Her 12^th installment Deadlocked lived up to its title leaving us …well… deadlocked along with the characters. We are all wondering what will happen with our favorites Eric and Sookie, and I am sure we all will be speculating over every morsel Charlaine shares with us via Facebook, her forum, and interview. All leading up to next year with the final book being released; it’s going to be a loooooong year.

During various interviews and book tour stops, Charlaine is met with cries when it is repeated that yes Dead Ever After is the last book in the series. Charlaine has playfully replied with a “Yay, I am getting another book”.

We here at Eric and Sookie Lovers have decided to take this up as a rallying cry and will be “Celebrating the SVM” during this next year to anticipate the release of Dead Ever After! We will be paying homage to the books that have brought us all together with various posts and activities and …*whispers* contests!

We welcome you to join us and say “Yay, we are getting another book” and “Celebrate the SVM”.

HBO has named Alan Ball’s successor for season 6 – IF (that’s a pretty big if, IMO) it’s renewed for a sixth season. The bad news? It’s not me. Yeah, I know that is somewhat disappointing for you. Haha. The good news? (Depending on how you look at it.) Is the fact it’s none other than Mark Hudis!

This is what Deadline.com is reporting.

EXCLUSIVE: True Blood co-executive producer Mark Hudis will take the reins of the hit HBO vampire drama if it gets renewed for a sixth season. With True Blood creator/executive producer Alan Ball stepping down as showrunner at the end of the upcoming fifth season, Hudis would be upped to executive producer/showrunner for Season 6 as part of an overall deal he has signed with HBO. The two-year pact also includes a development component.

Hudis has been on True Blood for the past two seasons — last year’s Season 4 and Season 5, which premieres June 10. While his and Ball’s paths previously crossed on the CBS comedy series Cybill, where they co-wrote several episodes during the 1997-98 season, the two first met two decades ago working at trade publication AdWeek. UTA-repped Hudis’ series credits also include Fox’s That ’70s Show and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie. While leaving True Blood full-time after Season 5, Ball is staying in business with HBO through his overall deal there. He will continue to be involved in True Blood and also executive produces new series Banshee for HBO sibling Cinemax.

Speculation is already going around that HBO is preparing themselves in case True Blood isn’t renewed. They won’t lose anything if that happens. Will this be a good thing for us? I’m not sure. Depending on how this season ends, it could mean things are still up in the air for our couple, just like they were in Deadlocked.

I guess only time will tell. Who knows? I just hope that if it’s renewed…Mark Hudis won’t disappoint us like Alan Ball did.

One other thing which came to mind when I read it was this…why is HBO handing over the reigns to someone who has only been on the show since the beginning of season 4? Why not one of the other producers? Someone else who have been there for a longer period of time?

What are your thoughts? Share ‘em below!

Did you think that was all I had for you? Well, you thought wrong….HA! HBO has released the first three episode synopsis and I am willing to share them with you all. Now, if you don’t want to be spoiled, then I suggest you turn away now because I am going to post them!

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) struggle with the aftermath of Tara’s (Rutina Wesley) shooting, while also cleaning up after Debbie Pelt. Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), cleaning up a mess of their own, are visited by the Vampire Authority, one of whom is Nora (Lucy Griffiths), a woman from Eric’s past. In search of the missing Marcus, Alcide’s (Joe Manganiello) werewolf pack comes after Sam (Sam Trammell). With Bill away, Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) enjoys her new freedom by partying with local college kids; Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is visited by the recently turned Rev. Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian); Terry’s (Todd Lowe) PTSD is reignited by Patrick Devins (Scott Foley), an old Iraq War buddy; and Alcide turns up at Sookie’s to warn her about the recently resurfaced Russell Edgington (Denis O’Hare).

While Dad’s away, the kid must play! Since one of my fellow bloggers are going to write a review on this episode and I will need to see it first to offer my opinion. I could base my opinion on the three synopsis alone but I will refrain!

SUNDAY, JUNE 17 “Authority Always Wins”
At the Vampire Authority headquarters in New Orleans, Bill and Eric meet Salome (Valentina Cervi) and become acquainted with the Authority’s interrogation techniques. Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) recalls her human life as the madam of the Comstock Brothel in San Francisco, and her first encounter with Eric. Werewolves J.D. (Louis Herthum) and Rikki (Kelly Overton) pay tribute to Marcus, but Alcide refuses to participate or take his rightful place as the new packmaster. Martha Bozeman (Dale Dickey) shows up wanting to see her granddaughter, causing conflict for Sam and Luna (Janina Gavankar). Fearing Russell’s return, Sookie procures a home-protection system; Arlene (Carrie Preston) tries to get to the bottom of Terry’s erratic behavior; Steve Newlin stops by with an offer for Jessica; and Jason feels the brunt of his womanizing ways.

Steve Newlin’s a womanizer? Who would have thunk it? I wonder what that offer is? I got my suspicions but once again I will refrain right now from speaking out!

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 “Whatever I Am, You Made Me”
Bill and Eric barter for their lives with the Authority Chancellors and their leader, Roman (Christopher Meloni). Salome and Roman enlist a new ally in the face of Russell’s return. Sookie goes to Fangtasia to ask for help from Pam, who is still caught up in her memories of Eric and the strange murders at the Comstock Brothel. Andy’s dalliance with Holly (Lauren Bowles) comes back to bite him in the butt; later, he’s visited by Gordon (Steve Rankin) and Barbara Pelt (Linda Purl), who are searching for Debbie. Jason bumps into an old high school teacher, but their reunion brings up conflicting feelings.

Jason, having conflicted feelings? SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! Sookie asks Pam for help, that should go over real well! *rolls eyes*

What do you think of the poster and the three synopsis? Don’t worry you can BLEED THE FIFTH, otherwise sound off below.

*synopsis credit goes to: TVLine

*Image credit to HBO*

It’s because I received so many questions, I will have to split this up into numerous parts! This first email alone had 5 questions! I’m going to share with y’all the answers to these 5 questions in this post. As for the other questions and answers, I will post them as soon as I get the chance! I do have to work my scheduled shifts, so I can pay my bills. If you sent me any questions…don’t worry, I will answer them soon. You’ll just have to be patient, okay?

Below, are the questions from the first email. My answers are written below.

Dear Sookie,

1.) Will you ends up w/ Eric at the end of True Blood season 5?

2.) Is there going be a baby involve in this season’s plot,because Anna’s pregnent?

3.) Are True Blood  referring “the new breed of vampires” are dragons?

4.) Is season 6 going to be the final season for tb?

Dying to know

Dying to know,

Unfortunately, you’ve asked several questions that I truly have no answers for. I’m a telepathic and not psychic, after all.

Trust me, I’ve attempted to listen in to the folks over at HBO. I was more than surprised to find that like Google, FOX News and several top corporations, HBO is ran by vampires. Known for his secrecy and his ability to keep his cast from spilling show secrets, you can bet Alan Ball has had most of those secrets glamoured out of anyone who might spill the beans.

Here’s what I can tell you. It is promised that I will be single for some period of time during this next season. A fact that I have no qualms with. Life has become too complicated since Bill walked into Merlotte’s that first night we met and honestly, my heart could use a little R&R.

As I have only ever been intimate with vampires and they are not capable of reproducing, I will not be in any fear of finding out I’m pregnant. Though I eventually would like to marry, settle down and have a family of my own, right now is surely not the best time. With all the supernatural mayhem that seems to be spiraling wildly out of control around me, this is no place for a baby.

As for for the lovely Anna Paquin and her husband, I truly am excited for the expected bundle of joy. I wish them the best of luck with their newest teacup, who is expected due date is sometime next fall.

Dragons, like unicorns, are mythological creatures who were named after early man discovered the large fossilized bones of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Though, I believed the same was true about Maenads and by the mess she left in my home, MaryAnn certainly seemed real enough.

I believe the “new vampires” or vampyr, as TrueBloodHBO has been calling them is in reference to those involved in the Authority.

I assume HBO will announce if and when True Blood gets renewed for another season. Unfortunately, this information falls into the facts I am not privileged to. As with all things True Blood related, waiting sucks and in this case, it’s no different.

Sookie Stackhouse

If you have any questions you would like to Ask Sookie…feel free to drop me an email here!

As the title of this post mentions, it’s Alan Ball’s turn to sit in the Penalty Box. I think it’s only fair. He has screwed us around long enough. As it is in hockey; punishment is handed out to those who break the rules and/or has been found to be guilty of crimes they shouldn’t commit. I’ll be playing the role of referee or judge, jury and executioner.

FIRST PERIOD:

Alan Ball gets it for saying this below;

“This season we wanted to stay away from “Who will Sookie choose?” ~Alan Ball, TV Guide Summer Preview Issue

Oh REALLY? I found this comment to be extremely funny, actually. If there was ever a person who has played the “team” thing more than any other, I can’t think of anybody. Alan Ball is the leader of playing “teams”. Oh right…he expects us to move on, just like Sookie, towards Alcide. *rolls eyes* Sure, he says there won’t be a “team” thing now…but you know that his words mean nothing. He has lied before – who says he isn’t lying now?

This calls for a 5 minute major for fighting. No, he’s not fighting with the fans himself…but it’s because of HIM, True Blood fans fight with each other. He’s the instigator so he gets another 2 minutes.

SECOND PERIOD:

Alan Ball gets it for saying this below;

Eric’s sister – they had the same maker, Godric, who met the true death – arrives to help her bro. Expect serious sibling…friction. “They don’t have the same boundaries that we do in human family arrangements,” Ball says with a laugh.

You remember that kiss in the first full season 5 teaser, where Eric is seen kissing another woman? I guess that is his “sister” Nora. While I do think Eric is the type of character who would typically move on from being dumped by Sookie, by switching back to the man he was before he met her – it still doesn’t make this nausea go away. I don’t want to see Eric move on from Sookie. For that matter, I don’t want to see Sookie move on with anyone else either.  The fact Alan Ball LAUGHS about boundaries not being a matter in this, makes me want to shove my fist in his f*ckin’ face. Since he’s not here…I guess I’ll have to do the next best thing.

This calls for another 2 minutes for hooking. Hooking up two characters who don’t belong together and for making all of us here at Eric and Sookie lovers sick to our stomachs. I think he should also pay for all the booze we’ll have to drink during season 5 in order to get through all of this crap. Does he think we’ll find this interesting? Oh wait…he probably doesn’t even care what we think. *slaps head*

THIRD PERIOD:

Alan Ball gets it for…well, he never really said anything, but I definitely feel he deserves something for destroying the character of our beloved Sookie and for being a woman-hater.

Sookie on the show is NOTHING like her book counterpart. I won’t get into this here, because Nymerias pretty much covered all of it in her post here. As you know, Alan Ball has destroyed EVERY SINGLE FEMALE CHARACTER on the show. Tara, many of us hate her because she whines all the time.  Jessica, okay, she’s not bad…yet, but to sleep with Jason put her on the same derailing track as the others. Pam, is another character Alan Ball has completely changed from her book counterpart. We still love her, but we hate how Alan Ball has turned her into someone who hates Sookie and broke up her close relationship with Eric. I will say this though…none of these women portray characters we (as fans) can relate to. It only proves my theory that Alan Ball hates women, or doesn’t understand them. I wish the female writers on his staff would stand up to him and tell him; ‘no, this is NOT how women are’.

This calls for a 10 minute game misconduct, and a four game suspension. And for added punishment…just because I’m a woman, and because I’m a b*tch…a slap shot to his ballsack. Shame on you, Alan Ball! I wonder if your mother knows how much you hate women? Shame on you for turning Sookie into a woman who resembles a wife who has been physically abused by her husband over the years. I hope Alan Ball’s husband-wife doesn’t let him call the shots in their relationship. Shame, shame, shame…

GAME OVER.

That’s the buzzer to end this edition of the Penalty Box!  Rest assured, Alan Ball will be in here (image below) for the foreseeable future!

Any more penalties you want to add to this? Feel free to agree or add some more on in the comments below!

Again, book Calvin was noble, wise, considered in his actions, yet stuck in a remote village. This remote village was populated by were-panthers who were odd, yes, but NOTHING like depicted in True Blood. They have cute , well maintained houses clustered around a cross roads. Now, enter Alan Ball…

Calvin Norris on True Blood is a snarling, in-bred, meth manufacturer/dealer and governed by rage. His underlings are visceral and primal. Hot Shot is an abandoned barn/garage with a cluster of ramshackle buildings. It’s a wonder Crystal Norris has a full set of teeth. They arrange a graphic and prolonged gang rape of Jason and develop a V trade to supplement their income. Hot Shot on TB has no redeeming values and is a complete plague on Renard Parrish.

Spot on dude, that was one of my major problems with the treatment of Hot Shot and Calvin, I felt like I had taken a gut shot, literally! I think we all should subscribe to this blog to see what other goodies can be found throughout season 5 of True Blood as well as support a fellow blogger! To read more from this blog just follow the yellow brick road or ummmm just click here instead:Upstatetraildude’sBlog

Let us know what you think by sounding off below and don’t forget to visit the blog. You really don’t me to start handing out penalties, do you? We are known for that here! Just teasing but seriously check it out because this Pimping, easy it is not! Thank you Master Yoda! Thanks to Serena from Sookieverse and Kissed By Fire.

In case you missed it, THEY WERE FILMING IN THE FRENCH QUARTER THE OTHER NIGHT! More importantly, ERIC NORTHMAN (Alexander Skarsgård) was in the Quarter…. along with some of the other vampires.

I am still giddy from all those lovely pics that were shared by those lucky folks who were just mere feet from the action.

In fact, one of those pictures is the inspiration for this edition of Caption This.

Found in the facebook album on ENLU,was this lovely crowd shot.

Thanks to a visitor at Eric Northman Fans, we know what Alex was saying to the crowd (about taking all the pictures the crowd wanted, except while they were filming) … but what do you wish he really said?

Sookie: “And what do you think is gonna happen when I do come top grips with that? Do you think my legs are just going to magically open for you?”

Eric:” Well, that was saucy! It must have been fairy Sookie talking, I like when she comes out”

Sookie: “And I’m already sorry I said it”

Eric: “Don’t be. The more you let her speak for you, the more likely you are to go on living. And you want to live don’t you? Well then I hope to hear from you girls soon”

I beg to differ with you Eric but there are three Sookie Stackhouse’s. Yes, you heard me right, THREE! There are the two that Alan Ball made up in that crazy world of his that he likes to call True Blood and then there is Ms. Harris’s Sookie. Do you want to know which one I prefer? I will give you THREE guesses and the first TWO do not count!

Where True Blood is concerned, Sookie started out as a naive telepathic waitress but she also took care of herself pretty well. In short, she was no damsel in distress. Well, that went to hell in a hand-basket quick, fast and in a hurry. In some aspects, Eric was right in that letting Fairy Sookie speak for her was the right thing to do, thereby making sure she lives. Sookie goes back and forth so much between these two Sookie’s and so fast it will leave your head spinning, literally! Is it the blood of the vampire Bill who made her so dim-witted and a lesser version of her normal self or a product of bad writing and continuity? I am afraid we may never know.

What we do know is that these two ‘Sookie’s’ of Alan’s creation is enough to do a viewers head in. It is really hard to root for Sook when she is written as a plot device. The ‘microwave fingers of fail’ are not cutting it for me either, because they are only used when it is convenient for the plot. Case in point, she used it in Season 4 at the Moon Goddess Emporium to stop the spell that was making the Vamps do the Zombie dance toward the ‘power of the sun’ wall Marnie put up. Then she could not use it again when her life was in danger while she was trapped inside the ‘ring of fire’. Andy from Camp Blood made a wise statement when he did his ‘Whatever Sookie’ moment on their blog and I just wanted to share it with you here:

“Um, Sookie when you use your fairy powers to break a spell that Marnie is casting in the circle, GOOD, when you are trapped inside a ring of fire by a spell by the same witch, why don’t you just use your powers again? Like, you know your fairy powers break the enchantments, couldn’t you just like blast a little hole, or at the very least, stop, drop and roll!

I love that video and that part never fails to (1) crack me up and (2) further demonstrate that True Blood definitely ‘jumped the shark’ but I still find myself hoping that it can somehow be redeemed, especially where Sookie is concerned but I digress, and moving on!

All this equaled out to Sookie being nothing more than a plot device and it ticks me off to no end. They have so many places they could take True Blood Sookie and now they are nothing more than missed opportunities by the writers. I have nothing else to say on this subject.

Onward to my favorite Sookie, Book Sookie who is a breathe of fresh air to read and it is a real treat to get inside her head. Needless to say but I love Book Sook! The Sookie of yesterdays has been slowly evolving over time into a much more mature Sookie, and this has never been more evident than in Deadlocked. She knows what she wants and what has to be done to obtain everything she desires. I would not want to tangle with this Sookie at all, she might shoot me in the head with a shotgun! I guess in fairness TB Sook did the same thing but not in the same manner as Book Sook. This version of Sookie is pretty much more secure within herself but not quite confident of her appeal to others but is extremely independent and does not need a man to define her. I wish the TB’s Sook’s were a lot more like her.

So we want to hear your thoughts on the subject of the Sookie(s)! Sound off below!

True Blood HBO shared a promo which will bring tears to  your eyes…I mean, literally. If you’ve ever wondered how often people cry on this show…this pretty much recaps all of the tear-jerking seasons!  Unfortunately, there’s no new scenes in this promo, it’s just a recap of past seasons which will make you cry with relief that True Blood is only 20 days away!

If waiting for season 5 brings tears to your eyes…you better watch this below!

I guess we’re not the only one who are driven to tears! LOL While it’s nice to go back and reminisce…after watching this, I suddenly realized…they cry an awful lot on True Blood!  We might be crying even more this season though…but we’ll have to wait and see.

What are your thoughts? Feel free to share them below!

Season 5 will soon be upon us, there is now only 21 days to go. It’s time to start counting down to the True Blood premiere on June 10. But before we bring you all the good things that we hope. like us, you are looking forward to, we thought we’d get the not so good things out of the way first. We wouldn’t be the fanatical fans we are if there weren’t certain things that irritate us, agitate us, and in some cases have us pulling our hair out in large clammy clumps. So let’s get them all out in the open, and hopefully in 3 weeks time we’ll have got past them and be focused enough that they won’t spoil our enjoyment of our favorite show. Here’s our countdown of 5 Bad Things For Season 5.

5. Beehl

The character we all love to hate (and that’s completely okay as he’s fictional), so why is he only number 5?  Well, two reasons actually, firstly I wanted to get him done and out of the way before he contaminates our beautiful viking blog anymore than he has to (No number one spot here, another bottom of the pile is all he deserves), and secondly because after 9 months of extensive self-therapy, I am absolutely determined he is not going to ruin another season of True Blood for me. I am going to pretend he isn’t there. There’s not a lot to say about Mr Compton that hasn’t already been said, he struggles with his humanity, he steals story-lines, he shags anything that moves, he cock-blocks, he has miraculous powers for a vampire seemingly so young, and he looks silly and ridiculous every time he stands next to Eric. So I guess he’s going to look silly and ridiculous for most of this season then. Bill? Bill who? See it’s working already.

4. Unsteady Supports

True Blood has a fantastic array of supporting characters, and there’s a reason we call them that, they support the main characters in their story-lines. The likes of Arlene, Andy and Holly are perfectly brilliant as comic relief, but when the season is so damned short, at only 12 episodes, let’s not waste precious screen time on the likes of Andy’s V addiction please. This season it’s going to be Terry’s turn for promotion, and they’d better not f**K him up. So far he’s a complete darling, he puts up with Arlene, he’s got an armadillo and he’s never killed anything by accident. Next season expect the life and loves of  Jane Bodehouse to eat up valuable screen time.

3. Freakin’ Awful Fairies

Anyone who tuned in for last year’s season premiere, having never seen the show before, will quite rightly have thought WTF for pretty much the whole of the first 20 minutes. Let’s face it, fairies are very,very difficult to make look cool. In fact I can only think of one cool fairy that I have ever seen on screen, and that’s Tinkerbell from Peter Pan. True Blood really has it’s work cut out in tackling these particular supernatural creatures, but they are giving it another go this year, with the addition of Claudette and a new Claude. It looks like Jason may well be caught up in the fairy antics at the new night-club and let’s hope that he can at least inject a little bit of his Stackhouse magical charm  into their time on the show. As one of their unfortunate number has already mated with Andy Bellefleur , surely things can’t get any worse for the fae?

2. Pack Wars

Imagine this, sitting down with a glass of wine every Sunday night for 12 weeks and becoming completely absorbed in 55 minutes of full-on, smoking hot, bloody, vampire action. Well you can imagine it all you want as you’re never going to get it. For some weird reason the majority of supernatural writers out there seem to think that  dirty, furry, howling, aging, four-legged creatures are just as sexy as their immortal fanged counterparts. And basically they are just not. Every minute the weary weres are on our screens is quite frankly a minute wasted. I didn’t give a crap about the pack wars in Charlaine Harris’s books and I don’t think  I’m going to give a crap about them on the show either!

1. Sooicide

Is it coming or isn’t it? How far with the wolf will Sookie actually go? Is Alcide the True Blood Quinn? Can it actually be as completely horrific as we seem to imagine it’s going to be? All these questions will have an answer by mid-September, but in the meantime here are my multiple reasons why Sookie should not let Mr Weary into her fairy bed. These two characters have zero chemistry, she can read his mind, he’s an opinionated ass, he treated Debbie like crap, he’s not Eric, oh yeah, and she just blew his ex-girlfriend’s head off. As I’ve said many times before and will no doubt say many times again – don’t do it Sookie!

So there you go – that’s 5 not so hot things for season 5. Have I missed anything that is going to have you turning away from your television screen in dismay? Let us know what you are not so secretly dreading.

Coming soon – 5 (very) Good Things For Season 5