True Blood 7/8/12 #BootNRally And Coming Up Short

The last few weeks have been a hot mess for the Teletuffy. Last week, a storm killed the electricity only 2 minutes before True Blood was to start. We didn't get to see the episode until midnight. Unlike many, I am cool with reading spoiler tweets. So, thank you to those who tweeted along.
Tonight was chaos because I already split my night between True Blood and Falling Skies. Both shows are getting very intense. Then, AMC has to throw in a Walking Dead Marathon Season Sneak Peek Weekend into the mix. CHAOS!! Luckily, I managed to watch most of the black and white pilot episode.
True Blood was thrilling and very disappointing at the same time tonight. We all have been waiting on pins and needles for the return of Russell. Finally, tonight...at the very end...he is discovered in an old insane asylum. The excitement was quickly killed by HBO cutting the episode short by 10 minutes. This is a long time to shave off in a quickly moving show. They could have tied up a loose end or two in that time.
Some one is killing off the shifters, Lafayette is struggling with his powers, there is a new curse fire monster from Iraq and Tara is turning slowly into a Pam clone one wit quip at a time. Bill and Eric are racing against the sunrise to bring Russell back to Roman and The Authority. The question lingering for next week is now that they know where he is, how are they going to get him there without everyone dying in the process.Speaking of dying, will Sam succumb to the gunshot wound he sustained tonight?
It is all up in the air. A lot going on and we could all be totally satisfied in what unfolds or left wishing those missing ten minutes could have been a turn around.
Favorite scene in tonight's episode has to be Lafayette losing it over the religious icons on his home altar. Something tells me that you are not doing yourself any favors by stomping on the Virgin Mary...even if she is talking back at you.