“True Blood” ends as it lived: “A complete mess with no emotional center" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 08-26-2014, 02:53 AM

http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/08...tional-centre/

"In seven years,” says Noah Love, "'True Blood' got close to emotional gravitas only once. In the ninth episode of Season 2, Eric’s maker, Godric, decides he has lived enough and faces the “true death” as the sun rises. He dies after an emotional plea from Eric, and Sookie keeps him company until the end. It was weirdly touching, and nothing that came before or after it (and five more seasons came after it) could match that moment. So of course, the writers of the show would try to emulate it to close out the show.” PLUS: Maybe there was no logical ending, what a whimper of a finale, this season contain episodes that were essentially "frustrating bits of nothing,” “True Blood” never figured out what it wanted its vampires to be, HBO auctioning off the wedding dress, Sookie and Bill aren’t among "True Blood's" 10 best characters, and Lafayette deserved better.
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#wS96RLACPPH3xcTt.99

AB · 08-26-2014, 04:33 PM

I agree, the final season wasn't very good, almost like they didn't know what to do with all the characters. They killed off several, had a couple leave town and then had to figure out what to do with the ones left. I did like Pam & Eric's rise to fame with New Blood. I wish they had shown who Sookie ended up with, we never got a clear view of him. Ten episodes really didn't leave a lot of room to tie things up properly.

08-26-2014, 02:53 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	“True Blood” ends as it lived: “A complete mess with no emotional center" http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/08...tional-centre/ "In seven years,” says Noah Love, "'True Blood' got close to emotional gravitas only once. In the ninth episode of Season 2, Eric’s maker, Godric, decides he has lived enough and faces the “true death” as the sun rises. He dies after an emotional plea from Eric, and Sookie keeps him company until the end. It was weirdly touching, and nothing that came before or after it (and five more seasons came after it) could match that moment. So of course, the writers of the show would try to emulate it to close out the show.” PLUS: Maybe there was no logical ending, what a whimper of a finale, this season contain episodes that were essentially "frustrating bits of nothing,” “True Blood” never figured out what it wanted its vampires to be, HBO auctioning off the wedding dress, Sookie and Bill aren’t among "True Blood's" 10 best characters, and Lafayette deserved better. Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#wS96RLACPPH3xcTt.99

08-26-2014, 04:33 PM	#2
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,426	I agree, the final season wasn't very good, almost like they didn't know what to do with all the characters. They killed off several, had a couple leave town and then had to figure out what to do with the ones left. I did like Pam & Eric's rise to fame with New Blood. I wish they had shown who Sookie ended up with, we never got a clear view of him. Ten episodes really didn't leave a lot of room to tie things up properly.