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Yesterday the third season of True Blood officially ended, a season that for me has been the best of all in terms of content and characters. Compared to the previous two seasons, this one has been brutal, with new and interesting characters such as the vampire king “Russel” or “Franklin”, the psychopath; as well as a very interesting plot and rhythm. Of course, until the end.
This season has had its pluses and minuses, with some plots better than others. On the one hand we had Tara seduced by the psychopathic vampire Franklin (although every time he appeared I always saw Cromwell from “The Tudors”), with her ups and downs but without a doubt reaching the climax in that great mobile phone scene that I’m sure you will all remember. I think Franklin could have given more of himself. On the other hand, we have Sam’s story with his “shapeshifter” family, which I only found interesting because of the way it delved into the character’s dark past, otherwise a bit bland. Jason’s plot with “Thunder Cat” turned out to be the most boring of all for one simple reason: nothing happens. And, of course, the main narrative, which has been the most interesting from beginning to end and in which new characters and hierarchies within the vampire world are revealed, with the epic moment when it goes on television.
I won’t deny that I found the sexual ambiguity that the vampires have in this season (and some other well-known characters) disturbing and that sometimes they like meat as well as fish, although thinking about it, despite all the gayer stuff this season, the Twilight vampires still seem more sissy to me.
If I had to highlight a character from this season without a doubt it would be the vampire king of Mississippi, Russel Edgington, brilliantly played by Denis O’Hare, who perfectly conveys that mix of superiority and madness that makes him a serious candidate to win an award this year.
La inclusión de más tipos de seres sobrenaturales, como hombres lobo, hombres pantera y… hadas hace que la serie adquiera un mayor volumen, pero sin llegar a perder el control de la situación o hacer un popourrí al estilo de “El Señor de los Anillos”, aburriéndonos entre unos y otros.
But as I say, the end of the season hasn’t convinced me at all. After so many interesting chapters in which a multitude of things happen, it left me feeling incomplete, that half was missing. This is because it leaves all, absolutely all plots open. Furthermore, the chapter gives a bad vibe because it gives the impression throughout the entire time that someone is going to die. In fact, if I remember correctly there are 3 characters who are swinging on the razor’s edge and of all of them the one that would make me most sad if she died would undoubtedly be Jessica, the adorable and horny redhead vampire. And gentlemen writers, please, if you decide to kill Tara, turn her into a vampire, which in my opinion would give a very interesting twist to the series.
If more things had happened in the last episode, my weak feeling of the season would surely not exist, but I would still like to know what you think. Has it been as you expected?