tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7939303407094439336..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: True Blood: Burning Down the HouseBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78605685809025664242012-03-06T09:52:20.771-05:002012-03-06T09:52:20.771-05:00I really liked this episode and this season is muc...I really liked this episode and this season is much better than the third one. And you´re right, this episode just flew by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84259204479664195492011-09-02T11:34:14.270-04:002011-09-02T11:34:14.270-04:00Thanks, Samantha. Yes, Sookie had some of Eric...Thanks, Samantha. Yes, Sookie had some of Eric's blood before and had dreams about him awhile back.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90352697733864641422011-09-02T11:30:51.787-04:002011-09-02T11:30:51.787-04:00Billie, great review again and great insights. Her...Billie, great review again and great insights. Here in Brazil, this season of True Blood is getting a good rating, and in my opinion it's another one that beats the book. This episode closed a couple of secondary storylines pretty well. Tommy's death was realy touching and it also made me cry. Sam is going to go hard on Marcus, and by the way Debbie really deserves a psycho boyfriend. You can see it is a perfect match. I hope Alcide learns this time. Andy's boring V addiction had a perfect ending at the Bellefleur fort.<br />I'm thrilled Eric remembers it all. Amnesiac Eric is still there, and Sookie has got to be really dumb if she chooses over BIll. <br />Remind me something, please, Sookie had always fet something for Eric, but had she taken his blood before the crazy Narnia love scene? I don't remember.<br />Two more episodes and then an endless wait for season 5...Samanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79540132922878942242011-09-01T10:54:29.825-04:002011-09-01T10:54:29.825-04:00Thanks Harry!!!
I reread all of Billie’s BUFFY re...Thanks Harry!!!<br /><br />I reread all of Billie’s BUFFY reviews last winter as I re-watched the whole series. It was BUFFY that brought me to Billie in the first place.<br /><br />Billie Doux is the guru of smart TV analysis. <br /><br />For me, TRUE BLOOD is airing at the perfect time in my life, just like BUFFY did then. I don’t think I would have enjoyed TRUE BLOOD if it had aired in the early 00s. <br /><br />I’m at a place now that the themes and sensibilities of TRUE BLOOD speak to me the way BUFFY spoke to me in the late 90s/early 00s. I doubt I would have such an affection for my BUFFY if it started airing now. <br /><br />On a surface level, TRUE BLOOD is a HELLA fun series to watch and chat about with friends. It’s so crazy most of the time and so grounded some of the time. <br />One a deeper level, I can identify with the characters and the damage they’ve inflicted upon themselves – sometimes willingly, other times purely by circumstance.HellBlazerRaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015895593976794867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-70552737841586059772011-08-31T21:41:47.515-04:002011-08-31T21:41:47.515-04:00If I had waited a few more minutes I would have se...If I had waited a few more minutes I would have seen your post Billie. No harm done. I just like to discuss different aspects of the show in general. :)Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46033202124690627172011-08-31T21:38:34.653-04:002011-08-31T21:38:34.653-04:00Thanks so much, Sooze! I was not trying to rile th...Thanks so much, Sooze! I was not trying to rile things up. Not my intention at all. And Billie, I was not trying to taunt or anger you in any way (got a sarcastic, defensive vibe from your post). <br /><br />I just happened to notice that, in general, a good majority of review sites have been giving lower and lower scores as the season progresses while your scores, or opinions, have been getting higher and higher. I thought it was worth commenting on and getting your opinion on this discrepancy. Not in any way trying to say "Wow Billie. You're an awful reviewer and your site is awful." Quite the contrary, actually.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4909438041284740362011-08-31T21:33:01.438-04:002011-08-31T21:33:01.438-04:00Sooze, you're probably right. And I apologize ...Sooze, you're probably right. And I apologize to Steven if I sounded crabby. I'm having a really bad week and I'm probably pissing people off.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82861906661001015862011-08-31T20:53:15.509-04:002011-08-31T20:53:15.509-04:00The Andy/Terry scenes were my favorite of this epi...The Andy/Terry scenes were my favorite of this episode.<br /><br />And, um, I don't think Steven was trying to rile things up - what I got from his question was just curiosity, not a challenge. 'Course I don't know Steven so I could be wrong, but anyway...Soozenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46988514343923299742011-08-31T18:17:20.102-04:002011-08-31T18:17:20.102-04:00Aww wow, I feel treated this week! Not just the be...Aww wow, I feel treated this week! Not just the best episode of the season (for me) but a fantastic review and some wonderful comments too. <br /><br />HBR, you'll never need to apologise for discussing Buffy at any time on Billiedoux.com, this is the site that Buffy built after all. I think it's great how you strongly you associate Buffy seasons with your life's events - so did I. <br /><br />For the record, my favourite Buffy season is 5, closely followed 2 and 4. My least favourite while it was airing was 6, but I like it a lot more now. At the time I was sheltered 16 year old and didn't have any way to relate to the themes of depression and addiction that were at its core. <br /><br />I don't think True Blood season 4 is much at all like Buffy 6, it may deal with similar themes of addiction and destructive relationships but handles them very differently. You have only to look at Andy and Terry's hilarious and heartfelt scenes this week to see how TB can find the humour in subject matter that Buffy S6 really got down and dirty with.<br /><br />And to segue back onto the subject of Burning Down The House, I think episode has many parallels with Buffy season 5. The Big Bad is a powerful woman with two personalities played by two different actors in the same body.<br /><br />The possible key to the final battle is Willow/Lala, a good witch who might be the only one with powers that can directly hurt the Big Bad. That Big Bad is hurting Tara/Jesus, the significant other who helped Willow/Lala develop their powers. This threat was/may be the catalyst that allows Willow/Lala to fight the Big Bad to their full magical potential. <br /><br />Interestingly, both Tara and Jesus have a connection to demons - Tara was worried she was part demon whereas Jesus May actually be part demon. Tara thought her powers came from her demonyness whereas Jesus' powers may be so strong because of their demonic origins.<br /><br />I'm theorising because the season hasn't finished yet but I am still thinking Lala will be instrumental to defeating Marntonia because otherwise, that whole Mavis ghost thing was a complete and utter wacky pipedream.Harry Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233963302128107547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32533542882448213952011-08-31T07:50:33.240-04:002011-08-31T07:50:33.240-04:00Well, there were mitigating, outside factors that ...Well, there were mitigating, outside factors that clouded then and continue to cloud my opinion of Season Three. There are some brilliant episodes and scenes in the third season, but the season as a whole, whenever I watch it, brings me back to what was going on during that time. <br /><br />Season Two is #1 for me because that’s when the series solidified itself as one of the greatest TV series of all time. I still remember verbatim the discussions we had at work about Ms. Calendar’s murder, Buffy and Angel’s passion, the move from Monday to Tuesday, Cordelia giving in little by little and becoming a Scooby, Spike’s intro and arc, Buffy coming out to her mom, Kendra’s murder and so many other stunning moments. <br /><br />I lost my pop a couple of weeks before I WAS MADE TO LOVE YOU and THE BODY aired and I was also in kind of a dark place after that – in the summer of 2001 – so Season Five still holds me and the darkness of Season Six registered with me as did the bright ending of that season, as things changed in my life leading to the summer of ’02. <br /><br />My life at the time kind of followed Season Five’s emotional progression, as odd as that seems. I usually vacillate between S2 and S5 being tied for #1. <br /><br />(I also loved Dawn. Yes! I did! There, I said it!) <br /><br />Sorry for the derailment of the TRUE BLOOD discussion….<br /><br />BUFFY is my #2 TV series of all-time and I can’t help but compare every other “supernatural genre” (as well as most other TV series, to be honest) series to it, for good or bad. <br /><br />TRUE BLOOD falls in the good category. <br /><br />As original and fun as TRUE BLOOD is (it’s already in my top ten all time series), there is so much about the show that reminds of BUFFY (not just the vamps, but the characters and characterization). BUFFY was the perfect show for me during its initial run – I was a couple of years older than the characters, but I identified with them quite a bit. <br /><br />TRUE BLOOD is filling that niche for me now – as older and less wiser as I am. I’m not as damaged as so many of the TB characters are, but I pull a lot of emotion and identification from each episode as I watch and rewatch them. <br /><br />Again, I apologize for the digression….HellBlazerRaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015895593976794867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8003598521584744402011-08-31T00:05:22.348-04:002011-08-31T00:05:22.348-04:00I may not always agree with them, but I've yet...<i>I may not always agree with them, but I've yet to find another batch of reviewers as classy or as witty as the reviewers on this site.</i> What a lovely comment, Felipe. We all thank you.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50626883153932065582011-08-31T00:02:28.710-04:002011-08-31T00:02:28.710-04:00*Stares at HBR in shock*
The season that introduc...*Stares at HBR in shock*<br /><br />The season that introduced Faith last, and the season that introduced Dawn second, really. Season 2 hooked me, season 3 made me fall in love. Of course that is just my opinion, still though *SHOCK*<br /><br />I'm quite enjoying this season, even with all the Sookie/Eric sex ( I wish Anna Paquin would add a no nudity clause to her contract, I could do with never seeing her breasts again) and it looks like they're setting up the finale to be quite a battle. And who cares about the reviews on other sites, I may not always agree with them, but I've yet to find another batch of reviewers as classy or as witty as the reviewers on this site.Felipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367104341598394064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2999972986552188782011-08-30T22:53:16.759-04:002011-08-30T22:53:16.759-04:00Buffy Season 3 last? Insanity.Buffy Season 3 last? Insanity.The Dark Shapenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32626228091660600982011-08-30T16:12:49.518-04:002011-08-30T16:12:49.518-04:00I loved BUFFY Season Six. (NORMAL AGAIN is one of...I loved BUFFY Season Six. (NORMAL AGAIN is one of my top five favorite BUFFY episodes.)<br /><br />I rank the BUFFY seasons in this order:<br />2, 5, 6, 7, 4, 1 and 3.<br /><br />But I digress....<br /><br />No one person's tastes or opinions are going to sync up perfectly with someone else's. <br /><br />Even those of us who agree that something is great (or something stinks) might not necessarily have the same reasons for liking/loving (or disliking) a given season, episode or character. <br /><br />I don't understand why one reviewer should worry about what other reviewers are writing or try to analyze why there is a discrepancy.HellBlazerRaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015895593976794867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39496194553098432022011-08-30T14:15:14.798-04:002011-08-30T14:15:14.798-04:00i love love love your reviews! thanks for taking ...i love love love your reviews! thanks for taking the time :) <br />I have a prediction... if you dont like predictions on here then you can delete this :)<br /><br />I think that Antonia will jump to Lafyette and then they will side to take out Marnie... I hope Jesus can get through to her - as I believe the character speaking is a combo of Antonia and Marnie... if it was just Antonia then she may break to the humanity side of it all... yet she hasnt... <br /><br />thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84097207473212388822011-08-30T14:13:26.248-04:002011-08-30T14:13:26.248-04:00I wouldn't say SFX hate this season but they a...I wouldn't say SFX hate this season but they are clearly less enthusiastic about the show than they have been in the past. <br /><br />This season has been hit and miss for me, much like Buffy season six. I've enjoyed it more than season 3 but there have been too many plot threads that have left me bored. I did enjoy this episode, though. It was great to see all my favourite vampires (which now includes King Bill) heading off to kick Antonia's backside, all dressed in black, heavily armed and strutting in slow-motion.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12170615960134198512011-08-30T12:19:57.484-04:002011-08-30T12:19:57.484-04:00I HATED season six of Buffy, and I love this seaso...I HATED season six of Buffy, and I love this season of True Blood, but I guess they do have similar subject matter - witches and late-comer love interests (that's not my problem with Buffy S6, but maybe it was some people's?)<br /><br />The Den of Geek reviews are pretty positive, and so are Rob's over at Rob Will Review, though a friend tells me SFX magazine hate it (which doesn't surprise me, they hate everything I like!)Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63445360068637953682011-08-30T12:15:16.388-04:002011-08-30T12:15:16.388-04:00It just occurred to me what the split over respons...It just occurred to me what the split over response to this season of <i>True Blood</i> reminds me of -- season six of <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i>. Some fans were absolutely crazy about it and others despised it. And I wonder what they both have in common? The heroine having a whole lotta sex with a blond vampire semi-villain, maybe?Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11896416162203834432011-08-30T12:11:45.340-04:002011-08-30T12:11:45.340-04:00Steven, I've noticed that trend, too. Many oth...Steven, I've noticed that trend, too. Many other reviewers really have been increasingly negative, and Billie's reviews have been great at reminding me to enjoy the ride.<br /><br />A lot of reviewers seem resistant to TB's soap-opera-like elements. "More crazy stuff keeps happening!" they shout, forgetting that if crazy stuff didn't happen, there would be no show, no tension, just people sitting around sipping sweet tea and blood.<br /><br />Hopefully not in the same glass.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-87084108706378096122011-08-30T11:33:21.788-04:002011-08-30T11:33:21.788-04:00Not my fave episode but it was enjoyable and the l...Not my fave episode but it was enjoyable and the last two looks exciting.shawnlunn2002https://www.blogger.com/profile/14242367250345323622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14428040078670483742011-08-30T10:01:21.012-04:002011-08-30T10:01:21.012-04:00With all the major cast members getting beamed awa...With all the major cast members getting beamed away at the end, I don't think things are looking good for Holly. She may as well be wearing a red shirt...or a Merlotte's waitress uniform since we haven't had a Merlotte's waitress die yet this season.<br /><br />It's a shame too because I was just starting to like her but I guess that will make her death a little more tragic.topher darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975242320282969525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1822118824732263752011-08-30T09:05:20.344-04:002011-08-30T09:05:20.344-04:00Steven asked, "As you like this season more a...Steven asked, "As you like this season more and more, I've noticed that most of the other review sites (a good majority actually) are liking it less and less. Fan reaction has been mixed as well. Have you noticed any of this?" <br /><br />I don't know how you want me to react, Steven. Like, OMG, everyone else hates this season, what's wrong with me, I'd better hate it, too? I don't tend to read other reviews, especially before I post mine. I post what I thought and what I felt. Unless they blow it in the final two episodes, this is my favorite season. I'm not an undercover reviewer for HBO, if that's what you think. If I were, I'd be covering <i>Boardwalk Empire</i> and <i>Hung</i> instead of <i>Supernatural</i> and <i>Dexter</i>. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75792390779469830672011-08-30T06:50:32.114-04:002011-08-30T06:50:32.114-04:00Oh, and my theory on where our heroes have disappe...Oh, and my theory on where our heroes have disappeared to is fairyland, but the fairy stuff is really dull so I'll be happy to be proved wrong!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81930274391601478242011-08-30T06:49:20.812-04:002011-08-30T06:49:20.812-04:00I was actually really disappointed Eric remembered...I was actually really disappointed Eric remembered everything, I thought the book version was hilarious... on the upside, the show is now so vastly different from the books I have no clue what's going to happen, which is nice!<br /><br />I thought of that Buffy shot from Fool for Love as well - there's definitely some Buffy channelling going on (and Jesus' weird demon head thing looks very like a Buffy demon - like Anyanka maybe?). I really hope Jesus isn't about to get blown up by vampires, I *love* him.<br /><br />Best of all though was Marnie turning out to be the real bad guy, not Antonia (or not Antonia alone anyway). Nicely done.<br /><br />And I won't miss Tommy, but he got a nice death scene.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40191334450980901182011-08-29T23:39:14.894-04:002011-08-29T23:39:14.894-04:00Hey Billie, great review! :)
But did you notice h...Hey Billie, great review! :)<br /><br />But did you notice how Sookie is not really feeling all lovey with Eric now that his memory is back? The look on her face when he killed and later during their discussion made me feel like she's having second thoughts. And I totally get why she loves Bill. I'd take him over Eric any day!<br /><br />Anyway, I've noticed something interesting about the reviews for this season of True Blood. As you like this season more and more, I've noticed that most of the other review sites (a good majority actually) are liking it less and less. Fan reaction has been mixed as well. Have you noticed any of this?Stevennoreply@blogger.com