Product Description
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When we last checked in with Sookie Stackhouse, the mystery
surrounding a Bon Temps serial killer had finally been solved, to
the town’sinfinite . Sookie is thrilled that her vampire
soulmate, Bill Compton, has escaped with his life (or is it
death?) after coming to her daylight defense. On other fronts,
Sookie’s pal Tara Thornton sets downnew roots with an affluent
benefactor, Maryann Forrester; Sam Merlotte resolves to get in
shape-shift shape after a forest foray; roguish brother Jason
finds new purpose with an anti-vampire sect; and detectiveAndy
Bellefleur licks his wounds after being proven wrong about
Jason’s guilt. But just as things are settling down, some deadly
new twists threaten to ratchet up the saga of Sookie Stackhouse
to bloody new heights!
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Featurette
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True Blood's second season, with episodes involving a new cast
of monsters invading Louisiana swamp town Bon Temps, is notably
gorier and more camp than the first season. While thematically
the central focus in these 12 exciting episodes still revolves
around faith and loyalty, these questions are complicated by
displays of pagan ritual and obsession. Though the vampire/human
relationship dilemma continues, spearheaded by lovers Sookie
Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and vampire Bill Compton (Stephen
Moyer), there is less emphasis on addiction to V, or vampire
blood, and more time dedicated to outsiders whose supernatural
talents make some episodes feel like superhero battles.
Episode 1, "Nothing but the Blood," sets the gory example with a
brutal opening scene in which the local shaman has been
eviscerated. While gruesome murders continue throughout the
season, we become familiar with a new femme ale, Maryann
Forrester (Michelle Forbes), who hosts bacchanalia, such as the
one in episode 4 ("Shake and Fingerpop") that gives Bon Temps a
collective hangover. Also developing in this season are
relationships between Sookie and Bill's vampire colleagues Eric
(Alexander Skarsgård), Eric's master Godric, and a vampire queen
who plays Yahtzee throughout episode 11 ("Frenzy"). The
ever-increasing vampire interest in Sookie leads to her
questioning her own supernatural psychic identity, especially in
the final episode ("Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"), a
semi-ridiculous, over-the-top segment that is more humorous than
y. Also corny but funny are the episodes featuring Fellowship
of the Sun zealots Steve and Sarah Newlin (Michael McMillian and
Anna Camp), and Jason Stackhouse's evangelical dedication to them
(with Ryan Kwanten as Stackhouse). Perhaps the best episodes are
those dedicated to the endangered plights of Sam Merlotte (Sam
Trammell), Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), and Tara (Rutina Wesley).
New characters, like Tara's lover, Eggs (Mehcad Brooks), and the
young, tempestuous vampire Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll), also
add greatly to an already fabulous cast. Though the extras in
this DVD set, "The Vampire Report (Special Edition)" and
"Fellowship of the Sun: Reflections of Light," offer
lighthearted, pseudo-documentary fun, they feel quaint next to
the many wonderful episodes of this horror serial. --Trinie
Dalton