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HBO’s True Blood 5.07 – “In the Beginning”

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It just wouldn’t be True Blood if we didn’t open with someone’s blood everywhere.  This time it’s Roman’s; and his absence creates quite an upheaval at the Authority headquarters.  It’s fascinating how much humanity remains in these vampires.

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As soon as one strong figure-head is removed from the picture, how quickly we can all jump on board with another, even if their principles and ideals could not be more different.  Most people want someone at the helm leading them through life more than they want to stand up for what they believe is right.

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Cinemax’s Femme Fatales: 209 – Crazy Mary

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It is always a bit alarming when the Femme Fatales beginning pops up only to be followed by a close up of an engagement ring and sunny music accompanying a proposal. It was a little off putting because I did not expect it. Until she asked after the proposal what could make the moment more perfect. Then he talked about multiple orgasms. Yep. Came to the right place. (Seriously no pun intended.)

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Three “Avatar” Sequels in the Works

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“No one ever dies in science fiction.”

James Cameron—blockbuster film director, deep-sea diver, and old lady diamond necklace fetishist—said this in the fall of 2011 when it was confirmed that Sigourney Weaver would return in the sequel to the 2009 mega-smash Avatar, despite the fact that her character died in the first movie.

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HBO’s True Blood 5.06 – “Hopeless” Review

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What an episode!  Action, drama, humor, and minimal Tara… what more could you ask for?

The main vein of the episode centers around the Authority and their struggle with Russell, who is shaping up to be quite as pesky as before.  It turns out (surprise) that the Authority was testing Bill and Eric to see where their loyalties lay when it came to mainstreaming.  Once they deemed them non-Sanguinista, they jumped from the rafters with trackers beams to capture Russell and transport him to the Authority headquarters.  Bill and Eric are instructed to glamor Sookie and Alcide; and Bill gives this fake-glamor, long-winded “goodbye forever” speech.  It seemed a little stale to me.  First of all, Bill’s been an asshole since he became King of Louisiana; and is anyone really still invested in his relationship with Sookie?  Eric then glamors Alcide to think Sookie is repulsive, which I find hilariously immature and so typically Eric.

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Cinemax’s Femme Fatales: 208 – Jailbreak

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I like continuity in my serialized shows. I feel it harkens back to the comic books where everything is set in the same universe, and that you need to invest into the characters and the environment because you never know where they might pop up again. Obviously, in the Femme Fatales universe, everything is beginning to really take shape in how they tie together. We are starting to get callbacks from previous episodes or seasons and I dig it. The current episode of Jailbreak reflects that.

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