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If you’ve been watching True Blood (and who hasn’t?!), then you know that Alan Ball and his team of brilliant writers are upping the ante as we near the end of season two.

We’ve watched Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Bill’s (Stephen Moyer) romance blossom into something deeper and stronger… it even has hints of a normal, human relationship more often than not with the exception of Bill’s fangs in the bedroom… but hey, who am I to turn my nose up at a little kink? You never know until you try it

We’ve seen Sam (Sam Trammell) spread his wings in the shapeshifting department (pun definitely intended) as he runs for his life from a freaky maenad lady named Maryann (Michelle Forbes) who has an unusual taste for live sacrifices and we’ve watched Tara (Rutina Wesley) finally hook up with a guy who can make her toes curl only to discover that the happiness of her libido comes with a steep price.

We’ve watched Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) transform from a sex-brokering V-dealer to a strong, protective member of the Bon Temps community and dare I say it? The man is looking more macho all the time, fingernail polish and all. Even Jason (Ryan Kwanten) seems to be stepping up to the plate, his lovable but usually dimwitted character seems to be growing into something well… admirable. Don’t worry, it hasn’t cost him any sex appeal.

And then we saw episode nine. And oh, what an episode it was… Lafayette kicking butt, Jason coming to his senses and of course, Sookie’s deliciously erotic dream of what romance with a vamp would be like if that vamp’s name was Eric… I won’t tell you how many times I’ve rewinded that scene but my oh my! That man can bite me any day of the week!

Yes, I’m a big fan of the Bill/Sookie romance and I’ll be the first to admit that the sex scenes between these two have been more than enough to leave me feeling… well… frisky. But this latest Eric encounter? Geez louise… I’m blushing just thinking about it.

We also watched Godric “meet the sun” after a brief and gut-wrenching dialogue with a not-as-cold-and-calculating-as-we-thought Eric. He’s definitely still a badass, but wow… when the badass is upset, you can’t help but feel his pain. On a sidenote, did anyone else cry at that scene? Between Allan Hyde’s loving resignation to his fate and Alexander Skarsgard’s heartbreaking emotional breakdown, I lose it every time I watch.

So, what’s next?

With only three episodes left, how in the world will Alan Ball top episode 9?

Well, let’s see…

• TVGuide.com reports that fans can expect to see the death of not one but TWO “prominent” vampires before the end of the season. Obviously, Godric was one but who’s the other? Stan? Not likely since his death was barely even mentioned. We know they won’t do in Bill or Eric (don’t even think about it Mr. Ball) so who’s left?

  Jessica would be one option, perhaps even having Hoyt stake her because she’s attacking his mother, a storyline that would definitely be a twist but would suck – I like who Jessica’s character has become and its about time that Hoyt has some female companionship other than his overbearing mother.

  The other option would be Lorena, Bill’s maker and that would work with the storyline too but without giving anything away from the books, that might be a bit … um… premature???

• As for other storylines, we know that Queen Sophie-Anne (Evan Rachel Wood) will be making an appearance in Ep 11 and BuddyTV.com reports that Sookie’s cousin Hadley (played by rocker Lindsey Haun) will be joining the cast as well.
• Bill doesn’t know how to kill Maryann (according to the HBO promo vid) but Jason seems to think that a chainsaw can do the trick.

In an interview with Pop Wrap, Rutina Wesley tells us that there’s more to Maryann’s character than we know and that Tara will fall deeper under Maryann’s spell before things get better. Oh, and one other little piece of info – she says that “the season ends with a bigger cliffhanger than last season”… is that even possible?

And then to listen to the genius Mr. Ball himself: “A lot of the story line is original but we do try to make sure that it stays true to the spirit of the book. We start each season with a book and we go and say that these are the great moments that we want to hang onto. And then we spread it out over 12 episodes and we fill in the blanks of the other characters.”

So what do you think? What’s next on the horizon for True Blood? And how do you think Alan Ball will finish up Season 2?

The only thing I know for sure is… I can’t wait!

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