Now that Season Two of True Blood has ended, there are a lots of unanswered questions. Will Hoyt and Jessica get back together? Where was Eric the whole time this was going on? What is Sookie? And most importantly, who took Bill Compton? Michael Ausiello from EW.com had the opportunity to speak with Alan Ball the day after the finale aired to see what is in store for next season and perhaps get some insight to all of our unanswered questions. Many viewers were surprised that the Maryann storyline ended within the first 30 minutes? Alan Ball provided a good explanation as to why she ended when she did. "I try to look at the show as basically almost like it's a novel, and each episode is a chapter. I guess I'm influenced by the fact that when I watch TV shows, I watch the [DVD] boxed sets. Ultimately, it's just organically the way it worked out. And the season finale last year was very similar."Viewers voiced that the storyline was stretched out a bit too much and were glad to see the character finally gone. However, is she really? Alan confirms i by stating that the folks in Bon Temps destroyed her and she will never rise again. Alan loves Michelle and mentions how much fun she was to work with and hated to kill her, but it had to be done. In the regards to the killing of Godric the character was very well received, but Alan has no regret in killing him off. The story was very powerful and just so happened to be Alan's favorite thing about the second book. He said that they can always go back in history. Godric and Eric had a relationship for a thousand year so don't worry Godric fans. Alan said we can always go back and see him again. Let's cross our fingers in hopes that it will happen in the next season. As to why there was a lack of Eric in the finale, Alan mentioned that there is a reason why we didn't get to see the viking. However he couldn't explain why though, he'd be giving too much away. Rest assured Eric fans, he'll be prominent next season. Alan said that he has many seasons planned for Eric so we'll have something to look forward to. Micheal did ask him at this if he is surprised at how passionate the Sookie/Eric fans are to which Alan responded by saying:
"Yes. I try not to get involved in that because it just sort of — it's too confusing. I don't want it to influence what the show is. Personally, I'm like, yes, Eric's hot, but beyond that he's dangerous, and I don't know if he'd love anybody besides himself. What's the appeal there? The bad boy? The danger?"Michael went on to ask Alan about the Queen's Yahtzee obsession? Alan laughed and said, "You're 400 years old. What are you going to do? It's something we came up with in the room and we thought it was funny." As far as the fans complaining that Evan Rachel Wood, the actress who plays the Queen, isn't playing her role scary enough, Alan gave some reassurance. He pointed out that you don't want to introduce a character you're going to see later on and show all of her in the first meeting. He loves that fans are so into the TV show to make judgment calls on whether they like an actress playing a certain character. However, he wants people to keep an open mind and states "all I can say is keep watching. It will make sense". The Queen will be in the next season but not as a regular character. Also we will meet the Vampire King of Mississippi (The Vampire King Has Been Cast!) and there'll be some interesting things happening between the two of them. There were lots of other hints that Alan Ball mentioned to EW about what we can expect to see in the third season. For instance, some viewers are wondering why Jason fell under Maryann's influence but Sookie didn't. Alan explained by stating:
"They have the same parents. We will find out what Sookie is [next season]. There are such things as dominant and recessive genes. Maybe Jason is fundamentally human but he has a trace of some non-human stuff. He's kind of a ridiculously perfect [human being]. He's athletic and has that charisma thing, so maybe he had some help in that regard. [Laughs] Ultimately, if you look at percentages, he's mostly human. Sookie has a stronger genetic predisposition in another direction. People who have read the books know exactly what I'm talking about. People who haven't, it will be revealed."Speaking of parents, we have a good chance of meeting Sam's biological parents as Sam in Season Three as well. When Alan was asked how closely he will follow the third book in season 3 Alan said:
"We take the gist of the books, [but] we will depart whenever we feel like it makes better television as opposed to reading. We continue to use the books as templates. But now that I've read all nine books there are things that are revealed in later books that we are moving up so that they'll probably happen in the show earlier than they do in the books."So what does that include? Alcide, the werewolf will be introduced, who has yet to be cast. We also meet Franklin Mott, the super bad vampire, Debbie Pelt, the ex-girlfriend of the guy helping Sookie find Bill well as the introduction of the people who live in Hotshot. Also don't get too comfortable, we haven't seen the last of the Fellowship of the Sun. Alan explained that just because Rev. Steve Newlin was humiliated, it doesn't mean he's done with vampires. He's angrier than ever. Now that Eggs is gone, it opens the possible scenario to bring back the Jason/Tara love story. Jason is going to be consumed with guilt for having killed the man Tara loved. Jason will want to make her feel better after thinking he ruined her life. Alan said that at this point Tara had given up on her obsession to Jason but at such a vulnerable part of her life, she might be susceptible to his charms. What is in store for Lafayette? There are plans for him to get a boyfriend. Alan wasn't able to give too many details but he said we will get to see more and more of the lovable character. He'll get very vulnerable in the next season and not just being afraid of Eric. Quickly becoming one of the most favorite couples on the show was Jessica and Hoyt, a lot of people wondering will they stay together in season three. Alan explained that they still love each other but there will be problems - as most of us can guess after watching the finale. EW asked Alan how long will fans to wait for season three and he said it will probably premiere around the same time as last season. He said they will shoot one episode before Christmas but he doesn't know if HBO will bring the show on earlier but knows it won't happen later. That is good news for all of us True Blood fans, and now that we have stuff to look forward to I can imagine we will all be counting down the days. As A final tease Michael asked Alan if there was something he was forgetting to ask him to which Alan responded that he was surprised that he didn't asked who took Bill? So who did take Bill? It was Hoyt's mother. Now we will have to sit and ponder for 9 months whether Alan was joking or not. SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly (Photo credit: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos)
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