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True Blood: “Keep This Party Going”

Daddy Dearest True Blood HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “Keep This Party Going” Written by Brian Buckner Directed by Michael Lehmann “I’ll be your bad ass vampire.” – Lafayette For Father’s Day, True Blood offers up a handful of daddy-themed moments in the latest episode of this vampire soap/mystery. From Vampire Bill’s problems with his rebellious teenaged “offspring”, Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll, The Mentalist), to the revelation of his father’s desertion by “Eggs” Benedict (Mehcad Brooks,Dollhouse), there are enough fathers, absent fathers, unwilling fathers, pseudo-fathers and father substitutes to fill a sports bar on Sunday. Bill Compton has the most obviously…

True Blood: “Nothing But the Blood”

Fang Fiction True Blood HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “Nothing But the Blood” Written by: Alexander Woo Directed by: Daniel Minahan “You are my miracle, Sookie.” —Vampire Bill We open with one scream, and close with another. The second season of True Blood emerges from a long hiatus with more sex, more gore, more surprises to thrill its increasing fan base. Nor is producer Alan Ball content to rest on his many laurels (including a Golden Globe for Best Actress for series star Anna Paquin). From the very first scene of the season two opener, it is clear that Ball and…