The Syndicate

yea - this last season was the disappoint.

Every single thing they did felt inorganic. Of all of it I think I was most cranky about the Jess/Hoyt/Jason and new girl thing. Every beat of that false to the story that came before it and done only because it was the series end and to play on my emotions. Bah true blood writers. Bah.

So - back on topic - what did everyone think of this season's finale?

S~V~S wrote:I was pretty vampired-out as well, read all the Anne Rices (like Bea, thought they were kinda silly, but still hard to put down for some weird inexplicable reason), did major Buffy time, never read or saw a Twilight, but I did (and still do) love Being Human, I plan on starting the British series soon (I have only seen the USA one), I have been told if I like the US one, i will love the original, and that is one of my favorite shows of all time.

True Blood turned into a bad train wreck IMO, and as such it really is hard to look away from it. The end of last season and the things that are happening in this current season (note to self and anyone else listening; must talk to MP about getting spoiler tags) are silly beyond belief, lol. Just ludicrous. Can't wait to see it tonight It's like a bad Gothic trailertrash soap opera with blood and sex.

I can endure anything so long as they don't bring the werepanthers back

Yup. That's why I keep tuning in too. I just can't look away at this point. Besides diggz and I don't watch enough comedy.

@ mongoose - you're right - it was the weretiger that never showed up. Either way - I was reading the books and all like "I'm going to be very sad if there isn't a weresquirel in here somewhere...."

I've watched like 5 or so episodes of the British Being Human and it's actually pretty cool. Never saw the American version. I'm still not happy with syfy re: Alphas. We just keep getting sidetracked by all the other shows we watch. (like I'm sooooo behind in person of interest - we've only seen like 3 episodes of bates hotel - there's just SO MANY SHOWS!!)

to quote gilli and illy - "dayum"

Fuck, I don't even know where to start.

Ok - my back story - I hate vampires as a motif. Like it's so insainely overused. So just..predictable.

I read the Anne Rice books when I was a teen. That was the end all and believe all as far as vampires as a motif goes. I got disinterested in her stories about half way through as a teenager.

So just - I HATE VAMPIRES AS A MOTIF.

But here is my sweet Diggz - he says "watch true blood - it's good" so we watch the first season and it's pretty great, but then I learn from watching it that there are books and now I MUST read them because they are books. (and I read them all. werepanthers is all I can say about the books. where the eff are the werepanthers in the show? Cuz that shite was over the top awesome too! also - Jason's story line in the books was better than his story line on the show. )

And as a reader of the books and a follower of the show - they both take megga turns down the ridiculous - but it's ridiculous I can't not watch. It's my train wreck.

Once season 2 happens the books and the show have so diverged themselves that they really are 2 different entities.
But really - they are both RIDICULOUS! And so very awesomely ridiculous!!!!

Layfete is the BEST character on the show. He is always my "sane voice of reason" I can't even begin to talk about my cranky about his treatment in the books.

So..um..yea...we watch the show... and every time he cues it up I'm all "it's time for ridiculous vampires!!!" (you know as opposed to the joss buffy or angel vampires - which are only slightly less ridiculous in my book...)

for the most part...I can't even...