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Even given the overwhelming advantages we’re used to seeing vampires have over humans, True Blood does a better job than any show I can think of off the top of my head that actually problematizes the cruelty of hating the Other. Because humans do still outnumber vampires by a ton, and if it were about fear, you wouldn’t poison the TruBlood. You ( Read more... )

I didn’t really put my finger on an overarching theme of S4, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. The possession motif occurred frequently enough that it felt like it held the season together for me. Nelson Ellis played what, three characters this season? And they were all great. He and Tatiana Maslany should hang out and talk about being awesome ( Read more... )

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( very quick thoughts on S2 of True Blood )

( a few quick thoughts on True Blood S1 )