Teen Queen True Blood HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “Frenzy” Written by Alan Ball Directed by Daniel Minahan Sometimes you need to destroy something to save it. That’s in the Bible. Or the Constitution. — Jason Stackhouse There are scholars who tell us that the word hero derives from the Greek goddess Hera, patron of cities. Someone who defends a city is acting in her name, and therefore takes a variant of her name. This would make Jason Stackhouse not only the warrior of the hour, it puts him in direct opposition to Maryann, who is acting in the name of…
Posts Tagged‘T’
True Blood: “New World In My View”
Party Town True Blood HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “New World In My View” Written by Kate Barnow & Elizabeth R. Finch Directed by Adam Davidson “Humans are shockingly susceptible to just about every form of thought manipulation.” —Bill the Vampire It takes a lot of chutzpah to steal from a vampire, but this episode of True Blood completely belongs, as I predicted, to Maryann the Maenad. There are vampires in this story, but none of them holds a candle to Michelle Forbes’ superb portrayal of this ancient priestess. In the flick of an eye, her smile changes from warm welcome…