tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400498511710662623.post4682781397537643807..comments2022-11-16T07:55:03.670-06:00Comments on in medias res: True Blood was bad about women last season, part πelisamaza76http://www.blogger.com/profile/00391901675763660772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400498511710662623.post-48693884264417168592010-12-20T17:48:06.786-06:002010-12-20T17:48:06.786-06:00Ditto. I know it's a show about vampires and w...Ditto. I know it's a show about vampires and weres and assorted other supernatural beings, but that scene with Bill and Lorena is the perfect example of what went wrong with Season 3. It was graphic and violent and off-putting. You can have graphic violence and want to cover your eyes - but you keep peeking. This was just eww. <br /><br />Alcide was the only good part of last season. I found myself fast forwarding the dvr to get to his next scene (or anything with Eric and Pam, of course). <br /><br />Alcide aside, another thing I've grown to despise about True Blood is the introduction of too many new characters I don't care about when the show already had too many characters to comfortably service. <br /><br />I'm torn about season 4. I don't want to waste my time, but Alcide...katie71483https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630112624048325284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400498511710662623.post-23555449881475973912010-12-20T17:33:28.327-06:002010-12-20T17:33:28.327-06:00I agree. And as a reader of the books, I'm dis...I agree. And as a reader of the books, I'm disappointed in how, um, weak and un-powerful the main character is - in the books, she's much more the agent of her own plot, she uses her powers more frequently, and is much less helpless at the hands of bad guys than you would think watching the show.<br />The violence last season was too much for me.Supervillainesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03721829125190373978noreply@blogger.com