"Reality Bites" Panel Session 5: It's Bleeding Men!
Every week, a diverse panel of Bon Temps residents gather to watch and discuss each new episode of HBO's True Blood. The sessions are moderated by Nina Harken, PhD candidate interested in finding out what the real folks of Bon Temps think of the portrayal of their town and their people on HBO's hit series. NINA I hope everyone enjoyed their break. It's good to be back. So, episode number four. Open forum. [Everyone looks at Madison] MADISON ...what? ELIJAH Come on, darlin', let's get it out of the way. NATHAN Yeah, I know wh-- we know what you're thinking... just say it. MADISON .... well seriously, floating outside the window? Awesome. NATHAN There it is. MADISON But the best part was it wasn't even one of Sookie's dreams. It was Eric's fantasy. He's fantasizing about her. That's insane. CHUCK Yeah, 'specially with that dancin' girl right there. Who cares about some crazy blond when you got 24/7 access right in front of ya. ELIJAH Oh, Charles, really. You have no appreciation for the hunt. CHUCK Sure do. But why hunt when the prey comes to you? HENRIETTA If you ask me, that Sookie Stackhouse is just lookin' for trouble. Her grandmother would roll over in her grave if she knew that Sookie was allowing herself to be sullied by demon spawn. And she ain't even married. MADISON Bill asked her. She was gonna say yes. HENRIETTA Mm-mm. Marryin' a vampire. MADISON Oh! And how cool was it when Eric came to Lafayette's rescue? NATHAN They do make a great team. How is it neither of them got an Emmy nomination? NINA But at least the series did. BYRON You know, there is one thing I'd like to add about Mr. Northman. I know for the most part, and gentlemen please excuse me, that vampires are self-serving and conceited... ELIJAH Well, I never... CHUCK Sounds about right. BYRON But I was impressed with how Mr. Northman actually risked himself to go back and make sure Pam wasn't in harm's way when Fangtasia got raided. He is even going to try and save her. There is undeniable loyalty there and that is somewhat admirable. MADISON And you wonder why I love him? ELIJAH Eric is quite complex. I bet you wonder why I love him, too. NINA Tracy, you've been quiet. TRACY I think it's stupid that the only werewolves we've met so far are Nazis who actually drink vampire blood, who are seemingly ruled by a vampire King. I mean come on, why can't we learn about other werewolves? The only other one we know is Alcide and he's somewhat associated with this pack anyway because of Debbie. NATHAN She's right. In the first season, we saw several different types of vampires, like Eddy and the Vampire League lady... NINA The Magister...oh and technically Lorena in that flashback... BYRON Bill, Eric, and Pam... ELIJAH Malcolm, and his two friends that wanted Bill to nest with them... MADISON Chow and Longshadow... HENRIETTA That poor Christian girl Jessica, whom Mr. Compton robbed of her humanity.... CHUCK and the vamp in the first episode who was at the convenience store. NATHAN Every single one of those characters portray vampires different light. Each werewolf we've seen, again, except for Alcide, has been the same. It would be nice to learn a little more about the wolves. TRACY And see some that weren't insane V users. ELIJAH Speaking of the King, I do believe dear Russell may be more of a prick than the Magister. At least the Magister holds the blood to be sacred and doesn't associate with werewolves. MADISON But he kind of agreed to kill Lorena, or at least it seemed like he did. Which is really good for Bill and Sookie down the road. Still can't believe he broke up with her over the phone. HENRIETTA One-hundred and fifty some odd years of life and unlife and Mr. Compton still doesn't know how to treat a lady? TRACY Well at this point, if I were Sookie, I'd say "screw you Bill, you're not worth this," when she has all those guys after her...Eric, Sam, and now Alcide. She can have whoever. Bill ain't worth the trouble. HENRIETTA She's turning into a whore of Babylon. BYRON Another disturbing portion of this episode is Franklin's treatment of Tara. I'm uncertain as to why he is so interested in her, but the way he has been treating Tara is almost akin to torture and that is reprehensible. I'm not even certain what purpose Franklin serves. MADISON I was so excited that Tara smiled when Franklin mentioned Jason's name. I'm glad there's still hope for them. NINA What about Sam's story, anything anyone wants to add? [Silence] TRACY I don't really care about Sam's story. It's just family issues, and everyone has those. ELIJAH Agreed. I liked it better when we had some Bill on Sam action. NATHAN I think this was the first time all season where they actually put more emphasis on the main plot. Like we saw more of the main plot than we did of the side plots. There was wasn't as much Jason or Sam in this episode, but it's okay. We still got enough of those plots, which aren't quite as complex, to keep us interested, while still giving enough time to explain the main story line. NINA Well, that time sure flew by. We have to wrap it up for tonight. To encourage more True Blood fan feedback, our Bon Temps Residents panel has agreed to field questions and comments from fellow "Trubies." Leave your question or comment in the space below and perhaps someone from our panel will respond directly to you. Thanks and good night. This column is a parody of the Gothic fantasy series, True Blood, and as such, is presented here for your amusement. "Reality Bites" and the various writers that contribute to it, have no relationship/affiliation to HBO, True Blood, or any of the cast or crew of said nor any relation to Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels. Author Credit: Cory Brin & Sarah Pugh Header Credit: K. Rosehttp://truebloodnet.com http://truebloodnet.com/community http://truebloodnet.com/forums
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