Being entertained is certainly part of it, but like most good art it has deeper meaning than that. I mean even wheel of time has themes and things it is trying to say.
Or maybe I'm just too simpleminded to care about "what it's REALLY about."
It was pretty much the premise of the first half of the first season, and then quickly discarded. For good reason.
Now it's about power and desire, and the ability to maintain some semblance of virtue while being thrust into a world full of people who will exploit virtue as weakness. How does one maintain their sense of right and wrong in the midst of insanity? Bill, Eric, Sookie, and Tara have all been struggling with that concept for the first half of the season... and some of them are concluding that being a good person is just too much of a bother.
Now it's about power and desire, and the ability to maintain some semblance of virtue while being thrust into a world full of people who will exploit virtue as weakness. How does one maintain their sense of right and wrong in the midst of insanity? Bill, Eric, Sookie, and Tara have all been struggling with that concept for the first half of the season... and some of them are concluding that being a good person is just too much of a bother.
Or maybe I'm just too simpleminded to care about "what it's REALLY about."
True Blood....Cannoli might actually be right.
- 27/07/2010 06:24:30 AM
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The metaphore was let go of quite a while ago, I think?
- 27/07/2010 12:30:33 PM
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Re: The metaphore was let go of quite a while ago, I think?
- 27/07/2010 06:26:54 PM
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I don't really see them still using it...
- 28/07/2010 08:35:36 AM
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The gay metaphor was around for, like, half a season.
- 27/07/2010 12:57:08 PM
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I thought it was about being entertained.
- 27/07/2010 05:01:31 PM
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Re: I thought it was about being entertained.
- 27/07/2010 06:28:01 PM
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Then go watch some mindless TV show. There are plenty of them out there to pick from.
- 28/07/2010 12:28:46 AM
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I didn't say it was dumb. And I didn't say it didn't make me THINK
- 28/07/2010 02:44:01 AM
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Don't forget Sam and his struggles in that bunch. *NM*
- 28/07/2010 12:25:04 AM
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