i can't figure out multi-quote (can't seem to delete sections of quoted material anymore?) so i'm just gonna try to remember what i wanted to say, lol. sorry i've been without internet for a couple weeks, so the forum updates are still brand-spanking-new to me! i only brought the first 3 books with me on vacation ... had no idea i was gonna blow through them like i did, haha! bet i could have read the whole set in under a week. it's really interesting to see the differences between the books and the show. like tara is a white-girl-nobody who sookie just happened to go to h.s. with, lol! and lafayette was out of the picture really early on. and that whole maenad storyline ... omg it was like maybe a chapter and they let it drag on for an entire season! so anyway, i came home from vacay and had to immediately sit down and watch the two episodes i missed! they were AWESOME! i have to admit, the tara biting franklin scene was cheesy and gory for the sake of being gory. (rach, loved the quentin tarantino comment, lol!) but i'm sad franklin's gone bc he was hilar. i do love that it seems we are getting the "old tara" back, haha! she's back to telling people they're f*cking stupid! and i agree with you girls, while the whole gay-love storyline with lafayette and jesus doesn't bother me for it's gayness, i'm failing to see the point of it in the grand scheme of things. seems like they're just doing it to throw something else controversial in there. i AM bothered by eric making comments/gestures with homosexual undertones tho, but that's just because i lust love him! oh, and i died laughing when the king's plaything (i forget his name) yelled, "you never take me anywhere!" and stomped off like a 3yr old!!!