True Blood: First Look!
Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) face off? It sure does look like it in this exclusive teaser from Season 3. Click on the photo to see a larger version.
Source – TV Guide
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Yay, piccies!!
I surprisingly like this. Sookie looks ready to spit, and Alan confirms she’s sexually attracted because of the blood? Me likey.
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sandy Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 23:19
Me likey too. xD
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sandy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:26
I’m looking at pic again. Looks like Eric is hiding her and talking to her about a statagy~ or trying to fiqure out a stratagy? She looks anxious or nervous.
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L Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:51
She actually looks turned on, lol.
I thought the blood thing was fairly obvious but I don’t see how it could be a good thing for Bill/Sookie either, especially they exchanged blood the first time they met.
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Elizabeth Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:36
Bill and Sookie did not exchange blood the first time they met! Sookie had Bill’s the second night, only so that it could save her life. Sookie offered her blood when they first made love, days later.
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Janofarc Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:36
She hasn’t exchanged blood with Eric either. Bill actually stated that since she had tasted that tiny bit of Eric’s blood she would feel some attraction to him – what would the bucket load Bill gave her have done?
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Sanna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:14
The difference is that Sookie was attracted to Bill BEFORE she had his blood. The blood just gave her a push in the right direction, lol. Sookie IN THE SHOW wasn’t interested at all in Eric before she had his blood. She even hated him
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KJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:32
I think there’s A LOT of evidence of Sookie being attracted to Eric before the events in 2.09. Just look at TIMEBOMB. I don’t even HAVE to point out the other instances in other episodes.
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:33
See, that’s where you have to step back and be objective. Yes, Sookie was attracted to Bill before she had his blood, but it’s obvious as to why she was attracted to him before that. He was a man whose mind she couldn’t read. When she met Eric, he had a completely different vibe than Bill, and I personally think she was physically attracted to Eric the first time she saw him.
The objective thing is that you can’t say that Bill giving her blood was a push in the right direction, a good thing, and then say that Eric giving her blood was this huge manipulation. Bill obviously knew what his blood would do to her.
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Kira Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:02
I remember Bill was late at the fateful meeting. I can’t shake my mind of it. And he licked off her blood to heal the wounds. Then gave her his blood. Sounds like a blood exchange to me.
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Shadaliza Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:08
Yes Bill knew what his blood would do to Sookie, but he gave it to her to safe her life. Eric tricked Sookie in having his blood.
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:32
Look, I’m not saying that Bill shouldn’t have given her his blood. I understand that he did it to save her life, but at the same time, there are shades of doubt. Why was he late? Also, when she asked what it would do to her, he only said her libido would be more active. He had a completely different explanation after she had Eric’s, and she just didn’t make that connection. Even the actress herself admitted that Bill’s blood did the same thing Eric’s did.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:40
“See, that’s where you have to step back and be objective. Yes, Sookie was attracted to Bill before she had his blood, but it’s obvious as to why she was attracted to him before that. He was a man whose mind she couldn’t read. When she met Eric, he had a completely different vibe than Bill, and I personally think she was physically attracted to Eric the first time she saw him. ”
Now THERE is a really “objective” post if I ever saw one. *rolls eyes*
It’s “obvious why she was attracted to Bill before she had his blood”? How obvious? She was attracted to him before she even knew she couldn’t read his mind. In MY opinion, she was physically attracted to Bill that first time she saw him…it’s YOUR opinion that she was physically attracted to Eric the first time she saw him. You can’t prove me wrong.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 1:48
Cherrybug- I believe she stated that she knew he was vampire the second he walked in the door. Something was different about him, and she was attracted to it. I swear I agree with you on this, really I do. Just because I prefer another guy doesn’t mean you have to make everything I say some kind of evil statement.
I think she was physically attracted to both Bill and Eric before having their blood. The only difference is that when she met Eric, she had already begun to really, really like Bill. Of course she’d had his blood by that point to, so, make of that what you will.
So yeah, I’m not actually trying to prove you wrong on this.
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Miya Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:25
In response to LI,
I cannot believe that anyone would think that Sookie was attracted to Eric the first time they met.
If anything, I believe Sookie was shocked and wary by Erics display of rampant disregard and beligerence for that little man he carelessly kicked.
She would probably have never looked twice at Eric if she did not hear the mind of the man crawling on the floor. Unless of course she was just curious as to why a guy would be sitting on a throne in a bar. LOL
And before anyone asks, yes I have read all the books.
Eric is the only character from the books that is exactly the same as the show. He is arrogant, decietful, manipulating and controlling. He has done nothing for anyone else unless there was something in it for him.
He has yet to prove himself a worthy noble character IMO.
Also Sookie knew Bill was a vamp the min. he walked into Merlottes, This I agree on. She did not know that she could not read his mind till after she saved him. She then had a erotic dream about him.
When he came in to the bar the second time it was pure attraction between them both, with out the blood.
There is true love there between Bill and Sookie!
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:25
Miya- Do you honestly believe Eric in the show is the same character as he is in the books? I mean, really? Eric, Bill, and Sookie are NOTHING like their book counterparts. And do you mean he hasn’t proven himself noble in the books or the show? Because he’s done a hell of a lot in the books to prove that. Although, I think noble isn’t quite the right word. No vamp is noble, not even Bill.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 19:36
I am replying to the post below…I have copied it since there isn’t any way to do quotes:
“LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 1:48
Cherrybug- I believe she stated that she knew he was vampire the second he walked in the door. Something was different about him, and she was attracted to it. I swear I agree with you on this, really I do. Just because I prefer another guy doesn’t mean you have to make everything I say some kind of evil statement.
I think she was physically attracted to both Bill and Eric before having their blood. The only difference is that when she met Eric, she had already begun to really, really like Bill. Of course she’d had his blood by that point to, so, make of that what you will.
So yeah, I’m not actually trying to prove you wrong on this.”
No, I don’t think you do agree with me on why Sookie was attracted to Bill……..not at all. Sookie was attracted to Bill the same way any woman is attracted to an attractive man. She liked what she saw…then after talking with him, she liked him even more. Why is it so hard to admit that she was attracted physically to Bill? There was no doubt that she was. We saw it with out own eyes that she was, Alan Ball has said that she was…..what more proof do you need? She had begun to “really really like Bill” before she took his blood. The first dream she had about him is just one example of that. The way she walked towards him the next night….before she took his blood…..in the bar without taking her eyes off him is another example. The way she looked at him while she was sitting with him at the table is another. The fact that she couldn’t read his thoughts made her like him and like being around him, but it wasn’t why she was physically attracted to him!
But I didn’t see any indication at all that she was attracted to Eric when she first saw him.
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billsluvr Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:46
Janofarc, It has been a while since I saw season 2. But it is said that Eric’s blood is very, very, very, strong and that tiny amount would have a powerful and permanent effect on her. I believe that Eric said,” It’s done, I’m part of her now.”
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:05
Plus Bill’s younger, blood is not as strong (per Eric in Scratches). And Bill’s blood was busy healing her, not pumping around idly waiting to tingle her lady places :)
The effect must have worn out soon after. She made no refrences to their effects after First Taste, and the scene in Mine with the blurry enhanced colour trees while she was on Bill’s front steps was the last visual reference. Her super sensitive smelling was gone after then too, or she would have picked up Rene’s scent easily from the attempted attack in You Don’t Want To Know.
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Lou Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 17:54
That was a misstatement by Eric, Sookie had Bill’s blood after their second meeting (after her first dream, etc). I wondered how Eric knew it was that soon, though. He was wrong about the exact timing but he wasn’t that far off – maybe the Queen told him for some reason? I doubt Bill or Sookie would’ve mentioned it to him.
I zeroed in on AB’s comment because some had said that Sookie’s attraction to Eric existed before she had his blood, but I just didn’t see that in the show at all. She tolerated Eric first season, then hated him for what he did to Lafayette in season 2. Then she had his blood and *poof* she’s dreaming about him. Made sense to me.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:44
You’re right, Lou…….it was a misstatement that Bill gave her blood on the night they met. The night they met, Sookie was shown AT HOME IN BED and dreaming about Bill!! She was shown the next day during daylight so it was impossible for it to have been the same night.
I totally agree that she was only “attracted” to Eric after he tricked her into taking his blood. She was grossed out by the dream she had after taking Eric’s blood. That’s the way it looked to me anyway.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 10:53
I don’t think she was grossed out by her dreams about Eric. She looked more freaked out that she enjoyed the dreams. Both times she had them, she immediately wanted physical contact with Bill. She wasn’t 100% that the dreams were because of the blood until she talked to Laffayette and he confirmed he was having them too.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 19:40
Guess we just have to agree to disagree about this fact as well. I didn’t see her as freaked out that she enjoyed the dreams. I saw her as freaked out that she had them in the first place.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:30
I think she feels very guilty about the dreams even though the fact they are happening is not her fault. In the dreams she protests that she loves Bill in reply to Lorena’s taunts.
I think she definitely finds Eric more intriguing after them though, she keeps stealing glances at him when they are meeting with Nan and Bill notices.
Part of the guilt must be the dialogue her subconcious attributes to Eric…Sookie is a girl with good morals so of course she’s freaked out that she enjoyed Eric kissing and touching her, she’s in love with someone else!
But Cherry Bug you can’t deny she was enjoying herself in her dream! Just like she was in the one she had about Bill, when the cat wakes her up…
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:34
No, Bill and Sookie did not exchange blood the first time they met. They met one night, Sookie had a dream about him that same night, then the next night was when the Rattrays attacked Sookie.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 15:54
Maybe she’s done an Anna Paquin and told him she’s bisexual and he’s processing the news?
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Shadaliza Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:47
I think it was a bit too much on the first date to tell her the whole truth, she had trouble handling what he did tell her, so he thought it would be better to leave the attraction thing out. We all know that Bill is very good in not telling everything.
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Lou Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 17:57
At that point Bill knew Sookie was incredibly attracted to him even before the blood – I believe AB used the word “smitten” in the pilot commentary – so maybe that’s why he didn’t mention it outright and thought it was covered with the “libido” comment? And maybe having vamp blood when it’s only to heal is different than having it when you’re not injured at all?
There’s stuff like that I’d love to learn from the show, just the nitty gritty about how V works. We’ve seen different people have very different reactions depending on their circumstances.
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ida Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 6:56
Me to … :/ And i belive ther is more to this blood bond thing in the show …And are alot like the book´s. What i have seen the blood does not couse attraction . It depends on the vampier . And i belive the Attraction in the Eric / Sookie dreams are coused by someone else in season 2 .. (sorry). AB have done it this way to give us a good show that´s all . How would the Eric fans that hi have hurt badly.. Like the show if sookie did not have the Great Eric / Sookie dreams ? I belive they always know wher they are and like Lafaette said ” I think hi´s always in my head “…
Love the pichure :) Cant wait for season 3 . But after what i have seen and hurd Allan Ball have said .. Eric fan that i am . I have to say i´m afraid that we maybe will be disipoited agin. Not that we will get are Eric ( more this season.. :) ) . Thinking on the V thing and a mission ..
And Eric´s new hair .. Maybe hi will play Leif but i have a other theory doow.
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sandy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:04
also said her senses would be sharper. libito of course. and they he would be able to find her quickly if she was in trouble. :)
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:11
I agree and have said more or less the same thing. He would appear to be putting thoughts into her head to come out and tell her she would think of him specifically. And he very well might not have known how strong an effect his younger blood would have. He may never have given blood to a human before.
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willkill4Bill Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:45
I agree Shad . Does nobody remember:
Sookie: Did you feed on the Rattrays?
Bill: Yes, after I’d given you my blood, while you were healing. You drank a lot of my blood.
Sookie: What will that do to me?
Bill: Well, you’ll … have keener senses.
Sookie: What else?
Bill: Your libido will be more active.
Sookie: Is … Is that it?
Bill: I’ll always be able to feel you. I’ll be able to find you fast. If you’re ever in trouble, that could come in quite handy.
Sookie: You’re gonna have to give me a minute here, Bill. I’m feeling a little overwhelmed.
Bill: Of course
So she was already overhelmed, of course Bill said no more.
Sookie was attracted to Bill the minute she laid eyes on him. He had no need to give her blood to to whet her appetite for him. I do not see Bill as the type to give his blood indiscriminately. Imagine how annoying that would be to a vamp to be constantly aware of a human you weren’t attached to. Bill gave blood to save her life in gratitude for her saving his the previous night.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:46
I’m glad Alan Ball said that she was attracted to Eric “because she took his blood”. He’s the one who should know.
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This looks like the same scene from the mini promo last week. It appears that Eric has picked Sookie up and put her against the wall. His hands under her arms. He must have her atleast a foot up off the floor because they are close in height in this picture. I wonder if this is after she shoots him ? He looks abit pissed…..
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L Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:49
She doesn’t shoot Eric, she shoots a werewolf that he fights.
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Lori Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 5:54
What if Sookie initially accuses Eric of kidnapping Bill? as it looks like he didn’t I can imagine him being pissed at that esp if the Queen is annoyed.
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:18
I don’t think so L. Clearly in that clip, Eric is the injured party. We can see the back of Andy Mac and some of the front of his body when you clip the scene and he has no blood on him whatsoever.
JMHO.
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L Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:25
It looked like he had someone else’s blood on him to me, but I don’t see why Sookie would shoot him when he’s trying to protect her? Maybe she has bad aim, heh.
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ABNegative Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 16:51
He’s pissed because his hair came out brown. Pam must have picked up the wrong color tube.
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I love you Alan Ball!
Looks like quite an intense scene.
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sandy Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 23:17
oooo! I just got a little tingle all of a sudden! LMAO. yay. An intense pic with Sookie and Eric. sigh For the book readers…….. anything is exciting!
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Oh what to say about this teaser…hmmmm
Well I do think its right before the Were fight scene….
and Eric is lifting/pushing Sookie up against the tree to protect her I assume…she looks somewhat put-off and somewhat confused.
Eric is obviously looking past her shoulder at something…..
“Bill-who” my ass…..that is soo uncool to say.
Thanks you AB for confirming the blood bond.
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Challie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 3:52
Yes, thanks AB. It’s nice to have continuity with the ingestion of vamp blood if we can’t have it with the vamps looks. Wonder when Sookie will make that realization about Bill’s blood?
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Lori Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 5:46
LOL yeah Sookie got Bill’s blood the first night they met, if Eric pointed that out to Bill I’m sure he won’t have any problems reminding Sookie lol
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Elizabeth Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:40
Sookie got Bill’s blood the second night they met. Eric was wrong! Bill saved Sookie’s life and Eric tricked Sookie, so what is romantic with the Eric/Sookie hookup?
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Mick Beasley Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:59
You abviously haven’t read the bood. Eric saves Sookie many many times. Yes, he does trick her into taking his blood the first time. Alan Ball has made Bill the hero in many acts that actually were done by Eric. Sookie has had Bill’s blood, but he’s actually a very young vampire. Eric is over 1,000 years old. His blood is ancient and very powerful. Sookie and Eric have a VERY strong attraction. Bill (in the books) is deceitful and sneaky and his intentions to woo Sookie are false.
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Elizabeth Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:36
Thank you, but I have read the books and guess what! I still like Bill!! The way you have described Bill in your post is how I see Eric!
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Elizabeth Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:38
Oh, by the way,AB has said that the love between Bill and Sookie is true! Eric is the scum who tricks Sookie with his blood, not Bill. Oh! This is True Blood, not the books!
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 10:36
This is the show, not the book.
and No Bill was not. Eric is and it will come out.
Just wait and see.
(My post is in response to Mick’s.)
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Lori Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:48
Then why didn’t Bill correct him? first night, second night still the same thing, Sookie has had alot of Bill’s blood and she had fantasies about him.
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Elizabeth Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:53
Who knows! Maybe it was put there on purpose by AB – guess we will see. Anyhow, Sookie has only had Bill’s blood twice. The first night being when he saved her from the Ratt’s and the second time when she was bitten by the Maenard in S2 and the Dr had to fix Sookie and then Bill fed her. Now, go back to S1 and you will see that Sookie had her First dream of Bill BEFORE She had his blood! On the FIRST night!! She was already taken with Bill BEFORE the blood! Now, with Eric, Sookie DETESTED HIM and he made her take his blood by trickery and now she has to pay the consequence! Eric is the trickster and the one with the agenda!
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KJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:34
I really hate how defensive people get about this. I like Eric and I like Bill. It’s not the books. Get over it, guys. It’ll go this way and it’ll go that way — it’s a serial drama. Bill will be the man for a while, Eric will be the man for a while and I’m sure there will be other men in between that too. I would hate to watch Bill and Sookie for howevery many seasons blissful. Same with Eric and Sookie. Personally, I prefer scenes with Eric and Bill together than any other scenes on the show. Alex and Stephen have great chemistry and I’d like to see that explored more.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:55
“Then why didn’t Bill correct him? first night, second night still the same thing, Sookie has had alot of Bill’s blood and she had fantasies about him.”
First night and second night are definitely NOT the same thing!! Sookie was already attracted to Bill and even had a dream about him the first night she met him! No blood had been exchanged at that point, so it wasn’t Bill’s blood that attracted her to him. Not so with Eric, it was only after he tricked her into taking his blood that she had a dream about him.
I wish there was some way to do quotes!! It’s hard to know which post you are replying to! LOL!!
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willkill4Bill Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:10
Lori wrote:
“Then why didn’t Bill correct him? first night, second night still the same thing, Sookie has had alot of Bill’s blood and she had fantasies about him.”
Why should he? Frankly it is none of Eric’s business when Bill gave Sookie blood or how many times. The timeline has been addressed and corrected by others here and that she dreamed about Bill prior to having his blood. . Eric was either misinformed or maybe it was blooper and he certainly had to right to question it. Sookie belongs to Bill at this point. It is really irrelavant anyway. If it had been five minutes after Bill met her, he did it to save her life otherwise Sookie would be a throw away like Dawn and Maude in the series and it would totally alter the storyline. I do not understand why some folks are having an issue with this. It is black and white.
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jimijim Reply:
November 26th, 2010 at 5:42
Another question is how Eric even knew about this in the first place unless he was told by the queen, or was also watching Sookie. I think bill doesn’t correct him because he’s still trying to protect Sookie from something. There are always things the characters should tell each other that they hold off on telling, in True Blood, it’s what keeps you interested in how they’ll resolve it.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 9:55
Sookie fell for Bill before she had any of his blood! go back and rewatch….and for the record I have rad the books twice. Still don’t like Eric, can see right through him..but that is beside the point.
Its the blood bond at this point and till you guys get that then keep arguing.
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:44
I think it’s ridiculous to say that Sookie “fell” for Bill before she had his blood. Yes, she had a dream about him before having his blood because she was *attracted* to him. Why wouldn’t she be? He was the first man she’d met whose mind she couldn’t read. Also, while that first dream had a sexual element to it, the ones after having his blood were purely sexual. So, I think it’s safe to say that Bill’s blood influenced her too.
If you’ve read the books, and still like Bill, I just don’t understand the way your mind works. Honestly, I get why people like Bill. I see how they can see him as this tragic hero and all that. And yes, I do think he redeemed himself in the last book. But… in real life, if you had a friend tell you that her boyfriend was sent to seduce her, took her virginity under false pretenses, lied to her about where he was going, slept with his ex while he was away(yes I know he had to, but he admitted he wanted to), raped her (don’t give a shit that he was starved and tortured. I don’t blame him for what he did, but a violation is a violation)… anyway, your friend told you all that. Wouldn’t your first reaction be to tell her to kick his ass to the curb?
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 13:54
I see you are one of the delusional ones.
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Shadaliza Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 13:59
Let’s agree on not agreeing :) To each her own.
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:00
Your statement holds no weight unless you elaborate. I do not see how anything I wrote could make me delusional.
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KJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:12
I don’t understand what you’re saying by “delusional”. You’ve completely avoided the point LJ was making whether you agree or not. I find it very insightful and puts a whole new spin to Bill that some people may not have seen before.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:57
LJ, I apologize for not elaborating.
I think what gets me the most is when I mention I have read the books twice and Eric fans still tell me I am wrong in my thinking and still say they don’t understand why I like Bill? sorry that bugs me. What Book Bill did does not fall into the bad category with me…and how that even came up I don’t know….hense me saying delusional. There is no reason to go off on Bill because of the Books…..this scene has nothing to do with it at all. sorry, I shouldn’t have said that but I stand by my thoughts on Bill and Eric.
You can’t come onto a Bill dominated site and bash Bill without some sort of consequence…I would never do that at a Eric dominated site.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:04
LJ, Wow, I can see your point BUT please not so harsh! I am a total Eric fan but both Bill and Eric are devious. Bill had his fun and now Eric will have his. At least I hope so. Gosh, I love True Blood!
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:10
I’m sorry you thought I was harsh, because I didn’t think I was. There are a number of other comments here much more harsh than mine.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:15
LJ, you are probably right on others being harsher than you but why be like others. I love the fact that you are an Eric fan.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:17
And, I do not think you are delusional either.
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:19
Donna, thank you. I still don’t think I was anything like the others. I just laid out some facts to show that there can be a different opinion without being “delusional.”
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:23
Well, your not delusional, I am sure of that. Just voicing your opinion like we all do! :)
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Lori Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:30
I’m with you one that one, BookBill is way worse then BookEric! and although this is True Blood not the books I think AB means what he says when he says he will remain true to the spirit of the books and their characters. It’s all about respecting the source material, with no books there would be no True Blood.
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Cherie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:54
Sookie’s first dream (before she had Bill’s blood) was all about sex from her perspective. In the dream, she clearly states that she didn’t think she would be having sex with Bill so soon. She even starts to remove her robe. She watches Bill remove her shirt. Granted, her fear of the unknown also shows itself (Bill’s “who said anything about sex”), but it was all about sex. Not just an element, bit the driving factor. An awesome scene!
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Mayte Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:59
Yes, Bill lied to Sookie but please tell me when did he admit he wanted to sleep with Lorena? because I don’t remember that and the fact that you mention that as a point for not liking Bill is kind of silly, as you said yourself, he had to, it wasn’t his choice.
And you’re right, rape is rape but you’re talking about vampires, you can’t compare a vampire actions to a humans, their natures are different (remember Jake Purifoy?). Sookie doesn’t hold the trunk incident against Bill because she knew the circumstances, she even stated that she knew Bill would rather chew off his own hand than to do that to her, she never had issues with intimacy because of that and she isn’t the one bringing it up over and over.
It really annoys me that some people use this against Bill like he is a raspist, like it was intentional on his part when it wasn’t.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:48
Mayte- I don’t remember specifically what he said, but I believe it was something like admitting he was untrue. I’m not 100% on this, and if anyone knows the exact passage, it’d be great if you could clarify. I don’t have my copies of the books with me.
I understand that he had to go to her, and I get that he had to sleep with her if she made him, but we don’t actually know that she forced him to do that iirc.
I have to completely disagree with you on the rape thing. I do not care that he is a vampire, that’s a parallel to saying, “Oh, he’s just drunk.” These books hold many parallels. I understand that Bill was tortured and starved, and I do get why it happened. As I said before, I do NOT blame Bill for what happened. My issue is when people say that it was not rape. Sookie was violated, she was raped, and she did NOT deal with the fallout from that. I know that she doesn’t hold it against him, and that’s great, that’s wonderful, considering his state of mind at that time. It’s nice that she can forgive him. But, when a woman is violated that way, there IS emotional fallout, and Sookie never had ANY. IMO, Charlaine dropped the ball on that one.
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Miya Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:50
LJ, IMO it was not rape. Bill did not even know where he was, or probably who he was, let alone who he was with.
He acted on vampire instinct pure and simple to survive.
Tell me this, when Bill came to his senses, what did he do then???????
Did he continue??? Or did he stop, and was so upset when he realized what was happening????
Did he not put her to rights???
Did he not help her in any way he could, punching a hole in the roof of the car so she could breath??
An intentional rapist would not behave so.
Of course she would not hold it against him, because as I said, it was not rape, hence also no emotional fallout.
Therefore your case holds no water.
Perhaps if you were to switch Eric for Bill in this situation you would feel differently.
BTW, Bill and Sookie continuously told each other in the first book alone that they loved each other (no matter Bills mission). It has now been 10 books, and buckets of blood, and Sookie finally said she “thinks” she loves Eric. Even still, she is thinking it is only the blood bond.
Oh and speaking of deciet, controlling and manipulation, for one thing, how about Eric tricking her in to a vampire committment?
Talk about having your freedom of choice and self respect raped!
Sorry but this is all JIMO
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:37
Miya… I have no clue how to say this without being angry, so please forgive me if you think I come off bitchy.
Forgive me for being crass…
When a woman is forced to have intercourse, when there is penetration that she does not want, it is RAPE. When she said “Stop” it is RAPE. Of course, Sookie couldn’t say stop because he clapped his hand over her mouth. I have said again and again that I do not blame Bill. Yes, he came to his senses and he stopped. He felt bad about it. This is why I don’t have a problem with her forgiving him, because he wasn’t in his right state of mind. I did NOT call Bill a rapist.
If it was Eric that did the exact same thing, I would have the same opinion. Because again, when a woman is violated in that way, it is RAPE.
To say it is not, is a slap in the face to EVERY woman who has ever been violated, and you should be ashamed.
And to your last comment, I do not recall Sookie telling Bill or vice versa that they loved each other in the first book once, let alone a bunch of times. In fact, I think she was trying to figure out if she loved him in the second book.
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FD Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:57
Wow… you can’t be serious…
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 14:28
Miya… I have no clue how to say this without being angry, so please forgive me if you think I come off badly.
Forgive me for being crass…
When a woman is forced to have intercourse, when there is penetration that she does not want, it is RAPE. When she said “Stop” it is RAPE. Of course, Sookie couldn’t say stop because he clapped his hand over her mouth. I have said again and again that I do not blame Bill. Yes, he came to his senses and he stopped. He felt bad about it. This is why I don’t have a problem with her forgiving him, because he wasn’t in his right state of mind. I did NOT call Bill a rapist.
If it was Eric that did the exact same thing, I would have the same opinion. Because again, when a woman is violated in that way, it is RAPE.
To say it is not, is a slap in the face to EVERY woman who has ever been violated, and you should be ashamed.
And to your last comment, I do not recall Sookie telling Bill or vice versa that they loved each other in the first book once, let alone a bunch of times. In fact, I think she was trying to figure out if she loved him in the second book.
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callonmebill Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 21:44
What’s the saying, “there are two sides to every coin”. This coin is minted Bill & Eric. I and many of us see Bill on the heads side, while LJ and Mick and others see Eric on the heads side. The thing to remember is AB is calling heads or tails right now and we are along for this exciting ride.
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billsluvr Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:26
There isn’t any doubt that Bill truly loves Sookie. Look at all that he’s done for her. He walked out into the sun to save her, for crying out loud. You can’t top that. Bill truly loves Sookie and I don’t understand why some people, absolutely, refuse to accept that fact. Furthermore, I don’t know why some people want to paint Bill as completely evil and refuse to give him any chance, whatsoever, yet give Eric a complete pass on everything he does, bad.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:57
I’m guessing you’re specifically talking about the show. IMO him walking into the sun for her was so friggin stupid. Let me clarify, I was a total Bill/Sookie fan for most of the first season, and I was almost in tears laughing at that scene. It was cheesy, and most likely a plot device, because there’s no way his Book counterpart would have done that.
Now, I do think that Bill in the show is in love with Sookie, and I believe that Bill in the books did fall for her at some point. I accept this.
What *I* don’t get, is how people can paint Bill to be some romantic hero and give him a pass on everything he’s ever done to Sookie, and make Eric seem like this manipulative ass when he’s done more good for her than Bill ever thought of. Of course, I’m speaking of the book characters with that.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:59
This is to “LJ”…….it’s no more ridiculous to say Sookie fell for Bill that first night than it is to say she fell for Eric at first sight! It’s all in the eyes of the beholder.
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:02
Ahh, but I never said she did, and I would disagree with anyone who made such a declaration.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:00
QUOTE: “LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:02
Ahh, but I never said she did, and I would disagree with anyone who made such a declaration.
END QUOTE
Ahh, but you did say that! Check out your last sentence in the paragraph from your post last night……….
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“LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:33
See, that’s where you have to step back and be objective. Yes, Sookie was attracted to Bill before she had his blood, but it’s obvious as to why she was attracted to him before that. He was a man whose mind she couldn’t read. When she met Eric, he had a completely different vibe than Bill, and I personally think she was physically attracted to Eric the first time she saw him. ”
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:11
Uhh, Cherry?
This: “I personally thing she was physically attracted to Eric the first time she saw him.”
Does not mean This: “I think she fell in love with Eric the first time she saw him.”
I’m not disputing that she was attracted to Bill when she first saw him. I agree. I’m saying that she didn’t fall *in love* with him at first sight, just as she didn’t fall *in love* with Eric at first sight.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:41
lovelylavender – I never said you were wrong for liking Bill, in fact I believe I said that I get why Bill fans like him. The first part of my reply was directed at you, which was the thing about her “falling” for Bill before having his blood. She didn’t. She was attracted to him before that, but that’s all. The second part of that was kind of a general thing. Sorry for not clarifying. I also was not aware that this was a Bill dominated site. Someone posted a link somewhere and I read some comments and responded. Still, I don’t see a problem for a little healthy debate so matter what the dominant team. I was not bashing Bill.
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Mayte Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 15:20
Quote: “To say it is not, is a slap in the face to EVERY woman who has ever been violated, and you should be ashamed.”
Sorry, but the poster was just expressing her point of view, telling her she should be ashamed of herself is too much. And you are assuming that EVERY woman who has ever been violated would see that as rape, which isn’t true, in fact I know 2 people who have been violated and have read the books, these people don’t see the trunk incident as rape and they know what they are talking about.
Please let’s drop this already, we know it’s a delicate subject.
Oh, if you don’t recall S & B telling they loved each other in the first book this may refresh your memory:
“I love you.”
He’d never said it before, and I might almost have imagined it now, his
voice was so low and whispery.
…..
“Honey?” he repeated.
“I love you,” I said. “I don’t know why, but I do. I want to call you all those gooshy words you use when you love someone, no matter how stupid it sounds since you’re a vampire. I want to tell you you’re my baby, that I’ll love you till we’re old and gray—though that’s not gonna happen. That I know you’ll always be true to me—hey, that’s not gonna happen either. I keep running up against a brick wall when I try to tell you I love you, Bill.”
DUD, page 136.
“I love you.” His voice was just a whisper.
This wasn’t Bill’s fault. “I love you, too,” I said.
DUD, page 159.
“Sookie?” He was kneeling by me, an arm around me.
I couldn’t answer. I had no breath.
“Do you love me?” he asked.
I nodded.
DUD, page 182.
“I love you,” he said, as if that was the bottom line to whatever course of action he was considering. His face loomed over me, luminous and beautiful in the half-darkness.
“I feel the same about you,” I said, and put my hands against his chest so he wouldn’t tempt me.
DUD, page 185.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 15:31
Wow, I must have buried more of that book in my head than I thought, because I was sure they never said it. Thanks for clarifying that.
I will drop the rape thing after this statement, because it is s touchy subject, but it’s when people say things like Miya said that make some women not want to come forward when it happens to them. Because there is always someone who will say it wasn’t what it was, and by definition, it was rape.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:02
There is a legal definition of rape, it’s not subjective. That’s all I have to say on that.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:36
QUOTE:
“LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:11
Uhh, Cherry?
This: “I personally thing she was physically attracted to Eric the first time she saw him.”
Does not mean This: “I think she fell in love with Eric the first time she saw him.”
I’m not disputing that she was attracted to Bill when she first saw him. I agree. I’m saying that she didn’t fall *in love* with him at first sight, just as she didn’t fall *in love* with Eric at first sight.”
No, I think the words you used were “fall for”…am I correct? I am pretty sure the terms “fall for” and “attracted to” are pretty doggone close in definition! LOL!!
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 22:58
You and I have different definitions then.
I can be attracted to a man I pass in a grocery store, but does that mean I’ve fallen for him? No.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 20:00
QUOTE:
LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 22:58
You and I have different definitions then.
I can be attracted to a man I pass in a grocery store, but does that mean I’ve fallen for him? No.
END QUOTE
There’s a big between being attracted to someone you pass in a grocery store and being attracted to someone you have contact with, talk to, and plan on seeing again at some point. Why split hairs so much to make a point? You knew what I meant the first time.
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Challie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 17:39
For me, I’m not denying Sookie’s attraction to Eric is related to the blood ingestion on TB, but I don’t think you can deny Bill’s blood influenced sookie’s attraction to him. AB has been consistent with the ingestion of vamp blood (eric/sookie, lafayette/eric, bill/sam). Bill/Sookie aren’t different. She was attracted to the vampire and that she couldn’t hear his thoughts. I’m not saying that’s all it was, but that combined with the massive amounts of blood she ingested on the 2nd night surely had an impact on her. At least with Eric she is aware of this fact. She didn’t have that luxury with Bill. This doesn’t make me delusional. I just see it differently, and there is nothing wrong with that.
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billsluvr Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:40
It is quite obvious that Sookie’s feelings, for Bill, are true. Yes, I think that his blood has had some effect on her. But her feelings, for him, have gone beyond that. It’s quite obvious that’s how AB has set it up.
Plus, I’m under the impression that Bill’s blood doesn’t have any lasting effects, on her. In the books it doesn’t and I think that may be the way AB is going. Eric’s blood, on the other hand is much stronger and will, I’m sure, have a far more powerful impact on her and will last.
Sookie wasn’t aware of the the impact that Eric’s blood would have on her. Eric didn’t tell her that before he tricked her. Nor did he inform her after the fact. Bill did that.
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Elizabeth Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:50
You are right, billsluvr, at no time did Eric inform Sookie of the effects of having his blood! Yet Bill was wrong and bad for omitting this info and Eric is Mr Wonderful or He who does no wrong??? I don’t get it!
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 1:08
Oh for crying out loud *headdesk*
Bill only informed her because she ASKED. Don’t make it sound like he’s some boy scout that sought to inform her of everything as soon as he could.
Bill’s blood has the same effect. AB already said Sam will be having erotic dreams of Bill, so it obviously does the same thing Eric’s does. It probably just doesn’t take as much of Eric’s to do the same thing Bill’s does.
Also, hypocrite much? You guys can’t have it both ways. Eric can’t be manipulative, and then be faulted for that to fit your Bill logic. If Eric’s manipulative because he didn’t tell her, then I guess he’s just like Bill… manipulative.
Lastly, Bill’s blood did have lasting effects on her in the books. It made her hair lighter, her skin was better, she looked younger, she was a little faster, and I believe she glowed a tiny bit at night, to her own eyes of course. Alan Ball has just changed what the blood does in the show.
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Challie Reply:
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:29
I think it’s obvious that AB has made it clear that vamp blood ingestion=attraction to that vamp, and that does *not* exclude Sookie/Bill. Again, I’m not denying she was genuinely attracted to him when she first saw him b/c I think she was, but really, the same could be said of Eric. IMO, she was attracted to him when she first saw him (“who is that”) then had to backtrack when Bill was a little jealous. I know others won’t see it the same, but it doesn’t make my opinion not right. :)
About not telling Sookie-if Eric is manipulative for not telling her the consequences of ingesting vamp blood, then Bill is too.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:52
“Yes, thanks AB. It’s nice to have continuity with the ingestion of vamp blood if we can’t have it with the vamps looks. Wonder when Sookie will make that realization about Bill’s blood?”
Ahh, but it WAS Bill’s looks that Sookie was first attracted to! She didn’t have his blood until 24 hours later!! She was already smitten with him by then….even Alan Ball said so!!
Bill is a very gorgeous, sexy vampire….
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:04
Also, it wasn’t just because she couldn’t read his mind. She was clearly attracted to him when she first talked to him at the table in Merlottes and she didn’t know then that she couldn’t read his mind.
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:21
And his voice. Alan said she felt him say “Sookie” in her vagina at their second meeting (before the Ratrays attacked her).
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:17
Exactly, wiwa…..when she was walking towards him that second time he came into Merlotte’s, you could see she was mesmerized by him. Very much physically attracted to him! She never took her eyes off him and she had had NO blood at that point. It was all beautiful Bill.
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Elizabeth Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 7:48
Yes! That scene is so riveting and mesmerizing! She was absolutely smitten!!Sorry, but I did not see that same “smittenness” when she encountered Eric!
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:09
Of course she didn’t have the same “smittenness”; she’d already had Bill’s blood by the time she saw Eric. She was already having dreams about him.
You also have to think about the environment. She met Bill in her place of work. A place that probably feels safe and like a second home to her. He was new, and different. When she met Eric, she was going somewhere she’d never been, seeing a group of people act in a way she’d never seen, Bill was being protective and a little guarded about what it would be like. Pam and Longshadow effectively freaked her out a bit. Then she sees Eric, she’s curious enough to ask who he is, and in the books, she does admit to finding him attractive. But there’s Eric, sitting on a throne, huge, and dominating, not walking into her place of work and finding a booth to sit in. Of course she wasn’t smitten.
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Lou Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:05
This scene is definitely were-adjacent, but I’m not sure if it’s before or after that scene of the were and Eric scuffling. I keep thinking that were will turn over some info on Bill’s whereabouts since Sookie should be heading to Jackson pretty quickly thereafter. Be interesting to see how it plays out and how Sookie knows where the heck to look for Bill.
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icanseerussia Reply:
April 3rd, 2010 at 16:45
funny, i felt him in my vagina the first time i saw him too.
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No clicky required, this one is too big already. Sooks doesn’t look exactly comfortable.
TV Guide who?
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willkill4Bill Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 4:03
Exactly wiwa. Thank you Alan Ball. I think this is before the were roughs Eric up.
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Rowena Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:42
Nicely said, Wiwa.
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callonmebill Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:53
Bill who? TV Guide who? wiwa my thoughts exactly.
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Lou Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:08
LOL! TV Guide who? Love that. I’m much more interested in what AB has to say about things, I have to say. Since, you know, it’s his show and all. But it’s always…fun?…to hear from the peanut gallery, so thanks TVG.
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She looks like she’s into it.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:08
:) KJ
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sandy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:11
I have to say KJ what you said about liking Bill and Eric~I totally agree. It’s allll good. A little story of this one, a little story of that one. It has to mix up a bit. Keeps it all exciting. Can’t do Bill and Sookie lovey scenes forever anyway.
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Of course she’s into it! Who wouldn’t be? Blood or no blood, Eric is hot.
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sandy Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 23:18
ditto on that one KitKat!
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Coda Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 2:40
Its not the blood… its the Eric.
Could be before the promo fight scene we saw, not sure if its her house or somewhere else. He doesn’t have any blood on his neck for it to be after the fight.
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Mick Beasley Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:01
Hotter than a summer day on the equator! That man is pure, unadulterated sex!
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belle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:50
Agreed lol.
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Elizabeth Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 7:53
Nah!! Bill all the way! Dark and blue eyed does it all the time!
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:24
Who wouldn’t be? Me, for one. Not into Alex at all. Thrilled for those of you that are though.
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Bill who? LOL
God that scene looks intense, I love intense Eric/Sookie lol
The other reason he’s drawn to her? my guess would be her connection with Godric, she was with him in his final moments and if Eric is having ‘identity’ issues I think AB called it then I can imagine Eric seeking out Sookie. Hence the Eric family/Godric flashbacks this season, my money is on Sookie helping him therefore building an emotional connection between the two characters which will lead into Season 4. If AB plans to hook them up next season then he knows Sookie needs to feel something more for him than just a sexual attraction.
Just my speculation I’m not saying it’s going to happen for any Bill fans jump down my throat lol.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 9:58
Her fae blood.
Eric in the books as well is a total pig about Sookie’s fae blood.
Its been completely obvious throughout season 1 and season 2 what the blood does….AB even has shown what it did for Jason and Laffy…..to lead us up to Eric…..
I think Eric and Bill both think there is more to Sookie….Eric’s interest in Sookie is not only because she is Bill’s but because he gets another sense about her. The vamps cannot resist the fae. Don’t think its all innocent on Eric’s behalf. Eric uses people. He will use Sookie as well.
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L Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:27
Are we reading the same books?
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 13:52
uhm, yes.
I guess you don’t remember.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:16
I was going to ask if we had read the same books too. I am neutral either way tbh but no way is Eric a pig about her Fae blood! He tells her that it is not that that makes him attracted to her. He could drain her at any point after Bill abandons and tries to pension her off, he could kidnap her too if it was all about blood (or telepathy) but he defends her time and time again. Sorry to any Bill lovers out there (I like him too honest) but she is treated in a far more ‘gentlemanly’ way by Eric in the books and she is obviously attracted to the big guy from way early on in the series….in that clip he appears to be saving her again, from a were of some kind…
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:35
But she is not always treated in a gentlemanly way by Eric in the show. He’ll have to save her a dozen more times to make up for watching Longshadow almost kill her. He didn’t move a muscle to stop him. (since you reference the clip, and saving her again – i know he didn’t stand by in the book).
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:26
Would you have expected a vampire to stake another vampire over a human, a human he had met twice who belongs to the vampire standing next to you, knowing what you later learn about their punishment system?
That would have given away the whole upcoming story line if Eric saved her rather than Bill (even though that does happen in the book) he then defends Bill to the magister, saying he listens to his Sheriff when it matters. He didn’t have to do that, because Bill doesn’t.
By saving her again I mean when he gets her help with the maenad attack by summoning Ludwig and then paying the bill. At the time I wondered why Bill wanted to lay total claim to Sookie but not to her medical bills, (of course the books make it much more clear as it’s Eric that helps her out financially)not by saving her from Longshadow…
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wiwa Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 9:06
I don’t want this to go back and forth forever, so rather than argue everything I disagree with I’ll stick to the main obvious point – Eric ordered Bill to bring Sookie to help his business. Sookie was attacked in front of him and he did nothing – as the oldest, strongest and fastest, Eric was the only person there who could have stopped Longshadow without killing him – no staking penalty involved – but he didn’t. Which makes the smartass thing he said to Bill in his office extra cruel – that however he would have punished Longshadow he would have done without witnesses. Rubbing it in Bills face that he could have stopped him and dealt with him later if he chose to. Whereas Bill, after waiting and seeing Eric wasn’t going to stop it, had only one way to react in time.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:09
he could have removed Sookie, he is about the same age as Longshadow so he could have been quick enough to grab her…this is academic though, someone said he hadn’t saved her life before the were, he did, he called Dr Ludwig and later payed the bill for her (unless Ludwig had to send out the debt collectors lol) I often wondered why Bill didn’t insist on paying that, seems unlike him, unless it was because they had been arguing about Jessica so he felt it wouldn’t have happened if Sookie stayed in the car? It’s an odd one…
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:29
Replying to “GoddesofAssgard”
Why didn’t Eric stop Longshadow himself? I have my own theory about that. I think he wanted Bill to kill Longshadow so he could…so he thought anyway…force Bill to “give” him Sookie in exchange for punishment. When that didn’t work, he took Bill to the Magister for punishment…which he thought again would give him Sookie after Bill was eliminated from the picture. In my opinion, Eric could have kept Bill from having to be punished at all for killing Longshadow. If he would have been able to stop it by Bill giving him Sookie, then that shows that he COULD have stopped it if he had wanted to…but he didn’t want to, he wanted Bill GONE. He told Bill he could “give him the girl” and escape punishment….he didn’t count on Bill refusing. He also stood by at the hearing and would have let Bill get the maximum punishment but Bill forced his hand and forced him to tell the magister WHY Sookie was even there and that Longshadow was stealing from him. Eric wasn’t going to say a word in Bill’s defense. If Bill had been sent away, Eric could have moved in on Sookie. WinWin for him.
I wonder why Eric is getting away with moving in on Sookie when there was another vampire getting his fangs pulled out at the tribunal for drinking from another vampires human. Just one of the reasons this Bill fan can’t stand Eric.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:55
and I agree with you on pretty much all of that :) I think he could have quite easily made it go away if he wanted to. He’s a very naughty vampire and he really wants Sookie, he’d do pretty much anything to Bill to get her. In the books it’s quite clear he would have staked Bill if not for upsetting his beloved Sookie…
Not that I think Bill would be that easy to kill, he’s not stupid after all and he was a brave soldier in life..
The other vampire had fed from another’s human, against the human’s will (not that I imagine that bit matters much) so he was defanged.
Eric gets away with a lot because he’s a powerful Sheriff…but we haven’t seen the last of Bill yet :) I liked how he punched Eric in Season Two :)
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billsluvr Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:54
I think that people, here, are talking about True Blood and not the books. They do seem to be 2 different things. Although the show is loosely based on them, it seems to be taking a different direction in many areas.
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Cherie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:12
That’s an interesting theory, but his attraction to her is due to the fae nature. Which will be a part of S3. And her attraction to him is based on having his blood. That’s what we’ve seen so far.
Eric will have some sort of identity crisis, and it does probably have to do wth the fallout of Godric’s death. We are supposed to get flashbacks of Godric, so that makes sense. Looking forward to more Godric.
I don’t see any Bill fans jumping down your throat. While there may be different opinions on Bill and Eric, looks like people are offering their opinions in a civil manner. As they should be.
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Lori Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:22
Calling someone delusional is responding in a civil manner? lol I think we’ll have to agree to disagree there.
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Cherie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:34
Um, there was no one calling anyone delusional at the time I made my posts. Look at the timestamps.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:59
She meant me Cherie….sorry.
But I do agree…the fae blood is powerful, and AB will elaborate on that.
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I don’t think she looks into it at all. Sookie looks disgusted & Eric looks pissed.
TV Guide is just adding fuel to the fire with that last comment…. Bill isn’t going anywhere!
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Looks to me like they’re working together and the feeling is one of we have to get a job done or we’re gonna get killed. The books move in a direction that makes Eric center stage. Allan Ball has changed things quite a bit, but I don’t see him changing the Eric/Sookie dynamic so drastically. I really love that HBO is releasing only (so far) ambiguous clips and photos that don’t give the season away. They only increase speculation. I choose to speculate that Bill will have his own moments, dramatic, sexy moments, that will keep us satiated (fingers and toes crossed til June … making it very hard to walk and hold my cell phone).
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 10:01
I can see that LISM…
Sookie looks more like a deer in the headlights scared to me…..
She needs Eric at this point, Bill is gone and he cannot protect her.
AB has changed everything up so much we can speculate all we want but we really don’t know what will happen.
I do think the Eric/Sookie thing will be short lived and not romantic.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:21
Do you not think he is looking past her and she is doing that ‘uh oh hope the bad guy doesn’t spot us’ thing?
you are right on all this being speculation but the E/S thing is already romantic, the way she held his hand on the roof and said she would look after Godric. Also her reply to Godric when he asks her if she has feelings for him. The dream sequences are her subconcious remember, she is having sex dreams because of the blood, but all that dialogue about him being a big faker and having love in him? Sookie is the one who makes Eric reply ‘Only for Sookie’
Eric and Sookie will run and run imo
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LJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:36
I thought that when I saw it the first time. He’s looking past her, and it’s like she’s looking at him, waiting for a reaction. They’re at her house, you can see the dirty wood from when Maryanne messed it all up. Possibly Were’s inside? Perhaps he caught her running out of the house, and grabbed her?
I don’t see anything romantic in this picture at all.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 16:02
Glad you said that about the house LJ, someone mentioned a tree up there and I have been looking for it ever since :)
maybe my glasses are ok after all LOL
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 20:00
I wonder if its Merlotte’s?
I can see the brick/stone now…
and maybe a door frame?
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:12
It’s definitely her house. There’s siding if you look past them. It’s just dirty wood.
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:41
The way she took his hand on the roof – romantic ? That was sympathy. And she didn’t want to promise anything to Godric about looking after Eric, she was clearly reluctant. Hence Godric’s willingness to take blame for Eric’s bad behaviour. She being polite to a “dying” man. Anyway, that was AFTER she was tricked into swallowing the blood.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:21
Thanks for pointing that out, wiwa……it WAS after she had taken Eric’s blood. I also didn’t see anything romantic about that scene at all.
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Elizabeth Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 7:59
No, nothing romantic. She is compassionate, as mentioned by Bill. Godric asked Sookie to look after Eric and Sookie said something like “you know Eric etc” and then Godric apologized for teaching Eric bad behaviour.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:15
Romantic : displaying or expressing love, compassion or strong affection
Romantic :)
Godric doesn’t apologise, he says that how Eric is is down to him, but if you recall Sookie says that there is much love between Eric and Godric, recognising that Eric is capable is what I mean.
Like I said, it’s Sookie that ‘makes’ Eric say ‘There is love in you’ and Sookie makes him reply ‘Only for Sookie’
Once LJ said it I could see that it was her wrecked house, and they are dressed the same as the scene where Eric grabs the Were…
Like I say I am Bill/Eric neutral but there is no way Sookie doesn’t have an interest in Eric (even in TB rather than SVM) there is tension between them before the blood taking…
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“Bill who?” Precisely!
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:22
The name’s Compton……Bill Compton. The man Sookie is in love with and is engaged to be married to. The gorgeous dark haired vampire. That Bill. :P
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:27
What is wrong with Eric’s eyes in that picture? It makes him look like a zombie. No wonder Sookie has that strange look on her face. LOL!
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Elizabeth Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:00
Agreed! lol!
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I love that the Eric/Sookie shippers try to ignore what Alan said here. I love what he said and if Alan says that she’s attracted to him because of thye blood, then it’s the way it is. He decides. It wasn’t like that in the books, I know, but this is NOT the books. It’s a TV show. Alan has changed stuff and this is another thing he has changed. I love him :-)
Oh, I’ve read a few posts on other forums now that says that Sookie says in the books that she thinks she loves Eric because of the blood so this is the same thing. Well, it’s not. This is not the same thing. In the books it’s SOOKIE who says that. Charlaine has never said that from what I understand, right?? She hasn’t confirmed it. Now Alan says that this is the way it is. The blood. Alan decides what’s going to happen
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trixie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:15
well, Alan clearly enjoys being purposefully vague and contradictory, he’s playing with the fans and their reactions and I love him for it. But I wouldn’t trust him too much: he’s sneaky!
Notice how he always says “SEXUAL attraction” specifically and never just “attraction” or “feelings” when he talks about the blood… you can be attractd to someone on many different levels…
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Selle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 13:48
Agreed. For the average viewer who knows nothing of the possibilites raised by the books, Sookie is an engaged woman who must remain a respectable protagonist. Therefore, if she’s going to be sexually attracted to Eric while engaged to and loving Bill, a non-sleazy reason must be applied. Hence, enter the power of the blood.
Alan said Sookie and Bill’s love is real, but that it doesn’t mean they will stay together. He also said at Comic-Con that Eric and Sookie would get together ‘just like in the books’. I have the url with the referencing video clip and will send it to anyone who emails me for it; selle.castaigneda@gmail.com.
If I recall correctly, Sookie said at a point in the book that she believed she could love Eric. So, no, she didn’t fall in love right away, but she definitely had feelings for Eric, strong ones and she enjoyed his company very much. Can’t say anymore about what happens later between them because it’s way spoilery.
I believe the show will always make it look like Sookie could reconcile with Bill or Eric or Alcide at any time. This keeps everything up in the air and the romantic tension high anytime she’s with any of these guys.
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Sanna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:21
I know the clip you are referring to. And Alan just answered yes to the question if the triangle is gonna be played like in the books. That can mean several things, actually, but I think he didn’t want to say anything more. And obviously it’s not gonna bne like in the books. For one thing, Bill will always be there. Alan has said so himself. Charlaine almost wrote Bill out in the books. This is not gonna happen with the show. That’s one big change
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Selle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:09
Here is a transcript from the clip.
An audience member says: “I was wondering if the love triangle between Eric, Sookie and Bill is gonna play out on screen as it does in Charlaine’s novels?”
Alan replies simply “yes”. And there are many screams of delight from the audience. So I’m not sure I understand your statement that Alan’s statement could mean “several things”.
Taking Alan’s statement in context with Alan’s other comments on how he likes to keep people guessing and make lots of changes while still keeping to the “spirit of the books”, and considering that we’ve already been spoiled by Alan that we will have “Amnesia Eric” in S4, it sounds like the spirit of the books will definitely be expressed regarding Eric and Sookie.
So, while Bill is not gonna be so absent on TB as he was in the novels, the above has been spoiled to us by Alan as something that will indeed happen. Alan has been clear that Bill will always be around, but he’s dropped alot of hints that Bill and Sookie won’t always be together.
Now, who knows what will happen in later seasons? Maybe Sookie and Bill will get back together in the end of the series, maybe not. I doubt Alan Ball even knows who he’s planning to put with Sookie at the end. Probably he has to consider a great deal of factors including audience reactions as the story progresses, actor availabilities and more.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 20:05
No one knows how long or exackly to what level either. Because later he said that Bill and Sookie’s love is true and real. and they would remain the core.
AB views Bill differently…I want to say he sees in Bill what alot of Bill fans do and what we picked up on about Bill from the books. there is more to him. Personally I like the show better, the books were an easy, fun read. That is about it.
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Mayte Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 20:09
“I was wondering if the love triangle between Eric, Sookie and Bill is gonna play out on screen as it does in Charlaine’s novels?”
Well, IMO there wasn’t ANY love triangle in the books, after book 3 Bill was out of the picture, so it’s interesting that AB’s answer was “yes”.
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Selle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 21:47
Mayte, are you thinking that Bill and Sookie will not break up and Eric and Sookie will not hook up?
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Mayte Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:15
Selle, you said:
“He also said at Comic-Con that Eric and Sookie would get together ‘just like in the books’.”
No, AB didn’t say that, he said the love triangle was gonna play out on screen as it does in the books, and as I said, IMO there is no love triangle in the books, so how this is gonna play out just like in the books???
I know B & S are going to break up and E & S will hook up but it’s not going to happen like it does in the books.
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Elizabeth Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:05
AB just said ‘yes’. Doesn’t that worry you? No excitement or elaboration from him? Maybe he was not to happy to go that way?? Just saying ‘yes’ means “watch out” as you Eric shippers may not get what you want, the way you want!! imo!
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L Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:29
No one is ignoring what he said. But if he’s gonna play that angle, then he has to touch on the fact that Sookie had Bill’s blood too, or else it’s a huge double standard.
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Sanna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:17
Of course she had, but she was attracted to Bill before she had his blood. It’s a difference there. The blood did not make her attracted to him like it’s not with Eric.
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KJ Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:26
I think she was attracted to Eric before the blood as well. When she first saw him and in the events of season 2 episode 3, as mad as she was, she felt something given that look at the end of that scene when Bill left with Lafayette. I know you could say she was glaring but if she was truly uninterested or disgusted she wouldn’t even give him the time of day and storm out.
Also, the events in the episode TIMEBOMB before she had his blood, there was something there. You can’t deny the way she rushed to him to get him free when Bill was so willing to leave her. Or when he said “Trust me” or even when she looked over at Bill during the Hugo speech to Godric, Bill AND Eric were very much in focus and she saw them both, not specifically Bill..
As much as she was “disgusted” or how she ranted to Bill about how it was ERIC and she CAN’T believe she took his blood, it seemed a bit forced in some ways. I don’t think Anna is that bad of an actress as to act it that way unless SOOKIE was trying to reassure Bill…
Just my thoughts…
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CharmCityBloodFan Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:39
Whoa. Totally agree. Well said KJ!
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:25
KJ, you took the words out of my mouth, when Sookie slaps Eric, stood there in a red Fangtasia T shirt (and red is a HUGE symbol for Sookie and Eric in both the books and the series) you could chop the sexual tension into chunks!
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:35
Wow, GoddessofAssgard……for somebody who is so “neutral”, you sure pick one side in every post. Just sayin’
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:04
Only if I think the side I am picking makes the most sense :) you made the most sense just (re the trial etc) and made some great points so I agreed with you.
As a vampire I prefer Eric – because he’s more badass and that’s how I feel they should be. As a character that currently shows more depth (and I am strictly talking series) I prefer Bill. I thought the scene when he rehung old glory was fantastic. I really didn’t like Eric for imprisoning and injuring Lafayette and I really didn’t like him involving that b Lorena. But it was great viewing!
I know Eric doesn’t do either of those things in the books but by making him do them in the series it levels the playing field for Bill a bit, which is much better than a one sided fight…
The series is supposed to incite strong feelings otherwise I’d be watching ‘Family Guy’ :). I really think that by Sookie going to Eric for a while and seeing what Bill will do to get her back will make good viewing….
I’m as neutral as I can be in other words but I do swing both ways :D figuratively
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trixie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:45
yeah, she was attracted to Bill, but how deeply can you be attracted to someone you have met the night before for ten minutes? she liked him, and found him fascinating (and at least part of that was because he was her first vampire and she found out she couldn’t hear his thoughts)but that’s it. And before she could know him any better she had a copious amount of his blood.
So you either believe the blood doesn’t have that big an impact outside of some purely sexual attraction, or you believe it actually makes you fall in love with the vampire you drink from.
If the first is true, then I don’t see why sookie couldn’t develop actual feelings for eric independently from the effects of the blood, as love and lust are not the same thing;
if the second is true, then the same would apply to sookie and Bill, unless you think she was already in love wth him the night she met him…
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Challie Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 17:49
Well said. :)
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:40
There’s that “it was because she couldn’t hear his thoughts” again. That’s beginning to sound like some sort of chant. LOL!!
Sookie saw Bill AGAIN on that second night…did you forget?
She “felt” his presence before she even turned around, just as she did the first night he came in. She then walked across the room with her eyes fixed on his the whole time, sat down with him and talked with him yet again. Then she asked him to meet her after work. Did she have to do that if she hadn’t wanted to see him again? No……she DID want to see him again. She was definitely interested. She was attracted to him strongly and that’s why she wanted to see more of him. It had nothing to do with taking his blood because she hadn’t taken any of it at that point. She arranged to meet him after work because she WANTED TO SEE HIM. Period.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:08
How deeply can you be attracted to someone you just met? As deeply as is possible imo. Bill is smouldering when we first see him,course she thinks ‘hubba hubba’. I don’t believe in love at first sight but I do believe she wanted him very much, she had been a virgin into her twenties but slept with him quite quickly, you don’t do that if the guy hasn’t made a big impression..
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:18
And on this we completely agree!!
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Selle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:35
I totally agree. And in this instance, the Queen implied that having Sookie’s blood could make a vampire fall in love with her, so that statement in and of itself, could call into question the romantic validiity of Bill’s feelings for Sookie and make it seem that he’s simply in love with a drug-induced high from having her blood. Now, I happen to believe that it will be shown Bill truly does love Sookie for who she is, but with all this supernatural blood flying around, it seems to create room for suspicion.
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Lori Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:26
ITA with you guys, she was attracted to both Bill and Eric before she had their blood! the blood just makes everything stronger IMO.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:39
Selle you make a great point and one that had not struck me before!
Fae blood is vampire V and it seems certain that AB will be including the Fae in this next season.
Bill was sent by Sophie-Ann to acquire Sookie (and I think it’s a given this will come out because they have included Hadley in her court)but once he has her he seems very unconcerned about her feelings, they don’t connect and, for a real life happy couple, have horrible on screen chemistry. He falls for Sookie’s charms but seems more interested in keeping her with him as per the Queen’s orders. It can’t be underestimated how much he has become addicted to her blood rather than having the relationship develop naturally.
Good thinking Selle.
Poor Sookie will be devastated when she finds out why he came to Bon Temps and took her virginity…
I have also read loads of opinions on how such a gentleman as Bill would be late on the night the rattrays attacked her, could it be he held back knowing that he could save her and thus get his blood into her?
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callonmebill Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:34
GoddessofAsgard, your center paragraph is a classic example of you seeing with Eric colored glasses and I seeing with Bill colored glasses. I won’t nit pick, but I have to say something about “have horrible on screen chemistry”?! If you are referring to Bill & Sookie, I don’t even know where to begin with that one, those two burn up the screen on and off the screen. IMHO
As to your last line on Bill holding back and being late while the Rattrays attacked Sookie, I’ve heard this possibility. The dark side of Bill would emerge or would there be a compelling reason for him doing these things.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:50
CH said Bill took a phone call….
He was not late, or rather was not late on purpose..
I take issue with what you have said here GoddessofAsgard…you have chosen fighting words on purpose but I’m going to refrain.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:59
“you have chosen fighting words on purpose but I’m going to refrain.”
Really? Sorry you feel that way..as Callonmebill says (far more politely and in more of a reasoned way than you have) it is of course a manner of opinion and interpretation.
I don’t know what you mean by “CH says” I am referring wholly to what was seen and said in the series, this is about TB after all not SVM or we wouldn’t be having this conversation :)
I certainly don’t want to argue with anyone, I had noticed the discussion was getting a bit personal yesterday with posters being called delusional and I chose my words carefully to avoid a repeat. You can’t please all of the people all of the time..
I really am Bill/Eric neutral but i thought Selle made a good point about the Fae blood.
It’s a shame that the fact we are all big fans of the series and the books can’t seem to allow us to have a reasoned discussion without being accused of trying to start a fight.
Ho hum :)
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:22
I have to agree that I don’t see the Bill/Sookie chemistry anymore. I haven’t seen it since halfway through the first season. I know there are tons of people who still see it, and that’s great, but I just thought I’d put it out there that not everyone does.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:10
It could just be because they aren’t ‘new’ anymore, that happens to everyone at some stage, but from the scene where they first make love to the scenes in Dallas, dunno, something missing for me.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:03
“I totally agree. And in this instance, the Queen implied that having Sookie’s blood could make a vampire fall in love with her, so that statement in and of itself, could call into question the romantic validiity of Bill’s feelings for Sookie and make it seem that he’s simply in love with a drug-induced high from having her blood.”
*********Totally agree on this statement.************
At the time Sookie had Bill’s blood, she did not know that vampire blood attracts you to him/her. She was attracted to him only because she could not hear his thoughts. Now the question is “Did Bill know that Sookie had fae blood in her when he took her blood while making love”. And Bill knew that when humans ingest vamps blood will make a sexual attraction to that vamp. I am surprised that Sookie did not catch this when her and Bill were talking about ingesting Eric’s blood. Hope I made sense.
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Cherrybug Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:21
QUOTE: “She was attracted to him only because she could not hear his thoughts. ” END QUOTE
I keep seeing this statement over and over and it is not true!! How could you possibly know it was ONLY anything? She was attracted to Bill from the first time he looked up at her and spoke to her. Nothing there about reading his thoughts. There was physical attraction before she even knew she couldn’t read his thoughts…and when she learned that about him it made him even more fascinating to her. But watch her actions, mannerisms, facial expressions etc. and you will see….if you take the Eric colored glasses off long enough….what I am talking about.
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Elizabeth Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:16
I’m with you on this one Cherrybug!It is starting to peeve me this business about “reading his thoughts”. Sounds like a cop out to me. A blind person can see how highly attracted Sookie was to Bill at that meeting at Merlottes! There are a lot of Eric coloured glasses being passed around on this site!
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 9:01
I don’t think for one minute that was the only reason she was attracted to him just because she can’t hear his thoughts, she gives him the ‘glad eye’ before she knows that. If anything she is sxcited because he’s her first vampire…
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hdgcat Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 1:29
Yes, in order to create tension as high as possible you have to have doubts/suspicion and a level playing field . Not to mention the players have to be present. So no Bill, you Will NOT be going to Peru! LOL!
Just a comment about Eric’s interest in Sookie, notice that he looks back at her whenever he has to leave her.
-After the Fantastia raid
-When he’s taking Bill away to the Tribunal, he’s the only vampire who looks back
-When leaving the roof , he should have been completely focused on his Maker , but he looked at her too
-After the fight in the Fots church, he asks her if she’s alright before walking away.
so this has been a slow regular tiny steps thing that AB is doing. I like it, cuz it echoes the books. I’ve always seen the B/S relationship as a “love at first sight” type thing. The E/S relationship is more like one of those classic boy meets girl, girl hates boy, boy falls for girl, pursues girl, bythe end of the movie convinces girl to love him back. I don’t thik that will happen, but the E/S relationshipo has that type of dynamic to it. IT’s a very long slow arc in the books and keeping that on the show, is a good thing IMO.
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Lori Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 7:13
Totally agree with your take on the E/S relationship! I want it to be a slow burn too like the books, that’s why they have longevity in the books.
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seastarr Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 13:26
Cat, I totally agree, but you knew that already :).
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:45
Once again, to GoddessofAssgard……
This sentence…….”or a real life happy couple, have horrible on screen chemistry.”……..is supposed to be an underhanded dig but it just shows how “neutral” you are, right? I mean, when a person is as “neutral” to a character as you are to Bill, they wouldn’t make such a distasteful comment would they? Of course they wouldn’t.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:16
define underhanded for me please if you would? I know what I think it means but I’m interested in how you think my statement was underhanded…
*not meant to be confrontational in any way*
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:22
What I meant was that it was slipped into another sentence so as to not be really noticed as a dig….not sure if that’s exactly what underhanded means, but that’s what I meant by the use of the word. :)
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LOVE the fact Alan once again pointed out she’s attracted to Eric because of his blood inside her! When she was attracted to Bill from the get go. Can’t wait for the 13th! I’m all for some drama b/t Bill and Sookie but as long as I know they’re end game… I’ll be happy lol
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Lou Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:12
I’m looking forward to season 3, too. I know I won’t get much if any Bill and Sookie early on, but I love the show as a whole and look forward to their stories coming together again mid-season. I have no idea about endgames and all that, but I do know I want my Bill and I want my Bill/Sookie. It’s really that simple!
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Sarah Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 9:15
Same. I’m just drawing conclusions from what Alan says at things where he wants to still keep the show very Sookie/Bill centric lol Can’t get enough Bill and Sookie. I like Eric too but I really would rather see him with someone else.
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Well well well, I have to put my two cents in too. :)
I think it looks like he is going to kiss her. My, oh my! Getting closer and closer to June!
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Selle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 14:51
I thought the same thing, that maybe what starts out as a “I don’t like to be threatened” from Eric will turn into a kiss once they feel the heat of being so physically close to each other.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 15:26
I sure do hope so! :)
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Such an intense sexual tension in it! She looks excited while he is rather angry. Like she pushed his buttons too hard.
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I might be in the minority here, but why does every True Blood conversation have to turn into Bill is great, Bill is evil, Eric is great, Eric is evil. It’ not the books, it should be more like the books, etc. Don’t get me wrong, the discussion can be fun and lively, but everyone has there own opinion. Eric fans are blinded by their love for him, just as Bill fans are blinded by their love for him. I just find the whole thing exhausting. Maybe that’s why I like Sam… :)
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:04
Because it is sooo much fun speculating! By the way, love Sam too!
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gymvamp Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:25
Yup – that shifter fills out an apron nicely.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 18:59
yes, he does! Love to squeeze those cheeks! lol
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sandy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:23
Is it me or does it seem everyone is just more attractive this time around? (not that they weren’t before). Sam looks great doesn’t he?
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gymvamp Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:09
Sam has been hitting the “gym”!! He is looking good!!
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 9:02
It is fun speculating :)
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Selle Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:15
Not every Eric and Bill fan is thinking the other is evil, so take heart:)
I’m a fan of both characters and I see the darkness in them both, too. And as to who Sookie winds up with, I don’t really care anymore. I want to see a good satisfying story, something fun to watch, not boring, sexy, adventurous.
I don’t want to see any of Sookie’s relationships start getting all comfy cozy, like a couple of old marrieds. When it gets like that, I’m ready to see Sookie move on. Like we all know, it’s got to be entertaining.
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sandy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 19:21
I totally agree Selle. I just want the show to be satisfying at this point. I’ll love it no matter what happens. I’m sure we’ll get a “taste” (lol) of everything! I do keep wondering tho. Alan Ball likes to use dreams in his shows. (I was watching reruns of “Six feet Under”. Dreams there also.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 9:04
couldn’t agree more, I am a neutral, whatever makes the best TV works for me :)
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:47
LOL!!
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:14
Cherrybug you want me to retaliate? I won’t. I do not intend to reply to every jibe you make in kind, you make some good points but the way you have replied to all of mine just makes it look like you want an argument rather than a discussion.
Look elsewhere because it won’t work with me.
Just sayin’ :)
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:24
Not at all. I was just chuckling at you because you have said several times that you are neutral to both characters but you seem to favor one over the other. Not looking for an argument at all.
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:39
“Not at all. I was just chuckling at you because you have said several times that you are neutral to both characters but you seem to favor one over the other. Not looking for an argument at all.”
That’s good because it looked, for a while there, that you were going through my posts systematically just to make some derisory comment.
Like I say I am a long time lurker and a brand new poster, I haven’t had the best of starts:) it does seem that unless you are 100% Bill then you are wrong. These characters are like all of us, flawed. That’s what makes them interesting….
I want Eric to be as evil as he can be, because if he’s then tamed by Sookie (as long as he’s not too tamed) then it will be all the better viewing. Nice Eric would equal boring Eric to me. In the same vein I hope Bill doesn’t lose the darkness that made him destroy the Rattrays and Uncle Bartlett.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 22:49
That’s nice to hear, because most Eric fans say Bill is too “boring” and “bland” and “blah” and such…..but then if he shows any “darkness” such as what you describe they rip him to shreds. Bill can’t catch a break except with those of us who love him….I guess that’s why we are so passionate about him, just like Eric fans are passionate about their fave.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 20:06
Its exhausting!
thanks Sara….
we really need to be team True Blood!
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lovelylavendar Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:59
I mean Selle! woops.
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Lovin'TB Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:55
I agree. It is exhausting but always fun to debate. But what I’m really excited to see is Alcide!! I heard he will arrive in episode 3!! WooHoo!
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Lets all face it~~we really don’t know what the hell is going on! LMAO! Just enough of a snippet to make us all go looney toons!
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:04
Yup! So true!
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I love Alex/Eric but they have to lighten his hair this season. It is too dark. Eric and Sookie must have the same color hair. If Anna has to lighten her natural hair, then Alex should too. I don’t mind the short cut (it looks much better than that wig) but it must be blond. Other than that, the man is absolutely perfect.
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As we have previously seen, we have seen clips and speculated and once it is shown on the screen, it is not what it had seemed when we saw a glimpse. I guess this is all media hype to get us going and I will look for this scene with interest when the show starts and then we can go – ahh! That is what it means! Not what we all thought!
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Holy Crap! Are we anxious to see the next season, OR WHAT!!!? So much sparring. I really don’t give a flying you know what, who’s attracted to whom, and for what reason, as long as the show remains a quality show, with humor, pathos, and lots of naked Bill. As was said by Shad, and a few others, agree to disagree about this … it’s a TV show, for goodness sakes!
*just as an aside, lest you think I’m one of the unschooled, bookless ones, I’ve read all the books, know all the associations, and have my own favorites, but I know the outcome is as much out of our hands as it is Charlaine Harris’.
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Kellmeister37 Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 21:10
A-m-e-n!! Didn’t I write something about this a while back?? THIS IS THE SHOW, NOT THE BOOKS. For heaven’s sake- just like the Bible (whether you’re a believer or not, or whatever religion- just trying to make a point here)- everything is open to interpretation, and you’re going to interpret it based on whom you like, what you believe, etc.
I love a good discussion, but seriously!!! I just like the show, period!!
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Dorothea (LISMlvr) Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 21:19
Let’s discuss something a little less controversial, like religion or politics! Can Eric vote if the vamp. equal rights ammendment passes? Does he have to take a citizenship test? Can you imagine him studying for the test?
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ABNegative Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 21:34
Do they make Cliffnotes for citizenship tests?
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Dorothea (LISMlvr) Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 21:44
Are you accusing Eric of being a lying cheating SOB? I challenge you to a duel. We’ll fight to the death..or til we need a nap or have to go to the bathroom. Which ever comes first. I’m guessing the bathroom.
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Donna Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 22:05
that was funny! LMAO!
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gymvamp Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:07
Soooooo…… Eric peeeeeess??? what color/colour??
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ABNegative Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:49
I’ll have you know that I’ll gladly sacrifice dry step-ins and will wallow in self-righteousness – not to mention pissy pants – just for the chance to defend that smug, self-serviing viking vamp with the sh*t-eating smirk. Did I just say that?
Bill rules the school. He’s a Thunderbird to Eric’s Pink Lady.
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Kellmeister Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:02
OH!! I’ll challenge you!! I’ve been watching ‘Justified’! Any comment, AB??? ;-)
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Dorothea (LISMlvr) Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:56
First of all …Gym … by what color, do you mean red or white? What does your post mean?
And AB, guess we have nothing to spar about. Too bad, I was just polishing my pistol, and unsheathing my sword. Bill is so obviously the superior fictional character, so clearly the one that I want to have my imaginary relationship with.
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ABNegative Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 5:41
Smalls, you’re killin’ me here! Throw out a comment about polishing your pistol (I thought he was out of the country) and unsheathing your sword (again, see the “out of the country” reference)and me not able to say what I want to cause I have to play nice or Shad will stand me in the corner and maybe spank my bottom.
I’m almost tempted.
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Dorothea (LISMlvr) Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 7:49
Damn, I must be slipping. In the old days, you’d throw caution to the wind and let the cards fall where they may … ignoring any repercussions. Are you growing up on me? No one will ever see your reply in this litany, this Bill/Eric pissing contest. You honestly think anyone looks at what we say besides us, and a few train wreck enthusiasts?
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:55
polishing your pistol – unsheathing your sword…..
It’s a Russell Crowe shout out! LOL !
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GoddessofAsgard Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 9:33
Well said Dorothea!
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O.M.G. Look at my name, look at my avi. I love both of these vamps and I am LMAO at this entire thread. It’s a freakin’ tv show based on books and characters from those books. At this point I don’t give a flying ‘you now what’ who Sook ends up with. IMHO she actually gets on my nerves most of the time and I don’t think she deserves either vamp. LOL!!! And lets face it, we don’t have a clue what the hell AB will end up doing w/these characters. It’s all speculation and we most certainly can’t tell what is going to happen from one little itty bitty photo from a press release. But I tell you, reading this thread made me smile, amused me and made my night :-)
Bring on S3!
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gymvamp Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:10
You are Sybill……
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lovelylavendar Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 0:17
you said it lady!
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lovinvampirebill Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:11
i ♥ bill. I ♥ Eric. no no no no. I ♥ Bill. I ♥ Eric. Gah!!!!! Pulls. Hair. Out. *is Sybil crazy* *runs to nearest institution*
Oops, if this post shows up more than once it’s because I posted it while I was glamoured by Bill and then again when I was glamoured by Eric.
LMAO!
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Waiting for the Bill teaser. That’s who we want to see.
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wiwa Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 23:55
Yes and no….
Want to see Bill, don’t want to know where he is or what he’s doing. I think that’s why we keep getting close-ups of his face. Three different times so far.
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Omg, you gals are fantastic!!!!
Maybe we all needed a good slap on the head to see what it is… a freakin TV SHOW!!!!
thanks for the laugh.:D
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Donna Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:35
love your comment lovelylavendar. My husband keeps telling me it is only a freakin TV Show. I guess men just don’t understand how we women love our vamps! :) Sometimes I have to slap my own head and realize it is only a show! lol
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THE BOOKIES NEED TO GIVE UP THE GHOST… If you don’t know what that means , go look it up.
THE SHOW IS NOT THE BOOKS…. NONE OF THE 187 Posts above make any sense because the BOOKIES that have descended here don’t realise that. The SHOW is separate from the BOOKS.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 11:31
You know, I swear that I understand that the show and books are separate. But, they take a lot from the books, the show only exists because of the books, there’s a lot of information in the books that can be used to aid speculation. In fact, a couple of resident Bill lovers even pulled some book/CH info out to aid their arguments. I think the problem here is the attitude with witch Eric fans are approached. My first post had no bashing in it, and I was met with rude comments left and right. It’s possible to have a mature, healthy debate if everyone can pull their heads out of their rear ends and offer up some intelligent conversation.
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 12:38
LJ – Debate On !
See I’m one of the people that have NOT read the books and never will. I haven’t the time and there are more important documents to read. I enjoy the hell out of the show. The hook to the show ( for the majority of the VIEWERS I preface that VIEWERS and NOT BOOKIES ) is the LOVE STORY between Bill and Sookie.
Whilst I didn’t like the MaryAnne storyline or Eggs storyline in S2 and are thankful that horror is over, I am one of the many that like ALL the characters that have been served up adn the way they have been served up tot the VIEWER and I adore all the actors. They all have their unique-ness about themselves from Steve to Sam to Alex to William to Chris to Nelsan and Ryan. I adore all the boys – they add something to the viewers pleasure, let alone the talented and gorgeous group of ladies the producer has assembled for us.
Everything anyone writes here is pure speculation ( whether it came from the book or not ) until S3 ends, so please don’t let my previous post be a thread killer – it wasn’t meant that way .. That is JMHO.
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Mairon Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 13:50
I have never read the books either! I am with Sterling. My enjoyment is in the storyline. I have talked to several book readers that say the book is very different. Can’t wait for S3, it’s going to be a real roller coaster I hear!
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EL Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:35
As someone who read the books after watching all 24 episodes – it took me less time to read the 9 books than it did to watch the series. I don’t read particularly quickly.
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wiwa Reply:
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:20
You read 9 books in 24 hours? Those are some short books.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:50
Hooray for Sterling!!!
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Wow. Now I remember why I rarely visit boards dedicated to the show, or the books for that matter. It’s rather disgusting the way the fandom turns on itself. Ugh. No wonder people roll their eyes and make fun of fans of various shows/books/etc.
I began as a fan of the show. I read the books because the first season of the show was exciting and fun, and I thought Bill was hot. I think, as a fan of BOTH, I have a right to compare and contrast and be disappointed with the direction the show has taken. It’s amazing how as soon as show fans run out of intelligent arguments the only thing they have left is to tell book fans to go away. *claps* Kudos. Brava on such an intelligent and witty perspective. Truly amazing. I’m astounded.
I am not one of those book fans that believes a show or movie must slavishly follow the source material. I think what Alan Ball did with characters like Lafayette and Tara (for example) is fantastic. He fleshed them out and made them interesting in their own rights, and not just side kicks for Sookie. I like that he didn’t kill off Lafayette, for example.
See? Book fans can appreciate change.
That said, taking the core characters of a well loved series and turning them inside out and making them unrecognizable to their fanbase? Really? You’re surprised by the reactions? Yes I’m an Eric/Sookie fan, but the way the show plays out? I hope Sookie ends up alone as a cat loving spinster. I frankly have no idea how anyone likes that shrew. She’s not a patch on the Sookie from the books. She can get drained for all I care. Both Eric and Bill (in the show) deserve better and why they keep rescuing her is beyond me.
And Bill, poor Bill. Alan Ball has stolen his balls and hidden them in a jar somewhere and turned Bill into a sniveling, p-whipped mockery of a vampire. “I’d be happy just to hold you.” *throws up in her mouth* Seriously? Next thing you know these vamps are gonna sparkle.
Then Eric. A thousand year old vampire with layers of complexity has been reduced to a two-dimensional cut-out of a villain. Wow Alan, how thrilling. I’ve never seen a character more decimated in my life.
Finally, the rape issue. As a woman and as the friend of rape survivors, I’m disgusted that anyone can simply wave it away. A violation is a violation, intentional or not. This has nothing to do with Bill and everything to do with Sookie.
And for those who insist it’s okay because Bill didn’t mean it I have to ask if this a vampire v. human issue? Because if your ex boyfriend was given a roofie and then violated you, something tells me you wouldn’t be okay with it, even though it wouldn’t be his fault.
And if you think that also makes it “okay” then I have to ask, do you believe there is no such thing as spousal rape? Date rape? I mean does rape in your world only occur when a woman is beaten up by a stranger in Central Park and then violated? Please, I’m really trying to understand the thinking behind this because it is, frankly, mind boggling.
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 15:59
“I think, as a fan of BOTH, I have a right to compare and contrast and be disappointed with the direction the show has taken.”
FDM – Let me turn it around on you, If I were to read the books, I have a right to compare and contrast and be disappointed with the direction the books had taken, had seen the first two seasons of True Bloo on TV.
I guess you understand that the discussion here between Bookies and Showies and Bill fans and Eric fans is futile.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:09
But see, you can’t really do that, because the show was created because of the books. If there was a show and a book series was created based on it, then yes you could do that. You can’t really turn it around that way.
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FDM Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:19
LJ raises the interesting point that this is not a chicken or egg debate: the books did, in fact, come first. That said, sure I don’t really see why you couldn’t argue that you prefer the way AB interpreted it. There are plenty of fanfic lovers that prefer the way fanfic authors have taken the story versus what CH has done.
My comment was directed to yours about book lover giving up the ghost and ranting that the books and series are separate. I don’t recall anywhere in that telling you that you weren’t entitled to an opinion. I always welcome intelligent, articulate debate.
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:39
It’s irrelevant. I have not read the books but only watched the show – It does go both ways for all the people that have NOT read the books – FOR US, the SHOW has come FIRST.
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:06
Has Sookie been raped in the show ???
I must have missed that. I’m sure I have seen all 24 episodes.
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:10
No she hasn’t. FDM was referring to the discussion further up regarding the rape in the books.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:00
And I think THERE is what Sterling was referring to. Bookies are here arguing nonstop about things that happened in the books and none of it has even happened on the show yet or may not even happen at all!! The site is True Blood Online, but yet bookies insist that everything related to the books must be honored, even if it hasn’t even happened on the show…..and anyone who either hasn’t read the books or isn’t diligently comparing them with details from the show has “the way their minds work” questioned! There are lots of us who haven’t read the books and have no desire to read the books. Me, I started watching True Blood and that’s my only source of reference. There’s nothing at all wrong with that!
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:05
Ahh, that one went over my head. Sarcasm doesn’t come across in text.
And Cherry, there’s nothing wrong at all with only having TB as a source of reference, but if you’re going to do that, then don’t jump in on conversations that involve book aspects and act righteous about it.
I’m done here. It’s obvious that opinions aren’t respected, and that intelligent debate can’t be had.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:28
Wait a minute……..conversations that involve book aspects?? All the conversations here involve book aspects as well as show aspects….it’s just that book aspects are being used to bash a character about things he hasn’t even don on the show yet!! I have a complete right to “jump in on conversations” that involve my favorite character and defend him when I feel he’s being unfairly bashed. If you don’t agree with that, so be it.
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*Applauds* I think you hit the nail on the head there, on the last part. Its the mistreatment of serious subjects, like rape that keep so many survivors from coming forward, and questioning their experiences. I don’t care if you’re a man, woman, or a fictional vampire, no means no, not, oh, I wasn’t sure what you meant, or I know you said no, but I couldn’t help myself, or I couldn’t help myself. If you compared Bill’s blood compulsion to an alcholic’s, or any other person’s compulsion, it doesn’t really make a difference. In control or not, he forced himself on her.
In my opinion, he forced himself on her a lot earlier than that, by giving her his blood when she was almost dead, under the guise of helping her, in a far more devious way than Eric did, but that’s completely up for debate. The rape is not. No means no.
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FDM Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 14:30
See now that is one argument I’ll have to agree to disagree with you, and others about. I don’t think Bill forced blood on her. I truly believe he did it to save her life. That said, I do believe he thanked his lucky stars that it worked in his favor vis-a-vis his plans for her at the time. Simply put, he got lucky.
Would he have forced her? Maybe. When they go to Fangtasia to discover who the thief is, Bill’s the one who insists she take his blood, if I recall correctly to “make her stronger” or something like that. Of course, since she already had taken his blood, it isn’t a big argument like it would be if her first time wasn’t in a life or death situation. In the books, he does not mention the fact that one more time would form a bond between them. In the show, he never mentions that it creates a sexual attraction between them or about it’s permanence. No, those little side effects he saved for when Eric got his blood into Sookie.
I think Eric was pretty devious about getting his blood into her that first time too. He lied outright. That said, as far as we know in the books, it’s the only time he’s lied to her. Won’t comment on whether he has lied more or will lie more on the show – AB has decided he’s a terrible being so there’s nothing to try and defend. Who knows what other f*ckery AB will come up with to denigrate Eric’s character?
Just MHO of course.
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LJ is not being moderated. We have some words on our moderation list and if you use one of those in your comment, the comment is held for moderation.
We always try to check out the comments held for moderation asap, but sometimes they remain there for a couple of hours.
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:01
If you post a link in the body of your post, those comments will be held in moderation until someone can look at them and pass them.
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“to tell book fans to go away. *claps* Kudos. Brava on such an intelligent and witty perspective. Truly amazing. I’m astounded.”
This sums it up for me FDM, I am a lurker and new poster, was enjoying being a part of this story and yet with my second post I am accused of using ‘fighting’ words, therefore designed to take this above a reasoned debate into a fight….that was never my intention….
If certain members wish to make new members feel so unwelcome for daring to have a different perspective on where AB will go with the story that they are intimidated into not posting, well done, you almost succeeded :(
Alan Ball has made some great changes – Lafayette, developing Jason – and some not so good ones – Amy, Mary-Ann, surely we are all entitled to have an opinion on how he has portrayed the main characters.
Whatever, I am sure you are not all the same on here, I mainly see one or two people that don’t like to hear another point of view…pity they taint the whole :(
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I would like to end the discussion about rape. Let’s get back on topic please.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:12
I would like to apologize for that getting out of hand, but it’s not really a matter that can be dealt with it such a flippant manner. I’ve said my peace on it, and I’m done. I promise.
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Shadaliza Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:15
It’s ok, I understand. One of my dearest friends is a rape victim.
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LJ Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 16:17
As is my sister, hence my strong feelings on the subject. So again, I’m very sorry if it’s caused trouble.
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I’m sorry (actually I’m no sorry at all) but this is a heated debate about a frivolous book and a TV show? Fictional characters. There are so many things in the world to get riled up about … take a chill pill.
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i heard there’s a sale on a jc penny’s on thongs. piss proof.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:06
LOL!!! Hey there, icanseerussia…..how are you doing?
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icanseerussia Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 14:58
i’m busy – i’m at the sale! LOL.. oh, i’m here girl!
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I am not a moderator of this site. Full disclosure: I am a card carrying lifetime member of the Billsbabes. This is addressed to everyone.
With a salute to Godric, retract your fangs ladies. Let’s remember this is a public forum. Conduct yourselves accordingly. What is the one common thread that drew us to this wonderful site? That would be TrueBlood. I say that because there are sites that are restricted to discussion on the books only. We can discuss both here but ultimately the program is the subject at hand and the final word. There are less than a handful of regular posters here that have not read the books and have no plans to do so. Reading the books is not prerequisite to understanding the characters or enjoying the program. I sometimes wish I had not read the books but I had no way of knowing that years later there would be a tv program based on them. Like everything else in life we all come to our own conclusions, interpetations and opinions . None are more valid than the other. Denigrating someone else’s favorite character or stance does not strengthen your position and in no way is conducive to good conversation. I think it is safe to say there will never be a meeting of the minds on which vampire is best and it is highly unlikely anyone will change their minds no matter how much braying and bashing occurs. To each their own and enjoy the vamp of your choice while respecting that others have chosen otherwise.
Speculation is so much fun and some of us spend a considerable amount of time engaging in it. In the end it is only Alan Ball’s vision that matters and I have a feeling he will not let us down. This is suppose to be fun. Let’s save all the rancor and discontent for real life issues and debates. Point that towards your politicians , lousy neighbors or exs. Take a breath and dial it back a notch. Hey if you know where my vamp is call me. Thanks.
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ABNegative Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 18:05
Well done Godric. Needed to be said.
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lovelylavendar Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 18:51
I love you Willkill.
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Cherrybug Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 21:08
Very well said, willkill!
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callonmebill Reply:
April 3rd, 2010 at 14:39
Two days late, but thank you willkill.
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iamtrue2bill Reply:
April 3rd, 2010 at 22:03
WOW! I just browsed through these posts, and people can sure get “hot under the collar” over TruBlood. Thank goodness you chimed in with reason and sanity when you did! I have not read the books yet, and I am at a loss when these discussions go on and on about something I know not of. But one must admit, tne passion and committment of TB fans is amazing!
Congratulations to Charlain Harris and Alan Ball for such intensely fascinating material that makes us all a little crazy!
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High colonic anyone?
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SterlingSilverCharm Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 20:22
Does it come in Cherry flavour?
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Kellmeister Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:09
Or O-negative perhaps?
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icanseerussia Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 15:00
bloody mary, virgin type.
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WOW judging by the number of comments on this topic i would say that the HBO/ AB publicity wagon is a roaring success . I am currently reading book 4 and personally view both the books and the tv series as separate entities and enjoy both in equal measure !
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lord, its 6 weeks pretty much, what’s this gonna be like then? will be have to have the marines up front?
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