HOW'S SEASON 2?
HORROR
The first four episodes of the new season sustain the off-kilter appeal of HBO's cult hit, which mixes supernatural gore, Deep South eccentricity—and waitressing. The town of Bon Temps is seduced by strange, statuesque Maryann (Michelle Forbes), who looks like a catalog model for clothes designed by Anne Rice. When she throws a party, the revelers turn into mindless orgiasts with solid-black eyes. Anna Paquin, as telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, remains indispensable for supplying a note of down-to-earth empathy, even when having sex with her vampire boyfriend (Stephen Moyer).
