Taking up the meat of the episode, Eric’s time inside the camp is still the most enticing. His fight with Pam ends with them pulling the gunners out of the walls and stabbing them through the two-way mirror that the humans watch through. Governor Burrell is not pleased, and after chaining Eric up, brings in Nora and shoots her up with a virus he lovingly names “Hepatitis-V.” He brags about how it can be spread through almost any transmission, which comes into play in a second. While the two are left together so Eric can watch Nora die painfully, he calls his newest baby, Willa, to the rescue. She glamours a guard and breaks in just in time to save her brother and sister, who dress up as a guard and doctor, respectively.
Remember how a few weeks ago Burrell was keen to get production on Tru Blood started again? It turns out he was actually planning to pump every bottle full of Hep-V, effectively destroying the vampire population. Eric discovers this while in his guise, but we won’t see what move he makes until next week.
Elsewhere, Bill finally discovers that Jessica has been taken, and he seeks Lilith for answers, having Takahashi drain his blood until he’s close to death. The two argue, mostly about how much it sucks for Bill to be her disciple, before he realizes what he has to do. After locking up the doctor, he drains some faerie blood and runs off to Burrell’s house, making his guards kill each other (awesome!) before ripping off Burrell’s head in a rampage (double awesome!). Maybe next week he can tear through the camp doing the same.
Since the beginning, True Blood has been all about the vampires, and this season reflects that clearly. Any plot that doesn’t involve a fanger or two is just plain boring. Sam’s story dragged on for at least three episodes too many, Terry hasn’t been a focal character in years, and Andy has been knocked back to comic relief yet again. However, any time spent in the camp with the vampires is infinitely more exciting than whatever else the show can cook up. Terry’s death felt tacked on, and as much as I wanted to see him disappear, it felt like the writers really had it out for him.
With all of that being said, I’m still enjoying this season more than I expected to, mainly because the vampires are getting some time in the spotlight again. Now that a few of the more tedious plots have been tied up (and will hopefully stay that way), we can get straight to the heart of the show, and keep watching the blood flow.
