The sixth episode in True Blood’s  fifth season aired today.  Hit the jump for some of the show’s highlights.

Steph Bassanini

We apologize for the lack of recap last week, readers. Speakeasy was suspended in airspace somewhere near the Canadian border. We return to regularly scheduled programming with this week’s episode.

What We Enjoyed

“Maybe you’re just bored after 1,000 years.” The show has hinted at the streak of ennui that plagues Eric, but has never crystallized it as succinctly as this. And ultimately, this is the problem that’s at the heart of any story, whether in film or literature, that presents humans with the chance to become immortal. Will things lose their beauty if they’re not short-lived? How do you not become oppressively, oppressively bored after 1,000 years?

Is Hoyt suddenly much more attractive? Amazing what some swagger and guy-liner can do. Poor guy. He and Jess are so perfect together and yet…so not. We’re happy the writers continue to find them interesting.

Cursed fire for the win. We enjoyed fiendfyre in “Harry Potter” and are enjoying this show’s iteration of it. “You ordered me to do something evil, and wrong, and it’s going to get me killed.” Poignant lines from Terry, and especially heartbreaking when Arlene simply tells him to go back on his meds. And then says goodbye.

Bill’s upping the stakes with this glamouring business, perhaps unnecessarily. Why does Sookie need to forget the pair of them? But then it fails to work on her – is that from her fae blood?

OMG WOLF PUPPY. WOLF PUPPY. Give us a moment.

Lafayette’s mother as Shakespeare’s fool, speaking reason from a whirlwind of madness. We like it.

There is perhaps no better insult than telling someone they were a “prick in the Renaissance.”

What the Show Needs to Work On

This shifter reunion scene is reminding us of “General Hospital.” Or “The Young and the Restless.” Or any other soap opera where people speak in hushed, clipped, dramatic tones.

Let’s get Eric a personality again. We miss his quips, his disdain. We get a taste of it in the welcoming celebration when he cracks a joke as the techie removes his killing locator, but that’s about it.

Roman is wearing a blue polo shirt and looks more like off-duty Elliot Stabler than ever. What are you thinking, costume designers? Get him back in a suit with a pocket square ASAP. Bring back the blood-red tie if you have to. More importantly, don’t kill him, writers!
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