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I was near this post because I wanted to read your sweet Eric/Pam feels. THAT'S WHY OKAY. I LOVE YOUR ERIC/PAM FEELS ALMOST MORE THAN I LOVE ERIC/PAM.
Hahah it sounds like maybe I wooouuuuld like Book Sookie. Because right now, as I told you, it feels like Show Sookie is pulling a Bella Swan and has all these men just drooling and slobbering over her for no good or even apparent reason, when she hasn't done anything but be sort of hot and have alcoholic blood. Like, Pam, okay? So much hotter and smarter than Sookie. Why aren't there men/vampires falling over her (aside from, yes, at my point in time she's still Eric's progeny and they pretty much had an exclusive thing going and she hasn't been released? Though I thought he did in like 3x09 or whatever.)
This wasn't your point, but I think it's funny to compare the canon squabbling between Game of Thrones and True Blood. Like, I know it's only been two seasons, but I don't hear nearly as much bitching about deviating from canon from the GoT side, though when it does happen (the deviations from canon), I think everyone collectively has an aneurysm or a heart attack and sudden bouts of total insecurity about whether they'll be able to pull everything together when that's Such A Major Change (something about Jayne Westerling not even being in the books? Idr).
Oh, that was my bad. I didn't proofread it very well, so I had to delete and repost. (I know I could have edited it, but I hate the timestamp.)
ASLSKDKSHFJ;LKD WELL I CAN'T VERY WELL CHASTISE YOU FOR THAT. WOW. Have I mentioned how happy I am that you're into this?
It's a bit like that, yeah, and even I'm annoyed by it sometimes. At least Sookie has a sense of humor, so she's one up on Bella there. Like I said, more often than not, I like her on the show. Partly because Anna Paquin is a lot smarter and funnier than first impressions might suggest, and I've grown to love her over the past few years. Book Sookie is tough and sassy, and she cracks me up (case in point), but on a personal level, I find I relate to Show Sookie a lot better most of the time. (Except without the part where hordes of hot guys throw themselves at me. For shame.) But I do take a lot of pride and pleasure in the fact that Show Pam bagged Eric all by herself, with no supernatural assists, just by being fabulous as fuck. God, I love the flashbacks.
I haven't touched the GoT fandom, but that doesn't surprise me. The show has hardly deviated at all so far from book canon, so when they do, it's a bit more jarring and can leave you wondering why they bothered. But with True Blood, the show is so massively different from the books, and has been from the start, in so many fundamental ways - A-plots being completely changed, major characters being invented from scratch or killed off way before their time, etc. - that you can't really complain about things in isolation. You'd have to throw the whole thing out and start over.
YES YES HURRY UP. On to Season 4. Now 75% more batshit crazy! With bonus Fiona Shaw! Plus then you can watch Kristin's panel from last year's Phoenix Comic-Con, which is pretty much my favourite con panel ever. There's an awesome Nelsan/Sam/Kristin/Michelle one you should see, too. (Kristin/Michelle BFFery is TO DIE FOR.)
I was near this post because I wanted to read your sweet Eric/Pam feels. THAT'S WHY OKAY. I LOVE YOUR ERIC/PAM FEELS ALMOST MORE THAN I LOVE ERIC/PAM.
Hahah it sounds like maybe I wooouuuuld like Book Sookie. Because right now, as I told you, it feels like Show Sookie is pulling a Bella Swan and has all these men just drooling and slobbering over her for no good or even apparent reason, when she hasn't done anything but be sort of hot and have alcoholic blood. Like, Pam, okay? So much hotter and smarter than Sookie. Why aren't there men/vampires falling over her (aside from, yes, at my point in time she's still Eric's progeny and they pretty much had an exclusive thing going and she hasn't been released? Though I thought he did in like 3x09 or whatever.)
This wasn't your point, but I think it's funny to compare the canon squabbling between Game of Thrones and True Blood. Like, I know it's only been two seasons, but I don't hear nearly as much bitching about deviating from canon from the GoT side, though when it does happen (the deviations from canon), I think everyone collectively has an aneurysm or a heart attack and sudden bouts of total insecurity about whether they'll be able to pull everything together when that's Such A Major Change (something about Jayne Westerling not even being in the books? Idr).
Anyway, back to finishing season 3.
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ASLSKDKSHFJ;LKD WELL I CAN'T VERY WELL CHASTISE YOU FOR THAT. WOW. Have I mentioned how happy I am that you're into this?
It's a bit like that, yeah, and even I'm annoyed by it sometimes. At least Sookie has a sense of humor, so she's one up on Bella there. Like I said, more often than not, I like her on the show. Partly because Anna Paquin is a lot smarter and funnier than first impressions might suggest, and I've grown to love her over the past few years. Book Sookie is tough and sassy, and she cracks me up (case in point), but on a personal level, I find I relate to Show Sookie a lot better most of the time. (Except without the part where hordes of hot guys throw themselves at me. For shame.) But I do take a lot of pride and pleasure in the fact that Show Pam bagged Eric all by herself, with no supernatural assists, just by being fabulous as fuck. God, I love the flashbacks.
I haven't touched the GoT fandom, but that doesn't surprise me. The show has hardly deviated at all so far from book canon, so when they do, it's a bit more jarring and can leave you wondering why they bothered. But with True Blood, the show is so massively different from the books, and has been from the start, in so many fundamental ways - A-plots being completely changed, major characters being invented from scratch or killed off way before their time, etc. - that you can't really complain about things in isolation. You'd have to throw the whole thing out and start over.
YES YES HURRY UP. On to Season 4. Now 75% more batshit crazy! With bonus Fiona Shaw! Plus then you can watch Kristin's panel from last year's Phoenix Comic-Con, which is pretty much my favourite con panel ever. There's an awesome Nelsan/Sam/Kristin/Michelle one you should see, too. (Kristin/Michelle BFFery is TO DIE FOR.)
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