The opening scene of this week’s “True Blood” made me go like this: o_0

I guess that big-lipped vampiress who’s always hanging around Eric was never that great of an actress, but her inability to deliver a line seems to rub off on Bill as she helps him bury the girl he started to “make” in the previous episode. (I vastly prefer the term “sire,” but that’s Buffyverse, not Sookieverse.) The whole scene is just awful. It does, however, demonstrate that in order for the transformation to take place, the maker must lie in a grave with the make-ee overnight. When Jessica rises, though, she’s an irritating and immature girl. While initially pleased that she’ll be free from her oppressive parents, she soon begins acting out on Bill.

Meanwhile, Sookie and Sam are dealing with the aftermath of her bone-chilling encounter with the killer. Although she was able to pick up some feelings and images from his presence, Sookie was not able to identify him. (OR HER.) During a heartfelt conversation, Sookie reveals that she doesn’t believe Bill is coming back. When she is finally able to get a clearer image in her head of one of the killer’s victims, she and Sam decide to take a trip down to a diner where the girl worked. They find a good lead, but when the local sherriff is uncooperative, Sookie has to use a dose of her special powers to get his help. The adventure brings them closer together – a little too close for Bill, who suddenly returns, only to catch them in an intimate moment. Furious at his violent reaction, Sookie rescinds her invitation and Bill is forced out of her home.

After her bizarre encounter with a naked girl and a giant pig in the middle of the road while driving home from Arlene’s engagement party, Tara ends up spending the night in the drunk tank. But when Lettie Mae shows up, she refuses to bail Tara out, instead saying that she cannot allow Tara back into her house because she is “a danger to my soul.” A kindly “social worker” appears later and invites Tara to her home; Tara finally agrees, as she has nowhere else to go.

Then Jason and Amy try to deal with the fact that they just made a vampire explode all over the basement. Although Jason is initially angry and suspicious of her motives, they reconcile – until he decides he’s had enough of V and throws it all out. Jason reveals to his construction buddies that Amy is hooked on V, and they agree that he should stay with her and help her get clean. So he cooks up a romantic dinner, and she comes back humble and says she wants to stay with him. D’awwww. But when she reveals that she saved one drop of V for one last high, Jason is once again doubtful that he can trust her – but the lure of V is too strong for him to fight. And during their final high, tragedy strikes.

In the closing scene of the episode, Jason concludes that he must be the murderer – though he remembers nothing – and turns himself in. And finally, just before the cut to credits, we learn the true face of the murderer.

Fan buzz on the internet had already sussed him out, thanks to freeze-framing and foreshadowing. But I’m a bit disappointed, really.

SPOILER

It’s Rene. Really. I know. Buh?

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