 | With the final season of True Blood just around the corner we decided to look back at the wonderful if slightly dangerous town of Bon Temps and its eclectic band of residents. Based on the Sookie Stackhouse series from Charlaine Harris and adapted for television by Alan Ball, True Blood was an instant hit thanks to its mix of mythical creatures, mystery with a touch of original sin thrown in for a touch of flavour. |
We will as always try not to spoil major story points but you may find small spoilers for Season 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
 | The fallout from the Vampire Authorities quest to find God (Lilith) has its blood soaked hands all over this season. From the trials and tribulations of Bill to the human quest to destroy vampires everything has a tie to the doings of the council. However just because there are ties it does not mean that the actions of the few was truly responsible, admittedly taking out the supply of True Blood was a bit extreme the Humans had already planned for ways to take the vampires out. (It can sometimes be difficult when an entertainment form such as TV recreates a plot that resembles some of the worst atrocities in human history, however neither should we forget that things have occurred in the past). This solution resembles the Nazi’s final solution for the Jewish community is World War 2 and to say it was hard hitting is to put it lightly. |
Just to be clear in some ways the show gave a vastly greater level of respect to the prisoners than were afford to those captured in World War 2 but the parallels are plain to see. From the experiments to the mechanised form of murder the solution reeks of the Third Reich. This is the expansion of the hate groups we saw permeating the last season and in some ways it is vastly scarier than the Vampires roaming the world. In the end virtually the whole Vampire cast end up in the human run compound run as well as Jason and one of his flames from the past. His battles with an old love and a new one add some much needed comic relief as things become decidedly biological on the warfare front.
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Elsewhere Sookie has contended with the Vampire (if we can call him that) who killed his parents and has a contract that says he owns her. Warlow is a complex mix and his psychological battle with Sookie is intriguing ton say the least as are his powers. He is not the only stranger to make an appearance in Sookie’s life as the King of the fairies appears to drop rather a large bomb on her that could also be the answer to a lot of worries about the future. As usual Sookie manages to tie those around her in to her problems in mixed ways both for the good and bad.
Perhaps the strongest story though belongs to Terry; the Marine Vet has been one of the best characters in the show as we have seen him truly grow into a key member of the cast. Unfortunately it seems he is far from an innocent man after his actions in Iraq. His arc in this season is very strong and the twist although telegraphed is extremely well done and hard hitting. This leads to the best ensemble scene in the whole show to date as friends get to say goodbye.
Elsewhere in the Belfleur family Andy is getting to understand what fatherhood really feels like as he has to contend with 4 girls. The old adage of they grow up so quickly is however taken to new extremes with his half fairy brood. The trials and tribulations are also mixed with some sadness however this story lacked the emotional impact of other storylines within this season especially the arc above.
Elsewhere in the Belfleur family Andy is getting to understand what fatherhood really feels like as he has to contend with 4 girls. The old adage of they grow up so quickly is however taken to new extremes with his half fairy brood. The trials and tribulations are also mixed with some sadness however this story lacked the emotional impact of other storylines within this season especially the arc above.
In what has turned out to be the penultimate season you can really start seeing the mix of the normal folk and supes coming to the fore. But in the same breath you can also see the other side of the divide is just as strong and able to cause real damage to all who stand in their way. The final season promises to be a real thrill ride and the final shot of the sixth season shows that good against evil may not be as easy to discern as we once thought it was.
All of the above though falls in to insignificance as it seems we have lost Eric to the sun and the true death. Can the show survive without one of the craziest vampires to ever walk the earth? There is one ray of hope as Jason has had some of Eric’s blood so we may not be getting the Viking in the true flesh but I’m pretty sure a Jason/Eric scene will be able to put a smile on a few faces.
All of the above though falls in to insignificance as it seems we have lost Eric to the sun and the true death. Can the show survive without one of the craziest vampires to ever walk the earth? There is one ray of hope as Jason has had some of Eric’s blood so we may not be getting the Viking in the true flesh but I’m pretty sure a Jason/Eric scene will be able to put a smile on a few faces.
We will be covering each episode of the Final Season of True Blood as they are released so keep an eye out Trubies as I’m sure it’s gonna get emotional.
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By Paul Fiander
Pictures Courtesy of Fox and HBO
Pictures Courtesy of Fox and HBO
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