Hitting the Ground (1 Aug. 2010)

Sookie manages to save Bill but he feeds on her putting her in the hospital. In a dream-like state, she imagines herself living in a a beautiful garden with others. The King of Mississippi ... See full summary »

Director:

John Dahl

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator), Charlaine Harris ("Sookie Stackhouse" novels by),

Stars:

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton
Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse
Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton
Kevin Alejandro	...	Jesus Velasquez (credit only)
Marshall Allman	...	Tommy Mickens
Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Pam De Beaufort
Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds
Mariana Klaveno	...	Lorena Krasiki
Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur (credit only)
Denis O'Hare	...	Russell Edgington
Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry
Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler (credit only)

Storyline

Sookie manages to save Bill but he feeds on her putting her in the hospital. In a dream-like state, she imagines herself living in a a beautiful garden with others. The King of Mississippi calls on the Magister with Eric and the Queen of Louisiana in tow and has some interesting news for him. In Bon Temps, Sam goes looking for the dog fight but has to use a bit of imagination to get inside. Jason wants to learn more about Crystal and thinks he may have a way to get information from a prisoner. Hoyt's date with Summer went well but he's not sure what to do when she shows up at his door and makes known her feelings for him.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | brother brother relationship | transformation | blackmail | slapping | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lafayette Reynolds: I think over again my small adventures, my fears, those small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and reach and yet there is only one great thing, the only thing to live to see the great day that dawns and the light that fills the world.
Jason Stackhouse: That's beautiful.
Lafayette Reynolds: That's because that shit is Inuit. And we all is used to lesser religions.

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Soundtracks

"You Get What You Pay For"
(uncredited)
Written by Jason Miller, Jon Nite and David Rivers
Performed by Jason Charles Miller

User Reviews

Hitting the ground? This episode couldn't hit the broadside of a barn!

TB continues...to disappoint. Suh-keh stakes Lorena, and with Tara and Alcide's help manages to rescue a bloody Beeel from Russell's "Kingdom". (This is one of the most over-the-top "acting" jobs by AP so far -- and it's quite enervating.) Sam checks out the local dog fighting scene where Tommy is fighting and eventually rescues him.

This series, quite unfortunately, has slowly but surely devolved into little more than a really bad soap opera. (i.e. Alcide to Debbie: "You loved me once. I know you did." Debbie to Alcide, while she's pointing a gun at his head: "I'd a given up everything for you. But you wouldn't even give me a baby". Please...somebody call General Hospital...STAT...I think I'm a gonna be seeeeck.) And...needless to say...Debbie lost her Cooter in this merry-go-round of an episode.

From the mouths of babes...Jason: "I never thought I was smart enough to get depressed...but here I am." Summer professes her like for Hoyt, and she puts her oven where his mouth is...by bringing over some warm, freshly baked biscuits. (To be honest...Jason seemed more interested in her biscuits than Hoyt.) Eric threatens to harm Hadley unless Sophie-Anne tells him what she knows about Sookie. Beeel gets a bit carried away feeding on Sookie, bringing her to the point of death. Tara does her best Dawn from BtVS/"GET OUT!!!!!!" imitation as she kicks Bill out of the van into broad daylight, where it appears as if Sookie's blood helped prevent him from turning into a toasted marshmallow on a stick.

On the flip side...Sookie has no known blood type and it's making transfusing her difficult, leaving her in a coma. But not to worry... Beeel later saves the day....Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...Russell gives "The Magister" a lesson on authority, and allows him to go to the head of the class. (the ONLY saving grace in this otherwise boring episode) And Sookie turns out to be a fairy? Hmmmmmmmmmm....and all this time...I thought it would be Lafayette...

(So far...the only merciful thing about this episode is that they didn't show Melinda Mickens naked after a shape shift.)

Aside from a brief tease of Townes Van Zandt's "Waitin 'Round To Die", the music that once energized this series is all but non-existent in this episode. In its place is some cheesy "Dark Shadows"-like soundtrack. The only good thing I can say about it is that it matches the cheesy acting, writing, and directing. TB is going to need some serious "V" in order to get its heart pumping again.