOKIE, YOU BROKE ERIC! MAKE HIM STOP WHINING, FIX IT! I CAN'T TAKE THE EMO MUSIC"
+ Sookie caresses Eric's coffin on the plane. That's disturbing/adorable at the same time.
+ BARRY THE BELL BOY IS BACK!! I'm excited that he's going to be in s2 of True Blood too!
+ Aw the gay wedding for the King of Mississippi and the King Of Indiana was rather adorable.
lol Eric got ordained on the internet.
+ And Sookie and Eric exchange blood again. That was kind of an intense scene. It was kind of creepy how Andre said, "You don't have a real life anymore." I guess that's true. I mean, she can't just go back to being just a barmaid in a little hick town. I mean, she could, but she's no longer just that. Her life has changed dramatically since the beginning of book 1. Almost irrevocably. I mean, she has a bigger place in the world at large than Bill now as I said before. Things can't just go back to the way they were.
+ WTF DR PEPPER BOMB?! lol. That was really sweet of Eric and Quinn for showing up and vowing to stay with her no matter what. And I loved that Eric was so "wtf" at himself for being so self-sacrificing due to his being in love with Sookie. I'm so amused when he's confused by his own emotions. ha.
+ And damn, that blood bond thing is really strong now. She can sense him coming and him being near makes her feel...better no matter what? I get why Quinn would be worried. Besides how much they already loved each other they're now so wrapped up in each other that it would be impossible to compete with that.
+ I've always wondered if Sookie was hypothetically having sex with Quinn and Eric walked by the door would he "feel" it? lol I imagine he'd be angry but like...would he feel horny too? SO AWKWARD

General Thoughts
+ I kind of hate when Sookie brings up her word of the day calendar. The words are always so simple that it just makes her look dumb, haha. I wish she would just use those words and not tell me where she learned them.
+ I hate when CH describes what people are wearing 90% of the time. Because everything sounds SO HIDEOUS! I'd rather her just say "red dress" and then I could imagine Sookie wearing something that would look good on her.
+ I really love the way CH has handled Sookie/Eric thus far. Even though they did have a lot of sex in book 4, the build to their relationship has been really slow. They've never really been "together" yet but the love-lust-whatever between them is always a major plotline. I feel like CH gives us enough of them so keeping them apart this long doesn't feel annoying/ridiculous. And yet they are "apart" so I still find myself yearning for them to be together in some way.

Also, it seems like Eric is slowly on his way to learning how he should act if he eventually found himself in a relationship with Sookie. I feel like he's seeing her more like an equal than just a "breather". Bill always had a problem with treating her like she was less than him because she was a human and a woman at that. I know he didn't mean to, but he still did it anyway. And I know if Eric/Sookie got together in book 3 or something Eric would have been the same way. But by now (in book 7) Eric has made a lot of progress in terms of respecting her. And I would hope that in 4 or 5 books from now (when I assume the series will end) that he'll just grow to respect her even more.

I really like that when (if?) they get together Sookie wouldn't just be Eric's silly human girlfriend. She'd be really important in her own right so that people would think Eric would be just as lucky (if not luckier) to be dating her as she is to be dating him. They could equally be the HBIC (along with Pam of course, ha). And Sookie being HBIC to Vamps while she's still human would be kind of astoundingly awesome.

o4. All the gifs in this entry are actually the first ones I've ever made (+ I was a bit tipsy while making them) so please excuse the slight crappyness. I'll get better when I've had more practice.

Last night I was watching the first 4 eps of True Blood with Janine (who had never seen the show before but now LOVES it). After she left I decided to make some gifs from episode 4:

Pam meeting Sookie

Sookie first seeing Eric.
ha, her face!

lol, he beckons them

HE LICKS HIS LIPS

And he certainly knows how to make a GRAND EXIT.

I know the long hair is more canon but I don't miss it. AT ALL.

Previous Eric picspams/book thoughts:
2.02 - Let's Get This Party Started + thoughts on books 1-4