True Blood: Season 5, Episode 7 “In the Beginning” (C+)
I’m not really sure what to make of this episode. After an extremely intriguing introduction to this season’s major plotlines, things get really weird all at once with lots of dead people coming back to life in various ways. The most disturbing was surely Lafayette’s situation, and I’m not sure exactly where that’s headed since he’ll either survive or he’ll die, and I can’t imagine this show would kill off one of its most popular characters. Recurring guests, of course, are fair game, as Christopher Heyerdahl’s Authority chancellor gets his head popped like a watermelon by Russell for speaking out against him. The ease with which all of the Authority members accepted Russell as an ally and drank the blood of Lilith was unsettling and inconsistent, and the fang-heavy wandering through the street was among this already strange show’s oddest moments yet. Preying on innocent humans was bad enough, but now that Lilith has materialized out of blood to cast another spell over the vampires, things are going to take a whole new turn, unless a Godric-inspired Eric can do something about it. Sookie trying to destroy all of her magic is not going to end well, and it’s not clear what purpose she would serve as a mere human. Alcide’s coup may be considerably more successful now that his rival has revealed himself to be a V addict. Sam’s policework continues to be highly entertaining, though I’m concerned that the hate group that has so readily accepted Hoyt has something terrible planned. I would have thought that Jessica was to be their victim, but it seems that all she has to deal with is relationship drama.
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What I’m Watching: Dexter
Dexter: Season 5, Episode 10 “In the Beginning” (B+)
This is the second time in less than a year that a vicious villain has come right into police headquarters and looked Dexter right in the face, knowing full well his real name and identity. The crucial difference between Jordan Chase and Arthur Mitchell is that the latter was a nobody and only had his terrified family to stick by him. Chase, by contrast, still has a rotation of armed guards at his side at all times despite the murders of his accomplices, and he has also has a reputation that causes people to gasp and say, “the Jordan Chase” when they hear his name invoked. That should make Dexter’s job more difficult, though he does a raise a good point when he declares that he’s happy the police no longer suspect him and he’ll have Jordan all to himself. Watching Lumen with Dexter really is like watching an apprentice learning from a master, and that’s a situation in which Dexter has never been since Miguel was never really subservient to him and no one else has been nearly as close to Dexter besides him. The inevitable sexual component of their relationship shouldn’t be a detractor or distraction for either of them, rather a pleasant release of considerable stress. At this point, taking care of Jordan, while it’s going to be an uphill battle, is going to pale in difficulty in comparison to dealing with Liddy, a foe Dexter and Lumen aren’t even aware they have. I’m sure the next two episodes are going to be very exciting and thrilling.
This is the second time in less than a year that a vicious villain has come right into police headquarters and looked Dexter right in the face, knowing full well his real name and identity. The crucial difference between Jordan Chase and Arthur Mitchell is that the latter was a nobody and only had his terrified family to stick by him. Chase, by contrast, still has a rotation of armed guards at his side at all times despite the murders of his accomplices, and he has also has a reputation that causes people to gasp and say, “the Jordan Chase” when they hear his name invoked. That should make Dexter’s job more difficult, though he does a raise a good point when he declares that he’s happy the police no longer suspect him and he’ll have Jordan all to himself. Watching Lumen with Dexter really is like watching an apprentice learning from a master, and that’s a situation in which Dexter has never been since Miguel was never really subservient to him and no one else has been nearly as close to Dexter besides him. The inevitable sexual component of their relationship shouldn’t be a detractor or distraction for either of them, rather a pleasant release of considerable stress. At this point, taking care of Jordan, while it’s going to be an uphill battle, is going to pale in difficulty in comparison to dealing with Liddy, a foe Dexter and Lumen aren’t even aware they have. I’m sure the next two episodes are going to be very exciting and thrilling.
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