True Blood - 1x09 - Plaisir D'Amour

[fembuck]

So, I don't know who on this list watches True Blood but 

I LOVE PAM!  

There, I said it.

I.  LOVE.  PAM

Seriously, I have developed the biggest girl!crush on her.  She's especially cute when she's all J Crewed out, and being a snarky bitch.  Mmm, Pam.  She gets some of the best lines too:

"You've got vampire in your cleavage" followed by her very slowly digging around in Sookie's bra before looking deeply into her eyes and saying, "I'm beginning to see why there's such a fuss about you."  Her absolute irritation with Ginger when she came into the room and ruined the moment with Sookie was awesome too.  "Sookie, Ginger.  Ginger, Sookie" all quick and irritated and shit. 

LOVE HER.

I ALSO LOVE TARA LIKE A FAT KID LOVES CAKE.  Yes, she has her issues, but Rutina Wesley does a fantastic job making Tara exceptionally sympathetic and I'm rooting for her (and Sam, I like them together)

Soo-kay and Vampire!Bill mostly bore me.

They really need to go something about Eric's hair.  Alexander Skarsgard (I love saying that last name, it's so much fun) is a very good looking man and there's no excuse for them making him look so yucky.

I love me some Lizzy Caplan, but I HATE AMY WITH THE WHITE HOT INTENSITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS!!!  Oh my god this character is vile.  She is a complete psychopath!  Hot, but crazy and her crazy ass has gots to go!

Also, the ending of this episode was comedy gold. 
 

Comments

[ic1pher.livejournal.com]

Hehe, when I saw that you were about to talk about True Blood I knew exactly what you were going to say xD. Btw, the actress who plays Tara isn't anything like her character. What you see on the screen is all _acting_ :o

[http://users.livejournal.com/_slutknot_/]

Pam is even more amazing in the books!
She has always been one of my favorite characters.
:)

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

I. LOVE. PAM

I'm sorry.. is there supposed to be something *wrong* with this statement? As far as I'm concerned, Pam came along and stole the show from *everyone*! I loved her expression after Bill skewered that vamp.

Yes, she has her issues, but Rutina Wesley does a fantastic job making Tara exceptionally sympathetic and I'm rooting for her..

In the beginning, I couldn't stand the character but now I just wanna give her a big hug.

I HATE AMY WITH THE WHITE HOT INTENSITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS!!!

Heh, what really sucks is they've paired her off with Jason - who I HATE even more. This week, the two of them became fast-forward material. If the Erica Hahn character can get shitcanned for being too gay, then HBO should get rid of Jason for being too fucking stupid! I just don't understand *why* they're giving the character soo much friggin' airtime.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Hehe, when I saw that you were about to talk about True Blood I knew exactly what you were going to say xD.

I am predictable. *is chagrined*

Btw, the actress who plays Tara isn't anything like her character. What you see on the screen is all _acting_ :o

That's good to know (not because Tara is bad, but because she is so tragic). I've never seen Rutina in anything before, but I'm blown away by her performance every episode. She is just stellar. Re-casting Tara so Rutina was the actress was the best decision that has been made for this show.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Pam is even more amazing in the books!

*is gobsmacked* Even more amazing ... *is gobsmacked again* Can you give me a little hint how Pam is better in the books, because she owns my soul right now and depending on your answer I may have to read some of the books.

I've heard people say this before, but I just can't imagine how Pam could be cooler.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.. is there supposed to be something *wrong* with this statement?

If there's something wrong with loving Pam, then I don't want to be right.

Actually, everyone seems to love Pam. I haven't read a negative thing about her, which is very odd for message boards. Usually females characters get the curd kicked out of them by posters. But everyone seems to love Pam (and Tara, which makes me happy.) Sookie gets the piss taken out of her sometimes... but really, she SHOULD.

In the beginning, I couldn't stand the character but now I just wanna give her a big hug.

This. I found her really abrasive in the first episode, but her snark won me over, and then I just wanted to hug her and tell her that there are people out there who will treat her right, and who she can trust. The actress is really doing an amazing job, cause in lesser hands Tara could be hateful (the recast was a great idea, because the original actress never would have been able to pull this shit off).

they've paired her off with Jason - who I HATE even more.

Oh, I know. Jason is a waste of space. His bonding with Eddie didn't make me like Jason, it made me LIKE EDDIE! Jason and Amy are both disgusting and need to be off my screen. And I don't care what Amy says, I will NEVER forgive him for hitting his sister.

I just don't understand *why* they're giving the character soo much friggin' airtime.

Preach, sistah!

[ic1pher.livejournal.com]

No, you're not predictable. I just know that you know what's good and what's not. ;P

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds much better! Thank you for taking away the chagrin :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/_slutknot_/]

It's hard to say-
you just see more of her later on in the series and she is such a freakin' awesome character you can't help but love her.
(It's been awhile since I've read them, but Pam always stuck out to me, eh.)

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Which books feature Pam (if they all do, which ones feature her heavily)?

I have a short attention span (believe me, I am chagrined by it) and I may not be able to go through the whole series of books, but I want to see me some book Pam. I needs it. My precious.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_slutknot_/]

:)
Hell, any one that has Eric has Pam.
I think Dead to the World has a nice chunk of her in it, but I'm not sure.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Thanks for the info. My Pam!Obsession and I thank you :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/_slutknot_/]

Anytime, chica.
:)

[crys-22.livejournal.com]

She's especially cute when she's all J Crewed out

The sun glasses she had on, when they went to go pick up Bill were priceless. The girl knows how to accessorize.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

The sun glasses she had on, when they went to go pick up Bill were priceless.

lol! As soon as the door opened and I saw those (because my gaze went straight past Eric to Pam), I was like, "lol, gurl". I really liked her trench coat outfit. It was sexy, but at the same time not the overly sexy of her Fangtasia outfits.

Pam's dainty little laugh also kills me. I totally dig it. She's laughs like a well trained Victorian woman. It's the cutest little sound ever. *dreamy sigh*

I would totally go Fangbanger for Pam (who can totally do better than Ginger! Pammer, guuurl ... just cause the wells there doesn't mean you gotta drink!)

[bizarro-bluth.livejournal.com]

I. LOVE. PAM

She's so amusing. She needs more screentime though, maybe she could have all of Jason's because I can't fucking stand him.

I ALSO LOVE TARA LIKE A FAT KID LOVES CAKE.

WORD. I love her more than that fat kid in Matilda loves cake. I mean, she annoyed me in the first few eppys but she's too tortured and snarky for me not to love her.

Also, the ending of this episode was comedy gold.

Tru dat, major lulz.

[xavacid.livejournal.com]

Umm I love that line 'You've got vampire in your cleavage'

And Amy is a psychopath, anyone who said with a straight face at how they'd suffered and so they deserved to take advantage or other people (or in this case, vamp-napped and draining him) you ought to be wearied of. And when she said to Jason how she loves him? I was saying to myself, oh yeah, she's crazy and not good kind of crazy.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

She's so amusing.

She is. She's delightful. So much snark. So much sexy. And her laugh cracks me up. Like it's so dainty and lady-like. I swoon every time I hear it (twice this episode! Huzzah!)

She needs more screentime though, maybe she could have all of Jason's because I can't fucking stand him.

This.

Jason is a waste of space, and he monopolizing HUGE amounts of screen time. I don't know who it is that has a boner for this character, but most of the viewing public isn't so enamoured with him. Yes, Ryan Kwaten is a good looking man, but that doesn't mean he needs to be on screen 80% of an episode.

I mean, she annoyed me in the first few eppys but she's too tortured and snarky for me not to love her.

Trufax. I give major props to Rutina Wesley for making Tara so layered and lovable despite her issues. Tara could be positively hateful in another actresses hands, but Rutina really humanizes her and shows the great heart Tara has underneath all of that pain (her relationship with Sookie is great too. They're very good besties and I love their relationship).

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Umm I love that line 'You've got vampire in your cleavage'


That was gold for me. That solidified my love for Pam. Kristen Bauer's delivery of that line was puuurfect (I love her Southern lilt too, the way she said 'cleavage' made me swoon). The fact that she was totally hitting on Sookie afterwards just made that scene all the better. Her eye roll when Ginger walked in was comedy gold.

And Amy is a psychopath, anyone who said with a straight face at how they'd suffered and so they deserved to take advantage or other people (or in this case, vamp-napped and draining him) you ought to be wearied of.

I know. There is no excuse for Jason not running away from her when she went on that rant. Everything about the picnic scene was FUCKING CREEPY AS HELL. I'm sorry, Jason is stupid but that doesn't give him the right to a cruel motherfucker and get away with it. He knows what he's doing is wrong and is doing it anyway. I'm sorry, he's a grown man, not a three year old. This behavior does not make me want to cuddle him, it makes me want to beat his stupid ass to a bloody pulp.

[kennedyismyhero.livejournal.com]

Ha! Agree with it all! Espicially the Soo-key/Bill being mind-numbingly boring. Good grief, at first I could stand it now if they're on the screen and not interacting with anyone else, I fast-forward 'cause I know what they're talking about already. THE SAME THING ALWAYS. It's gotten to the point that I can stand scenes with Jason and his douchebaggery more than those two... blerg!

[crys-22.livejournal.com]

It was sexy, but at the same time not the overly sexy of her Fangtasia outfits.

Yes! I love how she can be sexy in a whole completely other way. I mean the tight Fangtasia outfits are hot and all, but she really knows how to work her off-duty look too. Tyra Banks would be proud.

She's laughs like a well trained Victorian woman.

That laugh was full of win. If I hadn't already been in love, that laugh would have sealed the deal. I really hope we get more of her next season.

*sigh* I wanna be in Pam's vault.

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

I found her really abrasive in the first episode, but her snark won me over..

It was the episode where she bailed Jason out of jail that won me over. Despite my initial reservations, I think they've done a good job into making her a complex, multi-layered character. Even Tara's mother could have been a one-note character and has turned in ways I wasn't expecting.

Jason is a waste of space.

A waste of space and completely ONE NOTE. After *nine* friggin' episodes this is Jason's characterization - I'm dumb, I'm horny, I'm hooked on 'V'. I just find it completely frustrating since they've done so well with all the other characters.. who get *way* less screen time. He's like the Peter fucking Petrelli of the show.

I mean, seriously, when you and your new partner in crime kidnap a vampire, tie him up in your basement and then torture him by having sex in front of him the LAST thing you do is let your partner in crime work with the pro-vampire person who can READ MINDS!!

oh, Pam =)

[miims.livejournal.com]

in book she just went home =)
"Your mouth is bloody," Eric said. All the vampires had fully extended fangs. They'd gotten pretty excited. "He bled onto me." "Did any go down your throat?" "Probably. What does that mean?" 'That remains to be seen," Pam said. Her voice was dark and husky. She was eyeing Belinda in a way that would have made me distinctly nervous, but Belinda seemed to be preen­ing, incredibly. "Usually," Pam went on, her eyes on Be­linda's pouty lips, "we drink from humans, not the other way around."
Eric was looking at me with interest, the same kind of interest that Pam had in Belinda. "How do things look to you now, Sookie?" he asked in such a smooth voice you'd never think he'd just executed an old friend.'

shower scene from 2nd book
"When Pam agreed to guard the door, I enlisted her help in pulling off the jeans and shucking my shoes and socks. She enjoyed the process a little too much.
It was the best shower I'd ever had."
you have to know where to stop - much more fun that way =)))


and i'm waiting for claudine - bisexual fairy godmother with totally guy brother...

PS

Re: oh, Pam =)

[miims.livejournal.com]

PS was ment to be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-vjAIDmv8 - probably Claudine

[miims.livejournal.com]

Pam didn't like Ginger:
- "you want her?"
- "please. i'm not that desprate"