I was all set to do a True Blood season one picspam to sing the praises of a show that defines guilty pleasure. It's so ridiculous that almost borders on genius. My obsession with all things undead is well documented (between this show and Being Human, I'm almost on vamp overload), so it isn't that big of shock that I fell for this show's kooky charm. It isn't pretending to be deep. It isn't pretending to thought provoking. It is about vampires and their struggle to find a place in the world now that they can live out in the open. Have to say that while the gay/vampire metaphor has been done to death (heee!), I am still quite happy to see it featured on such a mainstream show.

At any rate .. first season was brilliant in its own low brow way. Loved all the characters. I could even forgive the accents considering that three of the principles are not even from the U.S. I even found Sookie and Bill's star-crossed, doomed romance thing interesting. That is until ... they started up Jessica/Hoyt. Last night, I was ran through all the Jessica scenes (yay, favorite character) and fell in love with this dorktastic romance. If Sookie and Bill are Angel/Buffy, then Jessica/Hoyt are Willow/Oz and in the face of that kind of comparison Sookie/Bill are suddenly very boring. This couple define adorable. I had a big grin on my face through all their scenes.




2x03: Scratches

Hoyt: Would you like a drink or something? Or food? You hungry? You should try the chicken fried steak. It's like a chicken and a steak got together and made a baby. A delicious crispy baby.
Jessica: I'll just have a bottle of True Blood. B positive.
Hoyt: You're a vampire? For real? Wow. Wow, that is awesome. A bottle of True Blood coming right up.

Let's face it, Hoyt has no game. None. Absolutely ZERO. But his geninue warm charm just shines through. Of course, Jessica being "gameless" herself would respond to that. I love Jessica's hestiation about "outing" herself.

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Hoyt: Oh no, don't do that. You don't have to hide that from me, that's natural.
Jessica: This is so embarrassing! I'd die if I wasn't already dead.
Hoyt: Don't be embarrassed about what you are. Cause what you are...is great.

Wii! The Wii! I love Jessica's absolute horror over not being able to control her fangs.

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2x04: Shake and Fingerpop

Jessica: But guess what?! I'd never even kissed a boy before that. Meeting Hoyt's the only good thing that's happened to me since...my whole new life started. No, I'm not ready for anything to happen too fast. I'd have been happy just to go on kissing him all night long. Is it my fault my fangs come out when I get turned on?

Hoyt was Jessica's first kiss! There is not enough "awww" in the world.

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2x05: Never Let Me Go

Hoyt: So where were we?
Jessica: Well, you were telling me how you couldn't stop thinking about me. And, well, I can't stop thinking about you. I'm all bored here in Dallas.
Hoyt: You want to .... you want to watch TV together long distance? Or I can tell you about my comic book.
Jessica:We can do both. I mean, I would just love that.
Hoyt: Okay, so, its called Space Tomb...

Uhm. Reading comics...over the phone. It doesn't get much nerdier than that. I love this ship.

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2x06: Hard-Hearted Hannah

Hoyt: I'm so sorry, Jessica.
Jessica: I can't believe it... you came all this way?
Hoyt: You're not mad at me?
Jessica: No. I'm so happy I could cry but I don't want to cause it's really gross when I do.

What I loved about this scene is how "unjaded" these two are that they aren't playing any games. They really like each other and they just say it. They aren't afraid of what they are feeling because they don't know any better. I also love that Jessica is so excited to see Hoyt she struggles to open the door.

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2x07: Release Me

Hoyt: I ain't ever done it. With a girl, I mean.
Jessica: What've you done it with?
Hoyt: Just myself.
Jessica: Oh, so you're a virgin! Well, big whoop! So am I!

I couldn't stop squeeing during this scene. Hoyt is just adorable. These two are perfect for each other. Too bad Jessica is, well .. technically .. dead.


Hoyt: Hey. I was just, uh, decorating. I got these at the gift store downstairs, blood scented. To me they just smell like soup. Like em?
Jessica: They're perfect.
Hoyt: That's what I was going for ... 'cause you're perfect. And I want your first time to be as perfect as you are...
Jessica: Hoyt? Just... take off your pants.

Blood scented candles. Flowers. Eeeeks!!

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