[running his hand down her arm, waking her as she turns to him] Finish your sentence.
You were telling me why you'd be a terrible vampire and I was disagreeing.
Well, I don't feel right without a tan. [Eric laughs] It's true, and I'd rather be alive than undead. And then y'all are always killin'.
That was for self defense, not for lunch.
Oh, you'd adapt. Like we all do. Trade the sun for the moon and stars.
Uh uh. Not me. I want 'em all.
I love it. [kissing her hand] You have the right temperament for a vampire.
Why? I'm high maintenance, blood thirsty, and old as dirt?
Ahh, blood thirsty, yeah.
Everybody thinks you're a darling, don't they?
Yeah, but you're ruthless when it comes to the people you love. You'd do anything for them. [kissing her] Your brother, your friends... me.
[pulling away] Bill? Where's Bill?
[from the shadows] What do you care? You've already abandoned him.
[pulling her back] I used to think you had no sense of humor.
I used to think you were made of cold, hard stone and empty inside.
You're a big faker. You're deep. You feel. There's love in you.
Only for Sookie. [kissing her]
[to Sookie] You don't want Bill. He means nothing to you.
[pulling her to him] ... This is the beginning. [kissing her passionately]
[on the roof with Eric] Two thousand years is enough.
I can't accept this. It's insanity!
Our existence is insanity... we don't belong here.
It's not right. We're not right.
You taught me there was no right or wrong. Only survival or death.
I told a lie, as it turns out.
[stepping closer] I will keep you alive by force!
Even if you could, why would you be so cruel?
There are centuries of faith and love between us.
Please, please!... Please Godric!
Father... brother... child... Let me go.
I won't let you die alone.
Yes, you will. As your maker. I command you.
[Eric gets to his feet and walks to the stairs. Sookie reaches for him and he turns to her]
I'll stay with him. As long as it takes. [Eric leaves]
It won't take long. Not at my age.
You know it wasn't very smart. The Fellowship of Sun part.
I know. I thought it would fix everything some how. But I don't think like a vampire anymore... Do you believe in God?
If you're right, how will he punish me?
God doesn't punish. God forgives.
I don't deserve it, but I hope for it.
You will care for him? Eric.
I'm not sure. You know how he is.
I can take the blame for that too.
[smiling softly] Maybe not. Eric's pretty much himself... Are you very afraid?
[starts crying] I-I'm afraid for you.
A human with me at the end, and human tears. Two thousand years... and I can still be surprised. In this I see God.
[watches as he turns towards the sun and removes his shirt, holding his arms wide] ... Good-bye, Godric.
I got no idea how we're gonna deal with a god-damned maenad.
Wait. You don't remember any of what I told you last night? Or were you passed out, spent the whole fuckin' day in bed, sleepin' off your bender?
You said uh, Maryann was to blame for all this, the bug eyes and the craziness.
And the people showin' up dead with their hearts cut out, in the back seat of your car.
Yeah. She killed Daphne too.
Fuck me... We got another serial killer.
Andy, listen to me. She is a supernatural creature and she is immortal. She has powers and she's not leavin' till she gets what she wants, which I think is me.
I think to cut out my heart while a bunch of naked people watch. All for Dionysus or Satan or for some god that has horns.
People thought I was crazy because I thought I saw a pig!
Well you did see a pig and you were right. That pig is a part of all this. That pig was... was doin' some of Maryann's dirty work for her.
Well if what you say is true, we need to kill that bitch!
I'm goin' to Merlotte's and find out what the hell's happenin' on my turf!
Jason, if it is the same creature we think it might be, you don't wanna go any where near it. Trust me.
Mr. Compton, I ain't about to sit back and let some monster destroy my town.
Jason, this would be one of 'those' times to use your head.
Oh I am. I ain't never been so clear in my whole life. This here, is the war I've been training for.
I've know Tara my whole life and every trace of her was gone. Replaced. And here I thought vampires were the only one's who could hypnotize people.
No offense Sookie, but humans are shockingly susceptible to just about every form of thought manipulation.
It's all comin' from Maryann. All of it. She-she eats people's hearts and she wants more. She wants their souls and that chant...
Lo lo Bromios, lo lo Dendrites, Eleutherios, Enorches, Bacchus.
Bill... I've seen that look on your face before and I don't like it.
I read about some ancient creatures many years ago. But I always assumed it was just a myth. But I believe Maryann might be one.
What is she and more importantly, how do we kill her?
I do not know how to defeat her, but I do know one vampire who might.
Maenads are sad, silly things. The world changed centuries ago and they're still waiting for the God who comes.
Of course not. Gods never actually show up. They only exist in humans' minds, like money and morality.
If I can't kill her, how do I get her to leave Bon Temps?
She has to believe that she successfully summoned forth Dionysus in hopes that he will ravish her and quite literally devour her until she's lost into oblivion.
So she seeks death? The true death. The one thing she has evolved beyond.
Ironic, isn't it? You know they're really not that smart, these maenads.
So how does she summon this non-existent god of hers?
I never said he was non-existent. I just said he never comes. She believes if she finds the perfect vessel, sacrifices and devours part of him or her, plus surrounded by the magic of her familiars than her mad god will appear. At that point when she willingly surrenders herself to him...
That's the only point she can be killed.
[tranced out] Baby! Where you been? I-I was so scared. Don't you ever leave me again, okay?
I won't, I promise. I love you. We gotta get you outta here, okay? Let's go somewhere else, please. [he doesn't move] Listen to me.
[from behind her] But everything you want is right here. I knew you'd come.
No. I don't know what you are, but I want out!
Oh, it's too late for that.
You made me eat somebody's heart!
And you loved it. Admit it.
You don't want us. You want Sam. we ain't got nothin' to do with it.
Nothing to do with it? 'You' summoned 'me'.
That night in the woods with that unfortunate pharmacist. You saw me. Well you saw 'you' through me. (flashes back to the fake exorcism)
But Miss Jeanette was a fake. She scammed people by makin' up crazy rituals.
Ooh, a ritual is a powerful thing and calling forth that kind of energy... has consequences.
Sadly no. I should've known she wasn't the vessel, but you have to try every option, ya know?
Why should I help you... shifter?
Because I need your help. We need it. And hopefully some day I might be able to give you something you need.
Can you give me Sookie Stackhouse?
Well that's a shame. That would be a tribute I would not soon forget.
[irate] I'm not here to give you tribute, Eric.
No, you're here to request my help based on a hypothetical future in which you return the favor... But you are known not to be to friendly towards those like me. Why should I trust you?
Because until somebody starts trusting somebody, we're all single targets just ripe for the picking.
MMrs. Merlotte
We never thought we'd see you again.
Well, never say never when there's the Internet.
MMrs. Merlotte
Sam, if you came for an explanation, um I don't have a good one. Mitchell and I were down to our last nickel and we were scared. We still don't know what we saw that night.
You saw me turn into a dog. So apparently that was worth abandoning me over. I spent the next nineteen years making sure nobody knew what I really was. That's what you left me with.
You've heard there's a maenad in our midst?
You are aware she is here because of you.
I need you and Sookie needs you to make this right.
If I thought it was as easy as givin' myself up to Maryann, I'd have done that by now and what's to say she's gonna stop at me? Killers just don't suddenly quit killin'. You oughta know that.
And standing by idly is not an option either. You must come with me.
Oh I'm not sure I wanna be doing that.
I'm not sure I'm giving you a choice.
