IMHO "True Blood" (2.4): Shake and fingerpop

Somehow, HBO's True Blood continues to top itself each week, and this episode is no exception (but memo to the network: no more "marathons" after just three episodes!).

Join us below for the top ten reasons why this episode earns another big up arrow!

10. - Jason has officially become the master of malapropism. Best line of the night: "Evil is making the pre-medicated choice to be a dick!". He's like a hot, shirtless Norm Crosby.

9. - The holy pancake breakfast the morning after Jason is the victim of a practical joke is hilarious, with a table full of brainless-but-gorgeous hunks discussing "who was the first vampire?" Best exchange of the night:

Nathon Fillion-esque Roommate - "One thing you can count on ... God will make sure evil gets punished!"

Jason - "Then explain Europe to me!"

8. - Jason spends the day with Sarah and Steve, which thanks to Jason's inner-horndog turns into a Playboy's Pious Preacher Girls Of The Bayou softcore video. Steve also reveals another vampire tidbit I wasn't aware of: If you shoot a vampire with a wooden bullet, it's like staking him in the heart. Hmm ... fascinating, but I guess it makes sense.

7. - Lafayette and Tara have a great scene together where she reads him the riot act for not telling her that he was back. Their familial affection for each other is very realistic, but I think I'll pass on calling any of my cousins "hooker".

6. - Lafayette and Eric have an ... interesting ... scene, with the vampire offering to help him heal from his gunshot. After Lafayette feeds on Eric, he's back to his old freak-dancing ways ... but what was Eric's true motive in saving him? Hmm ...

5. Tara moves back in with Sookie, but Maryann isn't going to let her go without a fight. She shows up at Sookie's house with a birthday cake for Tara, and that night throws the greatest combination sploshing & geophagy party ever known. In the midst of the revelry, Maryann disappears into the woods, and after she does that shimmering shake thing, her hands turn into claws. Claws with three talons. A-ha!

4. - Hoyt and Jessica are pulled apart by Bill before they can do anything, but I hope they continue this relationship, which is sweet and hot, with just a touch of menace. I love how Hoyt always refers to Bill as "Vampire Bill" (like that's his name), and I loved Jessica's embarrassment when she realized her fangs were still showing. How many of us who were teen boys can relate to that?

3. - Sookie and Bill head to Dallas to help Eric find Godrick, but Sookie convinces Bill to take Jessica with them (and I love how Bill says "I'll have to call the airline and make arrangements for a second travel coffin". Ha!) And there's another hilarious scene later when Jessica can't get out of her "travel coffin".

2. - At the vampire hotel (which is named Hotel Carmilla), Sookie scans through the adult TV listings (which includes the inevitable title His First Fangbang) while Jessica receives a special room service order - Travis, described by concierge Barry as "male, straight, b-negative". Jessica leads him away, as Sookie looks concerned about the guy's age, but Barry reassures her that the guy is legal. Unfortunately for Barry, she now knows that he just read her mind, and after they have a mutual telepathic realization, he runs away, with Sookie in fast pursuit.

1. - That love scene with Tara and Eggs. Wow! Just ... wow.

Another stellar episode that answers some questions while setting up even more for the future. What did you think of this week's outing?