There's a party going on right here, a celebration to last throughout the year...well, at least the next three months. TRUE BLOOD IS BACK TONIGHT BABY! It has been a long wait but it is almost over. I have missed all of the characters so much. Even though there is lots of boobs the show is good to the ladies and we get plenty of fine man butt to go around. I also like that shirts are optional many times. The cast is exceptionally good looking and talented. But, Karen, you may ask, what is it about the show that you love so much? I'm glad you asked, here's why.
(There be spoilers here and if you haven't watched the show it probably won't make a lick of sense.)
Hoyt and Jessica- What a love story. When Jessica was introduced at the end of season one she was horrible. Her character is not in the books and I couldn't figure out what they were going to do with her. But she has become on of the most wonderful characters on the show. Watching her transformation from spoiled teen to tentative understanding of her new life as a vampire has been touching. Her relationship with Bill has grown so much but it is her and Hoyt that are so special. They are like the inverse of Bill and Sookie's relationship. He worships her and is helping her to retain the sweetness in her nature that can abandon vampires so quickly if not nurtured. When we left them, they were setting up house together.
Lafayette- He is a breath of fresh air. An openly gay man wearing earrings and false lashes but who will kick your ass if you cross him the wrong way. He will take on a table of rednecks, cook a mean oyster stew, sell you some drugs, dance in gold lame' underwear for his online admirers and face down hypocritical politicians all without smearing his eyeliner. He is funny and vulnerable and one of the best parts of the show. The actor who plays Lafayette is so talented that even though his character dies in the books they kept him around. Last we saw he had just entered into a new relationship with a La Bruja and was having some hard experiences.
Terry- Oh Terry, how do I love thee. So sweet and so damaged, he is our Iraq war vet with the heart of gold. He fell hard for Arlene and he is trying so hard to do right by her. He has some of the best lines in the whole show and makes you laugh although most times it will be unintentionally. He is trying so hard to heal from what he experienced in the war and you just root for him to find happiness. It is going to be a hell of ride with Arlene this season. And there is nobody I'd rather have be peculiar at me.
Sam- I don't know what to say about Sam other than he is my favorite on the show. He is so deep and has such a painful past and bears many secrets and burdens as Bon Temps resident shape shifter. Plus, he is just so damned hot. I'll let a Merlotte's patron speak for me, "I swear, I'd wear him like a scrunchie." This season he may finally be able to free himself of his unrequited passion for Sookie. After all he has been through I'd like to see him find love and happiness.
Don't get me wrong. I love the entire cast. Sweet but dumb as a bag of hammers Jason, tortured Tara, Godlike Eric and his buns of steel, Scattered Sookie and even Arlene. But the above are my particulars and will draw me back even when other parts can seem too over the top. It is just an all around entertaining romp once a week and I love it. Many times it will layer in meanings and you can sense currents shifting under the surface. And when you see resolutions that you didn't expect and go back and re-watch you will see things with new eyes. So tonight at 6pm will find me in front of the TV with True Blood nacho's (I make these only for this show and the Oscar's. But for the Oscar's they are called Oscar nacho's.) and high expectations. Waiting has indeed sucked!
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