I knew from the very beginning the television series, True Blood, would stray from the Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse Novels.
I was one hundred percent okay with that, provided Eric was hotter than hell, Bill was, well, Bill, Sookie played the naive innocent who was far from the weird, dumb blond everyone believed her to be, Sam remained sweet, and Pam was ready with the sly quip or witty repartee. Oh, and I can’t forget Alcide with his bodilicious sex appeal.
Why? Because those were the characters I cared about. The rest could wander in and out, sometimes featured, sometimes not.
Season One was everything I’d hoped for and more. The stuff of vampire fantasies. It was also the only season that followed the book, more or less.
Season Two was a grind. Mary Ann and her minions just about did me in, the Queen of Louisiana was puke-worthy, but I stuck it out, yes ma’am, I did, for Godric and Eric and one single dream Sookie had after drinking Eric’s blood. She saw herself in bed with Eric. If it hadn’t been for the above, the show would have lost me in its second season.
Season Three was so awful I didn’t bother to watch in real time, just flipped the television on while I was cooking, looked up once in a while to see who was killing who, but didn’t really care.
Season Four? Done. The long awaited Sookie/Eric hookup was anti-climactic. Didn’t move me in the slightest. That speaks volumes, especially since Eric is one of my fantasy men. Frankly, it was kinda pathetic.
So, after winning me over, True Blood lost me. Too many story arcs. Too many characters. Don’t even get me started on Sookie and TSTL heroines.
I need a core of players to invest in. Can’t scatter my emotional investments far and wide - not enough payback. Besides, if I want to immerse myself in ADD, all I have to do is look at my own family.
Now, Steph, over at Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust, has been willing to make a huge investment in True Blood. She’s a devoted fan who goes the extra mile to spread the blood, uh, I mean, love.
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I couldn’t agree with you more. The whole Mary Ann thing lost me … and I was just watching DVDs.
Sadly I’ve never watched, so I can’t offer an opinion.
I hear ya. SEASON ONE lost me when they showed Eric handing out flyers for Fangtasia. Eric? Stooping to shill? Uh uh, no way. That was an abuse of character I couldn’t abide. I stopped watching after that. I saw snippets only of SEASON TWO. Just enough to realize that it wasn’t for me.
Double bummer for me was how badly Harris dropped the ball on the last two Sookie books. I was deeply invested in the series, then she phoned those last two in. I heard there’s to be one more, but I just don’t care.
Oh well. Guess we’ll just have to write stories the way WE want them, eh, Julia?
Kay - Mary Ann exhausted me. Watching became a death march.
Maybe watch the first season, Amber, and see what you think.
Jaye - now that think about it, that did bother me too - Eric? Stooping to pass out flyers? I agree, no way.
Thanks for the plug! While I miss my vampires, faeries, shifters and were-creatures I am thrilled that I can go to bed at a reasonable hour.
I get that the other characters have to be developed because having an entire hour-long show be entirely about and around Sookie would be a bore. But he has brought in too many extraneous characters. Some were necessary because eventually hook ups would become incestuous - it’s small town. But pulling the focus off Sookie and putting it on Maryanne and Tara was a bizarre decision.
We are not the only people who think so: many bloggers and almost every critic concurs.
Additionally, the charm of Sookie was her naivete; her innocence. That is one reason Jessica is so appealing.
Oh, Alan, hear us and bring back the show we love!
Steph, totally true. There are a few things I really like, the first being Jessica - she’s become what I’d hoped Sookie would be. I love the character. The second improvement is Jason’s expanded role. The third is keeping Lafayette. He is a fabulous character.