![]() ![]() “I’m already gone,” Eric heartbreakingly replied while lying on the floor. Finally Bill grew tired of Eric’s verbal abuse and levitated him across the room (for which Eric hilariously mocked him) and then banished Eric from his home. With an unfocused snarl Eric shouted at Bill so much about how he sucked in general, and it was to Bill’s credit that he remained mostly empathetic throughout. Like any distraught, grieving brother, he immediately raged at the nearest vampire messiah and the ensuing confrontation was as nasty and intense as any Tennessee Williams Act Four barn-burner. In a scene that would set the tone for the episode to follow, “Dead Meat” began immediately after Nora dissolved into a sad pile of fail in Eric’s lap. Save for one truly incredible, instant classic of a scene, this episode was much more about emotional bonding than your typical True Blood late season circus and continued the season’s hot streak even while cooling things down. No fewer than three vampires promised/threatened eternity to others in “Dead Meat,” and each declaration felt weirder than the last. Whether it terrifies you or turns you on, Forever doesn’t exist! But this week’s episode of True Blood bandied about the concept in ways that might terrify both genders and above all else reaffirmed the fact that vampires are intense, man. Everybody just needs to relax about the concept of Forever, already. ![]() Just as upsetting is the flipside: Lady-targeted entertainment in which literal monsters remove women’s agency by forcing love and protection onto them forever and it’s considered wish fulfillment? Uh, okay, weirdos. Ladies who openly seek long-term relationships are walking nightmares to be avoided or derided? Got it, dude. The psycho girlfriend trope has been a tired, misogynistic cliché for a while now, but its persistence in bro humor says a lot about how certain guys might think. ![]()
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