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“Taika finally gave the world a show with canonically queer vampires!”
Icannotbe the only person on this website who remembers True Blood.
It premiered on HBO the year after tumblr launched.
It ran for 7 seasons.
True Blood was never a tumblr darling. I don’t even think it was a mainstream darling all that much (even with all the awards, the decent popularity, critical acclaim and an openly gay showrunner at the helm). To be fair, it also focused too much on an extremely boring white straight heroine and her numerous heterosexual love triangles. Fans liked Lafayette, but he was never the fandom favorite due to the fandom racism and antiblackness there was never much fan content made for him, aside from memes and quotes.
Speaking of antiblackness, I’d also want to remind about the horrible misogynoir that Tara Thornton faced both from the fans and the show itself. The way the canon treated Tara is still one of the grossest things in TV history of modern times, imo. So, not really sad that no one here remembers True Blood. Though, there’s a reboot coming our way. Let’s hope it does things better than its predecessor.
gods, this.
ALL POC suffered in that show, but Lafayette and Tara suffered the MOST. Especially from Magical Negro for the white heroine, the BBF syndrome. The “We need to be saving this idiot white girl from her Bad Life CHOICES”
and what do any of them get in return but hell?
And then the absolute hatred the fans gave because Tara had the audacity to be near any of their fave white dudes.
Was utterly disgusting.
And that ending was horrific and I hated everything when it premiered.
So, yeah, It IS better that no one remembers it because it was a fucking trainwreck after three seasons.
“Taika finally gave the world a show with canonically queer vampires!”
Icannotbe the only person on this website who remembers True Blood.
It premiered on HBO the year after tumblr launched.
It ran for 7 seasons.
True Blood was never a tumblr darling. I don’t even think it was a mainstream darling all that much (even with all the awards, the decent popularity, critical acclaim and an openly gay showrunner at the helm). To be fair, it also focused too much on an extremely boring white straight heroine and her numerous heterosexual love triangles. Fans liked Lafayette, but he was never the fandom favorite due to the fandom racism and antiblackness there was never much fan content made for him, aside from memes and quotes.
Speaking of antiblackness, I’d also want to remind about the horrible misogynoir that Tara Thornton faced both from the fans and the show itself. The way the canon treated Tara is still one of the grossest things in TV history of modern times, imo. So, not really sad that no one here remembers True Blood. Though, there’s a reboot coming our way. Let’s hope it does things better than its predecessor.
Alexander Skarsgård picked as one of the 10 Best Chosen Actors for HBO via @Collider
‘From Edie Falco to Michael K. Williams: 10 of the Best Actors Who Are Always Cast In HBO Shows & Movies’
BY ILANA DAVIS of Collider.com
PUBLISHED May 21, 2022
ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD: 5 Movies and Shows
After getting his start in Swedish television, Alexander Skarsgård spearheaded his relationship with HBO in the 2008 miniseries Generation Kill. In this role, Skarsgård practiced and perfected his American accent, which would come in handy as he went on to star in True Blood years later.
Naturally, Skarsgård was skeptical about playing a vampire on television, but 2008-2014 were big years for the supernatural (ahem, Twilight), and the role paid off. The award-winning actor took home an Emmy for his role in HBO’s Big Little Lies, and most recently, he joined the cast of Succession as a young tech mogul bound to stir up trouble. It took some time for Skarsgård to break into American film and television, but if not for that first break on HBO, who knows if he had continued to try.
Photos by HBO on Collider.com (my edit of Alex as Eric Northman in True Blood and the Succession promo still of Alex as Lukas by Macall B. Polay). The 5th series was Eastbound & Down.
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Season 2 of True Blood is a near-perfect season of television. Horror✅ Suspence✅ CAMP✅ Romance✅ Comedy✅. It’s a shame the last few seasons couldn’t even compare. There are some standout scenes and plot lines the last few seasons which still make it one of my top shows of all time.
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Gif 1: Moonlight, II. Chiron. Chiron and Kevin are sitting side by side on the beach at night, twisting and so that their foreheads are leaned together. Kevin has his left hand curved around the back of Chiron’s neck, and he sways towards Chiron.
Gif 2: Saving Face. Vivian and Wil are lying next to each other on the floor in Vivian’s apartment living room, looking at each other. Their hands are resting loosely together under Wil’s chin, and Vivian pulls them towards her while moving her hand to gently grasp Wil’s wrist.
Gif 3: True Blood, season 7 episode 3. James and Lafayette are sitting next to each other on Lafayette’s couch, James is turned towards Lafayette and Lafayette is facing straight ahead. James is holding Lafayette’s chin gently with his left hand and pauses as he looks at Lafayette from under his eyelashes. He looks down just as Lafayette gives him an interested sideways glance.
Gif 4: Hello Again, The Actress and The Politician. Sally and Ruth are in an elevator, tucked into a corner and face to face in a near-embrace. Ruth is smiling indulgently and Sally grins widely as she leans a little closer and uncurls the fingers of her right hand against Ruth’s left cheek.
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