"The scene in this weeks episode where Sookie has some power over Maryanne is completely unique to the TV show."

Argh! So that's why I can't find spoilers. There are none to be had from the books! :(

Thanks for the detailed info. I'm sure I'll be discussing it with the Bears at Coffee tomorrow evening. (I've gotten some of them hooked on the series, I think.) Yeah, if Bill had ulterior motives, then I can cope with their breakup. And if Eric is a completely new person (memory loss), then I suppose that affair will be tolerable while it lasts too. *laugh*

I think the show is doing a great job of keeping many main characters active in the story threads, rather than focusing on Sookie's relationships with the non-human alpha males of the world. :)