Here are several speeches/dialog that seemed important in the episode[]
Following is from Eric's debriefing, it seemed important for the character to me as it describes something Eric has dwelled on for the better part of 1,000 years:
ERIC:
There's a pattern.
The Turks told folk tales of shape shifting jackals at the fall of Constantinople.
The Aztecs were decimated by disease from the Conquistadors' war dogs.
Each time, there's been wolves fueled by vampire blood.
I nearly found him in Augsburg in 1945.
His wolves were in the service of the Wehrmacht.
He disappeared after the war, and I--I thought he finally met the true death.
Now he's returned.
NAN:
Do you know why?
ERIC:
In times of conflict, Russell Edgington inserts himself into the affairs of men.
NAN:
To what end?
ERIC:
He claims it's to prevent humans from destroying the planet and themselves...and thus our food source.
NAN:
But Tru Blood changed all that.
Humans are no longer food for us.
The Great Revelation--
ERIC:
Russell opposes the Great Revelation.
And he doesn't want to coexist with humans.
He wants to subjugate them.
NAN:
The Authority will not--
ERIC:
"Fuck the Authority!"
Russell's words. Verbatim.
NAN:
This is why he killed the Magister?
ERIC:
No, he killed the Magister because the Magister defied him.
He kidnapped Queen Sophie-Anne because she refused him.
Now, if the Authority or the AVL stand in his way, well....
NAN:
These are treasonous allegations.
Why didn't you report this?
ERIC:
Oh, I should have.
But the Authority has existed for only a few hundred years.
My history with Russell Edgington goes back nearly a thousand.
My family was massacred.
All of them, by wolves.
I managed to kill one and I watched him change into a man at the end of my sword.
And these wolves, they're the same.
Sweden, Germany, here.
With all respect, I did not report Russell Edgington to you, because I want him to die at my own hands.
I have waited a thousand years for this.
Next up is what Russell says to the jar containing Talbot, seems like Talbot's death may have influenced Russell in a very profound way, which goes a long way towards hinting at some of his motivations:
RUSSELL (to a jar filled with what was once Talbot outside Fangtasia):
Oh, Talbot, Talbot. Look.
The American Vampire League protects your murderer.
Perhaps they even sent him.
Oh. They will suffer for their sins, my beloved.
I swear to you they...will...suffer.
[FLIES OFF]
And Finally, Russell's live TV spectacle that no doubt will have huge repercussions:
RUSSELL (on news after plunging his arm through the news anchors torso):
Does that help you decide, America?
Do not turn off the camera!
You've seen how quickly I can kill.
Ladies and gentlemen...my name is Russell Edgington, and I have been a vampire for nearly 3000 years.
Now, the American Vampire League wishes to perpetrate the notion that we are just like you, and I suppose in a few small ways we are.
We're narcissists.
We care only about getting what we want, no matter what the cost, just like you.
Global warming, perpetual war, toxic waste, child labor, torture, genocide.
That's a small price to pay for your SUVs and your flat-screen TVs, your blood diamonds, your designer jeans, your absurd, garish McMansions!
Futile symbols of permanence to quell your...quivering, spineless souls.
But no. In the end we are nothing like you.
We are...
[CHUCKLES]
...immortal.
Because we drink the true blood, blood that is living, organic and human.
[licks blood off his hand] Mmm.
And that is the truth the AVL wishes to conceal from you.
Because let's face it, eating people is a tough sell these days.
So they put on their friendly faces to pass their beloved VRA, but make no mistake, mine is the true face of vampires!
Why...would we...seek...equal...rights?
You...are not...our equals.
We will eat you...after we eat your children.
Now time for the weather.
Tiffany? Photo gamer 17:42, August 16, 2010 (UTC)