Be Careful Sookie

Through the first season and a half of “True Blood,” there wasn’t one weak episode, as each trial and tribulation in Bon Temps was sexy, bloody and fun. That wasn’t the case for the later half of season two however, as Sookie and Bill’s exploits in Dallas and all the crazy happenings back home lacked the same panache as the fiery beginnings of the series.

Nonetheless, millions of fans awaited patiently for season three to start.

While the first two episodes have been lukewarm at best, things look like they’re ready to pick up soon.

Real soon.

With werewolves after Sookie, Sam finding his family, Tera getting involved with a vampire, not to mention the three or four other side stories involving Jason, Bill, Lafayette and Eric, there may be more drama this season than ever before.

Nevertheless, will it be what fans truly want from the series?

Being downright hypnotic through most of its run on HBO thus far, “True Blood” has to be careful in season three. The inclusion of werewolves may change the dichotomy of the series entirely, robbing it of its grit, sex appeal and intrigue entirely. While it didn’t seem to slow down the books by any means and the writers on this show have proven themselves, they again must be careful here.

Just because vampires vs werewolves works for teens and “Twilight,” doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll keep the more mature fans of this show glued to the edge of their seats.

The same thing goes for all the bureaucracy within the vampire community, which has the possibility of getting incredibly boring fast. Despite the fact that this process is drawing things out more than ever, the show is beginning to stray from its fast-paced and sexy roots. While some may be quick to say that the show is proving to be more than a sexy drama, providing plenty of back story, depth and a legitimate mythology to its world, much like the great shows of our era like Battlestar Galactica, Dexter and the Wire, those aforementioned shows were always known for their storytelling depth and never relied on sex and action the same way this show does.

At any rate, the way the show ended this past Sunday, it looks to have and maintain a new and interesting blend of drama, intelligence and energy.

Stay tuned.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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