Sucker Punch

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 12

Mark Blankenship | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

Seasons can't go on forever, and "Beyond Here Lies' Nothin'" sends True Blood out in style.

After the Gun Sounds

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

Chip Kelly, in his first year as Oregon's head football coach, made the decision to suspend Blount. What could he have done before the fact?

Fistfight Breaks Out Over Healthcare Reform At Nelson Event

Miami Herald | Toluse Olorunnipa | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


A 65-year-old man rallying in favor of healthcare reform was knocked to the ground by a man who disagreed with the call for a government-run health pl...

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 11

Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

I can forgive my favorite shows when they have a bad episode or two. And I'll definitely have to forgive True Blood for this week's installment, "Frenzy." It's pretty much a disaster.

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 9

Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

What can I say? I wasn't feeling it tonight. "I Will Rise Up" has a few Sucker Punches, but it mostly functions as a placeholder.

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 8

Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.09.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

Iximng ti pu. See what I did there? I took the phrase "mixing it up," and I mixed it up. That's because True Blood episode 2.8, "Timebomb," mixes up the meaning of two central metaphors. (I know, right? I'm so clever!)

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 7

Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

Are you serious, True Blood? Are you really going to spring Godric on me in the last moment of Episode 7 ("Release Me") and then cut to the credits? D

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 6

Mark Blankenship | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

There are so many sucker-punchy scenes in this installment that I could get carpal tunnel syndrome writing about them all.

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 4

Mark Blankenship | Posted 08.12.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

Almost all the characters are weakened in some way, which creates a queasily exciting energy: We can sense a bomb's about to drop, but we can't quite tell where it's going to fall.

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode Three

Mark Blankenship | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks the gaudiest moments on this week's episode of True Blood.

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode Two

Mark Blankenship | Posted 07.22.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

And now back to the important question: When does "Keep This Party Going" go the furthest over the top?