So we’re a few episodes into the second season, and we’ve seen a bit more of Maryann the Magical Pig Lady. Nothing really explaining what’s up with her, just enough to illustrate that her magic has something to do with making everything vibrate and making people horny, and that she thinks in Greek.
Sorceress? maenad? nymph? Tara’s finally snapped out of her infatuation with maryann’s nice house and free pot and decided she doesn’t wanna hang with the drunken swingers who keep a pig in the yard, which is a sensible decision, but it does nothing to help me understand why Pumpkinhead is visiting Bon Temps.
That’s right. that thing in the woods. it is, for all effective purposes, appears to be Pumpkinhead. Not that I’m complaining. the Pumpkinhead franchise is an enjoyable contribution to the horror genre, I just have no idea what an appalachian revenge demon is doing in small-town Louisiana clawing up their womenfolk.
I just think it was too early for pumpkinhead, yanno? at least tell us what maryann IS before introducing a new monster for us to learn about. Bill’s a vampire, sam’s a shapeshifter, Maryann is… umm… a magical pig lady, and pumpkinhead is not called on unless you’re tired of living. perhaps the Church of the Fellowship of the Brotherhood of the Temple of the Sun summoned him to avenge their slain televangelist?
hm. wikipedia confirms my suspicions that Maryann the Magic Pig Lady is a Maenad, but they still have nothing to say about the pumpkinhead.
edit following a bit more wikipedia-poking: in the novel, it is the maenad who does the poisoning. perhaps Pumpkinhead and Maryann the Magic Pig Lady are the same?
