In the weekly parallels, it’s really hard to see the big picture, so I thought it was time for another Eric and Jason thread. If you are new to the idea that Jason is Eric’s primary alter ego (doppelganger), read this first. Their parallels from s1 and s2 (and my first attempted predictions) are here.

Doppelganger Quick Refence Guide

Eric::Jason (Terry,Sam)

Sookie::Tara (Arlene:Lafayette:Sarah)

Bill::René:Amy:Steve:Maryann:Russell (Luke:Talbot:Sarah:Alcide)

1.04 Eric first sees Sookie on the night of a police raid.
3.02 Jason first sees Crystal on the night of a police raid.

1.04 Eric plays at being king. (In preparation for his future role?)
3.?? Jason plays at being cop. (In preparation for his future role?)

1.04 The night Eric and Sookie meet, she is sad about Dawn’s death.
3.02 The night Jason and Crystal meet, she is sad and crying.

1.04 Pam greets Bill at Fangtasia, before she lets him in, she comments that she hasn’t seen him in a while and asks about Sookie.
3.02 Kenya greets Andy (Bill’s doppelganger) in Hotshot. Before he can open his car door, she wants to know why he’s there, and asks about Jason.

1.04 Eric does not confront the police when they raid his property.
3.04 Calvin Norris (North) asks what the police are going on his property.

1.04 Sookie slips out the back door following Eric.
3.04 Crystal slips out the back, Jason follows.

1.04 Eric says nothing illegal is going on at Fangtasia.
3.04 Jason captures illegal drugs.

1.04 Eric introduces himself to Sookie.
3.06 Jason introduces himself to Crystal.

1.04 As Sookie is leaving, Eric requests that she return to Fangtasia.
3.06 As Crystal is leaving, Jason tells her to meet him at Merlotte’s.

1.04 Sookie ends their first encounter because Eric’s place is going to be raided by the police.
3.06 Crystal ends their first encounter because Jason isn’t a police officer and she has milk to get home.

1.0? Eric can’t get in touch with Sookie because Bill won’t return his texts.
3.06 Jason can’t call Crystal because she doesn’t have a phone.

1.0? A frustrated Eric bathes in Bill’s tub while waiting for him.
3.06 A frustrated Jason washes Andy’s police cars while waiting for him to give him real police work.

1.0? Bill doesn’t know what to do about Eric’s interest in Sookie.
3.06 Andy doesn’t know what to do about Jason’s interest in police work.

1.0? Sookie finds out that Eric is a sheriff.
3.06 Crystal learns that Jason is in training to become a cop.

1.0? Bill brings Sookie to Fangtasia so Eric can test her telepathy.
3.06 While he is waiting to see Crystal at Merlotte’s, Andy tells Jason he has to take a test.

1.0? Sookie doesn’t want to perform on a telepathic test for Eric, but Bill says she has to.
3.06 Jason doesn’t want to take the police exam, but Andy says he has to.

2.01 Eric doesn’t think and kills Royce when he is attacked.
2.12 Jason doesn’t think and kills Eggs when Andy is attacked.
(Contrasts with Bill and Alcide who think first and make the decision to kill before acting.)

2.01 Laffy watches Eric kill Royce.
1.?? Jason watches Amy kill Eddie.

2.02 Eric questions Sookie’s incarcerated friend to find out about Eddie and Godric (and probably Sookie and Jason).
3.07 Jason questions Crystal’s incarcerated cousin TDub to find out about her.

2.02 Eric is frustrated when Laffy doesn’t have any useful actionable info for him.
3.07 Jason is frustrated when TDub doesn’t won’t give him any information.

2.02 Laffy and Pam tell Eric that Jason is Sookie’s brother.
3.07 TDub tells Jason that Crystal is his cousin.

2.02 Eric asks Laffy if he does business with V dealers.
3.07 TDub tells Jason to get him some meth.

2.03 Eric saves Sookie’s life after the maenad scratches her.
3.02 Jason tries to be a hero to Crystal’s damsel in distress.

2.03 Eric tries to intimidate Sookie when she threatens to go to the police. She stands up to him.
3.06 Jason tries to intimidate Crystal by representing himself as a police officer. She stands up to him.

2.04 Eric gives Laffy V to heal his leg.
3.07 Jason goes to Laffy for meth for TDub.

2.04 Eric says he is healing Laffy because of Sookie.
3.07 Jason says he is supplying TDub because of Crystal.

2.04 Eric flies to catch up with Sookie to Dallas.
3.06 Jason speeds to catch up with Crystal to on her way to Hotshot.

2.0? Pam forces Laffy to sell V.
3.0? Laffy forces Calvin to sell V.

2.07 Eric pretends to Isabel that his only interest in Sookie is professional.
3.06 Jason pretends that he stopped Crystal for professional reasons.

2.08 Eric leaves Bill at the hotel and rushes to Sookie’s side.
3.06 Jason leaves Andy at Merlotte’s and rushes to Crystal’s side.

2.08 Eric asks Sookie to trust him.
3.06 Jason asks Crystal to take a walk with him.

2.08 While role playing, Eric nearly stakes a human.
2.?? While role playing, Jason pretends to stake ‘Vampire Sarah.’

2.08 Eric shows off his physique to Sookie and tries to flirt with her.
3.06 Jason shows off his physique to Crystal and tries to flirt with her.

2.09 Sookie learns that Eric never gives up.
3.06 Crystal asks if Jason ever gives up.

2.08 Sookie pretends that she’s not interested in Eric in front of Bill.
3.06 Crystal pretends not to know Jason in front of her fiancé.

2.09 Unasked for, Eric gives Sookie the gift of his 1000 year old healing blood. She cusses at him, tells him that she will never do anything for him again, and puts on a show for her fiancé.
3.06 Unasked for, Jason brings Crystal white roses. She cusses at him, tells him to leave her alone, and puts on a show for her fiancé.

2.09 Sookie and Eric have an intimate conversation and their first sexual encounter in a shared dream.
3.06 Crystal and Jason have an intimate conversation and their first sexual encounter in a dreamlike experience.

2.09 Eric tells Sookie to finish her sentence because he wants to know what she has to say.
3.06 Crystal tells Jason to stop talking because she doesn’t want to jinx their encounter.

2.09 Eric says this is the beginning.
3.06 Crystal tells Jason that they only have the present.

2.10 Eric can’t save Godric’s life.
2.12 Jason kills Eggs.

2.10 Eric is upset about Godric’s death.
3.06 Jason tells Crystal that he’s all upset.

2.12 Eric tells the SA that Bill doesn’t know where the V came from.
1.?? Jason tells Laffy that no one knows where the V came from.

2.12 SA is upset with Eric.
1.?? Laffy is upset with Jason.

3.01 Eric has sex with Yetta to distract him from Godric’s death.
3.01 Jason has sex with Missy and Jen to distract himself from Eggs’s death.

3.01 Sookie interrupts Eric and Yveatta having sex. He takes out his frustration over Sookie’s engagement on Mr. Ruben by threatening him.
3.06 Jason interrupts Kitch and Tammy having sex. He takes out his frustration over Crystal on Kitch by threatening him.

3.01 Does Eric wonder how he can prevent Bill from swooping off and marrying Sookie when he sees her ring?
2.?? Role playing at FOTS Jason wonder how he can stop a vampire from swooping in and carrying off his daughter and marrying her.

3.01 Eric uses his business to gratify his sex drive.
3.04 Jason uses his new job to gratify his sex drive.

3.01 The magister question Eric about selling V.
2.02 Eric questions Laffy about selling V.

3.01 Eric covers for SA.
2.02 Laffy fingers Jason.

3.01 Eric tells SA that they need to stop selling V.
1.?? Jason tells Laffy that they both need to stop messing with V.

3.01 SA doesn’t listen.
1.?? Laffy doesn’t listen.

3.02 Eric comes a courtin’ in his leather jacket. He’s thwarted from spending the night by a mangy Were who is there to attack Sookie.
3.06 Jason comes a courtin’ in his high school letter jacket. He’s thwarted by her ill mannered, abusive fiancé.

3.02 Eric asks Sookie to stop crying.
3.06 Jason asks Crystal why she was crying.

3.0? Eric is distracted from his pursuit of Sookie by work.
3.0? Jason pursues a new line of work.

3.05 Eric meets Talbot before Russell.
2.?? Jason meets Luke before Steve.

3.06 When Eric asks how he can be of service, RE tells him to entertain Talbot.
3.06 When Jason asks how he can be of service, Andy tells him to answer the phone.

3.06 Eric finds himself the object of both Talbot and Russell’s interest.
2.?? Jason is too obtuse to notice the sexual interest Luke and Steve display for him.

3.06 Eric recalls how his young care free days ended when he meets RE and Talbot.
3.?? Jason sees his younger self and his past glory days when he meets Kitch and Tammy.

3.06 Eric recalls being a bad boy in his human days.
2.?? Jason admits to being a bad boy before coming to the conference.

3.06 Eric starts to see a new and unexpected future in politics when RE saves him from the magister
3.?? Jason starts to see a new and unexpected future in law enforcement when Andy saves him from the police.

3.06 Talbot shows Eric Russell’s collection.
2.?? Steve shows Jason his collection.

3.07 Eric cultivates a friendship with Tabot.
2.?? Jason develops a friendship with Luke.

3.07 Eric plays cards with Talbot, and they speak of their pasts.
2.?? Jason plays football with Luke, and they spoke of their pasts on the bus.

3.07 Eric becomes Russell’s protegé.
2.?? Jason becomes Steve’s protegé.

3.07 Talbot comes on to Eric.
2.?? Sarah comes on to Jason.

3.06 Russell captures Sookie.
2.?? Steve captures Sookie.

3.0? Eric is frustrated because RE keeps Eric waiting around the palace while Pam’s life is in danger.
3.04 Jason is frustrated because Andy keeps Jason waiting around the station when he could be saving lives.

3.06 Talbot is jealous of of Eric.
2.?? Luke is jealous of Jason.

3.06 Talbot wants to spend more time with Russell, but he wants to spend time with Eric.
2.?? Sarah wants to spend more time with Steve, but he wants to spend time with Jason.

3.06 Russell draws Eric into his war against The Authority.
2.?? Steve draws Jason into his war against vampires.

3.07 Eric thinks Hadley is special because SA has kept her around.
3.07 Jason thinks Summer is special and Hoyt should keep her around.

3.07 Eric enjoys drinking SA’s pet.
3.06 Jason  enjoys eating Summer’s biscuits.

3.07 Eric rushes to help his child being held by the magister.
2.08 Jason rushes to help his sister being held by Steve.