True Blood Season 4 – Did It Live Up To Expectations . . . Or Did It Suck?

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Posted by Misty Pendragon | Posted on 15-09-2011

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I wrote an article when the first episode of True Blood season 4 aired – basically a good review and I was happy with what was to come. I basically feel the same way now that the season is over.

 

What a great beginning we had! The opening sequence with Sookie (Anna Paquin) and her Fae brethren was great. Sadlly, they did almost nothing with this storyline as the season continued! I really enjoyed the introduction of faeries, and really wanted more, like in the Sookie Stackhouse book series by Charlene Harris. We have had so many plots in the novels about the Fae and some of the great characters were hardly used in the television series, like Claudine and Claude. Though, Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) pretty much ate Claudine, Sookie’s fairy godmother!

 

And then, here come the witches. I liked some of the ideas behind this, but it was a bit weak with the execution, only due to the ability of some of the actors and the writing of the characters. I personally thought the character of Marnie Stonebrook (Fiona Shaw) was a bit disappointing. I did like some of the background characters with the witch plot line, but it didn’t live up to the normal True Blood storyline. I did enjoy the whole Vampire vs. Witch Smack down. I greatly enjoyed seeing the tender loving puppy dog-eyed Eric, but I love him too much as a Bad Boy. When it came time for Sookie to choose between Eric and Bill (Stephen Moyer), I almost wanted Sookie to choose both men, since they both work so well with her!

 

There were some great backstories with Jason (Ryan Kwanten) – his adventures with women and how he always seems to get in trouble with them . . . first with the demented Crystal and later with Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll). I also enjoyed a lot of the back stories for other characters, With Alcide (Joe Manganiello) and Debbie (Brit Morgan), who I knew right along was still trouble. I did not like Marcus (Daniel Buran) at first, but Luna (Janina Gavankar) and her daughter (Chloe Noelle) are a wonderful addition and I hope to see more of them in the future. Tommy (Marshall Allman) is no more. Oh well, no big loss there, cute but very annoying!

 

The season finale was action packed, but very depressing! I am going to miss Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), but not Tara (Rutina Wesley). Since Layfette (Nelsan Ellis) is a medium, we will probably see them again! Another fun storyline was Andy’s (Chris Bauer) struggle with “V,” his fling with the faery in the woods and his crush on the witch, Holly (Lauren Bowles) from Merlotte’s.

 

Now, we are back to waiting. True Blood will be back for a 5th Season next summer and again . . . WAITING SUCKS!

Waiting Sucks – A Fangirl’s True Blood Retrospective

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Posted by Misty Pendragon | Posted on 06-07-2011

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As the promotions for the new season of True Blood say, “Waiting sucks.” I look forward to the summer these past few years, for one reason, new True Blood episodes! This year we got a treat and were able to watch the first eight minutes of the show on HBO Go, and eventually through Video on Demand on various cable providers.

Was it worth the wait…..well, yes in most cases. The beginning of the episode was a bit . . . well, silly. I understand what they were trying to do with it - the fairies are trying to save their species and harvest, or mate with the human/fairy offspring. They were using glamour to look all pretty and fairy-like! I really like how the world went on without Sookie (Anna Paquin) there. In all the previous seasons, the beginning only took place a few minutes or days after the season finale. This felt like the town of Bon Temps waiting for us this time.

I love how the characters have developed. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is responsible. Wow, this is something completely different. Tara (Rutina Wesley) moved on and is embracing her bisexuality. Good for her! Maybe now I will start liking her character. Layfette (Nelsan Ellis), my favorite character, is still with Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) and is exploring the Wicca thing, which I won’t go into. Sam (Sam Trammell)is in anger management, aka therapy, with other shape shifters. Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) purchased Sookie’s house and thinks he owns her now. Pam (Kristin Bauer), well she is just herself. Maybe she is the only character that hasn’t changed. Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) is living with Hoyt (Jim Parrack) and getting frustrated with monogamy. The biggest change - Bill (Stephen Moyer) is the King!

So far, this season has shown the most changes in the great ensemble cast. I like where they are going, but the execution is a bit too vague. One thing I have always enjoyed about the series is that each season they take a basic idea from the book series, and extend on it. This season is one of my favorite plot lines, with Eric losing his memory. If you are a fan of the series, you must read the books! They are great. They are all told from Sookie’s perspective. There is a wonderful character that is only in the books, but I am not giving spoilers about the book right now, hee hee!

A special treat this year if you have Comcast you can see the newest episode a week early on Video on Demand or the Xfinity website. If you are one of the lucky ones able to register for HBO Go, you also get early access to new episodes via the HBO Go website or smartphone app. So keep watching, so you don’t have to wait…because Waiting Sucks!

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