Hello! I haven't posted in this subreddit before. I watched a portion of True Blood growing up, and now that I'm an adult in watching it again. I was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. And while I was at goodwill today I found this Fangtasia shot glass! It's pretty cool. The only other True Blood "merch" I have ever found was piles upon piles of box sets everyone had and I guess resold to game exchange and other physical media stores. So I thought that was pretty neat and wanted to share!

It’s like the concept of himbo was made up with him in mind.

Jason Stackhouse is just the personification of himbo. He’s got everything: the looks, the abs, the pure heart, the dumb but funny, enjoyable and cute personality, the will to do what is right. When I think of a himbo I think of him. I just love Jason Stackhouse and the Stackhouse siblings.

without them.. i would like the show as much

I did not watch it 17 years ago, but I bet it was awesome to watch as it aired 🥲

jason stackhouse, you will always be famous.

I just bloody love this scene! Ginger and her scream are iconic. I LOVE that Pam stole her idea for Fangtasia and then told told Eric years later to make him laugh when he was sick with Hep V. It was so good when he Eric finally gave her some love at the end, not that it took much 😊😆

Such an intelligent, misunderstood, concerned friend, and beautiful woman that deserved more than everything she got.

Eric is so CUTE when he pretends to be human. The dorky smile and the way he slouches his shoulders, I love it all. 🥰

In a show with incredible characters he is definitely my favorite. He stole every scene he was in. A talent gone way too soon but thank you, Nelsan Ellis, for leaving us Lafayette.

Along the years, I’ve realized that many fans have a very weird and I dare to say even toxic relationship with this show. They clearly don't like it anymore but are incapable of moving on because they are attached to it and love some of its characters (mainly Eric).

And that's such a strange view on this series because I really love True Blood and I genuinely think it is a good show. Sure, it does have some problems, but what doesn't?

I’d just like to discuss some things that I think that True Blood does really well.

1. The setting This is the thing that got me into True Blood in the first place. I love the vampire genre and I’ve watched many stories focused on vampires (Buffy, IWTV, TVD etc) and somehow True Blood is still successful in being such an unique series and it’s mostly because of the amazing work put in the setting. The story taking place in a very small town in the American South gives it so much depth, uniqueness and a visually stimulating experience. Because of that we’re able to discover and enjoy a cast of eccentric minor characters that helps to make the town and the story feel alive. And its premise dealing with vampires like they are just one more group of people trying to find their place in a very nasty and prejudice American South makes the series still very innovative to this day.

2. The characters True Blood is full of three-dimensional characters and this creates intricate and complex relationships between the characters that put us in uncomfortable places. Everyone in this show is hiding a corpse under the bed and this is so entertaining and realistic to watch. Even characters like Jason Stackhouse that are mostly comical relief still have many things to say. This show has some of the best drama i’ve ever seen in the supernatural genre. Tara’s relationship with her mother, Sookie’s dilemma with her parents, Bill and Lorena’s abusive yet understandable relationship. And many other examples. True Blood nailed it with its characters and they are the reason many people are still attached to it even though they don't care about the show anymore.

3. The foreshadowing One thing I love about TB is that almost everything was put into the series with a purpose in mind. Some things that happen in season 5, for example, there are some hints of it three seasons before it happened. This makes the series so delightful to rewatch and whenever I rewatch it I realize some new things that there were there since the beginning.

4. Directing, cinematography and music score I love the way that the episodes are directed. True Blood, in general, is a slow paced show but that's a good thing in my eyes. With its slow paced directing the series builds the characters’ relationships and plots in a more organic way. The series’ cinematography is another topic that I feel that True Blood gets it right. The show is just visually beautiful capturing the vibrant colors of the American South. Nathan Barr’s score are also underrated. He composed gothic, scary and yet beautiful, melancholic and bucolic music for the show. He nailed the series’ main themes.

I can spend all day talking about how much I love this series but I just wanted to spread some positivity in this sub and maybe make some fans think about True Blood in a different way.