True Blood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse/ Southern Vampire novels written by Charlaine Harris. I love their wit, charm, and their readability.. I can finish one in as little as a few days. The show has strayed a little too far away from the books for my liking.
Season one started off as horror; a tightly paced original show; a typically high-quality HBO series. Seasons 2, and 3 continued in the same direction using the horror-fantasy genre introducing witches, werewolves, and shifters. I loved Russell Edgington; probably the best bad guy of the whole series so far, but that was also where the series started to go camp.
Where do I start with season 4? The Sookie Stackhouse character has gone from the kick-ass heroine portrayed in the books to the damsel in distress, poor defenseless and waiting for Eric and Bill to rescue her. The vampire women seem to have gotten all the good lines in the season too.The Sookie character in the novels is the books' heart, and humour. She also has a more steely side to her.
Speaking of Eric and Bill. Bill as vampire King doesn't act very kingly. He's not as dangerous, as you'd might expect, and really you might hope for. And Eric; in the book season 4 is based on he has to fight for her affections, it's more like the beginning of a relationship. In the show there's barely any hints of that.
Tara was useless. Honestly if she left the show, I wouldn't care. Her only purpose on it seems to be as the angry, and bitter character towards the entire supernatural world. And also to discourage Sookie from choosing Bill or Eric; Tara doesn't have a life of her own besides her anger. Too much anger can be boring after a while.
Season 4 lacked cohesiveness for me. Usually there is an 'aha' moment where all the puzzle pieces fall into place, and that there wasn't for me. Does this mean I won't watch season #5 when Space shows it? I want to give it a second chance, so that means yes I probably will. It's just not appointment viewing for me anymore.
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